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TwynunrmiTp I sa apat CLASSIFIED 6BR DEATHS 5BR FOR YOUR INFORMATION 5BR HE SECTION FRIDAY JANUARY 181991 f- JJm nnJ 0X iiCiami Herald nttfris rw I IMU i If il KlJlill i Uilll i liUllli Jurors acquit music assigned somber duty Navy man to tell families of death injury i When the United States invaded Panama he told a Sunrise couple their son had been wounded but would live When the USS Iowa exploded in 1989 killing 47 sailors Boyce brought news of death to two families He remembers knocking on a the family no way to he said Thursday thankful there had been no visits to make on the first day of war no way to As commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Fort Lauderdale Boyce has two officers and several sailors ready to help if xf A i I- I 1 v- PLEASE SEE NAVY 4BR 4 V) 4- 4 -1 time and territory demand But if possible he will take just one companion and he will be the one who knocks on the door There is no way to describe the difficulty and pain Boyce said wish I had the he said kids are about that age I suffer from Boyce has suffered before oYfO US AM 'l PEACE MARCHERS: Demonstrators walk in front of the Federal day some passersby made obscene gestures at the anti-war pro-Courthouse on Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale on Thurs- testers during the lunch-hour demonstration protesters get rude welcome Anti-war By DOUGLAS KALAJIAN Herald Staff Writer It is the worst duty the one US Navy Cmdr Richard Boyce will take before he sends anyone else If any sailor from his South Florida district is injured or killed in the Persian Gulf the news will come to Boyce from Washington DC and he will carry it home to Students watch history unfold News of war replaces lessons By MARILYN MARKS And PETER WHORISKEY Herald Staff Writers News came to Louise seventh-grade geography class at 10:45 am Thursday as the students were in the midst of a debate about war and peace Someone stopped in the room and whispered to Ball says Iraqi tanks are surrendering to the she reported to the silent class at Lauderhill Middle School shouted one gleeful student Ball calmed the excited classroom and explained softly: Not yet Throughout Broward on Thursday tests and textbooks lay idle as the guts of history spilled from the television and students described their feelings and fears At Lauderhill Middle School students listened to The Star Spangled Banner At Coral Springs High School they wrote letters to soldiers serving in the Persian Gulf At Parkway Middle School they tied yellow ribbons around trees and gates and hung them on classroom doors are not pushing work said Bruce Wagar principal at Coral Springs High Spiked with images of rocketry deserts and an embattled president network updates engrossed adolescent minds But iust as coverage turned to expert analysis some teachers cut short the broadcasts and pushed students into their own discussions Alternately giddy and somber with the news of war students analyzed maps of the Middle East and discussed strategy In Jeffrey eighth-grade class at Parkway Middle they oohed and aahed as American Tomahawk missiles appeared on the screen Down the hall in Tad history class the eighth-graders simply stayed in their seats when the bell rang at the end of class New facts about the invasion were coming from television and the students SUPPORT: A yellow ribbon is tied around a lock at Cooper City High PLEASE SEE CHILDREN 4BR 1 I 1 I i I group Obscenity campaign ends By DEXTER FILKINS Herald Staff Writer The yearlong Broward County campaign to stamp out dirty music ended quickly Thursday when a jury took just 20 minutes to acquit rock group Too Much Joy of obscenity charges After the verdict assistant state attorney John Countryman said his office would drop similar charges against Hollywood nightclub owner Ken Gerringer think our chances of success are said Countryman who prosecuted Too Much Joy would be asking the jury to disagree with two previous juries on the same set of The three New York rockers who make up Too Much Joy Tim Quirk Sandy Smallens and Jay Blu-menfield reacted to the verdict with happiness and criticism feel said Quirk 25 the lead singer are so many people out there who think they know best for Quirk said this shows that if you give people a chance they will do the right Their case was one of five brought by Broward County authorities and involving the same album As Nasty as They Wanna Be by the South Florida rock group 2 Live Crew Prosecutors finished with mixed results The campaign began in June after a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale ruled that As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene Later that month Broward sheriffs deputies arrested three members of 2 Live Crew for playing their songs at Club Futura owned by Gerringer Too Much Joy and Gerringer were arrested at the same club Aug 11 following a performance in which the band played six songs from 2 Live album In October Fort Lauderdale record store owner Charles Freeman was convicted of selling a copy of As Nasty As They Wanna Be to PLEASESEE OBSCENITY 2BR BSO pays $250000 to widow Sum settles case of drowned man By NEIL ROLAND Herald Staff Writer In one of its most expensive court settlements in recent years the Broward Sheriffs Office has agreed to pay $250000 to the wife of a Fort Lauderdale man who drowned seven years ago while in police custody in the Everglades James Moore of Fort Lauderdale was with four deputies in a small aluminum boat at a fishing camp when the boat capsized in January 1984 Moore 39 had been arrested and handcuffed None of the deputies were hurt Under the lawsuit settlement approved Jan 10 by Broward Circuit Judge Patricia Cocalis the