European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Sirhan says he was like jew killing Hitler new York a Sirhan Sirhan in his first television interview likened his assassination of sen. Robert Kennedy to jew killing Adolf Hitler but went on to apologize repeatedly for the 1968 slaying. Sirhan who is eligible for parole in May called Kennedy his hero in the hour Long interview which was shown to reporters sunday and will be broadcast later this week. But he said he Felt betrayed by Ken Nedy s support for Israel in the 1967 Arab israeli War. When Kennedy gave a speech Favorin the provision of . Fighter jets to Israel that seemed As though it were a betrayal said Sirhan a jordanian immigrant. In killing the senator then the leading candidate for the democratic presidential nomination Sirhan said i was not doing it out of personal malice toward the Man but out of concern for other  is serving a life term in state prison at Soledad Calif. He spoke there tuesday with David Frost for the syndicated program inside  the interview is to be broadcast in segments this week in the United , 44, has Given other interviews but this was the first in which he agree to be recorded for broadcast the show s producers said. Kennedy was my hero. He was my Champion. He was the protector and the defender of the Downtrodden and the disadvantaged Sirhan told Frost. I can t say anything except that i am totally sorry and feel nothing but remorse for having caused that tragic  in carrying out the killing my Only connection with Robert Kennedy was his sole support of Israel and his deliberate attempt to Send those 50 bombers to is Rael to obviously do harm to the palestinians Sirhan said. Although he repeatedly expressed re Morse for the killing Sirhan also argued that Kennedy exercised a double Stan Sirhan Sirhan righting his first television interview faces interviewer David Frost left and producer Daniel Gold arb. Dard by favouring both peace in Vietnam and the Sale of arms to Israel. Sirhan said murder is not an accepted Way to Settle political differences. But he added imagine if you were a German or jew in Hitler s Germany and if you had the Opportunity to assassinate Hitler. I m sur that you would have tried to do  Frost replied there is no compari son Between Hitler and  Sirhan agreed agreed. But the Prin Ciple in sorts seems to be  Kennedy was shot in the ambassador hotel in los Angeles on june 5, 1968, moments after he claimed Victory in California s democratic presidential Pri Mary. As he has before Sirhan insisted that he acted alone. Sirhan s death sentence was change to life imprisonment when the state supreme court outlawed the death penalty in 1972, and he first became eligible for parole in 1975. He has been turned Dow for release nine times. After his last parole rejection Sirha said he believed the Only Way he will leave prison is in a  in the interview he accused the California Board of prison terms of putting political considerations before the Law in denying him parole. Swaggart Renews on air plea for More donations Baton Rouge la. A evangelist Jimm Swaggart struggling amid charges of sexual Miscin duct said sunday that his television ministry lost $1.5million in january and needs More donations to stay on the air. Swaggart who declared War on pornographers he said Are trying to destroy his ministry said last week that he would be off the air after feb. 26 unless sup porters provided enough Money. During his weekly to program sunday he said Fol Lowers had responded to his plea but More donations Are needed to continue the broadcast to All areas. On feb. 26, if we do not continue to receive sup port we will lose some stations he said. Swaggart did not reveal How much Money had been received but it apparently was t enough to offset the losses in january a month he said is traditionally the worst month for television evangelists. Last month Penthouse Magazine quoted a new or leans strip of Gram dancer As saying she posed nude for Swaggart a charge he labelled sunday As a scam Alie from a to  Catherine Mary Kampen s Story is similar to that Ofa new Orleans prostitute who said Swaggart paid her to pose nude for him an allegation that led to swag Gart s ouster from the assemblies of god and a Sharp downturn in the fortunes of his ministry. On feb. 21, 1988, Swaggart made a tearful Confes Miami ends Aid to nicaraguans Miami a a controversial special Relief pro Gram for nicaraguan immigrants is being dismantled and City officials say it s time for the newcomers to fend for themselves. You have to kick them out of the nest said mar tha Torres a Volunteer dispatching some of the last nicaraguans under City care to new Homes. The City had assembled two shelters to handle themore than 300 aliens who were living in the Bobby Maduro Miami stadium. They were later placed in More than 80 apartments across Dade county. By thursday City workers sent off the last people fro the shelters and did not plan to reopen them again. Most of the immigrants placed by the City won thave to pay their own rent until mid March and City officials said they won t be offered further help. The assistance Drew criticism from Black leaders in the Wake of last month s disturbances in Miami s Black neighbourhoods. They claimed hispanic immigrants were granted special privileges by the City. Ca i f. County overrun by Smey critters san Rafael Calif. A several communities in Well to do Marin county Are raising a stink about a booming Skunk population and some residents Are get Ting desperate. People Are calling in saying they Are seeing them All Over the place not just in the Rural areas said Wendy o Neil an assistant at the Marin wildlife Center. It really widespread. We re getting some pretty unusual requests too. Like people asking where to buy stun  the wildlife Center has been averaging 20 to 30 Calls a Day about the Stinky critters and the Marin humane society is taking about 25 complaints a Day from peo ple saying the Little Black and White mammals have setup housekeeping in their basements. The society is planning a seminar called skunks whose House is it anyway Esther Silver owner of a Point Reyes station Bookstore knows Only too Well. During the past three weeks Silver has trapped six skunks under her shop and an adjacent rental unit and is trying to catch More. Meanwhile she s burning scented candles in her shop. It s a constant struggle she said. You can t eve drive Over the Hill to san Rafael without going through three areas of Skunk smells. Everybody s  Sion to an unspecified sin from the pulpit of his Bato Rouge Church. I am not discounting any sin or mistake that Jimm Swaggart has committed or made he said during Sun Day s program. So please understand that. I have stood up As possibly no Man in history has Ever stood up and blamed no one but myself before the whole wide world. But if satan succeeds in getting you to Zero in on that and that s All you see then he will  Swaggart repeated his charge that Penthouse published Kampen s Story even though it had been Given evidence that it was false. His attorneys have said Alibel suit is being prepared. Penthouse has said it stands by the Story. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foe a. Feb. 21, 1949 the norwegian labor party s National conference decided by a unanimous vote to sup port the government s decision to cooperate with the West in Security issues. 30 years ago foe a. Feb. 21, 1959 speaking to the Canadian House of commons prime minister John Diefenbaker said Canada s armed forces would be supplied with nuclear weapons but . Forces would retain custody of the atomic warheads. 20 years ago today. Feb. 21, 1969 Secretary of defense Melvin r. Laird told members of the Senate foreign relation committee he planned to approve construction of an anti ballistic missile system to defend the unite states against missile attacks. 10 years ago today. Feb. 21, 1979 Kuwait opened its first islamic banking institution the Kuwait finance House to operate without charging or paying interest in Accord Ance with islamic Law