European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paula Woolworth of Flinty mich., bashes a Toyota at a United Auto workers rally Friday to protest unfair Trade practices. Racism toward asian americans increasing commission says by William d. Murray United press International politicians jumping on the a buy american bandwagon and slamming Japan Are fueling a growing tidal wave of bigotry Ana hate crimes aimed at asian americans civil rights commissioner William b. Allen said. Allen was in san Francisco on Friday to release the results of a three year . Civil rights commission study on discrimination against asian americans ranging from University admission policies to racially motivated murders. A we found incidents of racism and prejudice in several areas Quot Allen said. A and we feel it is getting worse. Japan bashing has become very popular across this county. The japanese merchants have become the whipping boys of  commission chairman Arthur a. Fletcher who held a news conference Friday in new York implored president Bush in a letter to do whatever he could to Stem the rising tide. A asian americans suffer widely the pain and humiliation of bigotry and acts of violence a Fletcher wrote. A they also confront institutional discrimination in numerous domains such As places of work and schools in accessing Public services and in the administration of  the 233-Page report contained 44 recommendations including a Call for a Strong moral and political leadership to Deal with such Complex and deeply rooted problems As bigotry and violence including murder that occur with alarming  Allen a who is running for the . Senate seat currently held by Republican John Seymour a said the commission was troubled because it had yet to hear any presidential candidates bring the Issue to the Public and a Tell Washington apr the number of americans receiving government help to buy groceries hit a new High in december when nearly 25 million people got food Stamps according to agriculture department records released Friday. It is the ninth time in 10 months that participation in the program has set a record. According to Usdan a records there were 24.85 million americans on the food stamp Rolls in december 1991, compared with 24.47 million in november 1991 and 21.68 million in december 1990. Florida with a 42.6 percent increase showed the sharpest jump Between december 1990 and december 1991, when enrolment surged to 1.36 million people. Other states with especially big increases were new Hampshire up 36 percent and Nevada up nearly 35 percent. The National average was 14.57 percent. A these record figures Are a grim reminder of the enormous toll this recession is taking on working peo America to Knock it off when it came to Japan bashing. When asked if that included president Bush Allen replied Quot we Haven to heard from  while Allen worded most of his responses As diplomatically As possible asian leaders at the san Francisco news conference did not mince words. A Vlasi year we were the Model minority. Now we Are the scapegoats a said Dennis Hayashi National director of the japanese american citizens league. He said that statements have been made by Many politicians including California gov. Pete Wilson that have been aimed at asian  a it a time to terminate this kind of prejudice in America a Hayashi said. Several of the commissions recommendations targeted the nations police forces and How they could improve their relations with the asian population. A it All boils Down to Access a said i teak Chun a researcher for the commission. A there Are language and cultural barriers that prevent asians from reporting crimes and there is a distrust of police by Many As a result of the excess cultural baggage they Are  the report cited three primary civil rights challenges facing asian americans stereotyping cultural and language barriers and inadequate Access to the political process. T while the civil rights commission is Only an advisory panel and has no Legal Powers Allen said his group would use any Means to keep the problems and possible solutions to asian american discrimination before the nation. A we Are simply not just casting this report out onto the Waters and moving on a Allen said a we Are going to be watching and keeping track of Progress into ending this Type of  pie everywhere a said sen. Patrick Leahy d-vt., chairman of the Senate agriculture committee. A this is not about 30-second sound bites in state of the Union speeches. It is about pain and suffering Felt by real people trying to make ends  Rod Leonard executive director of the Community nutrition Institute an anti hunger advocacy group said he believes the participation rate could climb to one in nine americans. Quot the Way these numbers Are moving at a 400,000-a-month clip there a nothing in the economic news to indicate any reason for a slowdown Quot Leonard said. A the food stamp numbers do not Bear out the More optimistic predictions that the recession is Over and recovery has begun. It just Isnit  the agriculture department has budgeted $22.6 billion for the food stamp program this fiscal year. Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan told a Senate appropriations subcommittee last week that a food Stamps Are our primary weapon against hunger and  police chief fired after complaints by Blacks from wire reports St Petersburg Fla. The City a embattled police chief was fired Friday. Black leaders had accused him of being insensitive to the needs of the Black Community and Blacks within the department. A i did what i Felt was in the Best interest of the City a said interim mayor Don Mcrae. A it was an agonizing  Mcrae announcing the firing at a news conference was frequently interrupted by shouts from supporters of police chief Curt Curtsinger. They rallied outside. Senior Black officers and civil rights leaders complained that Curtsinger pulled a successful patrol unit out of a High crime Black area and excluded Blacks from Power within the department. Night vision Scopes limited Salem Ore. A Oregon police cannot use High tech night vision Scopes to spy on suspected Crooks without a search warrant the state court of appeals has ruled. The court said using the devices without a warrant is questionable because it enables police to see what they  see with the naked Eye. It ruled such surveillance constitutes an unreason Sulc scorch the decision upheld a lower court ruling that barred surveillance evidence in the drug Case of Bart Wacker of Aloha. Police used a so called a Starlight scope to observe suspicious activity in a car parked at the Aloha tavern in january 1989. The $5,747 night vision system used by officers allows viewers to see clearly at night and magnifies images 6.8 times according to court documents. Escapee killed in club Tampa Fla. A a prison inmate who escaped when he was invited to speak at a High school was killed by police in a crowded nightspot an official said. Edward k. Mcintyre 45, was shot three times at close Range thursday night after drawing a gun on officers police spokesman Steve Cole said. Police were called to the bar after employees spotted a gun tucked in the Many a Waistband said police spokesman Steve Cole. Mcintyre who was serving a 90-year sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault escaped wednesday from King High school in Tampa when he asked to use the bathroom. He was described As a Model prisoner and had been invited for a third year to speak at the schools Law  hams Lead to jail Camden . A a former meatpacking executive has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined $500,000 for watering Down hams. Merton Zitin 67, of Bala Cynwyd pa., also was ordered to perform 1,200 hours of Community service. The . Department of agriculture found that hundreds of thousands of Ham products were pumped with excessive water miss Abele and sold nationwide Over 12 years. Zitin pleaded guilty in 1989 to adult rating meat and falsifying statements to us a and he agreed to sell his company Sandy Mac of Pennsauken ., and never work in meatpacking. Sandy Mac pleaded guilty to bribing , patient killed Hunter . A an ambulance carrying a cardiac patient to a Hospital veered off a Highway after its Driver apparently also suffered a heart attack authorities say. Five attendants aboard the ambulance were unable to revive either person said Cass county sheriff Don Rudnick. The Driver Jerry Decker 54, and patient Cornelia Larson 71, both of Hunter were pronounced dead late thursday at St. Luke a Hospital in Fargo. Decker was driving a Hunter Volunteer ambulance that picked up Larson after she suffered an apparent heart attack at her Home Rudnick said. Rudnick said Decker had driven about 25 Miles toward Fargo about 40 Miles away when he apparently suffered a heart attack. The ambulance went across the median and opposite lanes of traffic before stopping in a ditch. Food stamp use sets another record