European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Saturday october 8, 1994u.s. Must act globally Mandela says Washington a warning against the lure of isolationism South african president Nelson Mandela said thursday that the Post Gold War focus of the United states must be on eliminating a tyranny instability and poverty Quot across the Globe. Issuing his Appeal in a speech before a joint meeting of Congress Mandela said the end of debilitating ideological warfare opens up the possibility a for All people to enjoy the right to full human Vav a i come out of a continent with whose travails and suffering you Are very familiar a Mandela said. A you will therefore understand it easily Why i stand up to say that for such a powerful country such As yours democracy peace and Prosperity in Africa Are As much in your National interest As he said he deeply believes that the a new world order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy peace and Prosperity for Mandela got a hero s Welcome As he entered the packed House chamber. His 35-minute speech filled with Ideal amp in the stars and stripes 10 years ago oct. 8,1984 a West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl began a six Day visit to China aimed at helping his nation win a lucrative nuclear Power contract As Well As boosting scientific and cultural ties. 20 years ago oct. 8,1974 a the Federal Trade commission chairman said much of the government s regulatory machinery should be overhauled because it is Little More than Quot government sanctioned Price fixing Quot costing Consumers millions of Dol. Tars annually. 30 years ago oct. 8,1964 a the Vatican ecumenical Council voted approval of an unprecedented new program of common prayer and Public meetings Between roman catholics and other christians. 40 year Sago oct. 8,1954 a Chancellor Konrad Adenauer won overwhelming parliamentary support for his policy of bringing a reared West Germany into the Western Alliance. Be War world ii j 50 years ago today oct. 8 1 a 9 a 4 4 German troops drive Back a Canadian Lorce trying to push to Kortleven on the Road from Antwerp to Bergen of zoom on the dutch coast. In northeastern France american soldiers Advance along the Banks of the sheilie River capturing Moi Ron array Ethan. Lixi Eres and Bossieux. British troops occupy the greek City of Cornth after it is abandoned by German forces source 2194 Days of War Vav h. Smith. Publishers inc. The world almanac of world War a Bison books corp. 1981 Apistico rhetoric Hope about humanity a possibilities and quotes from literary luminaries Drew applause 11 times from the attentive assemblage. There were Only 4,handful of no shows thursday and the galleries overlooking the chamber were filled to overflowing. Afterwards the soft spoken prisoner turned president was mobbed by demo Era tic and Republican Well wishers. The speech was another High Point for Mandela As he continued what has become a nonstop Celebration in the United states of South africans transition last Spring from White supremacist Rule to one of the continents few representative a a a a. A a /. Mandela said his optimism about humanity a future was based on the remarkable evolution in his Homeland including the White minority a willingness a to concede Power without resorting to such resistance As would reduce our country to a he also cited the a ability of the oppressed majority to forgive and accept a shared destiny with those who enslaved a that both Black and White in our country can today say we Are to one an other brother and sister a United Rainbow nation that derives its strength from the bonding of Many races and colors constitutes a Celebration of the oneness of the human a the nations of the world must Rise to the Challenge of redefining a the purposes of the worlds system of International relations a he said. A can we not. Move from the negative to the positive a he asked. A do we riot now move away from the negative of the global destruction of one system to the positive of the global Ere action of the conditions which will make it possible for All Peoples to enjoy the right to full human dignity a later members of Congress took turns praising Mandela at a Capitol Hill luncheon. Mandela joins Gen. George c. Marshall Britain a Winston Churchill and israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin As people other than american presidents who spoke More than once to a joint meeting of Congress Mandela a first appearance was in 1990. House speaker Thomas Foley d Striate Republican Leader Bob Dole Rajcan. House majority Leader Richard Quot Gephardt do. And House minority Leader Robert Michel r-ill., lauded Mandela s ability to overcome adversity. A. A a Nelson Mandela a South Africa does indeed hold great Promise for other countries intractable conflicts a Foley said. After the lunch Mandela told the senators and House members who attended that he needed their continuing support to fight hunger homelessness and other troubles in his country. Mandela later told a meeting of reporters that his first . Trip As president has been a successful in some respects beyond my wildest his principle Mission is to attract . Investment to boost South africans Economy arid Spur business Opportunity for the majority Black populous. Mandela expressed Delight with his warm reception from government officials and private business people. A my request fell on sympathetic ears Quot he said. A. Quot High technology Sortai from a helicopter pfc to feet above the substations on the North Side of he City using a fiber optic not a of a a so la a a a s t a c1a ,1,c, a a Indian Apo work. Cable installation via helicopter can be done five times the Indianapolis i Ower amp Light co. Is connecting seven faster than by a Crew operating from the ground. 2 Nurt As gunman fires into students Richmond Calif. A about 20 shots were fired at a group of students lined up for a High school gym class thursday wounding two of the teen agers police Sard. A suspect about 18 years old fled after the shooting at Kennedy High school. Police said they had no motive for the shooting. The teen was on his stomach about 100 Yards away when he opened fire on a group of 40 students from the ninth and 10th grades said police chief William Lansdowne. The youth remained at Large thursday. Shell casings found at the scene indicated 20 round were fired from a handgun. One student was hit in the shoulder and was hospitalized in stable condition. Another student suffered a wound to the left Shin possibly from a Bullet fragment. 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