European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page -1 the stars and stripes thursday. April 20. 1989 North s fund raisers marching on defense drive maintains Low profile by the Washington Post Washington Olli mania the massive out pouring of Public support for Oliver l. North May have faded out a Public relations and fund raising organization continues to tap. Pro North sentiment throughout he country. The operation sanctioned by North and called the North defense Trust includes an executive director five Post office boxes a downtown Washington office and an 800 Telephone number with which donations can he made by credit card. North is the  inc operation commanding  apiece for speeches arranged by Washington. Speakers Bureau inc. His picture and familiar message this uni be Man who has demons rated his Fidelity to god. Country family and the cause of Freedom. Save one brochure dominate the fund raising Lilora Lucand newspaper advertisements. While the organi Attoh maintains an Active Pace it has. Avoided the limelight. Retired Marine it. Gen. Edward 1. Bronars the Trust s executive director did not return numerous phone tails. The Trust docs not give out its address and Accord. Ing. To a phone company spokeswoman its Telephone number is purposely not listed in inc phone Book. The number is available through directory assistance. Security is the reason for hiding the address said a woman who answered the office phone. The number. Has the same first four digits As Williams & Connolly. 1he Washington Law. Firm representing North Sug i  the Trust is in space provided tithe firm North s set i Kina enja i me Lis have been slowed by his 2v a Dahlh rial in . District court in washing pm on ii felony charges related to the Iran Contra affair including Littig to Congress shredding Doc with it ism accept ing an illegal gratuity. Kirnard  of the Washington speakers Bureau said North has attempted to keep commitments made before inc trial began but the Case has limited his schedule. Swain declined to say How Many speeches North has Given but he was quoted As saying last sum Mer that North had Given 20 talks and was booked for 25 More through May. North s indictment in sonic instances has sparked controversy Over the propriety of paying $25,000 to All this is going to take millions of dollars dollars that i simply do not Hove if i am to defeat the prosecutor s enormous  Oliver North hear someone accused of felonies.  North gave last november before an Esti mated 4,000 people at Boston College provoked Sharp protests Over the fee. Another speech scheduled at Canisius College in Buffalo n.y., was cancelled be cause of the fee.,. This past weekend a speech scheduled for Mobile ala., was cancelled because of poor ticket sales organizers said. We had hoped to do something to help him but the  a respond said pc org in of  has had Muny successes on the speaking Cir Ruil ind has raised hundreds of thous kinds 61 dollars for conservative candidates. In to heavily Republican congressional districts in Southern California he is credited with helping Duel the winners. North  supporters emphasise that his Legal Alton Clark a practices Phi int tic word combinations an n kindergarten class computer at Cir inti miss. Computers to fight miss illiteracy Foj. My. A the stale of Mississippi and two foundations have linked up to fight one of the count s highest illiteracy rates b Pian Nins to put pm trunk in Pulen into every Public d Mentar Schimil within four years go Ray Mauv said tuesday that the Riordan foundation of los Angeles and the Rord found la Tio Nof new York will make an initial investment us is 5 million to begin installing computers this fall lit Vii inc foundations would raise an additional j 5 5 pm lion out three re and the stun1 would pro vide about s1 i million a j ear in Matching funds the computer learning system would be made available to Kinder partners und first graders in inc mate s approximately so schools.  said he hoped to get the labs which in clude the computer work stations listening Library Sta Tion and other working areas in place in a boil one third of the stale s 150 school diet it by fall based on 1080 census data slate officials Asti Njie that As Many As 400,000 adults in Mississippi have  than nine years of formal education and Myrtt of him Are Tun conally  state s population is i j million fhe pro Ell 11 to use ism 1 Waling to rend systems. The computers allow children to write anything they can say and read that they Etc. It Ulso lets students Icorn at their own Pace. If they Are Stow it does t in Troze him said Dick Riordan from one of the foundation. Bills and other expenses arc immense and that he is up against a prosecutor Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh who North said has unlimited tax dollars Athis disposal. Walsh s office has spent More than s13 million on the Iran Contra criminal investigation which began in do Cembor 1986 and involves several others besides  this is going to Lake millions of dollars dollars that i simply do not have if 1 am to defeat the Pras Ccu. Tor s enormous machine prove my innocence and continue to protect my family North said in one fund raising letter.  f. Andy Messing jr., a North Friend and conserva Tive activist said he has been told by a reliable source that North s Bills including Security and other expenses have risen during inc trial to an estimated $380,000 a  Legal costs far exceed the ability to raise the Money Messing said. Ollie feels personally responsible for it. Hell be working for the rest of his life to payoff his debt.". .".,-. Messing and other North. Supporters said funds raised by the Trust also go to support his family and to provide Security. They noted that North s annual pen Sion from the Marine corps is about $23,000. The North Trust is not tax exempt according to the internal Revenue service and says in its literature that donations arc not lax deductible. Messing and North s fund raising letter also say Many organizations raised Large sums invoking North s name but often did not turn the Money Over to North. There s a lot of people out there who took Adan tags of Ollie North Messing said. It goes from to shirt vendors to Whoeverin one Jelter North called intention to others who capitalized on his Nanio and pledged that donations to his defense Trust will directly and immediately help defend me and protect my family. You have my word it will be used exactly As Promisedcourt finds pair guilty of letting sick child die Sarasota Fla. A a Christian science Cou ple were found guilty of murder for allowing their 7 year old diabetic daughter to die without medical Al tension because of heir religious by licks. William Hermanson 42, and his wife Christine 38, could be sentenced to three to seven years in prison under slate guidelines. They were allowed to remain free until sentencing. No sentencing Date has been set. A jury on tuesday found the Herman sons guilty of third degree Mur Derond child abuse in the 1986 death of their daughter Amy they had rejected a plea bar gain agreement of 15 years probation in Exchange for n  or no contest. We will be filing motions for a new trial said defense attorney Charles Arnold. The Hcrman sons were the first Christian scientists in 20 years to be prosecuted in the United Stales for denying a child medical care for religious reasons Church representatives said. Five other religious exemption cases Are pending three in California and one each in Arizona and Massachusetts the defense said inc Case was about religious Freedom and cited a 1975 Florida Law that protects parents who withhold medical treatment from their sick children i they Are legitimately practising their religious beliefs. Prosecutors  , saying inc girl died after her parents ignored pleas to take her to a doctor and Rel Icil on prayer to heal her untreated Dit boils. Christian scientists rely on prayer instead of medi Cine to care for tie lil and May Call on Church accredited practitioners with expertise in spiritual Healing. However members May seek medical assistance with out fear of sanctions. Nathan Talbot. Church spokesman from Boston said the conviction would lend 10 unify Christian scientists. List Kun Swan a former Christian scientist from  who began a Campaign to fight religious exemption Laws after losing a on to meningitis 12 years ago called the verdict significant. I signals to the cation that society docs not approve of this behaviour and Christian scientists had better Wake up and listen she said. These jurors could not accept the notion that a child should be allowed to die of diabetes for which everybody knows there is a Standard very effective