European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday january 19,1995parade can bar Gays judge rules Boston apr a Federal judge ruled tuesday that a veterans group can bar homosexuals from its St. Patrick a Day Parade this year because the event is billed As an anti Gay protest. . District judge Mark Wolf said calling the Parade a protest against previous court orders that allowed homosexuals to March gives the South Boston Allied War veterans Council the right to exclude Gays. The first amendment he said protects speech a with out regard to the truth or social Utility of the ideas  a v a a a the first amendment has been held to protect the rights of protesters to Burn the american bag and of nazis to March through a Community of jewish holocaust survivors a Wolf wrote. A spokesman for the Irish american Gay lesbian and bisexual group of Boston said the organization had not decided if it would March in spite of the judges ruling. A a we re disgusted that a judge would support a protest that a taking the place of the St. Patrick a Day Parade a said group spokesman David o Connor. Agov. William Weld also criticized the ruling saying a i think everybody should be allowed to March.�?�. Gays marched in 1993 under a state judges order. Another state judge cleared the Way for them to take part in 1994, but the veterans Council cancelled the Parade rather than let them March again. The . Supreme court has agreed to review those rulings which called the Parade a Quot Public accommodation that can to exclude Gays. Arguments Are scheduled for april. ,. A v a a a in the Case before Wolf the veterans Council filed a Federal lawsuit against the City arguing that it  Force the veterans to let the Gay group into the March 19 Parade As a condition of the Council s Parade permit. Wolf ruled in favor of the veterans. A if glib a inclusion in the 95 Parade were compelled the veterans protest would be confused and muted in deed the veterans protest would be silenced because they would again cancel the Parade a a Wolf wrote. Wolf however said he does t agree with the exclusion. A. A there is. One message that this decision should communicate Quot he wrote. A those who founded this nation were committed to the principle that the proper response to what May be widely regarded As Baa speech is hot to silence it but to respond to it with better speech a a Wolf suggested that the Gay group find another St. Patrick a Day Parade in which to March. Chester Darling the attorney for the veterans Council said the group will argue before the supreme court that its Parade permits allow it to tailor the Parade to its taste. A a we re saying that the permit once its issued defines the Street As ours for that period and we can March whoever we want Quot he said. A the Kkt had their Chance for their reasons and we want our Chance without someone else infringing on the message we want to  a pc in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago Jan. 19,1985 a belgian prime minister i Fried Martens said his government had made a Quot firm decision to station nato nuclear mis sties in Belgium but would not deploy All of them if the soviets agree to reduce their Arsenal. 20 years ago Jan. 19,1975 about 5,000 greek cypriot demonstrators stormed the . Embassy at Nicosia Cyprus ransacking offices and setting fire to cars and one Wing of the building officials said 30 year Sago Jan. 19,1965 a president Johnson proposing a $49 billion defense budget told Congress that the United states Quot is stronger militarily than at any other time in our peacetime  40 year Sago Jan. 19,1955 a some 3,000 chinese communist troops stormed and apparently captured a Small nationalist held Island off the China coast in what appeared to be a wide scale push toward Taiwan. 50 year Sago Jan 19,1945 a troops from the . 4th and 5th inf divisions moved across Luxembourg s sure River in the die Kirch Region despite intense mortar and machine gun fire in an attack believed aimed at the germans bastion at witty. World War ii 50 years ago today Jant 19 1. 9.4.5 soviet armoured forces _ Advance on a Broad front across. Poland capturing Krakow Tarnow Nowy sac2, Lodz and wisc Tawfek. American troops fighting in Belgium take rett Igny brisk and Rengler and push the germans Back toward the our River. In the Philippines the weight of the . Army offensive on Luzon shifts toward a Clark Airfield and Manila South of the lingayen beachhead. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War a Bison books corp., 1b81 a the Bush family stands on the Austin stage on tuesday at the inauguration of George w. Bush far right As governor of Texas. They Are from left Barbara Bush former president George Bush the governor s daughters Jenna and Barbara and his wife Laura. S son sworn in of governor from wire reports Austin Texas with his father former president George Bush looking on Republican George w. Bush became governor of Texas on tuesday and called for limited government personal accountability and Freedom from too much Federal control. Bush 48, is Only the second Republican since reconstruction to be elected to Texas highest office. A my guiding principle will be government if necessary but not necessarily government a said Bush a Yale educated former oilman who likes to state his preference for Cowboy boots Over boating shoes. Also tuesday Republican Tom Ridge took the oath of office to become Pennsylvania a 43rd governor. Texas noon hour inauguration at the Capitol highlighted a Day of festivities. Bush a father and Mother sitting in the front Row for the swearing in ceremony appeared moved and at one Point the former president wiped tears. In his Brief inaugural speech Bush talked about a consequences Quot about a a discipline and about renewed personal responsibility a themes that fit the personality of the highly organized always punctual candidate who began his Well plotted Campaign precisely one year to the Day before the nov. 8 election. A a ,. A a the very future of. Our. Society depends on responsibility Quot he said a and responsibility starts at  in the Bush View of Texas personal responsibility Means local school districts should have More control Over education. It Means the welfare system must be drastically Cut limiting to two years benefits paid to women with children older than 3, requiring mothers to identify the father of each child and revoking the driving or Hunting licenses of parents delinquent in paying child support it Means cracking Down on Juve Nile crime lowering the age at which a youth can be tried As an adult from 15 to 14, creating a Tough love academies operated by retired Drill sergeants and adding 3,500 Beds to the states juvenile Center capacity. He also praised his predecessor Democrat Ann Richards whom he Defeated by about 350,000 votes in november. A my predecessor served our state Well. The example she set gives heart to those who Battle adversity and Hope to those who wonder if Opportunity is limited a he said. A today As governor Richards leaves office Texas owes her a debt of  in Harrisburg pa., Ridge promised a state government that wifi act As partner rather than All encompassing provider a what government can do for individuals is limited. But what individuals can do for themselves has no limit Quot said the former six term congressman. San Juan puerto Rico apr water rationing resumed tuesday for 650,000 residents of this . Commonwealth As the worst drought of the Century dragged on in parts of the Island. Lower than Normal rainfall that began in August 1993 has continued in the area that drains into the la Plata Reservoir which supplies about 40 percent of the san Juan area water chief Emilio Colon said. The Reservoir has about 60 Days of water left under the rationing plan said Gigi de Mier a spokeswoman for the Aqueduct and sewer authority. Last year dry skies forced the authority to ration water from May through most of october at their Peak the restrictions affected 1.8 million people or about half the Caribbean islands residents and Cut into its agriculture Industry and tourism. Under the new rationing plan la Plata customers in the South and West of the capital have their running water Cut off for 12 hours every other Day