European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. Septembers. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Poindexter s lawyer tells of Reagan diary the Baltimore Sun Washington a Washington lawyer told a Federal judge wednesday former president Reagan and then Vicc Percsi Donl George Bush were kept full briefed on the Iran Contra affair. And attorney Frederick Robinson said there arc notes in a diary kept by Reagan to prove it. Robinson s comments could set the stage for a major constitutional fight Over whether Reagan and possibly Bush must hand Over documents and perhaps testify at the upcoming trial of former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter. Robinson is one of the defense lawyer for  a retired Navy rear Admiral and White House aide in the Reagan administration. Poin Dexler is scheduled to be tried this Winter on five criminal charges growing out of the Iran Contra scandal. Wednesday s hearing was held by  John i  District judge Harold h. Greene to explore the kinds of documents lawyers will demand the  stration produce for use in Poindexter s defense. The judge has not ruled on whether such de mands can extend to official but person Al papers of Reagan or Bush and the judge noted the Issue of demanding a presidential appearance at the trial has not Arisen. Robinson hinted at one Point the de sense would try to subpoena Reagan to appear at the trial. We re just looking Forward to it he remarked. When  s former aide re tired Marine it. Col. Oliver l. North sought to subpoena both Reagan and Bush and sought to obtain Reagan documents for use in his Iran Comra Case he was rebuffed by Federal judge Ger hard a. Go sell who presided at the trial. I the charges against Poindexter Are thai he attempted to cover up or lied to Congress about secret . Arms supplies to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua and secret . Arms sales to Iran As the con tra Aid Effort was going Forward secretly and after the scandal Over Contra Aldand Iran arms sales broke publicly. The key to the Poindexter defense his lawyer made Clear will be that he had approval or authorization for everything he did that figures in the criminal charges that he believed what he did was Legal and that therefore he had no intention to commit any crimes. To be Able to make that defense Rob Inson indicated  and his Law yers will have to have Access to the diary he said Reagan kept and to notes kept by or for Reagan and  Walsh special prosecutor in the North Case was at the hearing but look no part other than to introduce Greene to Dan k. Webb a former Chi Cago Federal prosecutor just named chief prosecutor for the  trial. Fri probing charges of police brutality in a. Beach arrests by the Baltimore Sun Washington the Fri began investigating at least three formal complaints alleging police brutality or civil rights violations during labor Day weekend violence in Virginia Beach and More cases arc expected Federal officials said wednesday. Each criminal complaint will be handled separately and officials offered no details of the allegations. They said the Justice department has not begun a comprehensive review of the resort City s handling of the Large boisterous Grce fest gathering that led to looting and More than 200 people being taken into custody. A Virginia Beach spokesman said wednesday afternoon neither mayor Meyra e. Oberndorf nor City manager Aubrey v. Watts or. Had been contacted by the Fri or Justice department about the  said we will cooperate with Federal authorities in their search for the  dozens of people were Hurt More than 100 Busi Nesses were damaged or looted and hundreds of peo ple were cited or arrested during the weekend. Officials say they cannot pinpoint what touched of the violence which began about 2 . Sunday with scattered looting. An informal curfew sunday night resulted in numerous confrontations with the predominantly Young and Black crowd. Authorities noted that Hampton roads area police departments. National guardsmen and the state police fired no shots As they halted looting and cleared streets. Many youths had arrived in town wearing fight the Power to shirts and saying they Felt unwelcome in the City which typically hosts families. The disturbances occurred during Grce fest an an Nual labor Day weekend Beach party attended Primar ily by students from Hampton roads area colleges. The event which has attracted predominantly Blac students has grown steadily since the Early 1980s. A act officials and weekend revellers said that heavy handed police tactics provoked some of the Vio Lence and the civil rights group blasted City officials for failing to work to Cool racial friction before and during the Long weekend. Fri spokesman Thomas love said the Agency would interview individual complainants and witnesses and review police and Hospital records As part of its investigations. The . Attorney s office in Norfolk and the jus Tice department s civil rights division in washing ton will decide on any criminal prosecutions. Justice department spokeswoman Deborah Bur