European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. September 2, 1989 the staffs and stripes Page 5 new charges Cut Barry s support Washington apr fresh allegations that District of Columbia mayor Marion s. Barryjr. Used cocaine and crack have Cut into his support for next year s re election Campaign sources close to the mayor said thursday. "1 was up until .1 . Talking 19 some prior supporters about this said one top Barry aide who asked not to be identified. A number of these people say he just can t run for mayor and they won t support  said another aide. All eight people i talked to this morning said they would not Back him. Some of these people were tireless volunteers others had been major  Barry has steadfastly denied reports Over the past several years that he has used drugs. The newest allegations surfaced wednesday when Susa to reported that convicted drug dealer Charles Lewis told Federal prosecutors that he an Barry smoked crack cocaine during Sev eral of Barry s visits to Lewis hotel room last december. Mayor Marion s. Barn Barry s relationship with Lewis a for Mer City employee has been under scr line since late last year when City officials called off an attempt to make an undercover drug buy from Lewis when they discovered Barry was in Lewis hotel room. Barry has said he neither used drugs with Lewis nor saw drugs in Lewis room during at least six visits there. Susa reported that Lewis made his comments to prosecutors As part of a act to by defined plea bargain arrangement. Lewis faces cocaine Possession and distribution and perjury charges. Trial is Setfor sept. 18. . Attorney Jay b. Stephens said in a statement thursday that he would not comment on the Susa report. He did say he has requested a Justice department in Quiry into the release of the investigative material. Despite the negative publicity surround ing his association with Lewis and the City s record homicide rate. Barry has said he would seek an unprecedented fourth term but did not organize a Campaign finance committee until two weeks ago. When former supporters started giving Money to other candidates earlier this year. Barry repeated his complaint that it is Loo Early to be campaigning for a november 1990 election and asked potential donors to hold their Money until he formally entered the race. Four people including Barry have announced their candidacy for the demo cratic nomination and the Rev. Jesse Jackson who has moved to Washington has failed to completely discount Rumor that he will also run. I be got to try to sell the mayor s re election to a big employee s organization today a City official who also asked not to be named said thursday. My Job. Our jobs All just got tougher. Barry was scheduled to unveil . Drug Czar Sterling Tucker s anti drug strategy on Friday but three top City sources said Barry had scuttled that plan. They said Barry had been instructed by advisors to remain in Delaware where he is vacationing until the Middle of next week. Bush formalizes . Rejection of new Panama government Washington a president Bush Friday made formal the expected . Rejection of the new panamanian government appointed by Gen. Manue Lantonio Noriega and said he plans to tighten existing sanctions against that  of Friday the United states does not recognize any Legal authority in Panama despite its role As one of the most strategically located countries in the world. The changed situation is the result of Panama s disputed election process last  said the administration will continue to take other Steps. To deprive the illegal regime of funds that belong to the panamanian people he did not  said the . Ambassador to Panama Arthur Davis called Back to Washington last May will not return to Panama and there will be no diplomatic con tact with the new authorities in that country even though the . Embassy will continue to  have been no official dealings with the Noriega dominated government in Panama for 18  statement came on the last Day of the term of president Eric Arturo Dflvalle who was ousted by Noriega 18 months ago but has been recognized in exile by the United  president said the United states will continue to support self determination and democracy for Panama and counter the threat posed by Gen. Noriega s support for drug trafficking and other forms of  he said it was a sad Day for Panama and for the democratic nations of this hemisphere in the Wake of Noriega s invalidation of last May s election to choose a new president who would have taken office Friday. The highly unusual diplomatic situation arises a Day after the United states denounced Noriega As a Man of shameless excess with a Fortune of up to $300 Mil lion from drug smuggling and other criminal activities. Noriega s greed personal ambition and selfishness Are the origin Core and sustenance of Panama s crisis Deputy Secretary of slate Lawrence Eagleburger told the organization of american states on thursday. The political vacuum grows put of the decision of panamanian authorities to void May s presidential elections after Independent observers concluded that the anti Noriega candidate Guillermo Endara had won by a landslide. Speaking to the Oas Eagleburger said Noriega assets included a string of mansions and other dwell Ings in Panama and elsewhere As Well As various jets and three Large pleasure yachts the Macho 1, Macho 11 and Macho Iii. An american lawyer for Noriega Frank Anthony Rabino said the Case against his client based on two 1988 Florida grand jury indictments was politically motivated. Noriega s Oas ambassador Jose Maria Cabrera said of Eagleburger s allegations there is nothing new in this string of  Gen. Manuel Noriega Waves to reporters after naming Francisco Rodriguez provisional president. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 2. 1949 . Officials reported that More than 20,000 people from the soviet Union s zone of Germany had crossed into the american zone As a result 91 a relaxation of Border restrictions by soviet authorities. 30 years ago today. Sept. 2, 1959 last minute negotiations averted possible strikes in the rubber Glass and meat packing industries and delayed for at least 24 hours a threat ened strike against pan american world airways by flight engineers. 20 years ago today. Sept. 2, 1969 former heavyweight boxing Champion Rocky Marciano who retired 13 years ago was killed when the Small private plane he was in crashed near Newton Iowa. 10 years ago today sept. 2, 1979 a Catholic shopkeeper was fatally shot in Belfast. Northern Ireland in what police feared May be the first of renewed protestant attacks on Irish Republican army terrorists. Moral majority lobbying Effort Roanoke a. A the moral majority disbanded thursday but not before it made history by helping to marshal the religious right into a political Force in the last decade. After raising $69 million from 6 million people helping elect three Republican administrations and rallying conservatives behind issues ranging from abortion to pornography the lobbying group officially disbanded a stroke before Midnight thurs Day the end of the fiscal year. The moral majority acted As a catalyst As an Energizer for the conservative movement. It had Amajor Impact on bringing a new voter bloc into the political mainstream said president Jerry Nims. It was 10 years ago in june that the Rev. Jerry Falwell gathered religious leaders front around the country in his office conference room in Lynchburg to discuss How to get conservatives involved in poli tics. Falwell who carried the sword that carved out a permanent place for the religious right in politics is now devoting i time to his expanding ministry officially ends termed Success Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University in Lynchburg. Falwell resigned As president of moral majority in 1987 and announced two months ago the organization would meet its end thursday. He passed the position to Jerry Nims an Atlanta entrepreneur who was fal Welps chief executive officer during Falwell s Brief beleaguered leadership of pal Nims said the plan had been to slowly dismantle the organization which had a dozen employees in Washington and 20 in Lynchburg when he took Over to avoid damaging the conservative move ment. My specific Job was to wind it Down in an or Derly fashion so we would t trip going off the stage he said by Telephone from his Atlanta office. The group also wanted to remain intact through the Reagan administration and the presidential elec Tion Nims said. We did t want a major headline right in the Middle of a major Battle Battle moral majority quits he said