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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 23, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 Chavis far Rakhim rebuke a act Baltimore a declaring him self a free Man the ousted executive director of the a act accused the organization s leaders of being puppets of the corporate establishment and said he had been crucified. How can you have a Freedom move ment if somebody else is paying for you Freedom Benjamin Chavis asked at a rally sunday the Day after he was fired by the civil rights group. He was sur rounded by about 150 supporters including nation of islam Leader Louis Farrak Han. I am committed to the struggle of our people in a Way that does not make on want to Bend he said. Too Many of our leaders have Bent  with his wife Martha seated to his left and Farrakhan to his right Chavis Shook a raised fist at his cheering allies. We love you one woman called out. We Are one a Man shouted. Chavis told the crowd that he was elected executive director of the National association for the advancement of col ored people last year on Good Friday. Now there s been a crucifixion. But today we celebrate the resurrection he said. On monday the a act s new interim senior administrator Earl Shinhoster called on Blacks to rally behind the organization and announced a 30-Day membership and fund raising drive. The group s task now is simply stated stepping up and moving Forward Shin Hoster said at a news conference. Chavis 46, was fired saturday for what Board members called an accumulation of problems during his 16-month tenure including a $2.7 million deficit and misuse of a act funds to Settle a former employee s sexual discrimination claim. Beyond that Board members feared Chavis was steering the organization away from the mainstream moderate course it has held throughout its 85-year history. Many members objected to Chavis alliances with leaders such As Farrakhan nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan applauds As ousted a act director Benjamin Chavis raises his fist sunday in Baltimore. Who has been criticized for anti semitic remarks. Sunday s rally at the Enon Baptist Church followed a Black leadership sum Mit at another Black Church a Summit that the a act had called for its Balti More Headquarters but postponed after Chavis was fired. Chavis went ahead with the Summit. The a act did not Send a representative to sunday s gatherings. The 60 or so participants met for several hours behind closed doors resumed discussions Mon Day and planned to meet again today. After the meeting Chavis positioned himself As the Leader of a coalition that includes Black nationalists and pan Afri Canistr and depicted his ouster As a struggle Over the future of the civil rights movement. A act spokesman Paul Brock declined to respond monday. Chavis said he had not decided whether to Challenge his removal. I feel a Little liberated right now. I do not have a straitjacket on he said. Farrakhan said Chavis violated what those in corporate America and the Rich and the powerful believe the a act should  like Chavis Farrakhan referred to the Ford foundation s decision last week to delay awarding $250,000 to the a act. Corporate America and the foundations put so much pressure on the a act people did t vote their con science. They voted their pocketbooks he said. Ben is free tonight. Ben does thave to answer to any Board.". Tests suggest match with Simpson blood los Angeles a  s blood has the same genetic makeup As blood found at the sit where his sex wife and her Friend were slain according to sophisticated test results made Public monday. The results of the Dan tests at Maryland lab were contained in court papers filed by prosecutors who Are Oping to link Simpson to the killing with scientific evidence although the court papers suggested matches they did not include statistical Odds of such matches. Simpson 47, has pleaded innocent to murder charges in the slashing deaths of sex wife Nicole Brown Simp son and her Friend Ronald Goldman outside her Brentwood condominium june 12. Simpson s trial is scheduled to begin sept. 19.two samples from a blood Trail leading away from the murder scene showed a match with Simpson s blood according to results of a group of tests called  of those samples also under went a More sophisticated Dan test called Rulp and the results showed that the banding pattern of the blood matched Simpsons court papers said. Rulp test results Are Likely to Bethe most important evidence against Simpson. Prosecutors have alleged Simpso Cut his Finger while committing the murders explaining the presence of his blood at the scene. The Dan test results were released As attorneys sparred in court Over blood samples collected in the Case. The papers were filed at the sometime As Superior court judge Lance Ito held another hearing into the feasibility of splitting blood evidence so that the defense could do Independent in testing and on whether the prosecution had mishandled the  it opened prosecutor Marcia Clark bitterly denounced the defens for making Public its latest communication with the court criticizing her office. Such Public accusations Clark said monday could have severe Impact on the right of the people to a fair trial the judge declined to allow her to air her complaint in open court. In a letter delivered to Ito and prosecutors after hours Friday defense at Torney Robert Shapiro said blood Sam ple evidence May have been so compromised by Misla Beling cutting switching and other discrepancies that the results of Dan tests will be inadmissible in court. Shapiro s office faxed co pies of the letter to news organizations. Airman accused of rape to be tried in British court by Nancy  staff writer Mildenhall England a  charged with rape has been committed to the British Crown court for trial. Airman Gordon Christopher Tayjor,23, with the 100th Maint so at Raf Mildenhall was charged by the Mildenhall magistrates court on july 11 with raping 21-year-old British woman. Court magistrates on monday referred the Cas without discussion to the Crown court for trial by judge and jury. Taylor s British attorney Joanna o Gorman with the firm of Steele Andrase solicitors said after monday s hear ing that the trial would be held by the Crown court in either Bury St. Edmunds located about 16 Miles Southeast of Raf Mildenhall or Ipswich about 45 Miles Southeast of the base. She said the Case probably would not be heard for at Leas six weeks. Taylor has been denied bail and will remain in British custody until the trial. He has been held by British authorities since the alleged rape occurred. O Gorman said her Legal firm had taken Over Taylor s defense from British attorney Peter diver. She did not say Why diver was no longer handling the Case. Diver could not be reached for com ment monday. The rape allegedly occurred july 10 Ina toilet at an Raf Mildenhall dormitory. Diver has said Taylor denies the incident was rape. However a formal plea will not be entered by Taylor until the Case misheard in Crown court. Taylor lives off base in Burwell abput15 Miles Southwest of the base. His Esti mated Date of departure from the unite kingdom is september 1995. Gore to Wear cast after surgery Washington a vice presi Dent Al Gore who Hurt his leg playing basketball will Wear a cast or splint Fornix months hobbling around on crutches until his Achilles Tendon heals the White House said monday. He was released monday morning from Bethesda naval Hospital after a two Day stay walking on crutches to a limousine. Gore waved at reporters outdid not comment. Gore 46, is expected to resume a nor Mal schedule despite the splint and crutches spokeswoman Heidi kukis  s in Good spirits she said. The vice president Hurt himself playing basketball at the House gym with former congressional colleagues  
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