Stion Wade said several additional complaints arc expected adding that the department has a heavy Case Load at any Given time. Two Justice department conciliators met wednes Day with City officials and student representatives Burstion Wade said. The conciliators who she said arc not involved in the criminal investigations will try to help the sides better understand each other and pre vent a recurrence of racial disturbances. Also wednesday sen. John w. Warner r-va., asked the Federal Small business administration to accept applications for Low interest Loans from Virginia Beach merchants who incurred Large losses. Warner said preliminary reports on the amount of damage indicate the City will qualify for the Aid if Virginia gov. Gerald l. Balics seeks a declaration that the resort is a disaster area. Ginger Stanley Virginia press association executive manager said her organization Likely will hand City officials a Stern reprimand for allegedly arresting and roughing up three accredited newspaper photographers during the weekend. Sneakers Are As american As Apple pie Miami a Back in the Days when a sneaker was a smelly construction of Canvas and rubber statisticians told us the typical american household had 2.5 children. Now that s the average number of pairs of athletic shoes owned by every Man woman and teen Ager in the United states according to a nationwide study by a sportswear Trade group. The athletic foot Ware association said it also discovered that while some Consumers Are Trou bled by the escalating prices for athletic shoes Comfort is still the top priority amid the space age designs and physics lab features that have pushed the prices of Many top brands Over $ 100. For a Long time and in the last 10 years in particular the whole idea about sneakers has been evolving said Gregg Hartley a spokes Man for the North Palm Beach based group. The six month Survey of 1,200 people which began in november and was released tuesday by the foot arc association which represents More than 100 manufacturers worldwide. The Survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent. Athletic shoe sales have grown about 15 percent a year and now comprise about 40 percent of the total foot Ware sales in the United Stales. About half of the $9 billion . Market is shared by Nike  Reebok International inc. The study found Young Black males arc the lop sneaker buyers with an average of 4.8  18 to 35 were next with an average of 4.1. Minnesota county joins 1-million member club Washington a Hennepin county minn., which includes the City of Minneapolis has passed the million person Mark bringing to 29 the number of counties in the United states with a million or More residents the census Bureau reported wednesday. That s five More million plus counties than were recorded in the 1980 National head count. Fastest growing of the big counties was san Bernardino county calif., which rocketed 44.4 percent since 1980 to 1,292.500 residents. San Bernardin extends from the Eastern suburbs of los Angeles to the Nevada Border. Maricopa county ariz., which includes Phoenix jumped 34.5 percent since 1980 to 2,029,500 people the Bureau reported. Hennepin is up 7.2 percent since 1980 to 1,008,800. In the estimates for 1987 it had 996,800 residents and recorded 941,411 in 1980. Listed below Are counties with More than 1 million residents As of july i 1988, with the More familiar Large City or cities or some indication of the location Arizona Maricopa Phoenix 2,029,500, up34.5 percent since 1980, California Alameda Oakland and Berkeley 1,241,100, up 12.3 percent. Los Angeles 8,587,800, up 14.9 per cent. Orange Southern suburbs of los an Geles 2,257,000, up 16.8 percent. San Bernardino 1,292.500. Up 44.4 percent. San Diego 2.370,400. Up 27.3 per cent. Santa Clara. San Jose 1,432,000, up 10.6 percent. Florida Bra Ward fort Lauderdale 1,187,000,up 16.6 percent. Dad Miami 1,813,500, up 11.6 per cent. Illinois Cook Chicago 5,284,300, up 0.6 per cent. Massachusetts Middlesex Western and Northwestern suburbs of Boston 1,373,800, up 0.5 percent. Michigan Oakland Northern suburbs of Detroit 1,052,500, up 4.0 percent. Wayne Detroit 2,122,800, Down 9.2percent. Minnesota Hennepin Minneapolis 1,008.800. Up 7.2 percent. Missouri St. Louis 1.008,800, up 3.6 percent. New York Bronx part of new York City,1,223,400, up 4.7 percent. Kings part of new York City Brook lyn2,314,300, up 3.7 percent. Nassau Eastern suburbs of new York City 1,318,100, Down 0.3 percent. New York part of new York City manhattan1,509,900, up 5.7 percent. Queens part of new York City 1,925.100, up 1.8 percent. Suffolk Eastern suburbs of new York City cast of Nassau county 1,320,800, up 2,9 percent. Ohio Cuya hoga Cleveland 1,430,800,Down 4.5 percent. Pennsylvania Allegheny Pittsburgh 1,354,300, up8.8 percent Philadelphia 1,647,000, Down 2.4percent. Texas Bexar san Antonio 1,211,700, up22.5 percent. Dallas 1,854,700, up 19.2 percent. Harris Houston 2,786,700, up 15.7 percent. Tarrant fort Worth 1,128,600, up 31.1 percent. Washington King Seattle 1,438,900, up 13.3 per cent