European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page ,6 the stars and stripes . Sunday. November 28,1993 democrats May end suit Over . Voting Newark . A testimony from  Christie Whitman s brother on alleged voter suppression did not give democratic lawyers the ammunition they need to try to reverse the gubernatorial election the attorneys said. Webster b. Todd or. Finished testifying Friday before lawyers for the democratic state committee which is looking into charges that Whitman s Campaign paid to keep Black voters from the polls nov. 2. Todd was Campaign manager and a top adviser to his sister. During his deposition Todd repeatedly denied knowledge of any payments according to a 137-Page transcript. After Todd s testimony democrats said they were deciding whether to drop their lawsuit to try to overturn Whitman s narrow Victory. Democratic party lawyer Gerald Krovatin said a decision would be made in a few Days. Attorneys for the Whitman Campaign and the Republican stale committee in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 28,1983 the first cruise missile components arrived at nato s Simonella naval base for deployment in Sicily the italian de sense ministry reported. 20 years ago nov. 28,1973 the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Nomi nation of rep. Gerald r. Ford As the new vice president and within a week the House was expected to Complete the historic first for con Gress filling the nation s second highest office. 30 years ago nov. 28,1963 president John son told the nation and the world that the ideas and ideals of John f. Kennedy must and will be trans lated into effective  40 years ago nov. 28,1953 the . State department branded the soviet Union s latest stance on a big four meeting As an obvious Effort to slow Progress toward the development of greater european Unity and  world War ii 50 years ago today nov. 28 1.9.4.3 president Franklin 0. Roosevelt British Puma minister Winston Churchill and soviet Leader Josef Stalin begin a three Day Summit in ten Art Iran at which they agree on an invasion of Northern France in May 1944 and a later Landig in the South Stalm promises that the soviets will go to War with Japan after Germany is Defeated. Britain s 8th army begins a major attack along the Santa o River on the Eastern end of the italian troll. Ouica. 21im a s Oivier. W h.  pub Sheds inc.,  ainu Idt Book of a Bison so ivs com. 1901 said Todd s testimony should persuade the democrats to drop their lawsuit. If they do not republicans would ask . District judge Dickinson r. Debe Voise to dismiss it at a dec. 7 hearing said attorney John Mcgoldrick. Edward j. Rollins jr., who took Over As Campaign manager in late september had said republicans distributed $500,000 to Black ministers and demo cratic operatives to keep them from urging Blacks to vote for gov. Jim Florio. He later retracted the statement and Whit Man maintains he was lying. Collins testified last week before the democratic attorneys that his initial statement was a he to Needle rival Strate Gist James Carville who managed Florio s Campaign. The state attorney general s office and . Department of Justice Are investigating. Rollins and Todd have testified before a Federal grand jury. Ruling lets . Deport some aliens Washington a the govern ment is being allowed to Deport thou Sands of illegal aliens who were seeking Legal status in a dispute Over a now expired Federal amnesty program. In a ruling Friday supreme court jus Tice Sandra Day o Connor temporarily lifted a lower court order that had protected the aliens from deportation. O Connor noted that the High court ruled against another group of aliens in a similar Case in june. The immigration rights groups that won the lower court order appeared to Lack Legal standing she said put added that the aliens could sue on their own behalf. The 1986 immigration Reform and control act offered Legal residency to All illegal aliens who had lived in the United states continuously since Jan. 1. 1982. The one year period for applying for am Nesty expired May 4,1988. In 1989, a Federal judge in Seattle gave some aliens a new Chance to seek Legal status under the amnesty program. About 20,000 to 50,000.aliens Are involved their lawyer said adding that some were denied Legal status under the amnesty program while others did not apply be cause they expected to be rejected. Last summer . District judge bar Bara Rothstein in Seattle barred immigration officials from deporting those aliens while their cases were pending. Rothstein ordered the immigration and naturalization service to give the aliens work per mits and either act on their cases within 90 Days or provide them notice. The government is appealing her order to the 9th . Circuit court of appeals. O Connor who hears emergency matters from the 9th circuit court lifted Rothstein s order until the Appeal is decided. In seeking the order granted Friday solicitor general Drew Days i said Rothstein s order would create wide spread interference with the administration of the immigration  the Justice department has asked the High court to set aside the ruling that let the aliens renew their bids for Legal status. In a similar immigration Case the supreme court in june set aside a ruling that had Given 300,000 other illegal aliens a new Chance under the amnesty  justices said courts did not have enough information to decide whether the aliens were eligible to contest their cases. Plane rams building investigators examine the wreckage Friday Ofa Light plane that crashed into an apart ment building in Santa Monica Calif. Two student Pilot were killed including the son of filmmaker Sydney Pollack. Steven Pollack 34, and David Lyon 35, were identified As the fatalities. Another Man in the plane and five people on the ground were injured. The plane had just taken off when it clipped a Power line and slammed into Carport bursting into flames witnesses said. Sex video allegedly found in rap Singer s hotel suite new York a rapper tupac shakur in new York to film a pm rated movie about basketball also stars in an a rated production apparently meant for private viewing a Law enforcement source said Friday. Police searching shakur s suite at the Parker Meti Dien hotel last week found a 20-minute videotape that shows shakur and a Young woman engaged in a sex act said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Police do not know her name or age and Are trying to find her the source said. A police spokesman declined to comment on the source s report. Police obtained a search warrant for shakur s hotel room after a 20-year-old woman complained that she was sexually attacked there by the rapper and then offered to three of his mends As a re Ward for their service to him. Shakur 22, of Marin City.  Fuller 23, of Richmond. Calif. And Ricardo Brown 30. Of Miami were indicted on sodomy and sexual abuse charges in the alleged attack. They Carefree on bail and police Are looking for the fourth Man. Shakur s lawyer Mich Elwarren said last week that police had confiscated a cassette but he did not say anything about its contents. They seized a lot of things that had Todo with his fans his female fans Ful Ler s lawyer Robert Ellis said Friday. The new York daily news quoted Alaw enforcement source Friday As saying the woman on the tape looks like a minor and seems to be drunk or on drugs. She does not look like she s in he right Frame of mind the news quoted its source As saying. Truck dumps Asphalt on car killing 2 Madison Tenn. A a dump truck with faulty brakes overturned and spilled steaming Asphalt on a car killing a Mother and her daughter inside. Tina Piper 24, was dead when fire fighters dug her out from under the 300 degree Road paving material Friday. Her 8-year-old daughter Jennifer died later at a Nashville Hospital police said the truck Driver Billy Shaw told them his brakes failed and a police Check showed that the brakes were defective. Shaw 37, told police that he was going downhill realized the brakes did to work Down shifted and tried to turn at an intersection. The truck struck one car and overturned on the pipers Toyota. Shaw is a Driver for session paving co. Police said they do not expect to file charges