European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 31, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 to evangelists get foot in soviet door by the Cox news service Washington to prominent religious broadcasters Pat Robertson an the Rev. Robert Schullr. Relaxing of religious restrictions in Eastern Europe rep resents a Market As Well As a Miracle. Robertson announced monday at he National religious broadcasters Conven Tion that his Christian broadcasting net work has permission from the soviet government to open a ministry can scr in Moscow. Already he said a can produced so Ries of animated Bible stories is airing in Leningrad and in the Baltic republics of Estonia and Latvia. A soviet video distribution Agency has agreed to distribute the cartoons. The ministry Center in the soviet Capi Tal will provide Christian counselling and distribute tapes and books he said. La my opinion this is a historic Day in religious  Robertson said. Schuller founding pastor of the Crys Tal cd idral and the television program hour if Power scheduled a news con for inc i r tuesday to announce his own Rcv Skabic development in the so Viet a Ion and pastern  an estimated 200 million soviets heard Schuller deliver a Sermon Over the soviet Union s state owned television network Christmas night. The potential for expansion into for Merly forbidden territory has brought new Fervour and optimism to religious broadcasters who have been staggered Over the past few years by scandals with in their ranks. There is incredible excitement said Jerry Rose a Chicago broadcaster and president of Nib. In a prayer at the convention interim executive director Robert Cook seemed to sum up the sentiment we Pray the doors of religious Freedom will remain open across Nur world and we will have the Good sense to walk through  Jeffrey Madden a University of Vir Ginia sociology professor and author of the Hooks prime time preachers and televangelist. Power and politics agreed that Eastern Europe May be the next great Frontier for religious Broad casts. There will be a lot of  he predicted but there arc going to be a few people who arc going to get in and score  s announcement about his Moscow ministry came just minutes after president hush addressed the con  reaffirming his positions against abortion and for voluntary Pra or in Public schools statements that played Well to the largely conservative audience hush talked about the changes around the Worl , the times Are on the Side of  he said because the world. Increasingly is on the Side of  he professed his own Faith. Saying. I believe with All my heart that one can not be America s president without a be Lief in  Bell labs develop computer that uses Light to process Dafa Newark. . A at to s Bell laboratories said monday in had developed the first prototype com Puter using Light instead of electrical impulses to pro Cess data a step in the quest for vastly More agile powerful  have been looking at photons the Funda mental particles of Light As replacements for electrons in electronic  Only limit when it comes to those things is the Speed of  said Jim Hammons an analyst at the Sierra group computer consulting firm in Tempe. Ariz. The prototype unveiled at a news conference at the lab in Holmdal South of Newark is relatively Primi Tive and can run Little More than a dishwasher. But by the end of the decade supercomputers could be using More Light or photonic components than electronic and May run at least 100 times faster than today s generation said Alan Huang head of Bell labs optical computer research department. The prototype contained in a 2-foot-Square Box differs from a True computer in that the program that runs the optical processor is built into its hardware rather than being contained in software said Bell labs spokeswoman Marj Mckean. It also has limited Mem Ory she  said the processor originally took up three Large lab benches. Eventually scientists believe it can be reduced to the size of today s microchips or no larger than a  stage says it can be done said Bob Trier technical program director for research consortium inc. Of Minneapolis which studies High performance computing. The next stage is to find out what can be done with this technology Ashley Oft Ord 5, of Hampstead n.h., does t look too confident about learning the gymnastics rings As she hanging Tough holds herself up after coach Ruth Licauzi released her during a recent training session at a gymnastic club. Deal reportedly made with Barry Case witness by the Washington Post Washington James l. Mcwilliams has made a Deal with Federal prosecutors and is expected to plead guilty to a single Misdemeanour drug offence and Tell a grand jury that he was present at the ramada in when mayor Marion Barry smoked crack cocaine according to sources. The agreement with the District of Columbia employee which could pave the Way for perjury and other felony charges against the mayor was concluded Mon Day at the office of . Attorney Jay b. Stephens the sources said. Barry who was arrested on a drug charge Jan. 19, previously denied to a Federal grand jury that he had used crack with Charles Lewis during visits to the ramada inn in december 1988. The mayor s office declined to comment late monday. Mcwilliams 57, a former assistant attorney general of the Virgin islands and longtime Friend of Lewis was present with Lewis and Barry at the ramada the night of . 19. 1988. He has Long been considered a potentially crucial witness against Barry. Mcwilliams is prepared to Tell the grand jury that he was present in the hotel room of Lewis when Barry arrived and that he saw Barry and Lewis enter the bathroom together according to sources. From the context of their conversation Mcwilliam told prosecutors it was Clear that Barry and Lewis had entered the bathroom to smoke crack which Mcwilliams knew Lewis had obtained for the mayor s use. Mcwilliams said that he was watching to while the two were smoking the drugs the sources said. Then enter a guilty plea la a mis Demeanour charge of aiding and abetting drug Possession. Mcwilliams could provide the basis for charging the mayor with obstruction of Justice for encouraging Mcwilliams not to Tell . Police All he knew about the ramada episode the sources said. He could also provide information about the mayor s drug activities they added. Mcwilliams who has received a subpoena to testify before the Barr grand jury previously declined to cooperate with the Fri sources said. In an interview two Days after Barry was arrested and charged with the Possession of crack Stephens said he hoped the arrest would encourage other witnesses to come Forward. Asked if he were referring to Mcwilliams Stephens said he s certainly a  Mcwilliams is an official of the . Department of Public works. He served As the director of the City s traffic adjudication program until 1987, when he was re w assigned to the District s commercial Drivers licensing pro  associates have described Mcwilliams current position As a no work Job for which he is paid $73,284 a  has repeatedly denied that he used drugs at the hotel. In a press conference Barry said he told a grand jury that he did not use drugs with Lewis at the ramada or at any other time. That answer sources said could provide the basis of a perjury charge against the mayor. The mayor s criminal lawyer r. Kenneth Mundy said monday night that Mcwilliams account was not accurate and that he understood Mcwilliams had not said he saw Barry use  an interview with officers of the . Police depart ment s internal affairs division soon after the ramada episode Mcwilliams said that Barry and Lewis were in another area of the room when the alleged drug use occurred and that he did not see it according to sources. The negotiations with Mcwilliams and his lawyers began last week sources said after Mcwilliams was subpoenaed to appear thursday before the grand jury. As they did a year ago. Attorneys for Mcwilliams told Federal prosecutors Judith Retchin and Richard Roberts that my Williams would decline to testify unless he were granted immunity. The prosecutors responded that they were unwilling to Grant Mcwilliams Complete immunity but would consider allowing him to plead guilty to a minor offence in return for his cooperation