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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, January 8, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 19bb the stars and stripes Page 3 youth documents youth on american dream Lombard. 111. Api thousands Oft can agon speak Blu Nelv on race Homo so Quality and the conflict Between the american dream and reality in a Newhook compiled by 6qof their Peere. La was very Eye opening. 1 Learned not 10 of judgmental and Nal to accept stereotypes said g a Nolan Northwestern University Sophomore. She was a senior at Glenbarr East High school when students there began work in i so 5 on voices of conflict then Agurs  the suburban Chicago students interviewed 4,000 people. Mostly teen agers during visits to 2v cities. Excerpts front the interviews reveal the conflicts insecurities dreams and bitterness of americans on the Adje of adulthood. The project shocked me out of my suburban  said paves eng an editor of the Book who is at tending Loyola University. The american dream. Propaganda. The two arc related said Jennifer. 4, of Fleming on no. Identified Only by her first name like Many teens in he Book. American children see America Ashe Best place to live. They Don t realize that America is one of the hardest countries 1o live in. I see americans a struggle. Something to hurry up an duct Over with she said. The Illinois students All on the staff of the school newspaper Echo financed their travels with Small Grants and with proceeds from an earlier vol ume published in 1984. We began to Sec Afler the first Book thai there was More we needed to Deal with said Howard Spanogle an English teacher and the project adviser. A third volume voices of Hope is planned he said. The delegation was Well received Spanogle said. The students would thank us for. Giving them a Chanceton  Here Are some excerpts from Chebook. On race if we had More Black people in my school the relations would be Bel Ter said Stacy Jonwll. 14, of Dubique Iowa. I resent Blacks because i see a lot of them driving Mercedes Down the Road and i am jealous of them said Tari of Decatur  homosexuality i have a Friend who has a prefer ence for males. I Don t advise him. I Lei him be free which is How feel free said Kellye Brown 16. Of North Little Rock Ark. I have met two Gay Guys. I saw and talked with both of them said Jessie Wood Lucas. 18, Oft Enlon by. " Don t you Ever go around the again. You can get aids was my dad s first response about them. I kept my distance from hem for about a week then finally realized they were my friends and maybe i should talk in them about  a Central theme of the new Book is the conflict Between appearance and reality Spanogle  Boston girl talked about How she could t bring a Black Friend within a few blocks of her House he  there were recent news reports of How much things have changed at South Boston High school the books a re suggested by Esther Cohen publisher of Adama books in new York. I was really interested in a portrait of is society what America looked like through the eyes of  Cohen said. Gop error leaves demos unopposed in election Little Rock Ark. A a procedural slip up by a Republican official Means that Lonoke county s officeholders All democrats will face no challengers in this year s election. Gop chairman i m Fuller said he collected the five gop hopefuls papers and filing Fen 1u bring to the county clerk s office intending to save each of them a trip. What he did t know he said was that stale Law dictates that candidates must file their own papers and pay their own fees. Fuller got the word from county clerk Myrtle Finch when he tried to file the papers about i i hours before tuesday s deadline at Lonoke the county scat which is about 23 Miles East of link Rock. Ii was just a matter of ignorance. I was not familiar with the Law said Ful Ler who is in his second year As chair Man. It was an honest  aggravating the mistake lie said was inc realization that republicans have been making gains and this was the Yea to  when Finch refused to accept the papers. Fuller tried unsuccessfully to round up the prospective candidates. Fortunately he said the candidates said they understood. They Are disappointed and Hurt but 1 Don t think there s any animosity Fuller said Dorothy English executive director of tic state gop said tuesday night that she would Confer with the party s , she said she did i Sec any choices Short of waiting for the next elec Tion Finch was sympathetic but unyielding. Saying i hate it but there s no options that 1 can  Fuller said he got paperwork from two of the candidates several Days ago but had waited about presenting the material to the clerk to Sec if we could get anymore candidates two had agreed to run monday night he said. Fuller said each candidate asked him if they should file themselves but he told them that he