European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 27, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 new York police seeking 6th teen in racial slaying overcoming obstacles is Jim Sarheim Jimmy cold 7, takes part in a Handicap awareness obstacle course at saturday s care fair in Heidelberg West Ger Many. The second annual Community activities registration and education fair featured More than so exhibits on topics ranging from cholesterol screening to jazzed close. Barbara Smith podiatric physical therapist for Heidelberg s exceptional family member service said the obstacle course makes simple move ment difficult. This will show children that it s not easy for handicapped people to get  new York a police searched for an 18-year-old suspect and put Bullet proof vests on five Young White men who received death threats after they were charged with participating in a fatal racial attack. The five were charged on Friday in the death of Yusuf Hawkins 16, who was shot wednesday night when he and three friends All Black went to the mostly while Bensonhurst neighbourhood of Brooklyn to try to buy a used car. Police said Hawkins and his Friend ran into a gang of 10 to 30 Young people who were angry about interracial dating. The were armed with baseball bats and at least one gun. Parallels to a 1986 Case in Howard each deepened when it emerged that one of Hawkins companions Luther Sylvester 17, is a Cousin of Michael Griffith. Griffith was chased and killed i Howard Beach by a gang of White teen agers angry that Blacks entered their neighbourhood. As condemnation mounted Froni civil rights leaders and candidates in this year s City elections police announced a$10,000 Reward for information leading to other arrests and convictions in therase. The new York times and the daily news reported in their saturday editions that witnesses identified an 18-year-Oldas the gunman and that he was the subject of an intensive manhunt. Officially police said Only that a sixth youth was wanted for questioning. The suspects who were charged Friday were wearing bulletproof vests As they were led from a police station. An Anonymous caller had told a desk sergeant that they were going to get those Guys As soon As they left the Sta Tion police inspector Richard May Ronny said. Police said the racial slaying resulted from the anger of a Young Man jilted by a Girlfriend who began dating a dark skinned hispanic Man. The gang Gath ered to a waylay Black or hispanic youth they thought were coming to the neigh ban on invocations of school games spurs prayer peering of football Field boyhood to attend Gina Filiciano s i8lhbirthday party. Filiciano fearing trouble had called off the party and the White youths at tacked Hawkins and his friends sylves Ter Troy Banner 18 and another 18 year old youth. Keith Mondillo 18. Who police Saywas Feliciano s former Boyfriend Steven Curreri 18 Pasquale Raucci 19 a Dcharles stress scr 21, were charged with assault riot aggravated harassment Vio lation of civil rights and menacing and possessing a weapon a baseball  and Curreri also were charged with conspiracy. James Palino 24, was charged wit assault riot aggravated harassment and violation of civil rights. Police who impounded Mondillo s Carand opened it after waiting for a search warrant said they found a Bat inside Bueno gun. Figures who played key roles in the Howard Beach drama also entered the Bensonhurst Case within hours of the shooting. Stephen Murphy the lawyer who won the Only acquittal among the major How Ard Beach defendants is representing one of the White Brooklyn youths. C. Vernon Mason who As attorney for on of the Howard Beach survivors forced appointment of a special prosecutor misrepresenting one of the youths who was attacked. Murphy said Mondello was not the Boyfriend jilted by Filiciano. He said Mondillo conceded being at the scene and having a Bat but Murphy maintained that the youth was armed to protect himself against the girl s threat that her Black and hispanic friends would beat him up. Police said Feliciano was cooperating with the investigation. David Dinkins the Only Black Candi Date in the sept. 12 mayoral primary condemned the racism underlying the at tack by saying it was t mistaken Iden Tity. It was a Case of any Nigger will  Montgomery Ala. A the mayor prayed on the 50-Yard line As 10 protesters blew horns and jeered in on of the first Gridiron confrontations Over a court ban on invocations at High school athletic events. Mayor Emory Folmar s prayer end Edith six people being escorted from Cramton bowl for sounding air horns. Southerners have dealing with religious diversity and with a Jan. 3 ruling by the 11th . Circuit court of appeals. The court ruled that prayers before school sponsored events violate the constitutional separation of Church and stale. On May 30, the . Supreme court Lei stand Hal decision which upheld a student s lawsuit to prevent pre game prayers in Douglas county a. The nil. Ing affected Only Florida Georgia an Alabama and was largely ignored until the supreme court refused to overturn  oui Tui  it Irwin one protester was arrested for struggling As he was led out of the  said Friday his actions were justified by the response of the 5,000fans who attended the High school foot Ball game. Most cheered at the end of prayers by Folmar and county commis Sion chairman Bill joseph."1 did t know it was big news said Folmar a conservative and former chair Man of the Alabama Republican party. We be been praying at football games Xaiv am ii  r  for 50 years. I Wash trying to make a broadcasting prayers at 6 55 . Five Point but a member of the american minutes before most prep games Start civil liberties Union said the thursday j us 1-" " night episode highlighted the difficulty in Childersburg on thursday night group of about 100 people led fans in a spontaneous recitation of the lord sprayer during a game Between . Comer High school and Childersburg High. Idio stations across Alabama were minute Eor a and asking fans to take portable radios to the stadiums. Folmar however decided to take it Astep further before the season opener be in can Robert e. Lee High school and Jess Lanier High. He walked Omo the Field took the Public address Micro phone and led the crowd in prayer. In the stands the handful of protesters wore to shirts scrawled Wilh sayings such As the cons Lillion rules and Church and Kiaie Don t  police stopped them from unfurling a Bann Erand look the air horns because both Are prohibit cd in the City owned stadium police la. Robert Hankins said. The mayor said the arrest of Jeff Shan non 23, and the ejection of the other protesters was prompted by their use of the car splitting horns nol by their opposition to his  argued thai his pc game prayer was Legal because he is Independent of the school system and the game was played a City owned stadium that is the site of Home games for All Montgomery High schools. Juk or. Gets fast Law lesson new York a John  or s first week As a prosecutor ended Friday with an Acquillar his on a charge of driving an uninsured vehicle inc stat department of motor vehicles  s attorney Richard a. Halloran brought evidence to the div office in Queens that his Cli ent s car was insured when police ticketed the late president s son july 9.the charge was then dismissed although the div has six months to verify the Kennedy documents. The uninsured vehicle charge waste most serious of four against  charge of driving an unregistered car was put off until sept. 29,which is also the deadline for Ken Nedy to pay a $ 127 Fine on his guilty pleas to speeding and driving Ana inspected vehicle. ,