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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday May 28, 1990 memorial now Marks civil War training site Many \ hem i prison where he \ i a a memorial was dedicated saturday at the former site of Camp Douglas once a training tamp or i i Nion said ii s Blacks and later thousands of Onk Derale soldiers died. Vire than Agni Ury later just my Miles from the Jilin a Hou i us and de part mini Tores along c chicag a magnificent mile. To race remains of the amp. I he  memorial Viali honors i i an Iii rdc rates who died in the  amp of malnutrition disease and posture and the thousands of i Mon Soldier who rained at the amp. Said i Rnest a. Gritting. Who i  id theto i mid Monument. Man soldiers irom amp Douglas i buried i mass Graves at Oak a oods cemetery fre Miles away. Griffin said Camp Douglas was the Inion s main raining Mio ror Black Ordiers almost  t whom served in the i in Ion army in .1 separate Federal Branch designated As the a. Lored troops. For Gnu ten. The 6-by- oot Concrete memorial mostly represents his adm ration Tor a Randal her who participated in a historic  the Grandfather was pvt. Harles h. Griffin a i ii War Veteran who served m tin Isth regl s o b of the i i s. Coloured inf. Front sign in was born on hat was once the tamp ate m v 1 2 and now is director of inn in funeral Home Ltd. Which occupies part of the tract. My Grandfather enlisted for his Vil War or ice at this precise spot where have my funeral establish  Griffin said in a Telephone in Erv new Friday. Bout 00 people including mayor Richard m. Daley joined a motorcade and Parade saturday from Oak Woods cemetery to the memorial which Fea Tures a Fountain. Confederate and Union flags other War Memorabilia and the flags of each state that fought i the i Ivil War. Daley presented Charles Griffin s Ireat Greal great granddaughter. 14 -. Ear old Suzanne Griffin with a civil War Flag. After 125 years All wounds be tween the North and the South should have been  said Ted Saunders. Chairman of the veterans task Force inc. In Illinois organizers of the Den cation ceremony. Over the years we have become one nation and one group of  Saunders said he Hopes the Wall dedication can help bring Blacks an Whites closer together. Every memorial Day i think All of our soldiers Black and White realize How close we Are to each other Saun Ders said. Race is meaningless when Soldier Are hiding in a foxhole said  Vietnam War Veteran. The Man who was sitting next o me did t care whether he was Black or White. I wanted to be sure he i cover my Back and i d cover his. You Don t have division in that Type of Situ  governor candidate criticized for discussing Texas issues stateside i i m Imi a. Texas a in a gubernatorial race thai has been notably lacking in substantive discussion of the issues. Democratic candidate Ann Richards Drew i Tius saturday for doing just thai. In Hinr first out Public appearance Richards shared tin stage with Republican nominee Clayton Williams at a Centennial Celebration Lor Floyd county. Williams speaking to about 800 people m this pan handle county seat told a Story about Buffalo herding More than a Century ago in West Texas and described that a Lousy loot bail player lie had been in High school fort Stockton. Rii. Hards tin. Stale treasurer took the stage next and she spoke about a series of salient issues that included education Rural health and prison overcrowd ing i worked hard on this speech she said. I did come Here just to Tell you All a Bunch of  hut county Hamber of Commerce president Kyle Smith said pm hauls reneged on an agreement to avoid making Public political statements during the old settlers Day a Celebration. Ann Richards kind of broke the rules on us he said. Her Campaign had made it Clear to us her speech was t going to be political. Her Camp wanted to make Sun Clayton understood that so they would have the same Type of  Many in the audience however said they had Cometo hear the candidates discuss the issues. Richards was in route to another appointment late saturday Alvernoon and could not be reached for com ment on whether she had broken the rules. Both candidates held news conferences after the cer Emony. At ins Williams said lie had abide by the Organ i us request. I came Here with the understanding that we were to talk about pioneers  he said. A press Confer ence is the proper time to ask questions above the Roasol the  Williams then reiterated that if elected he would Ann Richards kind of broke the rules on us. Her Campaign had made it Clear to us her speech was t going to be  Kyle Smith push for a Law requiring parental consent for abortions Tor minors. The oilman rancher said he supports Abor Tion Only in cases of rape incest or danger to the Mother s life. Williams declined to answer questions about other issues saying he would do so next week. At her news conference Richards reiterated that if elected she would push for construction of More prisons. She also slammed outgoing Republican gov. Bill Clements for vetoing a $555 million school finance Reform package but declined to say How she Wouldhave acted. The Richards Campaign has accused Williams of avoiding