European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes us. Tuesday May 18, 1993 police guard Venice Beach which was temporarily evacuated sunday after gangs moved in and started fighting. Gang brawls Lead la. Police to close Down popular Beach los Angeles up prompted by clashes among rival gangs los Angeles police temporarily closed a popular Southern California Beach on sunday. One person was arrested and at least one gun was seized As the result of crackdown at Venice Beach. No injuries were reported and the Beach was reopened four hours later. Officials defended the move As necessary to protect Beac goers and patrons drawn to one of the state s most popular tourist spots. It. Steven Allen who made the decision said my concern was that they gang members would get tired of fighting each other and turn on the  the trouble began As isolated outbreaks of violence mostly involving members of two area gangs. At one Point police were called in after fighting broke out among As Many As 30 gang members on the Boardwalk. Additional police were called in. But Allen who commands land s Pacific station said the skirmishes did t Stop and crept closer to major thoroughfare heavily Laden with traffic. Finally warring gang members turned on a police , who issued an urgent Call for help. About 90 police officers evacuated the two mile stretch of Beach starting at 5 45 p.m., and barricades were placed at the Entrance of All streets leading into the Beach area. At Sunset the Venice Boardwalk normally bustling with vendors bodybuilders skaters and tourists turned into a ghost town. Allen said such incidents Are fast becoming the Rule rather than the exception in Venice. Such violence left one person dead last week despite a Large police pres ence. Prison control returned to Tennessee Nashville Tenn. A a Federal judge has re turned control of the Tennessee prison system to the state after 11 years of . Supervision. There can be no doubt that the shocking conditions which existed at that time in the Tennessee prison sys tem. Do not exist today . District judge Thom As Higgins said citing an improvement in conditions and construction of new prisons Higgins order ended Federal supervision that began in 1982. Inmates sued the state in 1981, claiming they were being held under unconstitutional conditions because of overcrowding Lack of medical care and other prob lems. Higgins then appointed a special master to Over see the state s compliance with his order that conditions improve. The state since has spent $340 million building six new prisons and expanding others. We have built 7,000 new prison Beds in record time to relieve overcrowding gov. Ned Mcwherter said Friday. Today thanks to our dedicated state employees we Are operating a prison system with More in mates at a lower Cost per  under Higgins order the Tennessee state Penitentiary which was closed in june 1992, must remain closed forever. Higgins said the state also must provide monthly reports ensuring that inmates get adequate health care. Men s group Leader slain in apparent custody fight Lake Mills wis. A a Leader of a men sensitivity group was shot to death in an apparent Mur Der suicide linked to. A child custody dispute police said sunday. Ron Hering 57, who co founded the new Warrior adventure training group was killed saturday when he went to pick up Nis 5-year-old daughter from the Home of his former Lover. Police said Marvin Gerstner the girl s Grandfather confronted Hering outside the Home with a 12-gauge Shotgun shot him twice then killed himself. John Neupert one of Hering s attorneys said Heringhan been fighting with Susan Gerstner Over custody of their daughter. The new Warrior adventure training group founded in 1983, was once described by Hering As a club to raise male spirituality. New Warrior network inc. I based in Milwaukee. In an interview with the Wisconsin state journal Hering said his confidential weekend retreats for the group were attended by As Many As 2,000 men at $550 ahead. The purpose of the sessions included getting past homophobia learning to express feelings cry and Trust he said. Women Are tired of men who do nothing but watch hts play cards and burp who Are not spending time with their kids and dedicated to family he said. 25 gis Back from Somalia show symptoms of malaria from wire reports fort drum n. Y. About 25 fort drum soldiers who served in Somalia have been hospitalized after developing malaria symptoms army officials said sunday. Only one Case is serious said spokesman Randy Murphy. Most of the soldiers stricken Are members of the 10th inf Mountain div s 3rd in 14th inf regt that served in Somalia during operation restore Hope. Malaria is transmitted through bites of infected mosquitoes or blood transfusions. Symptoms include severe chills and fever. Other fort drum soldiers who served in the same area of Somalia but have hot come Down with malaria symptoms Are being treated with drugs that kill malaria parasites Murphy said. A four member team from the Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington arrived saturday to help Monitor the situation. Historic items to be sold Acton Maine an assortment of goods. Ranging from a lock of John Lennon s hair to a new York Yankees uniform worn by Mickey Mantle to a military order signed by Adolf Hitler Are up for auction. In All about 600 documents letters and other items signed by famous and infamous people Are scheduled to be auctioned saturday. Remember when antiquities said a two Page order issued by Hitler in january 1943 to reorganize his forces on the Eastern front should bring $15,000to$25,000. A baseball signed by babe Ruth is expected to Gofer $4,000 to $6,000, while a uniform Mantle wore at Spring training was assigned a value of $30,000 to$40,000. The hair of former Catle Lennon is estimated to be Worth $1,000 to $1,500. The Maine based company is holding the auction in Portsmouth n.h., because it is a More convenient location for bidders owner Jim Smith said sunday. Plane lands on interstate Kingmont . A flying instructor and his student Pilot escaped injury and missed motorists when they were forced to land on an interstate after the plane s engine failed. The instructor and p. Clermont 32, took the controls to land the single engine plane saturday on interstate 79. The plane bounced off a Guardrail and spun around once shearing off its right Wing and rear horizontal Stabilizer police said. The student toy Shawn Kelley 23, was practising touch and go takeoffs when the plane s engine sputtered. The interstate runs parallel to the  born after mishap Sioux Falls . A baby boy was delivered a month prematurely after his Mother fell 30 feet from a Ferris wheel and his father said sunday they were hopeful about the infant condition. Tammy Rozenboom 30, and her 4-year-old daughter Heidi fell onto a 12-year-old boy in the cart below at the Orange City Iowa Tulip festival on saturday Kasfy to in Sioux Falls reported. Witnesses told the to station that it appeared a bar on the perimeter of the Ferris wheel broke and caught the cart tipping it Over. Tammy Rozenboom was taken to a Hospital where she delivered a son by caesarean Section. Dave Rozenboom said his wife and son we retaken to Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls where the Newborn was in intensive care and placed in a ventilator to assist his breathing. He said that in addition to giving birth his wife had surgery to repair a broken Elbow. Rozenboom refused to give his wife s condition and said they were guardedly optimistic about the baby s condition. Heidi received minor injuries and the 12-year-Oldboy broke an Arm. Police said they would investigate the Accident