European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday january 6,1993 crimes tied to racism Fri says Washington a racial Bias prompted 62 percent of the nation s hate crimes in 1991 with Blacks being the main target the Fri said monday in its first report on the Issue. The Fri said 4,558 hate crimes were reported including 2,963 prompted by racial Bias. A it shows the need for stronger action on hate crimes a said Dayna Cunningham an attorney with the a act Legal defense fund. Legislation is needed but that a a does t get at the real problem which is profound ignorance and frustration a Cunningham said. A in the Long run Mak a a ing society More tolerant is both much ing More in keeping with our aspirational values As a country and our first amendment  religious Bias fic counted for about half of the remaining incidents ethnic Bias accounted for 9.5 percent and sexual orientation Bias 8.9 percent almost All aimed at homosexuals. The report  the hate crime statistics acts of 1990 requiring the Fri to compile the figures. Participation by Law enforcement agencies is voluntary. Only 2,771 Law enforcement agencies took part compared with the More than 16,000 that give the Fri information for its uniform crime reports on such crimes As Murda aggravated assault and robbery. A while these initial data Are limited they give us our first assessment of the nature of crimes motivated by Bias in ouf society a Fri director William s. Sessions said in a statement. Racial Bias caused 62.3 percent of hate crimes. Anti Black motivations were responsible for 35.5 percent while anti White feelings caused 18.7 percent. Other categories a religious Bias 19.3 percent 917 Inci dents with anti jewish motives responsible for 792. A a ethnic Bias 9.5� percent 450 incidents. A sexual orientation Bias 8.9 percent 425 incidents almost All of them aimed at homosexuals motivation for hate crimes i sexual orientation Bias 8.9% ethnic Bias 9.5% religious Bias 19.3% source Federal Bureau of investigation sas8 new cases of hepatitis reported in Colorado from wire reports Denver a eight new cases of hepatitis a were confirmed monday by the Colorado department of health bringing to 32 the number recorded during an outbreak officials say was traced to a catering company and its bakery. Health officials said As Many As 100 cases could be recorded before the outbreak subsides. A this is a substantial outbreak. I think we should Call it an epidemic in order to raise Public awareness a said or. Steven Mostow chairman of Medicine at Rose medical Center in Denver. The eight new cases All involved people who ate food either prepared by Lepetit gourmet catering of  its bakery Sweet Soiree. Both establishments were closed indefinitely after the outbreak became known last  ruled insane Gainesville Fla. A a Tennessee drifter who said he set churches afire to help stave off homosexual urges and the compulsion to steal cars was found innocent by reason of insanity monday. . District judge Maurice Paul found Patrick Lee Frank innocent in the setting of 17 Church fires in North Florida in 1991. The judge immediately ordered Frank who has been diagnosed As a paranoid schizophrenic to a Federal mental institution. A Frank dressed in an Orange prison jumpsuit said nothing As Paul announced his verdict. His two Day non jury trial was held last month. He had faced updo 100 years in prison if he had been found guilty. William t. Mcfarland an agent with the . Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms testified that Frank 42, admitted to burning churches in Florida Tennessee and  s Home a landmark a a a. Key West Fla. A the former key West Home of poet Elizabeth Bishop was added to the National Register of literary landmarks on monday in ceremonies that served As a prelude to the Island s annual Litera a conclave. Bishop came to key West in 1938 and lived in the White clapboard House at 634 whitest. Until 1946, when she left to visit Mexico. She then moved to Brazil where she lived until her death in 1979. Bishop s House which is privately owned joins several other key West Homes designated As literary landmarks including the dwellings of Tennessee Williams and Ernest  filed to Stop . Plot Columbia . A a watchdog group filed suit monday to Block the restart of a plutonium processing line at the Savannah River site nuclear weapons Plant near Aiken. The Energy department should be forced to conduct a full environmental Impact study on the reopening of the he line the Energy research foundation contended in the Federal lawsuit. A full environmental study could take at least a year foundation director Brian cos Ger said. The processing line has been closed since March because 9�?T safety concerns. Violence stalks the streets of Small