European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 14, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 5extradition of sex Ira member blocked by Ronald Sullivan the new York times new York a a Federal appeals court has blocked the extradition of a former member of the Irish Republican  on the ground that a new treaty with Britain specifically targeting Ira guerrillas in the United states unlawfully singled him out for punishment. But the ruling by the United states court of appeals for the 2nd circuit May have the unintended effect of putting Peter Mcmullen 44, at greater risk. The decision prevents Mcmullens extradition to Britain where he is wanted on charges of attempted murder for the Ira bombings of British  Barracks in Belfast Northern Ireland and North Yorkshire England in the mid-1970s. Mcmullen is in a Federal prison in Otisville . The court noted Mcmullens argument that extradition would mean a almost certain incarceration in British prisons where he will Likely face torture and death from either the British his former compatriots or  but the courts ruling made him liable to deportation to Ireland where he would walk free but face an even greater threat from former Ira comrades. His sex comrades have vowed to kill him for informing on them and the Irish government docs not have the Means to protect him. A emr. Mcmullen makes the cliche Between a Rock and a hard place take on new significance Quot said his lawyer Ian Weinstein a professor of Law at Fordham University who argued against his extradition. The Ira has waged a violent Campaign for More than two decades to end British Rule of Northern Ireland. According to Weinstein Mcmullen has said that he broke with the Ira shortly before fleeing to the United states in 1978 after protesting bombings that killed innocent victims. A by contrast Joseph Doherty a Well known Ira member whom the United states has sought to extradite to Britain is regarded As a hero by Irish nationalists in new York and abroad. Doherty escaped from a Belfast prison in 1981 As he was being tried in the 1980 killing of a British  Captain in an ambush in Northern Ireland. After being convicted in absent a of murder Doherty fled to the United states where he was arrested in Manhattan in 1983 As an illegal alien. He was recently moved to a Federal prison in Lewisburg a. In its ruling last week the court said that while the 1986 treaty Between Britain and the United states explicitly names Mcmullen but not Doherty or Desmond Mackin another suspected Ira member Quot a Strong argument May be made that the legislation targeted  the three men Are the Only people to have successfully invoked a provision in a 1977 treaty that blocked extradition for offences of a a political character Quot the court wrote. Consequently a Otney clearly Are the object Quot of the 198b treaty s Quot retroactive elimination of the a political character exception Quot the court said. A although the extradition of Mcmullen a confessed terrorist arguably might strengthen the United states relation with Ureal Britain Quot the court said a your aiding great Britain in reaching its goal of punishing Mcmullen would be punitive and accordingly  a foreign policy must be conducted within the constraints of the Constitution Quot the court said in a 2-to-l majority opinion written by judge William ii. Timbers. Frank Durkin a lawyer for Doherty said the Federal government had dropped extradition proceedings against him and is now trying to Deport him to Britain. But Doherty has applied for political Asylum and his application is to be considered by tilt United states supreme court. Dahmer pleads guilty in the stars and stripes10 years ago Jan. 14,1982 a a jetliner crashed during a heavy snowstorm into a Potomac River Bridge bearing commuter traffic from downtown Washington to the Virginia suburbs. The aircraft struck several cars then plunged into the icy River shortly after Takeoff from National Airport. The number of casualties was not immediately known.20 years ago Jan. 14,1972 a president Nixon personally announced he is withdrawing an additional 70,000 combat troops from Vietnam by May 1, leaving a . Force of 69,000 in Southeast asia.30 years ago Jan. 14,1962 a Ernie Kovacs Cigar smoking comedian was killed when his station Wagon skidded on wet pavement and smashed into a Power pole in los Angeles. Kovacs 42, had won Fame in television and in movies with his Zany antics such As Curling his lip Over his moustache and staring squarely into the camera giving a surprisingly Cyclops like effect.40 years ago Jan. 14,1952 a in another Day of bitter deadlock at truce negotiations in pan Mun Jom United nations and korean communist truce negotiators both invoked the Geneva convention to support their stands on the Exchange of prisoners. World War ii50 years ago today 14 Jan.1 a 9 4 2 the Quot Arcadia Quot conference ends in Washington with american and British military leaders agreeing to form a joint command and give priority to defeating Germany before Japan. The red  recaptures Medyn on the Central soviet front. In the Philippines the japanese launch a two pronged offensive on the Western Side of the Bataan Peninsula from Olon Gapo toward Moron. Source 2194 Days of War w h Smitt a Milwaukee a Jeffrey l. Dahmer pleaded guilty by reason of insanity monday to the mutilation slayings of 15 Young males and now a jury must determine his mental state at the time of the killings. A i want to emphasize that the decision to plead guilty is or. Dahmer so defense attorney Gerald Boyle said during a hearing. A this