European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Supremacist pleads innocent in rights killing Jackson miss. Apr the White supremacist accused of killing civil rights Leader Medgar Evers 28 years ago pleaded innocent wednesday and defense attorneys said Mississippi waited too Long to try him a third time on the charges. A i plead not guilty sir a said Byron de la Beckwith 70, no was extradited from Tennessee last week for a third trial in the slaying. Evers Field Secretary for the National association for the advancement of coloured people was shot to death by a sniper june 12, 1963, in front of his Home in Jackson. Beckwith a court appointed attorneys filed a motion for Bond in Hinds county circuit court and a judges ruling was expected this week. District attorney de Peters said he did no to want Beckwith released on Bond and would ask for a High Cash Bond if the judge ruled otherwise. A i done to know if we can deny him Bond a Peters said. A the fact it took us nine months to get him Back certainly indicates he does no to intend to abide by the jurisdiction of this court that he a  Merrida Coxwell jr., one of Beckwith a attorneys said he would file a motion to it throw out the charges because his client was tried for the murder twice in 1964. All White juries failed to reach a verdict in those trials and the murder charge was dropped in 1969. Coxwell said he would also file to keep All cameras out of the courtroom. Circuit judge l. Breland Hilburn said he would Rule on those motions this week. Don t dress to be killed Campaign urges youngsters Milwaukee apr a new Campaign Aims to Send a crucial message to . Schoolchildren a dress smart and live dress Cool and you could  organizers announced the motto tuesday As part of an Effort to reduce the number of robberies muggings and Eyen murders Over coveted articles of clothing especially professional sports jackets and certain athletic shoes. A they need to learn a before its too late a that looking Cool is not Worth risking your life a said Irma Walker founder and head of parents and youth concerned about fashion and violence. Thursday october 10, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 Christo s helpers cheer after raising the first two of 1,760 umbrellas in Cjon pass Calif., on wednesday. Yellow umbrellas Bloom on think big artist s Canvas fort Tejon Calif. Apr spectators cheered and truckers honked As 1,760 giant yellow umbrellas blossomed in an arid Mountain pass wednesday to Complete a trans Pacific spectacle by environmental artist Christo. A you can to put it into words. In a speechless a Jimmy Bentley said As he cranked opened one of the Van size fabric parasols on a freeway overpass in Tejon pass 70 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. Under Brilliant morning Sun and Blue skies the umbrellas sprouted amid Burnt yellow Chamisa and Golden Brown Thistle on the drought parched Hills that Christo chose As his massive Canvas. The unfurling of the Southern California umbrellas marked the second phase of a two country exhibit following by less than a Day the opening of 1,340 Blue umbrellas scattered along two Lush valleys North of Tokyo. The joint display will remain up for three weeks. Christo oversaw the japanese umbrella opening under drizzly skies before leaving by Jet to direct the american part of the $26 million event a the bulgarian born artists latest Effort to create the worlds largest artworks. Christo is paying for the umbrella project himself from sales of umbrella related items andr other artistry. In the past Christo has ringed Florida islands with Pink fabric wrapped Paris Pont neuf Bridge in cloth and rope and erected a Marathon length cloth Fence across the Fields of Northern California. Looking Over the umbrellas Spectator Zona Myers of Palmdale said she Wasny to convinced the display was Art. A i think of it As Kitsch a an attempt at Art but it does no to quite make it a she said. In the stars and stripes10 years ago oct. 10,1981 a former presidents Ford Carter and Nixon along with Secretary of state Alexander m. Haig arrived in Cairo to attend the funeral of assassinated egyptian president Anwar sadat.20 years ago oct. 10,1971 a longshoremen began unloading ships strike bound in West coast ports for 100 Days. Workers returned because of a Federal restraining order that suspended the longest Dock strike in Pacific coast history.30 years ago oct. 10,1961 a the new York Yankees shocked the Cincinnati reds with a 15-hit attack to win the world series 13-5 in game 5.40 years ago oct. 10,1951 a . 1st Cav div troops gained More than a mile near Ponchon in hand to hand Battles on the Western front in  oks free condoms in schools san Francisco a free condoms could be distributed at All 16 of the City a Public High schools As Early As next Spring in a Pilot program intended to hinder the spread of aids. The Board of education overwhelmingly approved the plan tuesday after hearing emotional testimony from health professionals parents and students. The proposal is subject to final approval in december. A i have seen my friends waste away a said 16-year-old Isela Lopez. A maybe some of these kids  have died if they had  the school Board also agreed to distribute other forms of birth control including diaphragms and the Pill As Well As condoms at a county sponsored medical clinic at Balboa High school. That plan could Start by december. In addition the Board approved an education program from kindergarten through Grade 12 on human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases. All three programs subject to final approval in december allow parents to keep their children from participating if they done to approve. Public High school students in new York City will be offered condoms beginning Early next year but parents will not be allowed to prevent their children from participating. Elsewhere condoms arc available at school based health clinics in Cambridge mass. Chicago and Baltimore. A similar program is also being set up in Philadelphia. In san Francisco Board of education president Joanne Miller said she would not sacrifice her teen age son and daughter to the possibility of his infection. A a it a not a question of Money. Its a question of doing the right thing for them a she said. But several cited the districts Lack of Money in opposing the condom distribution plan. The school District Laid off teachers last year and faces More cutbacks. Others feared that distributing condoms and other contraceptives would Send students the message that the school approves of their having sex. A recent study by the Federal centers for disease control in Atlanta reported that 57 percent of All High school students in the nation said they have had sexual Intercourse. Cruise missile crashes in test flight Delta Utah a an air launched cruise missile apparently malfunctioned during a test flight tuesday and crashed in Utah a Western desert. The unarmed missile caused no injuries or property damage officials at Hill fab said in a prepared statement. The missile was in a routine evaluation flight Over the Utah test and training Range when it crashed. It had been launched from a b-52g Strat fortress bomber. The missile crashed on Federal land about 140 Miles Southwest of Salt Lake City. The cruise missile is a self guided Low flying weapon that can be launched More than 1,500 Miles away from its target. It weighs about 3,200 pounds and measures 21 feet Long and 2 feet in diameter with a wingspan of 12 feet. Cruise missiles became operational in december 1982. The weapons were taken off strategic Alert status on sept. 28 As part of president Bush a nuclear arms reduction overtures to the soviet Union. However tests of the missile continue the air Force acknowledged