European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 28, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 memorial to Black patriots in peril funds lacking for revolutionary War Monument Washington a a group seek ing to build the first National Monument honouring Black revolutionary War soldiers will have to abandon the Effort if it does t raise $5.2 million soon leaders say. If sufficient support is not forthcoming by february 1993we would feel compelled to ask Congress to reclaim the site and return any remaining funds to donors said Maurice a. Barboza president of the Black revolutionary War patriots foundation. We will suffer a tremendous Embarrass ment. There will probably not be another memorial built on the National  he said he needs the Money pledged by february and in hand by next october. The memorial is planned on the nation Al mall near the reflecting Pool Between the Lincoln memorial and the Washington Monument. It will Cost an estimated $4.8 million to build but the foundation is seeking $6 Mil lion to cover any Cost increases caused by inflation. The foundation has raised Only $800,000. Barboza said major Black corporations have not responded to solicitation letters. The group needs to raise about $500,000 per month to meet the goal. Ideally we would like to raise All the Money in $1 donations from 5 million car ing americans who see themselves As mod Ern Day patriots  in a statement. Barboza said he was inspired to build the memorial in 1984 after his aunt Lena san tos Ferguson became the second Black woman admitted to the daughters of the american revolution. The foundation was established in 1985. Congress approved the plan to build the Monument in 1986 and the site in 1988. Barboza and Ferguson also a member of the foundation said they believe the Monu ment will offset the failure of educators and historians to teach and publish books that Deal fully and honestly with the Posi Tive role of Blacks in the nation s formation. Only one of the 110 memorials in the nation s capital is dedicated to a Black Ameri can educator Mary Mcleod Bethune. The memorial will Honor about 5,000 Black civilians soldiers and sailors who served in the american revolution from 1775 to 1783, As Well As the tens of thou Sands of slaves who ran away to Freedom. Situated on one acre on the mall the me Morial would include two inwardly curving and rising Walls that form a below Grade paved Plaza. The North Wall made of Bronze will depict men women and Chil Dren. The South Wall made of Granite will contain the etched words of Black patriots. Officials Hope to Complete the Monu ment by june 1995. Contributions can be sent to the Patri ots foundation 1612 k St. N.w., suite 1104, Washington . 20006. Redesigned German Money issued in 3 denominations Frankfurt Germany is the Ger Man Central Bank on tuesday issued the last three in a series of eight new currency notes entering circulation this year. The latest notes issued Are the 5-Mark, 500 Mark and 1,000-Mark Bills. The 5-Mark Bill bears a portrait of poet Betti Navon Arnim on one Side and Berlin s Branden Burg Gate on the other. The 500-Mark Bill has artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian on one Side and a picture of a dandelion with a Caterpillar and a Butterfly on the reverse Side. Portraits of the Brothers Grimm Are on the front Side of the 1,000-Mark Bill. The Back Side shows the title Page of the German dictionary by the famous Brothers Wilhelm and Jacob a Sam ple of their handwriting and a picture of Berlin s Royal Library. Notes already issued in the series Are the 10 Mark 20-Mark, 50-Mark, 100-Mark and 200-Mark Bills. Old Bills remain Legal tender but will be with drawn from circulation Over time. A spokesman for the Bundesbank said Public demand for larger denomination Bills and the need to prevent counterfeiting prompted the decision to Issue the new notes. Ohio Montana vote rules set Washington is the Federal voting assistance program office has announced special voting conditions for Absentee voters in Ohio and Montana for tuesday s elections. Ohio will count Absentee ballots from overseas voters up to 45 Days after the Date the ballots were mailed out from each county Board of elections. To be counted a ballot must be postmarked by nov. 3. Residents of 11 Montana counties will be allowed to Send in their ballots by fax machine. The counties of big Horn Blaine Custer Jefferson Lincoln Mccone Prairie Ravalli Rosebud Stillwater and Toole will accept faxed ballots. For More information on these states or information concerning voting deadlines from other states Contact your nearest voting assistance office. Cafes to hold spot sales of used motorized items Offenbach Germany cafes Europe will hold spot sales of used motorized equipment nov. 7 and 10 at the Offenbach support