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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes i . Tuesday december 29, 1992 Black owned store s ban on Whites worries a act Norfolk a. Up the Norfolk Branch of the a act historically a foe of discrimination against Blacks has received a complaint about a Black owned clothing and crafts store that refuses to serve White people. A a bigots a bigot a Board member Herbert Collins a grocer told the virginian Pilot and the Leger Star. A i done to care what color the dog is that bites you. You be still been  the Issue arose dec. 14, when a reporter for the newspaper received a Call from a woman who said shed been ordered to leave the afrika House because she is White. The reporter also White visited the store and was ordered out As soon As he passed through the door. When the reporter pressed the Black proprietor for an explanation the storekeeper pointed at the name of the shop. A a you can read can to you a the storekeeper asked. A a you from Africa a the reporter returned dec. 18 and was ordered out again and Over the next few Days the afrika House refused entry to two other while reporters. A Black reporter who entered the store wednesday was allowed to stay. The situation stunned some Black civic leaders. A what we be tried to put behind us All my lifetime he a trying to put in front of us again a Collins told the newspaper. He said he will a certainly address this officially a within the a act. City councilman Paul Riddick told the newspaper that he a discussed the afrika House with fellow Council members. A a we Veall talked about it a said Riddick a past president of the Norfolk a act. A a everybody a appalled that it happened. A this Isnit something we want in Norfolk. Regardless of who a perpetrating it racism is something we done to want to  town s name hard to digest setting burps to music called losing proposition Belchertown mass. A a fast food eatery might fit right in at a place called Belchertown. But How about a music Center Belchertown officials Arentt so sure and to improve their chances of Landing the one the National music foundation plans to build they re talking about changing the name Back to cold Springs. Belchertown is one of five places in the running for the Center which is to include a 1,000-seat performance Hall a Library and museum. But executive Secretary Gerry Whitlock a the local equivalent of mayor a said foundation officials a indicated that the towns name might be detrimental to  spokesman Thomas Heany said that the name has never been an important Issue but that a foundation representative May have joked about it and the town overreacted. The foundation plans to announce the site Jan. 5. It is also considering Atlanta Lenox mass. Flagler county Fla. And Orlando Fla. Boston Springfield Belchertown mass. Vying Lor the National music foundation Drivers see plan As big Moos take Pottersville . A a Moose on the Loose can be a thrill to behold. Its the thought of More than 1,300 of the beasts Galu Phing around without regard for the rules of the Road that worries some people. Quot its Nice to see one of these animals until one comes through your Windshield and kills your wife a or you a said Neal Rossner of Pottersville. The department of environmental conservation has proposed restoring Moose to their old stomping grounds by reintroducing 100 of them Over three years to areas of Northern new York. But the state proposal has raised fears that the animals could become  Moose can grow 7 feel High at the shoulders and weigh More than 1,100 pounds. They re traffic hazards because they re wanderers by nature. Whitlock told the Boston sunday Globe that Belchertown a chances might be better if it were known As cold Springs. No action was immediately planned on the matter however. That was the towns name until 1761, when it was changed to Honor col. Jonathan Belcher governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1730041. The towns historical society Isnit sure Why 18th-Century residents chose to Honor Belcher who was forced to resign for accepting a bribe. But some residents like the name. A we get a lot of burps and belches and disgusting remarks but to me this will always be Belchertown even if they change the name a said Cathy  to explore Active Volcano Washington up a Dante a Hardy eight legged robot was All set to begin a perilous three Day exploration of an Active Antarctic Volcano monday to learn More about volcanoes and test technology that May be used to explore Mars. The 990-Pound spider like robot using its sensors television cameras and scientific instruments will explore the mount Erebus Volcano. Mount Erebus is a 12,447-foot-High Mountain on Ross Island which is about 800 Miles from the South pole. It is one of Only three volcanoes in the world with a permanent lava Lake inside its Crater. The robot was to slowly make its Way Down the sheer