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JULY 18, 1995 THE SUN ANNE ARUNDEL 9B Ex-rabbi recounts challenge to military chaplaincy His book tells of case involving constitutionality The students contended that civilian clergy should be spiritual advisers to the military. The suit received minimal publicity but was "the most serious challenge" the chaplaincy ever has faced, said Col. Wayne Kuehne, director of plans, policy and training for the Army chief of chaplains. The Judge Advocate General Corps, the Army's lawyers, took on the defense, but the chaplains saw that the JAG lawyers "didn't understand the chaplaincy and how it worked," Mr. Drazin said.

"The chaplains had to come up with their own defense. They called in historians and sociologists and other experts, and started looking for a chaplain who was also a lawyer. My name came up," Mr. Drazin said. He said he clashed with JAG and Justice Department lawyers because they endorsed a mainly technical defense, arguing that the students did not have legal standing to bring the suit.

Mr. Drazin said he argued "to get my view through" that the case should be fought on its merits, on the uniqueness of the chaplaincy and its role in seeing to the free exercise of religion by all soldiers regardless of denomination. Military chaplains having been part of U.S. forces since Colo- MARK STAFF PHOTO Baltimore County street sweeper Bill Utz pays attention to detail, searching the sidewalk and street for trash. SWEEPER: Still cleaning From Page 1B sodas from a nearby fast-food res- from Parkville High School, he couldn't find a job and ended up in the county unemployment office.

A refuse collector soon was born. He started as a street sweeper, then moved on to bulk trash collection, and sorting bottles and papers at county recycling centers. He was happy to get back to the streets a year ago. "I get paid to exercise," he jokes. On the job, he's constantly moving, squeezing under a bench to grab an empty paper cup and bending to scoop up innumerable cigarette butts.

By 7 a.m., after a swipe by the county courthouse, his shirt is soaked with perspiration. Still, there are seven, sweaty hours to go on a searing day with temperatures headed toward the 90s. "It's hard to do this job weatherwise," says Mr. Utz, taking a brief break to try the butter-rum coffee at Wolford's bakery. By afternoon, he switches to cold By Robert A.

Erlandson Sun Staff Writer A former Maryland rabbi and longtime lawyer has written a book about one of the nation's least heralded Army battles one he helped to fight on the legal front to save its chaplain corps from a church-and-state constitutional challenge. Israel Drazin, who served three local synagogues before concentrating two decades ago on his career in law, had rare qualifications that brought him into the case: his own military service as a chaplain. In 1957, at age 21, Mr. Drazin had finished college and rabbinical school and wanted to join the Army because, he said, "I was tired of studying." He was commissioned as the Army's youngest chaplain, serving three years on active duty. By the time he was recalled to duty nearly two decades later, Mr.

Drazin had attained the rank of colonel in the Army Reserve, earned a law degree, two master's degrees and a doctorate in biblical studies, and was a veteran civil servant, chief of the civil litigation staff of the Health Care Financing Administration. His recall was prompted by a suit filed in November 1979 in the federal District Court in New York by two Harvard Law School students in what may have been a class project challenging the constitutionality of the Army's Corps of Chaplains under the First Amendment prohibition on establishment of religion. taurant, and is wearing a cardboard crown from the establishment to shield his head from the blistering sun. But the muscular, blond man, who lifts weights, swims and plays basketball at the Towson YMCA, keeps going in his battle to keep Towson litter-free. "Glass is the worse thing, for bicyclists, dogs, people in flip-flops," he says, sweeping up shards from a broken bottle near the county library.

"I gotta get this glass." "He's proud of what he does," says Susan DiLonardo, executive director of the Towson Business Association on Chesapeake Avenue, where Mr. Utz often stops to say hello and to ask about any trash trouble spots. "I know I can get him to take care of it." But doesn't Mr. Utz ever get exasperated picking up after other people's sloppiness? "Nothing ceases to amaze me now," he laughs, detaching a decaying banana peel from a plant. "You can't let it bother you.

It's only eight hours." SENTENCE: 2 life terms From Page 1B approval, Reiriz stole the doctor's credit card and booked a trip to Jamaica for himself and Ms. Zittle. He said he went to the Lochs' home in the 200 block of Stratford Road in the early hours of Aug. 14 to leave them a note about the credit card, or somehow to get his grandmother to cover his tracks until the trip was over. Instead, he beat the two as they lay sleeping, showered in another room and ransacked the house to make it look like a burglary.

Hours later, he and Ms. Zittle were on the trip to Jamaica. "I love you. I'm sorry," Reiriz said to the relatives who sat in the courtroom yesterday. "I've hurt you all terribly.

