European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages b the stars and stripes thursday March 11,1953 an artist s sketch shows Rodney g. King testifying at he hat of four current and former police officers. King denies exaggerating account of police beating governor drops his Effort to change Georgia s Flag from wire reports Atlanta a gov. Zell Miller abandoned his Campaign to remove the Confederate Battle Emblem from the state Flag tuesday saying he did no to have enough votes in the legislature to pass the measure. Supporters of the proposal to change the Flag say the inclusion of the Confederate Emblem is offensive to Blacks. However several surveys have indicated Strong Public sentiment across the state to keep the Flag As is 2 die in bus truck crash Fairchance a. A a school bus carrying elementary school pupils collided with a tractor trailer Rig tuesday killing one youngster and the trucks Driver. At least to people were Hurt. State police did no to immediately release any details on the cause of the crash. The Accident occurred on a state Highway near the Pennsylvania West Virginia line. The pupils were on their Way to Smithfield elementary school in the Albert Gallatin school District. Truck Driver Rickie Lee Walters 39, of Charlotte n.c., was pronounced dead at the scene said the Fayette county coroners office. Eight year old bus passenger Bradley Shaneyfelt cd at children a Hospital of Pittsburgh said Mike. All a a los Angeles a Rodney g. King testified wednesday that he May have forgotten some details of his beating by police officers but Nas not tried to exaggerate his account of the incident. King keeping his composure under persistent Cross examination by attorney Michael Stone conceded that he lied in the past about marijuana use because he was afraid of getting in trouble. Cross examination focusing on Kings truthfulness cum on his second Day on the stand in the Federal trial of three policemen and a former officer charged in the videotaped beating two years ago. During testimony tuesday he described hearing racial epithets during a painful beating. He admitted tuesday that he was drunk and speeding. But he added that be heard racial slurs and dodged police blows because Quot i was trying to stay  he said he tried to comply with police orders but heard an officer shout Quot we re going to kill you Nigger. Run Quot asked by prosecutor Barry Kowalski whether he had attacked an officer King said Quot no sir. I was trying to stay alive sir trying to stay  King raised his voice As he imitated officers he said he heard chanting a killer Nigger How do you feel killer Quot but King acknowledged he was not absolutely sure if the word used was a a Nigger or  King 27, appeared puzzled As Stone who represents defendant Laurence m. Powell tried to show inconsistencies Between what he told investigators and grand jurors and what he was now telling a jury about his arrest at the end of a High Speed Auto Chase. For example Kings accounts of where he put his hands a on the steering wheel or dashboard a when he was stopped have varied. Quot sometimes i forget what happened Quot King said quietly. Quot but i never added anything to make the situation sound worse than what it  Powell and former officer Timothy e. Wind Are accused of civil rights violations for clubbing and i cling King while he was on the ground officer Theodore j. Briseno for stomping on him and sgt. Stacey c. Koon for not stopping the beating. Questions about marijuana opened Kings testimony wednesday but Stone never established when King smoked marijuana. King said he could not remember. Quot you admit using marijuana Quot asked Stone. Quot yes sir Quot King answered. King acknowledged he told internal investigators the Day after the beating that Quot i done to do dope. I done to do  and he agreed with Stone that he denied using marijuana because it was a violation of his parole a so you lied did no to you Quot Stone asked. A yes  but King denied he Ever took pc the officers claimed they used the Force they did in the arrest because they feared King was on the drug which can give users superhuman strength. Florida doctor killed near clinic abortion protester is arrested Pensacola Fla. Apr a doctor was shot to death wednesday during an anti abortion demonstration outside his clinic and a protester was arrested. Or. David Gunn was shot in the Chest several times As he emerged from his car at his Pensacola women a medical services clinic said police spokesman sgt. Jerry Potts. Gunn died during surgery at sacred heart Hospital. At the time of the shooting a dozen abortion opponents were demonstrating in front of the clinic where abortions Are performed. Michael Frederick Griffin 31, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with murder Potts said. He refused to confirm the shooting was related to the protest. Protest Leader John Burt said Griffin had occasionally participated in his demonstrations and had been expected to attend wednesdays protest. Burt said he did not see Griffin until after the shooting. Griffin walked up to police officers and said a a in be just shot or. Gunn Quot Burl reported. Burt said Griffin had offered a prayer for the doctor during sundays service at. The Whitfield Assembly of god Church outside Pensacola. A the asked that the congregation Pray and asked that we would agree with him that or. Gunn would give his life to Jesus Christ Quot Burt said. Quot he wanted him to Stop doing things the Bible says is wrong and Start doing what the Bible says was  Burt stressed that his group had not intended any violence when it entered the Complex wednesday morning. The loosely knit ecumenical group had held a similar protest Friday without incident. A what we expected to do was get run out when the Law was called he said. Quot then All of a sudden i heard four shots and a firetruck and an ambulance pulled  a woman who answered the phone at the clinic wednesday refused any comment on the shooting. Gunn was taken to sacred heart Hospital in critical condition and in Shock said spokesman Michael Burke. He died in surgery the spokesman said. Pensacola in the politically conservative Florida Panhandle has Long been a target of abortion protests. On Christmas Day 1984, two doctors offices and a clinic were bombed by anti abortion demonstrators who were convicted and imprisoned. There was Only one clinic performing abortions in Pensacola until about a month ago when Gunn opened Bis clinic Burt said. Died _ Chichwak a Deputy Allegheny county  of d Tallahassee Fla. A mothers May breastfeed in Public without fear of arrest for lewdness under a first in the nation state Law. Quot its not a shameful act that ought to be hidden behind closed doors Quot gov. Lawton Chiles said in signing the Law tuesday. Quot its a time of bonding and nurturing Between a Mother and her  there Are no known instances of women being arrested and charged with Public nudity or lewdness for breast feeding in  band Leader Dies la Jolla Calif a Bob Crosby the popular swing Era band Leader and younger brother of Singer Bing Crosby died tuesday of cancer. He was 80. Crosby led big bands from 1935 to 1942 and started an eight piece band within the band the Bob cats during that time. Crosby was the last of seven siblings to die. He is survived by five children and seven  chairman retires los Angeles a George a. Roberts retired tuesday As chairman of Tel Edyne inc., the far Flung conglomerate besieged by defense fraud suits and former air Force Secretary Donald b. Rice joined the company. Roberts who turned 74 last month is being succeeded by William p. Rutledge 51, tale Dyne a chief executive who will continue to hold that title. Rice who served in the Bush administration was named chief operating officer and  Leader in id Farod Mcgrath Alaska a Jeff King pulled into a narrow Lead Over five time Champion Rick Swenson on tuesday in the 1,161-mile id Tarod Trail sled dog race while defending Champion Martin Buser too a breather. Buser who drove hard during the first third of the race and led nearly All the Way from Anchorage to the eighth checkpoint at Nikolai arrived there just before 11 . Monday and Hadnot left by late tuesday. Buser four time Champ Susan Butcher and others appeared Tobe taking a mandatory 30-hour  blamed in fatal fire Modesto Calif. A a 3-year-old girl who liked to play with fire was blamed tuesday Tor starting a Blaze that killed her and three other family members in their apartment. Investigators concluded the girl Rath any Van used a lighter to set fire to a pile of clothes in the Comer of the bedroom while her Mother and infant sister were taking a Nap in the room last thursday. Vathany s father to seng ran into the room and tried to save his family but was quickly overcome by the smoke and intense heat. Investigators found All four bodies in the Back bedroom. Killed were seng 27 his wife yen Van 77 andj1ieir daughters 4-month-old Rutheda Van and 3-year-old Rathany Van