GINSBURG TOLD to QUIT Fighting ‘Hurts the President’
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.... * \ *,*■!< H mulmUx HrraiJi ) Manchester — A City ol Village Charm Saturday, Nov. 7,1987 30 Cants GINSBURG TOLD TO QUIT Fighting ‘hurts the president’ WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as he publicly defended his Supreme Court noininee, President Reagan gave a Cabinet member permission Friday to ask Douglas H. Ginsburg to withdraw from consideration because he had used marijuana. Ginsburg was non-committal when Education Secretary William Bennett told him that the fight was “ not winnable” and that staying in “ hurts the president,” accor^ng to Bennett’s spokesman, Loye Miller. Miller said Bennett told Reagan on Friday afternoon that it was essential that the nomination be withdrawn and that he was willing to give Ginsburg the message. “ Do what you think is right,” Miller quoted Reagan as responding. A senior White House offlcial later confirmed the account and said it would be best if Ginsburg stepped aside because it was a “ hopeless cause.” “ I don’t think any major conser vative organisaUon is going to be able to generate any grass-roots support for him. It would be best for him to step aside and let us get on vdth naming another nominee,” the. official said. And while Ginsburg “ was not persuaded” by Bennett’s call, the official said, “ something n ee^ to happen in the next 72 hours.” Earlier Friday, Reagan rejected senators’ suggestions that he with . ;.v /. draw the nomination and said Ginsburg’s admission of drug use in ■■ e£);;,v the 1960s and 1970s didn’t make him “ an addict.” Reagan said he was ■-■'I confident the nation would show compassion to a man who “ erred in HanM plHilo by Koo4 his youth.” GONE WITH THE WIND — The blocks of a 106-foot-long, 16*foot-hlgh According to Miller’s account, Bennett called Ginsburg about 4 wall that collapsed Friday morning at Spencer Street Plaza fill part of p.m., about an hour after speaking an unfinished building. High winds were blamed for the collapse. Story Tam to page t on page 3. Commission fires iiquor boss Kasmer’s lawyer outraged by action... page 3 -MAGAZINE PULLOUT SECTION ^ SNAFU by ■»««• B«al«t High winds topple wall on Spencer Street Ginsbui^ told to withdraw been officially decided who will rent the beams in place. The company Whs Chief Building Inspector Russell By Andrew J. Davis building once It is completed. and Nancy Concelman scheduled to install steel framing next Davidson said an inspector went to the Herald Reporters week, Roy said. site after the incid^t. but Davidson had Ede May LaPointe, secretary- Workers spent part of Friday after no report yet. He said he would not know treasurer for Royelton, said three stores Supreme Court nomination noon clearing debris and placing 2-by-4 if the town Building Department would No one was injured when most of the will occupy the building. 106-foot-long, 16-foot-high wall of a support beams 20 feet apart along the take any action until the inspection was CaatlnBed from page l Spencer Street building under construc remaining walls, said Peter Lindstone, completed. Mary L. Flore, manager of Blimpie’s. tion was blown over by strong, gusty project manager. He estimated It would “ Anything other than this wind, there said she was talking to a customer when to Reagan, and told the judge that winds Friday. be a month before the building could be wouldn’t be a problem,” Davidson said. the wall collapsed. Her front window contlnidng to seek the seat was “ not No one was at the site at Spencer repaired. ’The investigation will probably continue faces directly toward the collapsed west right.” Street Plaza when the accident occurred Mid-State Mason of West Hartford until the middle of next week, he said. wall of the building. finished putting up the building blocks Police, (Ire and emergency vehicles He said Ginsburg would be able to at 11:32 a.m.. said Alfred Roy, owner of “ It all came down at once,” she said. two months ago, said Sal Ganci Jr., arrived at the scene after the accident. withdraw “ gracefully” now but Royelton Corp.,the Hartford company "It just fell. A lot of kids hang around general manager of the company. He Police stayed at the scene to warn would not be able to do so later, constructing the building. ’The remain that building. It’s all that I thought of.” said the time lapse between the onlookers to stay away from the MiUer said. ■ ing three walls were left intact, he said. White House spokesman Marlin ’The National Weather Service re completion of the first phase of building building. Fiore added that herbuilding shook as Fitzwater said, “ Bennett called the ported wind gusts as high as 51 miles per ' and putting in steel supports was due to Royelton has already constructed though she was in the middle of an president this morning. 