European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 15, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5kemp pledges $137 million for . From wire reports los Angeles pledging that the Bush administration would cast aside politics to help rebuild inner cities housing and Urban development Secretary Jack f. Kemp announced saturday that the Federal government would commit $137 million this year to refurbish Public housing projects and create Job opportunities in riot ravaged los Angeles neighbourhoods. It was unclear to City officials however whether the Money was a new allocation or part of Federal funds that already have been committed to the City for riot Relief. A we had not heard that figure before Secretary Kempis. A i a. A u speech and i think the first thing we want to do is find out the source and whether it is Money we had not previously counted on a said Michael Bodaken los Angeles mayor Thomas Bradley a housing coordinator. Kemp made the announcement at a youth education forum in the Nickerson gardens housing project that was also attended by Bradley and other politicians. Three men were killed in gun Battles with police at Nickerson gardens during three Days of riots that erupted april 29 following not guilty verdicts in the police beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. A one thing that i think we can All agree on whether we Are democrats or Republican whether we Are on the left or the right is that we must put aside politics if we Are to go Forward a Kemp said in a speech to about 150 residents of the housing project in the Community of Watts. A we need to rebuild not Only los Angeles but even single City in America because Othen Vise we cannot save our children a Kemp said. As part of his commitment to the  Angeles recovery Effort Kemp said he has accepted an offer to join the Board of rebuild ., the official Post riot reconstruction team that is being headed by businessman Peter Ueberroth. A a in la be acting As the Federal Liaison with the group. To help coordinate All Federal spending during the rebuild Effort a Kemp said after his speech. Quot the confusion surrounding the Relief Aid comes amid concern by Many local officials about the slow Pace of Federal Relief efforts. Bush has pledged at least $19 million in new Money to help the City recover but most of it is to fund the presidents Weed and seed program Bodaken said. Little of the Money has actually reached the City. The presidents program combines increased Law enforcement with increased Aid. During saturdays speeches about 40 residents held a peace til but noisy demonstration nearby scolding the politicians and warning that further violence could be spawned if substantial changes Are not seen in the Community. A a a we done to want talk. We re tired of All the rhetoric yelled one Man who declined to give his name. He held a sign that said a rebuild our lives not just  included in the Money Kemp pledged was $2 million in Grants to enable residents to manage their housing projects and eventually buy them from the government. The Money is part of $24 million that will be distributed nationally As part of the Horne ownership and Opportunity for people everywhere or Hope program. Another $4 million would be spent in Watts to modernize Public housing. As a part of the modernization project a to _ Rean american construct Kemp Ion firm has agreed to provide jobs and training to Public housing residents Bradley said. Jeda construction co. Will form a joint venture company with the housing authority resident advisory committee which will retain a 51 percent interest in the new firm.  stars and stripes10 years ago june 15,1982 a the Argentine Force holding the capital City of Stanley in the Falkland islands surrendered to the attacking British Pentagon sources said. The British broadcasting corp. Reported that the the British and Argentine commanders had agreed on a ceasefire.20 years ago june 15,1972 the army and air Force motion picture service announced it would increase the base Price of movie tickets from 35 to 50 cents the first boost since 1964.30 years ago june 15,1962 a president Kennedy indicated that . Troops would remain in Southeast Asia for the time being despite the formation of a coalition government in Laos. Quot a withdrawal might mean a collapse of the whole area Quot he told a news conference.40 years ago june 15,1952 French secret police acting on tips picked up in previous raids swooped on communist party Headquarters near Paris and in Toulon As the nation renewed its crackdown on communists. Worl d war50 years Agoto Dax june 151 .9 4.2 the 15th Panzer div cuts the main Road leading East trom Obruk starting the isolation of British forces defending Libya s Best port. In the Mediterranean Axis planes and ships continue attacks on two convoys trying to get supplies to the British Island of Malta the British lose six cargo ships three destroyers and a Cruiser and the italians lose one Cruiser judges press criticized for inserting personal opinions into court debates Washington a a Federal appeals judge has criticized judges by name for injecting their personal opinions into the controversy surrounding the confirmation hearings of supreme court Justice Clarence