European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday september 29,1994 Bill would end baseball s antitrust status Washington a a House subcommittee on wednesday approved legislation to strip baseball of its antitrust exemption on labor matters. The Bill was sent to the House judiciary committee which has scheduled a vote on the legislation for today. On the other Side of the Capitol sen. Howard Metzen Baum a Ohio said he would introduce similar language As an amendment to another Billon the Senate floor. The Barons of the game appear to have forgotten the fiduciary respect of a Public Trust said rep. Jack Brooks the Texas Democrat who chairs the House judiciary committee. The House judiciary committee s subcommittee on economic and commercial Law approved the Bill by a voice vote. Rep. Hamilton fish or. Of new York the ranking Republican was the Only one to speak out against the Bill. What is Congress doing interfering in a labor dispute when there is no National Security interest involved fish ". Union head Donald Fehr testified last week that the strike which began aug. 12, would end if the Bill is enacted. But Mike Synar the Oklahoma Democrat who sponsored the legislation made two important changes in the version that was approved wednesday that makes it less favourable to the Union. The first eliminated what amounted to an automatic in Junction against a salary Cap until any lawsuits Are decided. The second left it up to the courts to determine whether the Union would have to de certify before a suit could be heard a tactic used by nil players after their 1987 strike. Synar s original Bill would have allowed the major league baseball players association to sue without de certifying. Eugene Proa the Union s no. 2 official said the provi Sion stopping a salary Cap until after lawsuits was Nec Essary for the strike to Stop Proa in a Telephone inter View from his new York office said he would have to study the changes before giving the Union s reaction. Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland indians attended the subcommittee meeting along with Stephen Fehr the brother of the Union Leader and former major league in fielder Tony Bernazard now a Union official. Metzenbaum an Ohio Democrat said he intended to attach the antitrust language to a spending Bill for the District of Columbia which was being debated on the Senate floor this afternoon. I think the american people want to see baseball played Metzenbaum told the Senate wednesday. I Don t think we can have a world series anymore this year but i think there s a worry players won t go to Spring train ing v .,-.,.-. Metzenbaum at first was going to offer the amendment to the appropriations Bill for the labor and health and human services departments. There s a lot of mane vering behind the scenes said sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah sen. J. James Exon a neb. Blocked a baseball anti Trust Bill from coming to the floor earlier this month. I will do everything i can to oppose this Exon said. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept. 29,1984 president Rea Gan and soviet foreign minister an Drei Gromyko held a very Strong personal interchange of views that resulted in no specific agreements except to keep in 20 years ago sept. 29,1974 president Ford closing his economic Summit con Ference announced that he would Lay before the nation within 10 Days a coherent and consistent pro Gram to overcome inflation. 30 years ago sept. 29,1964 president John son named a four member commit tee to advise him on the Warren commission s recommendations and said he would request an imme Diate review of the report to facilitate prompt action to improve presiden tial Security. 40 years ago sept. 29,1954 France called for a seven nation european Arma ments authority to guard against runaway rearmament by Wester Many. 50 years ago sept. 29,1944 British prime minister Winston Churchill told the House of commons that the War in Europe might be Over by the end of 1944, but that he could not Guaran tee that several months of 1945 May not be required to end it. World War ii 50 years ago today sept. 29 19 44 German is soldiers launch a reprisal Campaign at Marabotto Italy for attacks by italian partisans and will kill 1,836 civilians Over the next few Days. Canadian troops gain More ground in the attack on germans holding the French port of Calais. Nationalist chinese and amen can engineers begin building a military Road linking my Itkina Burma and Kunming China. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 hero Binky puts Gaffe on our Sis Anchorage Alaska a a Polar Bear that chewed on a couple of folks May seem an unlikely cult hero. But this is Alaska and Well things Are differ ent Here. Not that people Don t feel sympathy for those nursing their wounds. It s just that alaskans think you get what you de serve when you act stupidly around a wild animal. Even one that lives in a zoo. I feel sorry for the people who got Hurt but in both cases it was their own fault said Sammye Seawell director of the Alaska zoo in Anchorage where Binky the Polar Bear lives. The first problem arose in july when an australian tourist paid a High Price for venturing too close to Binky s Cage. The woman was climbing Over the Sec Ond of two safety rails to get a close up photo when the 850-Pound Bear stuck his head through the bars and grabbed her in his jaws. She escaped with a broken leg and bite wounds. Another visitor caught the scuffle on videotape including a shot of Binky pacing around his pen later with the woman s Tennis shoe in his Mouth. That attack spawned a to shirt featuring Binky the Tennis shoe and the words Send More tourists this one got away.". Alaska Shook its collective head and chalked the mauling up to tourist naivete. The woman later earned a measure of local respect by admitting she was at fault and promising not to sue. Six weeks later the 20-year-old Bear was Back on the front Page. Two Ancho rage apparently after a Long night of drinking to take a dip in the Pool Binky shares with his furry companion nuke. Police say the pair sneaked into the zoo and were stripping Down in front of the Cage when Binky showed up and locked his jaws onto one of them. The teen was pulled away by his Friend but not before Binky had left him with leg injuries. Both teens face charges on trespassing and underage drinking. Since then it s been take no prisoners Binky Chews on a Tennis shoe that belonged to a woman who got too close to his Cage. Bink mania there Are jokes the state won t be asking for any jail time for the kid it already has its Pound of there Are More hot Selling to shirts Binky for governor take a bite out of there is music a local comedy revue worked up a rap song by bad blood Binky that includes the lines drink a Case of Bud and act real Cool. Like a teen age mutant brain dead there have been editorial cartoons one shows Binky saying to nuke mauled teen Ager my butt How about hero Bear prevents youth from drawing ? " and there have been letters to the Edi Tor of the Anchorage daily news. Lots of them All pro Binky. When foolish people place their Nameon Binky s dinner menu we should have the decency to allow Binky to eat his entire meal in peace one said. Another encouraged zookeepers to set aside a Day for people to come and play with Binky if they want to this program would solve two problems. The food Bill for Binky would be reduced and the test scores for our schools would certainly Rise. Year s Extension sought for Juk Board Washington a the House sent president Clinton a Bill tuesday extending for a year a Board that reviews re cords on John f. Kennedy s assassination. The Board was established in 1992, but then president Bush did not appoint any members and the current Board was not sworn in until last april cutting its three year life by half. John f. Kennedy assassination re cords review Board is responsible for examining hundreds of thousands of documents on the president s 1963 Dallas slaying and deciding whether they can be made Public. The Bill specifies that the Board can use the Federal Supply service and the . Mail under the same conditions As other government agencies and requires allem Plo yees to qualify for the necessary Security clearances before they take office. The Board was formed with the aim of speeding the release of records pertaining to the assassination. It is not authorized to conduct another investigation into the death of the president. Meanwhile on monday a new group called the coalition on political assassinations announced a conference in Washington from oct. 7 to 10 to give the american Public a professional assess ment of the documents and evidence re leased so
