European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 1, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5haitians stage rally at Miami alien Center Miami apr about 1,000 haitians massed outside an alien detention Center sunday tearing Down a Fence and calling on immigration officials to release the a countrymen. A special riot control team of 79 immigration and naturalization service officers was deployed to hold Back the protesters As they crashed through one Gate and advanced on another said ins District director Richard Smith. The protesters heeded warnings to Stop and no injuries or arrests were reported at the Krome service processing Center 25 Miles West of Miami authorities said. A i warned them in Creole and English if they did no to cease and desist id have to use tear Gas on them to disperse the crowd a Smith said. A i think this is the closest we be come to a serious  the Rev. Gerard Jean Juste a Leader of Miami a haitian Community said the protesters were seeking the release of haitian detainees. Some have spent years in detention while their Asylum cases Are processed. A we want Freedom and Justice for the haitian refugees and All the refugees detained a he said. A we must break Down the Walls of Krome which remind us of  about 395 detainees Are currently at Krome which has a capacity of 450. But the Center has been overcrowded in the past. More recently there have been allegations that guards harassed beat and sexually abused the detainees. The allegations Are under investigation by immigration officials and the Justice departments office of the inspector general. Smith said the compound had gone on full Alert sunday morning in anticipation of the planned rally. The lock Down meant detainees were confined to their living quarters throughout the Day with visits and Church services cancelled he said. Though there were no problems inside the protesters outside tried to Force their Way in and a got out of hand a Smith said. Trailer loaded with marijuana catches fire Marshall Texas apr when a tractor trailer Rig hauling marijuana caught fire the Driver and a passenger a hitched the blazing trailer at the Side of the Road drove into town changed clothes and disappeared investigators said. The Driver and a passenger did take time to Cut locks on the trailer and apparently tried to put out the fire saturday along interstate 20. But when they were unsuccessful they abandoned the Rig drove the tractor into downtown Marshall and parked it one Block from the Harrison county sheriffs department deputies said. Witnesses said two men got out of the truck changed clothes and walked away in different directions leaving the 1989 Kenworth Worth an estimated $ 100,000. The suspects were still at Large sunday. Investigators found a burned truck log Book in a nearby trash barrel. About 1,850 pounds of marijuana was salvaged from the fire. Narcotics investigators said the truck could have been hauling Well Over one ton of marijuana with a Street value of More than $2  lava flow nears subdivision parishioners split on saving Church Kaapana Hawaii apr an overflow crowd celebrated mass at Star of the sea Church on sunday As lava from Kilauea Volcano advanced toward them. About 50 parishioners met afterwards to discuss whether to move the Church and most appeared to favor saving it. But some wanted to leave it at the site regardless of the consequences. The group decided to Forward its opinions to Bishop Joseph Ferrario head of the roman Catholic Church in Hawaii and abide by his decision. One parishioner who spoke in favor of relocating told the Story of a Man trapped on the roof of his Home during a flood. When a boat came by the Man declined a ride saying he was waiting for a sign from god. He then declined a ride in a helicopter. Finally he drowned. When he went to heaven he asked god Why he did no to Send a sign. A what do you mean a god replied. A i sent you a boat and a  a god gave us the intelligence to save this Church a the parishioner said. A female Church elder however told the group that if they loved their Church they should allow it to stand at its present site. Some people gathered saturday night for a a last night in a Lapanas party. So far 115 Homes have been burned since the Volcano began erupting in january of 1983. Lava from Kilauea Volcano engulfs a Palm tree after setting a Home afire on  cancelling fours of its Boby food Plant Fremont Mich. Apr after 78 years Gerber products co. Is cancel ing its Plant Tours which have drawn some 15,000 visitors annually to this Community of 3,500 people. A we realize there a nothing that can replace a Plant tour a the sights the sound the noise a said Gerber spokesman Steve Poole. A but Plant Tours have really become an anachronism. Its just a reality of modern technology a he said. The Tours Are being cancelled partly because of fears of Industrial espionage he said. A we know our Competition has been through the tour because we be spotted their sales reps. We can to afford to take any chances a he said. At first visitors taking the tour which covers about 10 percent of the million Square foot Plant walked but in recent years Battery powered carts were brought  a Mezzanine window a group of visitors watched recently As thousands of washed and peeled carrots careened Down a Chute into a Hopper creating a dash of color on an otherwise Gray factory floor. A then the carrots Are ground and mixed with other vegetables a said Mary Kay Ward speaking through a portable microphone to be heard above the Whir of machinery shuttling thousands of jars along conveyor belts. A a it a too bad that something that a been so popular Over the years should have to end a said Dorothy Rice who led most of the Tours Over the last 18 years before retiring last week. Gerber is Only the latest food company to ban Public Tours. In 1986, the Kellogg co. Stopped giving Tours of its Cereal Plant in Battle Creek. Gerber a visitors Center will close Friday and reopen on labor Day As a children Sart gallery and 60-seat theater. Visitors will watch a 5-minute 3-d movie about infant life from the infants perspective and a Short video will show How baby food is made. Gerber Hopes the film will Appeal to whole families including children and senior citizens who did no to necessarily want to experience manufacturing close up a not to mention the 120-degree temperatures in parts of the Plant. A with 3.9 million babies born each year 15,000 people a year does no to represent an Impact on our 70 percent Brand share a Poole said. A but its important to the Community. Even if people just Stop by and have an ice Cream Cone at the local establishment that a important to that  the towns Strong identification with Gerber which began As the Fremont Canning co. In 1901, is Clear from the signs for Gerber life insurance co. And Gerber memorial Hospital in the one stoplight downtown. The innocent eyes of the Gerber baby peer Down from billboards at Drivers entering the town. A sign proclaims Fremont the a baby food  most of the company a 1,200 local employees live in or around Fremont where a half billion jars of baby food Are produced each  of time though first shaken by the news Fremont business leaders say they believe they will survive and perhaps Prosper with a different attraction. Fred Howes president of the Fremont chamber of Commerce said he is not convinced a that the general Public is that enraptured by manufacturing processes  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 1, 1950 a army chief of staff Gen. J. Lawton Collins in an article in the Magazine of the american ordnance association said americans a ultimate reserved is its great Industrial potential.30 years ago today. May 1, 1960 a the Senate space committee headed by sen. Lyndon Johnson a Texas criticized top Nasa officials for underestimating the total Cost of the Man in space project by $ 150 million.20 years ago today. May 1, 1970 a a South vietnamese armoured task Force pushed 24 Miles into Cambodia and occupied a town from which the Viet Cong and North vietnamese had driven the cambodian army earlier in the week.10 years ago today May 1, 1980 a brandishing automatic weapons and handguns three Arab separatists seized the iranian embassy in London and threatened to blow up 21 hostages and themselves unless Iran released 91 jailed comrades and gave them an air plane to Freedom