European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes . Saturday february 13,1993 Ial . I attorney Patrick Miginnis representing defendant Antoine Miller seated objects to the ruling that jurors in the trucker boating trial must not be identified. Jurors in beating trial by the new York times los Angeles a prospective jurors have expressed fears and prejudices on questionnaires issued by officials preparing the trial of three White police officers and a former officer in the beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. But a judge says he is confident that a fair jury could be Impan eled quickly in the civil rights Case. / court arguments thursday Oyer procedures for eliminating prospective jurors from a Pool of 290 offered a glimpse at some of the men and women from whom the jury would be selected when questioning begins tuesday. A As quoted by judge John g. Davies of . District court or by attorneys in the Case some of the Anonymous jury prospects said a a i would not like to be a juror. I would be afraid regardless of the verdict. A the press would persecute  a if you Are beaten a a you be probably done something to provoke  the whole proceeding was a unfair and a waste of taxpayers  a a i am easily swayed by the influence of others and therefore might not be Able to hold ground injury deliberations. Despite statements like these or prospective jurors claims that they had poor eyesight poor hearing or were incontinent defense attorneys argued that most of those in the Pool should be interviewed in court to determine for example whether their eyesight improved with the use of glasses. Davies said he preferred to eliminate As few potential jurors As possible on the basis of the questionnaires alone. He said he. Was setting up a procedure for interviewing jurors in panels of 75. In negotiations before thursday hearing however lawyers for the two sides agreed to eliminate eight potential  defendants Are sgt. Stacey c. Koon officers Laurence m. Powell and Theodore j. Briseno and former officer Timothy e. Wind. They Are charged with violating Kings civil rights when they beat him after a traffic Stop on March 3, 1991. The four were acquitted of most assault charges in a state trial april 29, and prospective jurors in the new trial were asked on the questionnaire whether the previous acquittal or the anger and rioting that followed it would influence their deliberations. To keep i secret los Angeles up1 a judge ruled thursday that jurors in the trial of three men charged with beating trucker Reginald Denny during the los Angeles riots will remain Anonymous. Superior court judge John Ouderkirk cited safety concerns As the main reason for keeping the identity of jurors secret in the racially charged Case. Prosecutors had asked for an Anonymous and sequestered jury in the trial of Damian Williams 19 Antoine Miller 20, and Henry Watson 27. The defendants Are Black. The victim is White. The judge said during the pretrial hearing that there was no reason to sequester the jury. He said special Security measures would be in place for their Protection. Williams faces attempted murder aggravated mayhem and robbery charges in the videotaped attack on Denny who was dragged from his truck kicked and cat in at the outbreak of the riots april 29. Miller and Watson were charged with attempted murder and robbery. A three face a possible life prison term if convicted. Patrick Magginis who represents Miller said the judge was creating a a false Aura that the defendants Are dangerous by keeping jurors Anonymous. A a you re telling them that this Case is so dangerous that we have to protect them a y Magginis said. Study blames Economy a. Riots los Angeles up the los Angeles riots were fuelled by economic factors and a police chief who created a climate that allowed the violence to escalate a study says. Study co author Joel Kotkin said former chief daily Gates a should be handed a $1 billion Bill for creating a climate that allowed the ferocity of the  the report said Gates was insensitive to the growing tensions Between the police department and minority communities and was reluctant to condemn police brutality. Gates retired two months after the Spring 1992 riots and was replaced by Willie Williams a Black who was the police commissioner in Philadelphia. A at least one Factor has to be the fact that the land up to the Point of the riots had undertaken a number of extremely inflammatory actions that were never adequately dealt with by the leadership co author David Friedman said. The study was prepared for the progressive policy Institute the think tank of the democratic leadership Council. The study contends that despite conservative myths the riots did not Stem from the failure of great society programs the absence of a Law and order or racial  gaining acceptance in .number of such relationships has doubled since 80 Washington a when love leaps boundaries of race and culture interracial couples say the next hurdle usually is convincing friends and family their marriages Are just like anyone else a. And interracial marriages Are growing More common. Nearly 1.2 million couples in the United states Are married across racial lines double the number in 1980, the census Bureau reports. A when 1 originally told my family i was seeing a Black woman they were shocked a said Daniel Hollis. A i think they were expecting a welfare Mother or something. But when they found out Yvette was a graduate of Northwestern University they calmed Down pretty  a and 1 said in a always Happy to break anyone a stereotypes a said his wife Yvette Walker. He a White and works As a courier. She a Black works As an editor and publishes a Magazine for interracial couples called new people. A interracial marriages biracial children folks that Date inter racially a its a very Normal thing a she said. A the biggest problem we have is paying off our credit cards a like Many other families her husband added. Twenty six years after the supreme court struck Down All Laws forbidding racially mixed marriages the couple in Oak Park mich., find their jives Are mainly free of racial prejudice or innuendo. There were 246,000 Black White Cou Eles last year nearly four times the numer in 1970, the census Bureau said this week. An. Additional 883,000 couples represented marriages Between Whites and other races such As asian Pacific islander or american Indian 32,000 were Between Blacks and other nonwhite races. The census Bureau also noted that there were 1.2 million marriages Between hispanics and other ethnic groups. That figure was not used in calculating the number of interracial couples however because hispanics can be of any race. Couples who do want to marry across racial lines often find people around them have misgivings. A what happens in a lot of families is Ettere their son or daughter announces they re in love absolutely in love with someone who is racially or ethnically different you hear a what about the children think of the hard time  have said Maria . Root a Seattle clinical psychologist who wrote the Book racially mixed people in America. A they seem to be caring statements but they carry a lot of myths about interracial  those attitudes often strengthen the interracial couples marriage Root said. Interracial marriage is different. It goes beyond experimentation. It is a statement about commitment Quot she said. Black White marriages Are More Likely to face prejudice than other interracial pairings she said. Those outside pressures can Force the couple to confront the tears of the broader  facts some facts from the census Bureau about marriage american style. In 1992 typical age at first marriage men 26 years and 6 months women 24 years and a months oldest in More than a Century married adults Whites 64 percent hispanics 60 percent Blacks 43 percent. Young singles Ages 2024. Living with parents 68 percent. 4 children living with two parents Whites 77 percent hispanics 65 percent Blacks 36 percent. Divorced people. 11 percent of All those who were Ever married. A amps