women
German get
jail in race
motivated attack
stJHI.. GERMANY - Two Ger­
man skinheads aged 21 and 16
were tenced to prison in
January for a racially motivated
attack on two Americans. The
incident occurred last October
when the two led a group which
harassed Black American ath­
lete Robert Pipki at a disco.
Pipkins was aided by teammate
Duncan Kennedy, who is white.
Both of them were then
beaten up by the group of 15
skinheads. Various skinhead
groups have been responsible for
a rash of violence against non-
hi i t
�#.
Evers murder
trial turns back
'clock in MS
JACKSON, S - The state of
Mississippi began a new attempt
recen ly to right a 30-year
wrong. It began its third attempt
to convict avowed racist Byron
de la Beckwith for the June 1963
assassination of Civil Rights
leader Medgar Evans. De la
.Beckwith, 73, was tried twice in
1964. .
But, in each case all white
juries could not reach a verdict.
The murder of Evers marked the
beginning of one of the most vio­
lent phases of the Civil Rights
movement when various racist
groups launched scores of at­
tacks on protesting Blacks.
Meanwhile, de la Beckwith
began the trial, which began in
January, still unrepentant, say­
ingoftheEvers'murder, "I don't
know who killed him and I don't
C8.l"P. "
Blacks, (male )
receiving fewer
doctorates
ASmNGTON, DC - The
number of African Americans re­
ceiving Ph.D.'s has declined by
Doctor id to
inform Black
women Ie
CHAPEL lULL, C - A udy
by U niv rsity of orth Caro-
lina pro or says doctors ap-
pear 1 likely to inform Black
women about the dangers of
moking nd drinking while
pregnant than they are to tell
white women
According to Dr. Milton
Kotelchuck, "It is a vary disturb­
ing finding that all prenatal care
isn't equal." Excessive smoking
and drinking lead to low birth
weight babies. And, Black ba­
bies are twice as likely as white
ones to die before their first
birthday, and low birth weight is
a major risk factor for premature
death.
Dr. Kotelchuck's findings
were published recently in The
American Journal of Public .
Health. .
Major tragedy
brewing in Zaire
n �t �" t, t,
lW�fMBB� 7AlBE.� Ano,
African ion nds 'on' 't ,
verge of a major human tragedy
primarily because of man-made
conditions. The country is the
central African nation of Zaire
(formerly the Congo), and the
impending starvation and ec0-
nomic collapse results from in­
ternal strife produced by a
desperate bid of President
Mobutu Sese Seko to cling to
power. Mobutu came to power­
reportedly with the help of
America's C.l.A. - in 1965.
Since that time he has become
a billionaire by plundering his
minerally rich country, His rule
is now being challenged by oppo­
sition leader Etienne
Tshisekedi.
The power struggle had led to
the virtual collapse of the econ­
omy with inflation running at
over 8,000 percent a year. Chaos
reigns in the country and signs
of starvation have already begun
to appear.
Clinton's
"Comment Line'"
WASIIINGTON, DC - Ameri­
cans desiring to share their
views on government policies
are being urged to can President
Clinton's "Comments Line" -
202-466-1111. White House offi­
cials say the comments on vari­
ous issues are tabulated and
shared with the president.
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for j t a people to d ign
remedy: id J c son City
Counc:ilman Louis Armstrong, a
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Comments about tb plain­
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U.S. District Judge Neal Big­
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Armstrong said he expects
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Jac & the
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Children's Entertainment Com­
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cl ic for children, Jack and th
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city have been cut off for lack of fuel to pow r generator. and
pumping station .
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