European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the star3 and stripes . Tuesday november 23,1993 . From wire reports Washington after years of often dispiriting struggle supporters of statehood for the District of co Lumbia finally got a congressional vote on the Issue sunday and were emphatically Defeated. But they immediately vowed to continue their fight after the House of representatives by 277 to 153, turned Down a Bill that would have transformed the District into the 51st state. Statehood proponents said their Success in getting committee hearings a floor debate and then a vote on the Bill was a great achievement in itself. Inf ready to declare Victory said Eleanor Holmes Norton the District s nonvoting Delegate in Congress. I had to go about getting those votes without Bei Gable to vote myself. That tells you something about the breadth and possibilities of our  but Given the magnitude of the defeat statehood proponents Are not Likely to get another vote anytime soon even though they couched their argument interns of extending full civil rights to the 600,000 Resi dents of a nation s capital. District residents pay the same taxes As other citizen Sand Are subject to the same Laws. They May vote in presidential elections and for their congressional Delegate but the Delegate has no floor vote and there Are no senators from the District. And though resident select a mayor and a City Council the District govern ment ultimately answers to Congress. In the final minutes of sunday s debate rep Johnlewis d-ga., who was one of the Early leaders in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, tallied the rights that District residents have and do not have then called for passage of the Bill. It is not right he said that there is still an America where there is still some taxation without  but rep. Tom delay a Texas countered the District has t even shown the ability to govern itself As a City let alone As a  rep. John d. Dinged d-mich., a member of the House District of Columbia committee was one of the highest ranking democrats to speak out against statehood. He acknowledged that District residents do not have the same representation in Congress As residents of the states Buthe said Congress has a duty to retain its jurisdiction Over the District to protect Federal interests. Many House members did not want to vote on the statehood matter sunday for various reasons some constitutional some economic some geographic. But under constant imploring by Norton they yielded though Only a handful of House leaders took part in the debate. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 23,1983 the West Ger Man parliament voted decisively for the deployment of new . Mis Siles with the first Pershing ii weapons to arrive within a week officials said. 20 years ago nov. 23,1973 Chancellor Willy Brandt warned his Cabinet that the Arab Oil squeeze could seriously affect West Germany s Economy As his government moved to Speed up a sweeping program of countermeasures. 30 years ago nov. 23,1963 president Ken Nedy 35th president of the United states was shot to death in Dallas Texas and police seized 24-year old Lee h. Oswald identified As chairman of a fair play for Cuba committee As the prime suspect. 40 year Sago nov. 23,1953 two czechoslovakian civilians seeking political Asylum in the . Zone of Ger Many landed a Piper cub near re Gensburg following a 2-hour flight from Prague . Army officials at Heidelberg said. 50 year Sago nov. 23,1943 former world heavyweight Champion Primo car nera said to have joined the italian. Guerrilla forces has been wounded and captured by the germans according to reports. I world War ii i 50 years ago today nov. 23 by i 1943 the Battle for Rawa ends by noon the marines Suiter 1.000 dead and 2,000 wounded it is the most costly military operation in us history in proportion to the Force engaged but important lessons Are Learned that will help future . Amphibious landings. Only 17 wounded japanese soldiers survive from a Garrison of 4,600. Source 2194 0j/s of War. W. A smut  inc. World akm nac Book of to fett. War ii. Bison books corp. 1901 a Clinton makes plea for end to children killing children by the los Angeles times los Angeles invoking the Mem ories of Cesar Chavez and John p. Ken Nedy and taking note of the death of a2-year-old girl shot in an apparent gang related incident president Clinton appealed to people in East los Angeles on sunday to help him take our communities Back from crime and violence. We have to make up our minds that we will no longer tolerate children killing children children having guns being bet Ter armed than police officers. We Are going to have to do better Clinton Tolda crowd of several Hundred gathered under Gray skies in a school courtyard inthe Low income Lincoln Heights neigh boyhood. In recent weeks Clinton increasingly has been speaking of crime linking the nation s High level of Urban violence tothe breakdown of families in Many neighbourhoods and to the absence of jobs i depressed Urban regions. Last weekend speaking to an audience of Black ministers in Memphis tenn., Clinton gave a Long and impassioned speech on the subject invoking the Mem Ory of or. Martin Luther King or. In appealing for help in pulling distressed communities Back together. Sunday s speech to a largely latin crowd was similar albeit Shorter and substituted Chavez Kennedy and the lat president s brother Robert f. Kennedy for King. Once again Clinton stressed that the government can Only do part of the Job in reducing Urban crime. In Pasadena Calls president Clinton shares a Light moment with firefighter Dave Boucher Brush fire victim Linda Smith and her 4-year-old daughter Sunshine. Be sides meeting fire victims Clinton also spoke on crime during his California visit. Clinton told the crowd that Congress disclose to passage of an anti crime Bill that embodies his Campaign Promise to pro vide Money for local communities to hire another 100,000police officers nation wide. The Bill he noted would also ban the Sale of Many models of assault gun Sand prohibit minors from possessing handguns except under proper adult supervision. All of these things will help Clinto said but in the end my fellow Ameri cans we have to take our communities Back neighbourhood by neighbourhood Block by Block family by family child by  our disregard for life in this countryman be seen coast to coast Clinton said telling the crowd of having read sunday morning of the death of a 2-year-old child killed. Because her Mother took her on an expedition in which the gang her Mother was associated with got in fight with another gang. And random shooting into their car felled no adult just a 2-year-old innocent  License All gun owners Reno urges Washington up now that the Brady handgun control Bill is on the Way to becoming Law there should be a additional requirement to License All gun owners much the Way All automobile Drivers Are required to be licensed at Torney general Janet Reno said  on can s late edition pro Gram Reno said the Brady Bill which prescribes a waiting period of five Busi Ness Days for gun purchasers was important but added that Many other Steps Are necessary to curb violence in Ameri Ca. If you get a License for driving a car Why not get a License for possessing a gun she  also said other Steps like Boot Camps for juvenile offenders and a Banon assault weapons Are necessary to make America  is in its waning hours of 1993 business but it will make sure to get the Brady Bill Ove fits last legislative hurdle the conference committee that will re solve difference Between the Senate version passed sat urday and the House of representatives version of the Bill passed earlier Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell said sunday. Mitchell on the enc program meet the press said the Bill will become Law Reno this year even if the Senate has to change its schedule and return to Washington after  he said the conference committee proceedings were getting under Way immediately. The legislation passed the Senate on saturday in a last minute Compromise after it was All but declared dead for the year. Senate minority Leader Robert Dole sitting next to Mitchell on the Abc pro Gram said he voted against the Brady Billas a protest of the legislative Man Euver ing and because he thought its five Day waiting period imposed on would be gun buyers would not make any difference in the years ahead. The Compromise that got the legis lation through the Senate on saturday provides that the five Day waiting period can be eliminated in As soon As four years. That could happen if a computerized system to Check on any criminal record of the purchaser can be put in place that soon in gun stores across the country