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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, November 2, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday november 2,1994 lawyer with his wins Philadelphia firm settles suit he filed Over firing Philadelphia a in a Case similar to the movie Philadelphia a lawyer who has the aids virus settled his discrimination lawsuit  lawyer known Only As a Scott Doe a got hugs and kisses from jurors after the settlement was announced. All sides agreed not to reveal details. A i am anxious to get on with my life and the practice of Law a he said. His Federal lawsuit said he was dismissed from the firm Kohn Nast and Graf in March 1993 after his Boss Learned that he had the virus that causes aids. The firms attorney William of Brien had argued that a Scott does simply failed to live up to his potential but welcomed the  a we re very pleased the matter has been resolved a of Brien said. The . Equal employment Opportunity commission joined in the lawsuit. Carmen Matos the Agency a lawyer said the firm agreed As part of the settlement Gage in a any employment practices who unlawful disability based  which con not to end statute uni the Case resembled the plot of Philadelphia in which a lawyer with aids played by Tom Hanks was fired and won a settlement. Work on the film was already in Progress when the lawyer in the real Case was fired. Before the trial began oct. 11, . District judge Robert s. Gawthorp Iii denied the firms request to move the Case from the City because of the movie. Still unemployed the lawyer said he focused All his attention Over Iva years on his Case a and now i will focus on my  halloween group shot North Las vegas Nev. A a gunman shot a family of trick or Treater monday critically wounding two children and injuring their Mother and their aunt authorities say. A 7-year-old boy shot in the head was on life support and his 10-year-old sister was in critical condition with an abdominal wound said a University medical Center spokesman in Las vegas. The Mother Lashell Cooper 24, was in Good condition with a wound to her Chest and the aunt Latasha Cooper 25, was treated and released. A. A _ a the attack occurred about 6 30 . Monday when the family was going door to door for Candy. They saw a Man following them police said. The Man walked into the Street and opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago nov. 2,1984 a Indian troops were ordered to shoot rioters in new Delhi and five other cities under curfew. At least 115 people were reported to have been killed in Vio Fence triggered by the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. 20 year Sago nov. 2,1974 a president Ford made a bedside visit to a gravely ill Richard Nixon and said afterwards that the former president was Alert and interested in talks about International affairs. 30 years ago nov. 2,1964 a Viet Cong mortar shells crashed into the Saigon Airport killing four . Service Mem ers wounding 32 other americans and destroying five planes. 40 year Sago nov. 2,1954 a More than 200 planes and 25 ships crisscrossed a 120-mile-Wlde strip of the Atlantic from Maryland to the azores searching for a Navy transport plane presumed to have gone Down with 42 persons aboard. 50 year Sago nov. 2,1944 a As 8th air Force b-17s and b-24s struck synthetic Oil plants at Gelsenkirchen Hamm and Koblenz in Germany Italy based bombers marked the first anniversary of the 15th air Force s creation by hitting targets around Vienna Austria. C world War ii 50 years ago today nov. 2 19�?�4 �4 j american soldiers. Clear the japanese from the Leyte Telley while other . Forces on the philippine Island close in on Canara on the Northern coast. In Northwestern Burma British troops eliminate a key japanese Strong Point South of Tiddum. Yugoslav partisans capture the port of Zadar. In the Netherlands a British Force takes Flushing on Wal Cheren Island. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 a bowing to slumber just fiddling around or maybe tired out from too much practice whatever the reason Michael of Neal of Monmouth iii., recently needed to take a Catnap on his cello during a Short break at the arts for living Center in Burlington Iowa. Of Neal plays with the Suzuki choir which will give a concert at the Center sunday. Order on cuban refugees extended Miami apr a  extended an order monday barring the government from sending cuban refugees at . Camps in Panama and Guantanamo Bay Cuba Back Home. . District judge c. Clyde Atkins ruled that the 30,000 refugees have the right to talk to lawyers  told lawyers for both sides to a ref to a plan for outside counsel to visit Rne refugees and submit the plan to him within five Days. Allans ruling extends his oct. 25 emergency order blocking the return of 23 cubans who had agreed to be flown Back to Cuba. At a hearing last week attorneys for the cubans argued that the detainees Are being denied due process and that even those who want to return to Cuba should have the advice of a lawyer first. Justice department attorneys argued that the refugees have no constitutional rights a including the right of counsel a because they were interdicted at sea and were never on . Soil. Quot it is a fair ruling by the court and we Are ready to proceed with the courts Relief at this Point a Frank Angones one of the attorneys for the refugees said monday. Angones said a number of refugees had expressed a desire to go Home a but we want to make sure they have made an informed decision before they take the ultimate step.�?�. The Justice department said it planned to Appeal. Also monday lawyers for the nearly 6,000 haitian refugees at Guantanamo Bay a . Navy base in Cuba filed a similar lawsuit seeking to halt repatriations. They also seek the same treatment Given to cuban refugees including the release of 230 unaccompanied haitian children. Nearly 24,000 cubans Are being housed in tents at Guantanamo Bay and More than 8,000 cubans were taken to the Panama canal zone. So far 42 cubans have returned voluntarily to Havana. A a a _ a a president Clinton has refused to let the cubans into the United states saying they must return Home arid apply for emigration through routine channels. Before Clinton a new policy cubans rescued at sea were taken of the United states and automatically qualified for Legal residency after a year. In his decision monday Atkins referred to a . Supreme court decision in a lawsuit brought by the haitian refugee Center in Miami. In that Case the justices ruled that haitian immigrants could be sent Back to their Homeland if they never reached the United states  
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