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Metro news San Diego group on Constitution hailed by Burger (y-C/1::,-5 ' By Joseph Thesken bureau to spread the word (on the Tribune E,'ducation Writer Constitutio ," he said. The group planning San Diego' "We intend to reach every student participation in celebrating the U.S m the city and county schools - no Constitution's 200th birthday has matter the age or grade level - to received praise from the very top - impart this knowledge about the Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Constitution and those who framed Burger. it." Burger, as chairman of the nation- Besides the educational side of the al Commission on the Bicentennial of celebration, the group is planning so- the I,; S. Constitution, lauded the local cial events, including a 10-kilometer organization during a public hearing run in March 1987, exhibitions and a yester ay at the Uni~ parade. .Qiego.. "We will hold a red, white and blue The session, held in the Camino festive ball which will culminate the Theatre on campus, attracted about celebration in our city on Sept. 12, 700 spectators. 1987, one week before the national "At our (closed) meeting yester- observance of the Bicentennial," she day, we voted to approve the San added. Diego Commission," Burger said. She said San Diegans already are The 32-member San Diego commis- responding to the call for volunteer sion IS the first one approved by the support and contributions, and added national organization. that local military representatives

PUTTING HEADS TC>qETHER TO PLAN THE CONSTITUTION'S 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Bicentennial Commission member Mark Cannon, left, with Chief Justice Warren Burger during a meeting yesterday at the University of San Diego

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He and other commission mem- bers were pleased with the San Diego County group's early efforts in mapping plans to honor the Constitu- hon's birthdate, Sept. 17, 1987. "We are impressed with what the San Diego commission has done al- ready, even before some other cities have started. and we hope that it may be used as a model for other Janet Bowes, its chairwoman, out- hned to the commission some of the cities to follow," he said.

ence Hall." UCLA Professor Dwayne Smith, a member of the Center for Civic Edu- cation and Law in a Free Society, said the group will hold a national essay contest on the Constitution. Margaret Branson, who heads cur- riculum for the Kern County schools and is a fellow member of the center with Smith, said a series of 30 lessons on the Constitution will be made available to all high schools in the nation.

tional group called "We the People 200." "We are planning to re-create in Philadelphia the Grand Federal Pro- cession, which the people of Philadel- phia staged after the signing of the Constitution there 200 years ago, ' Cawood said. "We will have musical groups, floats and the people of Philadelphia in the parade. We hope to have 1 mil• lion persons converge on Independ-

preparations for the national cele- bration, he said. "The Congress has allocated $12 million to us so far, compared to the $200 million given to a commission when the Bicentennial of the nation's founding was celebrated in 1976," he said. "This is only our fifth meeting. We didn't get started until last July, and we have so much to do." Among those testifying yesterday wLobart Cawood, who heads a na-.

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his own on Sept. 17, 1987. He will be 80 years old on that date. After taking a good-natured rib- bing from several commission mem- bers. Burger commented, "At least I'm not as old as the Consti ution." He said the commission is hoping to encourage the people of all 50 states to plan a variety of celebra- tions around the Bicentennial. His commission is hampered by scarcity of funds and a late start on

She said both the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and San Diego City Council have given their bless- Supervisor Susan Golding called the Constitution "our greatest trea- "Because it has served us so well, we take it for granted," she told the commission and the audience. "It is a document so remarkable that we dare not take it for granted." Burger will have a celebration of ings to her organization. sure.

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Burger blasts judicial elections, attorney ads SAN~%riio (AP) - Chief the high court upheld the right of Justice Warren Burger criticized attorneys to advertise their fees the use of elections to choose the and services in 1977, saying, "A nation's judges, saying judges lot of the advertising being tol- should be selected on the basis of erated today by lawyers is some- integrity rather than popularity. thing no self-respecting plumber Burger made his comments would engage in - or maybe during a question and answer even a used-car salesman." session with about 200 students Burger, who dissented from Monday at the UAh·ersHy of San the court's 5-4 decision in the Die@ Law School. The session case, said he has nothing against came at the eiia of two days' of simple self-promotion by at- meetings of the commission torneys announcing their planning the 200th birthday of the availability. U.S. Constitution. Burger is Earlier, Burger spoke to chairman of the group. reporters about the progress of "I am against the election of the 23-member Commission on judges in any state under any ~he Bicentennial of the U.S. Con- circumstance~," Burger said stitution, saying time and money when asked his views on the are short but the celebration will retention vote coming up Nov 4 go on. for California Chief Justice Rose Bird.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Chief Justice Warr:en Burger criticized the use of ~lections to choose the nation's Judges, saying judges should be selected on the basis of integrity rather than popularity. Burger made his comments during a question and answer session with about students Monday at the Uruvers1~ of San Diego Law School. The sesswn came at the end of two days' _of meetings of the commission planning the 200th birthday of the U.S. Constitution. Burger is chair- man of the group. "I 81!1 against the election of judges m any state under any cir- cumstances," Burger said when ask~d his views on the retention vote commg up Nov. 4 for California Chief Justice Rose Bird. Bird has come under fire for her votes to overturn many death penal- ty cases. Victims' rights groups are working to defeat Bird and Justices Cruz Reynoso and Joseph Grodin Burger said he wasn't famili . e gh . ar nou with the issues surrounding the election to comment on Bird's

retention, but he said judges should represent integrity, above all els an~ shouldn't feel obligated to plea:~ society. Burger also blasted much of th a~vertising by lawyers since th: high court upheld the right of at- torn~ys ~o advertise their fees and serv1ces_m 1977, saying, "A lot of the advert1SI~g being tolerated today by l~wyers IS something no self-respec- ting plumber would engage in _ or maybe even a used-car salesman.,, Burger, who dissented from the court's !>-4 d~cision in the case, said he has nothing against simple self- pro_motio? by attorneys announcing their availability. Earlier, Burger spoke to reporters about ~e. progress of the 23-member Cormrussion on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Cor1Stitution, saying time ~d m_oney are short but the celebra- tion will go on. "We have an enormous job and we just have to do the best we can with what's available, a little like the people at Valley Forge," hesaid.

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Volunteers are c~needed to take part in a program designed to aid those who provide care for victims of Alzheimer's Disease. Individuals participating in the project will learn strategies and techniques for stimulating memory and problem-solving skills in patients. . The program, which will be con- ducted at the volunteer's home, is sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Nursing. For additional information

WARREN BURGER Supreme Court chief justice

chivist in 1978. Burger said one message the commission will try to get across is that the Constitution is "what the nation did with its in- dependence." "We want to try to get across that this was an absolutely unique experiment and a lot of people didn't think it would work," he said. "Other countries have the first republic, the se- cond republic, the third, fourth and the fifth and each one has a new constitution. We've had one revolution, one constitution and it's continued, There's nothing like it in all in all of history." \

"We have an enormous job and we just have to do the best we can with what's available, a little like the people at Valley Forge, where they starved to death and froze to death," he said. Working with a budget of $12 million, the commission is behind in planning the celebration for Sept. 17, 1987. The Commission on the Bicen- tennial of the U.S. Constitution is a group in its infancy. The idea was raised by Burger in a con- versation with the national ar-

Bird has come under fire for her votes to overturn manv death penalty cases. Victims'· rights groups are working to defeat Bird and Justices Cruz Reynoso and Joseph Grodin. Burger said he wasn't familiar enough with the issues surrounding the elec tion to comment on Bird's reten tion, but he said judges should represent integrity, above all else, and shouldn·t feel obligated to please soriety. Burger also blasted much of the advertising by lawyers since

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