European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes . Minorities i . Monday May 17,1993 United nations up american Blacks and hispanics Are left so far behind Iri Quality of life measures that they would rank 30 places behind the first place american White population in a worldwide ranking of nations a . Report said Friday. Quot the african american population of the United states participates so Little in the benefits of the . Society and Economy that it would rank 30 places behind the White population. If k were measured As a separate country Quot said the study titled human development report 1993. A the . Hispanic population would rank 34 places behind the first place White population Quot it said. The report and its Index on human development was published by the . Development program. The Index is considered a yardstick measuring life expectancy level of education and Basic purchasing Power. _ Quot if this is happening in the United states where there has been so much openness and legislation on the subject what May be happening in other countries Quot asked Mahbubul Haq a former pakistani finance minister. Us Haq the reports main architect implied that the position of these two segments of the . Population would immediately put them in the category of people in developing countries. When considered As a whole the United states ranked sixth in the controversial study in terms of human development behind Japan Canada Norway Switzerland and Sweden despite the top ranking Gross Domestic product of the United states. When considering the United states White Black and hispanic populations As separate nations White americans finished first while Blacks a rifled 31st, behind Trinidad and Tobago and hispanics 35th, behind Estonia. The Index and the study Are compiled by an Independent team of economists working under us Haq for the past three years. Countries with the highest Gross Domestic product do not necessarily rank highest in the human development Index the study said. The study in its fourth yearly edition has courted controversy because of its Frank Stark comparisons in an otherwise diplomatic setting like the United nations. The removal this year of a a human Freedom Index Quot quelled some complaints however especially from countries known for persistent human and political rights violations. Questioned about the removal of the Freedom Index us Haq expressed concern that it might have Hurt countries his Agency wanted to help especially those hoping to receive foreign Aid from the More prosperous North. A i was personally disturbed that this North South dialogue had become acrimonious around the human Freedom Index a he said. Quot Many developing countries had an apprehension that people would use the undo human Freedom Index As a basis for  a i do not believe in punishing people for the sins of their rulers a he said. The 1993 study also found that 90 per cent of people worldwide Lack control Over economic political and developmental forces that touch their lives. The report cited minorities women the elderly and the disabled As those most often disadvantaged. It pushed for nations to undertake various Steps to ignite their developmental comparing human development the human development Index a which measures lip expectancy level of education and Basic purchasing Power ranks countries this Way 1. Japan 2. Canada 3. Norway 4. Switzerland 5. Sweden 6. United states source . Development Sas potential. Freeing economic markets moving governments from centralized policies unleashing private Competition and encouraging political participation were included As suggestions. The . Development program claimed that More than 20 of the 181 . Members have altered their developmental policies considerably since the report first came out in 1990. Report urges 5 Steps to reconstruct societies by Robin Wright los Angeles times Washington the 1993 . Human development report outlines five major Steps to reconstruct societies and expand participation a what it Calls a five new pillars of a people entered world  report says that fewer than one in 10 people worldwide participates in the institutions shaping their lives. The Steps outlined in the report arc a shifting the focus of Security from nations to people from armament to development. Changes have already begun. Since 1987 military expenditures worldwide have dropped by $240 billion while More than 2 million armed forces members have been demobilized since the beginning of the 1990s. And defense industries Are expected to Cut their work forces by 25 percent by 1998, the report says. But much More remains to be done. A freeze in military spending at 1990 Levels Over the next decade for example would release almost $100 billion for Basic human development the report says. A developing new patterns of National and global governance and decentralizing Power centers giving More authority to local governments. New forms of government Are needed because the nation state is now too Small for big functions and too big for Small functions. And governments still restrict Power to a centralized elite developing states distribute Only 10 percent or less of National spending to local authorities while Many Industrial countries give