European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. February 26, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7 judge allows catholics to bar Gays from St. Patrick s Parade new York a the roman Catholic group that traditionally sponsors the St. Patrick s Day Parade has a right to exclude a Gay group from marching and the City can t interfere a Federal judge ruled Friday. The Issue of whether excluding the group was discriminatory had threatened to sideline the nation s largest  Parade which annually attracts crowds of up to 2 million people. . District judge Kevin t. Duffy said in a written decision that the ancient order of hibernian was protected by the right to free speech from being forced to include a group whose beliefs conflict with its own. It is the american Way for political leaders to seek to convince citizens of the correctness of some View by persuasion and not by Fiat the judge wrote. A Parade is by its nature a Pristine form of speech Duffy said. The judge granted an injunction against the City prohibiting it from obstructing or interfering with the hibernian right to conduct the Parade which is held on fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. The City had revoked the hibernian Parade permit. The hibernian had argued that the Parade is an expression of religious beliefs protected by the right to tree speech. They noted that it is held on fifth Avenue chiefly because it passes St. Patrick s Cathedral. John Dunleavy acting chairman of the Parade said he was absolutely  fabulous. This Means the Parade will go on he said. We re disappointed that the City lost said Flor ence a. Hutner a lawyer for the City. She declined to comment further. Brendan Fay a member of the Parade committee of the Irish Gay and lesbian organization which had sought to March in the Parade said the group was very saddened and  we should t be surprised because for centuries slavery was Legal. What is Legal is not necessarily right or just Fay said. We will be present on fifth Avenue we should t be surprised because for centuries slavery was Legal. What is Legal is not necessarily right or just Brendan Fay of the Irish Gay and lesbian organization on March 17. That is our  he said he did t know whether his group would hold a separate March but said it would stage a protest. Mayor David Dinkins said in a statement that he was disappointed by the decision but would instruct police to Issue a Parade permit to the hibernian. However i urge the Parade sponsor to reconsider its exclusionary policy Dinkins said. The judge said his decision pertained Only to this year s Parade because a permanent judgement would be inappropriate in a Case such As this where the fact shave seemed to shift As the desert Sands in the midst of a wind  the dispute began in 1991 when the Irish Gay and lesbian organization asked permission to March but was barred by the Parade committee. A local hibernian group invited Iglo to March with it and Dinkins gave up his spot at the front of the Parade to March with the group. Last year the Gays were banned altogether and staged their own Parade the same Day attracting More politicians than the main event by the hibernian. This year the City human rights commission ruled that barring homosexuals was illegal. The City then re fused to Grant the hibernian a Parade permit. Ernest l. Mathews a lawyer for the hibernian had said the Parade probably would have been cancelled if the City had won the Case. Lobbyist sex state senator indicted in California sting Sacramento a one of California s most powerful lobbyists and a former state senator were indicted Friday on charges stemming from an Fri sting operation at the state Capitol. Lobbyist Clayton Jackson and former sen. Paul car Penter were charged with mail fraud conspiracy to commit mail fraud and Money laundering. Jackson also was charged with racketeering and Carpenter with conspiracy to obstruct Justice and obstructing Justice. Carpenter a Cypress already faces a retrial on charges of racketeering conspiracy and extortion. The new charges Stem from an alleged conspiracy Between Carpenter Jackson and former state sen. Alan Kobbins Robbins a Van Guys pleaded guilty to corruption charges and is serving a five year prison sentence. He is cooperating with the investigation. The three Are among Capitol figures snared in an Fri sting that began in the mid-1980s with the introduction of a Bill to finance a fictitious shrimp Plant in the Sacramento area. The Fri front company dispensed Campaign contributions in return for favors in getting the Bill passed. The sting came to Light in 1988, when Federal agents raided the Capitol and searched the offices of lawmakers Hunting for evidence linked to the legislation. In addition to Carpenter and Jackson two lawmakers a handful of legislative aides and two Law enforcement officials have been charged in the ongoing investigation. Friday s indictment alleges Jackson used his lobbying firm to bribe elected officials so they would support his clients position on legislation. The indictment accuses Jackson of persuading unsuspecting clients including a statewide association of insurance companies to contribute to Carpenter s Campaign. The contributions were laundered through a Public relations firm and funny cd to Robbins the indictment alleges. More than $100,000 was involved . Attorney George o Connell said. Student says he wrote slur on own door Slippery Rock a. A a Black student admitted scrawling an ethnic