European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday september 8,1987 pro Contra group pledges to increase its fund raising Bessemer Ala. Up members of the pro Contra civilian Materiel assistance made plans at their weekend National convention to double their efforts in support of nicaraguan rebel fighters a spokes Man  convention attracted about 100 members from across the United states. The group was organized by its president Tom Posey of dec blur to Supply humanitarian Aid to the nicaraguan contras whose conflict is referred to As the cause by members. As a result of the Cha growing and the need that we Sec Down there we re going to do our Best to double our efforts of support toward the contras Posy said. We re going to do it anyway. We re going to stay with the contras no matter what. In the last 12 months the 5,000-member group has sent $2.5 million to s3 million in clothing medical supplies and non military Aid to Contra groups fight ing the communist sandinista regime Posey said. There Are no Neutral people said former Navy cmdr. Bob Cairo 49, of Dayton Ohio. Either you re a part of the problem or part of the  the Vietnam Veteran said he is typical of those who support the group by devoting 50 hours a week to the   primary threat to the contras Battle with the nicaraguan sandinista government comes from the press which he said is not reporting what Contra supporters say is happening in the War. We re also fighting the Liberal press Posy said. That s what s missing in the War in Central America. The truth. The press is the one that forms Ameri can  the news Media is a topic that raises the ire of Many of the group s members. Ever since i was 18," said Cairo i be said a Liber Al journalist should be executed once a month to serve As an example to the  Posy said congressmen and senators do not fare much better in his Book. The group s Leader said he docs not think the aug. 8 peace initiative of five Central american Lead will hamper his organization s efforts. The agreement stipulates an end to the nicaraguan state of emergency and a key part of the Accord bars outside Aid to insurgents in Central America. The contras also promised to continue their fight. Mario Calgro younger brother of Contra Leader Aldol Pho Calero told supporters saturday that he expects the contras could topple the sandinista government by Early 1988. If the truth be told we Are winning tic War Calero said. Detroit ranks no. I in homicides among children paper reports Detroit a Federal statistics show Detroit youths Are nearly twice a Likely to be slain As their counterparts in the nation s other largest cities including new York los Angeles and Chicago the Detroit news reported sunday. Detroit had the nation s highest rate of homicides and wilful manslaughter among children 16 or younger in 1986, the newspaper said. The newspaper compiled the results from unpublished Fri statistics and 1985 estimated population figures from the . Census Bureau. The figures showed that for every 100,000 children who lived in Detroit last year about is were slain. Overall police say the deaths of 47 children were classified As homicide or wilful manslaughter. More children were killed in new York los Angeles and Chicago but their per capita homicide rates were lower because of larger populations the news said. Los Angeles was second with eight killings for every 100,000 children followed by Chicago and then Newyork. The newspaper did t give rates for the latter two cities. The trend of youth slayings May be getting worse in violent crime in Canada and the . Rate Par 100,000 inhabitants in 1985 Northwest territories it mry Ukon Terrll �1british Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland in we Clad states Florida alberta882 Saskatchewan Nova Scotia bust new Brunswick 545 Canada average quebec749 h514 Ontario Prince Edward i. 1742 r490 California Maryland Washington minnesotapw42s Idaho 02s6montana 13235 mainec3209 vermontd188 new Hampshire d148north Dakota e141 michigand478 Stales with highest violent olme rates in Coo Triton. Graphic Soutar. Semi it  ind of toll bul Mil of Ingwl Lillton Detroit which also has the highest big City murder rate in the United states. Thirty one youths under 17 years were slain through aug. 31 of this year according to police reports tallied by the news compared to 26 during the same period last year. Stateside naval Academy Battle list May add 5 from Vietnam Annapolis. My. A the list of famous american Battles that is painted just below the upper tier of the . Naval Academy s football stadium May soon include key engagements m Vietnam. A proposal to add the names of five Vietnam Battles to Navy Marine corps memorial stadium was sent to the department of the Navy in july according to cmdr. Stephen Becker the Academy s Public affairs officer. Providing there arc no objections from Washington the Academy s superintendent rear . Ronald f. Marryott will make the final decision on whether to add the Battles to the 34 currently listed Becker said. The stadium is painted with the names of Battles involving Navy and Marine units from world War i through South Korea. Becker  five Vietnam Battles have not been selected and he would not say which ones arc being considered. 