Only 25 percent to regions or towns. Unless participation is increased Quot and done in time the irresistible tide of Peoples rising aspirations will inevitably clash with inflexible systems leading to anarchy and chaos a the report warns. A focusing new International cooperation on human needs rather than on the preferences of states. The cold War s Shadow still hovers Over Aid allocations As strategic importance remains a More important criteria than poverty health or education. In 1991, for example More than half of . Foreign Aid went to Only five strategically important nations a Israel Egypt Turkey the Philippines and Al Salvador while Many nerdier countries received a fraction of assistance. Worldwide twice As much bilateral Aid still goes to big military spenders As to moderate spenders. In contrast less than 7 percent of Aid goes for human priority concerns which should be increased to at least 20 percent the report advocates. A reorienting markets to serve people rather than people serving markets. Between 1980 and 1991, almost 7,000 state controlled enterprises were privatized worldwide. Because the process has already included mistakes Quot the need to create people Friendly markets is All the greater now that so Many countries have embarked on strategies of economic liberalization Quot the report says. A developing and investing in new models of devel a things people entered Ozment that Are among Many to and sustainable environmentally. Quot it has Long been assumed that pursuing economic growth through increasing output would necessarily increase employment. This clearly has not happened Quot the report notes. Overall the report concedes that its recommendations Quot Call for nothing less than a revolution in our  High school valedictorian is immigrant family s fourth Tulsa okla. A Henry Tran will graduate As East Central highs valedictorian. His parents must be very proud a but this is nothing new for them. Henry who earned a 3.98 Grade Point average on a 4.0 scale is the fourth East Central valedictorian in the family following three of his Sisters. A if there was a Competition it was a healthy Competition a said Henry 17. A it was hard to compete directly because we Are not in the same class. Id see what my Sisters got and try to do  Catherine 22,was valedictorian in 1988. She a a physicist with the . Department of Energy. Dorothy 20, is a Junior at Yale University studying political science and International studies. She was valedictorian in 1990. Diane 19, is studying biomedical engineering at Duke University. She was valedictorian in 1992. Henry born three Days after his family fled Vietnam in 1975 on a fishing boat plans to study computer science at Cornell University in Ithaca . Quot they Are Good students from when they were Little to High school a said their Mother Marie Tran. Quot they Are so Good that they get scholarships. That has really helped. Without it the children  have gone to All those Good  Marie Tran works As a refugee Job Developer with the Owca. Her husband Anthony is an accountant. Just because the trans other four children weren to valedictorians does no to mean they re underachievers. Jacqueline 31, teaches English in Boston and is working on her masters in childhood education. Michael 30, is a doctor in Kentucky. Caroline 26, is working on her masters in business at Vanderbilt University. Jim 24, is a computer scientist at Bell labs. Amish mourn deaths of 5 children hit by car Fredericksburg Ohio a Amish from As far away As Colorado gathered for sunday mornings funerals of five children struck by a car As they walked along a country Road. A their time was up a said Mose Keim one of the mourners. Quot i done to think any of us fully comprehend it. Its going to be that Way As soon As they come for the funeral. Then its going to  the Amish Community filled tables with food and Coffee preparing for about 1,500 friends and relatives from across the country. Wayne county Deputy sheriffs were out to slow traffic As Many of the Amish walked Down to the Accident site. Men and boys in Black hats and dark Blue clothing stayed apart from the women and girls in Black dresses and White bonnets. Eric Bache 18, of Millersburg was charged with five felony counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the thursday deaths. In addition to the dead Ages 2 to 14, three children were in serious condition saturday at children a Hospital medical Center in Akron. Two others were treated for minor injuries but not hospitalized. The children were walking Home from a birthday party for two of them. A i watched them go up the Lane then i forgot about them until i heard tires screeching Quot said Sara Swartzentruber hostess of the party. Quot when i looked i saw the red car. It was on two wheels. It had lost control. The next thing i knew the red car came at the kids and they just flew like  the Road crests before a Steep Hill that drops to a Small Bridge then rises just As sharply. The children had just crossed the Bridge when they were hit. Fredericksburg about 60 Miles South of Cleveland was settled by the Amish in the Early 1800s. It remains Little More than a Crossroads Community for about 500 residents but the Amish presence has remained Strong