European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday. October 9, 1985 8 former generals join efforts to free South vietnamese vets san Jost. Calif. A might former generals were among 100 South vietnamese War veterans who met to demand the release of 10.0 70 people who they claim Are in labor Camps in their Homeland. The meeting marked the first Lime the former generals have met since the communist takeover of i hair country according to former firing. Clan. Truong Bay. The generals Hope to organi a. Regroup and stimulate the spirit of a free Vietnam Bay said in a speech to the vietnamese veterans association. Bay now a technician for a . Defense contractor said the veterans arc seeking Freedom for 10,000 former South vietnamese soldiers and government officials held in labor Camps in subhuman  the association sent a letter to president Reagan saying thousands have died in the Camps because of deprivation diseases and starvation the generals included Binh Nguyen once the second in command of the army. Disabled protesters arrested at Public transit conference i of Angeles a eight wheelchair bound activists were arrested As More than 130 disabled people demonstrated against a Lack of Access to Public transportation police said. The eight were arrested near the downtown Bonavenlure Motel where they had blocked entrances and Stair ways and were booked for investigation of failing to Dis Perse and interfering with police officers said. Earlier a procession of 131 wheelchairs carried people w Ith disabilities ranging from cerebral palsy to Posl polio paralysis from Macarthur Park to the  where the annual conference of the american Public Transil association was being held. Black former store owner wins $ 180,000 award from shoe firm Indianapolis a Ralph Fields the former owner of an Indianapolis shoe store was awarded More than is 80,000 by a Federal jury thai ruled Nike inc. Had discriminated against him because he is Black. The jury deliberated for about 12 hours Over two Days before finding hat Nike inc., of Cav Carton ore., Between March 1979 and january 1984. Repeatedly refused or ignored Fields requests to buy i hair products to sell in his business. During that time the company opened 15 accounts in other stores in the area the suit claimed. Fields said that because he could not Stock Nike shoes he lost at least $384,000. Woman parachutist killed in Maryland skydiving Accident r1dgely, my. A a 25-Ycar-Otd skydiver was killed when her main Parachute failed to open and her Reserve Chute opened late slate police said. So Cornaz contractor of Takoma Park had jumped from an Altitude of 3,400 feet police said. When her main Chute failed to open she deployed her Reserve Chute but was too  to the ground when in opened they said. Computer age credit card visa has developed a credit card which combines a microcomputer Chip a display screen and a Calculi Lor style Keypad. Ii would allow clients to authorize transactions in checking savings and credit accounts without Contact with a Bank terminal. Visa said the card May be ready for Pilot tests in 18 months. Marine corps says organizers lied to obtain Honor guard for fetuses los Angeles a the Marine corps was tricked into providing an Honor guard for the controversial burial of 16,000 fetuses saying in w As told that the color guard was needed for the burial of a Vic Nam Veteran a spokesman said. They lied to us Marine warrant officer Chuck Henry said monday a Day Afler the three Man Marine color guard attended a graveside service for the be lusts. This organization used the false pretence of the burial of a Veteran to mislead our marines into attending this event said Henry the corps spokesman in the los an Geles area. It is Marine corps policy not to involve our selves in so richly political  Jean Dreisbach. Who coordinated he service for an anti abortion group called americans committed to Loving the Unhwan cd denied that the marines were Lold the service was for a Veteran. We did not say that she said. We told them thai in was a funeral for babies unnamed  Henry said the Marine corps Reserve training censer in Chavez Ravine was Lold Ihal in was going to be a funeral for an unnamed  we understand she has a different Story but Al this Point we have sworn statements from All three marines thai she talked to and we take sworn statements very seriously in the Marine corps Henry said. The service Al the Odd fellow. Cemetery in East los Angeles ended a three year court Battle that pitted Abor Tion foes demanding a religious burial for the fetuses against pro Choice groups who demanded that the fetuses be disposed of As waste tissue. The scr can in charge of inc guard realized what the service involved after the marines arrived but decided that since they had already been seen by the Media it would make More of a scene to walk out Henry said. The marines placed a nag on one of the sin coffin like wooden boxes containing the fetuses and stood at attention during the two hour service. The fetuses were found three years ago in a Large steel Container at the Home of a medical Laboratory owner. Farrakhan Speaks to capacity crowd in new York new York a Louis Farrakhan the Leader of inc nation of islam defended himself against charges of anti semitism monday night As he addressed a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden amid Light Security. Farrakhan urged the predominance Black audience to join his religion and said efforts to discredit him would not affect my mag Nylic Altra Clion in my own  he said the aim of his enemies is to de stroy my influence among Black people and ultimately the aim is to murder  he said that inc jewish defense league had chanted death to Farrakhan at one of his recent speeches in los Angeles and that monday other proc slurs changed who do you want Farrakhan. How do you want him  there is nol a word in my speech Ihal Calls for Dalh to jews he said. Whal do you think will happen to America if any thing happens to me at that Peinl Farrakhan received one of Many sustained ovations before continuing his speech which lasted almost three hours. Whenever Farrakhan mentioned mayor Edward 1. Koch who has sharply criticized Farrakhan the crowd jeered and booed Koch said i should Burn in hell. Well Black people in new York cily live in hell Farrakhan said to loud applause. The Garden was filled to is 20,000-pcr son capacity and 5,000 More people watched inc speech live on closed circuit television in Felt forum. As they entered the Arena members of the audience were painstakingly searched by members of Farrakhan s Black Muslim sect who first divided men from women and searched purses lipstick cases pens and women s heels for concealed weapons. Police ringed the Garden and vastly out numbered about a half dozen anti Farrak Han protesters who waved signs across the Street. Police commissioner Benjamin Ward had promised thai str Els outside the Gar Den would be and equally covered " bul urged proc slurs to slay away. "1 would urge the people not to Demon so talc against mini scr Farrakhan. That would turn it into a Media even which is what he wants said Ward adding that in arc would be no uniformed officers inside inc Garden. Major jewish organizations had urged those opposed to Farrakhan to Allynd syn rogues monday night a Alicr than Demon Strale oils id the Garden. There was a Small proc so sunday by members of the Milani jewish defense organization. A coalition of civic political and religious leaders both Black and while held a rally outside the Arena thursday to criticize the Chicago based Leader. Several of the stale s top political leaders issued messages condemning Farrakhan be fore he spoke including Koch and  Cuomo. Cuomo appearing on television sunday said the Muslim Leader adv Calvd ideas that arc ugly and divisive and wrong and Hale Farrakhan achieved notoriety during the Rcv. Jesse Jackson s 1984 presidential Campaign. Farrakhan supported Jackson but caused an uproar when he referred to Juda ism As a dirty religion and later referred to Hitler As a very great  he later qualified inc Hiller statement by Salmo that he did not condone the nazi Nader but wic cd he had greatly influenced history