European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Ngn n n i to Jfe stars and stripes . Thursday november 18,1993bill protecting abortion of d by news Rity 1 Washington a a Hill outlawing Art it i violence at abortion clinics was passed by the Senate on tuesday night and could be in place in time for an expected round of c Christmas protests. The legislation approved 69-3 1, would make it a violation of. Federal Law to use Force against or to intimidate women from seeking abortions workers from providing abortions. Quot we must act before More doctors arc killed and More clinics arc burned to the ground Quot sen. Edward m Kennedy p-mass., sponsor of the Bill urged his colleagues. Hut the mostly Republican opponents said the Bill is an unconstitutional violation of the rights of free speech and As Sembly and asserted that it would make Ilar legislation today and some1 support felons of by likes of Martin Luther King cars said they hoped it could be sent to. President Clinton who supports it before the Holiday recess next week. 1 or. And Mohandas k. I Adbi. A i Quot this Bill Jill suppress nonviolent political demonstrations Quot said sen. Strom Thurmond . Rut while the Senate is closely divided on abortion generally the legislation at traded support from some abortion opponents reacting to a wave of violence particularly the murder of or. David inn outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola ida., in March. Quot there is no question that my position on abortion is pro life Quot said sen. Harry Reid p-ncv., Quot but there is no justifies lion for the kind of senseless killing that. Took place in the House is approve sin the Bill allows the Fri and other fed Cral Law enforcement agencies to get involved in preventing or prosecuting crimes that violate state Laws and that normally fall under the jurisdiction of local police. But Kennedy said local Law enforcement is often overwhelmed by Large scale protests run by groups such As operation Rescue and sometimes is disinclined to step in for political reasons. The supreme court ruled last january that a civil rights Law from the Post civil War Era could no longer be applied to pro feet abortion clinics making new legis wave by newday. New York a the Muslim Cecric indicted on charges of conspiring to overthrow the . Government has denied the allegation for the first time. The disavowal by Sheik , spiritual Leader of suspects in the alleged plot and the world Trade Center bombing contradicted a secret Fri transcript. That document quotes him As suggesting an unspecific plan Quot to harm the military the american Abdul Rahman questioned tuesday through an interpreter in his first inter views since his indictment called the aids turned informant who keyed his arrest an he also denied any knowledge about a Brooklyn slaying that has been re examined by Federal investigators in the two cases. Asked whether he Ever approved an attack against the . Government or its armed forces Abdul Rahman said Quot i did not say any such thing and i did not preach terrorism. Quot what in a Here for is to serve my cause a added Abdul Rahman 55, Quot and you All know cause is. Its in the Blind self exiled egyptian is an outspoken critic of the government of egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Defense attorney Ron Kuby monitored the interviews at the metropolitan correctional Center in new York. Kuby would not allow questions about prosecution evidence including Fri surveillance tapes made by the informant Emad Salem. The tapes form the heart of the government Case against Abdel ragman and Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman left and defense attorney Ron Kuby meet with reporters in a new York City jail on tuesday. A i did not preach terrorism the Sheik says. 14 Muslim co defendants charged in the alleged conspiracy to wage a a War of Urban terrorism a against the United states. According to a Federal indictment the conspiracy included the feb. 26 bombing of the world Trade Center which killed six people and injured 1,000, and a plot to blow up new York City landmarks and assassinate Public officials. Abdel Rahman who with his co defendants has pleaded innocent said the alleged plot was concocted by Federal investigators and instigated by the informant. Abdel Rahman was often assisted by Salem before the former egyptian army officers secret role became Public. The Sheik said Salem was a Quot double agent for the Fri and the Mukha Barat the egyptian secret intelligence Agency. Senate oks ban of 19 assault weapons Washington a the Senate voted wednesday to ban 19 military style assault weapons and toughen language against drug Kingpins As it inched toward a final vote on a $22 billion crime busting measure. Senators tried to outdo each other with toughness As Thev added amendments to the Bill which already included authorizations for 100,000 new police officers new prisons and a Long list of other ant crime provisions Quot this legislation will Stop the flow of the most deadly weapons on our streets a sen. Dianne Feinstein d-calif., said after her assault weapons ban wis approved by a 56-43 vote. The Senate a mood was apparent when it voted 73-26 to defeat a proposal by sen. Carl Levin d-mich., to substitute mandatory life imprisonment without parole for the measures Many death penalty provisions. Feinstein a Bill was carefully crafted to overcome some of the opposition from gun control foes. It would Stop the manufacture Sale and Possession of 19 specified semiautomatic assault weapons and bar production of copycat models. But it also would exempt More than 650 Hunting weapons by name. Before adopting the ban the Senate killed a proposal by sen. Arlen Specter r-pa., to Speed and limit appeals by state death Row inmates who use the Federal courts. The vote was 65-34 to table the measure. 1 both Liberal and conservative1 senators differed with Specter a language although there was widespread support for limiting the so called Hareas Corpus appeals. No further action was expected this year on the Issue which was separated from the larger crime Bill so it would not jeopardize the legislation. In another crime Bill decision the Senate approved 74-25, language by sen. A Fonse m. Do Amato r-n.y., that would make it easier to impose the death penalty on someone identified As a a drug under the new standards the Kingpin would not have to be responsible for any specific killing. But he or she would face capital punishment when drug quantities or Emmings from illegal drugs were so Large there was an implied responsibility for overdose deaths. Lation a priority for supporters of abortion rights. 1 but abortion rights backers have not been Able to Garner sufficient support for their top legislative priority a legislation to reinforce the constitutional right to an abortion by Federal Law. Supporters of the Bill approved tuesday picked up votes on the floor of the Senate by agreeing to reduce its penalties to a maximum of six months in jail and a $10,000 Fine for a first offence and up to 18 months and $25,000 for repeated offences. In addition the Bill allows the attorney general As Well As doctors and patients who Are targets of unlawful protests to obtain injunctions in Federal court and to seek punitive damages from those who break the n Washington a defense Secretary Les Aspin lauded Morton h. Halperin on tuesday As an a individual of the highest qualifications and integrity offering a boost to the nominee before his confirmation hearing. The Senate armed services committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Friday on Halperin a stalled nomination As assistant defense Secretary for democracy and peacekeeping. In a letter to the committees chairman sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., released at the Pentagon Aspin wrote of his a Strong Nauna Migu Ous support for the nominee As Well As president Clinton so Confidence. In Mort a Clinton announced his intention in March to name Halperin to the defense Post but the nomination was not forwarded to the Senate until August. Conservative members of con Gross have expressed opposition to Halperin a nomination contending that his concern for individual liberties could conflict with National Security interests. In his letter Aspin said Halperin has attempted a to reconcile the need for intelligence gathering and counterintelligence efforts with individual civil Halperin was Washington director of the american civil liberties Union. He was a member of the National Security Council staff under president Nixon before quitting in disagreement Over Vietnam War says she let Evit child starve Bangor Maine apr a Woma accused of starving her 5-year-old Dauti Ter to death said tuesday that she did no kill the child but a let it Tonia Kigas 28, told police that Tavielle Kigas was a a evil and that she Bega withholding food about a month ago according to court documents. The woman entered no plea at he court appearance. Tavielle was in kindergarten at the downcast school until a few weeks age when her Mother removed her saying the family was moving. A
