European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes wednesday october 16, 1991 Street smart youths Hope pitch wises kids up. A five members of the Bostons boys and girls clubs a from left Robert Hall 12 Jacob Hall 14 Omar Sharif Mccoy 11 Brian Harper 12 and Tiana Brown 11 a hold up one of their advertisements. Boston apr one Public service billboard features a body with a morgue identification tag and the headline a join a gang and  a to spot against racism says the Only times to separate colors Are when sorting laundry and distinguishing lights on a traffic signal. The messages Are part of a citywide Campaign against gangs and other social ills. And they were created by children not advertising executives. A kids Are the experts because they know How to reach other kids a said Mary Stibal a vice president at Bronner Slosberg Humphrey a Boston advertising Agency. At the firms invitation More than 100 members of Bostons boys amp girls clubs dreamed up advertisements warning children about the dangers of the Street. This month the winning entries Are appearing on radio television and billboards As Well As in newspapers and on dozens of buses and subway cars in Boston. A a it a better done by kids because if its someone their own age they might listen a said 11-year-old Tiana Brown a member of the Roxbury boys and girls club. Tianan a club which won the Competition with its a stay in school a stay out of gangs theme based its ads on Street talk life at school and the daily threat of gang violence. A it was a subject that we knew lots about something that Wasny to hard to talk about because we know what a going on a said team member Chanel Owens 12. She said she recently witnessed a gang fight outside the club. Violence among youths much of it blamed on gangs has increased so much in Boston and other cities that some Community leaders worry a generation of children is growing numb toward death. Nationwide the number of youths under age 18 who were murdered almost doubled Between 1985 and 1990, from 580 to 1,077, according to Fri statistics. A a sign that says a just say no a that a not going to do it a said Richard Ward director of the Roxbury club. A the things that these kids came up with they re pretty graphic. They be taken this to another  the Roxbury groups radio spot pairs a teachers droning lecture with the monotonous Reading of a gang members Miranda rights warning. Its television commercial begins with close  of what could be a car tire and the narration a join a gang and get you self a fresh set of  then the camera pulls Back to reveal that the tire is really a wheel on a morgue Stretcher. The ads will run for at least a month in  child leads drive for Safe fish inspection Washington a a National coalition of chefs led by the food expert Julia child is urging the Federal government to protect Consumers by instituting a comprehensive mandatory seafood safety program. A it s really shocking to think there a no adequate inspection of fish in the United states said child who called herself a a fish  a something very definitely must be done a she said at a news conference monday where she released a letter to members of Congress from the coalition called chefs helping to enhance food safety or chefs. The letter said that while Consumers Are looking to seafood As a source of lower fat protein a they Are unaware that seafood is often improperly handled poorly refrigerated and swims in Waters contaminated with waste chemicals and natural toxins a some of which Are not destroyed with cooking. Whereas meat and poultry Are subject to mandatory Federal safety regulations seafood is subject to a a Patchwork of Federal and state safety efforts which easily permit a inspected and unsafe seafood to reach the marketplace a the letter said. A mandatory seafood safety program wanted one judge who has t bought a used car Little Rock Ark. A Arkansas is having trouble finding justices to preside Over a class action tax Case. The problem coming up with someone who has not bought a used car outside Arkansas Iri the past eight years. A i worked my Way through nearly the entire transcript and did not realize i had a conflict until my wife said something about a used car i had bought Back in 1988,�?� lawyer b. Michael Easley said monday. Last year a Pulaski county Chancellor ruled unconstitutional the states tax on out of state purchases of used cars air planes and Mobile Homes. He ordered the taxes repaid with interest. The taxes could total $150 million. Easley was one of two lawyers appointed to hear the Case on Appeal after two supreme court justices stepped aside. Easley later disqualified himself As did the other lawyer. As did a retired judge. As did another Justice. A i had bought a car in Louisiana for my daughter during the period involved in the lawsuit a the retired judge James h. Pilkinton said monday. The Case was scheduled for arguments before the supreme court on june 17 but was delayed when two justices stepped aside. So far delays have added $4.89 million in interest. Should include required inspections of seafood and regulation of harvesting processing and importing of both shellfish and Fin fish child said. Standards for testing and tolerance Levels of contaminants need to be set and fines and jail terms imposed on violators she said. A you can to see or taste chemical contaminants a said Ellen Haas executive director of Public voice for food and health policy. A Consumers have no Way to protect  child said the coalition was formed to pressure Congress on this Issue and Alert Consumers to possible risks seafood can pose but she said the chefs do not want to alarm Consumers. She still orders fish in restaurants but is cautious about raw oysters saying a i wont eat them unless i know from where they came a she said. Seafood inspection legislation stalled in Congress last year largely Over a dispute Between committees Over whether the agriculture department or the food and drug administration should control the program. The Fra currently has responsibility for testing seafood but critics say the Agency lacks the resources to do anything More than target the most Likely  loaf of bread a few enzymes away san Francisco a scientists working on what makes dough Rise Best have come up with something that May be the Best thing since Well sliced bread. The University of California at Berkeley says it is applying for patents on the discovery of a set of enzymes that French and . Scientists say can improve the strength and elasticity of dough made from poor Quality flour. Plant biology professor Bob b. Buchanan and Karoly Kobrehel a chemist from the French agriculture department presented their findings in two papers monday at the american association of Cereal chemists meeting in Seattle. Good bread starts with Good dough said Kobrehel whose country is counted among the upper crust of bread makers. But wheat Quality varies by Region and year. In the search for better Batter Kobre Hei and Buchanan last year discovered that enzymes similar to those that play a key role in photosynthesis strengthen dough. Scientists Hope to produce a flour additive containing the enzymes. A one of the applications could be that by using this ingredient you could almost optimize or standardize the bread making Quality of your flour a said Bill Hoskins of the Berkeley University a office of technology licensing. Will it wind up making a lot of dough a what we Are seeking now is somebody to take this discovery and commercialize it a Hoskins said