European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes . Saturday. February 6,1993 judge places gag order on la. Officer s attorney los Angeles a the judge in Tolfe Rodney. King beating trial slapped a gag order on a defense attorney thursday saying his inflammatory comments to the Media Are angering residents and jeopardizing chances of a fair trial. . District judge John Davies in a sharply worded order said Harland Braun who represents officer Theodore j. Bris no is forbidden to publicly discuss prospective jurors qualifications or prosecutors motives. To Braun said he would abide by the judge s order Al though i Don t think i said anything  the judge cited statements by Braun that prospective jurors who agree to serve in the volatile trial of three White police officers and a former officer have a hid Den Agenda and that Black jurors May be incapable of impartiality. Such comments Are purely speculative and highly improper and have evoked understandable anger from elected officials and from the Public the judge said. Packwood accusers Praise Senate rules in ethics inquiry Washington a women who accused  Packwood of sexual harassment say they re encouraged by new Senate ethics committee rules that prohibit the consideration of their sexual histories in the panel s investigation of the Oregon Republican. It May encourage some people to come Forward who have been worried about what they May have to go through said one of the accusers former Packwood staffer Julie Williamson. The committee met thursday in closed session where its six members set the guidelines for the prelim Inary inquiry started against Packwood late last year. The members five of them newly appointed also announced that the investigation would consider whether Packwood tried to intimidate and discredit those who accused him of making uninvited sexual advances. In a written announcement chairman Richard , d-ncv., and vice chairman Mitch Mcconnell r-ky., said the panel adopted an amendment which will prohibit the consideration of any witness sexual  the panel said the policy follows Federal rules of Evi Dence in rape cases and exceptions must be approved by a majority committee vote. Bryan and Mcconnell said the investigation would focus on allegations of sexual misconduct attempts to intimidate and discredit the alleged victims and misuse of official staff in attempts to intimidate and  nearly two dozen women have Given news organizations accounts of Packwood s behaviour toward them. The alleged incidents took place from the late 1960sthrough the 1980s. Packwood has served in the Senate 24 years and was re elected in november. The women former staffers and other acquaint ances said that in some cases Packwood grabbed them and kissed them forcefully until they made Clear the were not interested. A suburban jury s acquit Patof Briseno officer Lau rence m. Powell sgt. Stacey c. Koon and former offi cer Timothy e. Wind on most charges in the state Crim Inal trial in april triggered deadly riots in los Angeles. In the Federal trial the officers Are charged with Vio lating the civil rights of King a Black Motorist who was beaten at the end of a Chase March 3,1991. A bypassed videotaped the beating. ,. Prospective jurors in the Federal trial Are being asked in 53-Page questionnaires whether they fear More Vio Lence will follow verdicts in the second trial. Davies ordered their answers scaled saying the pub Lic s right of Access to the answers was outweighed by other factors including the defendants right to a fair trial and concern for the jurors safety. But the associated press plans to Appeal Davies order. A total of 333 prospective jurors spent wednesday filling out the questionnaires which covered such topics As fears of rioting and views on racial issues. Up and Riding Stacy Scwell who underwent a lung transplant last week with her parents As donors rides an exercise Bicy Cle thursday at the University of Southern California Hospital in los Angeles. Nurse Cynthia Stolicky monitors the ride. Sessions used Fri Jet for Holiday Agency says by the los Angeles times Washington Fri director William s. Ses Sions in the midst of a investigation that concluded he misused his Powers for personal Benefit flew on an Fri Jet to san Francisco to spend last Christmas with his daughter the Fri said  spokesmen stressed that sessions planned to reimburse the government $700 for the personal trip which included a refuelling Stop in Kansas City at ses Sions request. Kansas City is the Hometown of ses Sions wife Alice. While there the sessions is dined at the italian gardens restaurant with Alice sessions relatives and distributed Christmas gifts. The reimbursement at super Sayer rates will cover Only a Small portion of the trip s actual costs which included $1,050 to Fly two Fri pilots commercially round trip from san Francisco to Washington. That allowed the pilots to return to their Home while ses Sions and the plane remained in the Bay area for six Days. An Fri spokesman said the Cost of sending the pilots Back and Forth to Washington commercially at govern ment rates Cost about $350 less than the $1,400 it would have Cost to put up the two in san Francisco from dec22 to dec. 28. Fri sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were disturbed by sessions Christmas travel because he chose to go knowing that his use of the Fri plane was under scrutiny by the department of jus Tice s office of professional responsibility As part of larger ethics investigation. In the seven month inquiry the watchdog unit found last month that sessions abused his office. Adopting the report and its conclusions on his last Day in office former attorney general William p. Barr ordered ses Sions and the Fri to take corrective action. Black tourist set on fire asked Deputy to shoot him from wire reports Tampa Fla. A Black tourist who had been set afire asked the first Deputy on the scene to put a Bullet in me according to a police report released this  Wilson wearing Only shorts and the charred neck portion of a to shirt was being sprayed with a Garden Hose by a Homeowner when Deputy . Taylor arrived Wilson a 31-year-old Stock brokerage clerk from new York City suffered Burns on almost 40 percent of his body in the new year s Day  say the attack was racially motivated. Three Whites were arrested six Days later. Marka. Kohut 26 Charles p. Rourk 33 and Jeffrey Pellott 17, Are charged with attempted murder armed kidnapping and armed robbery. Wilson was unable to identify the , who initially confessed to the attack and led deputies to the others has recanted saying he made up the Story to get attention. Man convicted in a killing Cambridge mass. A former compute executive was convicted of second degree murder thursday for killing his wife with an a and slitting the throats of his two Young children last Spring.  jury of eight women and four men returned the verdicts after deliberating 29 hours Over six Days. Seguin 35, showed no emotion As the verdict were announced. But members of his wife s family smiled. Seguin admitted to drugging and cutting the throats of his son Daniel 7, and daughter Amy 5, on april 28. He then dumped their bodies in a stat Park before returning to his Home where he killed his sleeping wife Mary Ann with an a Early the next morning. Seguin was found bleeding from self inflicted knife wounds after apparently trying to commit suicide. Dahmer gives interview Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey l. Dahme has Given his first interview to the Media and the tabloid television show inside edition will broadcast it in two parts next week. Program publicist Judy Geder said the entire show monday and a portion of the show tuesday will be devoted to the interview with Dahmer. She refused to provide information about what Dahmer  32, is crying consecutive life prison terms at the Columbia correctional institution in Portage on 15 murder convictions. Teens still won t kick habit new York a multimillion Dollar antismoking television adj Campaign produced by the California health department has sharply Cut smoking by adults but has done nothing to curb smoking by teen agers a study shows. A Survey of 10,000 California households show that Only 20 percent of California adults now smoke an All time Low that is putting the state on track to reach its goal of 6.5 percent smokers by 2000, officials said thursday. Smoking by teen agers however remain unchanged at about 8 percent of boys and 9 p of girls said John Pierce of the University or California at san Diego the study s director. What s More disturbing Pierce said is that by age12, 40 percent of California teen agers were susceptible to starting to smoke. Shooting suspect named Chicago a 24-year Illinois Bell employee who was about to be suspended allegedly pulled a tic lasday and k hed a Union Steward Illinois Ell officials said. Paul Hannah 46, of Chicago was about to be suspended for unspecified poor performance said Bell spokeswoman Laura Littel. William Zielke 41, of Oak Park was pronounced dead at 5 55 . Of a gunshot wound to the head said Jackson Park Hospital nursing super Susan Strobel. Recent