European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. December 19, 198$ the stars and stripes Page 5 jury rules for Newton awards $ 19 million Las vegas nov. A a jury wednesday found the Abc television network guilty of defaming entertainer Wayne Newton with broadcasts thai linked him a organized crime and awarded him$19 million in l damages. The jury decided by knew these 1 Ries of 1980-81 broadcasts to be false and that the network and co do Newton fondant Brian Ross and tra Silverman intended to in Jure Newton. Abc producer Paul arc Enburg also was a defendant. The panel awarded Newton $5 million in punitive damages s5 million Tor loss of reputation $7.9 million for loss of income $1,146,750 far loss of future in come and $225,000 for physical and mental suffering. The id member panel deliberated week at the end of an eight week trial. Lawrence Grossman president of by news said the network would a peal. Brian Ross and Ira Sil Vennan Are first rate journalists. We Are confident that icy and Abc news will prevail in a higher court Grossman said in statement released in new York. Attorneys for Newton urged jurors to Send a message to the Media and nation Al broadcasting co. Stockholders by re turning a guilty verdict. The network s lawyers contended that Newton had created his own problems by turning to organized crime figures for help in halting death threats against his family in Early 1980. The jury received the Case dec. 10after Newton s attorney accused the net work of a total absence of institutional conscience and raised anew the idea the broadcasts were designed to Curry favo with tonight show Host Johnny car son. Canon lost out to Newton in a bid to buy the Aladdin hotel and Casino on the Las vegas strip in 1980. Abc attorneys disputed the Carso theory As nonsense and said the stories were developed on the basis of source Sand other information by two of the net work s top newsmen Ross and Silver Man. Abc attorney Floyd Abrams in disclosing arguments said Newton had Cre ated his own problems by turning to crime figures Cuido Penosi and Frank Piccolo for help in Helling death threats against his family. Testimony in the trial showed Newton had turned to Penosi a Man he de scribed As longtime fan for help in solving death threats against his  turned to his Cousin. Piccolo reputedly an East coast mob Boss for help in halting the threats. Penosi and Piccolo were indicted in1981 on charges of trying to extort new ton entertainer Lola Falana and their business manager Mark Moreno. Piccolo was gunned Down in 1981 before he went to trial on the chaises. Penosi was acquitted in two trials in connect icel. Newton was playing Las vegas 36weeks a year at the time the broadcasts aired. He is currently playing about 2 Tot s weeks a year in the desert City. De Lorean acquitted of embezzlement charge Detroit apr John z. Do Lorean was found innocent wednesday of embezzling sb.5 million from his failed sports car Enterprise the second time in 2v years a jury has acquitted the former Auto executive of major criminal charges. Praise cod said de Lorean when the jury fore Man finished announcing the verdicts on 15 counts of fraud and racketeering weeping and wiping his Eye with a handkerchief he hugged his attorneys Howard Wilzman and Juanita Brooks. If convicted of racketeering de Lorean faced up lo20 years in prison. $25,000 in fines and forfeiture of property. The other counts carried lesser  said he hoped to re enter the Auto business. De Lorean said he was angry at whal he said was false testimony and his attorneys said they were considering Legal action against the government. Federal prosecutors argued that de Lorean in 1978funneled $8.5 million invested in his Northern Ireland Enterprise through an escrow account set up by Cpd services inc., a Geneva based corporation allegedly controlled by de Lorean the Money swollen by interest to $9,3 million was withdrawn from the account in 1979 and moved through several european Banks prosecutors , $6.9 million of the Money wound up in de Lorcan s own accounts and was used mainly to repay personal Loans prosecutors said. Defense attorneys argued the Money was Given to Cpd As payment for design work on de Lorcan s sports car performed by group Lotus the British race car manufacturer. Defense attorneys said god was controlled by Colin Chapman Lotus chairman who died in 1982. The defense said the $8.9 million received by Delorean was a legitimate loan involving Chapman. Under the judge s instructions to the jury a finding that the Money was indeed a loan meant a verdict of innocent on All  Lorean a former executive with general motors corp., established