European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday january 22,1994 principal scraps Star Cross d Romeo ban London a a primary school principal who objected to a totally heterosexual Story said thursday that she was wrong in Banning Romeo and Juliet. Parents school officials newspapers and prime minister John major had joined in the uproar against Jane Hardman Brown headmistress of Kings Mead primary school in London s East end. Brown had refused to let her pupils take part in a production of Shakespeare s classic and turned Down a charitable foundation s offer of tickets for a Ballet version at the Royal opera House. I am dismayed at the distress i have caused to parents staff and pupils by the unwelcome Media. Attention which has focused on the school Brown said in a statement released after she met with local education officers. She did not elaborate on her objections to pro Neo and Juliet. Gus John Hackney s director of education said Brown had been trying to apply school policies of giving children As balanced an approach to the curriculum As  she accepts that she was seeking to bring a series of ideological considerations to the Content of the play and that was wholly inappropriate John said. Among those questions was something like could it be considered that Romeo and Juliet is a totally heterosexual Story " parents told reporters outside Kings Mead school that it was stupid to prevent children from seeing a classic and that the decision should have been left to them v. ". Sandra Curtis said her 8-Yearrpld son James wanted to go to the Ballet. She is not considering the kids. She s Only considering what she feels which i Don t think is fair Curtis said. Mark Lushington associate Secretary of the Hackney teachers association said Brown was also concerned about gang violence in Shakespeare s play and the violence s effect on children who see enough of that in their depressed racially mixed neighbourhoods. The effect would be the same As watching the terminator the next Day they would club together and say remember what those montages did in the play last night let s do that too Lushington said. ". But such concerns appeared to be a minority View. Pat Corrigan education chairman for Hackney Borough Council described Brown s original decision As an act of ideological idiocy and cultural Philistin ism betraying no knowledge either of great Art or of equal  ,. In the House of commons major said a ban on Romeo and Juliet would be widely unpopular among parents who want their children to be taught in schools the basics of English language English history and All the things that will equip them for a proper  to p c h Stop her a i de turns in Resig nation Washington up . Secre tary of state Warren Christopher s top hand picked aide for policy planning re signed Friday. Samuel w. Lewis is the seventh stat department official and the third among Christopher s inner Circle to resign. Although Christopher and Lewis heaped Praise on each other in an Exchange of letters the state department has been Rife with rumours for weeks that Lewis Felt out of the Loop in decision making. Excerpts of the letters made available by the state department appear to cutout All but one Small reference to Lewis displeasure. When you unexpectedly asked me to join you last january i accepted in the expectation that the policy planning staff could importantly assist in charting the course for our foreign policy Lewis wrote. That excerpted Section goes no  Christopher in his response thanks Lewis for his  Lewis also spent several Days in intensive care two months ago after an Auto Mobile Accident and is said to be in frag Ile health. A career foreign service officer who held several posts in the Middle East Lewis came put of retirement to join the Linton administration. The policy planning director said Suc Cess in the Middle East peace process was the highlight of his year at the state department. Five aides have quit in protest of the Clinton administration s inability to Stop the Bloodbath in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were four Balkan desk officers and the refugee Bureau s director who was ambassador in Belgrade Yugoslavia when the War began. In addition Deputy Secretary Cliftons. Wharton resigned because of the perception that state department official were sabotaging his standing by leaking uncomplimentary information to the Media. Indonesia bars magic Johnson Jakarta Indonesia a Ameri can basketball Star magic Johnson will not be allowed to enter Indonesia As Parton an All Star team because he is infected with the aids virus a top immigration official said Friday. I will Block his visit because of his aids disease Roni Sika sin Raya director general of immigration told a news conference. He said a 1992 immigration Law per mits the government to deny entry to people with contagious diseases. Although Johnson is infected with the virus that causes aids he has not devel oped symptoms. Johnson was scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on feb. 24 along with an All Star team for three Days of exhibition play at the invitation of Indonesia s basketball association. French connection a customs officer shows part of the 1.2 tons of pure cocaine with a Street value of More than $150 million seized in Toulouse France on Friday. The haul in the Southern French City was the largest Ever in France. The drugs were apparently in route from Colombia to Italy. Three italians were arrested during the investigation. American teacher in Naples detained in drug Case Sysu Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau a . Civilian charged with Possession of an hallucinogenic drug and marijuana is under House arrest italian police con firmed Friday. Joseph Zaher a teacher at Naples High school was taken into custody Jan. 7 by italian authorities at his residence in Fontana Blue apartments said an offi Cial at pin Tamare police station. Italian police said they confiscated 250 Grams of marijuana and about 280 Grams of a suspicious substance. That is about 8.75 ounces and 9.8 ounces respectively. Italian lab tests showed the substance was the psychedelic drug pc also known As Angel dust. We Are not just talking about one joint or a Small amount of drugs that someone would use in a Day an italian official said. This is a significant amount of  a spokesman at the . Naval Crimi Nal investigative service which accompanied the italian police on the Day of the arrest said that As of Friday afternoon the Agency had not been told that pc was found at Zaher s residence. Italian authorities said Zaher was placed under House arrest because he had no prior criminal record in Italy and did not appear to be a dangerous individual. In Italy people under House arrest Are confined to their Homes at All times and Are not allowed visitors. Authorities said Zaher probably will remain under House arrest until the investigation is Complete and a trial Date has been set which May be within the next six months. It s Likely that Italy will retain jurisdiction in the Case the italian official said. If a crime is committed in Italy it should be paid for in Italy he added. Both italian police and american Mili tary authorities said they could not re lease further details until their investigations Are Complete. A Domestic dispute Between Zaher and his wife prompted the search that led to Zaher s arrest said a spokesman for the investigative service. Students and faculty at the school were told in a written bulletin not to discuss the serious Domestic incident out of respect for the confidentiality and privacy of the  officials with the department of de sense dependents schools in washing ton d.c., declined to comment on their own investigation of Zaher or specify whether there were any disciplinary actions pending. We will do everything we can to Safe guard the kids said William Medlin chief in charge of employee relations. Obviously Dodds considers any use of illegal drugs by its employees As totally unacceptable. We have a Strong policy against illegal drug