European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes sunday May 1, 1994 by the los Angeles times Washington a in a plan much More Radical than president Clinton a proposed two year limit on vye fare benefits Massachusetts gov. William Weld  Force welfare recipients in his state to go to work within 60 Days of receiving their first Public assistance checks. A. A a a Quot Yas officials from dozens of states have done Weld came to Washington on Friday hoping to get Federal approval to enact his plan even before the Clinton administration puts the final touches on its own welfare overhaul a a task expected to be completed by the end of May. A a a a a.  a �7 a Massachusetts version is just one of 20 initiatives now under review by the administration. The Massachusetts plan which is much More Radical than the presidents vision would Force Able bodied people to work by eliminating the option of Long term welfare dependency. If private sector jobs cannot be found for welfare recipients they will be offered Community service work. Job training and education pro March of peace commemorates riots gang truce los Angeles apr gang members marched Over each others turf Friday the second anniversary of the los Angeles riots As they commemorated a two year truce and urged others to put Down their weapons. The March attended by about 200 people was one of several events marking the beginning of the the acc Day 1992 riots which represented one of the worst outbreaks of civil unrest in the nation s history. A a in a with this. In a with the peace a said a 23-year-old gang member who identified himself Only As Asane. He and others marched through some of the most violent neighbourhoods of South Central los Angeles where the riots began. The uprising occurred after a state court jury acquitted four Whites in the police beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. Two of the officers later were convicted in Federal court of violating Kings civil rights and Are each serving 30-month prison sentences. Fifty five people died and nearly 2,400 were injured during the riots. Damage was estimated at $1 billion. Despite the truce gang violence is on the Rise in areas patrolled by the county sheriffs department said it. Chuck Brandt. The 1993 death toll is 57, compared to 46 a year earlier. A  of the things we Are attempting to do is keep alive the awareness the rebellion nurtured a said the Rev. M. Andrew Robinson Gaither of the Faith United methodist Church in South Central los Angeles. A Many people Call it a riot but those who live in the areas and Nave to live with the social ills we see it As an Awakening a he said. In the City a Korea town Section where rioting also was widespread an 8-foot, red Metal abstract Art sculpture commemorating the suffering of riot victims was unveiled. Long standing tension Between Blacks and korean american merchants made korean owned businesses a favorite targe during the riots. V Faith United also co sponsored a three Day open House featuring a collection of Memorabilia and videos from the  at the peace March supporters of the gang truce wound through crime plagued housing projects where in 1992 gang members exchanged gunfire with police. Grams a key aspect of the administrations plan would. Be available Only to participants who also work at least 25 hours a week. A a a a a a welds plan would exempt disabled adults adults caring for disabled children or spouses pregnant women in the third trimester women who have Given birth within the previous four months and teen age parents attending secondary school full time before states can enact new welfare programs the Federal government must Grant waivers that temporarily allow them to Djam event current welfare Law. Waiver approvals can fake from a few months to a year depending on the complexity of the proposal. Since january993, the administration has approved such waivers for welfare experiments in Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Vermont Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming. Others approved by the Bush administration Are being implemented. All the waivers have been Given with caveat that they must be renegotiated after Federal Reform is enacted. Although some of the hew state programs include aspects of the administrations evolving package others Are either More lenient or More stringent. Occasionally the administration has found itself in the awkward position of having to live up to Clinton a Promise to give states flexibility in welfare Reform even when it is less than enthusiastic about some of the policies they propose. V a a a a vr/-7 Quot a a a a a a a a a a for example one popular program among states called the a family Cap a denies additional Cash benefits to mothers who have babies while receiving welfare payments. States favor the idea because it saves Money but critics argue that it hurts children. The provision has been so controversial within the administration that the decision in whether to include it in the Federal Reform plan has been left to the president himself. Most state programs Are designed to promote work and self sufficiency while some attempt to do that through incentives others Are resorting to sanctions. A Wisconsin program for example will enable the state to impose a two year time limit for welfare benefits without guaranteeing jobs. Long Road from Vietnam family members and friends follow army pallbearers carrying a casket at the funeral for 1st it. Byyon Kul land of Stanley . Warrant officer John Frink of truth or consequences . And spec. Ronald Pas Chall or Lynnwood wash., at Arlington National cemetery va., on Friday. The three were killed when their helicopter was shot Down in Vietnam in april 1972. The remains were recovered in february 1993. Gap in infant death rates widens Atlanta apr by the turn of the Century Black babies will be three times More Likely to die by their first birthdays As White babies Federal health officials said Friday. A 7 a a a a a a a a a a a. From 1980 to 1991, the most recent year for which data Are available the rate of Black infant deaths dropped nearly 21 percent from 22.2 to 17.6 per 1,000 births said the centers for disease control and prevention known As the cd. Athe death rate for White babies fell 33 percent from 10.9 to 7.3 per 1,000, the cd said in its weekly report. Overall the . Infant mortality rate was 8.9 per 1,000 births in 1991, Down 29.4 percent from 12.6 in 1980, the cd said. The report did no to break the figures Down into other groups. Just 24 years ago the ratio of Black infant mortality to Whites was 2-i, said or. David Satcher the cd director. Since then the disparity has grown despite the ongoing drop in the Overall rate. Increases award to injured pro wrestler Tampa Fla. Apr a pro wrestler left partially paralysed from a supposedly Safe stunt sat in stunned silence Friday when a jury awarded hint $26.7 million in his lawsuit against the world wrestling federation Charles Austin who landed headfirst on the mat during a 1990 tag team match against a of stars the rockers had asked for about $3.8 million in his lawsuit. The Iury awarded $20.2 million to Austin $5.5 million to his wife Holly and $1 million to be split by their two sons. Austin 37, a former linebacker at the University of North Carolina walks unsteadily on crutches. He can no longer work and relies on painkillers. He was a jobber in the choreographed world of pro wrestling a part time Talent paid to make the stars look Good a according to testimony in the two week trial. Six weeks into his training Austin got a shot at a december 1990 tag team match against the rockers in front of 15,000 fans at the University of South Florida Sun dome. He was to be paid $150. As they planned the match Austin Learned he would take the final fall in the rockers signature move the Rocker Dropper. But instead of doing a Safe but convincing fall during the match Austin landed Orv his head paralysing him from the neck Down. Joe Lopez attorney for the Whf told jurors every wrestler knows the Herent risk of injury and a they assume that risk when they get into the  to seek seat Atlanta apr rep. Newt Gingrich of Georgia May face a Challenge from an actor turned congressman who lost his seat to Redis strict Sirg two years ago. Democrat Ben Jones who played Cooter in the Dukes of Huzzard Televik Sion series entered the race Friday Gingrich the House minority whip has an opponent in the Republican primary. Gingrich tagged Jones a a Liberal Democrat Quot but said he does no to plan to underestimate him