Walls of the Volcano to get the first direct samples of undiluted gases from the volcanoes vents and retrieve newly deposited minerals from deep within the Earth. The expedition will also test technology that May be used to explore the frigid Moon and fiery Mars. Depraved tailgater kills woman in car new York apr a woman travelling Home with her family after a Holiday Outing was Tatally shot by Quot a depraved Motorist who apparently thought the victims husband Wasny to driving fast enough. Pamela Mascaro died saturday night about 34 hours after she was shot on the grand Central Parkway in the new York Borough of Queens police said. Mascaro 32, and her family had gathered in cold Spring Harbor on Long Island Tor a combination Christmas Celebration and birthday party for her 3 year old daughter Holly. Her husband John also 32, was driving and the child was in a rear safety seat of the family a 1990 Chrysler when John Mascaro noticed another Driver tailgating him said police capt. William Plackenmeyer. A car pulled up alongside the Mascaras a passenger rude door and a Man fired at least three shots into the car. No one was immediately arrested. Quot apparently the other Man text or. Mascaro Wasny to driving last enough a Plackenmeyer said. Quot this is a depraved individual.�?�3 deported to Mexico return to seek residency from wire reports Omaha neb. A three Young men including two teens pulled from their High school classes Are Back Home after the . Government deported them to Mexico As illegal aliens. The government now says they May stay while seeking Legal residency. About 20 friends and relatives met Augustin Antunez 16, and his brother Francisco 21, at Omaha a Eppley Airfield on sunday. Ambrosio Lopez 17, the third Deportee returned to Omaha on Christmas eve. Quot it was kind of lonely without my parents a said Augustin Antunez. A a in a just Happy in a with my family and that Well be together for the new year. Francisco Antunez was arrested nov. 6 at the restaurant where he worked on the same Day immigration agents seized his brother and Lopez at Omaha South High school. The three were dropped off at the mexican Border without Money or a change of clothes. After an outcry from school and state officials the Justice department reversed itself. The parents of the Antunez Brothers Are permanent . Residents. Lopez smother who has temporary residency status said she is seeking permanent  Cross put up Cincinnati a the Kun flux klan has erected a steel reinforced Cross in a Public Square after three wooden ones were smashed. A we fixed it this time so they can to break it a said Ron Lee vice president of the . Knights of the klan in Hamilton. The base and Center of the 10-foot wooden Cross erected sunday night were supported with steel braces. The klan got a permit to erect a Cross in Fountain Square citing religious Freedom As a jewish group had done to win a court order allowing it to display an 18-foot menorah there during  leads to deaths Arbela to. A state fire investigators sunday blamed cracks in a propane Furnace for toxic Gas that killed four family members and injured four others during a Holiday gathering in a Rural Missouri Home. The odourless Gas Carbon monoxide seeped through the cracks and into the Homes heating ducts poisoning the victims As they slept Early saturday investigators said. The bodies were found by one of the injured guests who awoke in a sickened Daze. Scotland county sheriff Billy Junior Snodgrass had said foul play was suspected. But fire investigators found  plates broaden Sacramento Calif. A the state Long has allowed Drivers to choose numerals and letters for vanity plates. With the new year will come the option of symbols such As hearts and stars or logos for Parks veterans groups and other causes. Agencies and other groups can submit designs to the state for approval and Revenue from the fancy plate fees will go toward those causes. The vanity tags will Cost $20 to $50 More than regular License and registration  jailed Over gun new York a Harry Connick jr., the grammy winning crooner who has brought Back standards by George Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael was jailed sunday night on charges he tried to Board a plane with a gun in his carry on bag. Connick told police it was Given to him As a gift. The 25-year-old was arrested at Kennedy Airport As he was about to Fly to new Orleans. The unloaded 9 my pistol was seized at a Security checkpoint said sgt. Stephen Prospero a port authority police spokesman. The gun was not licensed said Richard Piperno a spokesman for the Queens District attorneys office. Connick was charged with Possession of a weapon which carries up to a year in jail and a $1,000 Fine and held for arraignment. The pianist and Singer known for his Sinatra like delivery is the son of the new Orleans District attorney  
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