European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 18, 1991 the stars and stripes a pages court upholds reservists Job rights the stars and stripes from wire reports Washington a members of the military reserves who Are called up for training Are entitled to return to their civilian jobs no matter How Long they Are gone the supreme court ruled monday. Writing for a unanimous court Justice David h. Souter said the veterans reemployment rights act which provides Job retention and seniority rights for members of the National guard summoned to duty does not impose any time limit on reservists absences from their civilian employment. A Federal appeals court ruling in the Case of an Alabama Hospital worker who took a three year leave of absence to fill a position with the Alabama National guard said that requests for Job Protection must be reasonable. That court said the leave requested by the Hospital worker William a a sky King was unreasonable. But Souter said that the Law was a utterly silent about any duration Al limit on the Protection it  the justices order was one of a series of actions it took before beginning a four week Jio Liday recess. The court also. A left intact a ruling that could Lead to drug tests for All applicants for government jobs. Upheld Broad Powers of arrest for secret service agents in seeking to protect the president. In the drug testing Case the justices without comment rejected an Appeal by a Man whose refusal to take the test Cost him a Job As an antitrust lawyer with the Justice department. Mondays action was not the courts first encounter with the Issue. In a pair of 1989 decisions the justices said privacy supreme court Roundup rights Are not violated by drug tests for Railroad workers involved in accidents and for . Customs service employees seeking Law enforcement jobs. Since then the court has allowed random drug testing for airline Industry workers police officers jail guards Quot members of the military. Justice department employees with top Security clearances and some 30,000 department of transportation employees in a jobs involving Public health and safety or National Security. But Washington lawyer Carl winners Appeal presented the court with an Issue it has not resolved a whether drug testing is permissible for someone seeking a government Job that is neither sensitive nor linked to Public health or safety. Willner who sought a Job As an antitrust lawyer at department of Justice Headquarters was told he would i Vail Rill Cost it a refused to take the test and challenged the requirement that has been imposed on a wide array of positions at the department. A Federal judge ruled in his Lavor and he got the Job without a test. The . Circuit court of appeals however ruled against him last March. It now appears that those who have or who seek jobs in government at any level have few. If any. Remaining constitutional challenges to mandatory drug testing that leaves Federal workers with the option of asking Congress Tor Protection from tests and leaves state and local government workers with going to their Legislatures or attempting challenges one state at a time a understate constitutions. The justices also ruled by a 6-2 vote that the secret service is to be allowed wide discretion in making an arrest it agents tear that an individual is a potential presidential Assassin. The court without holding a hearing overturned a lower court ruling that two secret service agents could be sued for damages for arresting a Man they thought might be a threat to former president Reagan. 10 stars and  dec. 18,1981 a Security forces killed seven people in a clash with striking miners in Southern Poland and hundreds were injured in Street Battles in the Northern port of Gdansk As authorities tried to crush resistance to the new martial Law regime. 20years ago dec. 18,1971 a after 14 Days of fighting the War Between India and Pakistan ended with the new nation of Bangladesh established in East Pakistan. More than 2,000 Indian soldiers at least that Many pakistanis and uncounted civilians died in the fighting. 30years ago dec. 18,1961 a Indian troops invaded the portuguese enclave of Goa in an Effort to end foreign Rule in this subcontinent. Indians prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had warned Portugal that India s patience was exhausted in waiting for the Lisbon government to relinquish its hold on Goa and other enclaves.40 years ago dec. 18,1951 with the 30-Day Korea armistice deadline Only nine Days away United nations and communist truce negotiators were still deadlocked on the key issues of truce supervision and prisoner exchanges. World war50 years ago today 18 dec.1-9-4-1 under cover of heavy artillery fire. Japanese troops conduct a successful night Landing at Hong Kong. The invaders occupy about half of the Island Over next 24 hours leaving defenders of the British Colony in a precarious position. