European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and strides . Friday March 5,1993government appeals ruling voiding Gay ban san Francisco a the . Government wednesday appealed a Federal judges ruling that struck Down a ban on homosexuals in the armed forces. The motion hied with the 9th . Circuit court of appeals in the Case of Petty officer 1st class Keith Meinhold argues the the lower court decision conflicts with president Clinton a interim policy on the ban. Meinhold a Navy sonar operator discharged for homosexuality last year won his reinstatement in a Jan. 29 ruling by . District judge Terry Hatter or. Hours later Clinton temporarily suspended the 50-year-old military ban on homosexuals and ordered the Pentagon to come up with a permanent policy in six months. Under the interim policy soldiers who reveal their homosexuality May not be discharged but May be placed on standby Reserve without pay. Recruiters also Are prohibited from asking questions about sexual orientation. Justice department lawyers representing the defense department asked inc appeals court for a stay that limits the ruling to Meinold. The attorneys argued that the ruling should have applied Only to mein hold since his original petition was not a class action suit. Quot a. Harry malkonian one of Meinholdt a attorneys said that a constitutional litigation is not brought As class actions. The fact is if its unconstitutional Tor one person its unconstitutional for everybody King excessive instructor says los Angeles a three police officers violated department policy when they clubbed and kicked a fallen Rodney g. King and their sergeant made a a Gross tactical error in failing to Stop the beating a police instructor has testified. Quot an officer should use Only the Force that is reasonable and necessary to overcome a suspects resistance a sgt. Mark Conta testified for the prosecution wednesday at the four defendants Federal civil rights trial. Conta the officer in charge of physical training and self defense at the los Angeles police Academy pointed out in the videotape of Kings by Atli said a the picture i see is that of out scenes beating and picture i see is that of a beaten Man who is not combative or he said the Force became excessive 32 seconds into the 81-second beating. Conta did not testify last year at the officers state trial which ended in acquit Tats on most charges that touched off deadly riots in los Angeles. Conta condemned All four defendants a sgt. Stacey c. Koon and officers Lawrence m. Powell and Theodore j. Brisk no and former officer Timothy e. Wind. But saved his harshest words for Koon accusing him of passing up several a Golden opportunities to Stop the violence. A a it a a Gross tactical error that resulted in excessive Force later on a Conta said. Koon testified at the state trial that he considered the beating a reasonable and controlled use of Force on a threatening suspect. Conta said that Powell s Baton blow to King s Chest As the Motorist Lay face up on the ground was a the most flagrant violation Quot or the videotape. The witness who spent 17 years on the streets before becoming a Trainer was the first witness to appear in a police department Blue uniform. Costa was aked whether his opinion would change if the officers believed King was under the influence of the psychedelic drug pc a key defense Contention. He replied a it would he noted he had dealt with some 250 pc suspects during his career. To reporter Bryan Jenkins imitates Rodney g. King As he asks a question of defendant Stacey a Koon Back right during a court fab faces changes Florida toll Miami up1 a president Clinton s Hurricane Aid coordinator has warned Florida congressmen not to expect Homestead fab destroyed by Hurricane Andrew to be returned to full operation a newspaper has reported. Henry g. Cisneros Secretary of housing and Urban development met with four people in sen. Bob grahams Washington office tuesday night and urged members to begin planning for a new future for the base the Miami Herald said wednesday. One option suggested was a joint operation run by the government and private interests that would supplement Miami International airports cargo operation while Federal agencies use the base on a limited basis. Cisneros said drug reconnaissance flights and some strategic missions would continue. 1 Cisneros said he would be a very greatly surprised if the base survives Quot the review of an Independent base closure commission exp card to begin meetings this month the Herald reported. Cisneros said he will recommend As a first step that Clinton order the Pentagon to release $76 million in reconstruction funds that Congress approved for the base last fall. That would allow customs flights and some other operations to resume. Graham d-fla., said he supports the Effort to bring the 31st fighter Wing Back to Homestead but the $76 million was the primary Issue five time killer a. Put to death in Delaware from wire reports Smyrna Del. A James Allen red dog a five time killer who said he wanted to be a Martyr to the american Indian movement died defiantly after being Given a lethal injection. Red dog 39, was pronounced dead at 10 28 . Wednesday by Warden Roy Snyder. Before entering the Delaware death chamber the Lakota Sioux joined in a spiritual ceremony with his Sioux adviser John Musette. In a final statement red dog thanked his family and friends especially his Public defender Edward Pankowski jr., for their support and kindness. He then told the remaining witnesses a was for the rest of you you All can kiss my red dog pleaded no contest in 1992 to slitting the Throat of Motel accountant Hugh Pennington in february 1991 at the victims suburban Wilmington Del., Home. Red dog had been jailed for four killings in other states but at the time of the Delaware killing was on disease Gene linked new York a scientists from 13 medical centers have collaborated in identifying a Gene that appears to cause Lou Gehrig a disease Ana the endings suggest the illness May be treatable by existing drugs. Lynn Klein of the als association which helped pay for the study called the finding the biggest discovery in research into the disease also known As Amy trophic lateral sclerosis or als. The finding was reported in thursdays Issue of the journal nature. The disease is a progressively paralysing illness that affects an estimated 30,000 americans at any Given time. It is named for the new York Yankees Star who died of the illness in 1941, the researchers said the newly identified Gene helps the body destroy toxic substances called free radicals. If it is defective free radicals May build up and damage tissue they sclerosis due found Stanford Calif. A a bold approach led to a surprising ending that links the cause of multiple sclerosis in rodents and humans and offers Promise for new therapies researchers reported thursday. The scientists never expected the same Chain of events that brings on an is like disorder in rats and Mic to Lead to the crippling Dis a amp in people they said in the journal nature. Multiple sclerosis a a which afflicts about 250,000 americans each year a occurs spontaneously in men and women while the rodent affliction is induced in the Laboratory said Stanford University a or. Lawrence Steinman who headed the study. The a a exciting finding opens the door to improved experimental therapies standing to Benefit the most newly diagnosed patients or those in the Early stages of treatment Steinman said. The immune system of an is victim is tricked into attacking the protective coating of nerve fibres called myelin impairing the nerves ability to conduct impulses and in some cases causing loss of movement or fights smoking in car Harrisburg a. A Pennsylvania lawmakers May take the ban on smoking one step further a Bill proposing a $50 Fine on anyone caught smoking in a car carrying people younger than 16 was proposed wednesday by state rep. Peter Daley. The Washington county Democrat said he was inspired by a january report from the environmental Protection Agency documenting the health risks to children from secondhand smoke. A the major focus of that report was the fact that secondary tobacco smoke causes serious health problems for thousands of american children a Daley said. He said his Bill to Amend the state motor vehicle code would put Pennsylvania in the forefront of legislative initiatives to address the Issue. The plan Drew immediate criticism from the american civil liberties Union. A looks like we be got the health police at work now Quot Acle spokesman Larry Frankel said a i Don l think pennsylvanians Are ready to have their families and what they do in their cars controlled by the
