European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 30, 1994 . The stars and stripes Pago 11u.s. Delegation to prod Vietnam Laos on mias Washington a president Clinton is sending a High level delegation to Vietnam and Laos to press for information about american soldiers still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War a the delegation will make Clear to Vietnam that further Steps in relations Between our two nations depend on additional tangible Progress on the outstanding pow Mia cases a press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said in a statement tuesday. Clinton initially announced plans for the delegation in february when he lifted the Trade embargo against Vietnam. Myers said the president asked the delegation a to continue the search for answers that will help us achieve the fullest possible accounting for our she said Clinton was particularly looking for a Concrete Progress on possible remains of . resolving discrepancies Over possible sightings of americans assistance in three Way investigations with Laos and accelerating efforts to release documents a that will help Lead to genuine answers a the delegation has departed from Washington and will Stop in Hawaii for briefings with . Officials there. It Vytill visit Vietnam on Friday through monday and travel to Laos on monday and tuesday. It is being led by Deputy Secretary of veterans affairs Hershey Gober assistant Secretary of state Winston lord and Deputy assistant Secretary of defense James Wold. Leaders of the five largest Veteran organizations Are also part of the group As Well As Ann Mills Griffith executive director of the National league of families of american prisoners and missing in Southeast shoots Down part of Brady Law Tucson Ariz. A another Federal judge has struck Down part of the Brady Law saying it is unconstitutional for the government to require local police to conduct background checks of potential handgun buyers. . District judge John Roll also issued a permanent injunction against the requirement tuesday he said having to a a lice conduct the checks violated the fifth amendment ban on vague criminal Laws and a 10th amendment provision that reserves for states All Powers not specifically delegated to the Federal government. Roll let stand the it Orion of the Law that requires a five a waiting period for handgun purchases 7. A my first inclination is Complete elation a said Graham county sheriff Richard Mack who filed the lawsuit and by came a hero of the gun lobby. A a in a really proud to be part of a system that still Justice department lawyer Pamela of Mph who argued the Case had no comment. A constitutional Law professor at the University of Arizona said Rolls ruling has a limited effect. A the ruling of a Federal District judge is binding Only in that judges territory a said Robert j. Glennon or. A it does not bind other District judges even within the same the National Rifle association has backed similar Federal lawsuits in five other states including Mississippi Louisiana and Vermont. A Montana judge issued a ruling similar to Rolls last month and a Texas judge upheld the Law. Tucson will continue running background checks on purchases in the City and surrounding Pima county while officials review Rolls ruling said sgt. Ernie Smith. Phoenix which handles checks for several nearby cities plans to do the same said police chief Dennis Garrett. Ginsburg gets Liberal fag in first year on Hiah court Washington a Ruth Bader Ginsburg has found a comfortable Home at the supreme courts Center in her first year As a Justice. But her votes in the most ideologically divisive cases Are More Liberal than some had expected. A i think she feels greater Freedom How a said Paul Roth Stem a Georgetown University Law professor. A on the supreme court she influences the Law while when on the appeals court she was implementing the Law.�?�. Before being named to the High court by president Clinton last summer Ginsburg had supplanted her reputation As a pioneering advocate of women a rights with a 13-year record As a centrist judge. Conservative commentator Bruce fein said Ginsburg a performance As a Justice a clearly places her in the Liberal . One not Button Issue for Many conservatives is property rights and the court last week greatly enhanced private property owners rights against government regulation that impedes the use of their land. The vote was 5-4, with Ginsburg joining justices Harry Blackmun John Paul Stevens and David Souter in dissent. That coalition 3lso dissented from a 5-4 ruling that allowed police to continue questioning criminal suspects who make what May be ambiguous requests for Legal help. The same four also dissented from a decision that allowed juries choosing Between life in prison or death for murderers to be told that the defendant already is under a death sentence for another crime. Blackmun and Stevens Are considered the courts most Liberal members. Over the past two terms Souter has become perhaps the courts most Liberal centrist. Ginsburg also joined a 6-3 ruling that said keeping people off juries based on their gender is just As unlawful As excluding them based on their race. Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented. A a she a not As extravagant As Harry Blackmun but surely she a w Ith the Liberal crowd on virtually every Tough Issue a fein said. A with Ginsburg and Souter most often moving toward those on the left Only Sandra Day o Connor and Justice Anthony Kennedy Are up for grabs in some
