European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday october 27,1988 activists protest dancing Bear act of Moscow circus new Haven. Conn. A More than iwo dozen animal rights activists demonstrated at the opening of the Louring Moscow circus Laic tuesday saying children should t be taught to laugh Ai the sight of dancing bears. We Welcome cultural exchanges Between the United slates and the soviet Union. What we object to in All circuses is inc imprisonment and exploitation of animals fur the amusements of human  said Manha Rabe spokeswoman for the animal rights front. Members of several animal rights groups car ried placards Reading glasnost for circus Ani  just say nyut to the Moscow circus and the Moscow circus is  the protest Drew a mixed response from Cir Cus goers. I think they treat them very goad. Some humans Are ire aled worse than these animals said Ernie Alger. List Lori Kaman said. "1 think these proc Sis provided food for  the animal rights activists who said they would also demonstrate at planned performances by  ringing Bros and bar num & Bailey circus believe the use of any wild animals in circuses is inherently cruel said Julie , of inc fund for animals. There is no Way to confine animals and teach Ihm tricks humanely said . To gel an animal to perform on Cue requires  North undermined Reagan with slush fund Walsh says Washington a Oliver l. North jeopardized president Reagan s efforts to free american hos tages by creating a slush fund with profits from  arms sales Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh said tuesday. Iran Contra prosecutors also said the sex while mouse aide and former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter perpetrated a classic fraud on the government by manipulating the arms sales to illegally generate profile for arming the nicaraguan rebels. The skimming of profits to help inc contras by North  arms dealers Albert Hakim and retired air Force maj Gen. Richard v. Second was authorized neither by the presidential finding direct ing inc sales nor by the Law of the United states prosecutors said. North and Point Siiter chose to Advance their Pri vate unauthorized ends Al the Cost of pulling at Hazard the ends they were supposed to be pursuing including that of saving the lives of the americans held hostage in Lebanon Walsh said in court papers. The  of establishing improved relations with Iran Ana potentially securing the release of american hostages held by groups sympathetic to that country were undermined and put seriously at risk by the conspirators private motive to charge prices Well in excess of what otherwise might have been charged in order 10 secure additional profits the prosecution said. Responding to defense pretrial motions prosecutors said the former National Security Council officer and retired Marine lieutenant colonel exploited his Posi Tion to exact from iranians a High Selling Price while concealing from the government the nature of the Price spread and his control Over the excess  North Poindexter Hakim and Secord arc charged with among other things conspiring to defraud the government by illegally diverting arms Sale proceed to a criminal Enterprise that helped finance the Nicara Guan Contra rebels. The defense contended in pleadings filed ocl it that North cannot be charged with defrauding the government because he government did not have a property interest in the weapons after they were purchased by Secord for resale to the iranians. But Walsh said the scheme was illegal because  s and North s discharge of their official duties e.g., execution of the Iran initiative was driven by a concealed and wholly improper motive a desire to generate a slush fund for use in financing unauthorized activities designated by  the scheme involved creation by North and his colleagues of a secret slush fund in which defendants second and Hakim agreed to hold funds generated by North and to apply them o purposes selected by North and  outside the Normal challenges of governmental  Secord and Hakim reaped lucrative profile from the Money North steered to them As middlemen in the transactions prosecutors said. Prosecutors said they were not required to show that the defendants activities undermined Reagan s Effort to free the hostages. It is enough that it was reason ably foreseeable that they would have that effect at it clearly  no Date has been set for North s trial the first of four ordered by . District judge Gerhard a. Gesull. Judge dismisses jury in Swindall perjury trial Atlanta a a Federal judge wednesday dismissed the jury in the per jury trial of rep. Pal Swindall because of fliers that the congressman had mailed out making it unlikely Thill Swindall could be tried before election Day. . District