European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes stateside assailants take jacket after calling teen Ager Milwaukee apr a High school senior walking Home from his 18th birthday party was shot to death Early sunday by three youths who fled with his red san Francisco 49ers athletic jacket authorities said. The Milwaukee county medical examiners report said Maurice Bridges was walking a girl Home from the party at his aunts Home when he. Was attacked by three youths around 1 40  youths told the girl to leave and demanded the coat. As the girl ran for help she heard three gunshots the report said. Bridges was found on the sidewalk wearing Only a to shirt jeans and shoes. He had been shot in the head Chest and left Arm. A 15-year-old boy was arrested and others were sought in the shooting police said. Man kills Law chief self Fairchild wis. Apr a Man shot and killed the police chief of this Small Rural Village sunday before killing himself the local sheriff said. A 7 a by Robert Hoffman 39, had a history of run ins with police said eau Claire county sheriff Dick Hewitt. A a ��./, Hoffman went to his estranged wife a apartment and ordered the teen age Babysitter watching the couple s three children to leave Hewitt said. The estranged wife had warned the Babysitter Hoffman was on his Way and the Babysitter called authorities. Police chief Pat Mccready among three officers who went to the apartment was shot once in the Chest when he entered said Hewitt. He died later at a Hospital. Fest attracts 1 million Miami apr More than i million people jammed about 20 blocks of 8th Street in Miami sunday for the annual Calle Ocho festival honouring hispanic music culture and food. Bands from Central and South America and puerto Rico As Well As Miami and other . Cities played on 53 stages under sunny skies and Cool weather. Miami and a a it a incredible to see How Many people can Mia a a. A a a it a it i to Crow net a miss Carnaval  show up to show their support for have a Good time a said Kathy Melo who was the event is the largest Street party in Miami where hispanics make up about 62 percent of the population. University honors Boggs new Orleans a Linda Boggs the first woman to represent Louisiana in Congress will be the 1991 recipient of the University of Noire Dames laetare medal. The medal is awarded each year to a . Roman Catholic a whose Genius has ennobled the arts and sciences illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage of humanity a the school said sunday. Notre Dame president Edward Malloy said Boggs was being honoured for her exemplary re Cord a in marriage motherhood stewardship and  she will receive the medal during commencement ceremonies May 19 on the Campus in South Bend ind. A tuesday March 12, 1991 film s opening causes violence across nation by the associated press a shootout outside a new York theater showing the film a new Jack City left one Young Man dead and police reported violent incidents at other Heaters show ing the movie Over the  cities from  to los Angeles violence erupted at Heaters where the film opened Friday. The movie is based on the real life new York drug lord Nickie Barnes. The films director and co Star Mario Van Peebles said the movie is not a a heavy gang movies and should not be blamed. But police in Las vegas said the movie attracted a violent audience. A a it a the Type of movie that will draw the gangs to it Quot said Las vegas police sgt. William Reed. V in Brooklyn an 18-year-old Man was arrested saturday for investigation in the death of Gabriel Williams 19, who was killed by a single shot to the Chest during a shootout outside the a Duffield theater in Brooklyn Heights. More than 100 shots were fired some from an automatic weapon police said. Arrested after the Friday shooting was Shawn Curry said detective Dennis Singleton. A an automatic handgun was recovered from the dead Man who fired some shots during the dispute Singleton said. No weapon was recovered from Curry who was arrested for investigation of second degree murder and criminal Possession of a weapon. A they had some kind of an argument in the theater and it continued outside a said police sgt. Tina Mohr Mann. A a a i since the movie about a powerful Harlem crack Deal or and his violent henchmen premiered a a passer by was shot m a leg when rival gangs exchanged 15 to 20 gunshots at a downtown Chicago the Ater following a screening saturday. O a a Man received a Mirror Stab wound Early sunday outside a Chicago South Side theater showing the film. A eighteen people were arrested at a Las vegas theater where two gang brawls erupted Friday night. No one was seriously injured but one of those arrested was carrying a semiautomatic  an estimated 1,500 people rioted Friday night in los Angeles when a theater oversold tickets to the film and began turning people away. Stores were looted during the 2v�?T-hour Mclace. Nine people were arrested. A three police officers and a civilian were Hurt when a fight Between two people in the lobby of a Sayreville n.j., theater on Friday escalated into other fights the Warner Bros movie starring Wesley Snipes As a flashy