European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 27, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5l.a. S gangs merchants try to get along los Angeles up a korean merchants met monday with representatives of the crips and bloods gangs to talk Over proposals aimed at easing tension Between Blacks and korean americans including a program to employ gang members in korean owned stores. In the nearly 2 /2-hour meeting the groups also discussed the possibility of gang members patrolling business districts and protecting merchants from crime. The Pilot Job program Calls for korean merchants to hire two members each from the crips and the bloods. A that would Force the two on a Day to Day basis to work together eight hours a Day a said the Rev. James Stern one of the meetings organizers who has been trying to maintain a truce Between the Long warring gangs. A this will tear Down the misunderstandings Between the two a he said. Yang Kim president of the National korean grocers association characterized the meeting As a very productive a saying it cleared up misunderstandings. However Kim was wary of the apparent Unity developing Between the crips and bloods which have had a deadly rivalry in los Angeles since the 1950s. Some have predicted the two groups would unite to forge larger drug networks or to declare War on police. A now that crips and bloods have gotten together in the stars and stripes 10 years ago May 27,1982 a Argentine warplanes Sank a second British destroyer a the fourth warship to be lost in the Falkland islands and disabled a merchant vessel with a Quot backdoor Quot missile attack in air raids that killed 24 sailors. 20 years ago May 27, 1972 a president Nixon and soviet Leader Leonid i. Brezhnev signed a historic agreement to curb the superpower nuclear arms race at a Summit meeting in Moscow. The agreement was signed after the leaders abandoned efforts to negotiate a Broad Trade agreement at the Summit. Where is All their Energy going to go a Kim said. Stern said the strength of the United gangs could be channelled into positive efforts such As patrolling streets to prevent crime a role performed by the guardian Angels in cities around the country. Korean leaders stressed that the Summit was a starting Point and that the proposals would have to be presented to the korean merchants of los Angeles to have definitive results. A we done town any stores Here in los Angeles but we know people who do a said . Chang of the korean grocers association. Chang said the group did not reflect the attitudes of All korean merchants. Stern who says he represents at least 84 Crip and blood factions asked for Loans to fund educational and Job training programs saying korean Banks have never Given a loan to a Black person. A Blacks done to want a handout a Stern said. A we done to want something for free. We just want an Opportunity and  a male gang member named Liz whose red handkerchief dark glasses and baseball Cap covered his face said he wanted peace and a Job. A a in be done aircraft work and Mason work and i just need a Chance to get a Job a he said. Liz also said he wanted the poverty rate to go Down in South Central los Angeles where the majority of the rioting and looting occurred after four White men were acquitted of police beating Black Motorist Rodney g. King. Besides economic opportunities Sterns group also wanted a greater cultural understanding Between the minorities. A we would like koreans to come Down to the Black Community and share in joint projects with the Blacks a he said. Tension Between the Black and korean communities grew after merchant soon Jadu was sentenced to probation for the March 16 shooting of Latasha Harlins 15, Over a $1.79 bottle of Orange juice. Harlins killing came amid bitter violent incidents involving korean grocers and the Black Community. The shooting death of a Black Man at another korean owned store in june led to a Summa Long Boycott by Black activists who charged that the merchants often treat residents with disrespect. Many korean stores were looted and burned during the recent riots which left More than 50 dead and caused about $1.5 billion in damage. 30 years ago May 27, 1962 a five explosions went off past Midnight blasting Large holes in the Berlin Wall in the first organized attempt to blow up the Barrier. West Berlin police said they could not determine who Laid the explosives. 40 years ago May 27, 1952 a seven years and 18 Days after the unconditional surrender of the third Reich France Britain the United states and West Germany signed a peace contract ending the occupation of West Germany and restoring near sovereignty to the Federal Republic. Worl d War ii 50 be Rel get a 27 May 1.9.4.2 the afrika Korps renewed my attack on Britain a 8th army scores Early successes in the libyan desert but tank losses Are heavy on both sides and the British have More reserves than the weak Axis forces. Bad weather forces Britain to cancel its first a thousand bomber raid on Germany. Japan a Imperial Fleet begins sailing for the Midway and Aleutian invasions bystanders help one of the people injured when a limousine went out of control monday in new Castle a. Car hits memorial Day crowd injuring 13 new Castle a. A a limousine pulling into line for a memorial Day Parade lurched into a crowd on a sidewalk monday and injured 13 people three critically authorities said. Witnesses said the limousine was turning a Corner when it accelerated into the crowd. One Man was thrown Over the car and several others were struck before the limousine hit a building. Rocky torcello the 70-year-old Driver was in the critical care unit of Jameson memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Also hospitalized was passenger John Walzer 94, a world War i Veteran. Walzer had just spoken to about 200 people at a memorial service saying he was a glad to be Here and still  he was in serious condition with multiple facial and head injuries. Two other people a Francis fair 71, of new Castle and Brent Hancock 75, of Hershey a were flown to hospitals in Pittsburgh where they were listed in critical condition. Also admitted to local hospitals were Roy Hodge 66, of mount Jackson who had broken Bones and new Castle residents Helen Ottaviano 87, who was in guarded condition and Shirley Kirkwood 53, in satisfactory condition. Six other people were treated and released at hospitals in new Castle which is near the Ohio state line. Festival to Back Legal pot ends with too arrests source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp1981 a Elroy wis. A a festival of music and campaigns to legalize marijuana turned into a police festival As Well with More than 100 arrests Over the memorial Day weekend. The annual feedstock sponsored by the Wisconsin chapter of the National organization to Reform marijuana , attracted an estimated 7,000 visitors Dur ing the three Day weekend authorities said. Juneau county undersheriff Mike Christopher said those arrested were charged with a variety of offences most for drug Possession. Court was held monday for bail hearings despite the Holiday. Organizers charged $25 a person for camping and parking at a 10-acre farm North of Elroy. Most of the music was provided by Rock bands based in Madison. Music was interspersed with speeches advocating the legalization of marijuana. The festival takes its name from Woodstock a giant 1969 festival in new York state that promoted peace recreational drug use and Rock a no Roll