understood he could do that for them. West virginians As Ohio River Oil by the associated Fercl West Virginia residents hoarded water in bathtubs and garbage cans and Ohio officials filled outdoor swimming pools As a million gallon Oil Slick pushed Dawn the Ohio River thursday threatening water sup plies for hundreds of  residents however rejoiced As water gushed from spigots wednesday for inc firs time in three Days although a makeshift connection failed thursday morning and 23,000 customers of the Robinson township municipal authority were again without water. At least i got my dishes done while the water was on said Nancy Smarsh of Coraopolis. Robinson water officials Saia the connection had sprung a leak which could be repaired immediately. Utility officials lifted glasses of water in toasts As water pumps roared Back to life fallowing saturday night s fuel spill. Ii is great. It s absolutely great Pat Pierce 42, of Robinson township said wednesday night at the tap water went Back on. Temporarily As it turned out. More than anything. Pierce and her three daughters were looking Forward to Nice warm  i m the first one said Pierce. They come after  farther West however about 8,000 customers of Midland s municipal water system near the Ohio Bor Der still were conserving water. They avoided running out at to . Wednesday As earlier feared and town emergency management director Vincent d Lori said this morning that if the trend com in us we could probably make it through the  Emer gency water tanks were in place As a precaution diesel fuel from inc Ashland Oil co. Lank that col lapsed saturday along the Monongahela River near West Elizabeth a reached Steubenville Ohio 94 Miles downstream wednesday. The Slick was expected to reach Mingo j unction then Wheeling w.vj., 114 Miles Down Stream from the Ashland Plant sometime thursday dry spigots did not seem an imminent threat in Ohio River communities thursday however thanks to Reserve arid Alje Malc supplies conservation and enhanced purification. In leu Banville municipal swimming pools were filled despite near Zero temperatures and some school res rooms were closed Crews in Wheeling rushed to finish a second pipe hoarding wafer Slick approaches line spanning the Ohio River and five Linker trucks were ready to keep hospitals open in Case the water system is forced to close. I think we re As prepared As we possibly can be said City manager Mike Nau. We might be criticize for doing too much if we Don t have to shut the system Down. But we be planned for the worst Case  Ohio gov. Richard Celeste said More than i million people could be affected if the Slick reaches Cincinnati As expected by Jan. 24. He declared it slate of emergency for Ohio River communities preparing to close water intake pipes or step up purification processes this is the kind of situation thai teaches you he lesson thai when it comes to environmental Protection there is no room for negligence no room for careless Ness not even room for Accident because the consequences arc Loo great said it. Gov Paul Leonard. The rouble was spreading downstream along with a surface Slick estimated by the Ohio River sanitation commission to be 17 Miles Long Down from 28 Miles tuesday. Spokeswoman Jeanne Ison said the Slick which is breaking up is accompanied by submerged emulsified Oil at least 16 feel deep. Toronto Ohio a town of about 7,000 North of Sieu Benville was forced to close its intake wednesday said Richard Shank director of Ohio s environmental Protection Agency. But nearby East Liverpool was Able to turn its pumps Back on and joined Stu Banville in treating water with chemicals to make it clean enough to drink. I Hale to be really optimistic but personally think things Are going to be of said East Liverpool mayor James Scafido. Near Pittsburgh water began flowing to Low lying neighbourhoods wednesday night alter a connection with neighbouring Moon township was completed. Residents cheered the return of water which also brought Hope to1,000 workers Laid off because of shortage and other problems stemming from the Oil Slick conditions were expected to be almost Normal by the weekend for residents of Robinson township the Only municipality where water was entirely Cut foursome residents. It cause of Clearing pollution on the Monongahela River upstream of Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania water co. Resumed treating water at a Plant closed by the spill. West Penn never had to Cut Oft water entirety to an vent As a result of conservation. Showing the Flag american boy Seoul and Shiner Pennielu Niin Dis Puri the a Toliu Burner on a Beich i Sydney. The Buner thu str u Ullh a group of Seoul letting Gutrue Txooj on Fely for swim mers. Five Iho Suaad scouts from so countries id Australia to attend he 16th world Jim atme  
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