European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes tuesday june 2, 1992 Clinton wary on eve of California vote Brown win could Dampen 1 clinching of nomination by Jules Witcover to Baltimore Saa los Angeles Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton is poised to Lay claim to the democratic presidential nomination tonight despite nervousness that former California gov. Jerry Brown could tarnish the moment with a Home state upset in the final major primary of 1992. Clinton hoping to avoid an embarrassing blot on his expected night of Celebration scrubbed plans to Campaign elsewhere Over the weekend. He pointed out that the Browns a the father former gov. Pat a sister state treasurer Kathleen and Jerry himself a have never lost a California primary. Clinton needs Only 95 delegates to Clinch the 2,145 required for nomination according to a tally kept by the associated press. Win or lose in California Clinton appears certain to pick up considerably More than needed. He is heavily favored in the five other states holding primaries today that together with californians 348 delegates offer a Delegate prize of 700. The other five Are Alabama new Jersey. Ohio Montana and new Mexico. Brown is on the ballot against Clinton in All six Stales but has also concentrated on California. John Emerson a key Clinton operative in the state said that Brown a by virtue of his family name and record As a two term governor a probably has a base support of 35 percent and his reputation As a Strong environmentalist makes him a genuine threat to Clinton in California. For both psychological and practical reasons the Clinton Campaign ones not want to end a successful primary season with a defeat in the nation s largest state. It would further tarnish the image of a candidate who is still trying to recover from earlier primary scars and would cast doubts on his ability to win a a a must state in november against president Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot. Polls Here already show Clinton running third. Quot in a not very Well known out Here a Clinton said in an interview. It takes a Long time to get known he said especially a if you have things out there that clutter up the screen a meaning the lingering affects of charges of personal misconduct and now the dominance of the Perot candidacy in the news. The Assumption that Clinton has wrapped up the nomination has taken most of the interest out of the presidential primary in California. Bush on the Republican Side is expected to swamp challenger Patrick Buchanan despite dogged campaigning in the state by the former television commentator. Both Brown and Buchanan in carrying lost causes into the final primary Day in California Are seen As winding up odysseys that could be the forerunners of second tries for their parties nominations in 1996. The California primary has featured a democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton works the crowd at the los Angeles jewish festival on sunday As the California primary Campaign wound Down. Concerted Effort by Clinton to refocus his Campaign away from the primary wars toward the general election. He has strongly criticized Bush As a president without an economic plan to Rescue the country from the recession or set it on a new course in the Wake of the cold wars end. Clinton ventured into heavily Republican Orange county preaching the need for the conversion of threatened defense industries and workers to the task of rebuilding the Domestic Economy. Everywhere he went he won his biggest applause for a proposal to wed the concept of the i Bill of rights introduced after world War ii and the peace corps of president Kennedy to educate and then employ youth to a rebuild  just As the United states rebuilt shattered Europe and Japan after world War ii he said the same Energy and resources must be applied to the deteriorating scene at Home most recently demonstrated in the los Angeles riots. The riots and their aftermath have further pushed the presidential primaries into the background of news Media attention feeding predictions of a Low turnout today. Only the presence of some Lively statewide and local races May change that Prospect and even then a Wash of negative advertising could persuade disgusted voters to stay  role in policing airline fare ads barred w Ashington a the supreme court ruled monday that states cannot regulate airline fare advertising saying it is the Federal governments Job to make sure Consumers arc not duped. The 5-3 ruling said the Federal airline deregulation act of 1978 preempts states from enforcing Laws to protect Consumers against false or misleading ads. The decision coincidentally was handed Down at a time when the airlines Are offering special Low fares. In a pair of decisions on another topic the court made it harder for states to keep out garbage and hazardous waste from other states. The court voted 8-t to strike Down a disposal fee Alabama has imposed on out of state hazardous waste while exempting such waste generated within its Borders. And by a 7-2 vote the justices invalidated a Michigan Law that barred private Landfill operators from accepting solid waste generated anywhere but in the county where the disposal Sites Are located. The court said both states had unconstitutionally interfered with interstate Commerce. In other action the court a agreed to study a tangled legislative redistricting Battle in Ohio a dispute that could Lead to an important ruling on minority voting rights. The court will consider reinstating for the rest of this decade a Redis in icing plan adopted by a Republican controlled Board Suc a round u of for the Ohio general Assembly. A refused to kill a suit against jewish groups and los Angeles officials accused of preventing a Man who claimed the holocaust was a hoax from taking part in a Library conference. A rejected an attempt by the Chicago Tribune co. To avoid bargaining with a Union the newspaper accused of racial Bias. In the airlines Case the court rejected a bid by Texas a supported by most states a to enforce 1987 guidelines of the National association of attorneys general. The association representing All 50 states recommended states use their consumer Protection Laws to prevent airlines from misleading Consumers Over discount rates and their availability. The Bush administration which opposed state airline regulation said the . Department of transportation since 1985 has fined airlines More than $1.8 million and issued 60 cease and desist orders against deceptive airline practices. But Only $265,000 in fines and nine of those orders involved fare advertising. Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the High court said letting states regulate air fare ads would a curtail the airlines ability to communicate fares to their  the airlines must be Able to sell expensive seats to business customers while reserving some scats for Dis count fares for pleasure travellers Scalia said. The airlines must be free a to place substantial restrictions on the availability of lower prices seats so As to sell As Many seats As possible at the higher rate and must be Able to advertise the lower fares he said. The guidelines of the National association of attorneys general a severely Burden their ability to do both at the same time a Scalia said. He was joined by justices Byron r. White Anthony m. Kennedy Sandra Day of Connor and Clarence Thomas. Dissenting were chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices John Paul Stevens and Harry a. Black Mun. Writing for the three Stevens said the Federal deregulation Law was not intended a to immunize the airlines from state liability for engaging in deceptive or misleading  Justice David h. Souter did not participate in the decision and did not give a reason. The 1978 Law aimed at promoting airline competitiveness gives the Federal government authority Over matters a relating to. Rates routes or  Scalia said that provision clearly includes fare ads. The attorneys general of Texas California Massachusetts new York and Washington state in 1988 told trans world airlines Continental and British airways that some of their newspaper ads were  Amato wins Quick gop backing for 3rd term by Bob Keeler new Day new York a in Crisp pin striped contrast to the state democratic convention last week. New York republicans took 10 minutes sunday to nominate Al Fonse m. Do Amato for a third term in the . Senate and the ii year incumbent promptly declared himself the candidate of change. A you want the politics of change a asked d Amato who has been in the Senate since 1981. A i represent  the whole convention in the second floor meeting room at the women a National Republican club lasted 97 minutes. On thursday the democratic convention in Albany took almost All Day to qualify four candidates for that party s sept. 15 primary ballot state attorney general Robert Abrams former rep. And vice presidential candidate Geraldine a. Ferraro new York City comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman and the Rev. Al Sharpton. In a Post convention news conference do Amato made it Clear that he expects la Erraro to win the democratic primary which would set up a three Way race with Abrams who was endorsed by the Liberal party on saturday. Quot i  mind that taking place and probably there a a Good Chance that it will d Amato said. A it would appear Shat while she has momentum Bob Abrams does not his Campaign is floundering a do Amato has been the target of a Senate ethics committee investigation. Last year the committee cleared do Amato of most of the influence peddling allegations that had been raised about him but it criticized him for letting his brother Arm and a Long Island lawyer use his Senate office to lobby for a defense contractor Uniss. This year the department of Justice indicted Armand do Amato on fraud charges alleging that he took hidden payments to lobby his brother