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The court-martial was to start Thursday morning, but Wednesday afternoon the judge advocate gener al’s office announced it had been postponed at the request of defense attorneys, spokesman Lorena Edlen said. Morris, of Caseyville, Ill., is ac cused of assaulting two female sol diers and one male soldier by having sex without using a condom and without telling them that he had tested positive for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He faces up to 17 years in prison, loss of pay, demotion and a dishono rable discharge if convicted of all seven counts — three of aggravated assault, one of sodomy and three of bringing discredit to the military. As of Wednesday, Army lawyers defending Morris had not informed the prosecution of the formal mo tions they intend to present to the presiding military judge, Col. Ray mond Cole of Fort Riley, Kan., said post spokesman Maj. David Georgi. But the motions are expected to include requests for dismissal, change of venue because of publicity and a continuance. Capt. John W. Caldwell of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, who has taken over as Morris’ principal de fense attorney from civilian Edward Rheinheimer, said Wednesday he was not talking to members of the news media. Georgi said defense motions nor mally are provided to the prosecu tion five days before the start of a court-martial, under Army court room procedure, if not required un der court-martial rules. At the equivalent of a preliminary hearing that began April 20, Rhein heimer argued Morris never was told that as a carrier of the AIDS vi rus he could face court-martial for having unprotected sex. Whatcott argued Morris had been counseled his actions as a carrier of the AIDS virus could have legal ram ifications. One of the soldiers with whom Morris allegedly had sexual relations is his fiancee, Spec. 4 Patricia Pruitt, 21, of Atlanta, who testified during the trial that she wanted to marry Morris and bear his child. She said she was impregnated by him last Oc tober. Morris also is accused of having sex twice with a married female pri vate who testified in a closed session during the April hearing, but who will testify publicly during the court- martial, Georgi said. The other alleged liaison involved Pfc. Anthony Baldwin, 19, of Pitts burgh. Ft. Col. Dennis Whisker, who con- Senate loses chance to halt plan to protect oil tankers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate refused Thurs day to end a Republican filibuster blocking the Demo- cratic-controlled chamber from considering a resolu tion that seeks a delay in President Reagan’s Persian Gulf security plans. The 57-42 tally was three votes short of the 60 re quired to invoke cloture, the parliamentary device used to end the unlimited debate. But Democrats said they would try again, both to win a cloture vote and to seek a compromise that Republi cans can support. “We’re going to continue to try to work something out,” said Sen. James Sasser, D-Tenn., chief sponsor of the non-binding resolution, which asks that Reagan’s plan be held “in abeyance.” Reagan plans to put U.S. flags and captains aboard 11 Kuwaiti oil tankers and have Navy warships escort the vessels through the war-torn Persian Gulf. That has raised fears that the United States may be drawn into the Iran-Iraq war because Kuwait has aided Iraq. The U.S. plan is expected to begin in mid-July, al though no formal date has yet been announced. Sasser admitted his effort may be too late. “I don’t know that we can do anything substantive to stop the policy now,” Sasser said after the cloture vote. “If the president is determined to go ahead, as he is, I don’t know that we have too many options.” The vote came hours after an Iranian gunboat at tacked a U.S.-operated supertanker in the gulf near Kuwait. “I think the most recent attack is a serious warning, a serious attack that shows the kind of threat we are sailing into,” Sasser said. The Senate vote also came a day after the Demo- cratic-controlled House split generally along party lines as it voted 222-184 to require a 90-day delay in Reagan’s plan. But the vote attached the request to a measure that has yet to pass the Senate, so it won’t yet take effect. At the White House, spokesman Marlin Fitzwater strongly criticized House members who voted for the delay. “This unfortunate vote represents the kind of side line diplomacy that hurts U.S. foreign policy,” Fitzwater asserted. “The House wants a continued free flow of oil, they want to end the war, they want peace and sta bility, they want the cooperation of our friends and al lies, but they don’t want to take responsibility.” House OKs $9.5 billion for NASA forwards bill for Senate approval WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $9.5 billion pro gram for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thurs day after refusing to trim the bill down to the level envisioned in the fiscal 1988 budget. The bill, approved 372 to 34 and sent to the Senate, authorizes the space agency’s programs for next year, including work toward the re sumption of space shuttle flights and the construction of a permanent manned space station. In Congress’ two-step spending process, final out lays must be approved later in an ap propriations bill. The largest part of the bill, $4 bil lion, would be tor space 1 light and related tasks, just slightly less than the amount requested by the Reagan administration. The $3.7 billion for research and development would be $74 million more than the adminis tration asked. The House, by voice vote, dropped language in the bill which was designed to limit military uses of the program. By a 268-135 vote, the House stripped from the bill a provi sion designed to make sure the civil ian agency’s top leadership did not become dominated by military- trained personnel. Rep. Bruce Morrison, D-Ct., of fered an amendment to reduce the bill by $150 million to bring it within the guidelines of the fiscal 1988 bud get approved by Congress last month. However, space agency sup porters argued that cuts could be made later if necessary and the amendment was defeated 257-148. Rep. Robert Roe, D-NJ., chair man of the House space subcommit tee, said Congress should not cut bills “just because it’s the thing to do to cut something.” Rep. Robert Walker, R-Pa., who often leads fights against bills that are over budget but is on Roe’s sub committee, said the House need not follow the budget because “those priorities are wrong. This amend ment is wrong.” ducted the investigation, hadrea mended Morris face only twocoii of aggravated assault counts, on; simple assault and one count of domy. But the garrison commander,( William Harnagel, ordered court-martial on the cum charges. Morris, who joined the Arm July 1985 and has been stationet Fort Huachuca since April 1986,; continued doing clerical work as administrative specialist, Get! said. Meanwhile, at Fort Sam House in San Antonio, another soli faces a possible court-martial for legedly not telling his sexual p; tiers he carried the AIDS virus An administrative review is una way, following a hearing last raot to determine whether Sgt. Rich W. Sargeant, 27, of Brooklyn,\ will be court-martialed on charge, sodomy, aggravated assault, ad tery and reckless endangermer: post spokesman said. LTV Steel Co, files for OK | of labor pact CLEVELAND (AP) - LTV Steel Go. on Wednesday filedar application in federal bank ruptcy court for approval of a la bor agreement. T he agreement would restore much of the supplemental pen sion benefits that current era ployees and retirees have lost. The application was made m the bankruptcy court of tk Southern District of New York company spokesman Mark To- masch said. T he benefits involved wen lost as a result of pension plat terminations by the federal Per sion Benefit Guaranty Corp. LT V Steel on June 25 reacM a tentative agreement with tht United Steelworkers of Amerie that is subject to ratification!)' the employees the pact will rep resent. The result of the vote is es peeled by early August. The new agreement include provisions to resolve problens related to the pensions ami health care of 23,000 active and laid-off workers and 50,000 rtf tirees, the company said. Court authorization wouldi permit supplemental payment, to retirees to begin immediatdtl following union ratification oil the agreement, Tomasch said. n M apt V. IV Ern mat new Ire would befk Those payments wo percent of what they would hav been before the bankrupted court filing occurred and would I be retroactive to Feb. 1, 1987. The agreement also provide for continuation of a health btn efit program for retirees, de pending on payments by retiree) into the plan. 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