I want you to know I understand your anger. "Things that happened with Grandpop in my life were not always right. It does not give permission for what I did." Reiriz offered no explanation for killing his grandmother, whom he a a a a a a a a 419 ML6 elo 010 aD 45 AD 5 ELECTION: Schmoke leads Schmoke's performance as mayor as "good" or "excellent." Several of those polled said in interviews that they had made up their minds and would not be easily dissuaded by either candidate. That means Mrs. Clarke, a two-term council president, would have to persuade nine of 10 of the undecided voters to support her, while Mr.

Schmoke would need only three out of 10. Of those who said they are still unsure about either candidate, 60 percent were white and 40 percent were black. One of the undecided voters was Lawrence Scott, a white resident of Highlandtown in East Baltimore, who was not enthusiastic about either candidate. "I'm really on the fence," he said. "I just wish someone else was running." Another was Betty Wilson, a black resident of Evergreen in West Baltimore, who gave high marks to both.

"I think Mary Pat Clarke has been quite effective, especially in black areas," she said. "I also think Mayor Schmoke has been effective, and I think we need a black role model in a predominantly black city, especially for the younger men." By the time of the election, most analysts expect the undecided vote to split largely along racial lines. Nonetheless, political strategists for both candidates said yesterday that they plan to fight for every vote. "We're going after our votes in every quarter of the community," said Cheryl Benton, Mrs. Clarke's campaign manager.

She agreed that the challenge for nomination, he said. "I didn't believe the technical arguments would win the case, and I was right because the judges ruled against us on those points," he said. "You want to present the merits of the case from the beginning. It affects one's decision subliminally it affects the understanding of the case. And it was that that won the case," Mr.

Drazin said. The Army spent nearly $100,000 defending the case in court for more than five years. Eventually, when the chaplains had won most of the major points particularly that the chaplaincy is constitutional the students asked to drop the suit. The Army agreed, over the objections of the chaplains, who wanted to litigate the issues through the Supreme Court for final resolution and to preclude another challenge to their existence, Mr. Drazin said.

The case was important from a legal standpoint because it would have affected chaplains of all the services as well as those at federal prisons and hospitals. Mr. Drazin said that when the case ended, the Army offered him his choice of remaining on active duty as a colonel or returning to the Reserve as a brigadier general and chief of Reserve chaplains. He chose the latter, becoming the first Jewish chaplain to win a general's star. He retired from the military in 1988.

which specializes in books of Jewish interest. the Clarke campaign within the next eight weeks is to articulate an easily identifiable message on education, jobs and crime that voters will associate with Mrs. Clarke. Larry S. Gibson, her counterpart in the Schmoke campaign, said the mayor's re-election workers were contacting voters citywide.

"You campaign where you'll do well. You also campaign where you want to do better," he said. Mr. Gibson also said the Schmoke campaign is "under the impression that the mayor's doing significantly better among white voters" than the poll showed but declined to elaborate. In his first two races for mayor in 1987 and 1991, Mr.

Schmoke got about a third of the white vote running against Clarence H. Du Burns, a black candidate. Mr. Schmoke got 62 percent of the black vote in 1987 and 78 percent in 1991. Mrs.

Clarke, in her successful 1987 City Council primary campaign (she had only token opposition in 1991), won 30 percent of the city's black vote in a three-way race involving another white and a strong black candidate. In 1987 and 1991, turnout in the Democratic primaries was 46 percent and 40 percent, respectively. This year, turnout could be the deciding factor, analysts say. "It means on election day if there is a large black turnout Schmoke wins, if there is a poor black turnout and a large white turnout Mary Pat has a chance, and if there is an ordinary black turnout and an ordinary white turnout it looks like Schmoke wins," said Mr. Norris.

OBITUARIES Elmer M. Jackson editor, library board president By John Rivera began in Hagerstown, where he signed to the Naval Academy, the House of Delegates in 1938. "He Sun Staff Writer was born in 1906. When he was where he attained the rank of com- and I had a very similar philosojust 12, he went to the editor of the mander and served as head of in- phy," the comptroller said. "We Elmer M.

Jackson a former Hagerstown Daily Mail and told telligence. were middle of the road people. We editor and vice president of the An- him he wanted to be a reporter, After his discharge in 1947, he weren't too wild, we weren't too napolis Evening Capital and the said his son, Allen Conard Jackson returned to the Evening Capital as conservative." Maryland Gazette newspapers of Annapolis. editor, general manager and vice Mr. Jackson was also the founand president of Anne Arundel's "He wanted to do that with a president.

ding chairman of the Annapolis library board for more than 40 his son said. "In fact he "He wielded an enormous Fine Arts Festival Foundation, the years, died yesterday of heart fail- didn't attend high school. He was amount of power in the city at one chairman of the Anne Arundel ure at a nursing home in Annapo- tutored so he could write at the point of his life," said Roger "Pip" County Economic Development lis. He was 89. newspaper." Moyer, a former Annapolis mayor Commission and chairman the the Mr.

