European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 23,1987 the stalls and stripes Pago 7 hundreds Block Brooklyn Bridge trains in protest against racism in new York new York in hundreds of demonstrator blocked the Brookin Pridgi and slopped key subway lines in Defiance of a court order in a Rush hour protest agn Insl racism in he City monday evening three i Kuders of the proles against various in stances of Veblen it again Blacks were among 73 peo ple arrested Lor blocking subway tracks. They were among 55 people still being held at Hie Mph i precinct when i jury found three youths guilty of Manseau Glicr in the death of a Black Man who was struck by a car while fleeing a gang of a Hills a car ago in Howard Beach one of the racial incidents Klinl led to i lie protest. Michael Griffith 23. Who wan killed by a car and other victims of the attack in the Howard Beach neigh boyhood of Queens were from the neighbouring Borough of Brooklyn which has what is considered the Best organi cd Black Community in the City. The jury delivered its verdict monday after 12 Days of deliberations in he Case of the four teen agers charged in the incident on dec. 20, 1986. It has just become outrageous the Rev. Al Sharp Ion one of those arrested said earlier of violence against Blacks in the cily. We arc willing to put our bodies on the line and go to  the protesters muttered Brooklyn s government Center and then walked toward the Brooklyn Bridge. Where they blocked Brooklyn bound traffic hacking up vehicles Well into Manhattan. All lanes to Brooklyn were closed for about 30 minutes and a traffic spokes Man advised motorists to stay in town for an hour or  pm her demonstrators hailed trains in three subway stations in Brooklyn by pulling emergency Brake levers and then holding doors open when the trains tried to Power up again. That blocked express trains Between Brooklyn and Manhattan officials said. Sharpton said at the opening rally that the protest raises the level of concern. And makes the nation pay  Black leaders had refused to show up in court earlier monday to answer the temporary restraining order against their plans outlined in a flier As an Effort at civil disobedience and economic disruption when they headed for the Brooklyn Bridge a dozen the Rev Al Sharpton in foreground Points toward police during a demonstration against racism in new York. Black leaders stood Arm in Arm at the front of the line of Aboul 700 protesters including about 50 whiles. Meanwhile mayor Edward i. Koch told reporters at City Hall Leaf the City was doing what it could to protect everyone. It s an outrage to say this City does less to protect Blacks than it docs to protect  he said. He said More Whites were assaulted by Blacks in the City than vice versa and said lie believed Many Black on White assaults were racially motivated Al though they May not be classified As such because no racial epithets were used by he assailant. Couple complain their honesty was ignored Rochester . Up a Cou. Pie who returned $2.5 million in Casha ble Money orders that tumbled from a truck two months ago monday called ii absurd that they Haven t received even a word of thanks. Lisa Pearl Goldberg and Charlesad Amson of Rochester in a letter to the editor of the Gannett Rochester news papers complained that american express Sun Bank in Orlando fla., and Standard Register co. Had overlooked them. We did what few would have done and no one has taken the Lime even to say thank you " they wrote. Goldberg and Adamson captured front Page headlines in october when they returned the Blank Money orders that police said could have easily been imprinted with a Dollar value and cashed. American express had stopped pay ment on the missing Money orders As a precaution but authorities say Loveat merchant would have had no Way of knowing that they would not have been redeemed. It could have been a financial disaster for the City the Democrat ind chronicle said in october. After finding the bos that had fallen Iff of a Standard Register truck in Koch Star Goldberg and Adamson notified Sun Bank of Orlando where the Money orders were being sent. The Bank called police who picked up the Box for safekeeping. We can t go a Day without friends relatives and people we just run into asking gee did you cd a Reward Goldberg said in an interview. We just have to Tell them no.1 it s almost embarrassing they be totally ignored in. We be heard nothing absolutely mulling. No phone Calls. No inquiries she said. We should t have to ask for a thank you. That s absurd officials at Sun Bank said they Hud no recollection of the october incident. William Moss a spokesman for american express in new York City said he did not know the specifics of the incident but said the company Al ways tries to recognize acts of honesty. Our policy is always to thank peo ple whenever they help us Moss said. I m checking into it now. Obviously. I m very  Large menorah lit a few Yards away Chicago creche dismantled by City workers Chicago a As protesters Sang silent night City workers monday dismantled a nativity scene across from City Hall while a jewish group lit a Large menorah a few Yards away. The two groups were embroiled in a Battle with the City a or the rules governing the display of religious symbols in Daley 1 la a. Zubavitch c Shahad House inc. Of Illinois. I jewish group i tin i had been required to Post a shh of k Bond before erecting the menorah asked Cook Ounh Cir Cuit judge Sophia Hall earlier monday to refund the Money tier the Christian group erected the creche without posting a Bond. Hall continued the Case. Michael Jenkins a member of the nativity scene committee said the group had a permit to erect its display. But late monday afternoon William Harris executive director of the City s Public building commis Sion ordered the nativity scene dismantled. The commission has jurisdiction Over Daley Pat and issued permits to both groups i imposed the Bond requirement to cover me Cost of Pii Ihle Liti gation in the Wake Ofa lawsuit that successfully buried the erection Ofa creche in City Hall. Building commission member jcorgi1 la Gliton told the judge that the Gatihi committee was sent he same letter As the jewish group about the Bond requirement. William j. Grutzmacher head of the nativity com Mittee was not in court but he maintained monday that his group s Purchase of a is million liability insurance policy would cover the costs of possible litigation. If they Force the thing to come Down. I la  he said. A creche had been erected in the Lobaj us Ciu Hall across the Strei l from Daley Pla a i Aih Christmas since Imasd. Hut that tradition was blocked in August when the 7 h . Circuit court of Appi a till a Turku d a Umer court s dismissal Ofa lawsuit  h Hie american jewish Congress and ruled the Conj Hall creche Vio lated the constitutional separation of Church and state