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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes . Monday february 1,1993 Clinton Deal Sparks Gay protest in Niy. New York up president Clinton s Compro Mise in his Effort to lift the military s Cay ban brought about 200 demonstrators to a new York recruiting Sta Tion while one Gay adviser in California called limited restrictions  think he should have stuck to his guns More and i think Hie would have found that the opposition from the religious right is not As potent As the support from peo ple who elected him demonstrator Randy Steele  were no arrests in the Manhattan demonstration against the continued military ban on Gay women and men and police estimated 200 protesters joined the March sponsored by an and hoc coalition a few Good queers. Sam Nunn is a Jerk protesters shouted carrying signs that said it s about discrimination As they walked to Midtown in bitter cold denouncing the democratic senator from Georgia who has Spear headed support for the  Clinton has said he would Compromise and wait six months to act on the Issue that has taken up much of his second week in office while Pentagon officials and conservative legislators argued open homosexuality in the military would Hurt troop morale. A White House spokeswoman said Clinton will con seder requests to limit military duties allowed for Gays such As combat sea duty or close  in California a Gay activist close to president Clinton dismissed such restrictions As not an option and  David Mixner a los Angeles fund Raiser said in Telephone interview i think you la see Over the next six months some major religious leaders Union leaders people you would t expect speaking out very strongly Tor  promised on the Issue would be very High profile Mixner said adding that a Gay civil rights March on Washington was planned for april ,25 also would highlight the ban As a civil rights Issue. Hundreds of Gay rights activists protest the military ban on homosexuals saturday in new York s times Square. -5  Morion Barry to sell car linked to drugs by Rene Sanch Esthe Washington Post for Sale Maroon Chrysler new yorker. Excellent condition but owner refuses to set foot in it Ever again. Cal Marion Barry. Just weeks after it was stolen an Washington police arrested a Man who allegedly was carrying drugs while driving it the new District of Columbia Council member s once beloved vehicle a$25,000 gift from friends after he left the mayor s office is being auctioned. Barry said Friday that he has no driven the car since it was recovered inspected and released by police. Theca which Barry said he had parked in front of the District building was Sto Len the Day he returned to Public office As a Council  not said the former mayor who served six months in Federal prison for a drug conviction. I m not driving it. It s time for a new  declined to elaborate. Shortly after police found his car Barr said he would not get in it until police had finished a thorough search. There could be anything in there he said at the time. Knowing that there Are people out there who want to do some harm to me Politi Cally or  s aides have since picked up the car from police who said they no longer needed it for their investigation and taken it to Capitol Auto auction where twill be put up for Public bid in the next two  has been driving a leased Cadillac. His aides say he plans to buy another luxurious Chrysler after the auction. But what about the feelings of those who gave him the car they la understand his concerns said former Council member . Crawford who organized the $25,000collection. He s had it for two Yvars and has the right to do whatever methinks  Law enforcement officials meanwhile Are continuing to investigate the theft of Barry s car and the Case has been referred to a grand jury. Police have arrested Tyrone Ford 19, once a  and charged him with unauthorized use of a motor  to court records police Al lege that Ford had a marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine in his pocket when he was arrested and that detested positive for drug use. Ford has denied stealing Barry s car however and details of the incident re main a  initially suggested that he May have known Ford then said he had no idea who he was. His first response was the result of being traumatized by the incident he said. Citing the request of Law enforcement officials Barry has since declined to comment on the Case. Gurdy Zaritsky general manager of Capitol Auto auction said auctioning Barry s car will probably bring High bids. He has begun advertising it As former mayor Barry s   knows it will attract attention because of who it belonged to Zaritsky said. He s not  Veteran gets death Row reprieve Tallahassee Fla. A gov. Lawton Chiles has stayed this week s execution of a Vietnam Veteran in a Case that has rallied veterans who say the Man should be spared because he was traumatized by War. Larry Joe Johnson 47, was sentenced to death for the 1979 Shotgun murder of a service station attendant. Vietnam veterans advocates say Johnson suffers from Post traumatic stress syndrome and that his nickname on deals Row is time  the governor s stay issued saturday is indefinite. The seven justices of the state supreme court voted unanimously Friday to deny the Appeal. But three of the justices issued a separate opinion saying they were Only going along with the majority for procedural Rea sons. In the opinion they said the Legal system had failed and that if Johnson were tried now the proce dures used 13 years ago wou4 not be allowed. Justice Gerald Kogan said he was disturbed the Legal system would put to death a Man whose suffering stemmed from military service. Johnson devoted 12 years of his life to defending his nation and was then abandoned without the medical intervention he obviously needed Afler being injured while on his nation s business Kogan wrote. Mark Schlakman Chiles attorney said in special deference to the intensity of that opinion the governor wanted to consider this matter  Johnson was scheduled to go to the electric chair wednesday. To reduce Johnson s sentence to life in prison Chiles and three of Florida s six independently elected Cabinet members must vote for clemency Schlakman said. Larry Spalding who runs the state office charge with representing de ath Row inmates said Chiles office had been flooded by Calls from veterans supporting Johnson. & i was somewhat surprised and absolutely delighted Spalding said of the governor s stay. Johnson served 12 years in the military and received the Vietnam service medal with two stars and the Viet Nam Campaign medal. Johnson was hit by a smoke grenade in 1974 during a training exercise in the United states. The incident supposedly triggered the Post traumatic stress disorder a recognized mental illness that includes outbursts of anger. Fraternity suspended after racist function Lawrence township . A Phi Kappa Psi suspended a mostly White fraternity chapter at rider College on Friday for a hazing in which new members were ordered to dress and act in ways de meaning to Blacks an official said. F. Ii  Aasu new Wavu in sanity me to terminate its contract with the v. Ct0�e8nands peple hav been deeply Hurt by event College president j. Barton Luedeke said. In follow via Jan. 4 event at the fraternity n -56 name of the function included a racial slur Mon a Liq judicial Board heard testimony ni11? a out the ha2in8 investigators said Stu incl Ging the frat entity were ordered to Wear cloth ing demeaning to Blacks and clean the fraternity House. Fined f inn Nisu spending the fraternity members were woks Hon in ord7ed to Apio ize a attend diversity some nip n Al sold the frate it y Haino Blacks butw�endpd7huc members one fraternity member was suspended for one year Rommel said percent of private College s students is Black  
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