Case is about his mental  Dahmer is accused of luring most victims to his apartment then drugging killing and dismembering them. Three of the victims were killed at his grandmothers suburban Home Dahmer told police. When Milwaukee county circuit judge Laurence Gram asked Dahmer if he understood the plea change Dahmer replied a yes your Honor in a Calm voice. Gram then accepted the change. Wisconsin is among a handful of states in which a person who pleads insanity must first be convicted of the crime a a at which time no question of sanity is raised a and then undergo a second separate phase of trial on the sanity Issue. The plea change will cause Dahmer a Jan. 27 jury trial to move immediately to Limestone Maine a radon Gas was the source of Alpha radiation that contaminated workers looking for toxic chemicals in an abandoned building at Loring fab investigators said sunday. Officials said the dozen exposed workers will suffer no ill effects. A cleanup Crew drilling into the building near where nuclear weapons were once stored inserted a Geiger counter and discovered the radioactivity thursday. The building shut since the 1960s, has thick Concrete Walls and its Entrance was bricked Over. Investigators from the Armstrong lab fort Worth Texas up a Man was being held on attempted murder charges sunday after he allegedly ran Down a pregnant woman with his car then struck her again As she struggled to get up police said. Karen Cook 26, was hit Early saturday As she stepped off a curb outside her mothers Home. Cook who is six months pregnant was in critical condition sunday with head injuries and a fractured Pelvis. Police said witnesses reported Rodney Morgan drove to the wrong Side of the the sanity phase dealing with Dahmer a state of mind at the time of the slayings. If judged sane Dahmer would face a mandatory life prison sentence for each of the murders. If deemed insane he would be committed to a mental institution for the criminally insane. After undergoing treatment for a year he could petition for release every six months. Changing the plea to guilty but innocent a changes Dahmer everything a assistant District attorney Greg of Meara said in an interview before the plea was changed. A it changes the Way we position ourselves during the trial it changes the Way we do jury selection it changes who we Call As witnesses and it changes what questions we ask  he said it also would keep some of the gory evidence of the Case from introduction. But Legal experts say releasing de oratory at Brooks fab in Texas identified radon sunday from samples taken off the contaminated workers and from air in the building. A the most Likely scenario is that radon Gas accumulated during the years the building was scaled a the air Force said in a statement noting that radon occurs naturally in that geological area. Workers exposed to the radon will suffer no health effects the air Force radio biological research Institute in be Thesda md., said. Armstrong lab officials also said the building poses no health Hazard to the Northern Maine Community. Street to hit the woman then made a a turn sped up and struck her again a a she tried to get up. The fetus was apparently unharmed. Doctors said if Cooke a condition worsened the fetus could be delivered by caesarean Section but since the birth would be premature the infant would have virtually no Chance of survival. Morgan 34, was being held at the t arrant county jail after his arraignment on charges of attempted murder police said. Morgan was arrested after he called police about 4 a.m., saying he had been input insane tails of the slayings cannot be avoided. A the defense has to persuade the jury that this crime was so bizarre and so pathological that this Man can to be held responsible the Way other people arc held responsible a said Leonard v. Kaplan a professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Madison. A i done to see How they can do that and avoid the details a he said. Dahmer was arrested last july when police found body parts of 11 males scattered around his apartment a a severed head in the refrigerator hands in a Metal Kettle and skulls in a Box. Police were led to Dahmer a apartment by a Man who said he escaped from Dahmer a apartment after being threatened with a knife. In the following Days Dahmer admitted to killing 17 males since 1978. The 31-Ycar-old former Candy factory worker is charged with 15 killings in the Milwaukee area including three at his grandmothers suburban Home. Police said he admitted keeping one Many a heart a to cat  Alpha particles travel Only Short distances in Ai a a annul penetrate skin but they can be  when the particles attach to dust and other material said w. Clough Toppin radiological health manager for the state Bureau of i health. The military and civilian workers affected had been seeking traces of pcs or poly chlorinated biphenyl in a toxic waste cleanup ordered by the Federal government. T he base is scheduled to close in 1994 As part of the Pentagon a Cost cutting measures begun last year. Solved in an Accident. Quot it did no to look like no Accident to me a said Cooke a brother in Law Larry Craig 26, who witnessed the incident. A the came Over to the wrong Side of the Street to hit her. About the time she was trying to get up he hit her  relatives said they knew of no relationship Between Morgan and Cook. Cooke a husband of 10 years their five children her Mother and her seven Brothers and Sisters were waiting further word from the Hospital. Loring workers exposed to radon Man held after car hits pregnant woman