open debate. Before saturday s ceremony Williams approached Richards to shake hands and she said i m so glad to see you. You Don t have to be afraid of  Williams had no reply when Richards added fell your consultants to Lay Back and relax and let you be  her comment was evocative of Williams statement earlier this year comparing bad weather to rape. He said then if it s inevitable just relax and enjoy  Williams later apologized for the re Mark. Woman gets life terms in 3 deaths wii.m1ng k n. Del. A a woman who set lire to the Home of the Lover who spurned her killing his Mother wife and 2-year-old daughter was sentenced to seven consecutive Lite terms plus 15 years in prison. Vicky Chao 46, remained subdued during sentencing Friday by Superior court judge Richard s. Gibe Lein and Shook her head when asked if she wished tomake a statement. Nou were found guilty of the murders of three people one of which was a child the judge told Chao be Tore pronouncing sentence. " there is no crime on Faith i guess which is As serious As thai. The Law does provide Lor a very serious penalty and the court ingoing to impose  Hao was convicted m August of six counts of first degree murder one of intentional murder and one of felony murder Tor each Mclimore count of at tempted first degree murder i to counts of first degree conspiracy and single counts of first degree arson first Der or burglary and second degree conspiracy. I he jury could nol reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty automatically mandating life imprisonment without probation or parole Tor the Mur Der convictions. Gebelein imposed a seventh life sentence for the at tempted murder count and 15 years for the other counts Chao was arrested in March 1988. Less than a hours alter setting lire to the suburban Home of Wil Ham Chen 36. The fire killed Chen s Mother Lyen you Hen 36 his wife. Quo Ling Hong 31. And their daughter Anna Chen 2. Chen sole survivor of the pre Dawn Blaze admitted during the trial that he and Chao had a Long affair which he had broken Ott shortly before the lire he testified that he barely escaped the Blaze he collapsed in the courtroom when the verdict against Hao was announced but he was nol present Tor her sentencing. His brother Edward was there and said Lile sentence right but her family can see he right 1 but our family can t see  William Chen is expected to Lesi Ify against Hao so Delenda Tze Poong Liu in the fall. Prosecutors allege that Liu a new York City cab Driver drove Chao who worked in a new York hotel to Delaware and helped set the fire. He is free on unsecured bail. Pm stockholders of controversial pensions Detroit up during a Stormy annual meeting general motors corp. Stockholders overwhelmingly approved a plan to substantially increase executive pensions and to nearly double the one that outgoing chairman Roger b. Smith will get to s1.2 million a year. Despite Smith s being booed several times by shareholders during his 10th and final annual meeting the proposal to raise pensions for about 3,350 pm executives was approved by 83.3 per cent of stockholder votes. The meeting was attended by about 900 of the company s approximately 1 million shareholders. Smith retires aug. 1, but will remain on pm s Board of directors. Pm president Robert c. Stempel will take Over As head of the giant car maker. Greyhound fires new Driver saying crash was avoidable Cheyenne Wyo. A a replacement Driver of a greyhound lines bus that crashed was fired after the company determined the Acci Dent was avoidable a spokesman said. Company spokesman George Gravley said greyhound had completed its investigation and found that Driver Bobby Williamson could have prevented the Accident that hospitalized eight of46 passengers. Four of the injured passengers have been re leased from a Hospital the remaining four were m stable condition with cuts and bruises Hospi Tal officials said. Williamson 50, of Chicago had told the state Highway patrol a tractor trailer forced the bus off interstate 80 about two Miles East of Wamsutter. But passengers on the bus told the patrolman investigating the Accident that Williamson was drowsy and had been Drifting Between lanes. Sex guard at Auschwitz detained in Honolulu Honolulu a a former nazi is guard at the Auschwitz concentration Camp has been detained for failing to disclose his nazi past when applying for a . Visa. It was the second such detainment Here in three weeks. Stefan Paal 65, of Stuttgart West Germany was charged with one count of visa fraud. . Magistrate Bert Tokairin ordered Paal to be held pending a detention hearing scheduled for tues Day. Paal arrived on vacation. A computer Check by the immigration and naturalization service showed lie had served at the concentration Camp in Poland during world War ii the . Attorney s office said. Another suspected former nazi is officer Joseph Aloysus Goertz was detained on visa fraud charges when he arrived in Honolulu on May 8 Goertz 76, was freed on $100,000 Cash bail but was ordered to stay in his hotel room a night and on weekends. Both men apparently were part of tour groups the . Attorney s office said  
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