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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 15, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Indianapolis a president Clinton called on americans on saturday to renew their commitment to end racial and social divisions and Quot the sheer weight of violence that threatens the very freedoms we be worked so hard to  a a. A. Invoking the memories of Robert f. Kennedy and Martin Luther King jr., Clinton used his weekly radio address to sound Many of the themes the two leaders did in the late 1960s. He spoke from the mount Helm missionary Baptist Church in a Black neighbourhood of Indianapolis where Kennedy on april 4, 1968, calmed a Street Corner crowd after telling them King had been a assassinated. Quot on to fat awful night 26 years ago Robert Kennedy beckoned americans of All races to show compassion and Wisdom in the face of violence and lawlessness a Clinton said. A once again it is time for us to heed those words time to build up instead of tear Down time to renew our Faith in Freedom and to refurbish our own democracy a he said.1 members of both families including Kennedy a wife Ethel were present. A the Pride we feel As americans must inspire us to renew the society we live in today a Clinton said. A it must inspire us to overcome racial social and political divisions and the sheer weight of violence that threatens the very freedoms we be worked so hard to  a the president noted that tuesday will Mark the 40th anniversary of the supreme courts decision in Brown is. Board of education which ruled that separate but equal schools violate the Constitution. Clinton also said he will travel to Europe next month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a Day a a Day on which we thank an entire generation for risking their lives so that democracy would not also fall victim to tyranny.�?�, he also was to participate m the groundbreaking of a statue honouring Kennedy and King at a site near the Church honouring both men Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds was in the audience listening to Clinton a remarks. There were unconfirmed reports that the two would meet to discuss developments in the peace process in Northern Ireland. Sounding the civil rights theme in a College commencement Clinton said that Quot not getting a Job or having the Chance to reach your god Given potential because someone else is handicapped by prejudice or fear is  a a a a it must not be tolerated because none of us can afford it a Clinton said in an address at the 125th commencement of Gallaudet University a Premier school for the deaf. V crisis not going Williamsburg a. Apr the Clinton administration is making Progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina but the threat of a confrontation Over the nuclear arming of North Korea could be worsening defense Secretary William j. Perry told an elite group of business leaders Friday night. Quot in Many ways Korea poses the greatest Security threat to the United states and the world today a Perry said in an unusual Public session of the business Council holding its twice yearly meeting in this colonial resort Community. Confirming earlier reports Perry said the North koreans last week were removing enough spent plutonium from a reactor to make four bombs. If ongoing talks fail to provide adequate guarantees the fuel is not being used for nuclear arms Perry said the United states will consider sanctions that could escalate the confrontation. A we have to regard the situation As very dangerous Quot he said. A v a a a a a. A a v a a earlier in the Day the Clinton administration asked the group composed of 96 of the nations Foremost executives for help in winning congressional passage of a global Trade agreement. Consider what the pact a will do for your Bottom line a Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen told the executives. A a a  a a a a a. The pact the general agreement on tariffs and Trade has run into trouble on Capitol Hill because of the need for tax increases and spending cuts to make up for an estimated $14 billion in lost Tariff Revenue Over the first five years of the agreement. Punching Geraldo former middleweight boxing Champion Roberto Duran left exchanges punches with talk show Host Gerardo Rivera in new York As former welterweight boxing in Champion sugar Ray Leonard looks on. Duran was in new York an thursday to promote his upcoming bout with Vinny Pazienza. Hackensack . Up a Bergen county prosecutor John Fahy said saturday that the mayor of Lodi will face a grand jury on charges he punched his estranged wife arid tried to strangle her with a Telephone Cord. Mayor Philip Toronto 48, was charged Friday with aggravated assault and simple assault in new Jersey Superior court in Hackensack. He was released on his own recognizance but was barred from his Home and from coming within 100 feet of his wife Consuelo. Toronto pleaded not guilty to both charges. He could not be reached for comment saturday but the Newark Star Ledger quoted him As saying he argued with Consuelo 34, Over Money and their pending divorce. The paper quoted him As denying hitting his wife a driving school instructor whom he married last june. But Fahy said a there were bumps on her head and bruises on her Chest Bone and Marks on her neck. She certainly had been  Consuelo Toronto called Fahys office Friday morning and alleged that her bus band had punched her yanked a Telephone Cord out of the Wall and tried to choke her with it the prosecutor said. Toronto surrendered at Fahys office at 2 . Friday. He was not represented by a lawyer in court. Over great ape s escape St. Paul Minn. Apr Call it a ase of Spring fever. Casey a 400-Pound Orilla escaped the first Day he was re turned to his outdoor zoo exhibit and wandered about for 45 minutes. Somehow he scaled the 15-foot-High Concrete Wall that surrounds the sunken sue at Como zoo on Friday then in walked across the grass and stepped Over a 4-foot Fence to Freedom. Lisa Sherman snapped a photo of Casey. But she realized seconds later that the Gorilla Wasny to supposed to be quite that close. Sherman who was at the zoo with her daughters kindergarten class said she did no to feel threatened at the time. Parents and children were herded into buildings while zookeepers tried to coax the 6-foot, 12-year-old african Western Lowland Gorilla Back to his Home. Casey was shot in the backside with a tranquil Izer Dart but he Wasny to knocked unconscious. He returned to his exhibit on his own. Before that he stepped on some freshly poured Asphalt and stood on a picnic table near the women a restroom. Zoo officials done to know How Casey escaped. Fri to close off its courtyard As Security measure Washington Apas a Security measure the Fri wants the Public to keep a Little More distance from its Headquarters. The Block Square Headquarters building Halfway Between the White House and the Capitol has been open for 22 years and the Public has been Able to enter from Pennsylvania Avenue and roam a Large Interior courtyard. No More by order of Fri director Louis Freeh. A the precaution is not the result of a specific threat or incident but is simply prudent and overdue in a world with so much crime and Vio Lenic a Freeh said Friday. He noted that the Justice department across the Street has banned the Public from its courtyard for years  
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