European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday May 11, 1992 police crack Down on quiet . Rally los Angeles up As residents of riot ravaged neighbourhoods lined up saturday for government help to rebuild their lives police quashed a peaceful demonstration unrelated to the controversial Rodney g. King verdict. Eight people were arrested at the downtown rally organized to protest state budget cuts that Hurt the poor and disabled. A it Wasny to a March. It was just going to be a peaceful rally a said Mario Solis Marich Public policy director for aids project los Angeles. He said the demonstration was unrelated to the police beating Case or subsequent civil unrest. Quot this was a peaceful rally to talk to the state of California and address the needs of people with disabilities people with aids and the jobless a he said. A we speak our minds about 175 police and 25 National guard troops moved in and dispersed the two dozen protesters before they could congregate. Reporters attempting to cover the rally were ordered out of the area and a local to news Van was towed away by City parking enforcement officers. Solis Marich said police without warning moved in and told him they were cancelling the groups permit to hold the rally on the Lawn in front of City Hall about two blocks from los Angeles police Headquarters where protesters went on a rampage 11 Days ago. A they said the rally could not continue a he said. A they said they were the ones in charge of the Bob Erlenbusch another activist representing the . Coalition for the homeless said Quot they told us they did no to care if we had a permit. They said a we own the a the rally was scheduled to begin with a morning news conference on the City Hall Lawn and then a March to the Ronald Reagan state office building about four blocks away. Officer Don Cox a police spokesman said he had no knowledge of any planned demonstrations or permits issued to hold protests downtown. He declined to comment on police response to the protests. There were no other serious incidents saturday Cox said. At seven disaster application centers meanwhile residents lined up to apply for government Loans and other assistance to rebuild Homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by rioting. Officials said 711 people began the process of filling out applications Friday the first Day the centers opened and another 690 people made appointments to return to the centers. Some were applying for disaster unemployment assistance which compensates victims who lose their jobs but Are los Angeles police arrest a woman who had been protesting saturday outside City halt. Ineligible for the regular state unemployment benefits. A the disaster unemployment assistance program is designed to help people make ends meet until they can get Back to work or resume their customary self employment a said Richard Andrews state coordinating officer. The presence of fatigue Clad troops on City streets continued to diminish saturday As the National guard withdrew to staging areas. National guard troops were standing by with 179 deployed on the streets master sgt. George Olsen said. Other troops were withdrawn but could be redeployed if needed. The guard was called in to quell riots that erupted March 29 when four White men were acquitted in the police beating of King a Black Motorist stopped after a seeking to halt arms sales to Mideast Washington apr after six months of sputtering Arab israeli peace talks the search for a Middle East settlement is turning to ways to Stop the flow of weapons to the volatile area. Twenty one nations were to Convene in Washington today to consider for the first time the proliferation of arms in the Mideast Region and whether cooperation could scale Down the risks of War. The Host of the talks the Bush administration remains a major contributor to the arms buildup. Since president Bush called a year ago for restraint in weapons sates to the Middle East the United states has transferred roughly $8.5 billion to the Region according to the arms control association a private group. Figures compiled in mid april from Pentagon congressional and other government sources show that the United states sent $21.4 billion in weapons to the Middle East in the 19 months since Iraq invaded Kuwait the research group said in a report. Saudi Arabia which is sending a delegation to sit at the table with Israel and the other participants purchased a Lions share $14.8 billion. Two other Arab countries Kuwait and Egypt also were big customers with purchases Worth $2.85 billion and $2.17 billion respectively. Even if there Are no immediate results from this weeks talks a and the state department already is lowering expectations a the meetings in Washington today through thursday and other sessions this month on refugees economic problems water shortages and the environment Are designed to Foster peace by having arabs and israelis address Mutual concerns. A we do not expect this working group to be a formal negotiation a Margaret d. Tutwiler state department spokeswoman said last thursday. A nor will parties table formal position papers at this even so the Bush administration has had High Hopes since Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii on eight shuttle trips to the Middle East Laid the groundwork for a two track approach to peace last year. The first track was begun in Madrid Spain last november when arabs and israelis opened direct negotiations on their 44-year-old conflict. The results have been minimal but the sides say they will keep trying. The second track concerns Mutual problems and the focus in Washington will be on the instruments of War the missiles and other weapons that have been flowing into the Region at an accelerating clip. Arab nations attending the arms control meetings Are saudi Arabia Egypt Jordan Algeria Bahrain Kuwait Morocco Oman Qatar Tunisia the United Arab emirates and Yemen the state department announced last week Canada China India Japan Turkey and Ukraine will participate along with the United states. Russia is a co sponsor. The european Community also is sending a delegation. . Arms transfers to Mideast since Iraq s invasion of Kuwait the United states has sent $21.4 billion in weapons to the Middle East. Uni Iod Arab e Mir atm saudi Araba 1 i $737 million Oman $150 million Morocco h $25$ million Kuwait Israwi Egypt Bahrain six a billion $4$7.$ million $37 million 12 17 billion . Arm sales in the Middle East since Iraq invaded Kuwait. Source the arms control association aps amp sex Pilot to take second shot at sailing Solo across Ocean Homestead flu. Up Hugo violin who gained worldwide attention in 1968 when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone in a 6-foot homemade boat is going to try it again in a state of the Art fibreglass Model that is 6 inches Shorter. Violin 60, said he and his Orange 51/ foot Sailboat fathers Day will leave june 21 on fathers Day from Cape Hatteras n.c., bound for Bristol England 3,100 Miles away. Violin said he has a Little trouble coming up with an exact reason he is going to try the voyage again. He said he is a a mechanical Man not a literary a to break my own record. 1 guess that a it you work for Money and you play for fun a he told the Miami Herald. A this is fun interesting challenging exciting a its everything to me.�?�. But violin did no to feel that Way 24 years ago when he arrived at fort Lauderdale from his 4,480-mile, 85-Day voyage from Africa. He was asked then if he would try it again. A hell no. It was torture. People who do that kind of thing More than once have got to be out of their but then came the Fame. The trip to new York for television appearances the Parade. Hugo the killer whale at the Miami Sebuu barium was named after him. His boat april fool was displayed at key Biscay new a Marine attraction planet Ocean. That boat was built out of plywood epoxy and brass screws. The fathers Day is shaped the same Way As the april fool but 2 inches have been taken off the Bow and 4 off the Stern it is made of gel coat fibreglass resins. In 1968, violin took a Sextant he was still learning to use and a citizens band radio that Wasny to Strong enough to do him much Good. This year the recently retired Delta air lines Pilot will navigate with a global positioning system which will give him instantaneous position readings with the help of orbiting satellites. He will also have $3,750 Worth of communications equipment that he can use to plug into a satellite and Call Home to talk to his son Dana 35. The former air Force Jet fighter Pilot helped his father put the project together. Violin figures the trip will take 58 to 75 Days. He will be equipped with ready to eat meals and a desalinization device that will make Salt water potable in 14 minutes. Via line a wife Johnnie 56, Isnit much happier about this trip than she was the last time. She said that during that ordeal she lived on Coffee and cigarettes losing 25 pounds. A she does no to see any Way in the world i can make it Back alive a a Hugo said. A she says a if i done to let you go you la hold it against me. If i do let you go i la w a
