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striking. In 1991, the last year comparative numbers were available, the nonprofit union made $20.5 million. That was 78 percent more money than the $11.5 million in net profits claimed by all 26 baseball teams that year, according to a study paid for by the players and owners. A lot of the union's recent windfall came from the fans. Every time a fan buys baseball cards, a trickle of money called a "licensing fee" flows back to the union.

See STRIKE, Page 7A in tier Jtiome Civil rights legend injured, robbed STROKES? ARCHER AND CLINTON throw wealth BY MIKE MCGRAW And Charles R.T. Crumpley Kansas City Star Kansas City, Mo. With only 1,100 members, the striking Major League Baseball Players Association is a pip-squeak compared to the 1.5-million-member Teamsters Union. But in terms of wealth, it is the Rolls-Royce of American labor. Last year alone, the union's net assets doubled to $120 million.

That was after they doubled the previous i rr 1 wish each other good luck at the first i Yi by Stephen Jones, cecil angel and l.a. johnson Detroit Free Press Staff Writers Civil rights legend Rosa Parks was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital after being assaulted during a break-in Tuesday night at her home on Detroit's near west side. Parks, 81, suffered bruises to the right side of her face and her chest in the attack, which took place about 8:15 p.m., according to a hospital spokesman. She was in good condition. One or two men broke in the rear door of her two-story home at 8:15 p.m., punched her in the face, robbed her of an unknown amount of money and left, said police and neighbors.

Parks made history in 1955 when she was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, city bus. That incident, which launched a bus boycott, is considered the spark that ignited the civil rights movement. Several dozen people gathered outside Parks' home in the 9300 block of Wildmere. At least 10 police officers arrived to interview potential witnesses and to try to follow the assailant with a tracking dog. Parks, wearing a red bathrobe, was A into hardball duel year.

No other American union comes close when comparing net assets per member. The Teamsters, for instance, recently posted $87 in net assets per member. But at the start of the year, the players union boasted a whopping $109,000 for every member. A review of financial reports on file with the Department of Labor reveals that the players union, locked in a baseball strike since Aug. 12, may be as financially powerful as the teams it is tee Tuesday as Mink Meadows Golf "He said he was blessed to get off good shots on the first and 10th tees when all the media was watching," Archer's press secretary Cliff Russell said.

"It was a great time. He had a great golf outing." So, apparently, did the presi 3 a 11 August 31, 1994 cents outside 6-county metropolitan area) cents in metro area (call 1-313-222-6500) Rosa Parks is revered as the mother of the civil rights movement. She refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus in 1955. able to walk out to the waiting ambulance. She was seated in a wheelchair for the trip to Receiving, holding her right hand to her forehead.

Neighbors called out, "We love you, Mrs. Parks." Parks answered, "I love you," before leaving, said Annette Pointer. "Anyone who would do something like that to her is sick. I was in tears. I'm outraged," she said.

Neighbor Beatrice Lander said it was an awful crime. "She could have moved to Royal Oak, she could have moved anywhere but she chose to live with us." Parks used to walk the block without any fear, Lander said. Neighbor Robert Phillips said he was summoned to Parks' house by her assistant, Elaine Steele, who also lives close by. The back door was kicked in, See PARKS, Page 6A NEW WAVE i With better weather Monday and Tuesday, many more Cubans shoved off for 1 Florida. The U.S.

Coast Guard picked up 1,234 Cubans by 6 p.m. Tuesday, raising the number rescued jthis month to almost 19,000. "None of the endgames augurs well for U.S. interests," admits the study, "Storm Warnings for Cuba," which was released Tuesday. The advice to stand firm against Havana comes as the Clinton administration prepares to meet with Cuban See CUBA, Page 6A out the city.

"I begged and pleaded to get my son in here because this is such a great place to be. And now, I expect great things." Robeson, an African-centered school, relocated from a small building on Eureka near 7 Mile and Conant to the former St. Frances Home for Boys on Fenkell near Linwood. The first day of classes for the Detroit Public Schools' 161,000 students also brought the usual bus scheduling problems, plus a major snag at Detroit's new High School of Commerce and Business Administration on See School Page 2A i U.S. told to expect harsh chaos in Cuba TEE OFF WILFREDO LEEAssociated Press Club pro Tim Spring looks on.

dent. At one point, Clinton yelled as drive veered toward the woods, "Come back around." Heeding the presidential directive, the ball curved left and plopped onto the fairway, 210 yards out. Pleased, the president spun on his heels and gave a high-five to Archer. Archer rode in Clinton's cart for holes. Aside from golf, they discussed health care, the 1996 presidential election and the newly passed crime bill, Russell said.

First day is BY MARGARET TRIMER-HARTLEY And Joan Richardson Free Press Education Writers Long lines, back-to-school jitters and a few rolls of carpeting on the front lawn didn't dampen the spirits of parents and students Tuesday at Detroit's newly relocated Paul Robeson Academy. Except for those of Donald Coleman II, that is. The 4-year-old son of Detroit Board of Education President April Howard Coleman and her husband, 36th District Judge Donald Coleman, was not happy. "I don't want to go to school," the kindergarTter sobbed, clinging to his Mayor, president stay the course and prove to be closely matched BY CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS Free Press Washington Staff WASHINGTON Cuba is drifting toward a period of heightened repression or even uncontrolled violence, and the United States has little choice but to brace for the worst, according to a new study commissioned by the Defense Department. Meaningful political and economic reform under President Fidel Castro remains highly unlikely, despite U.S.

vows to respond favorably to such moves, possibly by gradually lifting sanctions, the study said. The study, conducted for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by the RAND Corp. an independent think-tank, concludes that Washington should maintain most aspects of its three-decade embargo of Cuba while taking steps to contain any chaos that may ensue. Bill Clinton and Dennis Archer by Nancy costello Free Press Staff Writer he score was 87-86 but President Bill Clinton and Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer won't say who won the golf game Tuesday on Mar tha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Archer, on his first extended holiday since taking office in Janu- ary, joined a collection of rich-and-famous foursomes Clinton has hosted while vacationing this week.

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father's leg. "Don't worry. You'll be OK," Donald Coleman comforted. "You were all excited this morning, just remember that. School will be good." In the bustle around them, parents and students hugged, clapped and chattered about the opening of school.

"They could have set up tents on the grass to teach my kid, and I'd have been happy today," said Karen Massin-gille, whose son Antoine started third grade at the school of choice, which like others applications from through-.