European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes . Saturday. February 20. Members of the committee against anti asian violence rally thursday in times Square beneath a huge and featuring Marky Mark. He promised to make to ads saying it in t right to beat up people because your friends Are doing rap Star says he s outgrown Bias tells fans to be tolerant new York up rap Star and underwear Pitchman Marky Murk on thursday apologized for Bias attacks he committed As a teen Ager and urged his fans to be tolerant of ethnic minorities and Gays. His manager read the apology to asian and Gay activists at a noon news conference in times Square under a billboard advertisement for Calvin Klein underwear hut features Mark in his briefs. Mark was in Hawaii. The White rapper from Dorchester mass., also promised to make Public service to tapes telling his fans it is not right to beat up people because your friends Are doing the action by the 21-year-old rap Star came after the committee against anti asian violence and the Gay and lesbian Alliance against defamation threatened to demonstrate against Mark and Calvin Klein. The controversy surrounding Mark began after he appeared on a British to show in january with reggae Singer Shubbar ranks who told the interviewer that Gays should be Mark said nothing on the show. Earlier Calvin Klein issued a statement that condemned Bias violence but defended Mark As a re formed Young Man who s grown Way beyond his years As a result of a particularly difficult in the statement read by Mark s Black manager Dick Scott the rapper said i just want to set the record straight. In 1986,1 harassed a group of school kids on a Field trip. Many of the students were african americans. In 1988, i assaulted two vietnamese men Over a Case of Beer. Racist slurs and language were used during these encounters and people were seriously Hurt. 1 am truly sorry for what i did. "1 was a teen Ager and intoxicated when i did these things but that s no excuse. Nor is it of to beat up people because your friends Are doing it. 1 know there asian explosion requires hew planning study says los Angeles up the asian Popula Tion in the United states will nearly triple within 30 years and policy makers must adapt programs for Many cultures and languages a report re leased thursday said. The University of California at los Angeles said its study the state of asian Pacific Ameri Ca policy issues to the year 2020, was the most comprehensive View to Date of the nation s fast est growing and most diverse group. The report released in Washington by Urcla and leadership education for asian pacifier called for new Public policies in areas such ased cation government representation and social services to prevent several generations from being locked out of mainstream Paul m. Ong a Urcla Urban planning professor who specializes in asian american census data projected that the nation s population of asian Pacific ethnic groups will grow from 7.3 million in the 1990 census to 20.2 million by 2020, or 8 percent of the population. Are kids out there doing the same stuff now and i just want to Tell them Don t do it asian Pacific americans african americans and All people have the right to live free of violence and harassment. I want to make it Clear that i condemn anti Gay hatred and As the world turns Star found dead by new Day new York a 33-year-Oldtelevision soap opera Star was found dead thursday in a Friend apartment police said. An autopsy is set for Friday to determine the cause of death of Michael David Morrison who played Caleb Snyder on Cus As the Voltl turns. According to police Morrison stayed overnight at a female Friend s apartment but failed to awake when the alarm clock went off at 6 30 . The Friend checked Morrison Morrison found he was not breathing and administered cardio pulmonary resuscitation before calling �j11, police said. Police and the emergency medical service responded and Morrison was pronounced dead at the scene said sgt. Edelle James a police department spokeswoman. Police said there were no signs of foul play. Morrison originated the role of Caleb Snyder in 1988 and appeared on As the world turns until his charac Ter was Cutten out of the Story line for several month during a contract dispute last year. Morrison who was married to actress Amy Mcdon Ald returned to As the world turns about six month Sago. In a statement Laurence Caso executive producer of the show said All our sympathy goes out to his family. He was a respected and beloved member of outcast and he will be truly Aspin aides being forced to go it alone at Pentagon from wire reports Washington what does defense Secretary los Aspin the 54-year-old, bespectacled former congressman have in common with the precocious boy surviving without parental supervision in the Home alone movies absolutely nothing right not so says sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee. We re calling Aspin Home alone " Nunn Tolda handful of reporters thursday. The lawmaker was referring to the dearth of appointments to various Pentagon civilian posts that have left Aspin and a few aides running the defense department. President Clinton has been slow to fill Many sub Cabinet jobs including several key Pentagon posts. Not one service Secretary has been nominated. Suspect nabs himself new York they re calling him the Keystone robber. Raymond Wilson a Bank robbery suspect in the Bronx allegedly was making his getaway thursday when he ran into trouble 25 housing police office son a training exercise. When Wilson changed direction and sprinted Way from the police officers he stumbled into another unexpected obstacle the front door of the housing police 7th precinct station House. Wilson 20, was arrested by housing detective Steven Lovell. Lovell said he found $5,000 in suspected robbery proceeds in Wilson s jacket pocket police said. The Guy should have just brought the handcuff with him said Amanita Duga Carroll a spokeswoman for the housing incident began when Wilson and a colleague allegedly used a 9 my pistol to Rob a Citibank ranch at 149th Street and Courtland Avenue. Police who recovered a handgun Are Hunting second suspect. Art class exposed los Angeles a College teaching assistant was fired after assigning students in a beginning Art class to draw themselves thought it would make us All relax a lot More and make them More comfortable with drawing said Rupert Stechman a 25-year-old graduate student at California state University at would not say exactly Why Stechman was fired monday but Philip handler Dean of the school of Art said the assignment was a contributing have students drawing from the nude at the University but it is not done in that class handle said. The course is a beginning course in drawing objects. It s not a figure drawing class at parents held in fire deaths Detroit police on thursday were holding the parents of seven children who died in a fire after being left alone in a House with barred windows while investigators tried to learn what started the Blaze. The children Ages 7 months to 9 years died from asphyxiation in wednesday s fire in the two Story wooden House on Detroit s East Side said fire marshal Richard Milliner. Their parents Sheree Williams 34, and Leroy Lyons 35, were held at police Headquarters overnight and remained in custody thursday said officer Allene Ray. No charges were filed thursday. Iron Pill warning issued t. Federal health authorities Nursaray warned pregnant women who take Iron supplements to keep the pills away from toddlers who can be poisoned by five recent deaths of children in los Angeles the centers for disease control an prevention also urged doctors to prescribe Only enough Iron to last until a woman s next visit so she has fewer tablets in her it recommended that women buy unvarnished Uon instead of brightly coloured sugarcoated tablets that lure a Hidren Nnisn-15 be lost common cause of paediatric poisoning deaths the cd said. In 1991, 5,144 in Ildren were poisoned and 11 died. Month r an8eles toddlers in the last seven months died alter eating about 30 tablets each
