European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday january 25, 1994 a i at a glance Ross Perot has emerged from Polit ical hibernation with a pledge to fight president Clinton s health care plan. Sec Story on Page 6. Agent testifies a Federal agent said in the murder trial of 11 Branch davidians in Texas that he climbed while wounded to the roof of the cult compound during a cease fire to retrieve bodies of slain colleagues. Page 4 texan reassured the Energy department has promised texans that it will limit the storage of plutonium at a nuclear arms factory pending a review of potential hazards. Page massacre in Colombia Colombia experienced its blood Iest massacre in More than five year s when gunmen fired automatic weapons at Shantytown revellers killing at least 33 people. Page 9 finding the words the rain in stain space mainly in the claim according to a voice activated computer it does. Page 10 employees forewarned the chairman of Microsoft corp. Warned employees of More intense Competition from the company s rivals. Page 14 1 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 22-24 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 computers. 1q crossword 21 faces a places. 20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope 24 Jumble 24 letters 12 Money matters 14 sports 26-32 to listings 31 weather 11 Perry from Page 1" and technology in both government serv ice and private Industry. In the Carter administration Perry waste undersecretary for research and development. Among his accomplishments in that position was to Buck congressional opposition to the development of the stealth fighter and to laser guided smart bombs both used widely in the persian Gulf War. Perry also has been a professor of Engi Neering at Stanford University in califor Nia the president of an electronics firm a management consultant and the director of an International arms control think tank at Stanford where he worked with former soviet officials on commercial applications for their military industries. The news came shortly after a senior administration official speaking on condition of anonymity disputed a new York times report that cited Pentagon officials As saying Perry told White House chief of staff Thomas Mack Mclarty on saturday that he did not want the Cabinet Post. The Senate hearings on Perry s Nomi nation Are expected to take place by Early March. Until then defense Secretary Les Aspin has agreed to stay on the Job Pentagon officials said. The White House forced Aspin to announce his resignation last month. Aspin agreed to stay on until a successor was s troubled tenure included controversies Over the Clinton policy on Gays in the military and the deaths of . Humanitarian forces in Somalia. In addition to its embarrassment Over Inman s. Abrupt withdrawal the White House had also been told by two prominent defense experts Nunn and former Republican sen. Warren b. Rudman of new Hampshire that they did not want to be considered for the Job. Judge orders Packwood to give up diaries Washington a a Federal judge ruled monday that Republican sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon must turn Over his diaries to the Senate ethics com Mittee which is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct obstruction an witness intimidation. . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson acknowledged that the material sought by the committee was extremely personal and private in but he said the committee which subpoenaed the diaries will review the materials in a manner that respects sen Ator Packwood s legitimate expectations of privacy and is therefore reasonable under the fourth amendment Jackson also said Packwood enjoyed no fifth amendment privilege Navy from Page 1 said the spokesman for the 6th Fleet the largest Navy command in the Mediterranean. The pair has since been moved tothe . Naval Hospital in Naples awaiting Transfer to the United states he said. Days before she gave birth the 21 year old denied being pregnant the spokesman said. However her supervisors sent her to sick Bay for an examination. Based on a pregnancy test taken Jan. 13 and information provided by the patient she was diagnosed a being about 10 weeks pregnant. Three Days later the facts of life proved to be quite different from that diagnosis women Are normally allowed to stay on a ship until their 20th week of preg Nancy when they Are transferred to Shore duty. The woman joined the Navy a year ago and has been on Board the Yellowstone for about six months. She was originally assigned to the repair department but was sent to the ship s food service division about two month Sago. Most new sailors spend a few weeks in the division assisting with food preparation and clean up. Navy regulations Call for female sail ors to be returned to sea duty approximately four months after a six week convalescent leave is completed. Fleet officials said it is not known if the sail or will return to