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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 7, 1983 the stars and stripes veterans rally against Flag exhibit 2 arrested As protests again close Art show Chicago at1 Aba 600 people most of them veterans from four midwestern stale marched Sun Day on the Art Insixi Lulu of Chicago a protest an exhibit featuring an american hag spread on the floor. Hui iwo i rec four gel the Flag off the floor the demonstrators led by a drum corps chanted veterans and relatives from Illinois Wisconsin in Diana and Michigan Sang patriotic songs and carried signs with such messages As Freedom of speech do snot include desecration of the american  officials closed the exhibit at inc Art Institute s school Early the second time in a week the controversy has closed it Down. A Man who tried in Clurn to the exhibit a second Linn to pick up the Flag and refused to leave and a woman who would not come Down from a police Barri Cade were arrested for disorderly conduct police said. Two local Republican state lawmakers. Rep. Linda Williamson and sen. . Also entered the exhibit picked up  and mounted it on a Flag pole in a bucket of Sand. An an Institute official re moved the Banner. Robert kill ing who last a leg in Vietnam called inc exhibit an insult 10 All  i personally shed a lot of blood defending the Flag. You can t imagine How much it hurts to Sec this Hap pen rolling said. We defended in in Vietnam we redoing to defend it Here in our  the exhibit by Art student Scott Tyler tilled what is the proper Way to display a us. Flag includes photos and a Book inviting viewer  Flag on the floor is positioned in such a Way hat viewers Are Likely to step on it in order 10  the Book. In recent Days some viewers have picked up the tag folded it and put it on a ledge where the Book sits. Others have taken it off the ledge and put it Back on ihfloor./1. A classmate of the Art is said that although he feels offended by the Flagon the floor Tyler has the right to express his opinion through an. The Flag is a Symbol for the Bill of rights but the Bill of rights is reality and people who want to take thai away Are trampling on those rights said Chris Trump s grand scheme the Trump Taj mahal Casino resort one of Cusi in Ismann Donald Trump s latest projects rises from inv Atlantic City n.j., Beach in this uni sly draw ing the Mammoth resort which will sit on 17 acres overlooking inc Ocean is being billed As the resort City s largest Casino and convention Center. Levack 21, of Austin Texas. The exhibit was closed to the Public feb. 24 after veterans groups complained and sued. The show re opened thursday after a circuit judge refused to order that the Flag be picked up. Among those attending inc rally was Republican mayoral candidate Edward of Donlyuk who promised to lobby corporations supporting the Art Institute to Cut funding if the Flag is not removed. Williamson and Dudycz Cwan to iry to cutoff state funding. An eighth Grade Art teacher who was arrested on a felony charge saturday after she stepped on the Flag was on her Way Home to Arlington. Va., sunday after being released on j2.000 Bond. -.--. She s an innocent out of town tourist when was in  said David Steinberg an attorney for Susan Willhoft who leaches in Washington , Willhoft. 40, was arrested afr Vel crans groups. Complained to police. Art Institute guards handed out copies of newspaper articles about the arrest sunday and warned people Noi to step on the Flag. Klan holds March in town Dpi steel by bijrning1 film Philadelphia miss a sixteen members of the Christian knights of the Kun flux klan chanted while Power for America As they marched sunday afternoon through he town portrayed in the movie Mississippi  100 people lined the streets of inc North Cen trial Mississippi town of 7.soo to Wutch inc Demontra lion. Only a handful of hecklers some of them White shouted at the White supremacist. The klan marchers were accompanied by two police cars and six patrol men on foot.  chosen for what was billed As Aklan recruitment rally because of ils portrayal in Mississippi turning i said grand dragon for Mississippi Jordan Gollub of  movie which received seven  is loosely based on the 1964 slay rigs of three civil rights workers whose bodies were found in an. Earthen dam near Philadelphia. James Earl Chancy ii who was Lack and Andrew Goodman. 30,. And Michael sch in in m. Who were. " White were shot to death. The Federal government even dually convicted Juhl people of violating the civil rights of the three men but no one was charged Wilh murder. Lib club s group has marched in. Several Mississippi towns in the Pasi few months with Philadelphia s crowd drilling by far the a in gust number of spectators about 20 Ken Nomen marched later in the  Meridian about 40 Miles to inc cast. About 10 co Iiri  and.100 spectators turned out several Black leaders had asked opponents of the ski Ileto slay at Poinc during sunday s March saying inc less attention the White supremacists received the belter easier Seal drive fops $37 million los Angeles a television viewers pledged Mure than $37 million to the National easier Seal Sci cry during its Asili annual weekend telethon the  the non profit organization said sunday John Garrison president and Chii of executive ult icer of the taster Seal said ten Caf v contributions totalled $37,002,000. Surpassing lat ear sniarkof$3i,10q.qoqt andiigoalofs36million." the 20-hour i Sih National easter Seal telethon which aired live from 8 00 . Saturday to 4 00 . Sunday on  stations nationwide was hosted for the ninth year by Singer Pat Boone. And co hosted by Mary Hrmann of Lis s Newhart and Rob Weller of entertainment tonight entertainers featured on the show included singers Tammy wine tie Mickey -., Gilley Pia Zadora and Kay Charles. Chd in Honc in inc tie Host her i j her for j Medley of their hits. Dispute spurs scuffle by 4 Brothers at meeting of a haul stockholders , nov fal1 four sons of a Maui s 73-year-old founder Stufflett Allera siockholdcrs1 meeting in Llie bless Epi Sode in a but scr family struggle Over control of the truck Gerstal Empire. 1 Lotel guards a quickly broke up the Juht witnesses said i created a monster a visibly Sha Ken Leonard Shoen said a fact the Braw by his vow at the Sands Regent hotel Casino on saturday Shoen has sought to regain control of a haul since being forced into retire men l in 1986, two  sons involved  fight Mike and Sam support their father. Theother two Board chairman Joe and mart., oppose him. To older Brothers Paul and James who support Joe and also Sii on i haul s Board were not involved in the fight. Sam Shoen holding in ice pack to his Cheek said the fight occurred after the stockholders meeting adjourned. They run it in the most High handed possible fashion even though they knew they Hud the votes they needed to win he said. They were not willing to allow discussion on anything during the meeting. Joe Paul and James and three non family in embers were re elected to the six member Board. The Board chairman and his support cars refused to comment on the fight but issued a news release ple Diina a Back to basics approach in a haul s five ear management plan. The plan Calls for an ail new truck Fleet discontinuing  operations liquidating unused assets and an employee profit sharing plan. Leonard Shoen con lands the company has been devalued under be s leadership and no longer adheres to ils founding principle of customer satisfaction. He also accused his son of lending Money front ,1 Trust fund to several u haul employees 10 Purchase Stock in a Effort to retain control of the company the elder Shoen set the stage far the struggle years ago when he divided 05percent of the Compaq s Stock among ii children from three marriages umlaut is now part of Amer co. Whose Headquarters is in i Hornix. After Saiu Ranj s Rne eting Leonard Shoen said inc Only Way to defuse the situation is to sell inc company. This will have to be solved and that s the Only Way to solve in he. Said  
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