European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. October 7,1989 the stars and Stripe age colombian efforts raise . Drug busts new Orleans a the 36 tons of cocaine seized in the last week is a Clear indication that colom Bia s War on drugs is creating chaos for cocaine King pins Federal officials said thursday. We re seizing a lot More cocaine because a lot More cocaine s moving out because it s not Safe to leave it in Colombia any More transportation Secre tary Samuel k. Skinner said at a news conference in front of the a com sea a 185-foot boat on which More than 6 tons of cocaine were found. Drug cartels previously kept Large stockpiles of co Caine in Colombia and moved it gradually to the United states he said but they re now moving it in huge lots. That s because of the pressure from the govern ment in Colombia he said. Colombia has cracked Down heavily on drug traffickers since a leading presidential candidate was assassinated aug. 18. The coast guard seized the a com sea in the Gulf of Mexico on monday then handed Over the cargo and the Crew of eight men and a woman to the drug enforcement administration on thursday. The nine were arraigned on charges of importing cocaine and Possession with intent to distribute co Caine and . Magistrate Alma Chaszcz ordered them held without Bond.  spokesman Billy Fernandes said cocaine found aboard the Edom sea. Originally estimated at 11.500 pounds actually totalled 12.208 pounds and there May Well be More. The cocaine was found in two of 10 Boxcar size freight containers stacked on the deck but the coast guard was Able to search Only the containers on  agents planned to search the others. The a com sea bust was one of four major cocaine finds in less than a week. Texas state troopers found 9 tons of the drug wednesday in Harlingen in a House believed to be a Center for repackaging cocaine after its arrival in the United states. Three mexicans were arraigned thursday on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity an aggravated cocaine Possession. About 20 tons were found late last week in a los Angeles warehouse in what was described As the largest haul Ever. And the coast guard seized about in tons near i Curto Rico Over the weekend. With the latest seizures the coast guard s total take in the first four Days of fiscal year 1990 is More than the coast guard seized in All of last fiscal year officials said. Federal fiscal years begin oct. I. Poll Givs Bush by the Washington just Washington  in office preside Ninish enjoys Broad but not deep port according to a new Washer ton Post Abc news poll. Seventy six percent of those surveyed said they approved the Job he is doing but Only 29 percent said they strongly  the numbers appear to describe a president who is More generally liked than his predecessor Ronald Reagan but who docs not enjoy the intensity of support that Rea Gan did. Republican pollsters say the big Surprise in recent polling numbers has been Bush s consistently High approval rating among Blacks up to 60 percent m the most recent Post Abc poll. It is three times the level of Black support Reagan had at he same Lime in his presidency. While the poll indicated support for Bush it also revealed some anxiety that he is moving too slowly on a Range of major Domestic problems. The poll showed 64 percent of those interviewed generally approved of Bush s handling of the Economy. But Only 19 percent expressed Strong approval and nearly seven out of 10 said the Bush administration was t doing All it can to reduce the budget deficit. Bush received higher Marks and stronger approval in his handling of foreign affairs. More than seven out of 10 persons questioned said they approved of the Way Bush is handling foreign affairs seven out of 10 respondents also approved of Bush s handling of the drug problem. Bush proposes $200 million More / to help poles restructure econom Washington a the Bush administration under heavy pressure from Congress to do More for the new government of Poland wednesday pro posed a $200 million Grant to help that country restructure its Economy. The Aid which would require congressional approval would be in addition to $219 million in economic and food Aid previously announced by the administration. President Bush also invited polish grime minister Taduesz Mazowicki and Sidcot Wojcicch Jaruzelski to Wash Iri jut for consultations press Secretary Man Fitz Walcer said in announcing the new i proposal which came As House and scime democrats proposed even larger Sumpf Aid to the new Solidarity led . They Alioth Vitco the labor Union s Leader Lech wet Cha to address a join meeting of con grows on nov. 15 to out line his Hopes for wind s future. The White  Fol lows agreement by to 12-nation euro Pean Community to Buck a $650 million package of Aid for Poland and Hun Gary. Fitzwater said the . Grant would complement the european pack age and would go toward a polish request for a $ 1 Bil lion loan from the West. However Fitzwalter said the administration a Walesa Vord a Grant As its share rather Thafel Aloan so As not to add to Polancas Fready staggering debt. The dramatic Chancy Poland Over the past two months Etc Lent new urgency to our Effort ode said. What Poland a loing is historic inthe largest Senser the  Fitzwater said the Money would be disbursed Quby after the polish govern ment a cows agreement with the inter  fund on an economic restructuring plan. The United states also Larff to Send team of experts business fwd cars and administration officials Ujj Bland so that we can provide the Rovt effective help Fitzwater said.  of both chamber joined tues my to again dismiss Bush s $219 i Luft package of initiatives in  As grossly  a Frey unveiled an aggressive demo Nic legislative program of Grants and Loans with a potential economic Impact of More than $3.7 billion. The three year democratic package would be composed of Loans from inter National financial institutions . Loans and Grants and a five year halt in polish payments on its $2.5 billion . Ban debt. Bold action today will be far less costly than timidity said House major Ity Leader Richard Gephardt do. For if we hesitate and the Opportunity is lost we will be paying for it for a Long Long time in an escalating  Boston housing Bias lawsuit settled Boston a he a agreed to drop its Laws again of the Boston housing auth Orrim upper a settlement that could Cost Etc City about $3 million for Allig Bising discrimination. Benjamin Hooks co utile i Eccl of the a act mayor Raymonl Flynn and other Igral officials were 1 present for the Al Ning of the settlement wednesday in Federal court. Under the agric mint the largest group of Milic housing discrimination victims eligible for up to $2,500 each inti damages includes 1,058 families who applied for apartments in predominantly White developments in Wjk Charlestown South Boston and & East Boston neighbourhoods Over the last decade but were not Given minority preference. Additionally 120 minority families who had hied claims alleging they were disc our tag cd by the Bra pm applying to Ite Devil opry gets could re ceivsi2,500 each.  300 emergency Hooks housing App treants people displaced by fire or Chis fms arc eligible to receive $1,000 Calif they prove they could have been place Cdon a White development officials said. Also about 30 minority families believed to have missed out on apart ments in a Charlestown housing development because of a Bra newspaper advertisement seeking White applicants to maintain racial balance Are eligible for $3,000, under the terms of the settlement. We Hope this sends a message to the institutions that discrimination costs said Dianne Wilkerson chair woman of the housing committee of the Boston chapter of the a act. The settlement also requires the Bra to put up $500,000 for a fund that will make Grants to encourage integration and multicultural activities in the City s Public housing developments. 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