European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Monday june 13, 1994records show Bleak lives of slaves by the new York times Greenville . For the past three years a history professor has been unearthing thousands of court documents that he says debunk a popular theory about slavery that wealthy slave owners were a paternalistic lot who treated slaves like children and that enslaved families stayed together while making the most of their lives by singing and telling stories. Professor Loren Schweninger of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro said the Long forgotten records of court petitions and pleadings from slaves and their owners Tell of lost loves the Law forbade slaves from marrying broken promises and the Selling of babies. In the stabs and stripes 10 years ago june 13,1984 a Iran and Iraq appeared to be holding to their vow to refrain from attacking civilian communities As ministers from six persian Gulf nations gathered to discuss Oil shipping disrupted by the War. 20 years ago june 13, 1974 a two million dancing cheering egyptians in Cairo hailed president Nixon As a conquering hero giving him the biggest Welcome of his career. 30 years ago june 13.1964 a Pennsylvania gov. William a Scranton became a declared presidential candidate warning republicans that they would forfeit Quot All Hope of Victory Quot if they nominated sen. Barry Goldwa Ter of Arizona. 40 year Sago. June 13,1954 a French Premier Joseph Lane offered to resign after the National Assembly dealt his shaky Cabinet a stinging defeat in a Confidence vote on his administration s Indochina policy.50 year Sago june 13,1944 a a record 1,400 Allied heavy bombers the most Ever dispatched on a single Mission thundered across the English Channel to Pound German targets in Northwest France As the Luftwaffe mounted its strongest opposition since  War ii 1 50 years ago today june 131 a 9 .4 �4 the first German v-1 flying bomb hits London killing six civilians. Across the English Channel american paratroops and tanks repulse an intense German assault on care Tan in Normandy other . Forces capture Pont i Abby and push toward . In the Pacific . Warplanes begin flying out of Lokmer Airfield on Biak while the infantry Battle continues on the Island off new Guinea. Source 2194 Duys of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world la Ltd ii. Bison books corp. 1s81 a for example Joseph Antoine a free Black in the late 1700s, fell so deeply in love with a Virginia slave that he indentured himself to her master for iv2 years to gain her Freedom. But when the time came to free them both the master reneged and sold them. Antoine sought Justice from a chancery court and eventually won. But it was too late. The woman had died enslaved. The court record that chronicles Antoine a despair is one of More than 12,500 petitions collected Over the past three ears by Schweninger from courthouse easements in 10 states once in the confederacy he has been using $100,000 in Grants from the National historical publications k and records commission part of the National archives to amass the records dating from 1775 to 1866. There was Hannah an elderly slave in Kentucky who brought Only 50 cents at auction in 1830 because of her a Page and decrepitude Quot and in 1845 in the same state a slave trader sued a Man for Selling him two babies 4 months and 9 months old who the trader said were Quot Worth nothing at  he had traded a horse Worth about $160, for the babies who he said were too sick to be of value. As to the myth about paternalistic owners and Happy slaves Schweninger said a the harsh realities were different in most cases. The family was under severe severe strains and the economic aspects Are shown so clearly its difficult to see the family survive. Its very  Only one in four families owned slaves since most could not afford them. Two slaves often were Worth More than a Many a land House and All his belongings according to the records. A they show the impersonal Market forces that were at work everywhere slavery was a Schweninger said. A even in areas where there were Large numbers of free Blacks there was a tremendous pressure pushing them Back toward  Schweninger plans to publish an edited version of the collection in two volumes next year. . Mayor sets bid for re election Washington apr Sharon Pratt Kelly the first Black woman elected mayor of a major City announced her bid for re election saturday saying she needs More time to fulfil her mandate of bringing the. District of columbian a myriad social and fiscal problems under control. Quot i am not a career politician but i am asking you today for four More years a Kelly told an audience of 1,200 supporters political allies Cabinet members and government workers. A we know what we have to do and we re not going to be sidetracked a she said. A Twete going to stay of the upbeat. By to Tell a oing to worry about what other people we be got a St ciry to Tell and we re not ave to  Kelly said she Wasny to Dis Coura commissioned by her two main rivals for the democratic nomination a at Large councilman John Ray and former mayor Marion Barry now a City councilman a that show her trailing them. Kelly was endorsed by councilman Harry Thomas the Only City lawmaker who attended the announcement. Walter Washington who became the District s first elected mayor in 1974, gave Kelly a recorded endorsement. Royal Welcome a crowd waving japanese flags greets emperor Akihito upon his arrival saturday at Charleston aft . The emperor and Empress Michiko Are on a 10-Day tour of the United slates. Later saturday they were welcomed by vice president Al Gore in Washington where they Are expected to meet with president Clinton today. Taos Plano ranked among top cities Oakland Calif. A Taos n.m., is. Terrific the National civic league said saturday in announcing its annual top 10 All America cities and so Are the other nine. They Are Porterville Calif. Powell Wyo Plano Texas Columbus ind. Alexandria la. Kansas City to. Mount airy . Philadelphia and Yakima Wash. The 10 winners were named As a group and were not ranked. The 45-year-old Competition sponsored by the Allstate foundation judges cities based on citizen participation diversity education and collaborative approaches to problem solving among other criteria. Thirty finalists were culled from 400 applicants. The other finalists were Monrovia Calif. Fort Lauderdale Fla. Lakeland Fla. Savannah a. Streator i. Cheney Kan. Fitchburg mass. Crystal Falls Mich. Kalamazoo Mich. Lincoln neb. Township of South Orange . Greater Buffalo . Piqua Ohio Erie area Penn. Hartsville . Spartanburg . Huron . San Marcos Texas Temple Texas and Racine wis. Mount airy a City of about 7,500, is famous As the Hometown of actor Andy Griffith and is generally held to be the Model for his television show setting of Mayberry. But City manager Ron Niland said Friday that the town has problems too. Two years ago there was a drug bust in a housing project that a was sort of a Wake up Call a he said. Volunteers responded with a program called the Garden of Hope offering arts and recreation activities for poor youths and a we Haven to had a major problem in the housing authority since a he said. Reno takes on teachers pay bigotry in . Washington a its wrong for professional athletes and lawyers to earn More than schoolteachers who Are being entrusted with a growing number of parenting tasks attorney general Janet Reno said saturday. Quot something is terribly wrong with a nation that pays its football players in the six digit figures and pays a lawyer going to Wall Street right out of Law school $60,000 to $70,000 a year and pays its schoolteachers what we pay them considering what we ask them to do a Reno said. A she also predicted that hate crimes and bigotry would become More difficult issues for the nation. Reno spoke at the 41st National convention of the . League of women voters. She has been a member of the group for 20 years. She asked an audience of several Hundred delegates to help spread her main message Many of America s economic and social problems can be attributed to neglect of and underinvestment in up bringing and training of Young people. She also called for Reform of the juvenile Justice system by ensuring that detained youths a return to the Community with half a Chance of Success through Job training and other support mechanisms instead of neglect and greater exposure to criminals and drugs. Effective anti truancy programs need to be organized in which a teacher police officer social worker and Public health nurse do a Home visit together and find out what a happening a Reno said