slur on his dormitory door and blaming it on Drunken vandals school officials said. Lewis Williams Iii 19, of Baltimore was dismissed from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania after admitting his guilt said Anthony Caldarelli coordinator of student standards. Williams was charged with criminal mischief and eth Nic intimidation and faces a court hearing March 22, Campus police said. Williams a resident assistant who helped students adjust to College reported that the words head nig Ger had been scrawled on his door with a Black Marker feb. 18. He told reporters he believed that because there were no classes that Day Drunken part goers had writ ten the words. Williams also said he believed the slur was a reaction to february s Black history month celebrations. Down the Hall a similar slur was scrawled outside the room of two other Black students police said. Wil Liams also admitted writing on that door school spokes Man Ross Feitz said thursday. School officials said they could not reveal Why Wil Liams wrote the slurs because of a Federal Law protect ing student confidentiality. A woman who answered the phone at Williams Baltimore Home said that she was his Mother and that he would not discuss the incident until consulting with a lawyer. A similar incident occurred in Georgia in 1990. State investigators concluded that a 19-year-old Black Stu Dent wrote an epithet laced threat on the floor of her Emory University dorm room. R judge decides reds policy on religious banners vague from wire reports Cincinnati a Federal judge has told the Cincinnati reds to change the club s policy prohibiting religious banners in riverfront stadium.. District judge s. Arthur Spiegel ruled thursday that the policy is unconstitutionally  also denied motions by the reds the City and Burns International Security services to dismiss civil rights lawsuit filed by the Rev. Guy Aubrey an evangelist from Cleveland Tenn. Aubrey is a frequent traveler to nationally televised sporting events where he attempts to display a sign quoting a Bible verse. His 24-by-36 Inch cardboard sign was confiscated oct. 1.7,1990, during a world series game in riverfront stadium. Aubrey said Burns guards and Cincinnati police told him religious banners were forbidden at the stadium. The reds said religious signs violated the team s Good taste Standard and that major league baseball told the club to take Down religious banners during the series. A trial scheduled for july will address the unresolved issues of whether the reds May limit signs during Home games and whether aubre should receive damages. The sign Aubrey displayed during reds Gam quotes John 3 16 for god so loved the world that he gave his Only son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal  Hillary May launch cubs Washington first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will throw out the first Ball when her beloved Chicago cubs take the Field on the opening Day of the baseball season according to . News and world report. Clinton a native of Park Ridge 111., is a lifelong cubs fan according to the Magazine s Washington whispers column. When she throws out the Ball on april. 5 at Wrigley Field it will be a first the Magazine said. It said no first lady has Ever thrown out the first Ball in All the time since president William Howard Taft began the opening Day ritual. The report could not be immediately confirmed Friday evening. Drugs alcohol killed soap Star new York Michael Morrison who played the role of Caleb Snyder on the lbs soap As the world turns died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and illegal drugs a toxicology report showed Friday. Morrison 33, died from acute intoxication caused by the combination of ethanol cocaine and opiates said Ellen Borakove a spokeswoman for the City medical examiner s office. Details on the exact types and amounts of alcohol and drugs involved were not available she said. Morrison died in his sleep feb. 18 at a Friend Manhattan apartment. The two reportedly had gone out drinking at an Irish pub before going Back to he apartment. Morrison had played the role of Snyder on the lbs soap opera since june 1988. At the time of his death his character was enmeshed in a reconciliation with his sex wife who has had a child with Snyder s brother. He will continue to appear in the role through tuesday in recorded episodes said Janet storm a spokeswoman for the production company. After that and at least through March 11, the hot tempered character will be played by Graham Winton who began taping a week ago. Mouthwash change urged Boston Twenty eight state attorneys general Are calling on the Federal government to require child resistant packaging for mouthwashes containing More than 5 percent alcohol. Although mouthwash May be perceived As harmless commonly used brands can contain 14 percent to 26,7percent alcohol Massachusetts attorney general l. Scott Harshbarger said thursday. By comparison Beer typically contains 5 percent to 7 percent alcohol and wine contains 12 percent to 14 percent. Children who Swallow mouthwash Are at risk of suffering seizures brain damage coma and death he said. A official from a mouthwash manufacturer said the products were Safe but the packaging was being reviewed. In a recent five year period the american association of Poison control centers received More than 10,000 reports of children nationwide under 6 who swallowed mouthwash containing alcohol and at least three died Harshbarger said