Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 4, 1993

You are currently viewing page 4 of: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 4, 1993

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Washington a the anti defamation league suggests that Campus speakers like the nation of islam a Louis Farrakhan Are spurring an increase in racial hatred directed against jews at . Colleges and universities. Reports of Campus anti semitism doubled in the past five years a to 114 incidents at 60 institutions in 1992, a league report said  Rise in reported Campus harassment contrasted with an 8 percent drop last year in anti semitic incidents reported across the United states the group said. The drop to 1,730, was the first reported decline in six years. The jewish organizations Campus report highlighted an episode in which dead cats were stolen from the animal science lab at Queens College in new York City and dropped in toilets with a warning written on the Wall Quot we re going to do to jews what we did to the  but College president Shirley Strum Kenny said that the incident basically Quot boiled Down to two Young men who did no to like each other very much a and that Queens 18,000 students generally have Quot great impatience Quot with anti semitism. Charleston . Apr a strike against the nations largest Coal producer idled mines in Appalachia and the Midwest for a second Day wednesday. People Quot need to know what we re going through standing out Here by a Creekside to press a Point Quot said Gary Massey picketing along the Coal River near Bald Knob . At other mines men huddled around barrel fires. The United mine workers went on strike tuesday against two subsidiaries of the Peabody holding co. In a dispute Over Job Security. No negotiations were scheduled. Peabody said the strike was limited to 5,000 workers in four states and that it forced the shutdown of 22 mines in West Virginia Kentucky Indiana and Illinois. The Union said 7,500 miners walked out in five states including Pennsylvania. Resource data International inc., an Industry analyst in Boulder colo., said most of the 12 Power stations that looked to Peabody As a major supplier had stockpiles that could last More than 65 Days a and some for too Days. A after two years of mild Winters and relatively Cool Summers we re in pretty Good shape in our stockpiles a said . Smith a spokeswoman for american electric Powers fuel Supply division in Lancaster Ohio. American electric is the nations largest Coal consumer. Peabody said it provides As much As 10 percent of theas for Campus speakers in order to Quot see clearly the Issue of living together peaceably we have to understand the fallacies of hatred Quot said Kenny who is  democracy is Messy inefficient and we have to protect it Quot she added in the Telephone interview. The league said student leaders at Many universities Quot offer a respectable platform for anti semitic prejudice and ignorance Quot when they invite Farrakhan Leonard Jeffries and other Quot stridently anti semitic  Quot a significant portion of the future leadership of the Black Community. Repeatedly and enthusiastically support speakers who Are Well known for their jew baiting a the report said. Jeffries is the former chairman of the Black studies department at new Yorkus City College. The report said he gave a 1991 speech Quot laced with anti semitic conspiracy  the report did not urge that certain speakers be barred from campuses. Instead Quot bad speech ought to be countered by Good speech Quot said the leagues National chairman Melvin Salburg. He wants students administrators and faculty to demonstrate against anti semitism. Nation s Coal for electricity. Quot our Guys will stick together. We have for 100 years and i done to see that changing now Quot said Miner Carlo Tarley. The strike began after talks broke Down with the bituminous Cal operators association on a new contract covering More than 60,000 miners and 150,000 retirees. The association represents 12 of the nations largest producers. The strike is limited to Peabody but could spread Union president Richard Trumka said. A the Union has accused some Coal operators of establishing non Union subsidiaries to compete with their unionized mines. A i did no to want to strike to begin with and neither did our membership. We were left with no options Quot Trumka said. V Peabody Coal co. President George s. Shiflett charged that the Union was trying to bully Coal operators. Peabody Coal and Eastern associated Coal Are the Peabody holding subsidiaries targeted by the ump. 3 a calling a strike against Peabody and Eastern is like biting the hand that feeds you Quot Shiflett said. About 2,300 of the strikers Are employed at 10 mines in West Virginia. Thursday february 4,1993at least 2 die in fiery crash of cd 30 at Georgia base from wire reports Marietta a. A a test plane crashed and burned at Dobbins fab a . Air Force Reserve base in suburban Atlanta on wednesday. At least two of the seven people aboard were killed a base spokeswoman said. The c-130 plane hit a Navy medical clinic at the base but caused minimal damage. No one in the clinic was injured it. Pat Blassie said. The Fate of the other five people on Board was not immediately known. A search was under Way for the five Blassie said. The plane appeared to be trying to land when it crashed a witness said. A you could see it coming in and then All of a sudden it just went nose Down Quot said Bill Morgan who works at a car Dealership across the Highway from the crash site. A it seemed like it was kind of off line a he told Cable news network. The c-130 was owned by Lockheed aeronautical systems co., which has a Plant next to the base. Police in Smyrna reported that the plane crashed about 1 45 . Near the Entrance to the base off . Highway 41. The crash site was North of a runway. The c-130 is a military troop and cargo transport plane but this plane was a special version used by Lockheed for testing said Susan Miles a company spokeswoman. Quot this one had a lot of equipment most c-130s done to have Quot she said. Reporters were barred from entering the  left alone in bathroom Oak Creek wis. A a woman and her Boyfriend were charged with child neglect after they left her 8-year-old son locked in a bathroom while they went out for seven hours to attend a super bowl parly. Quot the Media Calls cases like this Home alone cases after the movie Quot court commissioner Anthony j. Machi said As the two were charged monday. Quot that was a comedy. What happened Here Isnit  police said Daniel Bruski was left Home alone locked in the bathroom until the Man and woman returned to their apartment in Oak Creek a Milwaukee suburb at 11 . Sunday and were. Arrested. The criminal complaint was filed against Dorothea l. Bruski 30, and Chris a. Papelbon 24. The complaint said the boy told authorities that he had not eaten since Friday. It said the cold water had been shut off and the bathroom Light removed leaving the boy in darkness. Two callers reported to police about 5 30 . Sunday that the boy was alone and had been left by himself in the  drugs May be deadly North Union a. A drugs stolen from the Fayette county office of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals could kill humans a toxicologist says. The stolen property included an aesthetic a drug used for euthanizing animals some vaccines 100 syringes and two tranquil Izer rifles state police oni property was stolen sunday from the Sica office m North Union about 50 Miles Southeast of Pittsburgh. Or. Edward Krenzlok director of the Pittsburgh Poison control Center said the two most dangerous drugs taken were Ket aset an aesthetic similar to phencyclidine or pc and fatal plus which is used for euthanizing animals. Ket aset is a toxic substance with no available antidote and Krenzelok said fatal plus is even worse. Mayor not running again Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh mayor Sophie Masloff tuesday announced one will not run for re election. The daughter of immigrant parents Masloff 75, was the first woman to serve As mayor of 1 Pennsylvania a a second largest City. For myself at the end of this year 5 i years w ill be enough Quot she said. Masloff became mayor May 6,1988, when As the president of the City Council she succeeded the late Kinard Caliguiri. She was elected to a full term in the May 1989 democratic primary when she be heated four opponents. She had no Republican opposition in the fall election. Page 4 b the stars and stripes . Group warns of growth in Campus anti semitism a a a Coal mine worker Vernon Mcroberts tics yellow ribbons is a show of Solidarity tuesday at a strikers Camp near Ilo Onville ind. About 300 Union members Are on strike at the Warrick county Peabody Coal mine there. Coal mines remain closed in strike  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade