San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 2000 Page: 1 of 10
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Elian is an illegal alien,
should be with father
East Side residents feel strongly
about Elian Gonzalez, the 6 year old
boy who was being cared for rela-
tives in Miami, about the youth be-
ing returned to his father.
Elian is the Cuban boy who has
disrupted the flow of business in
little Havana and the rest of.Miami.
But New York Congressman
Charles Rangel said dutt America is
operating under a double standard
on immigration issues.
The truth is that Elian is an illegal
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and everybody in the country knows
that he would be treated differently
if he were a Dominican kid or a M
exican kid," said Rangel.
Rangel, a close friend to former
San Antonian Percy Sutton, was in
the Alamo City to raise money for
the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee. "I can't find
anybody who understands the 11th
Circuit Court Decision which is
keeping him here," the Congressman
said.
Rangel pointed out that some good
may come out.of the Elian Gonzalez
saga. It will force the United States
to re-evaluate its official relationship
with Cuba.
"Many Americans are going to ask
why we have a more difficult rela-
tionship with a few million Cubans
than we do with more than a billion
communist in China," he said.
Rangel said he welcomed Republi-
can calls for Congressional hearings
on the Elian GnrasAea. iarne. heauwe
many Americans do not remember
why there is an embargo with Cuba
or why the country is officially an-
gry with Fidel Castro.
"When we invaded Grenada, lots of
people thought we were invading
Spain," Rangel recalls. "People don't
remember what's wrong with Cuba."
Rangel pointed out that Americans
need to work morcclosely with forces
inside Cuba because what direction
Cuba will take when Castro dies is
unclear. •
"Fidel Castro has outlived many
American presidents. If he dies and
Cubans start flooding in on the shores
of Florida, will we treat them like we
treated the Haitians?" •
The Coast Guard stopped a boat
foil Haitians and turned them around,
forcing the Haitians toietum to Haiti.
But fore some reason, the Cubans
believe this boy should be with
relatives and not his father. Cuba
may not be a suitable place to live,
but that is not our decision. That
decision is left to his fother, the lone
parent in this case since Elian's
mother drowned trying to tyiter this
country illegally.
Plaque Dedicated: CityCouncilmanMarioSalasandothersdedicatedaplaqueattheBaibaraJordan Center Pictured
Plaque dedication at the Barbara Jordan Center
On April 22, Councilman Mario
Salas unveiled a plaque to recognize
the Organizations United for Eastside
Development (OUED) for their
untiringeffomio secure iwftinding
for the Barbara Jordan Community
Center.
The center was opened on Novem-
ber 6, 1983 while Joe Webb repre-
sented district 2 on the City Council.
OUED members on hand for the
dedication were John H. Sanders,
Peggy X, and Tommy ”TC" Calveit.
Councilman Salas, served OUED as
public information officer, gave the
opening remarks. He reflected on
the positive leadership demonstrated
by those present and those who have
gone on to eternal rest. <
OUED President John H. Sanders,
Jr. and Tommy "TC" Calvert, OUED
community organizer, reminded the
audience about the struggle. They
were in agreement that the center
wqas built because the people be-
lieved in the project and there would
be no opposition to the name of
Barbara Jordan, a Texan who had a
national statue as the Congress-
woman from Houston during the
Watergate Impeachment Hearings.
The late Rick Greene, Bettye Roberts,
- Lillian Sutton Taylor, Rev. Christo-
pher Griffin, Alvon Armstead,
Waddell Bohman and Rev. Elmyra
Willis were remembered for their
specific contributions. It was a con-
sensus that OUED Vice President
Rick Greene was the comsummate
leader and organizer. His death ear-
lier this year was a tremendous loss
to the eastside community.
Funeral services were held Monday
for a 16 year old youth who was shot
to death.
Lavalle Perkins, a student at
Highland High School, died from a
self inflicted gun shot wound to the
mouth. Reports say the youth killed
himself in front of his sisters.
Funeral services were held at Tree
Mount Temple Baptist Church with
Rev. A. Brown, officiating.
Lavalle was bom on April 2, 1984
in San Antonio to Lavalle Gilbert
and Shirley Perkins Stevenson.
He attended the public schools of
this city. He was involved m many
sports activities; football, softball,
and basketball.
He is survived by his mother,
Shirley Stevenson; father, Lavalle
Gilbert; sisters, Tamika Perkins and
Katherine Perkins; brother, Adrian
Perkins; grandmothers, Alma
Perkins and Elouise Gilbert; grand-
father, Louis Perkins; stepfather,
John Stevenson; stepsister, Trinidad
Teen Arrested In
D.C.
Zoo Shooting
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy in
the shooting of seven young people
at the National Zoo that stunned
visitors to one of the capital's most
{popular tourist attractions.
The teen was taken into custody 24
hours after the shooting at the home
of a relative Northeast Washington,
Assistant Police Chief Terrance
Gainer said. He was apprehended
without incident, and a shotgun was
recovered at the scene, Gainer said.
Stevenson and other relatives.
Interment was in Meadowlawn
Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Sutton Sutton
Mortuary.
He was charged with assault with
intent to kill.
Officials had said the weapon used
in the shootings was most likely a
9mm handgun, but none was found.
Gainer said he believed ammuniotion
used in a 9mm handgun was recov-
ered.
The investigation into the shootings
continued, but we're still operating
under the presumption there was one
gunman, one gun.
The shootings prompted calls today
from local and federal officials for
stricter gun controls, but they in-
sisted the National Zoo and the
capital's other tourist attractions are
safe.
Delbert and another Zulu were living up this past weekend at the Taste of New Orleans. Photo by Lacey. Courtesy
of the Observer.
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