de Lorean motor co. In 1975 to build lifetime car with a rust proof stainless skin and Gull Wing doors at a Plant in Belfast Northern Ireland. The Plant built with backing from the British government began producing the sports cars in 1981. It fell into financial difficulty the neat year and col lapsed in october 1982, the month de Lorean was arrested by Fri agents in los Angeles and charge with trying to distribute cocaine Worth $24 million. He was acquitted after a much publicized seven month trial. Censer Given $4,000 in donations after robbery fort Lauderdale Fia. Outraged by a theft of nearly $1,000 in Christmas Money from a Center for the Blind dozens of people rushed to donate thousands of dollars wednesday. This has been a wonderful Day. Our people come in ready to cry and i Tell them Don t cry i m just sitting Here Over whelmed said Sheila Johns director of the Breward county Center for the Blind. By late afternoon she had nearly $4,000in contributions with More pledged. Center staffers were stunned tuesday when they found thai a burglar had pried open their Back door. Gone were funds to pay for ice Cream at next week s Christma parties Money to buy groceries for cooking classes for the Blind and visually impaired and $127 in Cash left by an 84-year-old Blind woman who had lost weight because of illness and needed the Money for new clothes mrs. Johns said. Much of the stolen Money came from Small donations to the Center which has some 800 clients who come for classes counselling and camaraderie. It was horrible Johns said. Stealing from the Blind is As Low As you can  others agreed. It started out As a Spur of the moment thing. We mentioned it the burglary on the air today and a fellow who worked forthe City called in and pledged $100," re counted Sonny Fox a popular morning disc jockey on Why min Hollywood. I matched it and then Banks Busi Nesses people from the Turkey Point nuclear Plant called in. A metro Dade police detective slopped by on his Way to Nof so of Santa makes off with toys Newark Calif. A a Man disguised himself As Santa Taus walked into two fire stations and stole $100 Worth of Christmas toys collected for poor children authorities said wednesday. We were a Little suspicious because this Guy came in Here and never said hoho to " said firefighter Tony Council of Sta Tion i. Station 2 also was burglarized in this City 30 piles South of san Francisco. Connell said the impostor came to the station about noon tuesday and told him he came for the toys for tots presents. In the program donors bring new unwrapped toys to the fire departments which collect them for the marines who intern distribute them to needy children. Connell said he also was leery of Thissie. Nick because the marines had just picked up a Load of toys the Day before. But he told us he knew one of the firefighters and recited the names of his wife and kids so we thought he was of he said. When Connell told the Santa there were a few presents in the station fire fighters from nearby station 2 overheard and said there were More at their station and provided Santa with directions. Santa got away with a total of about 100 in toys police said. Police investigator Rich Sevilla said he is treating the Case like a burglary. A zip a Dee Doo Dah Christmas work to give $20," Fox said in less than three hours the station had$1,800 in pledges. The fort Laud Crdal City employee who said his City Job i painting lines brought in a $100 Bill. Fox  Miles at Florida Power and Light s Turkey Point Nudera Plant said employees had collected some $400. Johns added that Many other people who had read about or heard of the Bur Glary came to the Center. We just have a Little Agency and Wil this much Money i can do this project and that  Sands of Lime in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec 19, 1946 president Truman promised that the United slates would not interfere in chinese internal affairs an that . Troop strength in China would be reduced to 12,000 from 113.000. 30 years ago today. Dec. 19, 1956 in answer to speculation that the United sum planned to reduce troop strength in Europe to gel soviet forces out of Eastern Europe Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said divisions in Europe might be Stream lined but not lessened. 20 years ago today. Dec. 19. 1966 the United nation sin new York endorsed by acclamation Man s first International Law reserving the Moon and outer space for peaceful uses Only. The treaty awaited ratification by five governments. 10 years ago today. Dec 19,1976 italian Loviema Werdina Delaurentiis $24 million remake of the 1932 Daric King Kong opened Wilh a worldwide i Plain