European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 the stars and stripes tuesday november 2,1993 air defense command hosts ., nato exercise by the stars and stripes \ Darmstadt Germany the 32nd army air defense come is hosting the first air defense artillery exercise that combines air defense operations from  And nato forces. Dubbed Central shield the exercise Falls in line with other  Military exercises it uses computers River a tactical focal area network. Several National guard units from the states have sent troops to Darmstadt to train with 32nd Aad com and other  army Europe units. Also participating Are nato forces from Allied air forces Europe and land forces Central Europe. The 69th air defense arty brigade from  and the 94th Ada brigade from Kaiserslautern arc among the units participating. The exercise began monday and continues through nov. 10. F editor in Europe honoured. Heidelberg Germany a a writer editor with the  Army Europe information management div is the recipient of the 1993 Secretary of the army editor of the year award. Marcus a. Cox is recognized for doing the Best Job in the army worldwide for improving the clarity of army regulations. Every year Nis office is responsible for making More than 10,000 pages of Usa eur regulations and guidelines easier to read. Aviano furniture Sale set a a. A Aviano a Italy a the defense re utilization and marketing office at Aviano a in Northern Italy will hold a Cash and carry Sale of furniture Friday from 9 a it a. Until noon. Only american currency will be accepted. Property must be removed from the premises by 4 . The same Day. Resale viewing or inspection of the property is not authorized. For information Telephone Dan 632-7790 or 7360. Columbia ends record Washington a the supreme court refused monday to let Colorado enforce its anti Gay rights amendment while state courts judge its legality. The court without comment rejected the argument that Colorado court rulings set too High a Legal Standard for judging whether the amendment violates homosexuals rights. Eight states and 75 cities and counties provide some sort of civil rights Protection for homosexuals according to the National Gay and. Lesbian task Force. But in some communities opponents of such Mea surfs have mobilized to repeal them. In other action the supreme court a agreed to decide whether states May tax multinational corporations based on their worldwide income rather than their in state income Only. R a allowed court records to be blocked from Public Access in some criminal cases stemming from a Florida Case. A a a a a turned Down the Appeal of a boy who won then lost a $1.1 million award from a doctor who tried to abort him 14 years ago. The Wisconsin boy claimed the failed abortion caused him loss of hearing in his right ear. A. A. A a agreed to clarify How police officers must respond when criminal suspects being questioned make ambiguous requests for Legal help. The Case stems from the murder conviction of a South Carolina Sailor. In the Colorado Gay rights Case the constitutional amendment approved by the state s voters in november 1992 bars any Law or ordinance aimed at protecting homosexuals from discrimination. The amendment would cancel ordinances in Denver Boulder and Aspen that outlaw discrimination against homosexuals in employment housing and Public accommodations. Those cities and a group of people a including ten Nis Star Martina Navratilova a sued in state court contending the amendment violates homosexuals constitutional rights of equal Protection and free speech and the right to petition the government. Navratilova later dropped out of the suit. In january state judge Jeffrey Bayless barred enforcement of the amendment until the Case is decided. He Sal Duhe amendment is probably unconstitutional because it affects homosexuals fundamental right Quot not to have the state endorse and give effect to private  a the state must show the amendment is justified by a compelling government interest Bayless said. He rejected a More lenient Standard that would require the state to show merely that the amendment is rational. The go Torado supreme court upheld Bayless ruling saying the amendment a expressly fences out an independently identifiable group from Equa participation in the political process. A a they and they alone must Amend the state Constitution in order to seek legislation which is beneficial to them a the state supreme court said. Thus the Case must be decided under a Standard of strict Legal scrutiny the state court said. In the Appeal acted on monday lawyers for the state said the Legal Standard set by the state courts applies to challenges brought by certain groups such As racial minorities but not to homosexuals. The ant fundamental lawyers said. A fall it does is limit state and local governments ability to act with respect to a certain Issue a they added. The amendment s opponents urged the supreme court to reject the Appeal because state courts have not yet issued a final ruling in the Case. A state trial ended oct. 22, but the judge has not ruled. Edwards fab Calif. A co Lumbia and. Its medical research Crew swooped through the Clear desert sky and landed monday after 14 Days in space a the longest flight in shuttle history. The spaceship and seven astronauts landed at Edwards fab at 7 06 . A Clear sky and Light wind in the Mojave desert made for virtually perfect Landing weather. Quot congratulations on a very successful life sciences Mission a Mission control told commander John Blaha and his Crew. About an hour later the Crew was taken directly off the shuttle and onto a vehicle that rolled up to its Hatch. Project scientist Frank Sulzman said the Crew had to remain prone on stretchers to preserve effects 01 weightlessness for continuing medical studies. Columbia togged 5.8 million Miles and circled Earth 225 times during its journey which began oct. 18. Some 30,000 spectators were on hand to Welcome the Crew Home. At 14 Days 13 minutes the Mission exceeded by nearly five hours the previous shuttle flight record set by a Crew aboard t a photographer watches the space shuttle float in from us 14-Day scientific Mission. Columbia last year. It was also the Fet Orth longest flight of any kind in  Space history. Columbia performed Well but sustained damage to Thermal barriers around engine heat Shields and to its protective tiles. Both problems have occurred before and will continue to be investigated said Tom Utsman Nasa s space shuttle director. The astronauts especially two physicians a biochemist and a veterinarian focusing on medical research worked 18-hour Days through much of the Mission so scientists could better understand How the body changes in weightlessness. Governor who admitted violation to i t run Oklahoma City a gov. David wallers tinder fire because of a Campaign Law violation said monday he would not be  in 1994. The first term Democrat 41, said the decision Vas made after consulting with his family Over the weekend. Last month Walters pleaded guilty to a Misdemeanour charge of encouraging a contributor to exceed state limits on donations in Bis 1990 Campaign in return prosecutors dropped eight felony conspiracy and perjury counts and Walters was allowed to stay in office. But he was fined $1,000 and received a one year deferred prison sentence. There had been Calls in the past week for his resignation after he admitted oct. 21 that he violated state Law by encouraging a contributor to give $13,500 More than the $5,000 Campaign limit. Dies at 84 Dallas a Edwin a. Walker the ultraconservative army general fired by president Kennedy and allegedly shot at by Lee Harvey Oswald has died. He was 84. Walker died at Home sunday. The cause of death was tentatively listed As lung disease said Joe Mcguire of the Dallas county medical examiners office. A decorated world War ii Veteran Walker Rose to the rank of major general but was re sieved of duty in the Early 1960s. Kennedy removed him partly for handing out John Birch so Walker piety literature to troops that implied Kennedy was a traitor. It Wasny to the first time Walker tangled with a president. In 1957, Walker led Federal troops to Force school integration in Little Rock ark., Only after president Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation. After leaving the army Walker ran against Texas gov. John b. Connally in the democratic primary in 1962. He finished last in a Geld of six candidates. The Warren commission said Oswald identified As the sole gunman in Kennedy a assassination in november 1963, tried to shoot Walker in april 1963 but missed. Walker also figured prominently in a landmark libel Case. In 1964, the supreme court ruled that Public officials May not recover damages for reports about official duties unless they can prove actual malice