European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 4 the stars and stripes sunday april 2,1989 forces gather for new Battle of Alamo san Antonio a More than 150 years ago legend has it Alamo commander William b. Travis Drew a line across the grounds of the old Spanish Mission. He asked his men to step Over it and defend the Alamo against thousands of mexican troops. Today the daughters of the Republic of Texas who have cared for the Alamo for 84 years Are Emu lating Travis legendary gesture As they Battle with legislators and hispanic leaders who want to wrestle control of the Alamo away from the 6,000-Rnembcr group.-. Travis lost his Battle to Santa Anna in March 1836, but Texas troops rallied with the cry remember the Alamo and Defeated mexican troops later that year to regain the Alamo and win Texas Independence from Mexico. Now critics of the daughters said the Mission would be better run by a stale Agency accountable to the Public particularly in Light or an audit that showed the Alamo chapter has a budget surplus or nearly s2 million. We Aren t hiding anything. Our books Are open and we arc complying with the open records and open meetings Laws said Mart my Hardy a chapter chairwoman. Tourism officials estimate chapter members usher close to 10 million visitors a Yea through the Mission in the heart of downtown. Shifting control to the stale Hardy said would Cost taxpayers because stale workers would be paid for duties thai volunteers perform. As for the sur plus. Hardy said it was being saved to build a larger theater in the Complex. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Are descendants of people who lived in Texas Between 1836 and 1845, when it was an Independent Republic. The daughters received a state charter in 1905 to operate the Alamo. Admission to the Alamo is free and operating expenses Are covered by souvenir sales proms. No state Money is used. The latest assault on the Alamo is being launched by state rep. Ron Wilson who s sponsoring a Bill that would Transfer control of the Alamo to the Texas Parks & wildlife department. It s a historical Structure probably inc most his logical Structure in the state and for the state not to have control or manage Mcnol of it is a Little absurd Wilson said. Adding fuel to the Alamo controversy is Jose Gar Cia de Lara president of the league of United latin american citizens. Garcia who says he is a descendant of Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara author of the Republic of Texas declaration of Independence said the Alamo is a Symbol of oppression for hispanics. He said the league and the daughters should work to Sec that hispanic heroes of the Alamo mexi cans who fought alongside the other Alamo defend ers Are granted the same respect As Travis James Bowie and Davy Crockett. The dry has a perception that they own the Alamo and because of that they have managed it and handled it in a Way that has excluded hispanics from participating in historical activities Garcia said. But supporters of he daughters said the group has done an admirable Job of restoring the Alamo and telling the history of Texas. They Are blood descendants of the heroes of the Alamo mayor Henry Cisneros said. No one else will treat Eitner the building or the history of the period with the care and reverence they bring to the " halt fax fighter Deal with Japan Law asks Bush Detroit it it the United Aulo workers Union railed on president Bush on Friday to Hall a joint development and production Deal with Japan to de sign and build a new Jel fighter called the fax Owen Bicker. President of the Mil lion member Union joined Daw vice president Odessa Komer head. Of the Union s aerospace. Department in asking Bush to preserve. And create american jobs and avoid the very real risk of providing advanced technology to inc japanese which could later Boome rang to the commercial or even military disadvantage of the thursday Japan s defense Agency signed an $80 million contract with Mitsubishi heavy industries the in my Developer of the fax project even though talks have been stalemated Between the artist s Conception of the fax Jel fighter. United states and Japan on an agreement in the Daw said inc contract showed refusal to put America s interests first by the Bush administration. In the first place with inc Trade Defi Cit Between the . And Japan still Oul of control the Only policy that makes sense is for the . To design a plane which . Workers would build for Sale to the Bicker and Komer said in a Law whose Ault worker ranks have thinned because of increased com petition from abroad in the Auto Indus try said the japanese Are read willing and Able to acquire and exploit . Technology to create and manufacture products which ultimately displace american workers and undermine our economic Man returns to find Home bulldozed by City North Little Rock Ark. A Cleveland Bailey went out of town for two weeks and when he got Back his Home was gone. Bailey arrived thursday moments after a City con tractor s Bulldozer had levelled his House. Only dark soil remains. To appears the City made a mistake said mayor Patrick Henry Hays who apologized and asked Bailey to itemize his losses counting the houses furniture. Clothes and appliances Bailey figures he lost 150,000. "1 Ain t got nothing now he said. The right House had been razed but the City notified the wrong person of the impending demolition. Hays said. City inspector Elmo Smith condemned the Home last year and the City Council authorized the razing if the owner failed to bring it up to building Standard. Bailey found the condemned sign and bought a permit to put his House in shape. 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