European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 19, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 75 die despite truce As . Cuts troops7,000 guardsmen to stay on duty a stabbing victim is aided by friends sunday in Pomona calif., after gang fights broke out at the county Fairground. Los Angeles a about 3,000 National guardsmen have pulled out of los Angeles leaving a Force of under 1,000 in Case of emergency. Schoolchildren marched to promote Unity and rival gangs reaffirmed a truce reached after the riots. Despite the truce gang violence claimed five lives Over the weekend. One victim was killed in a Brawl sunday at the county Fairground in Pomona. Late sunday Las vegas police sought to curb gang violence by breaking up gatherings of 10 or More people. Officers fired tear Gas and foam pellets Early sunday to break up a crowd of nearly 1,000 that took to the streets after a Motorist was beaten by suspected gang members. Gov. Pete Wilson who ordered the troop withdrawal from los Angeles on sunday said he would keep inset related Story on Page 16 place a contingent of soldiers who could respond in an emergency. A a it a time to bring the troops Home and get on with the task of rebuilding los Angeles a the governor said in a statement. James Lee the governors spokesman said the contingency Force would number fewer than 1,000. He said he could not disclose a More exact size for fear that troublemakers might a take advantage of  an additional 1,500 guard members who live in the los Angeles area will be available within hours of an emergency Wilson said. More than 10,000 guard troops and about 4,000 Active duty members of the army and the marines were deployed in los Angeles at the height of riots that erupted april 29. The army and Marine troops were sent Home the following week. About 200 High school and elementary school youngsters marched sunday in los Angeles to urge schools to offer lessons promoting ethnic Unity. They said racial tolerance is the key to heading off riots. And More than 300 gang members of the crips and bloods hugged and Shook hands at a picnic after a night of gang related shootings in South Central los Angeles that left four people dead and threatened to shatter their truce. A a it a a Miracle that i would not have believed in but its True a said Charles Rachal 28, a former Crip who helped organize the picnic. A the lords going to let it work out. There can to nothing bad come out of something  but police said the violence demonstrated that Little had changed. A things Haven to cooled off at All. They re trying to make things look like its cooled off but you can still Cut the tension with a knife out there a sgt. Don Keith said. The gang Brawl in Pomona about 40 Miles East of downtown los Angeles left one person dead and at least seven shot or stabbed police it. Ron Frazier said. Fifty one people were killed and thousands were injured or arrested during three Days of rioting that followed the acquittal of four White men in the videotaped police beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. In Las vegas 30 to 40 people were arrested mostly for weapons violations and two stores were looted after a Motorist was attacked late saturday. The attackers were Black and appeared to have singled out the Motorist because he was White sgt. Mike Dailey said. The Man suffered minor injuries. Swat teams in armoured vehicles were pelted with rocks and bottles. Shots were fired from the crowd and police responded with tear Gas police  sex Sailor loses Appeal Over hazing Washington a a 23-year-old former Sailor who has been disabled since 1990 when his Back was broken during an unlawful hazing incident lost a supreme court Appeal monday. The justices without comment left intact rulings that said Alexis Veloz Gertrudis and his family May not sue the Federal government Over his injuries suffered aboard the aircraft Carrier Forrestal. The Appeal acted on monday argued that his Case should not be governed by a key 1950 supreme court ruling that Shields the government from being sued for injuries suffered a incident to military  As an alternative the Appeal urged the justices to reverse the 1950 decision feres is. United states. Veloz Gertrudis was injured Jan. 19, 1990, while the Forrestal was in the Mediterranean sea. Senior Crew members tied him with a rope and suspended him upside Down in the ships engine room greased his stomach and took turns slapping the greased area. When Veloz Gertrudis was released a fight broke supreme court out Between him and one of the hazing crewmen. The fight later resumed in another area of the ship. According to court records the Young Sailor was thrown to the floor and held Down by some Crew members while one assailant jumped up and Down on Veloz gertrudism Back. He later was found permanently disabled and spent the rest of his Active duty time hospitalized before he was discharged. Veloz gertrudism lawyer Paul Kurson of Forest Hills n.y., told the justices that the former Sailor is now unemployed a this broken Back preventing him from finding useful  after having a personal injury claim denied by the Navy Veloz Gertrudis sued the government. But . District judge Reena Raggi in new York City ruled that the 1950 ruling and the so called feres doctrine it spawned required that the lawsuit be dismissed. Veloz gertrudism injury a whether the result of authorized activity or not must be deemed to have occurred incident to service in the United states military a the judge ruled. The 2nd . Circuit court of appeals upheld the suites dismissal last december. The Case is Veloz Gertrudis is. U.s., 91-1471.officers protected from suits Over discipline Washington a the supreme court on monday rejected an Appeal by a former army sergeant in Maryland who accused Superior officers of disciplining him because he wrote to his . Senator about a military matter. The court without comment let stand a ruling that the officers Are immune from being sued in such circumstances. William t. Murphy was a sergeant assigned to a military intelligence unit at Aberdeen proving ground when he said his problems began in 1988. Murphy drafted a petition protesting what he said was a captains interference in the planned marriage of an interracial couple at the base. Murphy was reprimanded for the protest and that seemed to Settle the matter. But a few weeks later he said his superiors suspended his Security clearance and threatened to ship him to Korea after he wrote a letter to sen. Paul s. Sarbanes d-md., about an unrelated matter. Murphy who then resigned sued his Superior officers. He said the officers violated a Federal Law designed to shield people in the military from retaliation for communicating with a member of Congress. The 4th . Circuit court of appeals upheld a ruling by . District judge j. Frederick Motz who said Mur Phy May have been Quot the victim of unconscionable conduct but is barred from suing. Whatever wrongs Murphy May have suffered cannot be remedied by a suit for damages the appeals court agreed. It relied on a 1950 supreme court ruling that generally prohibits anyone in the armed forces from suing Over injuries incurred on Active duty. The Case is Murphy is. Marcum 911314