European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 19, 1992 groups assail Aid efforts organize own Russia kelp Albany . Up a spokesmen for a coalition of new York Dairy Farmers and humanitarian groups said Friday that they plan to Airlift More than 10 tons of their surplus Dairy products to feed children in Russia. Surplus milk cheese and butter will be distributed in 27 Moscow schools this week a spokesman said. The coalition also objected to what it Calls the . Department of agriculture so non response to widespread hunger in Russia. The Dairy Farmers and Relief agencies Are coordinating the Effort a was an example to the . Department of agriculture which has 633 million pounds of Dairy foods in storage that could be used to help the russian people a said Lewis Gardner president of the Syracuse based Eastern milk producers cooperative. A a it a a shame new York Dairy Farmers Are sitting on huge surpluses while the russian people Are going hungry a said Craig Mcallister a spokesman for a participating group in Batavia . A i done to know Why the us a Hasni to offered surplus Dairy Stock to Russia a he said. But an agriculture department official countered that there Are already food Relief workers representing Washington in the Commonwealth of Independent states to assess the needs of the people. He said president Bush has already authorized $165 million in food Relief but wants to make sure it goes through the right channels and gets to those who really need it. The department is ready to donate As Many Dairy products As the president wants to Russia he said. A a we be recently sent food Relief teams to Case shortages in Armenia and Eastern Europe a he said. But a Washington Dairy Industry lobbyist said the government should be doing More. Bob Gray of the Council of Northeast Dairy Farmer cooperatives said the agriculture department has Only two food Relief workers in Russia. Gray said the first of two shipments will leave John f. Kennedy International Airport in new York today and the second will take off from Juk on monday afternoon. The $25,000-$30,000 Cost of the Airlift is being paid by the new York City based american jewish joint distribution committee Gray said. Santa Cruz plan would ban Bias based on looks sex orientation Santa Cruz Calif. Apr Cooper Hazen stuck out his Tongue. A Thith Ith wha gah me third a he said. A half Inch Post with tiny Metal balls at either end protruded from the Middle of his pierced Tongue. Hazen was fired last year after his supervisor discovered the exotic jewelry. A City ordinance proposed on tuesday might have saved his Job. The ordinance apparently the nations broadest in the protections it would afford would make it illegal for employers or landlords to discriminate based on appearance or sexual orientation. A City Council hearing . Pierced people fat people Short people transgender people Gay people or just Plain funny looking people would be protected under the ordinance in this City of 49,000 known for its Eclectic electorate. A a in a not a Punk a said Hazen a former psychiatric aide who also has purple hair five earrings and a nose ring. A this just makes me  Harbor Hills Hospital administrator  Knolles said the 22-year-old Hazen a agreed to leave after refusing to remove his Tongue Post. A if one of the patients took a punch at his jaw he could have been Hurt a Knolles said. From its famous Boardwalk to its Bohemian shops and restaurants this City about 90 Miles South of san Francisco has Long tolerated diversity. Its population includes hippies surfers punks homosexuals and conservatives. Like most cities it has no Laws to protect specific groups. In Michigan people can to be discriminated against based on height and weight. In Washington d.c., residents personal appearance is protected. And state and Federal Laws ban prejudice based on sex race and religion. Santa Cruz homosexuals led the drive for greater Protection after gov. Pete Wilson in september vetoed a Bill that would have added sexual orientation to anti discrimination Laws. Councilman Neal Coonerty agreed to introduce the ordinance and expanded it to protect More of the no mainstream. A people Are pretty Broad minded in Santa Cruz but we have our share of conservatives who sometimes discriminate a he said. Cooper Hazen shows off the Tongue jewelry that got him fired from his Job in Santa Cruz Calif. Dawn Atkins head of the body image task Force a group devoted to de emphasizing appearance said size intolerance is everywhere. A my mothers a fat woman. I watched her Send out 100 