European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday october 27,1990trucks attacked by Union strikers at daily news new York up a striking daily news workers attacked a non Union Driver and firebombed a truck Friday in the second Day of a walkout that could determine whether the nations largest daily tabloid survives. Several striking workers tailed a daily news truck in Brooklyn Early Friday morning and attacked it damaging the truck and leaving the Driver hospitalized with cuts to his face police said. A second daily news truck was firebombed near the Manhattan Bridge at canal Street a police vehicle was damaged and two officers were injured in separate incidents Friday. Police also said three strikers were arrested. Seven of the daily news 10 unions went on strike thursday night bringing to a boil a simmering contract dispute. Employees at the 1.2 million circulation newspaper have been without a contract since March 31. The news said it published a smaller edition Friday but few papers got out because of the strike. The newspaper which is owned by the Tribune co. Of Chicago planned to hire permanent workers to replace the strikers. The news Drivers called the strike and were immediately joined by unionized mailers press operators and four smaller unions. Only the stereotypes typographers and the newspaper Guild which includes journalists did not walk out. A Union spokesman said the Drivers struck Over management a decision to Lay off 60 members who were a a arbitrarily picked for Pooch police officer Les Grey adjusts the bulletproof Vest on received the Vest As part of his regular uniform about 2vi-year-old Thunder before the two Start their patrol two years ago after another dog was killed and Grey in Tempe ariz., on wednesday. The German Shepherd was injured during a hostage situation. Two men cleared of holding hands while in parked car Cincinnati apr two men cited for holding hands in a parked car were cleared by a judge but the american civil liberties Union said thursday it is appalled that the incident even occurred. A a it a entirely offensive. It would be offensive to any civilized person that they re police doing this a said Jim Rogers Acle coordinator for southwestern Ohio. Hamilton county municipal judge Joseph Luebbers heard Legal arguments and testimony wednesday before dismissing charges against Commedore c. Canyon 29, of Cincinnati and John k. Harden 28, of Ludlow by. A i see this As a direct violation of Freedom of association for two individuals not to be Able to sit and talk a Rogers said. A if these two gentlemen Hadnot had the nerve to resist this prosecution this kind of harassment might have continued to take a a in a just glad its Over because we did no to do anything wrong a Canyon said wednesday. Defense lawyer Catherine Adams argued that the charge a disorderly conduct for creating a physically offensive condition a was unconstitutional. She said it fails to specify what sort of conduct society considers acceptable or illegal. A what is a physically offensive condition who knows what that Means a Adams asked. A that does no to put anybody on notice As to what that Means. There Are All sorts of things that Are offensive from picking your nose to god knows police officer Marty Polk found the men holding hands in a parked car sept. 27 in Eden Park. The men said they had known each other sue years and that Canyon was consoling Harden Over a death in his family when they were cited. The two Are homosexuals but Are not romantically involved said lawyer Scott Knox an associate of Adams. Polk testified that the fact both were men did not make the act offensive a he said the situation would have been As offensive had it involved a Man and a woman. Adams said the two men were cited three Days after activists protested at the Hamilton county courthouse As the contemporary arts Center and director Dennis Barrie went on trial on charges of displaying obscene photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. Barrie and the Center were acquitted of All charges. Mapplethorpe 42, who was a homosexual died in 1989 of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The activists who protested sept. 24 accused police and prosecutors of harassing homosexuals. A i really believe that this citations happened because of the atmosphere generated by the Mapplethorpe Case and the Mapplethorpe demonstration a Adams said. De Ammann assistant police chief denied the allegation thursday saying police enforce Laws but done to harass homosexuals. A i done to think it was a harassment kind of thing a Ammann said. A the officer believed he had a disorderly conduct Case so he placed the charges. There is no attempt to increase enforcement in the area of flick taken off Reading list Green Cove Springs Fla. A the 1941 children a literary classic a my Friend flip Kay was pulled from fifth and sixth Grade optional Reading lists in this town after parents complained it contained vulgar language. The Book contains the word a Bitch a in reference to a female dog and the word another children a Book a a Abele a Island a was removed from the list because of references to drinking wine. George Bush a not the president but an insurance agent who is vice chairman of the Clay county school Board a said the decision to remove the books from the lists was made by school administrators. He said he supports the action. The two titles Are among several listed by Boston based publisher Houghton Mifflin in its Reading textbooks As suggested additional Reading. Bush noted that the school Board Hasni to banned the books outright. Dawn Wilson supervisor of elementary curriculum said both books will still be available in school libraries but teachers will no longer have the option of assigning them. Alexander Caswell spokesman for Houghton Mifflin said he has never heard of any other complaints about the two books. He said the company a Reading texts Are in use in several Hundred school systems. In the Wake of the decision Bush said he would request copies of All Reading books and set up a workshop to review them. Stateside candidate can t count on his brother s vote Owings Mills my. Apr political candidates usually can expect support from close friends and relatives but state Senate hopeful Larry Haines brother went out of the Way to do the opposite. Haines brother Robert held a news conference to endorse his brother a opponent in the nov. 6 election. Robert Haines appeared alongside fellow Democrat Jeffrey Griffith to say he preferred Griffith a Carroll county commissioner Over his brother a Republican and owner of a real estate Agency. A i would say Here and now that if i were a Republican i would still be supporting or. Griffith a Robert Haines said. At first Larry Haines reacted dispassionately. A a in a not disturbed at All. I love my brother very much a said Larry Haines. Then he added a if or. Griffith wants to drag him in his swamp Fine. In a a candidate who will not let anybody drag me Down in the offered stylish bribe to forget Barber s Dpi Farmingdale . A trying to bribe a police officer is not original but Alfonso Marinello made an offer that was a Cut above the rest a free haircuts for life authorities said. Marinello 43, was pulled Over for alleged Drunken driving after police spotted him driving erratically and gave Chase. Police said Marinello first offered each of the officers $2,000. They called their supervisor to the scene and Marinello repeated his monetary offer to her officials said. When the three refused Marinello made a last ditch attempt and offered them free haircuts for the rest of their lives police fetes production of 2.5 million minivans the 2.5 Millionth minivan the no. 3 Fenton mo., up built by Chrysler rolled off the Assembly line at car maker a St. Louis Plant no. 2 in Fenton during a ceremony attended by company and Union officials. Chrysler president Robert a. Lutz and Robert Boling president of United Auto workers local 110, which represents the plants workers presented the keys of a 1991 Dodge grand caravan be to Montserrat Lau a first time buyer of a Chrysler product
