Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, June 17, 1986

You are currently viewing page 3 of: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, June 17, 1986

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 17, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 a enl 55,000 fans urn cd out in East Rutherford nj., for the final pop tack concert of series promoting human rights. At right  Dunno Vox Josd Singer of the group u2. Amnesty concert four ends triumphantly East Rutherford . A a sellout crowd packed giants  sunday Tor the final concert in a six City . Lour aimed at raising funds and consciousness for inc efforts of amnesty International a group that promotes human rights. About 55.000 people including teen agers in Bath ing Sui i who los cd prisons and Beach baits in the afternoon heal turned out for performances by musicians such As sting Joan Baez Yoko Ono and Miles Davis but there was no frivolity in the message behind inc event. London based amnesty International which was founded 25 years ago and won the 1977 Nobel peace priv a is the Champion of the More than 4,500 people it feels have been jailed for expressing their political beliefs. Conspiracy of Hope tour organisers said they hoped to raise the organization s . Membership by 25,000 people from the current 150,000. They also asked people at All six concerts to sign Post cards urging the governments of Vietnam Guate Mala South Africa South Korea Syria and the soviet Union to each release a certain political prisoner. Mary Daly a spokeswoman for amnesty International Usa said 12,000 cards were signed during the concert in Atlanta on wednesday alone. She said a total of 130.000 people had attended he concerts. Other performers who donated their Lime for the 12 hour Marathon that began at noon included u2, Joni Mitchell Ruben Blades Lou Reed Peter Gabriel. Joan Amatrading Jackson Browne and the group Peter Paul and Mary. Fla. A nigerian Singer songwriter recently released from prison As a result in part of the efforts of am Nesty International had been scheduled to perform bul said he was not yet ready. Amnesty International Usa executive director Jack Haley said the tour was bigger and better than i Ever thought this could  he said he hoped to raise s3 million for the organization s efforts from the tour but More important raise consciousness. Amnesty members flood governments with letters protesting imprisonments and other abuses and the non profit organization issues reports documenting such cases. The concert was carried in its entirety on mtg where performances were interspersed with taped to i Moninas of 50 show business figures it was also Broad cast nation Iii on inc Westwood 1 radio network. Daly said organizers hoped to reach As Many As 25 million people in the new York metropolitan area alone through the broadcasts and thai 6 1 percent of the american Public would see hear or read about the concerts. In the sultry after indoors heat the crowd heard a set from live Aid organizer and Irish Rock musician Bob Geldof and former truce Springsteen guitarist Steve Van Zandt who composed the anti apartheid Anthem Sun  go lilo known for his efforts to fight hunger in Afri Ca through the live Aid concerts and recordings said the Concrete result of this is that the amnesty people would be Able to put intense pressure on human rights violators. When a government gets a bad report card they Stan shaking he said. Geldof said that like hunger human rights transcends partisan politics and ideology. Asked if he thought the tour would improve human rights around the world Geldof said. A couple of concerts does not a movement make and i Don t think this is  but he said he hoped the concerts would heighten the awareness of americans to the Cuenl of International human rights abuses and government sponsored political violence. Blades from Panama said one of the things that got everybody together was that this was not a pro Russia or pro Contra concert. This was  the tour promoted by Bill Graham opened in san Francisco june 4 and also made stops in los Angeles Denver and Chicago. A photo Yoko Ono performs on the stage at giants stadium. Fall at Ozzy Osbourne concert kills Man Long Beach Calif. A a Man fell to his death from the bleachers during an Ozzy Osbourne concert and Ihrck others were hospitalized to in serious condition after the heavy Metal Rocker performed jump for life officials said. Ten people were treated for injuries sustained in the Vicinity of the concert saturday night at the Long Beach convention Center said Barbara Ogle spokeswoman for St. Mary medical Cen Ter. She said it appeared All those injured attended the concert John Loftus 22. Of Newbury Park died at the Hospital from a. Broken neck Afler falling during the concert said police la. Ban Day. Or. Dak harrier said he talked to one of the Rock fans who was brought into the emergency room after Osbo ume per formed the musical number jump for  he said he was jumping for life harrier said. I be been told there was a routine going on at that Lime entered around jumping for life spokesmen for Plait Security said they would beef up Security for sunday night s concert the last of three performances by Osbourne at the convention Center. Eric Hobbs 17, of Newton Beach and Thomas Dearinger 24, of Buena Park were both in serious condition sunday suffering from Skull fractures Ogle said Timothy Mosias 17, of los Angeles was in fair condition. Six others were treated for minor injuries saturday night and released. Osbourne was sued in january by the parents of a teen Ager who fatally shot himself with a .22-caliber pistol. The parents of John Daniel Mccollum contended that their son was influenced by the Osbourne album speak of the  two of the album s songs Sui cide solution and paranoid refer to suicide  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade