European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Monday july 11,1994simpson keeps Chin up7 on los Angeles apr . Simpson loft his jail cell for birthday visits with his adult children and lawyer f. Lee Bailey on saturday a Day after he was or do red. To stand trial on charges he killed his former wife and her Friend. Simpson who turned 47, talked with his children from an earlier marriage a Jason 24, and Arnelle 25 a for about an hour through a Glass partition in the jails visiting area. He also talked with Bailey for about the same length of time. A the has his Chin up a Bailey said outside. A Quot a. A a. A. Bailey refused to comment on his conversations with Simpson As did Simpsons children. As they left the jail a group of people waiting to visit other inmates chanted . O.j.,�?� eliciting a smile from Arnelle. Simpson also has two children a Sydwin the stars and stripes10 years ago july 11,1984 a West Germany has agreed to spend $2.5 billion Over the next decade for a new generation of anti aircraft missiles to strengthen its nato defences the defense ministry said.  20 years ago july 11,1974 the . Court of appeals ruled in Washington d.c., that soldiers do not have to submit to urine tests in drug abuse detection programs. 30years ago july 11,1964 a the Republican front runner sen. Barry Goldwater testify told a Black Republican that he would uphold the new civil rights Law should he be elected president 40years ago july 11,1954 a Central Europe a worst flooding in 50 years swept past the Iron curtain into Prague Czechoslovakia while in Austria and Germany an estimated 50,000 peo pie were reported homeless. 50 yeahs go july 11,1944 a a . Army sergeant from a Jank unit supporting infantry troops fighting South of Cherbourg France proved an uninvited guest at a meeting of German troops disrupting their speeches destroying a nazi tank and killing or wounding 75 in the enemy Force. 50 years ago today july 11 1 a 9 a 4 �4 a German tank division briefly Breaks the american line Southwest of St. Jean de Daye in Normandy but is driven off three . Infantry divisions attack toward . In  Frankiin d. Roosevelt gives . Recognition to Charles de Gaulle a exile government As the civil authority for All liberated French territory a japanese assault is repelled at Heng Yang in Eastern China. Source 2194 Days of War a h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 a Ney 8, and Justin 5 a from his marriage to Nicole Brown Simpson found slain last month. Lead defense attorney Robert Shapiro spoke with the football legend by phone saturday. A the s in tears a Shapiro told the los Angeles times for sundays editions. A a it a a horrible Day wite trying to have some pleasant conversation but its  municipal judge Kathleen Kennedy Powell on Friday ordered Simpson bound Over to Superior court for trial in the june 12 stabbing deaths of Nicole Simpson 35, and her Friend Ronald Goldman 25. /. A the los Angeles District attorneys office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty. Arraignment was set for july 22. In a Newsweek poll released. Saturday three fourths of americans believe the former football Star should stand trial and 50 percent think prosecutors should seek the death penalty. Responses among Whites and Blacks differed greatly however. Seventy seven percent of Whites say Simpson should stand trial while Only about a third of Blacks agree the newsmagazine reports in its july 18 Issue. Fewer than half of those polled think he can get a fair trial Newsweek said. Eight in 10 believe the Media has paid too much attention to the Case. Forty two percent believe the coverage has been fair 13 percent believe it is biased in Simpsons favor and 32 percent believe it is biased against him. A can poll found 50 percent of Whites surveyed believe Simpson can receive a 1 fair trial while Only 29 percent of Blacks believe that. A i done to think you can separate this trial involving an african american male from the general atmosphere in this country where racial polarization exists at Many Levels and in Many categories a Joseph Lowery president of the Southern Christian leadership conference said on in no a news maker saturday a you have a Black male and two dead White persons a he said. A but in a not accusing anybody. In a simply raising a  support for Simpson remains High. The jail received 7,000 letters addressed a to Simpson Between wednesday and Friday Deputy Fidel Gonzales said. The letters Are picked up daily by employees for Simpsons defense lawyers who decide which ones Are Given to their client Gonzales said. As a whirlwind whips up ashes saturday a firefighter walks through the waste land left by a fatal Blaze near Glenwood Springs Colo. In Glenwood Springs Colo. Apr a wildfire that killed 14 elite firefighters and threatened this resort town was contained saturday night with help from five new Crews. A a we re in no danger now a fire cmdr. Jack Lee said. A Weire going to whip this. Wite going to kick that fires butt  meanwhile . Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy toured the area calling the fallen firefighters heroes. A these Are extraordinary people who accomplished extraordinary feats a he said. Top level Interior department investigators began Friday to try to determine Why the 14 firefighters on storm King Mountain were trapped and killed in the wind whipped Blaze. Meanwhile fires continued to Dot Western states. A in Texas 27 Texas Forest service firefighters on their Way Home found themselves Back on the line saturday w Hen they were diverted to fight a 1,700-acre Blaze in Presidio county. The firefighters had been headed for East Texas when they were diverted to combat the lightning sparked Blaze near Marfa. A in new Mexico Light rain Friday night helped Crews fight a 1,300-acre wildfire in the Capitan wilderness that was threatening a Cluster of summer Homes. Nearby a 1,300-acre fire burning through Ponderosa Pines and thick undergrowth in the Gila National Forest jumped fire lines. Another fire in the Gila National Forest blackened 3,740 acres by saturday but firefighters expected containment sometime sunday. Firefighters controlled a 5,540-acre Blaze in the Lincoln National Forest. Scientists spot rampant sex on shuttle Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle Columbia already jammed with jellyfish goldfish guppies and salamanders has gained More passengers a two new newts and three fish. Japan a first female astronaut or. Chiaki Mukai spotted the five freshly Laid eggs less than a Day Irto the two week Laboratory research Mission. Four female japanese red bellied newts and four japanese med aka fish a two male and two female a Are among thousands of aquatic animals flying on Columbia As part of space fertilization and developmental studies. The med aka a Guppy like fish weren to swimming in circles endlessly As Many other fish do in space and that left them open for More important matters such As mating. They did no to waste any time. Quot we re very Happy a japanese project scientist Shunji Nagaoka said saturday after learning of the new arrivals. Biologists interested in fish reproduction chose med aka that seemed to be resistant to the common looping behaviour Nagaoka said experimenters Hope to have More than 100 med aka eggs Laid in orbit. It takes about a week for the eggs to Hatch