Show Environmentalists NASA Readies Rally Urge Bush To Protect Forests For Launch Prays for Sun WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmentalists on Sunday urged Congress to Blow logging on national forests and called on President Bush to live up to his "claim to be the environmental president" About 100 sctivists rallied in front of the Capitol to celebrate the birthday of 19th century naturalist John Muir and to support a Texas congressman's proposal to end the practice of harvesting all commercial timber from an area about the same time CAPE CANAVERAL Fla (AP) — NASA proceeded Sunday toward the launch of space shuttle Discovery'i "Star Wars" mission despite a gloomy weather forecast that put the odds of liftoff Tuesday at worse than 50-5- 0 Discovery was scheduled to blast off at 7:05 am EDT with seven astronauts and an assortment of Strategic Defense Initiative and Air Force instruments At midday Sunday Leaders of forest protection shuttle weatherman Ed Priselac said the chance for favorable weather at launch time was 30 percent with only slight improvement later in the morning Tuesday The forecast is somewhat better for a launch Wednesday or Thursday Arriving at Kennedy Space Center with his crew Saturday evening mission commander Michael Coats said that he would be grateful for divine intervention on the weather "If you all know any prayers please say them because we'll be anxious to climb in and do it just one time" Coats said NASA test director Eric Redding said Sunday that the countdown was proceeding on time de-- Kohl Facing Defeat in Home State BERLIN (AP) — Voters knocked Chancellor Helmut Kohl's party out of power in his home state Sunday according to early election projections A defeat would be a serious blow to the German leader's prestige The election in Rhineland-Palati-nat- e state in southwestern Germany was the first major vote since Kohl's center-righ- t coalition won national elections in December and it was seen as a referendum on the embattled chancellor's policies on German unification Kohl's Christian Democrats could lose their majority in the Bundesrat the upper house of the national parliament as a result of the election But his coalition would maintain its majority in the more powerful lower house which approves legislation and elects the chancellor Kohl has been criticized for having miscalculated the enormity of the economic problems in former East Germany That has led to higher taxes in the west and worker unrest in the east A throng of Social Democrats in Mainz the state capital on the Rhine River erupted in cheers when the national ARD and ZDF television netvorks flashed their projections as soon as polling places closed The Christian Democrats had held power in the state since the first state elections after World War II The projections showed the Social Democrats with 45 percent and Kohl's Christian Democrats with 386 percent That would give the Social Democrats 47 of the 101 seats in the state legislature to 40 for the Christian Democrats Kohl's coalition partners the Free Democrats were projected to win 68 percent of the vote and seven seats The leftist Greens were projected at 67 percent and seven seats The television projections were based on surveys of 6500 people after they voted No margin of error was given but the projections traditionally have been quite reliable Other parties were expected to win less than 5 percent of the vote and not be eligible for seats in the state legislature Associated Pre Michael Coats will head the crew of Discovery spite a few hours' delay in closing Discovery's cargo bay doors Workers encountered a minor blockage while loading liquid helium into one of the scientific instruments inside the bay he said "We had done a lot of advance planning and built some contingency time in and that paid off" Redding said "We're proceeding as planned and watching the weather" The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has until Thursday to get Discovery off the ground this week groups from Texas Illinois Oregon and New York pleaded to make national forests off limits to clear cuts The protesters said tax dollars should not be used to strip away forest ecosystems and turn Forest Service lands into tree plantations for the wood and paper products indus- try "The shameful and outrageous reg of our national sults of forests can be found in landfills across the country" said Vinny Cioci a recycling advocate for the Long Island chapter of the National clear-cuttin- Neighborhood Network in Massape-qu- a NY Rep John Bryant plans to introduce a bill Monday that would ban clear cuts "and other extreme methods of forest management" on all federal lands The Salt Lake Tribune Monday April New Drug Czar May Be gun-contr- supporters recently ol buoyed by Reagan's endorsement of a seven-da- y waiting period for handgun purchases James Jay Baker the NRA's chief lobbyist said he expected the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Brady Bill at its scheduled session Tuesday But he predicts an "extremely close" vote when the measure goes to the full House later this spring "If anybody is telling you they know what the outcome is they are misleading you" Baker said The Brady Bill is named after former White House press secretary James Brady who was paralyzed after being shot in 1981 by a gunman trying to assassinate Reagan The president also was seriously wound- ed And Brady Bill supporters were encouraged by word that Bush may drop his longstanding opposition to the