European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Wednesday june 15,1994 Black leaders to attack woes afflicting youths by the los Angeles times Baltimore a in a rare show of Unity a Host of Black leaders pledged monday to form a coalition that will seek solutions to problems that bedevil Black youths and Black Urban communities. To achieve Thi Unity nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan denounced often by outsiders for a drumbeat of what seems like anti semitism and anti White sentiment in his speeches spoke in somewhat conciliatory tones. Farrakhan also effusively praised the National association for the advancement of coloured people for convening the three Day leadership Summit which closes today. Benjamin Chavis the a act executive director who conceived of the Summit said the leaders had already decided that the coalition would continue after the Summit. Although the meetings were closed to the Media Chavis said the leaders had been discussing empowerment of Black youth economic development of Black communities and spiritual uplift. In his comments Farrakhan noted that Many outsiders had objected to his invitation to the Summit and said a this is a family matter and i am a member of our  he added a the a act is the oldest most credible civil rights organization in this county. I m a life Mem bar of the a act. So i done to believe pm a stranger. In be been invited into a House that belongs in part to  alluding to threats to Boycott the a act for inviting him Farrakhan said a you cannot punish us for coming together As a family. If anyone threatens us because we Are coming together then we will Deal with it at the appropriate  the Rev. Jesse Jackson who has campaigned in the past for the democratic party nomination for president looked uncomfortable with some of the rhetoric during an open session of the Summit and tried to temper it. Jackson objected when John Henry Clark a popular historian called on african americans to help stamp out White Power in Stitth Africa. Clark told the audience that president Nelson Mandela does not really Rule South Africa because its Economy and infrastructure were still in the hands of the Whites. A South Africa will be free in the Only Way it can be free a Clark said to thunderous applause. A people spilled your blood to take your country. You re going to have to spill the blood to take it  a i do not accept his conclusion a Jackson said. A a. I believe an Eye for an Eye a tooth for a tooth and a life for a life leaves you Blind disfigured and dead. Someone has to Stop the  but there were few conflicts like this in the two hour meeting that included statements from a dozen Black leaders and a few questions from viewers and members of the audience. After Washington apr rep Henry Hyde is used to making some people angry for his stand against abortion but his support for Banning assault Stylc weapons has engendered rage of another kind. Three recent callers to t in conservative Illinois republicans office made death threats. A fourth said he would Knock in Hyde a Teeth. A there Are an awful lot of people out there whose prescriptions have lapsed a Hyde  from opponents of the assault weapon ban May continue in the coming weeks As Hyde argues for his position when House and Senate negotiators try to write a Compromise crime Bill. Hyde the houses fourth ranking Republic. Can moved into the leadership with his election in december 1992 As chairman of the Republican policy committee. He takes Pride in guiding his gop Brethren on key issues but he rejects the notion of blindly following the party line. A i Don t think that s a bad idea at All a to occasionally stray from the reservation. I think people like to have a member who is Independent not someone who a a private first class taking orders a Hyde said. In april he took an Early and influential stand to ban some assault style weapons. To deflect the Crit Hyde new Type of fire weapon ban scism he uses self deprecating humor. A i would like the general Public to know that in a really not fat. In a wearing bulletproof clothing a he said with a chuckle from behind a desk you  know where to begin cleaning. Hyde is hefty a Long removed from the time a Hal Century ago when at 6-foot-3, he played basketball at Georgetown University. But he easily carries his political weight. Take the firearms legislation. By a 216-214 vote on May 5, the House vote to outlaw the Sale and production of 19 types of assault style weapons. Hyde was one of 38 republicans who voted a a yes. A week earlier in the House judiciary committee he cast the Only gop vote for the ban. Another ban supporter rep. Susan Molinari r-n.y., estimated that 10 republicans came out for the ban As a result of Hyde a committee vote and