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smut a publishers inc. United nations repeals Resolution declaring zionism discriminatory by the Washington Post United nations the general Assembly responding to a . Appeal a to consign one of the last relics of the cold War to the Dustbin of history a monday repealed its Arab inspired 1975 Resolution characterizing zionism As a a form of racism and racial  the vote in the Assembly was 111 to 25, with 13 abstentions. A today s action removes a terrible blot from the United nations a said israeli foreign minister David Levy who was pre sent for the vote. A it ends a conspiracy which wished to distort the truth. For the United states and Israel working together it was a great moral Victory. For the ., an injustice was  six Arab countries a Egypt Kuwait Morocco Tunisia Oman and Bahrain a appeared to break ranks with the rest of the Arab bloc by failing to attend the vote. Also declining to vote As opposed to abstaining formally were six countries Levy that in the past have been considered close supporters of Arab moves against Israel. They were China Senegal Guinea Guinea Bissau Djibouti and the Comoros. The original Resolution was adopted by a vote of 72-35, with 32 abstentions on nov. 10, 1975. It Long had been regarded by american and other critics of the United nations As a symbolic Low Point in the history of the world body because of its roots in the cold War and third world animosity toward the United states and its ally Israel. Zionism is the philosophical underpinning for the state of Israel which was founded in 1948. Zionism Calls for re establishing a jewish state in the biblical land from which the jews were dispersed nearly 2,000 years ago and the return of jews from around the world. In addition to increasing East West tensions the 1975 Resolution isolated Israel within the United nations and made the jewish state fiercely resistant to Calls for a  Role in resolving the Arab israeli conflict. There has been Only one previous instance of the Assembly repealing one of its resolutions in 1950 the Assembly rescinded a 1945 vote involving Spain. But this time the United states lobbied the other members so strenuously that by the time mondays vote rolled around 84 countries had joined the United states As co sponsors. When Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii arranged the current Middle East peace process the United nations at Israel s insistence was confined to the role of a a silent observer a however in recent years the tensions and rivalries that produced the Quot zionism is racism controversy have Given Way to improved .-soviet relations the ideological shift of Moscow s former East european satellite states and the resulting inability of third world countries to exploit the cold War by playing the superpowers against each other. Rescinding the zionism Resolution a is not aimed at or linked to the peace process a Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger said. But he added for 16 years the Resolution had blocked the United nations from playing a role in the peace process. A my government believes that this action can Only help and not hinder efforts to bring peace to that  however the israeli foreign minister speaking with reporters later made Clear that Israel is still reluctant to allow a greater  Role in the peace process. A the  Has a passive role but it should not intervene Quot  said. A the parties in the peace process must negotiate directly with each  israelis reject new palestinian proposals by the new York times Washington a Hopes that the Middle East peace talks would move from procedural disputes to substantive negotiations were set Back monday when the israelis rejected two new palestinian proposals. The palestinian delegation accused Israel of a pushing us toward an impasse that could scuttle the peace process. A the whole process is in serious jeopardy a said palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrafi. The palestinians came close to calling publicly for intervention by the United states which on monday criticized israeli actions against palestinians in Jerusalem and the occupied territories. The first palestinian proposal was intended to Cut through the procedural problems while the second one sought to bypass them altogether and go directly into substantive issues. After two weeks of false starts begin Ning with a we Klong israeli delay in arriving in Washington the problems Between israeli and palestinian delegations revolve around two issues. The first Issue is whether the palestinians will meet separately with the israelis or As part of a joint jordanian palestinian delegation. On monday the two delegations were still meeting in corridors. The second Point of Contention is whether Israel would be willing a if talks begin a to discuss anything hut the Agenda and site of the next round. The israeli government wants to move the talks to the Middle East. But As the talks have repeatedly stalled the israelis and the palestinians have used news conferences to dwell on events in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Both sides say violence is threatening to sabotage the Washington meetings. On monday the state department asked the government of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir to restrain jews who have seized property in an Arab Quarter in Jerusalem. Israel has also imposed curlews and restrictions on the movement of palestinians in several West Bank towns. The israelis say israeli courts should decide the disposition of Homes and other buildings in the neighbourhood of Silvan which was seized by jewish settlers. A stale department spokesman rejected that explanation on monday. Israel has been meeting with syrian and lebanese delegations since last week. On monday however israeli spokesman Benjamin Netanyahu said the syrians had suddenly stiffened their altitudes. He accused the palestinians of rallying arabs around a position of  Netanyahu Deputy minister in the prime ministers office also accused Radical arabs who Are outside the peace process of trying to sabotage negotiations by stepping up attacks in the occupied territories often attacking fellow palestinians