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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 25, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday. January 25,1988 hawaiians Mark heritage with Unity Day Honolulu a who the sounding of conch shells ind the flourish of red and Gold feathered capes 41.000 revellers wrapped up n Jar along Cylc Bra lion of Hawaii s 1,000-year-old native Cullura on the hawaiian new year. The to olo Kah of Hawaii Unity Day. Was the biggest and by most accounts but party these islands have seen in modern times As hawaiian and hawaiians Al cart crowded into Aloha stadium for five hours of entertain ment food and Beer saturday 10 close out ii year of the hawaiian. Despite the predominance of hawaiians and part hawaiians. The crowd from throughout the Island Chain rep resented the spectrum of ethnic Back grounds  mave up the state s i Mil lion i us population. I was chop suey to a Max said one teen Ager using pidgin English to describe the crowd. I m overwhelmed said gov. John Waihee. The slate s Firu chief a Ccu Tive of hawaiian ancestry. It s a great Way to end the year of inc hawaiian and begin a new sense of Unity for the future. You talk about a hawaiian Renaissance. If you Roll it All up into one Day it would look like today the opening prayers were in hawaiian and English Ami marked the first Lime in 200 years that Christian minister shared a stage with traditional hawaiian Kahu Nas or spiritual leaders. Waihee and two other High ranking hawaiian. . Rep. Daniel Akaka and . Senate scream Ai arms Henry g Giugni. Were introduced and cheered. Tanned and muscular Young men raced to the Center of the Tarp covered stadium Field sounding conch shells to Herald the Start Ofa lengthy procession of hawaiian Community leaders. A Royal Conn costumed in the red and Gold feathered capes and helmets of Hawaii s 1 Sill Century Monarch paraded the length of the Field behind brightly col ored Feather standards known As Kohilis and guarded by warriors carrying 1d-fool barbed wooden Spears. Following Lac Parade by members Ofa dozen hawaiian civic clubs 1,200 dancer dressed in the uniforms of their respective Halaus or Hula schools took the Field. In movements unlike the slow sensuous style popular with tourists the male and female dancers of All Ages started their performance with inc aggressive movements of the old dances commanded by ancient hawaiian chants. They later danced to More contemporary hawaiian songs. The event was staged by the state of fice of hawaiian affairs As the Climax to the year of inc hawaiian established by Hawaii s legislature. It was celebrated saturday to Mark the Malta Hiki or hawaiian new year. Thin is the first time in 168 years that hawaiians have come together As a peo ple United. A we Complete the year of the hawaiian to be enriched we begin to olo Kah to unify and come together said the hawaiian affaire administrator Kama i Itana holc. The hawaiian affair office Pau cd out 50,000 tickets to the free event. It s a great idea. It s the Best concert i be been to said Doreen k. Kahue 21, a Navy civilian employee at Pearl har Bor. It makes me proud. We should make his an annual  after the traditional hawaiian festivities the entertainment shifted to Waikiki Beach s top nightclub acts including Sini or Don to Ana popular comedian Frank Clima  descent despite the steady flow of Beer from More than a Down Booths police said icy had no reports of any problems. Onlookers egg on killer of dal As policeman Dallas a a Man seized a policeman s pm and fatally shot the officer to the face As he pleaded for i life while some people in a crowd of onlookers filled shoot  authorities said officer John Chase 25, who last month switched from an evening 10 a Dikiy shift to spend More time with his in i of three month was attacked sat urday As he was writing a traffic ticket. A crowd of about 30 people gathered around the officer and his assailant a homeless Man with a history of mental illness according to police and wit Nesses. The officer was saying Don t shoot me. I la help you whatever Way i can Bui the Guy shot him in the  said witness Clitha Johnson. One girl said that people in the crowd were saying shoot him shoot him again " said police i. Jerald Ca Lanc. Witnesses said the attacker then strolled Down the Street dangling the gun from his hand. The sup Cal Carl Dudley Williams 34 was shot by off duty officers who responded to inc Call. The Man died a few hours later at Parkland memorial Hospi Tal police said. Investigators said icy knew of no motive for the shooting of inc officer but police chief Hilly Prince and some Oths officers blamed recent criticism of the department by some cily Council Mem Bers for creating a dangerous Environ ment for police. This is very Lough on the officer on the  Prince said at a news Confer ence. Constant bashing of the depart ment created a volatile situation he said. Chase was preparing to give a traffic ticket to the Driver Ofa vehicle he had pulled Over when Williams began arguing with him police spokeswoman Vicki Hawkins said. Williams did t know the Driver of the car. But he began fighting with the officer and grabbed his ,44-Catibcr gun. Haw Kins said. Several witnesses said people m inc crowd were urging Williams to shoot him she said Williams had a criminal record dating Back to 1978, with an arrest in August for an assault on a police officer authorities said. Stall Bedker of St. Juir shorn. Mich i. An the outside looking in after he was Laid off by Domino s plug in Detroit far refusing la Cut his shoulder Long locks Layoff length hair. Budker turned Down an Trout Lidit i Budker vowed that a offer off haircut and a pair of base build not return to his u.60-u-Bihir Ball tickets from Domino s fila owner Job and he Bis filed a complaint with Tom Monaghan who Alsa owns the do the a Iii liberties Union. His father. Carll Williams said the family was in deep  All we know is what the police have told us the father said. This is very unusual. It s not like  he said his son was gentle but had a history of mental problems. He declined to elaborate or to cup lain Why Williams lived on inc so rets. Chase a 2vi-Ycar Veteran of he police Force had received three commend Lions. Three months ago he married Liis College sweetheart Joanne Ealon. At the police station where Chase worked flags were at half staff. Many officers were in Lears and their badges were masked with Black tape. It s something we have to accept said sol. Gary Beck. Unfortunately we can t fail to come to  Cincinnati takes Steps against spill Cincinnati Al j the million gallon Oil spill floating Down the Ohio River from inc Pittsburgh area has reached Cincinnati and intake valves thai draw Waitr from inc River for some 850.000 people have been closed. The in Lake Valvis were closed sat urday night about four hours before the diesel fuel dispersed and highly diluted since it first enl Rcd an Ohio River Trio ulary near Pittsburgh arrived in the Cincinnati area according to officials of Fth Cincinnati water works. Water reserves Are sufficient to allow customers in the City and surrounding Hamilton Butler and Warren counties to use Waler for four to five Days with no need to conserve water said Dennis Davis administrative supervisor for inc Waler works. The Oil Slick about 50 Mil Long if moving Down inc River at about 3 Mph. Davis  spill was caused when an Ashland Oil co. Tank collapsed on Jan. 2 and i million Gallons of disc a fuel poured Mlo the Monongahela River. Officials say the Spil has begun to dilute to less harmful Levels As a result of rain in the Ohio Valley. We arc finally gelling the dilution that we had hoped it All along said Peter a. Tennant of the Ohio River Val Ley water association. The Oil was diluted from about 150 milligrams per Lilor of Waitr at inc spill site to about i Milligram per Lilor at Cincinnati Davis said  
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