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t-OCCl 0 Bradenton Herald Rlday December 6 1996 tv Florida Civil rights official: St Petersburg needs outside help Two separate nights of violence rocked much of south St Petersburg spurred by the shooting death of a black teenager Ass oclstsd Pum ST PETERSBURG Although a report lent expected for everal months the head of a federal civil rights panel that investigated two nights of racial unrest says it's clear the city needs outside help to get through its turbulent time An advisory committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights took testimony this week from residents city officials and religious leaders to help solve the race problems Two nights of violence rocked much of south St Petersburg in October and November The unrest followed the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer and the arrest of members of a local radical group the day a grand Jury report wu released clearing the officer think someone get In commission chairwoman Mary Frances Berry said after the hearings concluded Wednesday "Clearly a big Job to be done in that Police Chief Darrel Stephens wasn't giving interviews Thursday And Mayor David Fischer did not return phone calls seeking comment During the hearings Berry asked the chief about discontent and mistrust of police by black residents "I dont believe heard from it's important i to help the chief of that the entire Stephens said adding that some supporters were afraid to speak out far fear of retaliation Those Issues included a lack of Job training and business opportunity depressed The first night of unrest occurred Oct 24 after 18-year-old TyRon Lewis was killed the second was Nov 13 after the officer wu cleared by a grand Jury More than 60 homes and businesses were burned and damaged totaled in the millions of dollars ties in on economically port of the city Fischer apologised for not recognising all of the city's problems we hod left out sane of the pieces during his effort to revitalise neighborhoods over the past four years a big "The city was making a move yet left out sane of the bii of the he said "And it Miami leaders cut budget by $34 million MANNY GARCIA and JOSEPH TANFANI KnightflridurNuwepapufu The FINAL DAYS of The Biggest Close-Out in Buick's history continues at Conley Buick Conley Buick Discounts Plus Huge Rebates! 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