European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Paga 7 pal auction brings in $200,000 fort Mill . Api helped by he faithful the financially troubled pal ministry raised about$200,000 saturday by auctioning thousands of items. An antique car sold tar $27,000 and an air conditioned Doghouse fetched 14.500. I think it s Worth about 1800," said Jerry Craw Ford a Salinas calif., building contractor who bought the Doghouse and then gave it Back for resale. I did t buy it to keep said Crawford a regular pal contributor i did it because i believe in  some of the items came from the executive office Sand Penthouse suite used by Jim Bakker who resigned As pal chairman March 19 after admitting to a 1980sexual tryst with a Church Secretary and turned the ministry Over to the Rev. Jerry Falwell. The Doghouse came from the Bakker Home bul was hardly used by the family s pet because the air conditioning made the building rumble pal officials said. Falwell announced Friday that the ministry had raised $3.5 million toward us goal of $10 million byway 31 and $25 million in 90 Days. While pal executives say they Are optimistic Abou the ministry s future they Are facing a Shon term Cash crunch. They need Quick Cash. Pal officials had hoped to raise $500,000 from the auction but Falwell said about $200,000 was generated. Falwell reached by Telephone at his Lyn Friburg a. Home said saturday night that he was not disappointed with the auction total. I thin k some of them pal officials had dreams of grandeur that were not based on facts Faiwell said referring to the $500,000 goal. Two Hundred thou Sand dollars will pay a Tot of  the staccato voiced auctioneer could be hear throughout inc heritage Village Church auditorium where the Sale was held. Auction officials said about900 people purchased $ 1 tickets for the bidding. The restored 1927 Franklin car Complete with a rumble Seal was bought by Fred Day of Pineville,., who said he had his Eye on it since seeing it displayed on main Street in pal s heritage us Atheme Park a year ago. "1 bought it to resell it said Day. I Tove pal but this was strictly a business  Richard Manlove 45, of Seaford del., and his wife Kathy bought inc first major personal item offered thai was used by one of the batters. They paid $625 for a while French provincial desk with a. Leather top a former pal employee and his son Check out Jim and Tammy Bilker s air conditioned Doghouse. That was in Tammy Faye Backer s office. It s just the fact that it was her desk and had some thing to do with the bakkers Manlove said. We love them. We re not Happy with what happened but that s the Way things happen sometimes. I believe this places going to  other items that brought Large prices included a 25-foot Motorboat that went for $10,500, a replica of a Frederic Remington sculpture for $3,000, a Copper Cash Register at $1,050 and a 6-fool Copper and brass Giraffe thai stood in Bakker s office. It brought in $2,900 from Bud Brown of Charlotte  We just wanted a memento of this whole event said Brown. Laura Whyley a pal executive assistant who helped organize inc auction said about 20 percent of the items were donated specifically for the Sale. At the last minute pal officials offered a weekend in the presidential suite of the heritage grand hotel where the Bauters stayed for a Lime. Lloyd Parker of Atlanta who said he has contributed More than $24,000 to pal paid $1,025 for the weekend in the suite which contains Gold plate plumbing fixtures and a 50-foot-Long closet As Well As three bedrooms of docs a living room a formal dining room and full Kitchen i m going to bring my family said Parker who owns Parker Glass co. We enjoy doing things  Jane Schmidt a teacher of pc school children in Waxhaw ., said she came to the auction to pick up some sculpture for her House because i know they had Ralty Good  soviets re eco linking civil rights to increased Trade Seattle a american and so Viet officials clashed at a sister cities con Ference Over linking human rights to in creased Trade Between the two countries. Rep. John Miller r-wash., a member of the House foreign Trade and human rights subcommittees said human rights religious Liberty Freedom to Emi grate were major issues. If vie n going to have a realistic Dis Cussion of Trade we in going to have to discuss these issues Miller said during a forum at the second annual  Siller cities conference which ended saturday. Over the past decade Trade Tje tween the United states and the soviet Union amounted Touboul 10 percent the Trade the United slates has with Taiwan Leav ing plenty of room for growth. Miller said. He said he favored Trade talks at such forums As the annual gathering of May ors and other municipal officials from the two countries. Bul Vladimir Chibi Rev of the soviet Trade ministry said linking the Issue was  such an approach is tantamount to intervention in the internal affairs of the soviet Union which is unacceptable to us Chibi Rev said. The soviets can do without America As a trading partner but this does not mean that we do not want to expand Trade relationships with he United Stales he said. Yuri Prokofiev Secretary of the mos cow City Council said an argument Sim Ilar to Miller s could be made against the United slates. "1 might put to you the que lion Why did i see five people spend last night on the Streel outside this hotel?1 " he said. I Don t think it was because they liked the fresh air. You would t see that happen i Moscow he added. Both soviets said religious Freedom Isa Basic right in the soviet Union. Chibi Rev said immigration restrictions had been eased in recent months an Prokofiev said a jewish group recently received permission to open a Kosher restaurant in Moscow with food from the United states but both denied there was any link to Trade. Habitual criminal gets More than 500 years new Orleans up1 a Man known to police As the toe sucker for his fetish of sucking on women s toes after breaking into heir apartments and raping them was sentenced to More than 500 years in prison for his habit. Arthur Smith 32, of new Orleans was sentenced Friday to four life terms plus 141 years for attacks on four women at three housing projects earlier this year. Court officials said Smith faces a june 2 rial on seven other rape charges. Smith who was released from slate prison in april 1986 for an aggravated rape conviction was convicted tuesday of four counts of aggravated rape two counts of aggravated burglary two counts of crime against nature and one count of attempted burglary. The charges stemmed from attacks be tween Jan. 2 and Jan. 16. Smith wus arrested feb. 2 alter a woman who had begun staying up All night in Hopes of catching the project rapist spotted him climbing a pipe to a second floor Balcony. Police searching Smith s car and Home found jewelry taken from the rape Vic Tims and a Small pocket flashlight that victims said resembled one the rapist carried in his Teeth or in his hand As he raped them at Rifle Point. Smith gained the nickname toe sucker in the mid-1970s when he was convicted of breaking into a woman s apart ment assaulting her and sucking her toes victims in the recent attacks reported Simi Lar conduct. He was sentenced in july 1977lo 16 years in prison for attempted rape in the incident which occurred in december 1976, but released nine years later for Good behaviour. Would be Lindy quits after 71/2 hours in the air new York a a Pilot trying to duplicate Charles Lindbergh s i927solo new York to Paris flight abandoned the attempt after 7 / hours Fri Day and landed his plane in Canada when he realized he was burning too much fuel. Mark Hirt 24, took off from Ken Nedy International Airport at 7 12 . With 100 Gallons of fuel and landed in St. Johns Newfoundland about 2 30 . He had hoped to land saturday morning at Lebourget Airfield near Paris As Lindbergh did go years ago. But his single engine plane the spirit of Kansas City burned More fuel than expected and weather fore casts indicated he would encounter Strong headwinds. I had enough fuel to Cross the at lactic but the Reserve would be so Low that i did t want to Lake a Chance of losing the air plane and also possibly myself Hirt said. About five hours after Takeoff the plane was 300 Miles Southwest of St. John s and on schedule. He Gol to Newfoundland the last place he could make a decision like this and decided in would not be Pru Dent to by and make it across the Ocean project spokesman win per Kins said. Hirt expected to spend the week end in Newfoundland before flying the air plane Back to new York or Kansas City to Analyse the fuel con sumption problem and possibly pre pare for another attempt