European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 23, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5congress oks 92 defense Budgetb-2 Cut Back anti missile system increased Washington a Congress gave final approval Friday to a $291 billion defense Bill for 1992 that denies the Bush administrations request for four More b-2 stealth bombers while boosting spending on anti missile defences. The measure was sent to president Bush. Following the experience of the War with Iraq the measure would also lift a Legal ban on the assignment of women to combat aircraft by the Navy Marine corps and air Force. A commission will study the question of women in combat and Bush will be required to make a recommendation by dec. 15,1992. In addition the legislation also reduces the size of the military by 106,000 Active troops to 1.88 million men and women. All members of the military would get a 4.2 percent pay raise on Jan. 1. The Senate on Friday morning approved the measure 79-15. Bush is expected to sign it into Law. On monday the House approved the Bill by a vote of 329-82. The legislation lays out defense programs for the fiscal year that started oct. 1 a separate Bill actually providing the Money has passed the House and is awaiting Senate approval. Senate critics mostly liberals contended in debate thursday that with growing Federal deficits and decreasing International tensions military spending should have been curbed further. Budget committee chairman James Sasser d-tenn., said proof of the excess spending was an earlier proposal to Transfer $1 billion from the military budget to humanitarian Aid for the soviet Union. That plan was abandoned due to rank and file opposition. A is it available for deficit reduction a Sasser asked of the $1 billion. A education health care growth crime prevention Why of course not. It is Back in the military  Bush had requested $4.8 billion to continue building the b-2, a radar evading bomber that at $865 million per plane is the most expensive aircraft Ever built. The air Force wants 75 of them and 15 have already been approved. But Congress decided to limit Bush to $4.4 billion $1.8 billion to keep production lines open $1.6 billion for continued research and development and $1 billion for one new b-2 bomber. For that plane to be purchased the Pentagon would have to certify the b-2�?Ts numerous problems have been solved and the House and Senate would have to vote approval again next year. The House opposes further production. But those restrictions were not enough for critics. Sen. Patrick Leahy d-vt., predicted the air Force would somehow manage to keep alive what should be an obsolete aircraft. A this plane designed to elude soviet radar and deliver nuclear weapons to downtown Moscow does t even have a Mission any More Quot Leahy said. The measure authorizes $4.15 billion for the anti missile strategic defense initiative a nearly 30 percent jump Over this years Levels. A ground based system of up to 100 missile interceptors would be built near grand Forks n.d., by 1996, and bargaining would begin with the soviets to allow deployments at other Sites  tied to botched abortion probed in death by the new York times new York a the doctor accused of severing the Arm of a fetus during an illegal third trimester abortion is being investigated for performing an abortion that led to a woman a death officials said thursday. The woman died eight Days after her uterus was perforated during the abortion last year by or. Abu Hayat said Ellen Bora Kove a spokeswoman for new York City a medical examiner. After Sophie Mccoy died at Kings county Hospital in Brooklyn the medical examiners office classified the death As an a Accident due to a surgical Complick Hayat the stars and stripes Tion a Borakove said. Such a finding does not preclude the possibility of criminal culpability she said. The report was Given to the Brooklyn District attorneys office and the state health departments office of professional medical conduct As a matter of routine she said. But a spokesman for Brooklyn District attorney Charles j. Hynes said thursday that the office had no record of any investigation in connection with Mccoy a death. The Case is now under investigation by the Manhattan District attorneys office. The District attorney stepped in after the medical examiners office Learned that Mccoy a abortion was performed not at Kings county but at Hayatt a Manhattan office. A Law enforcement official said the new York state department of health is also investigating the matter. But a department spokesman declined to comment. Hayat did not return several Calls to his Home and office on thursday. His attorney Jeffrey m. Rubin said he would not comment on Mccoy a death. Rubin also said that Hayat Quot categorically denies having performed or attempted to perform an abortion on Rosa Rodriguez whose fetus lost an Arm. Law enforcement officials said thursday that they had received 15 complaints against Hayat since he was charged tuesday in connection with the Rodriguez Case. A spokesman for new York Hospital said thursday that Rodriguez a baby is expected to survive. A fund has been established to pay the baby s expenses.10 year Sago nov. 23,1981 a the House voted to defy president Reagan s veto threat and move Forward with a $427.9 billion Stop Gap funding Bill which Reagan described As being too costly. 