European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 8, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Rostenkowski to attack Legal basis of charge abortion foes to rally in Clinton s Home state from the associated press Little Rock Ark. A anti abortion activists have chosen Clinton territory for three Days of protests but they insist they Arentt challenging a new Federal ban on blocking Access to abortion clinics. Organisers said they Are trying to restore the nations Christian values. They chose the Arkansas capital because president Clinton the states former governor favors abortion rights. A we have come Here to take Back the land from the godless Clinton administration a the Rev. De Martin Florida director of Rescue America said wednesday. The protests were to begin thursday members of operation Rescue and the pro life action network were to join Rescue America at a morning news conference to disclose details of the protests,.California coast polluted san fifteen Miles of.California coastline from the mexican Border North were 1 closed wednesday of Gallons of raw. Sewage were released from a Tijuana pumping. Station. The waste already had travelled a couple of Miles. Up the coast said Gary Stiphany assistant health. Director for san Diego county. Repairs to the Tijuana pumping station will take about 36 hours mexican officials said. Meanwhile up to 20 million Gallons of sewage a Day Are being dumped into the Tijuana River Valley which flows into the Pacific Ocean. Mexican sewage has been a chronic problem for san Diego for years As Tijuana a population and water Supply have outstripped its sewage worried about rain a Cape canaveral Fla. The weather was nasal a sole concern for today a planned launch of space shuttle Columbia. 1 Columbia is scheduled to lift off at 12 43 . For the Laboratory research Mission. The shuttle will carry seven astronauts and thousands of aquatic animals including fish newts Toad eggs and baby sea urchins. Shuttle weather officer de Priselac said rain and thunderstorms were Likely Early this afternoon. He put the Odds of a launch today at 60 pleads innocent Santa Rosa Calif. A the Man charged in the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Jaas has pleaded innocent. Before the trial starts in february Richard Allen Dayis 39, will Challenge the special circumstances that could Lead to the death penalty. On wednesday Davis pleaded innocent to 11 charges ranging from stealing a Nightgown to sexual assault and murder. Public defender Barry Collins said he plans to Challenge at least three of the charges involving special circumstances because of a Lack of evidence. He said he also May try to have the trial moved because of publicity in Sonoma county where the victim lived. Polly was abducted at knife Point oct. 1 from her Home in Petaluma touching off an extensive search that ended after Davis arrest nov. 30. Her body was found dec 4, based on a statement by Davis. Davis also pleaded innocent in december in municipal York landmark sold new York a the Empire state building has been sold to a group of asian and european investors for about $42 million the Wall Street journal reported thursday. The 102-Story landmark was sold by Oliver Grace or. To is 1999 american co last october but the Sale did not become Public until Donald Trump came in As an equity partner last week according to City records. The names of the investors were not disclosed. Trump confirmed that the Sale had taken place. He would not reveal the identities of the investors his ownership stake the amount of Cash he May have invested or the new owners intentions. The building once the tallest in the world was built during the depression. Grace bought it for $40 million in 1991 from Prudential insurance the new York times Washington a rep. Dan Rostyn Kowskie a attorneys said wednesday that they plan a constitutional attack on the 17-count felony indictment against the lawmaker in an Effort to win a Quick dismissal or at least a narrowing of the charges. At a half hour hearing in Federal court in Washington Dan k. Webb Rostenkowski a chief attorney said the defense would file three motions by aug 3 arguing that Many of the counts should be dismissed because the Constitution shielded Rostenkowski from intrusions by other branches of the government. Webb said the motions would be based both on the speech and debate clause of the Constitution which protects official statements by members of Congress and on Congress Rufe making authority which makes lawmakers responsible for setting standards for their official conduct a the vast vast majority of the charges in this indictment basically Are based on congressional rules As to whether congressman Rostenkowski properly spent Money for congressional purposes a Webb told reporters after the hearing. Charlotte . Apr tapes from the cockpit voice recorder of a us air Jet show the Captain and first officer were silent in the final seconds before the plane crashed. The Captain decided to abort the Landing during a thunderstorm saturday when the plane was 200 feet above the runway the Captain gave the order to put the throttles to the firewalls or give the engines maximum Power and the plane climbed to 350 feet before encountering what is believed to be a wind Shear or a rapid downward Rush of cooler air. A from the time the Captain said a firewalls throttles tin til Impact there was no verbal communication by tween the Captain and the first officer a National transportation safety Board member John Ham my Schmidt said wednesday. A at that Point things were happening real less than nine seconds after the captains order the plane hit the ground while travelling 162 Mph he said. Passengers have said that no warning was Given to them before the crash. Transcripts of entire cockpit voice recorder will be released sometime in the next several weeks Ham Mersey mid said. Federal courts have rejected claims by lawmakers in criminal cases who have asserted that the Constitution protects them from prosecutions Over issues connected to their official duties. Prosecutors said in court wednesday that they would reply to the defense motions by the sept. 2 deadline Iset by judge Norma Holloway Johnson but they did not indicate How they planned to rebut the arguments. After the hearing a spokesman for the prosecutors office would not discuss the a Chicago Democrat has pleaded innocent to the charges and was not in the courtroom on wednesday. He was stripped of his chairmanship of the House ways and Means committee when he was indicted but under rules of the House democratic caucus he has kept his seat and could regain his chairmanship if he prevails in court. While Rostenkowski has maintained that he never broke the Law the indictment says he engaged in a pattern of illegal conduct for More than two decades using his office to defraud the government of More than $500,000. It accused him of embezzlement concealing a material fact tampering with a witness and conspiracy. A a a. A a a a the Nosb also is considering holding a Public hearing on the events surrounding the crash of us air flight 1016, which killed 37 passengers. A when you opt hot to have a hearing that Means you know precisely what happened Quot Hammer Schmidt said in an interview following a briefing. A the wind Shear Issue also needs to be studied to a great the voice recorder did not indicate an on Board wind Shear warning device went off prior to the crash he said capt Michael Greenlee and first officer James Hayes who survived the crash said tuesday that they did not hear any such warning. The us air dc-9 went Down about a half mile from the runway after a flight from Columbia . Fourteen of the 20 survivors of remained hospitalized wednesday. Hammer Schmidt said seven of the dead were found within about three feet of an emergency door exit and it was unclear whether they were trying to escape the burning plane. A separate investigative team has been formed to look into the emergency response Effort following the dc-9 crash he said As there May have been some confusion Between police and the air traffic control Tower which was trying to locate the plane on its radar. A a a. A. Map investigators Check the wreckage of a us air Jet in Charlotte ., on tuesday following saturdays crash in a storm. Pilots were silent before Impact