the Yellowstone. The official said there is no evidence to Sug Gest any disciplinary action is being taken against the Sailor. The Yellowstone s Home port is nor Folk va., and the ship is on a six month Mediterranean cruise. It is Ingata making repairs to the 6th Fleet flagship the guided missile cruise Belknap. Abortion from Page 1 operation Rescue and other s decision reinstated that Law suit. Wendy Wright a spokeswoman for operation Rescue called the decision Complete travesty of Justice. The supreme court justices obviously do not understand How far reaching this Case this opens the floodgates for Rico to be used against anybody who uses free speech in a Way that offends somebody else or Freedom of religion or Freedom of Assembly she said referring to the fed Era racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act. Eve Paul of planned parenthood said we re delighted. Now has to go Back and establish the facts that there were criminal acts. I m sure now will be Able to do however the ruling Falls far Short of resolving All Legal issues surrounding anti abortion activities. Just last Friday the High court agreed to clarify sometime by july How far courts and local governments May go in restricting protesters outside abortion clinics. That Case pits the free speech rights of abortion protesters against the rights of women seeking abortions and of abortion clinic employees to be free from harassment intimidation and other illegal conduct. The court in 1992 reaffirmed the Cor holding of its landmark Roe is. Wade Deci Sion of 1973 that women have a constitutional right to abortion. The focus of monday s ruling was More on illegal conduct than on peaceful protest outside abortion clinics and whether such conduct can Lead to lawsuits under the anti racketeering Law. Writing for the court chief Justice Wil Liam h. Rehnquist said Rico can be invoked to sue Over ideologically motivated crimes not just economically motivated crimes. Now and other abortion rights advocates contend that operation Rescue and others Are engaged in a nationwide Campaign of terror and like mobsters Are Vio lating Rico s ban on organized crime. The Law makes it a crime for any person employed or associated with any Enterprise in., interstate or foreign Commerce. To participate in a pattern of racketeering under Rico a pattern of racketeering amounts to two or More predicate acts from a Long list of underlying crimes including extortion. Now s lawsuit alleges that a coalition of anti abortion groups is engaging in extortion by use of harassment As Sault destruction of property and other Ille Gal acts. If now s lawsuit is successful it could Cost operation Rescue and aligned groups plenty. Those successfully sued under Rico s civil provisions must pay triple damages. Harding from Page wanted $100,000 for this kind of Job be cause of who she was. They laughed it off but they had no doubt she was serious. A few Days later she amended her offer the paper said. She wanted to know if someone would just beat up Harding and Gillooly separated Las Spring and they were divorced in August. They reconciled in september referring to themselves As husband and wife an sharing a House until tuesday when har Ding said she was separating from Gillooly to concentrate on the olympics. The newspaper citing unidentified sources also reported monday that authorities think they have to arrest Harding in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan but do not want to charge her until the Case is airtight. Meanwhile the . Figure skating association said monday that it wants some hard facts about Harding and the attack on Kerrigan before deciding whether Harding competes in the Winter olympics. We re waiting for Law enforcement officials to get the Correct information association spokeswoman Kristin Matta said. And the . Olympic committee i waiting for the figure skating association to act. It s in their Back Yard spokes Man Mike Moran said. Meanwhile a grand jury investigation resumed monday. Four people have been charged with conspiring to club Kerrigan on the knee Jan. 6 in Detroit Gillooly Harding s one time bodyguard Shawn Eckardt the alleged hit Man Shane m. Slant and the alleged Driver of the getaway car Derrick b. Smith. The attack kept Kerrigan out of the National figure skating championships which Harding went on to win. Both skat ers were Given spots on the olympic team. Harding has not been charged and de Nies any involvement. Eckardt has accused her of helping plan and cover up the attack. The oregonian said much of the attack Case against Harding is based on statements from three of the four me charged. Harding s lawyer Robert Weaver did not immediately respond to requests for comment left on answering machines at his Home and office Early monday. Fri spokesman Bart Gori declined comment monday on the oregonian s report referring All questions to the prosecutor s office. The prosecutors in the Case were unavailable for comment
