European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 24, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9 Ikea urged to los Angeles apr jewish leaders urged swedish furniture maker Ikea to consider opening stores in Israel As proof that the com Pany founder s past involvement wit pro nazi groups does t influence the Chain store s policy. The leaders made their Call during a tuesday meeting with Goran cars Tedt president of Ikea s North american operations. The meeting was called after a newspaper disclosed that Ikea founder and chairman Ingvar Kamprad had been affiliated with nazi groups from 1945 and 1948.in a Telephone interview after the closed meeting rabbi Abrah Mcooper said Many jewish Leaden be Lieve that Ikea May have turned Down requests to open stores in Israel to Honor a Boycott of the country Yarab nations. The company has de Nied the  said that the meeting with Carstedt was positive but that Only Kamprad could address the concerns of the jewish  Ball is in his court he said. We Are not demanding that Ike should set up a company in Israel but they should figure out if they can make Money Over there. I urged Carstedt to Send a team of financiers to Israel to look at the potential Market there and to make a Public commitment to do that  said he would pass that on to the chairman Ikea this month sent a statement to the Media saving that for some years Ikea has been purchasing products in Israel although volumes Are still  Kamprad 68, opened his first store in 1958 and is listed As one of swe Den s richest men. His Chain of store Sells disassembled inexpensive Furni Ture in Large warehouse style  company has grown worldwide with stores operating in 26 countries including 13 in the United states. The Stockholm daily expressed uncovered Kamprad s name in archives of per Engdall who has been identified As one of Sweden s leading pro nazi activists of the 1940s, and published its findings Early this month. Kamprad quickly sent a letter to25,000 Ikea employees worldwide explaining his involvement with the groups As a mistake., of misguided iybutn.". Cooper said the statement was t enough and urged Kamprad to taken unequivocal and explicit position opposing nazi ideas. Committee us on sex businesses by the new York times new York a City Council com Mittee on tuesday agreed to mayor Rudolph Giuliani s plan for a one year moratorium on opening or expanding any sex oriented video store theater or bar. The move is the first step toward placing Sharp restrictions on adult entertain ment businesses which the mayor has made part of his drive to improve the Quality of life in new York. The moratorium was approved tues Day by the Council s land use commit tee virtually assuring its passage by the full Council wednesday. During the moratorium new zoning Laws Are to be written that would generally banish sex oriented shops to areas of the City zoned for Industry. The moratorium also would give the mayor and the Council time to work out differences Between two competing Zon ing proposals both of which would bar sex oriented shops from residential neighbourhoods. Norman Siegel executive director of the new York civil liberties Union said that the moratorium was a violation of the first amendment and that he expected his group to sue the City on behalf of the adult entertainment businesses. By proposing to restrict the businesses Giuliani has tapped a Welling anger Over the proliferation of adult video stores an topless bars in neighbourhoods where they had rarely been before from the upper East Side of Manhattan to Reg Park in Queens. In the last decade the number of such businesses has risen 45 percent from 131 in 1984 to an estimated 190now, officials say. The mayor s zoning proposal would prohibit sex oriented establishments from opening within 500 feet of other adult businesses residential neighbor hoods houses of worship or schools. The other plan proposed by coun Cilman Walter Mccaffrey is not As restrictive. It would prevent such establishment from operating within 300 feet of an area zoned for residences. Church groups reject prayer plan haitian minors can go to ., judge Miami a about 230 unaccompanied haitian minors held at Grant Namo Bay should be treated the same Ascuan children and brought to Florida a judge ruled tuesday. The Justice department was deciding whether to Appeal the ruling by . District judge Clyde Atkins spokeswoman Ana cubian said. The haitian minors Ages 17 or younger could not be brought to Florida from the . Camp in Cuba until the Legal Case is resolved. Atkins also ruled that the . Government must provide lists of the nearly 6,000 haitians being held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base to the haitian refugee Center in Miami and to Kashmir heritage wholesalers direct importers families of detainees who request it. Lawyers should be Given Access to haitians who request representation in  have Long complained that those fleeing communist Cuba Are Given advantages the . Government does no tallow haitians who Are usually classified As economic refugees. The major Issue is equal Protection under the Law said Ira kurzban an at Torney for the haitians. About 23,000 cubans Are being held atthe Camps. Cuban minors who Are not accompanied by an adult Are allowed to Goto Florida As Are elderly refugees and those needing medical attention. Washington a religious leaders pledged tuesday to lobby against any proposed constitutional amendment on school prayer saying it would harm people s rights to worship according to their own beliefs. We oppose and Effort of government to poke its nose in to. Our prayers especially our children s prayers Robert  of the american Baptist churches us a said at a news conference. Brent Walker of the Baptist join committee on Public affairs said the groups will organize to oppose any pro posed constitutional amendment on school prayer. Rep. Newt Gingrich Ageorgia Republican who is slated to be speaker of the House wants a vote on such an amendment by july. The religious leaders said they opposed changing the Constitution s first amendment Protection of religious free Dom and ban on government establish ment of religion. Walker said organized school prayer would secularized and trivialize prayer. Also joining the news conference were leaders of organizations representing evangelical lutherans seventh Day adventists presbyterians and United methodists. A. 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