Thomas. The judge also assailed journalists who cover the supreme court. In a bitingly worded address saturday judge Laurence h. Silberman singled out for criticism two Federal appellate judges and the Legal coverage of the new York times. A the american working press has to a Man and a woman accepted and embraced the tenets of judicial activism a Silberman said in a speech to the conservative federalist society. A lawyer reporters Are among the most unbalanced a the least abashed at asserting the value of judicial activism a he said. A the worst in my View. Are found in the pages of the new York times a he said. A Only a step behind in terms of balance added Silberman Are a the Wall Street journal a under the direction of its always opinionated Washington Bureau chief a1 Hunt a the Washington Post the los Angeles times the associated press and virtually All other papers and  an editor at the times in new York disagreed with Silbur Many a assessment. A obviously we re proud of the objectivity of our reporters and have Confidence in every word they write a said weekend editor John Darnton. Silberman said too Many judges Bend and shape their views on constitutional questions to the opinions of journalists who believe judges should actively interpret the Constitution to address social problems. A prime example said the judge was the Senate confirmation hearings of nominee Thomas for the supreme court. A judges assiduously should avoid Public involvement in this intensely political Arena a Silberman said. A conservative who served As Deputy attorney general in the Nixon and Ford administrations Silberman was named to the appeals court by president Reagan in 1985. Silberman noted that during the height of last years Senate confirmation Battle for Thomas appeals court judge John Newman of Boston wrote an opinion piece for the new York times urging president Bush to withdraw the nomination and to select another Black judge. A i do not see How it could possibly be suggested that judge Newman s dramatic entry into the intense political controversy was appropriate conduct for a Federal judge a Silberman said. Silberman described As a a political polemic a an open letter written to t Homas by judge Leon a. Higginbotham jr., chief judge of the Federal appeals court in Philadelphia. It was written after Thomas Senate confirmation. A the letters patronizing tone telling a new Justice How to vote was surely in shockingly bad taste but its political East a it could have served nicely As an election Campaign speech a breached any conceivable Standard of judicial ethics Silberman said. He said the primary objective of t he new York times Legal reporters seems to be a to put activist heat on recently appointed supreme court  Silberman said some have described this As a the greenhouse effect a an apparent reference to the times supreme court reporter Linda greenhouse. Silberman said the court reporting of times reporter Neil Lewis is a so obviously distorted and tendentious that it reads As if it were a Cross Between the columns of his namesakes Anthony and Mora Lewis a who both write opinion pieces for the times. Silberman said t Homas has made himself impervious to such influences. A the has for some time resolutely refused to read the newspapers a Silber Man said. A there will be i would bet my shirt no journalistic Hole bored in his Ozone  4,500 acres of Forest Burn in . 50 residents of Homes evacuated source 2194 Days of War. W h Smitti a pud owners in world almanac Book of world  in u by Quot Boos a Quot is 1 Lacey township . A a fire blackened about 4,500 acres of Forest North of Atlantic City on saturday As police evacuated residents of about a dozen Homes. State fire Warden Ray Holmes said the Blaze of unknown origin began shortly after noon. It burned out of control late saturday evening. There were no reports of injuries. The fire about 35 Miles North of Atlantic City produced smoke visible 10 Miles away. At least 50 firefighters used bulldozers and a helicopter to try to Knock it Down officials said. About 50 people in about 10 houses were evacuated. Six families a horse a Guinea pig and several pet dogs were taken to a firehouse and other evacuees went to private Homes said Nancy Jusko a fire department dispatcher. None of the Homes had burned saturday night. Jim Knoller said a a fireball with 60-foot flames came roaring up across the Street from his House but veered West. He decided to stay to protect his Home and two acres of Christmas Trees he s cultivating. A a in be worked 25 years of my Lile Here he said. A the thought of it having gone in 10 minutes makes you want to stay for the last possible  Judy Rotholz spokeswoman for the state department of environmental Protection and Energy said the Forest is dry despite rainfall in part because of an insect called the Pine Looper which defoliated Trees. Rain and High humidity forecast sunday could help contain the Blaze fire officials said. A fire May 3 scorched More than 13,000 acres in the same Region and in two neighbouring counties. About 500 residents were evacuated from a senior citizens Complex during that Blaze which temporarily dosed a nuclear generating station. The Power Plant was not affected by the Blaze saturday