European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D q Page 6 the stars and stripes . 3 sunday july 31,1994 delighted Breyer thanks backers Washington a shortly after Stephen g. Breyer won Senate approval to become a supreme court Justice he proclaimed himself a absolutely delighted a grinned broadly at the Man who offered him the Job and said a thank  Breyer was at the White House when the Senate voted 87-9 on Friday to approve his nomination. He appeared with president Clinton at a previously scheduled boys nation ceremony for High school students an hour later. A thank you for the Confidence you have placed in me a the 55-year-old Federal appeals judge from Boston told Clinton. He is to be sworn in As the nations 108th supreme court Justice this week in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago july 31,1984 a the Dollar lifted by expectations of High . Interest rates closed at record highs against currencies from France 8.84 francs Italy 1,761 lire and Spain 163.52 pesetas. The Dollar hit an 11-year High against the German Mark at 2.8965. 20 year Sago july 31,1974 a a divided House judiciary committee voted 21 -17 to recommend president Nixon s impeachment on a third charge a that he a a wilfully disobeyed subpoenas for 147 watergate related tapes. 30 years ago july 31,1964 a enemy bullets Are hitting More american officers than enlisted members in the War in South Vietnam. Roughly 60 percent of the 163 . Service members killed in combat since december 1961 have been officers. 40 year Sago july 31,1954-sen. Ralph Flanders launched action to censure sen. Joseph Mccarthy charging him with contempt of the Senate abuse of individual rights and compromising the nations Honor. 50 year Sago july 31,1944 a German Field marshal Erwin Rommel was wounded by Allied aircraft strafing roads near the Normandy front july 11, according to nazi prisoners. World War ii 50 years ago today july 311 a 9 a 4 4 soviet tank units take Jelava near the Gulf of Riga threatening to Cut off German forces on the Northern front red army troops Battle into Kaunas a Lithuania and close in on Warsaw Poland. American pushing South from a ranches capture Selene River Crossings near pontau Bault in Normandy . Marines attack the last pocket of organized japanese troops on Tinian Island. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Arruth publishers inc. 77 # world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 a but no specific time was set court spokeswoman Toni House said. Breyer called the responsibility of serving on the supreme court a awesome rather  but he added a the goal of that Job is the same As for All of us who work in to Etc Law to help make the Law work better for  Clinton praised Breyer by telling the boys nation delegates a this gentleman has set an example of excellence and Fidelity to the Law and the Constitution of which every american can be  Breyer is Clinton a second supreme court nominee to receive easy Senate confirmation. Justice Ruth Bader gins Burg was confirmed by a Senate vote of 96-3 last aug. 3. Appearing with Clinton and Breyer at the White House ceremony for the students were Senate supporters from both parties a Edward Kennedy d-mass., and Orrin Hatch a Utah. Breyer thanked them and Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph Biden d-del., for their support _ the three senators have known him since at least 1979-80, when he served As the committees chief counsel. Kennedy whose support propelled the nomination knew him years before that. Breyer a committee work earned him hatches endorsement even before Clinton nominated him. All nine votes against Breyer came from republicans but he had support from 33 gop senators. During the six hour Senate debate Kennedy called Breyer a extraordinarily Well qualified for the supreme court. A throughout his Long and distinguished career he has demonstrated an outstanding intellect unquestioned integrity and temperament and a deep and abiding commitment to the Constitution and the Rule of Law a Kennedy said. The debate was marked by bipartisan Praise and some cutting criticism some of it from people who voted for his nomination anyway. Breyer a longtime teacher at Harvard Law school in Cambridge mass., has been a Federal appellate judge since 1980. He is now chief judge of the 1st . Circuit court of appeals in Boston. Pfc it Jart Quot v % <3 to a a i v t \ a i Quot if a vow teens teen agers from Martinsburg w.va., Pray among rows of pledge cards on the mall in Washington d.c., on Friday. The cards Are signed by teens vowing abstinence from sex until marriage. Around world a Washington a adult leaders of a sexual abstinence Cai a amp Ign for teen agers say their movement is growing spreading to hundreds of thousands of teen agers from Canada to Uganda. A even though this first began As a Campaign within the United states and was intended for the Young people in our country other nations Are taking an interest by the Day Quot said Richard Ross spokesman for the group True love Waits a tonight 6,000 teen agers in Uganda will be meeting in a Kickoff True love Waits rally. The very same thing is happening in Canada this evening a he said Friday. To Date 150 nations Are actively involved in organizing True love Waits campaigns for their Young  Ross addressed reporters during a super conference on youth evangelism sponsored by the Baptist sunday school Board and youth for Christ. Ross Heads the sunday school Board. As Ross spoke teens worked behind him on the mall hammering in Little stakes holding cards signed by youths pledging abstinence. Ross said they planned to Plant 200,000 of the multicoloured cards by Days end. A we have the sense that we re Riding on the Crest of a wave a said Dave Scherrer a spokesman for youth for Christ. A Young people Are beginning to say they can live a different  True love Waits was born a Little More than a year ago when 59 teens took vows of chastity until marriage at Ross Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Nashville Tenn. In june True love Waits displayed 100,000 pledge cards at a meeting of the Southern Baptist convention in Orlando Fla. In August the group will hold a youth evangelism conference in Anaheim Calif. Housing chief Cisneros sued by sex Lover Washington a housing and Urban development Secretary Henry Cisneros says he had a no obligation Legal or otherwise a to continue $4,000-a-month payments to a former Lover. Linda Medlar a former Campaign aide filed suit in Lubbock Texas on Friday claiming Cisneros reneged on a Promise to help her financially after their romantic relationship became known. Cisneros agreed to the payments because he a recognized his responsibility for making her name photograph and life a Public spectacle and for her Public humiliation and for the destruction of her career and her marriage and agreed that he had a responsibility for the damage done a her lawsuit said. Cisneros who was married at the time of the affair responded in a statement that he had acknowledged the affair in 1988 when he was in his fourth term As mayor of san Antonio and that he then Felt it appropriate a to voluntarily assist is.  he said he made monthly payments for three years but decided he could no longer afford them on a fixed government salary when president Clinton nominated him for the Cabinet Post in january 1993. A department Secretary now makes $148,400 a year. 1 a i explained to is. Medlar that i would. Use some of my savings to give her some assistance so that she could transition to a Job Over the forthcoming year a Cisneros said in a statement. He added in an interview that he offered to help Medlar for another year but that a she insisted she wanted three years at a minimum and i was just not in a position to do  a you can to give in to the threat if you done to have the Money a he said. Medlar claims in her lawsuit that Cisneros made their affair Public and that she a was held up to Public ridicule and scorn and was publicly and thoroughly humiliated a Cisneros said he has sent her no Money since january 1993, but the lawsuit said the last payment was in january 1994. A i Felt i had done everything a person could reasonably do especially since i had assisted her for the better part of three years a the Secretary said. The nine Page lawsuit seeks $256,000 in actual damages and unspecified punitive damages. Cisneros said that the suit a has no Merit since there is no obligation Legal or