2 killed in bus Accident when Driver Falls asleep Middletown no. A a chartered bus carrying 34 people overturned Early sunday when the Driver apparently went to sleep killing two people including the bus Driver and injuring at least 29 others officials  Academy Tours bus left the Road struck a guard rail several times and flipped Over about 5 09 . On the northbound Garden state Parkway in Middletown said stale trooper Vincent  in the crash were John Graffan 45, and his son John Graffan jr., 13, who was sitting in the front seat behind his father said Connie Kelly director of Community relations at Bay Shore Hospital in Holmdel. The younger Graffan apparently was not a paying passenger but was along for the ride from Atlantic City to Brooklyn n.y., said Morulli. Latex Glove shortage reported because of aids Houston a fear of contracting the aids virus has produced a nationwide shortage of disposable Latex gloves according to the local manager of one of the nation s leading medical Supply distribution firms. The continuous draw on these gloves is from Hospi Tal personnel said John Mcdavid general manager of Owens and minor inc., a major wholesaler of medi Cal equipment for hospitals physicians nursing Agen cies and other medical Supply  hospitals already Are on allocations for non sterile gloves and manufacturers predict that a shortage of the More expensive sterile surgical gloves will develop soon Mcdavid said. Local hospitals Are getting about half the number of gloves that they want he said. Couple lost for words on anniversary Surprise Salem Ore. A Mark Widmer surprised his grandparents at their 60th wedding anniversary party by parachuting 5,000 feet and Landing at their feet with a card and red Rose. . Widmor 88, and Nancy Widmer 86, of Salem were kind of at a loss for words Widmer , 24, jumped from a plane Landing in front of 40 to so relatives at the party. Class for foreigners helps give a leg up on Slang Concord . A what happening what s new what s up what s hot what do you know what do you say what Are you up to to someone who Speaks English fluently the answers to All of those questions might be the same not  but to someone trying to Leamen Glish As a second language the answers might be we re talking on the Tele  my shoes the sky the  what do you mean i know alot i say hello " and about five  Sonny Davis foreign student coordinator for the Center for International perspectives at the University of new Hampshire has the Job of trying to make sense out of some things we say that really Don t make sense. When you say what s up instead of what s going on they look up he said of foreign students trying to learn English. Davis has plenty of other examples. Take Well make it make what beat it beat what take it easy take what easy someone asked a student yesterday do you like Chicks he had a mental image of Small baby  there Are others. Six of one half a dozen of another could be a stumper. A new course at the University conversational English As a second Lan Guage uses role playing and group conversations to help participants Sharpen their grammar and Leam to interpret Slang. The idea is to help them make Small talk. But first they have to Leam that Small talk Means chitchat which Means Idle chatter which Means Light conversation As opposed to heavy Conversa Tio usually at a social gathering of some sort. Generally everybody who comes in might have a minor inkling of the Lan Guage through movies television or radio Davis said. But they Don t know the  he  course is geared to adults especially spouses of graduate students and visiting professors. Some phrases appear to contradict themselves. Take wicked  does it mean wicked or Good or just wicked who would know that wicked meant Good that s kind of a new phrase Davis said. In the 60s, some people said Boss it changes with the  Davis said learning the meaning of Slang phrases is Only pan of the Battle. He recalls once having a student who was vietnamese and thought the English he had Learned in the streets of new York City was perfectly accept Able. When i asked him to speak in class he came up with expletive deleted every other word. It was an enlighten ing