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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , january 15,1993 . The stars and stripes b May reverse abortion ruling Washington apr Congress soon will be asked to provide Federal Protection for women con fronted by protesters who try to Block Access to abortion clinics. Reps. Charles e Schumer ., and Patricia Schroeder dcolo., said they will introduce legislation to overcome a supreme court decision wednesday that barred Federal judges from stopping abortion clinic blockades through injunctions. A a the Bill Iii make sure that Radical right to lifers using terror tactics outside clinics wont be Able to take away a woman a constitutional right to abortion a Schumer said. Quot and it will make sure the right to choose is a meaningful not just a theoretical  abortion rights advocates said the proposed Protection might not come soon enough. David Andrews of the planned parenthood federation said the courts 5-4 ruling on wednesday Quot will escalate the vicious Campaign of  a a a. V a. I to Bill will make sure that Radical right to lifers using terror tactics outside clinics won t be Able to take away a woman a constitutional right to abortion a rep. Charles e. Schumer  Eleanor Smeal of the feminist majority foundation said the escalation could Start this weekend. Quot on the eve of attacks against women a clinics planned by antiabortion forces the supreme court granted a License for this Domestic terrorism a she said. Jay Sekulow a lawyer for operation Rescue which is a leading sponsor of the blockades said a i think you will see an increase in activity on the streets. I done to think it necessarily will be in the form of rescues but in a just the lawyer and not the client a one of Sekulow a clients operation Rescue member Jayne Bray said a women have never had reason to fear the pro life movement. The pro death movement has always had reason to fear the pro life  i wednesdays ruling leaves clinic operators the option of turning to state courts for help but abortion rights activists said state and local governments often Lack the resources to enforce state court injunctions. The court s ruling was based on the Kun flux klan act of 1871, which banned conspiracies aimed at violating the constitutional rights of a a protected class of people such As Blacks. The court ruling in a Case from Virginia said the Law docs not apply to those who participate in abortion blockades because women seeking abortions Are not part of such a protected class. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago Jan. 15,1983 a the Pentagon issued a statement that said the joint chiefs of staff supported president Reagan on proposed cuts in military spending. 20 years ago Jan. 15,1973 a president Nixon ordered Gen. Alexander m. Haig to Saigon to discuss the status of the Vietnam peace talks with South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu amid speculation that a settlement could be near. 30 years ago Jan. 15,1963 a president Kerine by said that although communism is in disarray he foresees no spectacular reversal in its methods or goals. He also proposed the biggest . Income tax Cut in history. 40 years ago Jan. 15,1953 about 40 . Sabre jets battled 38 Mig-15s in High attitude duels South of the Yalu River destroying or damaging 12 soviet built jets.50 year Sago Jan. 15,1943 a less than 12 hours after american b-17s blasted German War resources at Ulle France Raf bombers unloaded 100 tons of explosives on the heart of German armament production the giant Krupp works at Essen. World War ii50 years ago today Jan. 15 19�4�?T3 Ihn Lri a japanese soldiers holed up in the stronghold of Gifu on Guadalcanal s mount Austen continue to stubbornly resist. Attacks by american soldiers and ignore Calls Over loudspeakers to surrender. Soviet forces Advance to the Voronezh Rostov rail line near Roskosh. A Libya the germans Retreat from Ruerat As the British begin a new offensive. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers  world almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp ,1981 apr h a Vic a a a a 4 j v4 it Mev Khz a it m  of via Katie Beers is led from a police station. John Esposito wearing a hat is taken from his House in Bay Shore ., on we docs she had been missing since dec 28. Day after directing police to the girl he was hiding. Girl missing 16 Days found held in Bunker Bay Shore  A a 10-year-old girl missing for 16 Days was found in Good condition wednesday in an elaborate underground Bunker at the Home of the family Friend who reported her disappearance. The Friend John Esposito faces a kidnapping charge. The hiding place was outfitted with a bed toilet Cable television As Well As a Chain. It was concealed so Well that police posted around the clock in the House suspected nothing authorities said. Katie Beers had been held sometimes chained by the neck for the 16 Days in the tiny room Suffolk county police commissioner Peter Cosgrove said. She was found after Esposito told police through his attorneys that he knew where she was. Esposito 43, who pleaded guilty about 15 years ago to unlawful imprisonment of a 12-year-old boy faced arraignment thursday on the kidnapping charge. What began dec 28 As a simple Case of a missing girl had drawn increasing attention As details of Katie a difficult life emerged. She had been the subject of a custody dispute Between her Mother and god Mother and divided her time Between their Homes. They accused each other of mistreating her. Friends described Katie As a Street smart she frequently skipped school and wandered the streets by herself even late at night. Police said they did no to believe the custody dispute played a role in her disappearance though they  Rule out More arrests.1. Esposito was described As a contractor e girl bought Katie expensive guts. He reported spot who Nad befriended the girls family and her missing dec. 28, saying he lost her at a video amusement Center in Csc Onset on Long Island. Investigators questioned Esposito for 18 hours on dec. 23 and 29, he denied any role in the disappearance but police said they found no witnesses to corroborate his account. Police now say the two never went to the Arcade. In a phone Call to her godmother police said the girl screamed a a Man has me he has a knife and he a coming now a tin Call ended abruptly. Police later said Katie a voice probably was played from a tape recording in a Call traced to a pay phone near the Arcade. $70 million donated for medical tuition Philadelphia a Twenty five University of Pennsylvania medical students each year will get their education tuition free thanks to a $10 million donation officials said thursday. The donation was from an Anonymous alumnus. Tuition in the four year program totals $21,720 a year and other expenses come to about $10,000. The scholarships cover Only tuition the school said. Or. Daniel h. Johnson jr., the speaker of the House of delegates of the american medical association said such a scholarship program could free students from the massive debt that often dictates their specialities. To live comfortably while paying off an average $75,000 debt new doctors must make More than $145,000 a year the school estimated. The debt often steers students away from such lower paying Fields As research general practice and education. The program started with six scholarships to medical school freshmen last fall and will increase to cover 25 freshmen in 1995. By the time those freshmen Are in the final year of the four year program a followed every year by a new crop of freshmen a there will be roughly 100 students receiving the scholarships. The University eventually Hopes to receive enough donations to have 200 students in the program by 2000, and Eyen tally to finance the tuition for All of its 685 students said or. William Kelley the medical school Dean  
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