20 years ago nov. 23,1971 a in its first ruling Ever to ban sex discrimination under the Quot equal Protection Quot clause of the 14th amendment the supreme court struck Down an Idaho Law that gave men preference Over women in administering estates ruling that "arbitrary1�?T discrimination against women is unconstitutional.30 years ago nov. 23,1961 a West German foreign minister Gerhard Schroeder said the United states agreed to insist on the occupation rights of Western allies in Berlin instead of replacing these rights with some kind of agreement with the soviet Union. Dubuque police not enthusiastic about arrival of guardian Angels Dubuque Iowa a the guardian Angels anti crime volunteers came to town thursday promising to fight a spate of Cross burnings and racism that have plagued the City. But they got a cold reception from police. �?o1 did no task for them to come Here a police chief John Mauss said. A i believe the people who need to address this Issue and the people who need to Deal with it Are the people in the Dubuque  a dozen members of the guardian Angels originally formed to fight crime on new York subways came from chapters in Chicago new York and Indianapolis. They were joined by Thomas Hunt National coordinator of the organization. Hunt said the Young volunteers will spend about a week to offer a a helping hand and work with not against a the police. Hunt 27, said members Are trained in martial arts and done to carry weapons. They plan to patrol streets round the clock a meeting and greeting a lot of the people Here in Dubuque a he said. A if we should see a Cross burning we re definitely going to report it to the police a he said. There have been 10 Cross burnings since july in the mostly White City on the Mississippi River. Of the City a 58,000 residents about 330 Are Black a we done to want to get physical at All a Hunt said. A a that a not our intention for being  Hunt said the guardian Angels decided to Send the contingent after receiving six or seven Telephone Calls from City residents. A they did no to say not one time that the police could not do their Job. They did not give us that indication at All and we done to believe that either a Hunt said. A but they Felt As though there was a need for the guardian Angels to come  Mauss said the guardian Angels presence might invite retaliation from a Small group of Whites believed to be responsible for the Cross burnings and racist slogans Spray painted on school buildings. A a in a concerned about anything that a going to make the situation any worse than it is Quot Mauss said. Smith jury to be picked at last minute40 years ago nov. 23,1951 a in the first four Power conference at which Western Germany was accepted As an equal partner foreign ministers from the United states Britain and France reached an agreement with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on a peace agreement with the Western nations. By Cox news service West Palm Beach Fla. The jury in William Kennedy Smiths rape Case will not be selected until the morning the trial begins to prevent a unscrupulous members of the Public from contacting the jurors. Circuit judge Mary Lupo said she could not a guarantee Security if the jury was picked now and she told the 37 prospective jurors to bring their suitcases to court dec. 2. A i done to want to put you jurors in the position to where you have to reject offers of Money for Selling the Story a Lupo said. A i done to want you in the position where your phone is ringing incessantly so you can to even go to the  six jurors and three alternates will be selected. The nine member panel will stay at a hotel during the three week trial. Lupo cautioned the potential jurors not to read or watch news accounts of the trial and not to speak to anyone about the Case especially reporters. Two weeks ago a 78-year-old prospective juror who offered her candid views about the Case was contacted by news organizations. Lupo excused the woman and threatened to revoke the press credentials of any news organization that attempted to Contact prospective jurors. Immediately after selecting the jury Lupo will decide whether to allow three women to testify that they were attacked by Smith. Group questioning of jurors ended at noon thursday with Lead defense attorney Roy Black asking questions about sex anger and rejections. Questions that brought assistant state attorney Moira Lasch to her feet in objection included a a did you Ever see the movie fatal attraction what do you think caused that kind of anger a a a do you think a rapist would gently remove a woman a clothing before brutally raping her a a do you think some people feel rejected after having sex Quot