his stand provided some cover against a conservative backlash. Among those citing _ Hyde a position was rep. Robert Michel r-ill., the minority Leader. A politically he would have been belter off voting the other Way a Liberal sen. Paul Simon d-lll., said in Praise of Hyde Hyde said he believes people have the right to own firearms to defend their Homes and their families. But he said a a you a have to be from another planet not to be very worried about the escalating violence in our  the House Bill dealt with a weapons of mass mayhem that really have Only the purpose of killing people in a hurry a said Hyde who argued that their place is in the military. Popcorn lovers slip Back into fat habit Denver apr last months study showing most movie Popcorn is Laden with saturated fat sent up a collective gasp among the nations film buffs but one theater Chain says its customers still prefer it to the dry variety. A by far the traditional outsells the hot air popped Corn by a wide wide margin a Kevin Dennis of United artists theater circuit inc., the nations largest theater Chain said monday. In a recent Survey of its 428 Heaters United artists found 3 percent to 4 percent of moviegoers bought air popped Corn Over Popcorn cooked in Coconut Oil Dennis said. Air popped Corn did better in markets with Large elderly populations such As Arizona Florida and Southern California he said. United artists began offering air popped Corn last month after the Center for science in the Public inter est released a study concluding that 70 percent of movie Popcorn was popped in Coconut Oil which is 86 percent saturated fat. The consumer group said seven cups of theater Popcorn contained almost an entire Days recommended allowance of saturated fat which can cause heart disease. Two other theater chains a am entertainment based in Kansas City mo., and Sony theatres Loews theatres of new York a switched to popping com in canola Oil which is 7 percent saturated fat. Greg Hogue Central division marketing director for am said monday that sales slumped initially after the study was publicized but have a rebounded quite  he said there have been no consumer complaints As a result of the switch. Up Lei a retired col. Charles Beckwith an army anti terrorist expert who aborted an attempt to Rescue hostages from Iran in 1980, is shown in 1981.officer who led Dies in Texas Austin Texas up a. Retired col. Charles Beckwith who led the army a anti terrorist unit in the ill fated iranian hostage Rescue Mission in 1980, was found dead at his Austin Home monday. He was 65. The highly decorated former Green Beret who was a Veteran of both the korean and Vietnam wars died of a heart attack said Robert Bayardo Travis county a chief medical examiner. A a a a. A. Beckwith who operated a private Security firm in Texas called inter pro once headed the army a elite Delta Force anti terrorist unit which attempted the Rescue of 52 americans held hostage in Iran. The Ilu fated Rescue was aborted after an aircraft collision in the iranian desert killed eight americans on april 25, 1980. It came 2vi weeks after the United states broke diplomatic relations with Iran and imposed economic sanctions against the state controlled by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Beckwith said in an interview shortly before his retirement in september 1981 that he did not object to the bad reaction that followed the failure of the Mission and the death of eight raiders. A hell i had done a lot of special operations in Vietnam a Beckwith said. A a lot of them were successful and some of them were failures. When you do something like that the probabilities of Success Are less than 50  but Beckwith said the breakdown of equipment that led to the aborting of the Rescue Mission was frustrating. Beckwith known As a a charging Charlie Quot to his troops served 29 years in the army before deciding to retire at the age of 52. A Georgia native who grew up in Atlanta Beckwith played football while at the University of Georgia in  threats land Man in jail los Angeles up a a Man who pleaded guilty to sending letters threatening to set Brush fires at the Peak of the 1993 Southern California fire season was sentenced monday to three years in prison. Thomas Lee Larsen 44, of los Angeles who signed the letters with the alias a fed Buster a told the judge that he was sorry for sending the missives to residents and fire stations in the los Angeles area. In the letters he threatened to set a series of blazes on a hot Windy Day during the a volatile fire season a Poison baby food and kill his former defense attorney. He said the letters w Ere in retaliation for the treatment he suffered at the hands of government agents and prosecutors while he was investigated for counterfeiting