European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday july 26,1994clinton sending Jackson to Nigeria Washington apr in a diplomatic overture president Clinton is dispatching Jesse Jackson to Nigeria As striking Oil workers protest the african nations military Rule. The civil rights activist will leave for Nigeria this week As part of a delegation that will deliver a message from Clinton to nigerians military ruler Gen. Sani Abaca regarding restoring democracy to the nations 90 million people. A for too Long the . Policy has been a wait and  we can to wait a Jackson said sunday. A we must not allow Nigeria to Drift into civil War. It could be  Jackson is involved in part because of his associations with both manhood , Abiola an industrialist who won last years presidential election and nigerians previous military ruler Geh. Ibrahim Baban Gida who nullified the election. Baban Gida stepped Down in August but turned Power Over to a widely reviled interim government led by businessman Ernest Shonekan. Shonekan was ousted in november by Abaca his defense minister. Abiola was arrested and charged with treason after he declared himself president last month a year after his election. For nearly three weeks workers in nigerians crucial Oil Industry have been on strike demanding Abiola a release and the removal of the Abaca government. Nigeria gets 90 percent of its foreign currency earnings from Oil exports. The strike has made gasoline scarce paralysing transportation and Industry. However nigerian human rights activists Are opposed to Jackson a involvement saying he is too closely aligned with nigerians military government. Jackson said the opposition to his visit is based on a misunderstanding about a comment he had made More than a year ago and on a a real fear among Abiola supporters Over what the United states role would be in Nigeria. During a visit to Gabon in May 1993, Jackson praised Baban Gida for moving a with a steady beat toward democracy. But on sunday Jackson said that was before Bambang Ida in june 1993 negated the country selection. A a we re not close to the military government. We Are in disagreement with the annulment. I do not know All the internal politics that took place a he added. Biko Ransome Kuti president of the Campaign for democracy the main opposition group in Nigeria said sunday that he now is receptive to the Jackson visit after previously having opposed it. A the Jackson expressed the View that maybe he was misunderstood a , said in a Telephone interview from Lagos. In the stars and stripes10 years ago july 26,1984 a president Reagan denied Walter Mondale a Contention that he was secretly planning to raise taxes in 1985 if reelected and accused his democratic rival of repeatedly voting for tax increases while a senator.20 years ago july 26,1974 a special prosecutor Leon Jaworski asked . District judge John j. Sirica to order president Nixon to turn Over within 10 Days the 64 watergate tapes and documents the supreme court said the president must surrender.30 years ago july 26,1964 a president Johnson declared that the United states Quot seeks no wider War Quot in Southeast Asia but he rejected French president c Harle s de Gaulle a proposal for neutralizing the Region. 40years ago july 26,1954 a the communist led vie Minh returned to the offensive in the red River Delta and along the coast of Central Vietnam despite the just signed cease fire under which fighting was to end july 27.50 years ago july 26,1944 More than 3,000 . Warplanes including the largest contingent of heavies Ever sent on a single Mission hammered German positions on the Western Normandy front in support of a . 1st army thrust. A a r world War ii 50 years ago today july 261 94 4 the. . Attack in Normandy dunes through Marigny  and cams and the Seves River is crossed. Red army troops capture Nan a Estonia and reach the Vistula River West of Lublin Poland in the Marianas . Forces face fierce fighting on Guam resistance is lighter on Tinian. Japanese soldiers continue to resist at a tape Biak Ana num Toor in the now Guinea sector source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smiths dlcii5hers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison bocks coro., 1301 2 Glacier hikers die in 700-foot fall mount Hood Ore. A two hikers climbing a treacherous Glacier on Oregon a highest Peak lost their footing and car wheeled 700 feet to their deaths at the Bottom of a Crevasse. Two other hikers in their party survived tumbles saturday Down Eliot Glacier on the North face of mount Hood a 11,245-foot extinct Volcano. A it is famous for just this kind of Accident a said Vera Dafoe who has been climbing mountains since 1956, including mount Hood. A there is a Long history of this happening. People always  Crews dodging falling rocks and Quicksand like Snow removed the body of 16-Ycar-Oid Ole Groupe of Pendleton on sunday along with Gerald l. Milton 51, of Mcminnville. Groupers Stepfather Mathew Hunt 30, of Forest Grove and Peter Monte 36, of Gaston were in fair condition sunday at University Hospital in Portland Monte had minor injuries and Hunt suffered a broken Arm severe bruises and a Scalp Cut. Witnesses say it looked As if the three men and the teen Ager were trying to make a controlled slide Down the Glacier saturday afternoon from about the 10,000-foot level to about 9,000 feet. But groupers Mother who was at the Mountain sunday said the two survivors told her that one Man slipped dragging them All More than 700 feet Down the face of the Glacier. She declined to give her name or answer further questions. The survivors could not be reached for comment at the Hospital and Mil a helicopter carries the bodies of two climbers killed in a plunge on mount Hood. Tones family declined to be interviewed. But Many Veteran climbers called their descent route along the Glacier on Coopers Spur Foolhardy because of the Steep angles Loose Rock and soft melting Snow. A a it a a Rotten volcanic Mountain. Its not solid to begin with Quot said Tyson Bradley 28, a mount Hood professional guide who has been climbing since he was 8. He said there have been a lot of injuries on Coopers Spur and proper equipment is needed even for the Best conditions. None of the four who fell was using ice axes or crampons which Are spikes worn on the feet. In 1986, seven teen age students and two teachers died after they were caught in a blizzard on the Mountain. A 14-year-old died in a similar fall on mount Hood in july 1991. Trap Blacks warned Indianapolis a racism is an a undeniable reality but is not the sole culprit of poverty among inner City Blacks the new president of the National Urban league said sunday. A we must not let ourselves. Fall into the paranoid trap of thinking that racism accounts for All that plagues us a Hugh Price said in remarks prepared for his keynote address at the groups 84th annual conference. A a let a get on with making our gloriously multicultural society  the speech was the first policy statement by Price who took Over As president of the Urban league on july 5. His remarks were a departure from the stance of Many other civil rights leaders who have advocated keeping some political distance from Whites. Price emphasized a racial  whereas nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan has castigated jews Price pointedly thanked them for their help in fighting for civil rights. Price also urged the Black Middle class to donate Money to programs to assist poor Blacks. He did not talk about the customary civil rights Plank of supporting government funding or assistance for Black businesses or students. A yes racism is still. In the land a Price said. A though subtler and somewhat less pervasive now its still a Well documented and undeniable reality in employment housing lending and the like. A but lets not Wallow forever in real or perceived grievances lest we become Bosnia some Day a he said. Price said the league should concentrate its efforts in three areas the education and social development of children helping families become economically self sufficient and encouraging racial Harmony. The exodus of businesses a and jobs a from cities has been at the Root of Many of the  Blacks and Many Young Blacks have turned to crime. Because of a Lack of opportunities he said. Companies should be encouraged to set aside training and jobs for people in the inner City and the government should hire the poor to repair the country a infrastructure he said. Price said he would like each Urban league affiliate to establish a youth development fund that can be used to develop Community centers for children after school and during school vacations. A we hear politicians talking about taking Back the streets from criminals a he said. A i say we take Back our children from the streets and the streets will Lake care of  founded in 1910, the new York based league is a non profit Community based organization with affiliates in 113 cities