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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1987
Page
8
In Spotsylvania Virginia an injured USS Stark sailor questions why the frigate was targeted. He says the crew felt like spectators in a long Iran Iraq war and never expected to be attacked, adding the conflict has planes from both sides flying over the Persian Gulf daily and offering no clear answers.
Veteran sailor Bareford describes the May 17 Iraqi attack on the USS Stark, which killed 37 crewmen. He suffered second and third degree burns, spent weeks in a Texas hospital, and returned home after the blast in his recreation room aboard the ship.
Attorney General Edwin Meese III told 3,000 at the Chautauqua Institution that the Reagan administration uses no philosophical litmus test for the next Supreme Court vacancy. He faced a question about whether the nominee must oppose abortion and said there is no such test.
Attorney General Meese says a litmus test for prospective judges is not ideological but how they interpret the Constitution and their duties. He cites two new Supreme Court appointments, Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia, amid laughter from the audience and mixed reactions.
New York AP report says artist Max sent 50 foot of messages about peace and ecology via telecopier to Nancy Reagan and other celebrities. He has telecopied drawings to more than 1,500 politicians musicians and other celebrities urging them to add their support.
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