European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 16,1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5israel, Jordan plan talks in . Jerusalem a prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan a King Hussein will meet in Washington on july 25, a breakthrough in the Effort to conclude a historic peace agreement. Word of the meeting came Friday from Rabin a office which released a message from president Clinton to jordanian and israeli leaders. Clinton called the agreement for the Washington talks a another step Forward toward achievement of comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle  the president sent Secretary of state Warren Christopher to the Region to help the two countries resolve remaining differences. Foreign minister Shimon Peres called the meeting a a turning Point in our relations with Jordan and in All of the Middle  Peres said the meeting had an open Agenda. A basically we Are talking about an end to the state of War and the beginning of a state of peace about economic development and the was to reach these  Israel and Jordan agreed on a framework for an Accord in september but the King delayed a final agreement while Syria negotiated with Israel. With those talks moving slowly Hussein apparently decided to go ahead on his own. The jordanian and israeli leaders have never met publicly before though there have been secret contacts. But last week Hussein told the jordanian parliament that he would not hesitate to meet with Rabin if it were As a a a services for Jordan a which is facing threats from All i  his statement was broadcast live suggesting he was preparing the jordanian people for the breakthrough. Egypt is the Only Arab country formally at peace with Israel under a treaty signed in Washington in 1979. The Palestine liberation organization and Israel signed a peace Accord on the White House Lawn sept. 13. While in Washington Hussein and Rabin will address a joint session of Congress Clinton said. Gives Washington a the american bar association on Friday gave supreme court nominee Stephen g. Breyer its highest rating of a Well qualified a adding its voice to the chorus of support for the longtime Boston judge. Breyer a confirmation As Histo is 108th . Supreme court Justice seemed certain As the Senate judiciary committee held the fourth and last Day of its hearing on his nomination. Robert Watkins a Washington lawyer said the Abas 15-member committee on the Federal judiciary unanimously gave Breyer the rating a reserved for the top of the Legal  but not All of fridays testimony was Friendly. The committee is to vote its recommendation before the full Senate has final say on the nomination. In comments prepared for delivery the president of an anti abortion group said Breyer by virtue of being picked by president Clinton has a one flaw which we believe to be  a a nominee for the supreme court must now pass a litmus test a an abortion litmus test. Which other presidents were wrongly accused of applying a said Paige Comstock Cunningham of americans United for life. A a a. A a a we must assume that judge Breyer has passed president Clinton a abortion litmus test a she said. Consumer advocate Ralph. Nader who previously had criticized Breyer As a a pro corporate judge not a people judge a was prepared to testify that Breyer a views of Federal antitrust Law a favor the powerful Over the Little business and the consumer. Breyer concluded three Days of testimony thursday a a smooth performance that pointed to a possible 18-. 0 vote by the Senate committee. , prosecutor is on supreme court nominee Stephen g. Breyer enjoys a Light moment during his nomination hearing this week. In the background is sen. Edward m. Kennedy a mass., a member of the Senate judiciary committee. Heavy Rains in Philadelphia area kill 1 Philadelphia apr thousands of people remained without electricity Friday morning and debris and abandoned cars filled Many roads after Thunder. Storms drenched Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern new Jersey. A woman died in Philadelphia a new Jersey suburbs after she accidentally drove her car into a Lake. She managed to hand her 7-year-old son to rescuers before she disappeared under the water. The storm dumped up to 3 inches of rain in a Short time from Harrisburg pa., to Southern new Jersey. It effectively shut Down Philadelphia International Airport for two hours thursday night and forced police to close the Schuylkill expressway and the Walt Whitman Bridge. Up to 73,000 Homes were without Power at one time and several thousand customers were still without Power Friday morning. Quot police said four people were hospitalized with multiple electric shocks in North Philadelphia after lightning struck near where they were standing knocking Down a Power line. Two were treated and released and two were in critical but stable condition. The woman who drowned was identified As Victoria Hoffman 32, of Audubon n.j., a suburb cast of Philadelphia. Witnesses said the downpour reduced visibility and the woman apparently was t aware that the Street was about to end. A she went right Over the curb and kept going Down into the water a said Mildred Dresbach who lives nearby. A los Angeles a a to station Friday retracted a Story that a prosecutor was at , Simpsons estate before a search warrant had been issued. Kobs had reported that Marcia Clark was at the property june 13 at least 17 minutes before the warrant was signed by a judge at 10 45 . It said its videotape showing Clark was automatically stamped with the time. The District attorneys office had strongly denied Clark was there before the warrant was issued. A we have reasonable doubt so we Are retracting the Story a said Sybil Macdonald director of Media relations for Kobs. Prosecutors thanked the station for retracting the Story. A a we appreciate them taking responsibility taking responsible action a said Suzanne Childs a spokeswoman for the District attorneys office. A we Are All very concerned about seeking fairness and  the report had raised questions about the legality of the search at Simpsons estate the Day after his sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her Condo. A source close to the investigation told the associated press that Clark got to the mansion at 12 30 . And stayed about an hour to watch the search which turned up bloodstains and other evidence. Also Friday a judge granted prosecutors two More weeks to decide whether to charge a1 Cowlings with helping his Friend Simpson flee from police after he was charged with murder. A. A a. Deputy District attorney Jaime Hernandez said prosecutors were still investigating Cowlings role in the 60-mile nationally televised freeway Chase june 17. Cowlings a former football teammate of Simpsons is free on $250,000 bail and has not been formally charged. The freeway Chase with Cowlings at the wheel and Simpson in the Back with a gun to his head ended with Cowlings pulling into the driveway of Simpsons Home and Simpson surrendering. Outside court Friday Cowlings attorney Donald re would not answer questions about Cowlings actions but said he should be praised. A this Man is a hero Quot re said. A a hero is somebody who risks his life for something that he thinks is important. This Man risked his life to try to save his Friend and he did  a pizza hut grilled on health benefits Washington apr key democratic lawmakers accused pizza hut inc. And Mcdonald a corp. Of hypocrisy Friday for opposing a requirement that employers  their workers health insurance in America while paying health insurance and thriving in their overseas operations. A we have a question for them Quot sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., said at a Capitol news conference where he was joined by rep. John Dingell a Mich. A what do they have against american workers. Why do they want to treat japanese workers German workers belgian workers Netherlands workers. Better than they treat the american workers Here at Home a the statements came in response to a study released by the pro Clinton health care Reform project saying both companies were rapidly expanding operations in countries where they Are required to  Large portions of their workers insurance. The health care Reform project says it plans to run full Page advertisements in the new York times and the Washington Post on sunday attacking pizza hut. A no matter How you slice it the ads read a pizza hut does not deliver the same health benefits in America As it does in Germany and Japan. A if pizza hut wins american workers  Rob Doughty a vice president for Public relations at pizza hut called the charges  he said pizza hut does business in 87 countries and knows from experience that employer mandates Hurt. A it does no to serve the customer because it raises prices and it does no to serve the company because it raises costs a Doughty said. As a warning to customers he also said a pizza hut medium supreme pizza which costs $11 in America costs $19 in Germany and $25 in Japan. Mcdonald a had no immediate comment on the charges. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas in an address to american medical association leaders rebuked the White House and its allies for the attack on Kansas based pizza hut. Making the firm buy health insurance would drive prices up to $20 a pizza he asserted. He said pizza hut has 190,000  time employees and a the Clinton plan would Cost them $200 million. They say a just raise your Price of  it does no to work that