European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes i . Saturday december 18,1993 Meinhold re enlists in Navy As ouster attempt continues san Francisco apr an openly Gay Sailor re a a done task Don t Tell formula worked out by president enlisted in the Navy on thursday then listened As a Clinton and Congress. Government lawyer resumed the Battle to expel him the discrimination ban was narrowed at the adminis from the military. / to ration a request to apply Only to Meinhold while the Petty officer 1st class Keith Meinhold who was Dis Case is on Appeal. The ruling could affect government charged in August 1992 after revealing that he was to policy on homosexuals in the military a sexual took his oath from it. Zoe Dunning a re thursday s hearing focused on the old policy which serve officer and a lesbian who is also fighting Navy has been commonly described As a ban on Homo sex efforts to kick her out. Urls. Judge Pamela a. Rymer a in the past the panels about an hour later Justice department lawyer most conservative member a said a policy based solely Mark Levy told a panel of the 9th . Circuit court of on homosexual status would have Quot a lot of Constitution App cats that a lower court order forbidding the Mili Al  Levy said the Pentagon policy is not an tary from any forms of discrimination based in sexual absolute ban. It would allow a homosexual to remain in orientation would prevent implementation of the new the military if the person could Quot live by the  the stars and stripes10 year Sago dec. 18,1983 a terrorists exploded a car bomb at harrods department store in London raining fire Glass and debris onto thousands of Christmas shoppers. Police said at least five people died.20 year Sago dec. 18,1973 a terrorists fire bombed a pan american jetliner at the Rome Airport killing 30 persons then hijacked a Lufthansa Airliner to. Athens killing four hostages before Greece released two jailed palestinians.30 year Sago dec. 18,1963 the Berlin Wall is to open dec. 20 for the first time in two years beginning a flood of an estimated 8,000 people into the communist sector for a Christmas visit with relatives.40 year Sago dec. 18,1953 a a homeward bound b-29, forced by engine trouble to turn Back toward Guam plunged into a military housing area on the Island and exploded killing 17 persons and injuring 14.50 year Sago dec. 18,1943 a the Royal air forces sixth major raid on Berlin in four weeks a 1,500-ton Cascade of High explosives and incendiaries left huge fires burning in the Reich a capital and evoked a fresh wave of reprisal threats from nazi broadcasters. World War ii50 years ago today dec 18 1.943 cd Tang Kai Shek puts ail nationalist chinese troops in India and the Hula Wing Wley in Northern Burma under the command of . Forces led by Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell american warplanes strike japanese targets on new Britain Island in preparation Tor a second . Landing at Cape Gloucester. Allied troops make More gains on Italy s Western front. Source 2194 Days 01 Var w. H. Shrift publishers inc. Leith a Chelsea Mich. Apr a High school teacher allegedly shot and killed his superintendent and wounded two colleagues during a grievance meeting thursday. The teacher then returned to his classroom and quietly graded papers until police came. Quot i found him sitting in a chair in the classroom by himself. He said a i and he was taken into custody a police chief Lenard Mcdougall said. A Calm that would be the easiest Way to describe  no immediate charges were filed and police would not release the suspect s name. But students and colleagues at Chelsea High school identified him As science teacher Steve Leith. Police said the teacher had walked out of a Union grievance meeting thursday and got his 9 my semiautomatic pistol from his car. Quot he came Back and stood at the doorway for a couple of seconds Drew a pistol from his pocket and started shooting a Mcdougall said. The teacher then dropped the gun and walked to his classroom police said. Leith s wife Alice an English teacher administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the superintendent 47-year-old Joseph Piasecki. A then she made a statement a id better go take care of Steve a a said Bud Janich a retired teacher at the school which has about 730 students. Piasecki was shot four times in the Chest and died at a Hospital. English teacher Phil Jones 44, was treated for an abdominal wound and released. Principal Ronald Mead 43, was in Good condition with a Teg wound. Leith was at the meeting to discuss a grievance he had filed about a personnel file the District was compiling said Kim Brennen Root a spokeswoman for the teachers Union. She would not give details. It has been about 20 years since the last staying in Chelsea a Village of 3,800 about 15 Miles West of Ann Arbor. The town has Only seven full time police  trap video game zapped by toys r us by the new York times amid growing Public complaints about bloody video games toys Quot a Quot us has stopped Selling Ine Sega genesis Home video game night trap saying it is too violent for children. But the company the nations largest seller