European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . 2nd-ranking envoy quits Over Anonymous by the lbs Angeles time Washington the state departments second highest official a target of criticism that seemed to blame him for president Clinton a foreign policy troubles resigned monday with his decision Deputy Secretary of state Clifton r. Wharton became the first top level official to leave the administration. Quot in the past two weeks it became unmistakably Clear that. I was being subjected to the classic Washington practice of sustained Anonymous leaks to the Media a Wharton 66, said in a statement. Quot i decided to resign rather than permit my effectiveness to be further  paradoxically Wharton had specialized in depart mental reorganization and administrative matters during his Brief tenure. He was not deeply involved in establishing the administrations controversial policies toward trouble spots like Bosnia and Herzegovina Somalia and Haiti those areas produced most of the criticism on Capitol Hill and elsewhere of the foreign policy team of Secretary of state Warren Christopher White House National Security adviser Anthony. Lake and defense Secretary Les Aspin. A nevertheless Wharton a departure gives the White House an Opportunity to strengthen the foreign policy  sources said Christopher has concluded that be needs an experienced career Diplomat As his Deputy perhaps someone in the Mold of Lawrence s. Eagleburger a Tough bureaucratic i fighter who served As Deputy Secretary of state for most of the Bush administration before moving up to the top Post during the final months of Bush a presidency. By the Washington Post Washington a the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to impose a mandatory life sentence on anyone found guilty in Federal court of a third violent felony. Mondays vote taken As lawmakers scrambled to demonstrate How Tough they Are on the popular Issue of fighting crime put the Senate at Odds with attorney general Janet Reno. She has urged caution until implications of such sentences Are considered More fully. The Senate then rejected 52-1, a proposal to ban imposition of the death penalty by state or Federal courts for crimes committed while the defendant was younger than 18. The Quot three strikes and you re out Rule is similar to a mandatory sentencing Law approved by Washington state voters in last week. It was approved 91-1, with Only sen. Bob Packwood r-Ore., voting to preserve the discretion of judges and juries in imposing sentences. The plan was one of about 250 amendments that senators have proposed to president Clinton a anti crime Bill. The Senate has already voted to More than double the presidents initial funding request a to $22 billion Over the next five years a to hire More police and build More prisons. New Orleans apr Louisiana a first Casino a a floating Palace on Lake Pontchartrain a opened for business monday More than two years after the state legalized riverboat gambling. About 300 people climbed aboard the Star Casino to Gamble at its 39 tables and 760 Slot machines. Some of the slots accepted lowly quarters while others requited $100 a pull. The opening was delayed two weeks for safety modifications required by the coast guard and rough Waters kept the Star Casino at dockside. Principal investor Louie Roussel i seemed pleased even though the Uncertain opening Date held crowds far below the boats 1,200-person capacity. David Mareno of nearby Gretna ran for the Dice to although officials said that no successor has been chosen speculation entered on Thomas r. Pickering the ambassador to Russia who is generally considered the country s Ablest Active Diplomat. Pickering ambassador to the United nations during the persian Gulf War played an important role in building and maintaining the International coalition that turned Back the iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Officials said another possible candidate is Michael Armacost a Veteran Diplomat who was the departments third ranking officer during the Reagan administration. He retired recently after serving As ambassador to Japan. Clinton accepted whar Wharton tones resignation with Praise. He said the administration Quot benefited greatly from his dignified presence and it will be diminished by his  r u in a sunday television interview Clinton delivered what some considered a tepid endorsement of his foreign policy team. However White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said monday that a the president has full Confidence in his foreign policy team and in his entire Cabinet. And that a a i have to say about  a former president of Michigan state University Wharton was later chairman and chief executive officer of a new York based pension fund for academics. While most violent crimes Are tried in state and local courts senators have been trying to address mounting Public concern Over these offences by increasing penal tics for the relatively few cases that wind up in Federal court usually involving crimes that occur on Federal property. Last week they stiffened penalties for arson expanded the scope of evidence that May be considered to cases of sex offences and child molestation cases and permitted juveniles As Young As 13 to be tried As adults. The proposal adopted monday sponsored by sen. Trent Lott r-miss., would require a Federal judge to impose a life sentence without parole for a third offence involving use or threatened use of Force that is punishable by a jail term of five years or More. Previous offences could be either Federal or state crimes. A three strikes and you re out a or rather in prison for life Lott said. Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph r. Biden jr., d-del., questioned whether the proposal might inadvertently snare people for whom it was not intended such As someone who got into three fistfights the last one of which happened to occur at a National Park. But he ended up voting for it. Bles to place his first $10 bet. He lost but it did t matter. A Mississippi is Over. In a going to keep my Money in Louisiana a said Mareno 61, who boasted of playing casinos All along the Mississippi River Gulf coast and Nevada. Midwest Waters Are almost getting crowded with casinos. Nine riverboat gambling houses Are floating in Illinois three in Iowa and eight operate at dockside in Mississippi. Indiana voters decided nov. 2 to allow them on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The Star Casino is the first of 15 riverboats approved for gambling in Louisiana All of which could be outmatched by a 300,000-Square-foot Casino planned for downtown new Orleans. Three Indian reservations in Louisiana also plan land casinos. Wednesday novem Bof 10,1993wrong-Way Driver 4 others killed in California crash from wire reports Long Beach Calif. A a Driver speeding up to 70 Mph while going the wrong Way Down a City Street killed himself and tour others when he slowed head on into another car police said. Achan Afana Sath 21, of signal Hill was travelling westbound in the eastbound Lane saturday night when he ran three red lights then rammed a car carrying a Long Beach family Chi. Wes Workman said. Kilted were Doris Helou 15, Ghaleb Helou 14, Dorine Helou 18, and Henaine Helou whose age was not available the coroners office said. All were travelling in the car hit by Sathy a Auto police said. An autopsy was to be performed on  rain on Church Colorado Springs Colo. A Gay activists interrupted a Church service and showered the congregation with condoms in a protest aimed at a Church member who leads a group that opposes homosexual rights. Village seven presbyterian Church received no warning that it would 6e the site of a demonstration sunday said the senior pastor the Rev. A. Bernhard Kuiper. When someone blew a loud whistle a dozen or so people in Black leather jackets stood up removed their Coats and chanted in unison a Gays and lesbians under attack in Colorado Springs. We act up. This is for will Perkins. Enjoy your  the group then pelted the congregation with condoms before leaving Kuiper said. Police were not called and no organization claimed responsibility. Perkins one of about 1,000 Church members in attendance is co founder of Colorado for family values. The group won passage last year of a statewide prohibition on Laws protecting homosexuals against discrimination. The measure is on hold while a state court decides its  nominees of d Washington a the Senate has confirmed a new Batch of Linton administration officials. The following nominations were approved monday night without controversy a Jeffrey e. Garten undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade a Jonathan z. Cannon and Mary Dolores Nichols assistant administrators of the environmental Protection Agency. A Joseph Swerdzewski general counsel of the Federal labor relations authority. A Eugene a. Brickhouse and Kathy Elena Jurado assistant secretaries of veterans affairs. A Joseph a. Dear assistant Secretary of labor. A Ernest w. Dubester member of the National mediation Board. A Diana b. Frankel director of the Institute of museum services Pray plates allowed Oregon City Ore. A Gloria Iverson won the right to have vanity License plates that exhort fellow Drivers to  a hallelujah Jesus she exclaimed when she Learned of the ruling monday. The businesswoman and Lay minister bad sued the state motor vehicles division claiming its ban on plates that a promote or discourage any form of exercise of religious belief1 violates the . And Oregon constitutions. Circuit court judge Sid Brockley agreed ruling that the state had a created a limited Public forum by allowing car owners to a Purchase the right to express their personal ideas and opinions on custom  Hunt canine criminal Florence  a police Are looking for an armed robber and his accomplice. The robber is said to be medium height with shoulder length Brown hair. The accomplice a Gray with Black spots. _ police said a Man held up a shoe store while his dog guarded the door. No dog sat at the front door Barking at people As they came to the door a it. Ray Cannady Saith. The clerk told investigators a Man came into the store Friday and asked Tor size 13 Cowboy boots. The employee went into the Back room to look for the boots when she returned the Man pointed a pistol at her and demanded the Money trom the Cash Register Cannady said. The amount stolen was not disclosed. Senate orders life sentences for third time violent offenders Louisiana opens its first Casino for Legal riverboat gambling