European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday May 8,1990fbi uncovers drug Cartel plot to buy stingers Miami apr Fri agents arrested several people in a plot to buy stinger anti aircraft missiles for colombians Medellin drug Cartel Federal officials said sunday. The Cartel May have planned to use the shoulder fired missiles to assassinate colombian president Vir Gilio Barco according to one Federal official in Florida who spoke on condition of anonymity. Several people were arrested in Miami Over the weekend in an undercover operation said a Law enforcement official in Washington who also demanded anonymity. The suspects said they were working for reputed Cartel Leader Pablo Escobar who is wanted by . Authorities on drug trafficking charges the source said. The missiles never changed hands the source said. A Man was arrested in the Tampa area after promising undercover agents he would provide stinger missiles the Florida source said. More than two pounds of cocaine and one personal weapon were seized in that arrest the source said. The total number of people arrested was unclear. Abc news reported sunday that the drug Cartel tried to buy More than 100 stinger missiles and 1,000 machine guns for nearly $6 million. The new York times in an article monday put the number of missiles involved at 24. Abc reported that unidentified sources said the alleged Cartel member had planned to use the missiles to Schoot Down planes and helicopters carrying Barco and members of his Cabinet. A the big spill lingers on workers on Knight Island Alaska mop up pockets March 1989. This Beach is one of about 500 where of residual Oil from the massive Exxon spill of Crews will do cleanup work this Spring and  groups seek Breslin a resignation Jimmy Breslin new York apr asian american groups Are demanding the resignation of new Day columnist Jimmy Breslin Over a racist expletive filled newsroom tirade against a reporter of korean descent who criticized his column. In the outburst Friday outside i Yeon Mary Yuhos presence the 61-year-old pulitzer prize winning columnist called the reporter  he also said a a she a a yellow cur. Lets make it  Breslin apologized to new Day staffers Friday in an internal computer message that read in part a i am no Good and once again 1 can prove it. I am sorry. I said things i  have said. The racial and sexual insults i spewed Are never  Helen Zia president of the new York chapter of the asian american journalists association said the apology was a very Farrakhan followers to run for Congress school Board Washington apr two nation of islam followers of Louis Farrakhan plan to run for Congress in this years election and a third plans to run for the District of Columbia school Board. Farrakhan said muslims Are Fielding the candidates because current officeholders both White and Black in the Washington metropolitan area have been ineffective in dealing with drugs crime and other social problems. Quot we have watched politicians use the people to get what they want then forget the people a Farrakhan said at a rally saturday at a local housing project where muslims two years ago launched a local anti drug program. He said muslims a have been training for 60 years for this Day and indicated their direct political involvement May spread to other cities. Abdul Alim Muhammad Farrakhan a National spokesman and executive director of the neighbourhood anti drug program said he will seek the 5th District . House seat from Prince Georges county a Maryland suburb of Washington. The seat is held by rep. Steny Hoyer a five term incumbent and chairman of the House democratic caucus. Prince Georges county is about 45 percent Black. A we think we have an excellent Chance of winning a Muhammad said. George x. Cure a Legal adviser to a group of muslims who have fought drug trafficking through an organization called dope busters said he will run for the District of columbian a non voting seat in the House. The seat is being vacated by Del. Walter e. Fauntroy who is seeking the democratic nomination for mayor. A third Muslim schoolteacher Shawn Brakeen is seeking election to an at Large seat on the City a school Board. Muslims had shunned political involvement until Farrakhan a endorsement of Jesse Jackson a unsuccessful bid for the 1984 democratic presidential nomination. Jewish leaders criticized Jackson for declining to disavow Farrakhan whom they View As anti semitic.  on sunday Ziaus group joined the coalition against anti asian violence and the organization of asian women in demanding Breslin resign or be fired and that he publicly apologize to Yuh. In his column tuesday Breslin wrote that a it is absolutely nuts to say that i am bigoted against a Young woman from anywhere including a Young woman who is  a rage is the Only Quality that has kept me or anybody i Ever studied writing newspaper columns a he added. A i can control the rage in my writing which is what i get paid for. I do not control it when in a shouting off the written  new Day spokeswoman Chiara Coletti said the paper plans no further action against Breslin who writes about new York City in hard bitten Streetwise fashion. His remarks were reported by the daily news and in a letter of complaint to new Day managers signed by 46 members of the papers staff. A it proves that racism comes in All kinds of packaging a said Yuh a 25-year-old native of Chicago. A you can encounter it anywhere from your colleagues in the boardroom from your neighbors a not necessarily people in a White Sheet with baseball  Yuh said she never met Breslin or communicated with him before she sent him an internal message complaining his thursday column was a spewing  Breslin had written that he hated a official women a including his wife City councilwoman Ronnie Eldridge who he said devoted too much of her time to government duties and not enough to the Home. Backers recall Mccarthy As credit to our nation Joseph Mccarthy up file Appleton wis. Apr the late sen. Joseph r. Mccarthy the Wisconsin Republican censured by the . Senate during his anti communist Campaign of the 1950s, was remembered sunday As a a credit to our  about 50 people gathered for the annual memorial service at the grave of the late senator a native of nearby grand Chute. Mccarthy led a Senate committee investigation of what he said was communist influence in government and entertainment. Mccarthy was censured by the Senate in 1954 for his conduct during the investigations. He died in 1957. His backers insisted sunday there was nothing wrong with Mccarthy a actions. A in All Joe Mccarthy publicly named 160 communists and pro communists a said John Mcmanus of the Appleton based John Birch society. A not in one Case did he harm any innocent person. He was a credit to our