European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 31, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5urban league head says . Must bring minorities into the economic mainstream from wire reports new York a citing projections that members of minorities will make up a larger and larger part of the nations work Force the president of the National Urban league said sunday night that America must Grant them Equality not merely out of a moral imperative but for a its own economic  a unless they Are brought into the mainstream a said John a Jacob a this country a living Standard will nose dive and Well lose out to the japanese and germans who make better use of their people. A America is going to lose the economic War with Japan and Europe unless it finds a Way to use its secret weapon a the underused underestimated undeserved minority that is the Core of the future work Force a said Jacob. A America has Only one Hope of entering the 21st Century As a world Power and a global economic Force a he added. A that is its ability to achieve racial parity and to make full use of the african americans and minorities it has so Long  Jacob gave the keynote address before 3,000 of the opening Day of the civil rights groups 80th anniversary conference. Jacob called for a Summit meeting of president Bush and other leaders from government business labor education and Community organizations to devise a plan for improved education and Job training focusing on minority youths. Jacob also reiterated the leagues program for economic and social improvement of the nations cities called the Urban Marshall plan after the program to help Europe recover from world War ii. He said the plan would involve repairing and modernizing the cities physical infrastructure including roads and Public transportation. It also would involve investments in training and social programs for disadvantaged citizens. A understand that we re not going to be Able to remain competitive unless we Deal with the infrastructure of our cities and the human infrastructure of our people by making them better educated by making them More technologically literate and by including them into the mainstream Jacob said. Money for such a program would come from cuts in the defense budget he said. The Urban league and the National association for the advancement of coloured people Are the nations two largest Black organizations. While politics is the principal Arena of the a act the Urban league has concentrated its efforts on economic and social issues. But Jacob did not shy away from politics. In addition to emphasizing american self interest in achieving civil rights he said that american Blacks must increasingly rely on political muscle rather than constitutional protections As interpreted by the courts. Nothing has brought this Home More clearly he said than the recent resignation of Justice William j. Brennanjr. Of the supreme court and the nomination of judge David h. Souter to replace him. A was the supreme court becomes a conservative playground Quot Jacob said a the front line defense of our rights will be the Congress and state and local  he said he was not prepared to pass judgment on the qualifications of Souter until More is made Public about his views. But Jacob added Quot it is Clear that the aspirations of african americans will depend More on the executive and legislative branches than on the  Jacob also noted the nations demographics Are changing. A a predominantly native born White male work Force is a thing of the past. In the 1990s, More than four out of five new workers will be women immigrants hispanics or african  the implications for educational programs child care and Equality Are Many he said adding a it Means that Iob discrimination is not Only a civil rights Issue a it s a form of economic suicide. Jacob warned that in the past a America has often allowed racism to dictate wrong choices. So it is possible that America would rather endure economic decline than assure future Prosperity by moving toward racial parity. But history also teaches that vested interest drives americans actions. So while moral considerations May take a Back seat America May just move to racial parity in its own economic  in his is would enat Equality by 2000. Among them were a spending the expected savings on military programs because of changes in Europe a which he put at $ 150 billion a year a to help reduce the nations growing deficit Roll Back taxes for a working people Quot and expand social programs. A starting an Urban Marshall plan As a Centrepiece speech Jacob outlined several Steps he said table members of minorities to achieve racial John e. Jacob. Offers economic plan to strengthen . A a of the expanded programs to concentrate on repairing roads Bridges and mass transit systems and on making a investments in human capital to Quot prepare our work Force for the Brave new world of the  a convening a a National Summit meeting Quot on employment issues to insure that a everyone and especially today a excluded minority youth Quot receives the cd cation and skills a to make it in our society Quot a approving the civil rights act of 1990, which seeks to reverse six supreme court decisions that civil rights groups say Are hampering Federal efforts to fight Job discrimination. Weapons Arsenal seized in Cambridge mass. Cambridge mass. Apr a raid on. A three Story duplex yielded a huge weapons Arsenal containing More firepower than the City a police Force authorities said sunday. Police and agents of the Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms raided the apartment of Henry a. Stram 50, on saturday night. They spent several hours removing More than 300 rifles 200 handguns a machine gun a mortar and Gunpowder. Neighbors indicated that Stram was a gun collector who had worked for the National guard. They did no to know of any violent political activities. Police said Stram had no criminal record. Police it. Richard Bongiono said Stram who was out of town for the weekend was being sought for investigation of weapons charges which included unlawful Possession of military hardware. Stram had consistently applied for firearms licenses Bongiorno said. Police were unsure How or where Stram might have obtained the military weapons. They were checking if some might be connected to a recent theft of weapons in new Hampshire Bongiono said. The weapons were estimated to be Worth about $150,000, Bongiorno said. A we Don t have an Arsenal As Large As what we seized there Quot he said. Police were twice called to the duplex by neighbors Over the weekend. But the Calls had nothing to do with Stram s guns which neighbors said he displayed openly. The officers who responded to the Calls noticed military weapons and told detectives who obtained the warrant. David Breen a neighbor said the first Call to police apparently was made Friday night by someone who saw a Man entering Strams apartment and did no to realize it was a Friend who was taking care of the dogs. The second Call on saturday came in response to a report of a Man with a gun Bongiono said. Neighbors described Stram As a Friendly Man with two children who spoke of being a National guard member. Breen said Stram was an obsessive collector a self de scribed pack rat. A a he a actually a very gentle Man very talkative and helpful a said Breen who lives next door to Stram. Quot he never hid the fact he was into collecting firearms. He often talked about  publisher gets Berlin Sheet music rights Winona Minn. Apr the world s largest print music publisher has purchased the distribution and printing rights to Irving berlins vast Sheet music Treasury Keith Mardak president of Hal Leonard publishing corp., said the Winona based company plans to use berlins songs to develop new publications including a deluxe Coffee table style song Book and a children a song Book. Mardak would not disclose the Purchase Price but said the company will earn about $500,000 a year in Gross sales from the Deal. I Berlin who died last september at age 101, com posed nearly 1,000 songs including such classics As a White Christmas a a a putting on the Ritz and a god bless  the Sheet music will be taken from new York City to Winona where it will be stored in warehouses according to Dan Bauer Hal Leonard s controller. Hal Leonard already publishes instrumental and choral collections of berlins music. Hal Leonard founded in 1947, is the worlds largest print music publisher. It has branches in Milwaukee England Spain and West Germany. The Winona office of the company is primarily responsible for printing warehousing and  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 31, 1950 a the 10th severe aftershock in the past 72 hours convinced Many residents to flee the quake damaged City of Cal Patna calif.30 years ago today. July 31, 1960 a French president Charles do Gaulle and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer agreed on a Long Range drive to give Europe a powerful new voice in world affairs. German sources said Adenauer believed the new plan would Start a a powerful rebirth Quot of free world policy.20 years ago today. July 31, 1970 a the soviet Union launched and orbited a test nuclear strike vehicle and then recovered the package near the aral sea launch area.10 years ago today. July 31, 1980 a following the death of the for r re a a a a old Prince without a kingdom. The contents of theto Mer Shah of Iran an Uncertain future awaited the remnants of the Pahlavi dynasty a family led by a 19-year Shah a will were not disclosed