European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday March 17,1990 Spring is in Bloom it s a sure sign of Spring in Washington d.c., when the fragrant japanese Cherry blossoms burst open to reveal their delicate Pink and White petals. Five month old Tara Moren and her Mother Gina came from Alexandria va., thursday to catch the Trees in Bloom along the tidal Basin. Record breaking temperatures throughout the area have coaxed the traditional Cherry blossoms to arrive a  Days Early. A elevator surfing fatalities persist As High Rise problem Amherst mass. Apr a dangerous game called a elevator surfing a blamed in the death of a College freshman has been a problem for years in High Rise buildings officials say. Also called Quot elevator action or a piloting an elevator a the hazardous sport involves climbing atop elevator cars a either through trapdoor in the roof or by jamming doors open a and Riding on the roofs. A a we be taken it terribly seriously. We be been fighting it for a Long time a said  Coleman Public information director for the new York City housing authority. Coleman worked on a recently released cautionary videotape on the Issue called a children Are too Young to  there have been 10 deaths and More than 50 injuries reported in new York during the past five years he said. At the Otis elevator co., the largest elevator manufacturer in the United states officials have been concerned about the dangerous game for some time said Michael Jordan Reilly spokesman for the Hartford  company. A this is one of our major concerns a he said. Susan Beckett a student at the University of Massachusetts told the Campus newspaper the collegian that students ride atop elevators a usually on the weekends when people Are  at becketts school 18-Ycar-Oid Joel Mangion of Newton was found dead sunday at the Bottom of an elevator Shaft. Friends said he had been jumping from one car to another in the double Shaft. About a year ago a student suffered serious injuries after falling 30 feet in an elevator Shaft University officials said. In the Early 1970s, a student died after Riding in a chair tied to the Bottom of an elevator car. Joseph Zannini executive director of housing at the University said he has heard of the game occasionally during his 25 years in College administration. A a there a so Many unfortunate ways that Young people sometimes lose their lives because they just done to think a he said. Jordan Reilly said the problem has probably existed a was Long As there have been elevators and As Long As there have been people who want to try something  in Bridgeport conn., police and firefighters spent two tense hours in january rescuing a 13-year-old girl who was wedged Between an elevator car and the Shaft after she slipped and fell off the roof of the car in a Public housing shelter. Police said the Giri and her sister were playing on top of the elevator. Donald a. Robinson director of environmental health and safety for the Massachusetts school said officials Are looking for new ways to discourage elevator surfing. A the message needs to be made very Clear How elevators should be used and not misused and to really emphasize the obvious significant consequences a he said. Panel seeks soviet testimony if / a of hot Quot t a a / it Rev. _. Washington apr the chairman of the House armed services committee has invited soviet Gen. Mikhail a. Moiseyev to testify this Spring on the rapid developments in the soviet Union. A the More we know about the remarkable changes going on in the soviet Union the better Well be at deciding How to buy the right stuff for americans defense a said rep. Los Aspin d-wis., who also announced plans to expand contacts with the soviet unions National legislature. The legislature a formally known As the defense and state Security committee of the supreme soviet is the rough equivalent of the House armed services committee. Moiseyev a schedule Calls for the chief of the soviet general staff to visit the United states in May. Marshal Sergey Fakhr Omeyer an adviser to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev appeared before the panel last year. Rep. William Dickinson r-ala., the panels ranking gop member said that although the United states should base a its military posture on soviet capabilities and not intentions meetings like this Are always constructive in  stateside Lack poet denied tenure accuses Rutgers of racism new Brunswick  a Black poc and dramatist Amin Baraka who was denied at Nims appointment to the English faculty at Rutgers univ sity has accused the departments highest Rankine no lessors of racism. 6 h Baraka a visiting professor at Rutgers for the two years appeared at a Campus rally where about 3on students demanded the University give him a Nerim nent position. Baraka 55, said his appointment was blocked by a euro Philip elitists and White supremacists among the departments full professors just one of whom a a Black. 5 a the Power of these Ivy league Goebbels can flaunt dismiss intimidate and defraud the popular will a Baraka said Reading from a statement. A we must unmask these powerful klansmen just As we erase fascist Graffiti from the  Barakas courses have included the Black novel major Black writers and african american music and literature in the 20th  says . Will divest itself of s. Africa holdings new York apr calling apartheid a a political  mayor David Dinkins said thursday the City a $17.7 billion pension system will divest itself of All stocks of firms that do business with South Africa. He said that despite the recent easing of racial tensions there and the creation of a special fund by the government in Pretoria to Correct past discriminatory practices this was not the time to let up. A it is too Little or. De clerk and it is too late a Dinkins said. A Justice cannot be bought. Freedom cannot be ransomed. The end of apartheid cannot be prevented and should not be  he referred to South africans president . De clerk. Dinkins told a news conference in City Hall a now is not the time to relent but to double our efforts to persuade companies not to invest not to do business and not to lend economic Aid and Comfort to so evil a form of  frogs Clear 1 hurdle in bid to enter jump contest Angels Camp Calif. Up a africans Goliath frogs 10-Pound monsters capable of soaring a whopping 40 feet Are Welcome at the Calaveras county jumping Frog Jubilee if they can leapfrog state import regulations organizers said. A if they can sit on the jumping pad let Mem come a Ike Moore senior member of the Calaveras county fair Board said during a two hour meeting Over whether the huge foreigners should be allowed to compete in the annual contest. The nine member Board voted unanimously to allow the Goliath frogs despite fears that they might ruin the 64-year-old Competition which was inspired by a Mark Twain Short Story of 1865, by eating other amphibians and possibly injuring spectators. Chairman will Fullaway promptly telephoned importer Andy Koffman of Seattle to inform him of the decision. Koffman still must gain permission from state authorities who Are worried about the possible Impact on the environment if any of the Frisky logs escape. Miami Brush fire put out after burning 5,000 acres Miami apr a wind whipped Brush fire that had threatened an immigration detention Center and Otner buildings was contained on the Edge of suburban Miami after burning 5,000 acres officials said 1 Nurs Day. No structures burned but state forestry spokesman David Crane said at least three Homes were the Casein and occupants were told to remove their pets Ana longings. The Krome Avenue detention Center where immigration and naturalization service holds jo1u documented aliens prepared for evacuation wednesday but held on until Crews encircled to about 11 . Re a the probability is High that arson caused the m to break out on three sides of a major inter separating the Miami area from the everglade forestry officer Phil Deangelis. Brush the fire was spread by 21-Mph gusts in dried by a 19-month drought