Jackson wrote several His father told the story of being and alderman. "He was the man- State Capitol Planning Commisbooks, including a noted history of sent by the editor to cover a house aging editor of the only daily news- sion. Annapolis, was a Naval command- fire to see what he could do. Young paper in town: He had enor- In 1929, he married the former er during World War II, a state del- Elmer began his story: "A candle mous clout the local officials." Mary Waters Allen Conard. They egate and an Annapolis alderman.

burning on a Christmas tree. He ran the paper until 1969, were divorced in 1970. But his most lasting legacy is sparked the blaze. when owner Talbot T. Speer sold it A son, Elmer Martin Jackson III, the Anne Arundel Public Library "He said, 'I like your entrance to Philip Merrill, the current owner.

is deceased. system, which evolved from one li- into the and he said, 'You're At the time, Mr. Jackson filed a Services will be held at 2 p.m. brary when he started in 1938 to Allen Jackson said. "In his $30 million breach of contract suit tomorrow at St.

Anne's Episcopal the current eight branches. teen years, he became a reporter at against Mr. Speer and Mr. Merrill, Church in Annapolis. "The libraries were his real a daily newspaper because he claiming he had a prior agreement He also is survived by his wife, love," said former County Executive knew how to come into a news to buy the newspaper.

Doris G. Jackson; a daughter, PamJoseph W. Alton Jr. "We had one story." After leaving the Capital, Mr. ela Jackson Groark of Riviera library in Anne Arundel County, While he was still a student of Jackson became publisher of the Beach; three stepchildren, Raythat you could really call a library.

St. John's College, from which he Anne Arundel Times weekly mond O. Blummer of Glen Burnie, He influenced me and we built graduated in 1927, he became a newspapers, which continued pub- David Allen Blummer of Centreville eight really complete libraries dur- sports reporter for the Capital. He lishing until the mid-1970s. and Sharan Marshall of Prince ing my administration." later was city editor, editor, general One of his best friends, state Frederick; 13 grandchildren; and In recognition of his work, Mr.

manager and vice president. Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein, re- nine great-grandchildren. Jackson received a citation in 1984 Shortly after he was named edi- membered Mr. Jackson as "a good Memorial donations may be from the American Library Associ- tor of the Evening Capital, he took newspaperman." made to the Anne Arundel Public ation.

a leave to serve in the Navy during Mr. Goldstein recalled that he Library Board, 5 Harry Truman Mr. Jackson's journalism career World War II. In 1941, he was as- was elected with Mr. Jackson to Parkway, Annapolis 21401.

Daniel P. Murphy Jr. Church deacon PERRY STAFF PHOTO Israel Drazin, co-author of "For God and Country," now practices law in Columbia. nial days serve a unique function, and civilian clergyman could not perform their duties, said Mr. Drazin, who practices law in Columbia.

Chaplains undergo military training and are required to provide for the spiritual needs and free exercise of religion of everyone in the command, from privates to generals, regardless of the chaplain's de- Deacon Daniel P. Murphy who retired as both an active permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church and as a systems analyst for the Social Security Administration, died Saturday of cancer at Sinai Hospital. He was 65 and lived in Reisterstown. Mr. Murphy retired in 1986 from SSA, after working since 1968 in its Woodlawn headquarters and for six years before that in Midwest field offices.

Ordained in 1985, he had worked for about a year at St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church in Woodlawn and then until 1989 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Glyndon. From 1989 until he retired in May 1994, he was a chaplain at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The New York City native served in the Army from 1948 until 1958. In 1962, he graduated from St.

John's University in Collegeville, Minn. He also earned a master's degree in government administration from George Washington University and another in theology from St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute. He was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. A Mass of Christian burial for Mr.

Murphy is to be offered at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, the former Barbara Ann Chilson; seven daughters, Maureen Ambrose of Arbutus, Kathleen Murphy of Richmond, Eileen Murphy of Baltimore, Athena Murphy of Los Angeles and Patricia, Elizabeth and Monica Murphy, all of Reisterstown; and two grandchildren. J8 so From Page 1B the Army's 38th Infantry, participating in the Normandy invasion. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

After the war, he worked for a short time on the Baltimore docks and at a gas station. He then worked for the SHA for more than 20 years, retiring about a decade ago. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Northeast Baltimore for more than 50 years, Archbishop Curley Council No. 5206 of the Knights of Columbus, and St.