Complex. The sales will be held at 226 spend linger land Strasse on nov. 7 for id card holders and on nov. 10 for the Public. Both sales will Start at 9 . And end at 4p.m.trucks, trailers vans spare Auto parts refrigeration equipment and various other items will be offered for Sale. Purchases must be made with Cash Only. Dollars and German Marks will be accepted. Council Hopes to get a lesson on Germany Region schools by Jimi Jones education writer a Council established by Congress to advise the director of the military s overseas school system is in Ger Many this week to Garner Public opinion on the schools and hold the Council s semiannual meeting. The advisory Council on dependents education began conducting two Day visits to 16 schools in the department of defense dependents schools Germany Region tuesday. Teams from the Council will visit four schools each in the Region s Frankfurt Heidelberg Niernberg and Rhein Eifel districts. Open meetings for parents and teachers Are set for today in one school from each District. The 24 members of the Council will gather Friday and saturday in Wiesbaden at the Oralien hotel for the group s semiannual meeting. The Council is made up of parents teachers Stu dents school administrators military members and representatives from the secretaries of defense and education. It is described As the closest thing we have to the american school Board said Hal Haggard a spokesman for the Germany Region. At the 16 schools the Council is looking at the qual Ity of education offered in department of defense dependents schools and will advise the school system s director John Stremple Haggard said. School system officials in Washington said the coun cil is particularly interested in seeing How the draw Down is affecting the schools and in ensuring that school offerings Are not diminished during the restructuring of communities and schools. The Council has expressed interest in some specific areas Haggard said including the United states National education goals and America 2000 efforts in local communities special programs such As Host nation which helps children become familiar with the taking the pulse at Dodds the advisory Council on dependents education is conducting open forums today at schools in four districts of the department of defense dependents schools Germany Region. Locations and times of the meetings Are Frankfurt District Wiesbaden Gen. . Arnold High school 3 30 . Heidelberg District Heidelberg Heidelberg Middle school 3 . Nurnberg District Nurnberg Nurnberg elementary school 2 30 . Rhein Eifel District Span Dahlem a Span Dahlem elementary school 3 30 . Is culture and language of the country in which they live talented and gifted physical and special education and counselling services. The America 2000 program is president Bush s program to achieve National Educa Tion goals by the year 2000. Also the teams Are interested in what schools arc doing with High expectations the theme the school system has adopted this school year that reflects the be Lief that All children can achieve at High Levels. The teams also want to examine school management food services and topics raised by parents Haggard said. I Don t think there is anything that has an Impact on the education program that they would not be inter ested in he said. Hundreds of Blacks hispanics Battle at los Angeles school los Angeles up hundreds of Black and hispanic students at North Hollywood High school got into a Rock and bottle throwing Brawl monday and the Melee was blamed on an incident last week involving the school s Homecoming  said no one was seriously Hurt including a school Dean reportedly hit in the face with a flying  was very definitely racially motivated said police it. John  said four teen age boys were detained two for interfering with a police officer one for failure to disperse and another for challenging an officer to a  confrontation apparently started Friday. The school s Homecoming King a hispanic reportedly was beaten up at a fast food restaurant across the Street from the school by Black teen agers from another school who said he had made insulting racial  Black students visited the North Hollywood Cam pus around noon monday and a fight started involving three youths in the school s cafeteria. The conflict de generated along racial lines and grew said principal Catherine  the height of the conflict up to 700 students were involved throwing objects or food or pushing and shoving. More than 100 police officers in riot gear were called in Dunkin said. The los Angeles police depart ment s entire san Fernando Valley Force was placed on Alert in Case of More  District spokesman Pat Spencer said North Hollywood High s student body of approximately 2,335 students is about 69 percent hispanic 21 percent White 4 percent asian and 4.5 percent Black