judge Robert Vining said he believes Swindall violated court rules by sending Oul Campaign mass mailings  reached residents who were Poten tial jurors in tile Case both last week and this week. Vining said he was not inclined to use the Only Oiler Avenue through which Swindall could be tried before the elec Tion a nun jury trial with Vining deter mining inc verdict. Hut Vining left the door open to such a possibility telling Swindall "1 will Call you in the morning and let you know if i be changed my  he said be was unlikely to do so but added. Judges Are worn to change their minds no Dale was immediately Sci for the selection of a new jury if the judge does not change his mind about a non jury trial. Swindall 38, was indicted oct. 17 on 10 perjury counts. The charges cited his Salem cols to a grand jury about his Deal Ings Vilh a an undercover internal reve nue service agent  As a Money Bro Ker and Atlanta businessman Charles la Chancy who already has pleaded guilty to Money laundering charges thai do nol involve Swindall. Vining had copies of two mass mail Ings one of which was dated after the time that he ordered Swindall to obey local court rules on his comments out Side the courtroom. Copies of the mailings were not immediately available hut Swindall said one was headlined Why did congressman Pat Swindall ask to be indicted prosecutor Craig Gillen said Swindall should not be allowed 10 keep up such mailings under the Guise of running a political  if or Swindall prefers to ran for of fice he can t have his cake and cat it too Gillen said. If he wants to Send these mailings Oul Lei s have the trial in december or november and have it in an orderly  pounding the Rostrum As he addressed Vining Swindall said i find in absolutely incredible thai the government tells me and the voters of he 4th District that i have to make a Choice Between running for re elect Ion and coming Down Here and having this  Vining had warned both sides before the trial that if they said anything out Side the courtroom that would affect the irial lie would take action. He did nol place any specific subject areas off limits but he seemed particularly upset that one of inc mailings had referred to Swindall s claim that he had passed a polygraph lest. Afler Vining dismissed the jury swin Dull said he was deeply disappointed by the turn of events  he said Vin ing s comment Hal he could change his mind was a Ray of  . Attorney Robert Barr declined to comment on Vining s ruling. Opening arguments by Swindall a lawyer who is representing himself and Gillen had been Sci for wednesday. A jury had been sealed tuesday. Swindall was so anxious about the Tri Al s Pace tuesday morning that he suggested giving up his right to a jury but Vining quickly rejected that idea. Polls show the two term Republican congressman from suburban Atlanta faces a Tough re election bid against Democrat Ben Jones in inc nov. S elec Tion. In his appearance before a grand jury in february Swindall who was looking for an $850,000 Home mortgage said he did nol recall being Lold the Money Bro Ker s baskets might be laundering illegal drug proceeds. The government which Sec clip recorded several meetings charges Swindall lied in his account. From left Maxine Johnson Lewis Snipes and my Ellen Snipes arc overcome with emotion tuesday in Tallahassee Nufler the Sisters Iron the bar Florida Jackpot. Sisters working in Flo. Factory win $31.5 million Jackpot Tallahassee Fla. Api two Sisters who work in the same factory will share a �31.5 million Totley Jackpot Al though neither one selected the six win Ning numbers. Mary Ellen Snipes and Maxc John son said the winning numbers were selected by Snipes sex husband Lewis Snipes who chose the numbers from inc stub of her last paycheck. He also bought the 10 tickets on behalf of he Sisters. Snipes who was at a Tallahassee news conference with the Sisters tuesday was asked if he would gel any Oflahe Money. That s still in question he said. He and his sex wife were asked if they were going to get married again. No Way she replied. But she did say she remains close to Snipes thanked him for his role in her winning and said he would gel some of the  women both Assembly line Lead ers Al a Riviera reach electronic components company Solil Ron devices will share ,576.743 a year before taxes for inc Cit 10 years. The total prize is the third largest since the Florida lottery began Early this year. We always go in together Snipes said. The Sisters who live in the Southeast Ern Florida farming Community of Indi Allown look inc Day off from work to file their claim. Snipes said she plans to keep working and would build a dream House with j her new wealth. Johnson said she did n t know what she would do with her half of inc Money