European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday May 7, 1991. Police shooting Sparks . Melee firefighters Hose Down a police car set ablaze sunday night during a riot in Washington a mount pleasant District. A Washington apr at least 10 police officers were injured one critically when violence broke out in a largely hispanic neighbourhood after a Man was shot during an arrest sunday officials said. Five police cruisers were set afire and onlookers tossed bottles and pieces of Brick at officers in Washington a mount pleasant area shortly after 7 30 p.m., hispanic was the Chest As he scuttled with police it. Reginald Smith said a an on duty police officer was arresting several sub Els. One of them began resisting arrest a Smith said Quot lie got away briefly and at one Point he reached into his Waistband and pulled out what looked like a Large Hunting knife and lunged Al the officers Quot. T he suspect was ordered to drop the knife several times police said. He was handcuffed alter being shot. A the bad to be restrained Quot Smith said. A the had already shown Complete disregard Tor the the Man was reportedly in critical condition at the Washington Hospital Center Early monday a a a. As the shooting and arrest took place onlookers began throwing objects at the officers by 9 30 p.m., several Hundred police officers were called to the area to restore order. Police said about 150 youths were involved in throwing rocks and bottles. Canisters of tear Gas were shot into Small crowds after they began shouting Quot go Home go Home Quot to the officers. A Smith said he did not know How Many people were arrested during the unrest witnesses also reported looting at a convenience store. The manager of a nearby tast food restaurant said about a dozen people threw rocks through the stores windows and then began hauling out merchandise. There was no immediate damage estimate from the incident. Small piles of trash were set tin tire on several Street Corners. Police remained in the area alter Midnight urging hundreds of residents milling m the streets to go Home. A police just can to leave these crowds Here overnight Quot said councilman prank Smith who represents the area on the District of Columbia Council. A they re going to stay Here at least until things get Halfway Back to Normal a he added a we be got a Royal mess Here. We re still trying to sort it most of the police officers were treated Tor smoke inhalation and cuts and bruises he said. Police said however that one officer was hospitalized in critical condition for treatment of several slab wounds. Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon was told of the incident shortly after 9 p.m., mayoral spokesman Vada manager said. A a a. A. A a a the Root cause is somewhat sketchy he. Said. A a we la determine that after things Are calmed police it. Smith said he believed the Clec began because some people were confused about what happened. More details of the incident will be. Released after an investigation he said. A there was some miscommunication and people did no to understand what was going on Quot he said. The incident comes about two weeks after witnesses said a police officer beat a Man who had escaped from police custody. The officer involved in that Case has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an internal rail service returning to Wyoming a Cheyenne Wyo. A am a Trakys 20th anniversary Means something extra in Wyoming where the passenger rail service is returning after an eight year hiatus. L Wyoming lost its passenger train service in 1983 when Amtrak officials decided that the scenery of the Southern half of the state was too Barren. This area had been traversed by Wagon trains before the first transcontinental Railroad snaked its Way across Wyoming More than a Century ago. Passenger service Between Denver and Salt Lake City was then rerouted to the Scenic route operated by the Denver amp Rio Grande Western Railroad through the Mountain passes of North Erh . But earlier this year Amtrak decided to return some trains to less mountainous Southern Wyoming. Beginning in june Amtrak plans to run its Pioneer train Between Seattle and Denver through Wyoming via Union Pacific Railroad tracks from Denver the route goes North through Greeley colo., to Cheyenne then West through Laramie Rawlins Rock Springs Green River and Evanston a roughly the route of interstate 80 a to Ogden Utah before reaching Salt Lake City. The Pioneer now operates As a separate train from Seattle to Salt Lake City where it joins the California Zephyr and the desert wind to run As a combined train through Colorado and on to Chicago. A the. Zephyr will continue to serve Colorado on its run Between Salt Lake City and Denver with stops at Glen Wood Springs and grand Junction. The move will leave Only South Dakota Oklahoma Maine Alaska and Hawaii without Amtrak service. Now the Wyoming communities Are racing to Spruce up depots. The task will be made easier by Amtrak a plan to spend $600,000 for platforms and lighting. In Cheyenne the concern is not on fixing up the existing depot used by the Union Pacific Railroad but on an Asphalt slab 10 Miles Southwest of town at the Stop known As the Borie station. Some Cheyenne area residents Are complaining because the historic downtown depot will not be a train Stop. While passengers will be Able to Purchase tickets Ana begin their journeys there am Trak plans to bus passengers from downtown Cheyenne to Borie a 10-mile drive that takes about 15 minutes. A this is the Way we did it shortly before Amtrak ceased operations in Wyoming in 1983,&Quot said Amtrak spokesman Cliff Black. Quot the reason we did that was cheyennes downtown train station which was functioning and operational required the train to Back up at a very slow Speed and added approximately one half hour to the opera Ting . A the new service through Wyoming will use a super liner by level stainless steel passenger cars. They re relatively new extremely comfortable and smooth Riding a said Black Quot they Are considered by Many to be the finest Long distance passenger High after wave of criticism Chula Vista Calif apr a Blond haired surfer priest assigned to a poor hispanic Parish has won Over sceptics with hard work and a Down to Earth style that includes sprinkling sermons with surf Slang. Times have changed since critics once sought Bis ouster. Nowadays although the Rev. Bruce c5rsborn cannot speak perfect Spanish sunday services at our lady of Guadalupe Church arc standing room Only affairs. A a Orsborn who surfboard drives a jeep wears dark shades and keeps his curly locks Long. He Lias been nicknamed a father Rad Quot by his conservative parishioners because they say he s a totally Radical dude. A culturally it was a Shock to have an Anglo priest in such a traditional latino Parish in a poor Barrio a especially one with a sense of humor who first introduced himself to us As a Beach Burn Quot said parishioner Diana Vera. A but we re learning to love him and accept him for what he is. He a blurring the distinction Between the when Orsborn arrived last july there was no Welcome mat waiting at the Blue Collar roman Catholic Parish just a few Miles from the mexican Border. Instead a petition was circulated among the churches so 0 families calling for a hispanic priest. And the hispanic newspaper la Prensa in san Diego criticized the appointment. A a it a just another example of the Way that the diocese refuses to listen to its latino members Quot said the paper s editor and publisher Daniel Munoz a try putting a mexican priest who Speaks Only broken English into some of these lofty Anglo parishes and see How far you a _ it also w As a change for Orsborn. He left St. Marks in an affluent predominantly White san Diego suburb to come to the 200-seat Church whose protective steel bars reflect its location in a much rougher neighbourhood. But parishioners say Orsborn wooed the co Grega non with his honesty and unorthodox ways such Asen Cou raging Young people to sit at the altar floor for close View of the proceedings or explaining religion lessons with surfer Lingo. He also launched weekly meetings where teen Ager including some former gang members can talk Abri sexuality Street violence and How religion fits into thai lives. "1 be was like the pied Piper the Way the children of Lowed him Quot Vera said. So even if the a Gringo a As he first introduced Hin self mispronounced a Spanish w Ord or two in his be Mon his flock has come to accept it a sure he makes mistakes a its Normal a said Magarito Lozoya. A but he tries hard and that a we counts.�?�. A