Harlem crack Dea or named Nino Brown earned $2 million on its debut night according to Van Peebles. It was showing in about 800 Heaters across the country. Van Peebles said the los Angeles violence occurred because there were not enough screens showing the movie to accommodate patrons. A tape recording at the los Angeles theater where the riot broke out said showings of a new Jack City had been cancelled there. In Chicago a downtown theater manager who declined to identify herself would not comment on whether it would continue showing the film. . Chief tapes own video vows to punish officers Over beating los Angeles a chief Daryl f. Gates has taped a video in which he vows to punish All officers involved in the beating of a Black Motorist and assures that his Faith in the police. Department remains unshaken. A. A a a a a. A a a a a a a v a a a we be been the Model the land Quot he said a those thoughtless officers in those couple of minutes destroyed that image and its going to take us a Long time to rebuild that  Gates made his comments on a 15-minute videotape first shown to officers during Roll Calls Friday. The tape will be shown to the entire department. It was released to the news Media sunday. On March 3, plumber George Holliday stuck his new camcorder out the window of his apartment and videotaped the beating of Rodney Glen King after a traffic Stop. A a a a a a a the tape of Kings beating has been broadcast repeatedly nationwide. It shows King 25, being clubbed More than 50 times and kicked seven times by uniformed officers. A thousands of angry Calls have flooded the police department and mayor Tom Bradley s office. On saturday More than 300 people protested outside police Headquarters downtown and demanded Gates ouster. On his video gales said he would not step Down. A a it a be easy for me to pack up and go away a he said a but i did no to put 42 years into this Job to see it blow up in smoke. In a not going to resign. In a going to be Here to make sure that what i say is  in his message to the Force Gates spoke gravely a most reproachfully into the camera. A with those two minutes of videotape. Two minutes that will go Down in infamy in the history of this department a Gates said a the work of thousands of people who have put their very Best efforts Forward to make this department the very Best in the world a those have shattered that image. A a there a not a Man or woman in this department that does not feel betrayed. We re going to prosecute three of the officers and discipline All of the officers who were involved. It is absolutely essential that we do  state and Federal authorities have launched beating and the mayor. Gates investigations into the scrambled to Calm the City and Salvage its reputation. Gates said Kings beating is the second time in recent history that a Superior officer failed to step in and Stop officers from acting out of line. He did not offer specifics on the the earlier  governor says hell run As Republican by Roberto Suro the new York times Baton Rouge la. Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana told a private gathering of stale republicans an sunday night that he planned to abandon the democratic party and seek re election this year As a Republican. The announcement ended months of speculation Over his political plans. Members of the governors staff As Well As several republicans who attended the meeting said Roemer concluded a Brief speech by stating �?o1 am a Republican a Roemer invited the republicans to a party at the governors mansion. Several of them said Roemer told his guests that he had wanted to let them know his Deci Sion before publicly announcing the change monday. In recent weeks local leaders of both parties have said Roemer stood to gain politically by running As a Republican this fall in what promises to be a difficult re election Campaign. Edwin Edwards a popular former governor has begun to Campaign state rep. David Duket a former Kun flux klan Leader with a considerable political following plans to join the . Roemer frequently vote.1 with republicans when he served in Congress from 1980-87, and since becoming governor in 1988 he has often battled with the democratic leadership in the state legislature. Since Early january Roemer has openly discussed the possibility of a switch of parties. He has insisted that he was contemplating an ideological rather than a practical decision. And in his talk sunday he again emphasized his philosophical attraction to the Republican party. Ear Wilson a Republican District chairman from a new Orleans. Suburb said Roemer told the group that a the had not fell comfortable being a Democrat for a Long time. The Louisiana governors race is Likely to be among the most highly visible political contests this year and Roomer s party loyalties have been a matter of concern for political strategists at the National level. A a sen. Phil Gramm of Texas a former Democrat who became a Republican has been among top Republican figures urging him to make the switch. Ron Brown chairman of the democratic National committee made an unsuccessful Effort to keep him in the democratic party