European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars  . Friday september 1,1995 los Angeles a Mark Fuhr Man Eivir lawyer will no longer rep resent the retired police detective citing personal reasons while slamming Fuhr Man s statements on tapes played during the , Simpson  was profoundly disgusted and Horri f fed by the contends of or. Fuhrman s taped conversations attorney Robert Tourtelot said thursday in a statement. Tourtelot. Has spoken on Fuhrman s be half for the past year. Meanwhile Superior court judge Lance Ito cancelled thursday s testimony the second straight Day off in the trial to give himself More time to Ponder the Fuhrman tapes. The delay Means the defense probably won t rest until next ". Tourtelot had filed a lawsuit on Fuh r Man s behalf against the new yorker Magazine arid Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro saying the detective s reputation was damaged by a report that outlined the defense plan to attack Fuhrman Simpson s lawyers have accused Fuhr Man of being a racist cop capable of plan.--. Ting evidence in efforts to Frame Simpson in the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept. 1,1985 Richard Ramirez identified by police As the prime suspect in the 16 night stalker slayings throughout California was arrested. 20 years ago sept. 1,1975 the Fri Dis closed that Lee Harvey Oswald delivered a note threatening one of its Dallas agents Days before the 1963 assassination of president Kennedy and that the note had been de. Stroked 30 years ago sept. 1,1965 president John son announced an eight Day postponement of the steel strike dead line. 40 years ago sept. 1,1955 Argentine presi Dent Juan d.  told his follow ers that he would resign if that would guarantee "pacification"1 of the nation. 50 years ago sept. 1,1945 . Trs bps continued to pour into Japan by the thousands from planes and warships without a fight As they extended their occupation Over the Tokyo Yokohama area. Dro for the murders of his second sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman on june 12,1994. In his statement Tourtelot said he was pm fitting As Fuhrman s lawyer for reasons that Are personal but no doubt of vious.""./. -. Despite his Strong feelings Tourtelot said he remains convinced that Fuhrman did not Plant evidence in the Simpson Case Ana that the evidence., Points to Simpson As the killer. V i can Only Hope that these despicable statements of ignorance and hatred Donot distract us from the crucial Issue of this trial which is or. Simpson s responsibility for the brutal slayings of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson Tourtelot said. As late As last week Tourtelot Reaf firmed his representation of Fuhrman in civil matters although the detective hired a criminal lawyer to handle possible charges against him. My heart is filled with grief and my thoughts and prayers at this time go out to the Many Many people whose lives have been stung by or. Fuhrman s com ments Tourtelot said As Well As the Many Fine men and women of Law enforcement throughout this country who May be wrongly judged As a result of or. Fuhrman s statements 1 Tourtelot defended his actions on Fuhrman s belial during this time i have acted to the Best of my knowledge and ability in response to what i believed were libellous charges made against or. Fuhrman he said. -. " -. I was profoundly disgusted and Horri fied by the contents of or. Fuhrman s taped conversations As i listened along with the rest of the world last  the tapes came out of interviews that the retired detective had with a North Carolina screenwriter who was working on a script about the los Angeles police department. On wednesday a problem with the beleaguered jury brought attorneys to the courthouse a juror had asked to be excused but was persuaded to stay by promises that the trial would conclude in mid september the los Angeles times re imported thursday defense attorney Johnnie Cochran or. And prosecutor Marcia Clark both said the latest problem was resolved. We re All Happy and we re on track Cochran said As he left the courthouse the juror a Middle aged Black Man earlier had been the focus of an inquiry into alleged spousal abuse by he was kept on the panel the times said. Ito has made it Clear that the jury is close to cracking up if the trial does t end soon. In recent weeks jurors have appeared tired and distracted. Some have Long since stopped taking notes. The panel sequestered since Jan. 11,has lost. 10 members and Only two alter nates remain. The last two jurors were dismissed june 5. It s private talk with attorneys distracted him from his most important decision of the trial determining whether the majority Black jury should hear tape recordings of Fuhrman spewing racial epithets and bragging about beating an framing suspects. A fish we 7 to � v i v ,vr-4y4,vfi& i Mim a is a my my i a members of the russian naval infantry Roll ashore in Hawaii during wednesday s disaster exercise with . Service members. U.s., russian units join in exercise Honolulu Yap . And russian military units landed on a hawaiian Beach wednesday As part of a tsunami disaster re Lief exercise and were paid a Surprise visit by the . Secretary of defense. The russians came ashore in 10 amphibious assault vehicles while u Soma Rines used tracked and wheeled Landing  " what we Are witnessing Here truly is a historic occasion this cooperation of these Between the russians and american marines and naval infantry Secretary of defense William Perry said. Five years ago this would scarcely have been  the exercise included three russian warships and 250 russian naval infantry personnel working with their . Counterparts to improve their ability to work wit each other on disaster Relief missions. Russian medical teams treated marines for imaginary injuries suffered in a tidal wave.  -. Last year the americans treated the russians when the two nations held a Sim Ilar exercise off the coast of Russia. Wednesday s exercise concluded a four Day training Mission. The destroyer Admiral Panteleev one of three russian warships involved in the exercise will join a flotilla of vessels scheduled to sail past Waikiki Beach Oday As part of the 50th anniversary Celebration of the end of world War ii. Bomb death toll put at 169 after leg is found Oklahoma City a the death toll from the Federal building bombing has been raised to 169 after authorities said a severed leg found in the rubble belonged to an unidentified Black woman. Tests on the decomposed leg determined it did not match any of the seven known victims who were miss ing left legs the state medical examiner said wednes Day. Dan analysis by the Fri has shown conclusively that the left leg is not male but female said or. Fred Jordan. Hair analysis showed the victim was Black. The leg broken in two places belonged to a woman about 5 feet 5 inches tall Between the Ages of 16 and 30, Jordan said. Less sophisticated tests conducted earlier found a 75 percent probability that the leg belonged to a Light skinned male. The leg. Was caring a military style Boot and Olive drab strap used to tuck pants into the Boot. Because the three men indicted in the bombing were army buddies the leg s garb fuelled speculation that it May have belonged to someone involved in the april 19attack. Stephen Jones the Lead attorney for suspect Timothy Mcveigh had said the leg might have belonged to the real  he was dubious about the new test results. With this contradictory disclosure no one can have Confidence in any of the forensic work in this Case " he said. A White male becomes a Black female no won Der Dan testing has been  Calls to prosecutors weren t returned. Mcveigh and Terry Nichols Are being held without bail and could face the death penalty if convicted. Michael Fortier pleaded guilty to lesser charges in return for his testimony. In the weeks after the bombing Federal agents combed the country in vain for John Doe no. 2, a dark haired muscular suspect depicted in Fri sketches. The sketch has not been withdrawn even though officials admit they resembled an innocent army private who was in a truck rental Agency around the time Mcveigh allegedly rented the Ryder truck that carried the 4,800-Pound bomb. Is it