European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 10, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Clinton to size up joint chiefs group by the new York times Washington president Clinton will be the Host for an unusual Soiree tonight at the White House the guests will be his 16 top military commanders. For a handful of these admirals and generals the occasion will test All their political and diplomatic skills. After dodging danger in Vietnam logging Long hours to make their superiors look Good Ana mane vering to reach the military s top echelons they have emerged As the leading candidates to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Tonight s dinner is the ultimate High pressure dinner with the Boss with every rival there too. As army Gen. Colin l. Powell prepares to retire sept. 30, the jockeying to succeed him As the nation s top military Man has become one of the armed forces chief preoccupations and among the hottest topics of gossip in this gossipy town. The decision is As important to Clinton As it is to the Pentagon. Besides advising the president on the use of military Force while presiding Over the shrinking armed forces the new chairman must help ease the strains be tween a uniformed rank and file that still does not completely Trust its commander in chief or his avoiding the draft in the Vietnam War. Les Aspin the Secretary of defense and w. Anthony Lake the National Security adviser have already started winnowing the candidates. Clinton is expected to interview two or three candidates before making his Choice sometime after labor Day. Already the race is beginning to shake out. Penta gon officials said some of the Early front runners such As adm. Paul d. Miller commander of . Forces in the Atlantic have dropped from consideration. But a dark horse Gen. Joseph p. Hoar of the Marine corps who succeeded army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf As commander of the . Central come May be leading the pack. For each president the selection of a chairman of the joint chiefs has been based on a mix of re surn i and instinct. President Reagan selected adm. William j. Crowe jr., then the head of the Pacific come after meeting the Admiral in Hawaii and striking up a Good personal rapport. President Bush selected Powell Over air Force Gen. Robert t. Horres who was vice chairman at the time based on defense Secretary Dick Cheney s recommendation and Powell s White House experience As Rea Gan s National Security adviser. Navy admirals or army generals have filled the chairman s Job for 11 years so if tradition is any guide an air Force officer should get the nod. But the Clin ton administration has signalled that it would not be bound by history. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago aug. 10,1983 american express was awarded a new three year contract to operate . Bank ing facilities in Europe and Iceland a spokesman for the . European come announced. 20 years ago aug. 10,1973 the Senate watergate committee filed suit in an at tempt to Force president Nixon to turn Over tape recordings of his White House conversations involving the scandal. 30 years ago aug. 10,1963 president and mrs. Kennedy infant son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy died at children s Hospital medical Center in Boston after a desperate Effort by physicians to save him. 40 years ago aug. 10,1953 a . Air Force c-119 flying Boxcar went Down off the Isle of Ustica about 30 Miles from Palermo Sicily with five of the 36 men aboard surviving a spokes Man said at Wiesbaden a Ger Many. 50 years ago aug. 10,1943 soviet forces drove to within 16 Miles of Kharkov on the Southern front putting Ger Man defenders within Range of their guns As observers declared the fall of the key ukrainian City was inevitable. World War ii 50 years ago today aug. 10 american troops stage their second Small amphibious Landing on Sicily s North coast in three Days forcing the germans to abandon Cape Orlando. Advancing red army forces capture Khot nets on the Southern soviet front. . Soldiers try to Block the remaining japanese on new Georgia rpm escaping to Kolom Angara Island. Source 219 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp1981 a Reno win Aba awards for Ach eve Menf in eat Ess on new York a Ruth Bader Ginsburg soon to become the second female supreme court Justice and attorney general Janet Reno the first woman to head the Justice department shared honors bestowed by an american bar association group sunday. I think we arc at last beginning to relegate to the history books the Days of the Token one at a time or to in in i for Ril ii trim Tinc attorney general Janet Reno takes a breather in new York Between american bar association speaking engagements. Others in the photo arc not identified. Woman in Federal Ginsburg said at an awards Cere Mony by the Aba s commission on women in the profession. And in a comment to reporters later she suggested that future medical advances May make the abortion Issue much less turbulent with the Law eventually be coming largely  Ginsburg and Reno were among six women Given the Margaret Brent women lawyers of achievement award. It is named for the first woman lawyer in the United states who practice Dur ing the 17th Century. Ginsburg a Federal appellate judge who is to take her oath As a supreme court Justice today noted that five women were among 13 nominees for Federal judg ships announced by presi Dent Clinton on saturday. Soon i expect there will be among Federal judicial nominees based on the excellence of their qualifications As Many Sisters As Brothers in Law Ginsburg told the ceremony. And that is indeed the cause for Hope and Cele  is the Law male surely it was in Margaret Brent s Day said gins Burg a pioneering women s rights advocate. Noting that some court records refer to Brent As gentleman Margaret Brent the judge said times Nave  Reno told the audience i invite you to join me in a crusade against violence in  Ginsburg who maintains that the Constitution guarantees a right to abortion said she believes the Long running controversy Over the Issue May Lessen one Day because of scientific advances. I expect that More and More science is going to make that prob Lem much less turbulent she said. Science is going to put this Deci Sion in women s own hands and the Law will become largely irrelevant. A woman will be Able to Pur Chase at a pharmacy what she needs to determine whether or not to Bear a  she said she expected the development of much improved ver Sions of the morning after Pill which is used to terminate pregnancies. Other Margaret Brent awards went to new York state appellate Justice Betty Weinberg a Llorin Elaine a Jones director of the a act Legal defense and Edu cation fund California supreme court Justice Joyce Luther Ken Nard and Chicago lawyer Esther Kothstein. Tribal woman takes oath As head of Indian affairs Keshena wis. A an american Indian woman was sworn in As head of Indian affairs for the . Government at a powwow where fellow tribal leaders gave her Eagle feathers to Honor her leadership. Ada Deer took her oath of office saturday also vowing to protect Indian Hunting and fishing agreements with the government. My goal is to position the tribes for the 21st Century Deer said. The inauguration was part of the Menominee tribe s annual pow wow which served As a Homecoming for Deer who was born and raised on the tribe s reservation. This is precedent setting for native american women said Lor Raine Rousseau chairman of the Sisseton Wahpeton tribe. Tribal leaders from across the United states praised Deer and presented her with gifts including the Eagle feathers tributes. Deer 58, is a Menominee tribal chairwoman. Since 1977, she has taught american Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin mad Ison. As assistant Secretary for Indian affairs at the . Department of the Interior she is responsible for the Bureau of Indian affairs 12,000 employees and $2.4 billion annual budget. 6 killed 11 injured in 2 balloon accidents Aspen Colo. A a pair of hot air balloon accidents near this resort Community sunday killed six people and injured 11, authorities said. One balloon was blown into a Power line which severed its Basket sheriffs spokesman Steve Smith said. The Basket fell about 100 feet killing All six people on Board he said. The victims names were not immediately re leased. The balloon s operator Aspen balloon adventures refused to comment. A few minutes after the first Accident a balloon carrying 11 people was blown off course and struck a Fence on a ranch Smith said. Witnesses said it became airborne again and skimmed across a Meadow before tipping Over. Smith said the Pilot and All 10 passengers were injured seven seriously. The balloon operated by Unicorn balloon co., had taken off from downtown Aspen and floated five or six Miles to Woody Creek he said