European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. June 25, 1986 it s official . Is largest debtor nation Washington the United states became the world s largest debtor country in 1985, inc first time America has dipped into the status of a net debtor since the Early part of the Century Ibe government reported tuesday. Simply slated the numbers mean for Eigners now own More . Investments than americans have in foreign invest ments. The Commerce department said the country s International investment Posi Tion was t negative $107.4 billion at the end of the year. This marked a dramatic turnaround from the country s position at the end of1984, when the United states enjoyed a surplus on its investments of 14.4 Bil lion. This was a revision from an earlier report thai had put the 1984 surplus at 128.2 billion. While officials have been saying for More than a year thai the United Stales probably became a net debtor in 1985. Tuesday s report marked the Tost official confirmation. It also put the actual debt at a higher amount than had been estimated. Last year the . Debt surpassed Hose of the developing countries of Bra Zil and Mexico which each owe around s100 billion. There is disagreement Over just Bow serious an economic problem u presented by the country s new debtor ital Trade balances by Numa import m a Tan As. President Reagan by Slid toe Dott b not cause Lor concern Jedi bit bowl tie strength or the ims. Leo Nuiry because of the Large number Orbr Tupen who want to in Vest in in some private economist however cad toe debt status worrisome. Try a it could induce americans fund try at jiving us the United state has to aeon Knott and More Money Cut near to pay in text on foreign investments. Concerns also have been oiled that and urge foreign investment in ibis country carries the threat thai the a Economy win become hostage to the whims of for eign investors of or same reason Fomb in decided they did not wit to Bol american investments anymore a in Terest rates could be forced up  the country into a Rece Toon. The new report said american Imen menu overseas totalled $952.4 a Trioa atthe end of 1985, an increase of 6 percent Over 1984. Foreign investment in the United states however totalled jl.059 trillion at the end of last year a jump of ie.6 percent Over the i984fifttre. The United Stales we net debtor through Maeh of the 19th Century european investment helped America pm incr inc new land. A study by the Brook ing Institute showed the country bad foreign debt of 12.7 billion in 1197 and Only a slightly smaller $12 Baa in 1914. Vets fail to oust Hayden from Calif. Assembly Sacramento Calif apr vet Erans groups have failed in an attempt to oust anti War activist Tom Hayden from the stale Assembly because of his visit 10 the communist capital of Hanoi during the Vietnam War the Assembly voted 41-36 thai a motion by assemblyman Gil Ferguson to Dis qualify Hayden for office was out of order. All 41 yes Vales came from democrats and the 36 no votes came from 32 Republican and four conservative democrats. Ferguson a Republican who retired after 26 years in the Marine corps said that Hayden was not a simple War pro tester ,. Tom Hayden was a  he contended thai the state Constitution disqualifies from government any one who advocates the. Support of a for eign government against the United slates in the event of  Hayden a founder of students for a democratic society now serving his second term in the Assembly said he had made mistakes during his protest of the 1960s, but they were made out of honest rage not servitude to a foreign  i am a patriotic american said Hayden a Santa Monica Democrat who is manned to actress Jane Fonda. No narrow minded bigot can trip that away from  said Hayden visited North Vietnam in 1965 at the invitation of that l government handmade propaganda broadcasts Over radio Hanoi that were used in the psychological War against our Ameri can troops and pow Hayden said he went to North Viet Jim Laos cambo m Dia and South Viet Hayden Naro partially because "1 was one of the few american with contacts to All the parties in the dispute. I was told 1 could play a role in getting prisoner released he did bring out three prisoners of War in 1967 and said he facilitated the release of others later. He released a Telegram signed by then Secretary of stale Dean Rusk in 1967 telling state department officials to avoid Public comment on Hayden s role in the release Bui to thank Hay Den privately for his role in facilitating evacuation from  judicial panel upholds court ruling against Falwell Sacramento. Calif. Fuji the Rev. Jerry Falwell must pay $5,000 to a homosexual activist who sued the evangelist far reneging an an offer during � Sacramento television appearance a three judge panel ruled. The Superior court panel monday rejected Falwell s Appeal of a lower court order issued in favor of Jerry Joan a homosexual activist and min ister. Sloan bad confronted Falwell an a 1984 television Shew for saying on his old time gospel hour program that there would be rejoicing in Hea Ven when the predominantly Homo sexual metropolitan Community Church was annihilated. Falwell denied having made the statement and said that s an absolute lie. And 111give you $5,000if you can produce that  Sloan late produced a tape of fal Well saying thank god this vile and satanic system referring to the metropolitan Community Church will one Day be utterly annihilated and there will be a Celebration in heaven last september a municipal court judge concluded Falwell owed so tithe $3,000 he had offered him. But Falwell s lawyer argued in the Appeal that Sloan s attorney had tried to play on the judge s natural prejudice As a jew by likening the file i Sloan agreement to a contract decided in a los Angeles court Between Auschwitz survivor and the Institute for historical review. The Institute had been ordered to pay the survivor 550,000 because it had promised to pay that sum to anyone who could prove nazis had gassed jews in their concentration Camps. The appellate panel that reviewed the Sacramento decision said the court record showed no evidence of prejudice against Falwell who be came prominent As Leader of tse Mora majority. In upholding the order the panel also directed i Feu and his old time gospel hour Topay an additional 52,875 in attorney fees and sanctions for prosecuting this frivolous  Weldon Reeves Falwell slav memo lawyer said it was undetermined what further Legal Steps. If any Falwell would late. Mildly retarded Man executed after appeals fail Jackson a. A a Man whose death sen tence Drew prompts from Rock Sun and mental Retar Dation groups was executed for murder tuesday in Georgia i electric chair after his attorneys lost an 11 the hour bid fora stay Jerome Bowden was pronounced dead at 10 13 a.m., about eight minutes after the electrocution began and about 30 minutes after the . Supreme court rejected his final Appeal. "1 would like to thank the people of this institution for taking such Good care of me As they have be said in his final statement. I Hope that by my execution being carried out 1 Hope it will bring some Light to this thing that it  the state Board of pardons and paroles bad sus Pended Bowden s execution just hours before it was to take place last tuesday. But the Board withdrew the suspension monday after deciding that the convicted killer although slightly retarded knew the difference Between right and wrong. While Bowden was an death watch at the Georgia diagnostic and classification Center Bis attorneys filed an Appeal monday with the supreme court to Slop the execution. The court tuesday turned Down the Appeal on a vote of 7-2, with justices William j. Brennan and Thurgood Marshall voting to spare his life. Bowden 33, was convicted in 1976 of murdering is year old Kathryn Stryker who was beaten with the barrel of a Pellet gun during a robbery at her borne in Columbus. An accomplice Jamet Graves received a life sen tence in the Case. Bowden made a statement to prison officials tues Day that he s scared he understands what s going on according to Fred Steeple spokesman for the Georgia department of correction. The live member pardons Board decided that Bow Den knew the difference Between right and wrong atthe rime of the commissioner the crime sad that be knows the nature of the crime chairman Wayne Snow or. Said. Our report Juggerud that he was not psychotic of a Sociopath. Add says he Falls into the Range of being very close to mildly retarded Snow to. Do ing latest tests indicate Bawden has a Vernl in of 71, a non verbal in of 62 and a full scale in of 65. Bowden a execution Drew opposition from Rock Nan including sting Lou Reed and the Irish band. Us. The stars were in Atlanta earlier this month for a Tad organization Atn Ising concert for the human rights Sty International Rai Oest Bowden s execution was the seventh in Georgia since 1983, when the stale resumed the death penalty