European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 2. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 dazzle dazzle Marks inaugural . Celebrates Washington s 1789 oath new York Natl with solemn priors reprising the first inauguration and a two hour Parade filling the narrow streets of lower Manhattan new York City celebrated 200 years of presidential government on sunday. Ear splitting cannonade saluted the cer Emony at the Corner of Wall and Broadstreet on april to. 17x9. When George Washington took the oath of office an became the new nation s first president. In contrast to the plainness of that first inauguration. Sunday was a Day for Glam our. Shamrock shaped confetti rained on crowd of dignitaries led to their scats by Ushers from radio City music Hall. And while the Parade that followed sunday s Cert Mon began with marchers and musicians in ragtag revolutionary a uniforms it ended with an unmistakably modern look. Among the 100 units in the High stepping line were a band of women Kaoo players from Long Lake . And a team of certified Public accountants from Pennsylvania doing a precision Drill routine with their Brief cases and a dance with their umbrellas. Tens of thousands jammed into the same streets lined by Parade watchers 200 years ago and thousands More listened to live radio coverage of the Day s events or watched on television. One Hundred descendants of the nation s presidents from George Washington to Ronald Reagan met Lor breakfast at Fra ounces tavern in lower Manhattan and later joined the Parade. President hush standing outside fed eral Hall the columned 19th-Century greek revival building that stands on the site of the fits inaugural ceremony hailed the great constancy of the presi Dency in the two centuries since Washington first promised to preserve protect and defend the Constitution. How unlikely it must have seemed  hush said thai we might become United Stales. How Uncertain that a re Public could be Hen out of the Wilder Ness of competing interests. How Awe some the Prospect Nusl have seemed. So much remains constant Bush said after an actor had read part of Washington s Ainuu Guiula address. So much  but the original Federal Hall does not it was demolished in 1812. At limes on sunday other differences Between then Washington s statue timers Over actors in n. A s Federal Hall during sunday s ceremony. And now were inescapable not just the tall buildings that now line the financial District but also secret service agents standing on the roof of Federal Hall president addressing the crowd from be Hind a bulletproof partition and a giant closed circuit television screen that let spectators Sec what was happening on the dais. But there w Cre also moments when spectators said they Felt like they had been transported Back 19 the 18th Cen Tury. It s a Little impressive to think that200 years ago George Washington was. Doing the same thing said Gills Landau who moved to new York from Paris six months  inaugural re enactment came after a weekend of festivities that brought a flotilla of tall ships into new York Harbor and sent fireworks hashing Over lower Manhattan on  s appearance at Federal Hall was solemn and dignified. With William Sommer Field an actor playing the part Washington arrived in a Gold trimmed Carriage pulled by White horses. Two Hundred years ago Washington wore a dark Brown suit with White silk stockings and Silver shoe buckles. So did Sommerfield on sunday. The 19th-Cen Tury historian Thomas . Smith noted that the fact that Washington s clothes were of american make was considered to be so important that the editor of the United states Gazette specially apologized for omitting to mention it in his first account of the  so Minerfield repeated the presidential oath and As Washington did kissed the Bible used during the swearing in the same Hible Washington used 200 years ago. What happened Afler thai also followed eyewitness accounts of Washington s inauguration when As one put it militiamen red their guns and the assembled Multi tude sent Forth a Universal  but the proceedings parted from tradition when Bush began his speech and five demonstrators in the audience stood up to protest the government s efforts to fight aids. As they chanted slogans. Helen Marie Taylor a descendant Bothof Zachary Taylor and Washington ripped one of the demonstrators banners from their hands we re Here to Honor George  Taylor said. Several police officers stepped in and after several minutes asked the proles ters to leave. Texas marchers rally for Gay rights Austin Texas a at least 15,000 people shunting Victory or death rallied sunday at the Capitol and marched in support i rights for Homo sexual men and Vorisen. The March on Austin began with a colourful musical Parade downtown to the Capitol a mile away  demonstrators Allied in support of Lei isolators pushing h us kicked b Guys Ami lesbians organisers estimated the crowd s sue at 30,000. But police put it at 15,000, the demonstration was considered on of the largest in the slate capital in recent years. We re not going to go away state sen. Craig Washington a heterosexual supporter of Gav rights said at the Capi Tol. We must never surrender. We must never  Victuro or death he said As the crowd picked up the chant. Washington was joined by three fellow democratic lawmakers who Are sponsoring Gav sup Poilu Hia demonstrators from across Texas and several other states said they want in creased funding for and Access to treat ment for aids abolition of the state s anti sodomy Law. And enactment of Hale crime legislation which would increase penalties for those who attack people be cause of their sexual preference. I love  said former san Anto Nio resident Lelilia gome/., co Leader of the National latino Gay and lesbian i in action in Washington. Do i also hate our history of oppression of mexican people. Women and now us Gays and  she said that  made last de Ulvi by Suk District judge Jack Hampton of Dallas who said he gave a convicted killer a lighter sentence partly because the victims were queers showed the status of Gay and lesbian irions in Texas. The message there was Vou Don t have  she said. Are to u going to accept that the demonstrators were met by about .10  holding placards with such messages is Gay is not of Man s court ordered Freedom Short lived Atlanta aim a Man freed from jail under a court order to relieve Over crowding was behind bars within in hour of his release on charges of at tempted armed robbery Ronnie Fisher 30, who was being held on theft and drug charges was released from the Fulton county jail at 9 40 p Munda according toll John cubans assistant watch commander Al the jail. Thirty five minutes later a police officer saw Fisher Chase a Man and Knock him to the ground according to a police upon Fisher was arrested and at 10 35 . A i. Admitted to the Atlanta pretrial detention Center Fisher s victim said he was at tacked after re lung to give usher a Dollar for Beer. The two had met on a bus. With an order num. . Uis Inci huge j. Owen Lorns in who Sel .1 ceiling of 1 a inmates Lor the Mil  Haw expressed concern the pleased prisoners might return to crime even though ten v wire Iven Zionc on thin release to hip tit Trammer in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 2, l 49 a British plane which had been missing one a while flying the Berlin Airlift was found crashed in the soviet one of Berlin with All four members of the Crew dead. 30 years ago foday. May 2, 1959 Only four Days after being appointed . Ambassador to Bra in Clare Booth Luce resigned because of a dispute with sen. Wayne Morse. D Ore. 20 years ego foday. May 2, 1969 West Berlin police reported i iat an East Berlin railway Engi Neer and his conductor had defected to the West after leaving their train at the end of the line in West Berlin. 10 years ago today. May 2, 1979 Gas station owners warned that the Long lines and closed signs that had plagued american motorists throughout april would gel worse because Man Oil companies had again reduced the amount of gasoline they would sell to service stations