European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 4, 1992 a residents of Brooklyn s East new York neighbourhood March monday Tor an end to the violence at Thomas Jefferson High school where two students were shot to death last week. Cosby Dinkins make plea to end school violence new York a comedian Bill Cosby and mayor David n. Dinkins went to a school monday where two students were shot to death and called for an end to the violence they say has destroyed too Many Young lives. A no matter How Many detectors and surveillance we provide there Are still going to be guns in the Street and we be got to change that a Dinkins told 1,000 peo Kle outside Thomas Jefferson High school in Brook no a crime Ridden East new York neighbourhood. The crowd had marched through the neighbourhood earlier monday demanding an end to violence at the school. A we need an anti violence movement a Dinkins continued. Quot we be got to stay away from guns and drugs. If we can survive 400 years of slavery we ought to be Able to handle ourselves Dinkins is new York s first Black mayor and most students at the school and residents of the East new York neighbourhood Are Black. On feb. 26, Tyrone Sinkler 16, and his 17-year-old Friend Ian Moore were shot to death in a hallway at the school. Police arrested a 15-year-old student they said had a longstanding feud with Sinkler. Hours later another Thomas Jefferson student reportedly upset by the killings shot himself at his Home. Police ruled his death accidental. Mondays crowd cheered wildly for Cosby who told them Quot ladies and gentlemen this situation does not just exist in your area. It s All Over the United states of the killings a week ago came three months after another Thomas Jefferson student was killed and a teacher wounded in a hallway shooting. Comedian Bill Cosby addresses a crowd outside Thomas Jefferson High school in new York As mayor David n. Dinkins Center right listens. Principal Carol Burt Beck said she has lost so Many students to Street violence a about 50 in recent years a that she has set up a grieving room at the school for students. Officials at Thomas Jefferson had used Metal detectors once a week to scan incoming students for weapons. But the detectors were not used on feb. 26. Since the killings City officials have set up a $28 million school Security program. Metal detectors Are now used daily at Thomas Jefferson and four other schools. House sergeant at arms shot Washington apr the sergeant at arms of the House of representatives was in stable condition monday after being shot in the face while walking his dog just five blocks from the Capitol. The incident was one of Many recent violent crimes on Capitol Hill. A the District of Columbia has been drenched in an acid Bath of violence Quot said House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt do. Sergeant at arms Jack Russ was accosted from behind late sunday by two men and a woman and robbed said Capitol police spokesman Dan Nichols. One of the men put a handgun in Russ Mouth and fired but Russ turned his head just As the gun went off and the Bullet came out his left Cheek Nichols said. The three suspects led. Russ found a police officer a Block away and alerted him but a search with dogs and a metropolitan police helicopter turned up no sign of the suspects Nichols said. The incident prompted renewed talk of imposing the death penalty for some violent crimes in the capital. Rep. Carroll Hubbard jr., d-ky., said he had advised constituents visiting Washington not to go out at night. A just what will it take Here in the nations capital for those of us in Congress to be convinced that we need to bring the death penalty for substantial crimes a he asked. A 25-year-Ola aide to sen Richard c. Shelby a a a., was murdered last month just eight blocks from the Capitol and the wife of sen. Kent Conrad d-n.d., was attacked by a gunman in december outside their Capitol Hill Home. Earlier that month a female House aide was stabbed with a 12-Inch Butcher knife. Nichols said there has been a surge in the number of people taking advantage of a police service that offers escorts from office to Home car or subway. And More staff members and tourists Are carrying Mace a Spray used to temporarily disable attackers although it is illegal Nichols said. Russ was appointed a House Doorman in 1967 and worked his Way up through the Hierarchy serving for a time As chief Page. His responsibilities include oversight of the House Bank which has been the subject of an investigation involving its accommodation without penalty of checks written by members who had no funds to Back them. courts help to find missing Gavel from wire reports Rochester Minn. A a puzzled judge is asking for help in solving the Case of the missing Gavel. A it has no intrinsic value a Olmsted District judge Harold Krieger said. Quot its just such a sentimental thing. I was going to pass it on to my the 12-Inch-Iong Gavel with a brass band engraved with Kriegeris name was a gift from the late judge Thomas Scanlan. Krieger succeeded him in 1975 after Scanlan retired. Scanlan gave Krieger the Gavel the Day he was sworn in. Since then Krieger has kept it on the courtroom Bench nearest his Chambers. It was last seen feb. 14 when an attorney asked to use it for mock trials in the courtroom. A i have scoured the courthouse a Krieger said. Quot i am just sick about the judge Hopes that whoever borrowed the Gavel will return it. A no questions will be asked a he said adding he will know better next time. A i will keep it locked in my office in my sperm doctor jury Breaks Alexandria a. A a Federal jury recessed from deliberations monday in the fraud and perjury trial of Fertility specialist Cecil Jacobson whom authorities say deceived patients and used his own sperm to artificially inseminate them. The four Man eight woman jury recessed for the Day about 5 p.m., after deliberating for 12>/2 hours Over two Days. The jury began deliberating Friday on the Fate of Jacobson dubbed the a sperm . District judge James Cacheris reminded the jurors that they were not to read or listen to any news accounts of the leg up on crime Ames Iowa a a one legged Man stole a three legged dog police said. In addition to the Black Labrador the burglar sunday also took a Hamster a Check Book and some Cash from nikkei and associates an electrical contracting business police said. The Man then stole a pickup truck after the break in and witnesses identified him by name. Police sgt. Craig Reid said police Are familiar with the suspect who wears a . Gambling rebounds Atlantic City . A new jerseys casinos reported total Gross revenues of $256 million in february up 17.5 percent from the same period in 1991 when the persian Gulf War kept Many gamblers away an Industry group reported monday. Unofficial figures released by the Casino association of new Jersey showed that All 12 gaming Halls had a higher win for the month. The win is the total wagered by gamblers minus payouts. The total win for february 1991 was $218 million. Association president Thomas d. Carver said Good weather in february 24-hour gaming on weekends and the extra saturday contributed by leap year helped boost revenues. But he said the casinos performance was poor in Early 1991 because the Gulf War changed gamblers cemetery vandalism Salem mass. A vandals broke into a family crypt monday in a cemetery that has been struck by vandalism two other times since saturday. In the latest Case the vandals removed a wooden door broke an adjacent Marble door and disturbed at least four caskets police officer Kathleen Haley said Rea made a mess of the place a she said. There were a skulls strewn about. It was really several skulls were missing from the Harmony Grove cemetery which includes some Graves dating to the 1700s. Authorities said they did not know Why the vandals disturbed the site. Vandals broke into two other crypts during the weekend scattering Bones and skulls and stealing urns containing cremated ashes. Thomas Brown cemetery president said some caskets were burned and about 40 headstones knocked Over