town murder capital East Palo Alto Calif. Apr Power company Crews refuse to work without a police escort in this Small town where 42 people were slain in 1992, the country a highest per capita homicide rate. A we re not proud of it but its True a said police capt John Sterling. A we Are the murder  most of the murders in the City of 23,939 were drug related police said monday. They said the town about 30 Miles South of san Francisco earned an unfortunate reputation As a drive through drugstore because of its sorely understaffed police department and easy Access to two highways. A right now because of our staff we re a reactive police department. We re under the gun and understaffed a said detective Phil Johnson 28. The department has 32 officers including the _ chief and six reserves Sas. Officials Hope to hire four More officers and beef up the Reserve unit to 20. Last years homicide rate of 42 was the equivalent of 175 deaths per 100,000. The number nearly doubled the 22 slayings committed in 1991. By comparison Oakland a across the san Francisco Bay a broke its homicide record with 174 murders last year or about 46 deaths per 100,000 residents. Washington d.c., ended up with 448 homicides or 75 deaths per 100,000,a a it a hectic. You never have time to investigate one paper to document killings of Chicago children in 93 Chicago a with the City a 1992 murder level the second highest in its history the Chicago Tribune said it will document the deaths of every child slain in Chicago and its suburbs in 1993. A during the next year the Tribune will not let the murder of a single child in our metropolitan area go unnoticed a the paper said in a front Page editors note. A it will document each one oth to accords Tecl Oss of each Young life the significance it deserves and to see if detailed knowledge can bring an end to the escalation of violence against those we All have the greatest duty to protect.�?�. The paper reported that 57 children age 14 or younger were slain in the metropolitan area in 1992. The paper on Jan. 3 published the names and Brief descriptions of each death. The City recorded 936 homicides in 1992, behind the 970 recorded in 1974. Homicide before you have another one a Johnson said. A detectives work 40 to 50 hours overtime a week and that s still not  Johnson traced East Palo Altos violent image to Jan. 14, 1992, when Thero were 11 shootings in one Day. Eight people were wounded and one died. Since then Utility Crews have refused to go into the Community without a police escort and the postal service has threatened to halt Home delivery. Presents donated to school victims Chicago up a Christmas finally came monday for scores of Schiller elementary school students whose Christmas presents were stolen by greedy adults. Retailer. Montgomery Ward and co. And hundreds of people nationwide donated piles of presents for the 200 youngsters Many of whom left school in tears dec. 22 after parents stole the children a Christmas grab bag gifts. Police said some of the presents later were sold on the Street for drug Money. A this time we did it my Way Quot principal Marshall Taylor said. About 30 parents participated in the dec. 22 fiasco. Instead of distributing gifts to the schools 337 Young. Sters most of them from the violence torn and impoverished Cabrini Green Public housing project some of the parents absconded with the toys and other presents. A the majority of our parents were disappointed a Taylor said. A the others just done to give a  Taylor said parents were invited to View but not help with mondays 1 . Assembly it went fantastic a Taylor said. A it was very orderly and very Well planned a he said 325 gifts were handed out monday and the rest a 150 a will be used As incentives in the schools Reading and math programs. Crews take their Sweet time cleaning spill sufi 11v n r a _. Re rat due / Lan Ninart. N Al _. A Shelby . Apr Crews cleaning up after a truck crash sought the advice of state experts but even they weren to sure How to handle this spill. Of chocolate. The truck Slid off a Road sunday and struck a Fence spilling about half of its cargo a 85 Drums of chocolate syrup and 50 bags of Cocoa. F chocolate was ankle deep in Roadside ditches. The emergency Center called the state division of environmental management and the department of agriculture then instructed local officials to put Sand on the spill and keep it out of the Broad River. A can a a Down with a spoon and eat All we want a said Jerry Silver chief of the Polkville Volunteer fire Wro Mem a can be harmful to we life of the k originated in new Jersey and was that in a according to the company that owned the Rig Johnson Brothers trucking of Hick Chirm sealed and released was ski Hwy pm of. A paired acc i Quot so he