European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes . Tuesday april 19,1994 Dartmouth to keep Roth but urges new Gay policy from wire reports Hanover . Dartmouth College s Boardo trustees voted to keep army Roth but said it will pressure the Federal government to change its policies discriminating against homosexuals. Under the so called Don t ask Don t Tell policy enacted last year military officials cannot question men and women about their sexual orientation but can kick out a person who is openly homosexual. The policy runs counter to Dartmouth s equal Opportunity policies the Board said. Hike recalls death March White Sands missile Range . British regimental team won a grueling 25.2-mile Cross desert race held annually to commemorate the Bataan death March of april 1942. About 440 people Many of them carrying 35-Pound packs anticipated in the fast paced hike that began Early unday and concluded sunday afternoon in temperatures ranging up to the mid-80s. Definitely this is the Way to memorialize what we did said Ruben Flores a survivor of the 1942ordeal. There Are so Many Young people who never heard of the Bataan death March Ana this brings itto the Competition honors men who were forced by japanese invasion forces in the Philippines to March 70 Miles to Railroad tracks where they were taken to prisoner Camps. Thousands died of starvation or maltreatment. Hundreds of men from new Mexico assigned to the 200th and 515th coast artillery National guard units had helped Battle japanese air sea and land assaults from december 1941 through april 1942, thwarting Japan s plans to invade Australia. Gunman kills police officer Boulder Colo. A police officer responding to a Domestic violence Call was killed in a gun fight with a Man who then tried to shoot his Way into his former Girlfriend s apartment. The Man armed with a 9 my pistol then killed himself. The officer was identified As Beth Haynes 26. The gunman was listed Asah Kalama 36. Assault gun ban in doubt Washington a the House and Senate May be heading for a standoff on whether sweeping crime legislation includes a ban on assault weapons a key congressman says. Rep. Charles Schumer d-n.y., the chairman of the House judiciary subcommittee on crime said sunday that the House is 15 to 20 votes Short of a majority i favor of the ban while a Senate crime Bill passed last fall already includes the provision. The ban on assault weapons such As uzis and a 47s could prove a Sticky Point in House Senate negotiations on the multimillion Dollar crime legislation de signed to put More police on the streets and More criminals in prison. A head count of the House conducted by democratic whips turned up the majority opposition to the assault weapons ban Schumer said we re behind said Schumer a leading sponsor of the proposed weapons ban it befuddled me at a time when these Street sweepers Are everywhere when there s More death when assault weapons Are used Only to kill the Senate last fall passed a $22 billion crime Bill that included the weapons ban. The House version scheduled for continued debate this week has no ban. Schumer said the National Rifle association is lobbying hard against the assault weapons ban particularly among members who voted for the Brady Bill which established a five Day waiting period and background Check for people buying handguns. Members kept coming to me and saying look i voted for the Brady Bill. I thought it was the right thing to do and the gun lobby came Down very hard on me and i can t vote against them " Schumer said. The Era ran a full Page and in Usa today recently Labelling Schumer the criminal s Best Friend in con gress.". ,. Sen. Joseph Biden d-del., chairman of the Senate judiciary committee said sunday that he will insist the final crime Bill contain a ban against assault weapons. I want a crime Bill with assault weapons banned in it Biden said on Abc s meet the press. I will not Trade off anything for inmate s plea tomes with Taiwan toy grand Junction Colo. What 10-year old Eddie Tucker thought was a poorly worded set of instructions turned out to be a plea for help from a prisoner in Taiwan. The youth tossed away the note and went to play with the toy glider it accompanied. But his Mother Shirley saved it in Case it was needed later. Her husband de later took a closer look and found hey Lucky friends. This toys sic make in prison Taiwan Taiwan is the Republic of China. I m maker my name is followed by the name in chinese letters. Or. Zhong we an associate professor of mathematics at Mesa state College and a native of Shanghai translated the name As Liu Xin Ping a female name. We said the toy was made at the "16 factory Taiz Hong prison probably a Large City in Central Taiwan. The City could be Taichung. The writer asked the recipient of her note to investigate Lawai . Disobey International human right Law. Tan you on the Back it said to Send the note to human right Box the White officials of the state department and the human rights caucus in Congress said they have heard that prison labor is used in the people s Republic of China but not Taiwan. The state department said there is no International Law Banning the use of prison labor to produce exported goods but it is not . Policy to import such prod acts. " " / / ".,Judy Spehar a member of amnesty International said her organization would look into the Case. 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