European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. September 26, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 gis drug gang members shoot it out Tacoma Wash. A a saturday night Block parts Organ Edh neighbors fed up with drug dealers ended in a gumball la Between gang members and sol Diers from a near army base. No one was Hurt in the 30-Minulc tight that involved about 2 1 shooters. About 300 rounds of ammunition were tired smashing windows and damaging parked cars police and witnesses said sunday. Police arrested two alleged gang members on Piv ious warrants and confiscated several weapons from the soldiers. I he party was Given by army stall sgt. Bill Foulk of the 2nd Hanger Len at a Ort Lewis South of Tacoma. To rally residents who have been Irving to rid the Hilltop District neighbourhood of crack dealers authorities said some soldiers from Foulk s battalion were invited to the parly As guests and bodyguards base spokesman Apt. Martin j. Hekert said. F bulk called in reinforcements after alleged gang members attacked the part with shotguns and hand guns witnesses and pole said. Ten soldiers Etc involved in the shootout. I Kerl said. Police sgt. Mike Miller said up to 13 rangers Mav have been Imoh cil. Miller said -10 to people were at the part when six to 10 gang members surrounded Foulk s House Anil began tiring gang members were throwing tilings at the House they started threatening the people Over Here with Bur Ning the House Down and. We re going to Hie up after dark and this kind of  Koulik said. That s when i decided to Call Back to the battalion and gel a hold of and available Hanger that i could and ask him to come out and provide reinforcements said Woulk. Who is also a civil affairs non commissioned of Tycer with the battalion. L i Kert said fort Lewis officials will wait for a full police report before determining if any action should a taken against the rangers. I he weapons used by the soldiers were their personal arms to said. Police said two semiautomatic rifles a Shotgun eight automatic handguns and a revolver were recovered from the soldiers. Some residents complained that tensions had been building All afternoon and it had taken police .10 min utes to arrive after they were called. Police spokesman Mark Mann  lie was frus rated that residents had not called earlier. There is a Fine line Between self defense and Vig Dantis. Highl now we made no arrests because we think it s classified As self defense hut that s subject to a prosecutor s review Mann said. The Musie of Irving Berlin to died Friday in new York City at the age of Zuj. Already is an american inst Loving him always Tut inn. So it came us no Surprise that some of Berlin s friends neighbors and fans gathered sunday at his Beekman place Home in Neu York City to sing some of his songs Al a candlelight tribute Vigil. 8,000 attend anti abortion rally in no. Trenton . A about 8,0011 people staged an anti abortion rally at the new Jersey slate Otise on sunday cheering speakers w to warned lawmakers that the silent majority opposes abortion. The throng was opposed by about 35 members of the National organi action for women who held a silent counter demonstration behind a Row of state police troopers. Police said there were no incidents reported Al the rally. Supporters of abortion rights have a statehouse rally set for oct. 15. The recent . Supreme court Deci Sion to allow state lawmakers to restrict abortions has focused attention on the Issue in new Jersey and Virginia the two states with gubernatorial elections this year. The Republican candidate for Gover nor. James courier a longtime advocate of the anti abortion movement said Dur ing the Republican gubernatorial Pri Mary he would sign a Bill to restrict abortions. Later however he said he would nol impose his personal views on the women of new Jersey. Democratic candidate James Florio says he favors a woman s right to choose in d would nol sign any Bill to restrict abortions in new Jersey. Memorial honors Media casualties of Viet War by George Espir of special correspondent Jeffersonville . Sixty three photographers and reporters who where killed in the Viet Nant War were honoured sunday in a memorial on a Catskill Mountain Hilltop As Remote As some of the outposts they covered. The ceremony at the second annual Eddie Adams workshop marked the 150th anniversary of photography. Adams a pulitzer prize winning photographer of the Vietnam avar who planned the memorial on his workshop farm joined speakers in recalling the Cour age of their friends and colleagues. Some of the speakers wept As they remembered their colleagues and the events that led to their deaths. The moving tribute a so brought tears to some of those among the More than 200 photographers stall Mem Bers and guests. Journalists who died made the ultimate sacrifice in recording history for people of All countries throughout the  Gen. Alfred m. Gray commandant of the Marine corps said in a letter that was read by his representative. Maj. Gen. Don Miller director of plan Ning at Marine corps Headquarters in Washington. Our nation owes these journalists and photographers its Honor gratitude and  Gray said in the letter. The ceremony was held around a slate table inscribed with the first names of six of Adam s Best friends who died in Vietnam. They were Larry Burrows of. Life1 Magazine. Henri Hue of the associated press. Michel Laurent of Gamma. Kent i Otic of United press International Kyoichi Sawada of him and Huynh Thanh my of the a. My s brother Huynh Cong Nick it who Fol Lowed in his footsteps with the a and won a pulitzer Pri i said that he was proud of the achievements and sacrifices sustained by our fallen colleagues including my  six Small Blue Spruce Trees were planted found the slate table one for each of the six photographers and a seventh tree was planted in Honor of All the other journalists killed in Vietnam. Union activists rally in support of striking Coal miners Greenwich Conn. A about 2.500 labor Union activists Many dressed in camouflage gear held a peace Ful but emotional rally sunday outside Pittston co. Headquarters Here in sup port of striking Coal miners. United mine workers organizers said some striking miners and supporters from seven northeastern states gathered for the four hour rally to show their sup port for the five month old strike against Pilston involving 1,700 miners in West Virginia and Virginia. Ump president Richard l. Trumka stressed units and non violence in a speech before the demonstrators who included members of the Al Cio. I i cd Auto workers communication workers of America and the International brotherhood of electrical workers. They want to separate us by Geog Raphy. They Wani to separate us by Union Label by the color of our skins by our gender because they know that Only by keeping the labor movement divided can they win Trumka said. Well never again be  Bill Casstevens International Secre tary treasurer for the United Auto work ers offered a pledge of Solidarity. Your struggle is our struggle. Your dreams Are our  he said. The activists from Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island. Maine. Newyork new Jersey and Pennsylvania marched from the City s Sherman Bald win Park about one mile to Pittston co. Headquarters. As the demonstrators walked Many of them wearing the camouflage clothes the Union has used to symbolize its hard line stance they taunted the company saying what s disgusting Union  the rally was part of the Union s Effort to Force a settlement in the strike which began april 5. The company wants to Cut benefits and raise wages but the Union has rejected any give backs