r6sum�s and get accepted but the minute she walked in for the interview it was Over a Atkins said. A this happens every Day although its hard to  saxophonist Ventura Dies of cancer Pleasantville . Up a Charlie Ventura widely regarded As the Best jazz saxophonist of the 1940s, died of cancer Friday in a nursing Home near Atlantic City. He was 75. A native of South Philadelphia Ventura hit the big time in 1943 after catching the Eye of the manager of jazz drummer Gene Krupa at a local nightclub. Ventura went on to play with legends Lester Young count Basie Charlie Parker Stan Kenton Frank Sinatra and others. He was named Best Tenor sax player in 1946 by Esquire Magazine and won the award for Best jazz combo in 1948 from downbeat Magazine. Ventura had fallen on hard times in recent years. In 1988, he was seriously injured in a fall and he suffered for years from bad Gums and Teeth which kept him from playing his sax. Last year friends and saxophone enthusiasts from across the country donated Money for a set of false Teeth and Ventura planned to return to performing. But the cancer was discovered a Short time later and his health rapidly deteriorated. Ventura spent his most of his last Days living in a Small apartment in Atlantic City owned by his Best Friend fellow musician Lewis Pasquale. He died at the Greenwood health care Center in Pleasantville. The stars and stripes b Page 7weather freezes out events for icebox Days from wire reports International Falls. Minn. This Northern Minnesota town takes Pride in calling itself a the nations icebox Quot but its even too cold for some events during the towns annual icebox Days Celebration. The International Falls chamber of Commerce on Friday rescheduled some outdoor events because of Well below Zero temperatures. A children a ski race and a handicapped ski race slated for today were postponed and a Snow croquet match scheduled Tor saturday was cancelled. The 10-Day event kicked off Friday evening in the town where thursdays Low was 21 below Zero making it the coldest spot in the lower 4s  sentenced South Kingstown . A former judge was sentenced Friday to Community service for lying about outstanding debt when applying for Loans and for failing to file financial statements with the states ethics commission. John Fuyat pleaded no contest last month to five charges. The most serious was lying on a loan application. Prosecutors said Fuyat borrowed at least $48,000 from a savings Bank and three credit unions but failed to reveal $127,500 in outstanding Loans from other institutions while he was a family court judge. Fuyat resigned in 1989 after allegations that he took As much As $304,000 in Loans from 31 lawyers. He was also fined $1,000 for failing to file ethics commission  gym Spokane Wash. A those wanting to shape up must cover up. That a the Rule at a new $1.1 million fitness Center at Spokane Falls Community College. The gym which opened two weeks ago prohibits Halter tops leotards Short shorts or tank top muscle shirts. The dress code prevents self conscious gym users from feeling intimidated said Maury Ray the colleges physical education  considered racist Jacksonville Fla. A the state supreme court on Friday removed judge John Santora As chief circuit judge in this Northeast Florida District Over remarks he made that were perceived As racist. Santora 69, will remain on the Bench. The circuits next most senior judge will take Over As chief circuit judge the High court ruled. Earlier Friday Santora strongly objected to an attempt by 20 lawyers to have him removed Over comments he made in an interview published dec. 22 in the Florida times Union and in testimony in a Federal trial. In the interview he blamed school violence on integration opposed interracial marriage and complained that most welfare recipients Are  named to Cia Atlanta a president Bush has nominated vice adm. William o. Studeman As Deputy director of the Cia the White House announced Friday. If confirmed by the Senate Studeman would succeed Richard Kerr who announced his resignation last week after 32 years in the country s intelligence service. Studeman Heads the National Security Agency in fort Meade md., a Job he has held since August 1988. He had previously served As director of naval intelligence and director of the Navy a Long Range planning group. A the Asa is a secret Agency that monitors communications around the world and Breaks codes. The announcement was made in Atlanta where Bush took part in a commemoration ceremony for slain civil rights Leader or. Martin Luther King or