European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 4, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 7 1,000 police will patrol la Section where shooting killed 1, injured 12 los Angeles a police chief Dary Gate vowed saturday to deploy 1.000 officers on bang red Den South Chimal los Angeles streets where 200 officers usually  to keep easier churchgoers Safe following a Urne by shooting Friday in which one Man did and 12 Oiler people were wounded. One of those wounded was a 4-Jcar-old boy gang violence erupted later saturday when two gang i  were wounded by gunfire Afler a confrontation by Lucca rival groups in a downtown Park ing lot police la orly Barton said. The victims both 21. Were taken to los Angeles county us medical cer incr where a spokeswoman said one was in fair condition with a gunshot wound in the fool and the second who was Hil in the buttocks was in serious condition. County supervisor Kennelh Hahn sent a. Telegram to gov. George Duck Majian urging him to declare a state of emergency in lo5 Angeles and Send in two Compa Nies of military police from the California National guard. The people of los Angeles county arc increasingly living in a slate of fear. No one is Safe Kahn wrote. He cited 387 gang related a Callas within the county 5-Rclatcd death Raic in the Cuc cads the rate for the last year and said the j first three months of i Sime period last year the governor is very concerned about the Escala Tion of gang violence in los Angeles county said  s press Secretary. Kevin Brett. However. Bret said the governor would declare a slate of emergency Only after the City Ami county governments proclaim that such an emergency lists and that it Cuc cads the capabilities of local Law enforcement officials. No one had been Arm cd in Friday s shooting but gales said police were investigating leads on two men seen shooting from a passing car. The shootings came in the midst of a police crack Down on escalating gang violence. If we were angry before we arc enc Dinely angry  gales said at a news conference where tic called gang members Rotten Little cowards. Who shoot Down 4-Ycar-old  we have All this shooting going on on the holy weekend. People in South Central la want logo to Church tomorrow and we re going to make sure they re Safe Gates said. S & so ten feet and growing the Miller Quintin recently lined up for Ter stuff. They we from my. Mallory. Ill celebrate inter thin birthday april easier show it a Denver shopping a Tyler Tim Michael and Joe and will 22. The family lives in we Lviv Coin. He also called for night sessions at All courts in order to Speed in trials and put criminals behind Hart Spe Cial courts to handle gang and narcotic cases and n South Central Justice Center. Police spokesman it. Charles Massy said Friday s shots were fired on Lurf claimed by five or is gangs and that the shooting probably were intended As some Type of retaliation. Police believe a semiautomatic weapon was used. Rodney Bragg 16. Said he saw men in a Cadillac Slop and talk in a group of people. All of a sudden they just opened  he said. There were Riboul 20 shots i guess. Maybe More than that. You could hear them hitting the Trees and the houses  the car sped off and then returned for another look before fleeing Bragg said. At least 25 rounds were fired Gates said. Seven ant gang police sweeps through in Cecily in the past month including one through the Southside thursday night have resulted in s74 arrests and Sei zures of weapons drugs Cash and can. Since the sweeps inc Lajoly of gang related homicides has decreased from 15 in March 19s7 to 14 this March police said Jackson wins 3 votes from Virgin islands Charlotte Amalia . Virgin islands a Jesse jacks a Over whelmed Michael Dukakis in democratic e arly caucuses saturday to win three of the Virgin islands four Delegate votes at the National convention. Party vice chairman is. Claire Wil Liams said Jackson got 614 Voles Ottile Dukakis not Only 37 votes. They were the Only candidates on inc ballot. Six people each casting one half Vole at inc convention were chosen in the caucuses held on inc islands Osl. Thom As and St. Roii. Some 18.000 registered democrats live in this . Territory we Csc three major islands arc St. Thomas St. Croix and St. John. St. John democrats travelled Losi. Thomas to alien the caucus. In addition in the sit people being selected saturday four members of the democratic National committee from the Virgin islands including gov. Alex Ander Fanelly Aulo magically will be delegates to the democratic National convention in Atlanta july 18-21. Those tour dec members will each cast one Quarter Vole at the convention. Republicans in the islands will pick la i four National convention Liele guts. At a convention on May 21. Jailed Indian activists seek Gorbachev s help Fayetteville. . Kupij two Indian activists jailed for taking 17 hostages at a newspaper have written soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev saying icy arc political prisoners and urging him to confront president Reagan with the Issue Runng the upcoming Summit. In a Telephone interview from his jail cell saturday Tuscarora Indian Eddie Hatcher said his attorney William Kunstler would deliver the letters to the Kremlin this week. We re having the letters hand delis red to Mikhail Gorb Schev Hatcher said hopefully the end result of the meeting will be Gorbachev s discussion of this very situation with  Hatcher and fellow Tuscarora tribe member Timo thy Jacobs face possible life prison sentences for Seiz ing the Kobe Sonia newspaper in Lumberton . On feb. I and holding 17 hostages. Hatcher ind Jacobs released the last of the hostages unharmed 10 hours Alicr he takeover when slate officials agreed loan Independent outside investigation of racial inn slices in Robeson county. We is political prisoners Anil thai Point is going to be brought out clearly Hatcher said of his letters to the soviet Leader. Hatcher in his letter warned Gorbachev about How the . Government has broken treaties with the american indians for 200 years. How can he take the word of Ronald Reagan thai a treaty will be Kepi with his country hat eur asked saturday. To lure Are Many native american political prisoners in this country. How can he Reagan ques Tion political prisoners in the soviet Union Kunstler confirmed that he would leave sunday for the soviet Union carrying the letters. The civil rights lawyer said Friday he will seek 10 help build International pres sure to free american Indian Leonard Peltier serving a life prison term for the \17 slaying of two Fri agents. Kunstler said he also would be taking Gorbachev a painting by Peltier of a weeping Indian Woun. There Are Many native americans who now hand behind bars in american prisons for no reason other than their attempting to bring to Light the Many injustices the . Government Hai brought upon us Hatcher Laid in the letter written in his cell and dictated to Kunstler. Had i the Opportunity to talk to Ronald Reagan. Many questions would arise. I would ask the american president How he could Noi Only give his word bul the word of the . Government when i hair broken words have led to and resulted in the pics Cal condition of inc american Indian. Treaty after treaty which the . Government a Clil with our people has fallen As leaves to inc ground Only to be wanted upon and crushed into the dust to be covered and Spil upon Reagan and Gorbachev have for some Lime been spar ring Over human rights in their two countries. Reagan has complained about political prisoners held in the soviet Union. Gorbachev has countered with criticism on Amer Ica s handling of homeless Blacks and indians. Don Ronald Reagan Tell you there Are no political prisoners in inc United Slatest Lilac her asked Gorba Chev in the Teller. Ifs he  Kunstler said Hatcher signed his Leller Wilh Hii ind i an name. Washa go gah Tah which in Tuscarora Means one who awakens the