European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Clinton rips Era stance against gun control push by the Washington Post Piscataway . President Clinton has chided  Rifle association for opposing gun control efforts in Virginia and new Jersey and he pledged to work for Quot sensible National controls a Clinton in new Jersey on monday to promote his National service program made the comments in an Exchange with local reporters. New Jersey gov. James Florio a Democrat who is up for re election this year is in a Battle with the Republican dominated legislature Over his efforts to preserve the nation s toughest controls on assault weapons. Clinton said the country Quot can to be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of Ordinary americans to legitimately own handguns and rifles. That we Are unable to think about the reality Quot of unsafe streets and violence throughout the country. Quot i Hope the leadership of the National Rifle association will go Back to doing what it did when i was a boy Quot a providing information about Hunting and safety rather than fighting gun control proposals like those in new Jersey and Virginia Clinton said. He said it was an error for the Era to Quot oppose every attempt to bring some safety and some rationality into the Way we handle some of the serious criminal problems we  efforts in Virginia and new Jersey Quot do not unduly affect the right to keep and Bear arms Quot Clinton said. Quot it s not going to kill anybody to wait a couple of Days to get a handgun while we do a background  Clinton recounted a Case of an acquaintance in Arkansas who sold a gun to a Man we used it to kill several people and said the Man regretted his action when it was discovered that the gun buyer was mentally ill. Waiting to Check on the backgrounds of gun purchasers he said would prevent such tragedies. Clinton added Quot i Don t believe that everybody in America needs to be Able to buy a semiautomatic or an automatic weapon built Only for the purpose of killing people in order to protect the right of americans to Hunt and practice marksmanship and to be  the president called Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder a efforts to limit gun purchases and Florio s efforts to control semiautomatic and automatic weapons  he said that on the Federal level he would push for the Brady Bill which among other things requires a five Day waiting period to buy a gun. Florio is trying to fight off repeal of 1990 legislation that restricts the Sale of assault weapons and requires owners to dismantle or turn in such weapons if they have them. Republicans took control of new Jersey s legislature in 1992 and under Era lobbying repealed the Law. Florio this year vetoed the repeal and lost the veto fight last week in the new Jersey Assembly. The Senate is to vote later this month. School bus crashes a bus that had been carrying 22 people mostly High through a Fence monday in Pinole Call Twenty people school students rests in the Pinole Creek alter crashing were taken to hospitals. Pinole is near san Francisco. King trial witness denies blows were aimed at Motorist s head los Angeles up1 a a police officer who witnessed the beating of Rodney g. King testified tues Day that officer Laurence m. Powell a Baton struck Kings face after two blows deflected off his shoulders. But officer Rolando Solano said he observed no misconduct on the part of Powell or three other White officers when they arrested the Black Motorist on March 3,1991. Solano testifying for prosecutors in the fourth Day of the Federal trial said none of the officers directed Power strokes to Kings head or face which would have violated los Angeles police department policy. Solano said two of Powell a blows deflected off King s shoulders hitting his face. Pow Elk 30, sgt. Stacey c. Koon 42, officer Theodore j. Briseno 40, and fired Rookie Timothy e. Wind 32, Are charged with deliberately violating Kings civil rights by failing to protect him from harm during his arrest Ana while he was in custody. If convicted they face up to 10 years in prison and fines of $250,000 each. King was pummelled kicked and shot with darts from a stun gun after officers pulled him Over for speeding through the Northern san Fernando Valley. The arrest caught on videotape by an Amateur cameraman stunned television news viewers and caused a political uproar in los Angeles City government. A trial on assault and excessive Force charges in state court ended april 29,1992, in acquittals on 10 of the 11 counts against the four current and former police officers. A possible retrial on one charge against Powell is pending. The Federal Case being heard by . District judge John Davies and a sequestered jury deals with the officers alleged intentions including whether they were provoked by racism Nasa consultant named biosphere science director from wire reports Tucson Ariz. A operators of biosphere 2, the world under Glass named a science director for the project monday eight months after a now disbanded advisory panel recommended such a move. John b. Corliss a Nasa consultant with doctorate in geology and geochemistry will head research for the $150 million private venture. Quot i think that we re going to create a research program that s unequalled Quot Corliss said from his Home in Tacoma Park my. The panel dissolved last month after More than half of its 11 scientists quit citing Lack of Progress and personality conflicts with biosphere s operators. Quot i just wish Corliss a lot of Luck Quot said gliomas e. Lovejoy a biologist with the smithsonian institution who quit last month As chairman of the scientific advisory committee. Four men and four women were sealed into the 3.15-acre biosphere Structure in september 1991 for a two year stay during which time they were to grow All their own food and Recycle air water and waste As a potential Model for life in space. The project s integrity has been questioned because air and perhaps other supplies have been brought , friends killed Bagdad Fla. A a newlywed husband his Bride pregnant with twins and two friends were killed when the Man s car hit a tree. The state Highway patrol said the dead were Douglas Morrell 28, of Bagdad his wife Dixie 25 Andl heir friends Daniel Lee Hudson 22, and Charles David Miller 20. The saturday crash occurred just outside Bagdad in the Florida Panhandle. Officials said monday that they were awaiting the results of blood alcohol tests to see whether drinking was a Factor. A a the couple were wed on Valentines Day said Morrelles Mother Thelma Sanders. A party had been planned for sunday to celebrate their marriage and the news that Dixie Morrell was expecting twins. Quot we Stul have the bottle of Champagne on the table Quot Sanders  eagles use nest again Augusta a. A two Bald eagles were observed raising Young in a nest rebuilt by scientists after a 1989 storm that damaged the nest and killed an eaglet. The Birds had use athe be amp Tytrom 1986 to 1989. Quot Bald eagles Are sensitive to disturbance. We did t know if they d use it or not Quot said Glen Gaines of the . Forest service. A this is very  l l the eagles returned last year and did some work on the nest but left without raising a Brood. Eagles nests Are about 4 feet across and up to 6 feet deep. Tvo eagles were discovered in the nest last week during a helicopter Survey of the two known nesting Sites within the Savannah River site a 198,000-acre nuclear materials Complex. The Birds which have wingspan that can exceed 6feet, Are endangered in every state except Alaska. Their numbers were depleted in past decades by agriculture chemicals that hampered  workers end strike Washington up the United mine workers of America and the bituminous Coal operators association agreed tuesday to a contract Extension ending the monthlong strike against the nations largest Coal producers. The us went on strike feb. 2 against Peabody holding cd of St. Louis and monday expanded its walkout to include consolidation Coal co. Of Pittsburgh old Ben Coal co. Of Fairview Heights 111. Arch Mineral co. Of St. Louis Keystone Coal mining corp. Of Pittsburgh and Freeman United Coal mining co. Of Marion 111. Ump president Richard Trumka said the contract Between the ump and the Coal producers has been extended for 60 Days and miners will begin returning to work at 1201 . Thursday