measure if Congress passes a crime bill to his liking The administration last week also indicated it might accept a ban on certain weapons as e package part of an Rep Les AuCoin recently broke ranks with the NRA and announced he would support the Brady Bill "Most of the people I represent are now more concerned about gun violence than they are about whatever inconvenience may be caused by a seven-da- y waiting period" AuCoin wrote in a newspaper column explaining his political conversion "As crime ?ot worse I discovered semi-automat- ic anti-crim- D-O- re A3 Low-Profil- ef only time will tell" So far Martinez's conduct in his new job has reinforced suspicions that the office will play a lesser role in the drug war than it did under Bennett Since being sworn into office three weeks ago Martinez's public exposure has been carefully controlled He rejected holding a news conference in favor of a series of select media interviews In his public statements and private meetings with members of Congress governors and mayors Martinez has struck a chord with his repeated calls for increased emphasis on drug treatment and prevention "I'm very impressed with his emphasis on prevention and treatment" said Donald Murray of the National Association of Counties who participated in a recent meeting of county officials with Martinez "What he said was very progres- By Ken Cummins Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentin- el WASHINGTON — New drug ciar Bob Martinez is viewed by some as a potent Patriot missile in the drug war who will push prevention and treatment as the most effective weapons to combat the country's huge drug appetite By others Martinez is seen as a weak Scud missile whose deployment demonstrates that the Office of National Drug Control Policy is being relegated to a behind-the-line- s role in the government's war on drugs Martinez bristles at this latter prediction but agrees that he may bring a more approach to the office than his outspoken predecessor William Bennett "From the day I broke into public life in Florida in 1966 1 haven't been a wallflower" Martinez said during an interview in his office next to the White House last week "So I don't know why anyone would come here thinking I'm going to be a wallflower in Washington "I expect to get the job done" he said "And what comes as a result of that whether it's high profile or not low-profi- le warehousing people in county jails Martinez's emphasis on treatment and education caught many by swvj prise because of his better-know- n tough law enforcement stands dur- -j ing his four years as governor of Florida O "One thing that really Impressed : me is his stand on drug testing col- -' J lege students because it makes no ' sense to test college students" said" Washington juvenile justice consul- -" tant Marion MatUngly Martinez said his opposition to random drug testing on college cam- puses did not represent a break with his advocacy for drug testing in the-- " workplace Unlike workers he said college students are "customers" of a university and testing them would be like testing shoppers going into a mall Eric Sterling coordinator of the private National Drug Strategy Net- work points out that "the treatment-constituencis a much bigger con-- v nationwide" than the coalistituency tion of groups stressing the law w ? forcemeat approach Thj constituency advocating more del-- i lars for treatment in fact includes law enforcement officials A Congressman Wayne Owens amvites yon to what an ideological straitjacket the NRA seal of approval can be" AuCoin wrote The NRA acknowledges it has a big fight on its hands this year but Baker says "we have been in battles such as this before" "Predictions of the NRA's early demise come along about as often as streetcars do" Baker said Even if the NRA loses the House vote Baker is quick to note that it gets another chance to defeat the Brady Bill in the Senate where the bill's supporters concede its chances of passage are much lower The opposition to the Brady Bill by 26 FRIDAY APRIL 27 Time: 11:00 AM Place: Central City Mult- Place: Wayne Owens' West Valley City District Office ipurpose Center Multi-Purpos- Room e 615 South 300 East Carriage Square two Democratic leaders House Speaker Thomas S Foley of Washington and Senate Majority Leader a SATURDAY APRIL Time: 7:00 PM 4150 South 1735 West Interpreter g Will George Mitchell of Maine could prove an important edge for the NRA In the last few years the NRA has lost several important political battles notably a 1S88 statewide referendum in Maryland on legislation to regulate cheap handguns PrMnt At For Ttw Daf Thil MMtlng 27 SATURDAY APRIL Time: 2:00 PM Place: Holladay Public Library 2150 East Maryland voters rejected the Murray-Ho- i laday Road (4730 So) NRA's appeal by a wide margin authorizing the state to establish a handgun-contrboard with the power to ban "Saturday night specials" The NRA was much more successful in Maryland in 1970 when it targeted incumbent Democratic Sen Joseph D Tydings for his support of a measure in Congress Tydings the favored candidate going race lost to Reinto the publican J Glenn BealL So far no Maryland politician who supported the handgun measure has been hurt including Gov William Donald Schaefer who was last fall with 60 percent of the vote "There is this myth that the NRA can elect or defeat people" said Gail Hoffman legislative director of Handgun Control Inc the leading lobbying group for the Brady Bill Only two 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