1 don’t r'jll hour in the Hartford area Friday. the shortage of steel on the market. three buildings at the plaza: Blimpie’s earthquake. know what he said.” “ I couldn’t believe it,” Roy said. “ But “ It’s just a fluky thing,” he said. “ As sandwich shop, DunMn Donuts and ‘"This whole building shook.” she said. “ We don’t discuss private phone I ’m glad no one got hurt. The hell with far as I know, all the precautions were California Concepts Slender Center. ’The “ I thought it was this building going calls and we won’t in this case,” made. ’There’s no one to put the blame building under construction is owned by the wall.” down. I ’ll never go in there. Never.” Fitzwater said. ’The building did not have any sunoort on.” Geal Inc. of Hartford. Roy said it has not The department issued a state •Is this my first cold of the winter, or last ment late in the day saying the FBI cold of the.summer?” in its background checks of Gins burg for various government jobs Commission fires apparently never asked him whether he had used drugs. Coimccticat Weather Eariier, Reagan said Ginzburg’s J)*'. admission of drug use in the 1960s^ state iiquor boss and 1970s didn’t make him “ an DOUGLAS GINSBURG WILLIAM BENNETT IrC! , Ceatral. Islerior, Soslhwnt Isterior: addict,” and the president said he . non-committal . urges withdrawal Saturday, partly aunny. High around « . Wind west 15 was confident the nation would charged in bribe show compassion to a man who to M mph. Saturday night, mostly cloudy. Low 30 to 35. were asked,” Eastland said at a came after reporters sought his 'Sunday, mostly cloudy. High 45 to 50. “ erred in his youth.” comment on drug use allegations. However, Sen. Arlen Specter, news conference. By Judd Everhart West Coastal, East Coastal: Saturday, partly sunny. Specter said on Friday, “ Yester R-Pa., said Ginsburg bad told Attorney General Edwin Meese The Associated Press High 49 to 50. Wind west 15 to 35 mph. Saturday night, m , who beads the Justice Depart day afternoon Judge Ginsburg met mostly cloudy. Low in the 30s. Sunday, mostly ploudy. senators he had used the Illegal with members of the Judiciary drug as recently as 1979, while a ment, was instrumental in bringing HAR’TFORD — The state Liquor Control Commis lUgh around 50. about Ginsburg’s nomination and Committee and sat down with me sion voted unanimously Friday to fire its executive Northwest Hills: Saturday, partly cloudy, a chance Harvard Law School professor. has defended him since his drug and the date given to me as the last director, Charles W. KasmEr, who was arrested this of (lurries. High 40 to 45. Wind west 10 to 20 mph. And criticism from conservative admission. date of use was 1979.” week on bribery charges. 'Saturday night, mostly cloudy, lo w around 30. Sunday, senators mounted. Byrd, D-W.Va., who voted wUh In addition. Democratic Sen. Reagan appeared to be.paytog mostly cloudy. High 45 to 50. the majority in defeating previous The moved outraged Kasmer’s lawyer, Timothy C. Howell Heflin of Alabama said little attention to the advice of some nominee Robert H. Bork, said Moynahan. who called the action “ a conclusion that Ginaburg’s admission raised ques key senators that the nomination be reconsidered. Such suggestions Ginsburg himself “ should give he’s guilty.” tions of possible perjury if the very, very serious consideration" nominee Ued about drug use on came from Democratic Leader ’The firing “ undermines the presumption of inno */■ to withdrawing his name. Lottery Winnere previous government documents. Robert C. Byrd and from several cence” of his client and said he would be meeting with He pointed out the president and ;»y In response. Justice Department Republicans who had been ex Kasmer this weekend to discuss appealing the firing. his wife, Nancy, are outspoken spokesman Terry Eastland said pected to lead the charge for critics of drug use, and he said, But Gov. William A. O’Neill said that “ given the facts Connecticut dally Friday: 454. play Four 0733. that “ I have made a vigorous effort confirmation. “ What concerns me is the image a as presented, the commission’s decision to dismiss is Connecticut “ Lotto" Friday: U, 37,30,33,37,30. today to find out whether Douglas The president, asked whether the Supreme Court justice presents to proper.” He refused further comment. Ginsburg was ever asked about 41-yeaiM>ld federal appellate judge the young people this country. It Kasmer was arrested ’Thursday on one charge of drug use, whether on employment could be confirm ^, said, “ If wasn’t just a youthful indiscretion. forms related to government ser there’s any justice in Washington, bribe receiving and one charge of conspiracy to He did it as a law professor.” commit bribery.