European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Sunday. July 3,1094 Cia budget Mission facing attack by the Washington Post Washington a eager to trim spending and shocked by the Case of confessed spy Aldrich Hames Congress is mounting an increasingly aggressive As tie responsibilities Between the Agency and Fri for counterintelligence operations abroad. In the latest sign of increased congressional involvement in the Agency a affairs Sault on the Ciao a budget and traditional three leading senators thursday offered Independence. Key congressional committees already have slashed hundreds of millions of dollars from intelligence programs some of which have been applied to the Cia s $3. Billion portion of the Overall $28 billion intelligence Community budget. Over the objections of Cia director James Woolsey and the White House the Senate select committee on intelligence is pushing legislation to set by Law a Bill to set up a presidential commission to study the Post cold War needs for the entire intelligence Community and Freake recommendations by the end of 1996 on a Structure to carry them out. The Bill introduced by sen. John Warner r-va., with the endorsement of intelligence committee chairman Dennis Deconcini a Ariz and sen. Bob Graham d-fla., will be one of several contentious issues taken up on the Senate floor later this month. Warners Bill directs the commission to consider a what functions if any should continue to be assigned the cd a and what capabilities should ii retain for the  it also questions whether the a existing organization and management framework of the Ciao is the Best Structure to carry out its future Mission. Ironically Warner the committees ranking Republican introduced the Bill in Hopes that such a commission would help Blunt attacks from other senators on the Cia and other intelligence agencies. In particular Warner feared that a suggestion by sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., to eliminate the Cia is beginning to catch on. Already the Senate intelligence committee has eliminated $260 million for a specific satellite system that Woolsey insists be funded. On the House Side a Broad $400 million Cut has been applied. The congressional Cia Campaign comes just As the Fri and Pentagon Are nibbling at the Agency a treas of responsibility eyeing its budget and trying to discredit it by leaking embarrassing talks of past Cia foul  according to current and former Agency officials in the aftermath of the Ames Case the Fri has been Given increased control through a presidential directive Over counterintelligence activities in the United states and the Senate committee wants to extend that by Law overseas. Fanciful Daniel Gamble or Newport news va., Hopes a Handy fan will help him avoid suffocation White he Hooks up an audio system inside a 30-year-old Ford Mustang work at a local audio store must go on despite a heat w3ve that has been plaguing the Atlantic coast for Days a a a a 1 a a judge extends ban on abortion Law san Francisco of a never enforced state Law that would require unmarried women under 18 to get parental permission for abortions violates their con. Stith tonal right to privacy an appears court ruled. The ruling by the 1st District court of Appeal made Public Friday continues a court ban on the 19s7 jaw the first major anti abortion statute in California in 20 years. A although minors May have a reduced expectation of privacy they do in fact have a Strong expectation of privacy in making procreative choices a Justice William Stein said in the 3 0 ruling. He also said the Law fails to protect the health of Young women or promote family Harmony. In some cases a minor could be forced to have a child if she did not get. Permission. A a a a a it would be hard to imagine a More egregious breach of social norms a Stein said. Under the Law if a minor was unable to get one Par a be fit a permission she could ask a superior1 court j Edge to r Rule that she was mature enough to make the decision. The Law would Only affect minors living at Home. Attorney general Dan Lungren plans to Appeal the ruling to the state supreme court. Between 20,000 and 30,000 unmarried minors have abortions in the state each year according to groups that support abortion rights. Minors need parental approval for most medical procedures but arc allowed by state Law. To make some privacy related decisions on their own such As seeking drug or alcoholism treatment or prenatal care. Abortion decisions also were exempted until the1987 Law. About half the . States have Laws requiring parental notification or consent for a minors abortion. The . Supreme court has upheld such Laws under Federal constitutional standards. But the California lawsuit relies in the states constitutional right to privacy which has been interpreted by state courts to be More . 3rd sex officer convicted in Detroit beating Detroit apr a former police sergeant was convicted of neglect of duty Friday for failing to Stop two police officers from beating a Man to death with Metal flashlights. Freddie Douglas testified thursday that he never saw a blow struck after he arrived at the scene of the beating As the supervising officer. He was fired after the beating. Douglas faces up to one year in jail for the Misdemeanour. A sentencing Date has not been set. His lawyer said he would Appeal. Former police officers Larry Nevers and a Walter Bud Zyn were convicted last year of second degree murder in the 1992 death of malice Green outside a suspected crack House. A manslaughter charge against Douglas was dropped. A. A witnesses testified Nevers and Budzyn beat Green with heavy Metal flashlights when Green refused to open his clenched hand. Douglas testified that he arrived at the scene to find Nevers trying to control Green who was resisting attempts to handcuff him. Nevers is serving 12 to 25 be Arshin prison Budzyn is serving eight to 18. Arizona fires Lead governor to seek state of emergency Phoenix a p gov. Fife Symington asked the Federal government Friday to declare a state of emergency for All of Arizona after wildfires charred More than 76,000 acres throughout the state Symington had asked for an emergency declaration earlier for Southern Arizona but widened the request to gain additional Money and manpower to Battle the flames. Blazes mostly ignited by the recurring lightning storms of the Monsoon season had blackened at least 76,000 acres of Brush scrub grasses and Trees As of Early Friday according to the Southwest Region coordinating Center m Albuquerque . Dozens of fires continued to Burn out of control late Friday. Center spokeswoman Hallie Locklear said firefighters from As far away As Alaska were being brought in to Battle Arizona blazes. Symington said he expected a response to his request for Federal help by saturday. In the meantime he said the Federal government already has sent eight c-130 transport planes and 120 firefighters to the state to help keep a lid on the fires Over the fourth of july weekend. Helicopter Pilot Jeff c. Carter of Englewood colo., was burned when his aircraft crashed while ferrying supplies to Crews battling a wildfire in the mountains of the Coronado National Forest North of Tucson. He was listed in guarded condition following surgery