office did not acknowledge wrongdoing The $250000 payment was made to wife Wanda by the sheriffs insurance company sheriffs spokesman Maj Ralph Page said The deputies involved in arresting Moore worked for former Sheriff George Brescher who was succeeded by Nick Navarro in January 1985 was an accidental case Page said lawyer Anton Rebalko did not return numerous phone messages In recent years there has been only one jury award against the sheriffs office greater than the amount of the Moore settlement A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale awarded Willie Hill of Pompano Beach $443000 in 1989 after finding that a deputy used excessive I Rep Clay Shaw on anfi-war demonstrators because we think war is Some said being anti-war does not mean being anti-American or anti-soldier just feel so bad when people come by and think against our said Trudy Monaco 43 of Plantation Monaco way to for the job 4 4 I i se- A JOE RIMKUS JR Miami Herald Staff marched despite knee surgery two days before She said she felt obligated to protest on behalf of her children agree Saddam Hussein needs to be gotten rid of but not with a world she said One local radio disc jockey said anti-war calls have stopped ringing in his offices Requests for the anti-war song Give Peace a Chance have also tapered off seems to be symbolic of the peace movement which getting much support said Bill Tanner morning disc jockey and PLEASESEE PROTEST 4BR Operation Homefront and the Red Cross will provide low-interest loans and grants to those facing mounting bills The Red Cross will help free up benefits when federal red tape becomes tangled How can I receive free counseling? Call Operation Homefront the Red Cross or the Multipurpose Center Each has a team of social workers doctors and psychiatrists Is it safe to fly within the United States? Airport security managers and law enforcement officers say they PLEASESEE ANSWERS 4BR WAR SUPPORTER: From a scaffold of a building being erected across the street construction worker Glenn Hicks shouts defiantly at peace marchers in front of the courthouse on Thursday They re like politicians They show up when the TV cameras show up and they leave when the TV cameras leave By CHARLES EHECKER And JAMES McCARTY Herald Staff Writers War has begun So what does the peace movement do now? message has changed said A1 Millman of the South Florida Peace Coalition not peace stopping the Millman and other anti-war protesters are forced to admit the failure of efforts to prevent war in the Persian Gulf But the beginning of war is not the end of the peace movement they say think the said Arlyne Goodwin coordinator of Broward Citizens for Peace and Justice Goodwin and about 75 peace protesters some dressed in the tie-dyed garb of the '60s took to the streets of downtown Fort Lauderdale Thursday for a lunchtime protest With war already raging the group took a bit of harassment As the protesters carried antiwar placards in front of the Federal Courthouse on Broward Boulevard some passers-by made obscene gestures Across the street construction workers scrawled a message on cardboard in support of the military strike on Iraq: million dead Iraqis plus US Occupation Equals and are 4 America Not Against Bush! George the workers shouted in unison From his office inside the building US Rep Clay Shaw R-Fort Lauderdale scoffed at the anti-war demonstrators like he said show up when the TV cameras show up and they leave How can I locate relatives friends stationed in the Mid- die East? The Pentagon has set up special hot lines to tell relatives where soldiers are stationed Have their names ranks and serial numbers ready Army: (703) 614-0739 Navy: (800) 255-3808 Marines: (800) 523-2694 Air Force: (800) 253-9276 How can I send messages to soldiers? The Pentagon has ordered the Red Cross to stop sending all nonemergency messages to the desert Messages can be sent for births deaths or serious injuries in immediate families or when child- Need help? Want crisis aid when the TV cameras Goodwin said antj-war protesters seek publicity to spread their message but do not fade when the camera lights dim want media attention but not just there for the she said there to help? tHONiNUMBERSI Red Cross: 581-4221 Veterans Multipurpose Center: 523-7660 523-7633 646-8387 Operation Homefront: 486-4485 or 486-8957 care plans at home break down Call the Red Cross offers free fax service to soldiers in the Gulf Contact local Phone Centers Can I still send care packages to the desert? The Pentagon stopped delivering them Wednesday Those mailed after Wednesday will be I returned The restrictions could be lifted by March Letters will still be delivered If a ground war begins how will I be able to receive information about casualties? Call the Pentagon locator numbers The Red Cross also will help So will the Veterans Multipurpose Center How can I donate blood? Call Uie Red Cross The agency has two Broward donation centers: in Davie at 2855 University Dr and in Plantation at 4101 NW Fourth St Red Cross organizers say blood donated to other agencies may not reach the region How can families of soldiers receive financial help? By SCOTT HIGHAM Herald Staff Writer Since the war started in the Persian Gulf people have made thousands of calls seeking information Following are some of the key questions being asked with answers provided by the Pentagon police departments and public agencies What can I do to help? Social service agencies are asking for volunteers The American Red Cross and the South Florida Veterans Multipurpose Center are signing up doctors lawyers lawn workers psychiatrists baby sitters and housekeepers anyone who can help families of soldiers Operation Homefront also needs PLEASESEE SETTLE 2BR 4 yj I.