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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 19, 1993

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pallbearers in Ruma Iii., Cany a casket containing the remains of one of the nuns killed last october in Liberia. Illinois order buries last 2 of 5 nuns slain in Liberia blocks win changes in plan for pirate ship museum prom wire reports Tampa  a developers of the proposed s70 million whydah pirate ship museum plan to move ahead on the project after promising stack historians that they also will focus on the ships stave trading past. The announcement came after months of debate and concern that colourful displays of swashbuckling buccaneers would overshadow the oppression of Blacks. A Quot this project has been on hold a in fact derailed a and we feel it is time to get the project moving Forward a said Roland Betts one of the new York based developers. A group of Black scholars endorsed the project but Only if it includes some changes. Those include changing the attractions name to reflect the ships. _. Dual pirate and slave history. It would be built around the remains of the whydah which Sank off Cape cod mass., in 1717. The Hull was found a few years ago. The whydah was built in 1716 to Trade slaves and. Goods in Europe Africa and the  tests blocked Washington a . District judge in Ohio has blocked the owners of the nations newest hazardous waste incinerator from conducting tests that would Lead to full commercial operation this year. A a a. R a. A Quot. Judge Ann Aldridge in Cleveland issued temporary restraining order late Friday. The ruling barred von Roll inc., a Swiss engineering and construction company from starting trial Burns at its Plant in East Liverpool Ohio in saturday. The suit was filed by the government a accountability project a Public interest Legal group in Washington that is acting in behalf of residents of the Ohio Valley and the environmental group Greenpeace. The project unsuccessfully sought an injunction in november from a . District judge in West Virginia Frederick stamp who Haa been handling the Case. It then turned to Aldridge who will hold another hearing Friday to determine whether to lift her order or Issue a permanent  show College lag despite Small gains Over the past year Black and hispanic students Are still far less Likely to attend College than White students said a report that was to be released monday by the american Council on education. The report also shows that minority students arc far less Likely to finish High school than White students. This is especially True for hispanic students. Last year the High school completion rate for hispanic boys dropped to its lowest level 47.8 percent since such figures were first collected in 1972. The graduation rate for hispanic girls increased slightly. On the positive Side minority students Are having somewhat greater Success than in previous years in professional and graduate schools their numbers increased through the 1980s at a rate greater than that for  s Art takes trip Boston a renovation of the National gallery of Ireland has brought 44 master european. Paintings from Dublin for a 2 month visit to Boston. The paintings from Mantegna to Goya were chosen from among 1,500 by curators of the museum of Fine arts where they will be shown through March 28, and two other . Museums. The exhibition is Quot a rare Opportunity to see paintings that May not be seen Here again Quot said Peter Sutton curator of european paintings at the museum of Fine arts. A we feel quite relaxed that some of our great works Are Here in the safety of Boston Quot during the refurbishing expected to be completed in 1995, said Raymond Keaveney director of the National gallery of Ireland. A Dublin and Boston have a lot in common Quot he said. A Boston is the most european and most Irish of american  included arc Renaissance and 17th-Century dutch italian French and Spanish baroque paintings 18th-Century portraits and neoclassical and romantic pieces. Ruma Iii. Apr the bodies of two Illinois nuns killed in liberians civil War in october were buried sunday beside three companions who suffered the same Fate. ,. A. A Bishop James Keleher praised the nuns As saints. A today we have the Honor to preside Over the simple ceremonies. That will Sec to it that the last two of our beloved five will be Laid to rest a he told about 300 mourners. The burial of Sisters Mary Joel Kolmer of Waterloo and Barbara Ann Muttra of Springfield closed a tragic chapter in the history of the adores of the blood of Christ order. A vehicle carrying the two was ambushed oct. 20 As they were going to see a sick child near the liberian capital of Monrovia. Three other Illinois nuns a Sisters Agnes Mueller Shirley Kolmer and Kathleen Mcguire a were buried in the orders cemetery dec. 13. They were killed by Honolulu apr about 10,000 native hawaiians and their supporters marched to the former Royal Palace denouncing the . Government for its part in the overthrow of their Queen a Century ago. Yet amid the fails sunday for More hawaiian sovereignty there was disagreement about what exactly that meant. Sentiments Range from those seeking Only an official apology from the United slates to those calling for an Independent Republic of Hawaii. A they americans Are our enemies a shouted Hau Nani Trask University of Hawaii professor and Leader of Kalahui Hawaii. A they took our lands they Imp is one our Queen they have banned our language they forcibly made us a Colony of the United states a her group supports More autonomy for native hawaiian within the current state and Federal  March and other events climaxed five Days Milwaukee uf1 a Joanne Lamb was telling the truth when she said the Check was in the mail. Lamb had been trying since summer to convince Milwaukee county officials that her 1992 property tax payment was lost in the mail. She was lacing $196.52 in late pay Mehl penalties. Proof of her truthfulness arrived Friday in treasurer John Sieferth a office. He received a Blue envelope that contained Lamb s $1,822.15 tax Check. U appears the envelope had taken a Detour of at least 2,800 Miles from a Milwaukee area Post office to gunmen outside their Convent near Monrovia on oct. 23. The  cousins. James Ward assistant Secretary for consular affairs at the state department said . Officials think rebels Loyal to guerrilla Leader Charles Taylor killed the nuns. Recovery of Alj five bodies was delayed by the fighting in the West african country. The Ruma Convent is part of the Rome based precious blood order founded in 1834. It has 2,300 members in 22 countries on five continents. About 250 nuns work out of Ruma. They serve As teachers nurses and social workers. The nuns Mission in Liberia is on hold pending developments in the War torn country said sister Mildred Gross the convents Mother Superior. A i think the order has moved to a whole new space in regard to the deaths of our fellow Sisters a she said. A they want to focus now on How to make peace rather than concentrate on How the Sisters  of activities commemorating Queen Liliuokalani a overthrow it included gov. John Waihee a decision on wednesday to remove the . Flag from state build Ings in the capital District of Honolulu until monday. Marchers blew conch shells chanted in hawaiian and English and Sang songs. Many held hands and some wept As they approached the Black shrouded Lolani Palace where 100 years ago the Queen was deposed by a group of White business leaders and sugar planters Bent on . Annexation of the hawaiian islands. The plotters were believed to have been supported by 162 american sailors from the Boston which was tied up in Honolulu Harbor at stake for hawaiians Are the Crown and government lands that were ceded in Trust to the territory of Hawaii upon annexation by the United states in 1898. Southern Florida before returning to Milwaukee. A postmark showed Lamb mailed the payment july 30, the Day before the payment was due. The envelope also contained a second postmark dated Jan. 12 from Southern Florida. Lamb was upset that county officials did not believe she had mailed the Check. �?o1 took off of work to talk to them personally that i had mailed the Check a she said. A they did no to believe me. It was  hawaiians air Century old grievance tax Check takes 6-month delay in route  
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