European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. September 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 a the easy lift a tiny cat stretches out for an afternoon Nap an warm. How Many cats in the window sunny  of House in Zell Holland. Bal to striped Tabby in t the Only mint in the picture. Watching Over their shooting pal and fixedly gluing at passers by on the Street Are curtain cats. Nakasone defends remarks about . Minorities Tokyo up prime minister Yasuhiro Naka Sone defending himself against a storm of protest in the United Stales denied wednesday he belittled the intelligence of american minority groups but he said he believes their presence has hindered american Progress the remarks which came As Nakasonc and top officials of his Cabinet moved to Dampen it spreading firestorm of indignation Over what critics claimed was japanese racial arrogance threatened to inflame the situation further As additional reports appeared to con firm the tone of the initial comments. Chief Cabinet Secretary Masaharu Motoda said he had clarified he controversial remark to the . Embassy in Tokyo. . Officials had no immediate comment. The controversy also prompted the foreign ministry to Issue a denial Early wednesday. Nakasonc speaking briefly of japanese reporters in Tokyo defended himself against criticism Over the reported comments made monday in a Tokyo suburb at a conference of members of the ruling Liberal democratic party i had no intention of committing any racial discrimination or of slandering other countries he said. Nakasonc was reported to have said during a 30 minute speech to the conference that because there Are Blacks puerto Picans and mexicans in America the intellectual level is far lower when seen from the average reports of the remarks prompted widespread out rage among minority group leaders in the United slates. Several congressmen demanded a retraction and Black leaders threatened to Call for a Boycott of japanese products. While he claimed that japanese news reports had taken his comments out of context Nakasone also said he asserted that technological Progress in Japan one of the world s most racially homogeneous societies has advanced More smoothly than in the United slates. The reports of Nakasone s statements sparked angry outbursts from several . Lawmakers who called for the prime minister to apologize or suffer the consequences of an economic Boycott by american Minori ties. Yas Uhlott Nakasone. Says comments taken out of context the reports in the daily Tokyo Shimun and the communist parly newspaper Okahata red Fla said Nakasone made he remark monday at a meeting of his ruling Liberal democratic party in Shizuoka prefecture West of Tokyo. The reports said Nakasone s comment on . Minority groups was made As he was stressing the High intellectual level of the japanese. Bui a statement issued tuesday by the foreign ministry said the Media arc quoting the prime minister completely out of Content. The prime minister said in effect thai the United Stales was a multiracial society and had been making great Progress As a democracy in overcoming Educa Tion social and other issues associated with such a  it added in no sense has he Ever implied that the level of intelligence is Low in the United  in los Angeles City councilman Richard Alatorre a prominent hispanic Leader Scal a Telegram to Naka sane tuesday demanding an apology. It is hard to believe such a statement could be made by the responsible Leader of one of the world s leading countries and certainty los Angeles strongest trading partner within the Pacific  Alatorre said. As a representative of the largest minority group in California i insist that you personally retract these remarks Alatorre s Telegram said. Allan la cily councilman Hosca Williams called on president Reagan to demand an International apology from the prime minister of Japan for that in american statement he made about Blacks and other minorities i Call upon All Blacks and other minorities to boy Cott All japanese made products not Only until the prime minister apologizes but until the japanese show the same respect for Blacks and other minority Ameri cans by making business ventures possible and Grant ing them franchises of japanese products Williams said. A new York stale assemblywoman Geraldine Daniels said in a statement. If Black americans arc so illiterate i shall immediately ask All Black americans to Stop buying japanese products unless we gel an apology from the prime minister the Shimun also quoted Nakasone As saying women watching television arc looking