of toys and games w ill continue to sell mortal combat a much More widely available game that has also generated protests by parents Over its violence and sexual Content thursday s announcement comes As an outcry Over violence on television and in video entertainment has led to Calls for regulation of the video game Industry. At a Senate subcommittee hearing last week representatives of Sega enterprises Nintendo of America and Large retailers like Sears and toys Quot a Quot us said they would develop a voluntary Labelling system aimed at advising parents about the depiction of violence and sex in video games. The ratings which Are Likely to be modelled on a system followed by the movie Industry Are also intended to Ward off legislation that would establish More stringent controls. Sega and Nintendo dominate the $6 billion video game Industry. The toys a or Quot us announcement was made by Michael Goldstein the company a vice chairman. A this is a decision we made several weeks ago with the concurrence of Sega which agrees with our decision a Goldstein said of the action by the company w hich has 5s1 retail stores across the United states. Sega introduced its own rating system this summer and labels night trap As inappropriate for children younger than 17. In night trap players try to prevent a gang of hooded vampires from capturing scantily Clad sorority Sisters. If the player fails the killers use a neck drilling device to Drain the women a  pan am flight 103 Case from wire reports Washington a the cose against two libyans accused of bombing pan am flight 103 was politically motivated and should be dismissed two defense attorneys said thursday. Frank Rubino and Jon May filed a motion in . District court seeking the dismissal of an indictment that charges Abdel Basset Ali Ai Mezrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fahimah with terrorism and the deaths of the 189 americans aboard the jetliner. The United states has demanded unsuccessfully that Libya hand Over the suspects for trial. Both remain under House arrest in Libya Rubino said. Quot the indictment is politically motivated and a _ foreign policy tools of the former Bush administration the motion said. A both the defendants and the government of Libya Are victims of a massive cover up to protect Syria and Iran from their rightful blame. A the Justice department declined to comment. The plane exploded in december 1988 Over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people aboard the plane and on the  Bock health plan Washington a leaders of 10 doctors organizations appeared on stage with president Clinton on thursday to express support for his health care plan. The doctors also underlined their differences with the american medical association which has objected to Many elements of the plan. The group included obstetricians paediatricians family doctors internists specialists in preventive Medicine and spokesmen for groups representing Black and hispanic doctors. The group also endorsed one of the plans most hotly debated features a requirement that employers buy health insurance for their workers. Republicans and conservative democrats have been pecking away at Clinton a plan endorsing the presidents goal or Universal health insurance coverage while complaining that his proposal relies far too much on a Complex untested Federal regulatory apparatus. Last week the Ama urged Congress to consider alternatives to Clinton a proposed employer  a Section rejected Chicago a the state s highest court refused to enter a dispute thur Jay Over an attempt to Force a pregnant woman to have a caesarean Section to save her endangered fetus. The Illinois supreme court s two sentence order upheld an appellate court ruling and effectively ended an Appeal by Cook county Public guardian Patrick Murphy the fetus court appointed guardian. A the Case is Over the Mother does no to have to have the operation Quot said supreme court spokesman John Matigan. Murphy said he would Appeal to the . Supreme court but he questioned whether the High court could act in time. Doctors said the fetus which is nearing full term is being deprived of oxygen and will die or suffer severe brain damage unless it is surgically removed from the womb. 5 the 22-year-old Chicago woman identified As Quot mrs poem or Quot Mother does in court papers says god will protect her fetus through miracles records  probe expanded Washington a the Senate ethics committee is expanding its investigation of sen. Bob Packwood to determine whether he obstructed its yearlong inquiry by altering tape recordings of his diaries. Senate lawyers told . District judge Thomas p. Jackson on thursday that the Oregon Republican a senator for 25 years altered the diary tapes As he anticipated an ethics committee subpoena for the material. Jackson ordered the diary materials taken into protective custody and they arrived thursday afternoon at the Federal courthouse. The committee has been investigating Packwood for alleged sexual misconduct and intimidation of witnesses. The panel subpoenaed the diaries to consider extending the inquiry to include a lobbyist s Job offer to the senators wife