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B2 The Arizona Republic Thursday, June 18, 1992 Council wimps out on gay-rights issud Cathi Herrod and Peter Crozier n. Mayor Thelda Williams, who made Rimsza led the push-it-onto-the-ballot couldn't be more different. I 1 the motion, and council members effort. They discussed it last week, she (hoicamomWnfthii I 1 PrQnae Ronviwl ITqIIiv Hnkc Tln She is a member of the Frances Barwood, Kathy Dubs, John Rimsza led the push-it-onto-the-ballor ettort. 1 hey discussed it last week, she but didn it Baby girl treated for reaction said, we really put to hallucinogenic 'angel dust' A 9-month-oId girl was in good condition Wednesday, one day LS after being treated for a reaction to PCP, or angel dust," officials said.

Ashley Summons of the 1500 block of North 48th Street was taken to Phoenix Children Hospital about 9 a.m. Tuesday after she became lethargic and appeared to be in a stupor, said Sgt. Kevin Robinson, a Phoenix police spokesman. By the time she arrived at the hospital, she had stopped breathing, according to Dr. David Tellez, an intensive-care specialist at Phoenix KEVEN WILLEY Republic Political Columnist Children s.

He said Ashley most likely ingested the drug, an animal tranquilizer that produces hallucinations, through passive smoke. Police said they have not been able to find out how Ashley was exposed to the drug, which often is mixed with marijuana and smoked. It is possible that Ashley was at another apartment when she inhaled the smoke, officials said. Nelson and Skip Rimsza. Particularly disappointing were the votes of Barwood and Dubs.

They're the council's newcomers and pledged in their campaigns to bring honesty and a sense of leadership to office. If shunting off difficult decisions is an example of bold new leadership, maybe we should stick with the tired old wimps. At least some of them take stands. Williams, of course, sees things differently. She described her motion Wednesday as "empowering" the voters.

She has a point, to a degree. Now the gay-rights organizations have a chance to show whether those polls they've been trotting out to show that the majority of Arizonans are on their side on this issue are accurate. Ditto for the religious right. Unfortunately, the debate will get pretty ugly in between. But Williams stretches credulity when she talks about how pushing the issue onto the ballot will enable both sides to "work together" on suitable ballot language.

Why the religious right and the gay community will be any more conciliatory to each other now than Tuesday night is unclear. Effect on council elections Williams confirmed that she and together until Monday." That they tJ went through with it is surprising, especially when you realize these folks are going to have to take public stands, on the issue at some point. Like at election time. On the 1993 ballot with" this ordinance will be four council members, including Barwood and Dubs. Count on this topic being a 1f' major issue in those races.

Regardless, it was a stunning defeat for Johnson, who as the Golden Boy of Phoenix politics for the last two years has been as agile as a gymnast in putting together compromises on issues from the Indian School park to America West's airport terminal. Johnson was so upset by the vote iO Tuesday night he implored his colleagues on at least two occasions to defeat Williams' motion that he curtailed his comments to reporters afterward for fear of saying something in anger that he later would regret. By Wednesday, he simply sounded weary. "It just seems to me we should have cast a vote, made our positions known, and moved on," Johnson sighed. "I would have rather voted and been on the losing side than to d4 something as bad as this to the community." i Indeed.

archconservative Concerned Women for America organization. He is a gay-rights activist. But on Tuesday night, they actually agreed on something. Phoenix has "a spineless City Council," Herrod seethed after the council voted to duck taking a stand on a proposed ordinance to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Crozier snapped that the council's passing of the buck is "a sad reflection on the leadership vacuum here." They're absolutely right.

The council's 5-4 vote Tuesday night to refer the ordinance to the voters in October 1993 is nothing short of irresponsible. Sure, it sounds good to "let the voters decide." But like so many feel-good slogans, this one has a killer kicker to it. Ducking their responsibilities as elected officials will subject the city to more than a year of political hell as the debate thrashes uncontrollably about like the body of a just-gassed inmate struggling to die. The five council members who voted to duck the issue want us to believe they did so in the name of democracy. That's like saying George Bush is a man of conviction.

These people ducked in the name of No arrests have been made, and the incident remains under investigation. Federal prison planned near Quartzsite A $85.8 million federal detention facility for illegal aliens will be built near the remote western Arizona community ot Quartzsite. cowardice. Every one of them opposes the ordinance or has serious reservations about it. They just didn't have the guts to say so in front of a crowd of people who don't happen to agree with them.

This is leadership? 4 against buck passing For the record, Mayor Paul Johnson and three council members voted against passing the buck. It was an interesting combo, the conservative Johnson lining up with the council's liberal anchor, Calvin Goode. In between were Craig Tribken and Mary Rose Wilcox. But it was the five "duckers" who carried the day. They were Vice Bureau of Prisons officials awarded a contract late Tuesday for the prison, and construction will begin immediately.

The prison will be shared by the bureau and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. A bureau spokesman said the detention center should be ready for use early next year. It is expected to employ 200 to 300 people. The prison will house illegal aliens who have been convicted of crimes in this country. The INS will use the prison for illegal aliens awaiting either sentencing for crimes they committed or detention hearings.

The INS operates a similar facility in Florence. Attorney, judge among Bar's honorees A Phoenix attorney and a Superior Court judge were among those honored Wednesday by the Maricopa County Bar Association. Lawyer Ted Warner was named the Bar's "Member of the Year" for FROM THE WORD GO! his service to the association. Warner, who is active in numerous chanty and civic organizations, is a candidate for the American Bar Association's OFF EYEGLASSES house of delegates. Judge Daniel Nastro received the Henry Stevens Award, which is 1993 MAZDA MX-6 Performance Style Automatic Air Conditioning Cruise i Sunroof AM-FM Cassette Alloy Wheels, Power Locks Anti-Theft Alarm presented annually to a retired or sitting judge.

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