European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 faces places the stars and St Lopes saturday june 20,1987 artists honoured in White House ceremony from press dispatches a Painter a Singer two poets a choreographer a sculptor and a composer look the spotlight at the White House thursday As the president and firs lady Nancy Reagan honoured winners of the National medal of arts. Medals were also presented to four patrons of he Arm in a ceremony hat Fol Lowed lunch in the while House East room All the winners were present except for Robert Penn Warren 32, the poet and novelist who is ill and philanthropist around honour 89, who suffered a broken rib monday during an Acci Dent at his Home. Warren s medal was accepted on his behalf by John Broderick associate librarian of the Library of Congress where Warren is consultant in poetry a position which also carries the title of poet laureate. The medal for Hammer chairman of Occidental Petroleum corp., was received on his behalf by William my Sweeney president of Occidental inter National in Washington a unit of thelot Angeles based corporation. Other artist honoured were Painter Ronot Burden 72 Singer Ell Fittue old 69 poet Howard Nemerov 67 sculptor Isamu Noguchi 82 choreographer att la Nikoui 76 and composer William Schuman 76. The other patrons of he Aru , Fisher 72, founder of the Gram a Fisher foundation which support american opera and Sydoryk and Frances Wii of Richmond a who were honoured for support of artists and Art museums. Kennedy starts Job John of Kennedy jr., whose father the slain president became a hero to the civil rights movement is starting a sum Mer Job under the Reagan administration s controversial civil rights chief William Bradford Reynolds. Kennedy 26, began work monday atthe Justice department s civil rights Divi Sion As a 135 3-a-Weck summer Law clerk. The Ion of president John f. Kennedy and Nephew of the late attorney Gen Prai Idonat Sagan Presont the National Model of arts to Clio Fitzgerald. Eral Robert f. Kennedy is one of seven summer clerks in the honors program. Dirty record after going without food and water for three Days while buried up to his neck in dirt a karate master in Ardsley n.y., gingerly hexed his joints and said he would try another test killing a bul with his Bare bands Tony Nespola 35, of Hastings said he Felt Good in my body and mind when he stood up wednesday afternoon. Thes foot a Black Belt karate teacher had been buried since 1 . Sunday. He said the idea was to build his menial and psychic abilities strengthen his stamina and move to a higher level through a ancient japanese Samurai ritual. He said he did t mind the Lack of food and water but was cold much of the time because the Din was Damp. To fight muscle cramps he said he Learned to lock my  " chant and meditate he said. I Veman aged to separate my mind and body and male my body fed one with  he said his next ordral killing a bul with his Bare hands might take place in five years Afler extensive training an that athe Bull has a Good  Reagan promo then