European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 202007 Star Sand stripes Page 7 mayor suspects Blacks targeted new Orleans Nagin Points to cites slow recovery and rebuilding by Hamil r Harris the Washington Post Washington new or leans mayor c Ray Nagin has suggested that the slow recovery and rebuilding of new Orleans after Hurricane katrina which has prevented Many Black former residents from returning is part of a plan to change the racial makeup and political leadership of his and other cities ladies and gentlemen what happened in new Orleans could happen anywhere Nagin said at a dinner sponsored by the nation Al newspaper publish ers association a Trade group for newspapers that target Black read ers they Are studying this Model of natural disasters dispersing the Community and changing the elector Al process in that Community Nagins remarks thursday Nagin night recalled the controversy stirred up by his prediction in a Martin Luther King or Day speech in 2006 that despite the evacuation of thousands of Black people in the Wake of katrina new Orleans would once again be come a chocolate City the mayor later apologized for the comment which infuriated Many Whites and Blacks Nagin who won reelection last May Over it gov Mitch Lan Drieu referred obliquely to the chocolate City comment at the dinner and suggested that his assertion that new Orleans would hanging of rebel Flag ignites controversy the associated press Tallahassee Fla when artist John Sims sees the Confederate Flag he sees visual terror ism and a Symbol of a racist past when Robert Hurst sees the Flag he is filled with Pride As the descendant of a Soldier who fought for the South during the civil War their differences have flared into a War of words catching a local museum in the Middle Hurst walked into the Mary Brogan museum of Art and Sci ence last week and saw an exhibit by Sims including a Confederate Flag Hung from a noose on a 13foot Gallows in a display titled the proper Way to hang a con federate Flag Hurst asked the museum to re move the display along with 13 other pieces by Sims the museum however announced Friday it is standing by Sims work on display since feb 26 because it wants to inspire Dia Logue in the Community about a Symbol that engenders a diversity of Strong responses theres a balance Between the nature of the Art that we show and the outcome that we seek which is to promote dialogue and conversation and have you maybe think of something in a slightly differ ent Way said Chucha Barber the museums executive director Hurst commander of the local sons of Confederate veterans chapter called the display of Sims work offensive objection Able and tasteless there alienating a Large por Tion of the population around Here Hurst said maybe they just wanted to cause some Contro Versy Phil a piece of Art by artist John Sims titled the proper Way to hang a Confederate Flag is on display at the Mary Brogan museum of Art and science on Friday in Tallahassee Fla the local chapter of the sons of Confederate veterans has asked that it be removed subscriber appreciation Coupon just hand this form to your Carrier before april 10 2007 to enjoy immediate savings name email delivery address Billing address prepay save up to payment options Check one 3 month save 6 month save 12 month save your Carrier is an Independent business person please Reward Good service of base delivery charges May apply Dod and sofa Home delivery Only your Hometown newspaper total i once again be a majority Lack City had made him a political tar get everybody in America started to Wake up and say wait a minute what is he doing what is he saying we have to make sure that this Man Doest go any fur Nagin told a room full of Black newspaper publishers and editors at the capital Hilton referring to Landrieu who is White As the Golden boy Nagin suggested his Chance at reelection in the mayoral race had seemed slim because they Dis Persed All of our people across 44 states with one Way tickets Maryland closes prison plagued by safety issues the associated press Jessup my citing inefficiency and concern Over employee safety Maryland state officials closed a 128yearold maximum Security prison after secretly mov ing its inmates to other prisons Over the past few weeks Accord ing to a newspaper report Public safety and correctional services Secretary Gary d May Nard said he began working on plans to close the Maryland House of correction in Jessup hours after a correctional officer Edouardo f Edou Azin was stabbed there on March 2 the Baltimore Sun reported Sun Day Edou Azin lived but others involved in attacks at the prison which was closed saturday have not been so Lucky last summer three prisoners were killed and a guard was stabbed to death by two inmates the House of correction was one of the worst in terms of officer safety and efficiency of opera Tion Maynard said you cant put enough officers Here to make it Safe Over the last two weeks in mates were secretly moved in groups of 15 to 40 in vans and buses during the Day said John a Rowley acting commissioner of the division of correction in mates were not told until the morning of their move that they were leaving and they were not told where they were going officials said the last few dozen of the 842 in mates the prison had housed were to be moved saturday most went to other facilities in Mary land but 97 of the most disruptive inmates went to Federal prisons across the country or state facilities in Kentucky and Virginia officials said the maximum Security Jessup correctional institution and the medium Security Maryland correctional institution Jessup which Are adjacent to the House of correction will remain open the prisons 438 employees will move to other facilities in the Region Friend apologizes for triggering bogus search Boulder Colo a Man has apologized for sending hundreds of volunteers on a search for a Friend who supposedly got lost but in fact had run away to avoid returning to his Marine unit the search last August and sep tember for Lance Cpl Lance Hering 21 took five Days and Cost Hering is still missing Steve Powers 21 was convicted of Misdemeanour false report ing and was ordered to write the apology Hering who was in a unit Alleg edly involved in the april 2005 shooting death of a 52yearold iraqi was on leave from Camp Pendleton Calif Powers has said Hering feared he would be harmed by members of Bis own unit some of whom face murder charges in the iraqi civilians death teens accused of plot to shoot principal Riner a two teens were charged with conspiracy to com Mit murder after one of them allegedly took a gun to school and at least one discussed shooting the principal and others authorities said the boys Ages 14 and 15 were taken into custody Friday said it Brian Wright of the Montgom Ery county sheriffs office he said another student told sheriffs Deputy Kirk Hendricks Auburn Middle schools resource officer that the boys had a gun he probably saved some lives Wright said the 15yearold was also charged with taking a gun onto school property and Possession of a firearm by someone under 18 animal owners frantic Over pet food recall Union no pet owners were worried saturday that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled menu foods the Ontario based company that produced the pet food said saturday it was recall ing dog food sold under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands including Lams Nitro and eur Manuba an unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney fail ure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food the company said a Complete list of the recalled products is available from menu foods web site we menu two nabbed at Airport for impersonating cops los Angeles two people who claimed to be taking a hand cuffed prisoner to Hawaii for a court hearing were arrested at los Angeles International Airport after one was found to be carry ing a gun without a permit authorities said the woman said she was carry ing a firearm and both claimed they had written documents Indi Cating they were authorized to carry firearms an Airport police spokeswoman said Airport police ran a Check and found that neither was a police officer and the woman did not have a permit to carry a gun from the associated press