Patrick Catholic War Veterans Post No. 766. A Mass of Christian burial for Mr. Friel will be offered at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St.

Anthony, 4414 Frankford Ave. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, the former Agnes Misciwojewski; a son, Paul William Friel Jr. of Linthicum; a daughter, Paulette Little of Perry Hall; a sister, Eileen White of Crossett, and three grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Stella Maris. ELSEWHERE Sara Roberta Church, 81, who worked for Presidents Dwight D.

Elsenhower and Richard M. Nixon and was the first black woman elected to Tennessee's Republican State Exec- utive Committee, died of cancer Saturday in Memphis. Victor Polley, 79, former administrator of Canada's Stratford Festival, died of a heart attack Wednesday at his summer home on Lake Huron. He joined the Shakespearean festival in 1954, one year after it started. After leaving the festival in 1970, he was general manager of Toronto's St.

Lawrence Center for the Arts. He retired in 1981. John A. Robinson, 49, the Bos- 00 A Ralph Henry Coole BGE engineer Ralph Henry Coole, a stationary engineer for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. for 41 years, died of cancer July 8 at the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville.

He was 75. Born in the Walbrook section of Baltimore, he graduated from Forest Park High School in 1938. He worked at BGE for several years until entering the Navy during World War II. During the war, he was a chief petty officer aboard the aircraft carrier Essex. After he was discharged, he returned to BGE, and was assigned to the utility's Westport plant.

He retired in 1982. His wife, the former Myrna Turner, whom he married in 1946, died in 1977. The couple lived for many years in the Hebbville section of Baltimore County. Mr. Coole moved to Charlestown in 1993.

He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Hebbville, where he was an usher and church treasurer. Services for Mr. Coole were set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Loring-Byers Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road in Randallstown. He is survived by a sister, Betty Felter Faust, also of Charlestown.

Paul W. Friel Sr. Maintenance mechanic Paul William Friel a retired State Highway Administration maintenance mechanic, died of cancer Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice in Towson. The longtime Gardenville resident was 74. Born and raised in Baltimore, he was educated at St.

Patrick's School and Calvert Hall College. During World War II, he served in ton Globe society columnist who delighted in poking fun at members of his city's high society, died Saturday of AIDS complications at his home on Martha's Vineyard. William J. Thompson, 69, a sculptor and art professor emeritus of the University of Georgia, died Thursday of pneumonia in Athens, Ga. He did sculptures for universities, churches and historical societles throughout the country.

Patriarch Volodymyr, 69, head of a breakaway Ukrainian Orthodox Church, died Friday of a heart attack in Kiev, Ukraine. He had been patriarch since 1993, the year after the Ukrainian Orthodox Church split. The division left Ukraine with two Orthodox churches, one ruled by the patriarch in Moscow, the other by Patriarch Volodymyr. Although the breakaway church was not recognized by other branches of the Orthodox Church, it had the loyalty of many Ukrainians, especially ardent nationalists. said he loved and wanted to protect from his grandfather.

In a statement to police shortly after the slayings, Reiriz said he bludgeoned Mary Loch because he knew she could not bear to live alone. Mr. Kaminkow asked Judge Bothe to sentence Reiriz to concurrent life sentences, so that he would be punished severely but have hope of being paroled within 15 years. With consecutive life sentences, it is likely to be at least 30 years before Reiriz is considered for parole, the lawyer. said.

He cited Reiriz's work with troubled children at the hospital, as well as community service long before the murders. Prosecutor Mark P. Cohen said that was not enough, and the judge agreed. "In a city, your honor, that has around 300-plus murders a year, these rank as two of the most brutal we will ever see," Mr. Cohen said.

"Most respectfully there is no excuse." Brajendra Singh, 76, the last royal Maharaja of the Bharatpur area of northwestern India, died July 8 of a heart attack in Rajasthan state. He transformed marshland in his territory into India's best-known bird sanctuary, Bharatpur, 125 miles south of New Delhi. Harry Guardino, 69, who costarred with Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in "Houseboat" and also acted in "Dirty Harry" and "Lovers and Other Strangers," died Monday of lung cancer in Palm Springs, Calif. He was a tough-talking, tough-acting leading man and character actor whose career spanned films, stage and television. His movie credits also included "Flesh and Fury" in 1952, "Houseboat" in 1958, "Pork Chop Hill" in 1959, "King of Kings" in 1961" and "Hell Is for.