European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 25, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Denny s agrees Jochain to pay Blacks millions Over a a is of Une service Washington apr the Denny a restaurant Chain agreed tuesday to pay $45.7 million in damages to hundreds of Black patrons coast to coast who were allegedly denied equal service. The Justice department said the company also will implement a the most comprehensive program in history to comply with the 1964 Law against racial discrimination in Public  the settlement stems from an april 1, 1993, incident in Annapolis md., when six Black secret service agents assigned to guard president Clinton were left unnerved at a Denny a while 15 White agents with them were served and even had seconds and thirds. That incident led to two new agreements Between a the Chain the government and aggrieved Black custom cars that vastly expand a year old government settlement with the company that primarily covered California. Denny a has 1,500 restaurants nationwide. Assistant attorney general deval l. Patrick head of the civil fights division told a news conference a i know that the problem is not As great today As it once was but for All those Public accommodations that Haven to lost their appetite for racism i want to warn you Here that we Are  the Resolution Marks a the end of a. Very painful chapter in Denny a and Flag Start a history a said Jerome j. Richardson chairman of Flagstad companies inc., Denny a Parent. While denying that Denny a had a policy of discrimination Richardson in a statement acknowledged a a Public perception of an Adverse relationship Between do Niiya a and its african american  consent decrees embodying the new agreements were filed in san Jose calif., and Baltimore. Under the Maryland consent decree which covers every state but California Denny a will pay $17.7 million in damages and $1.9 million in attorney fees the six secret service officers each will receive $35,000, and 12 other named plaintiffs will get $15,000 apiece. The remainder will be split among victims identified later. Some 1,300 people have claimed they were refused service forced to pay in Advance or forced to pay a cover charge. Under the California decree Denny a will pay $28 million in damages and $6.8 million in attorney fees. Each of 4 o named i a in tiffs will receive $25,000 with the remainder divided among any other victims who can be identified. The company agreed to conduct 625 tests nationwide during the next year to confirm compliance with the orders. A. I a a. A a a a a. A a a in addition it will train current and new employees in the Law feature Blacks and other minorities in Adver Tising and hire an outside Monitor eos Angeles Tutor Ney Sharon Hartman to ensure compliance. A group of Black plaintiffs in san Francisco and the six Black secret service officers in Maryland sued the company last Spring about the same time the Justice department announced a previous civil rights settlement with Denny a. A As part of the original agree me n to signed m a Rich 26, 1993, Denny a promised to retrain its staff and hire a civil rights Monitor. Denny a one of the Best known National restaurant chains was targeted in a number of racial discrimination lawsuits by Black customers. Flagstad has since moved aggressively to improve Denny a image. Each get 240 years new York a three Muslim fundamentalists convicted in the terrorist bombing of the world Trade Center each were sentenced tuesday to 240 years in prison. Mohammad a. Salameh Nidal a. Ayyad and Mahmud Abou Halima were sentenced at a lengthy hearing after they were Given the Chance to address the court. They spoke in arabic which was then translated into English. A fourth defendant was awaiting his sentencing. . District judge Kevin Duffy sentenced the men after hearing a statement by the husband of a pregnant clerical worker killed in the explosion. A a in la never gel a. Chance to see him. Grow up quoted Smith said of the boy his wife Monica was carrying. A we All lost this because of four men who wanted to blow up landmarks in new  the feb. 26, 1993, bombing killed six people and injured More than 1,000 in the 110-Story twin towers the worlds second tallest buildings. Salameh 26, a palestinian immigrant was convicted March 4 on charges of conspiracy explosives charges and assault. In his half hour speech to the court he proclaimed his innocence and accused the . Government of covering up the real Story of the bombing. A. �?o1 wonder How Long twill remain in prison until the government reveals i was innocent a Salameh said. A two years seven ten Twenty god Only  mid it lasted the sentencing in a heavily guarded courthouse capped. A trial that a More than five months. Duffy said the 240-year sentences were calculated according to the life expectancy of the six killed by the bomb a Iso years a with 3q years added on each of two further counts. A my intention is you stay there in prison for the rest of your life a Duffy said after sentencing Salameh. The judge added a it is the Mark of a sneak and a Coward to Plant the bomb to kill innocents and to steal away and that a what you Are a a  Duffy who also fined the defendants $250,000 each told them that any Money generated by Story rights or Book deals would go to the victims survivors. Salameh was accused of helping pay for and assemble the bomb before renting the Van that carried it into the Trade centers underground parking garage. Ayyad 26, a chemist allegedly ordered chemicals for the bomb and sent messages to news organizations that the motive was to protest u said to Israel. Abou Halima 34, was seen in the apartment where the bomb was built. Ahmad Ajaj 28, allegedly provided bomb expertise. ., j a pan n negotiators agree to together in eternity a bouquet of Flowers lies tuesday at the grave site of president Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Arlington National  Virginia the cemetery was reopened to the Public on Day after the former first lady s burial. Also burned near their parents Are the couple cd is first child an unnamed daughter stillborn m 1956, and a son Patrick who died three Days after his birth in August 1963. Washington apr the United states and Japan reached an agreement tuesday that will allow both sides  Market opening talks that had been suspended for the past three months. The agreement which was announced at the White House by . Trade representative Mickey Kantor involves no specific deals to open japanese markets As a Way of lowering americans record $59 billion Trade deficit. Rather the agreement represents revisions of the rules of the game addressing How the actual Market opening negotiations in such sectors As autos and medical equipment will be conducted. President Clinton and new japanese prime minister Tsutomu Hata spoke for 14 minutes tuesday in a congratulatory phone Call after the agreement was reached Kantor said. A it will boost Confidence Between the two countries to move in the right direction a Kantor said a prime minister 1 Lata said where there is a will there is a Way. A this is a firm commitment to a re suits oriented agreement a Kantor said. The United states and Japan originally announced a new a a framework for handling Trade disputes Between the two countries last july. However both sides immediately began squabbling Over just what those rules meant. The new agreement which Kantor said was finally resolved by negotiators at 1 30 . Tuesday is aimed at Clearing up those disputes