European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Patja 6 the stars and stripes schools in go. To be reviewed Washington a the Justice department has launched a nationwide review of Joc Federal school desegregation cases and As its first step is seek ing us release 17 Georgia school District from court supervision. The Reagan administration will seek to remove from court ordered settlement Only those districts which have achieved unitary status or which have full complied with court orders and have no discrimination complaints pending against them. Assistant attorney Genera William Bradford Rey nolds said Friday. Achieving unitary status Means that a court thinks a school system has satisfied its duly to desegregate and has eliminated racial discrimination the Justice department s Effort was immediately criticized by the a act Legal defense fund inc. Which said removing districts from court supervision would make it easier for Rescar gation to occur. Reynolds said he did not know How Many of he 300 school desegregation cases in Shieh the Justice department was involved predominantly in the South have achieved unitary status or have complied with court orders and hive no discrimination complaints pending. The Justice department review is continuing of is Georgia school districts that were declared uni tary in 1974, and in apparent compliance with court imposed desegregation plans. The defense fund represents those intervening in the Georgia Case involving the go districts. The Rase stems from a 1969 lawsuit filed by the the Niton administration in an Effort to Force schools to formulate integration plans. Sunday March 6,1988 weekly visit Over Melissa sum known baby a gets lilt from an unidentified Nurna it the end of the a Yew old t acc by supervised visit with her Mother Mary Beta we Veheul could. The visits ordered by toe court ire held at a Bergen county nj., facility Gould who once violated a court order and Mared the infant to Florida How asked for visits. Her request will go before the court it the end of March. 4 men linked with drug dealing arrested in . Officer s murder new York. A four suspects have been arrested in the execution style killing of a Rookie police officer guarding the Home of a Man who complained about drug dealing in his neighbourhood. Police commissioner Benjamin Ward said Friday thai police believe the officer Edward Byrne 22, was shot feb. 26 at Point Wank Range on orders from a major drug dealer. Officer Edward Byrne was killed because he wore a Blue uniform because the uniform stands in the Way of total lawlessness said Ward. The drug dealers wanted to Send a message. Well we have a message for the drug dealers. I also have a message for the Community we will protect you. We arc not fearful. We will intensify our efforts to suppress drugs he added. Two of the suspects were arrested around Midnight thursday following six hours of questioning. A third surrendered with his Mother Friday and the fourth was already in custody Friday evening an other charges police said. All were awaiting arraignment. The four suspects whose Ages Range from 19 to 2
