European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday january 17,1988 Hart stresses immorality of poverty lbs Moines Iowa a Gary Hart challenged in Campaign debate on his personal character and judgment said Friday we Are All sinners and added thai True immorality is the Reagan administration s neglect of poverty. We have never expected perfection from our Lead in Anil i Don t think we should Start now Hart said in the opening moments of the debate the first time he has shared a stage with the other six democratic presidential contenders since rejoining the race late last year. He said some of the nation s most effective leaders have not led perfect  attention was riveted on Hart As he resumed to the debating fray in a two hour prime time session that also produced clashes on taxes. Social Security de sense spending and other Campaign concerns. The once and present front runner tried repeatedly id turn thu focus of immorality away from himself and toward the Reagan administration. "1 can t understand How Ronald Reagan goes to bed at night when there arc. In fact dramatic increases in children in poverty in this country. We have children who Are hungry children without shelter and children without the Basic necessities of life Hart said. Thai to me is True immorality he said. The debate unfolded Lillic More than three weeks before the Iowa precinct caucuses an feb. 8 provide the first test of the democratic Campaign year and thus each of the contenders was vying for standing among Iowa democrats. Hart is the front runner in the polls but his negative ratings arc High and analysts doubt that he can translate his support into caucus goers without an organization. The session was laced with humor and Good natured ribbing but the political urgency broke through. When sen. Albert Core or. Of Tennessee criticized unite Babbitt s Call for a National sales Tan As regret contender hut reaches out to Gore h cot. Mcniel do lusts right of Massack seits Loti on in do mule Sivc and complained about his proposed changes in social Security the former Arizona governor demanded time to respond. The request brought a chorus of objections from the other candidates and was denied by the Moderator and the debate moved on. But Babbitt later returned to the subject and said some changes Are needed to free the funds needed to provide Aid to the homeless and other needy people m american society. In the inevitable debate Post Morion backstage. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois said i Don t think anyone won or lost t Don t think anyone was Hurt or anyone  one of the sharpest onstage exchanges came when Gore asked rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri to defend his vote to favor of a Large corporate tax Cut in he 1981 reaganomics tax reduction Bill and another vote against raising the minimum wage. The two men jury Complete in Nofz Ger trial Washington a a former court Bailiff and a convicted shoplifter were among seven men and five women selected Friday As jurors Lor the conflict of in Terest trial of former presidential aide Lyn c. Nofziger. The jury plus tour women and two men who were picked As alternates Are to be sworn in tuesday before the prosecution and defense deliver opening arguments. The trial is expected to last three to six weeks Nof Jigar. 63, is accused of improperly lobbying for Mer Reagan administration colleagues on behalf of Wedlich corp. And two other clients after he resigned As White House political director in Early 1982. His business partner Mark a. Bragg is accused of aiding and abetting one of the four lobbying contacts Nofziger allegedly made in i9r2. Each of the charges carries a two year sentence and a s 10,000 Tine. The jury was picked from a Pool of 60 prospective jurors who had been screened during four Day of questioning by . District judge Thomas a. Mann cry. The jurors were asked if their views about lobbying Anu alleged wrongdoing by other Reagan administration officials would impair their ability to fairly judge the evidence against Nofziger and Bragg. Many prospective jurors had mentioned the Iran Contra affair when asked to cite examples of alleged wrongdoing in the Reagan administration one of the juror who was picked the former court Bailiff said he thought la. Col. Oliver l. North believed what he was doing was  ii appeared to me that he was the Type of person who already had his own convictions said juror Joseph Miles now a social services representative for the District of Columbia government. Juror Harrington dimming who had once been convicted of medea Manor charges of cocaine posse Sion and shoplifting told the judge during questioning i be been in trouble myself Nofziger is the first former High ranking official to be charged directly with violating the revolving door provisions of the ethics in government act. He i accused of violating the provision hat prohibit for Mer officials from lobbying their old Agency within a year of leaving government service. Former White House Deputy chief of staff Michael k. A Caver was convicted last month of lying to con Gress and a grand jury that investigated Nis lobbying business for possible ethics Law violations. Prose Cul is later said a Caver was not charged with ethics Taw Vio lations because regulations implemented in 198 j made it difficult to prosecute him on the substantive charges. New aids test ordered for Bowie Dallas a a slate District j Uduc ordered Brit ish Rock Singer David Bowie to be tested for aids after a woman testified Friday that he had assaulted her and i posed her to the virus. No Law says it can be done but no Law says it can to did slate District judge David Brooks. No deadline was set for the test which will be Given in Switzerland. Wanda Nichols a 30-year-old makeup artist Testi fied that Bowie assaulted her at an exclusive Dallas hotel oct. 9. While he was in town for two concerts a Dallas county grand jury reviewed the matter nov. 1b and declined to indict Bowie. "1 want to know if i am going to die testified the woman she said Bowie sexually assaulted her several times bit her. Pulled her hair threw her around and said now you have  Bowie has said he was with the woman from Early morning to late afternoon. He called the charges Ridic Ulous. N Ichols sold her Story to a British tabloid nine Days after the alleged assault for $30,000. Her attorney received s5.000 of the j30.000. She said it also appeared in Star Magazine in the United slates. She tested negative for inc aids virus. Bowie also was tested for the aids Vires in Switzerland but the judge would not allow the results to be tiled because the doctor was not available to testify about its Validity began speaking at once and Gephardt said Are you going to ask three questions or one Gephardt said he voted in favor of the lax Cut to head off a recession and a since led the fight for tax Reform and higher corporate taxes. He said he opposed a minimum wage hike because it would have allowed periodic hikes pegged to inflation but now he favors single increase in the minimum wage. The Rev Jesse Jackson Drew the most prolonged applause of Trie night when responding to i question about his stand on abortion he referred to those who Are absolutely obsessed with the fetus from Conception to nine month. They have no commitment to babies from birth to death he Laid. The debate took place before & standing Roo Vonly crowd at the pcs Moines civic Center and Simon Drew a Hearty round of applause when he said he would propose a ban on nuclear tests Ai  he look office. Stateside Charity finds Appalachia nerdier than Al Salvador Bluefield  a a shipment of clothes intended Tor destitute residents of War torn Al Salvador was diverted to West Virginia by a Charity that determined the need was greater in Appalachia. The family foundation of America non profit Agency based in Edgewater fla., sent 150 cases of Winter clothing to Bluefield after officials heard that some West virginian were hav ing trouble with the cold. Soviet tractors outdraw America s Best at farm fair Spokane Washington up America showed off ill Best in agricultural High tech tit the Northwest farm forum but big red no frills soviet tractors Drew the biggest crowd. Ranging from a is horsepower Model for 19,700 to a big Bertha 300-hp Model for $46,500, the Belarus Tracton had Farmers crawl ing All Over them during the week Long Conven Tion that ended Friday. Record $6.6 million paid for dutch artist s painting new York. Up the american auction record of j2.93 million for an old master panting set thursday was smashed Friday by toe Rale of another painting by the same dutch artist Tor $6.6 Mill Ion. A 3-by-g-foot Stilt life featuring frail Flowers lobsters on a Ming dish elaborate Silver seashell and a Lute painted by Jan Davids de Heem in 1642 for King Charles i was sold for a record once to a Telephone bidder at an auction Al 59 old Mas ters at Christie s gallery. The purchaser a i Danu feed Only is a private