European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Tuesday december 14,1993guns go with the turf juveniles say by Pierre Thomas the Washington Post Washington a guns have become almost As much a part of the life of some inner City High school students As pencils and paper a new Justice department Survey suggests. Juveniles from those Urban neighbourhoods who have been arrested say overwhelmingly that guns were nearly always part of their environment. More than one out of five male High school students surveyed in crime Ridden neighbourhoods reported owning a gun according to the Justice department. Eighty three percent of the juveniles who had been incarcerated admitted that they had a Range of firepower readily available to them. The report a based on interviews conducted in 1991 with nearly 1,600 male youths in California new Jersey Louisiana and Illinois a offers More evidence about the availability of firearms to juveniles in neighbourhoods where violence often has become part of life its release sunday comes at the end of a week during which the Clinton administration a spurred by a shooting spree tuesday that left six dead and 17 wounded on a new York commuter train a has tried to focus the nation on the Issue of gun violence. The potential for violence by some youths in certain neighbourhoods is great said the report conducted by the office of juvenile Justice and delinquency prevention. At one school a juvenile when asked a question about the Caliper of his gun pulled it a from his jacket to examine it before responding according to the report. The question the report concluded is not whether these Young people will get guns a but whether society can a convince youths they can survive in their neighbor Quency d a quit y Hood without them. An overwhelming number of juveniles who were students and inmates stated that they Felt guns were needed for self defense. A for the maj Dailyjr the respondents self Protection in a hostile and violent world was the chief reason to own and carry a gun a the report stated. About 45 percent of the 758 students interviewed at 10 inner City Public High schools said they had been threatened with a gun or had been shot at on the Way to or from school during previous years. Nearly the same number said they had friends Quot who routinely carried  purchasing guns through legitimate channels was fairly common among respondents a according to the report with juveniles regularly asking others probably adults to buy guns for them. But the students who averaged 17 years of age were also Able to get their weapons from a variety of sources. They obtained them not Only from family friends and gun shops a but also from people on the Street drug dealers and addicts. Some weapons were obtained by theft. Many of the students and inmates reported owning three or More guns. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago dec. 14,1983 the . 6th Fleet bombarded anti aircraft bases in the lebanese mountains in the second retaliation in nine Days for attacks on american reconnaissance flights. 20 year Sago dec. 14,1973 a Hie British government put Industry on a three Day workweek in a desperate bid to save dwindling fuel supplies in what newspapers called the gravest economic crisis since the 19303 great depression. 30 years ago dec. 14,1963west German defense minister Kal Uwe von has set said that the first test ship for the proposed multilateral nuclear Force would put to sea in 1964. 40 years ago dec. 14,1953 . Envoy Arthur h. Dean said tie would wait no More than a week for the communists to make the first move toward resuming the broken off preliminary talks in the korean peace conference. 50 year Sago dec. 14,1943 . Bombers hammered their Way into Northwest Germany for the second time in 48 hours their fourth raid of the month As b-26 marauders battered the strategic Schigol air facility at Amsterdam Netherlands. C world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 14 19-4 red army troops launch the first phase of a big Winter offensive attacking toward Vitebsk on the Northern front and capturing Cherkassky on the Southern front the German counteroffensive in the Southern Korostek Region overruns Radomy Shl East of Zhitomi. Source 2194 Days of War a h. Smitn publishers inc. A the Clinton Are joined by their daughter Chelsea in singing a Carol during the taping of by tvs Christmas in Washington. Clinton get in tune for Christmas Washington a flanked by some of the biggest voices in the music Industry sunday president Clinton called on America to cherish its children and give them a the True spirit of Christmas a Hope love and peace for their  at a taping of Abc tvs Christmas in Washington to be broadcast wednesday night Clinton first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter Chelsea were treated to Holiday tunes from singers Patti Labelle Aaron Neville Ricky Van Shelton and Mary Chapin Carpenter and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis the Clinton bobbed their Heads to the music from their front Row seats before taking to the stage to deliver the first family a traditional seasons greeting to the nation. A i would ask you to remember that this spirit of giving of kindness of Hope should extend. To All the children of our land a the president said. A peace on Earth to each and every one of them wherever they live whatever streets they walk whatever schoos they attend whatever families nourish them. Let us dedicate ourselves to giving All of them the True spirit of Christmas a Hope and love and peace for their  emmy award Winner Kirstie Alley was the shows hostess. The musical entertainment was rounded out by the . Naval Academy glee club the army Herald trumpets and the choir from Washington a Eastern High school. Leaving the taping at the National building museum the president stopped in front of a Young boy sobbing in his mothers arms picked up the child to offer Comfort and walked off with him As the stunned parents looked on. Minutes later the Mother retrieved the boy who had greeted the president on his arrival at the show by running up and hugging Clinton a Knees. Teen thieves run into Spotful of trouble Wausau wis. Apr Holiday shoppers recovered a pot filled with salvation army donations by chasing two teen agers who tried to steal it. A salvation army Bell ringer was standing outside a department store at a shopping mall saturday afternoon when the teens approached police said. When the Bell ringer turned to hold a door for customers the pair grabbed the pot and ran away police said. Several shoppers heard the commotion and chased the teens until they dropped the pot in a nearby parking lot. Both thieves escaped but All the Money w recovered. A i guess its just a sign of the times said Wausau salvation army capt. Matin Colip. A i guess it shows More of a re son Why we need to raise Money a f those in