European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5u.s. Agrees to pay Noriega Slegal fees Miami apr the . Government has agreed to pay attorney fees for Manuel Noriega saying the ousted panamanian ruler should be assured a fair trial on drug charges. The defense attorneys accepted a Deal offered monday by . Attorney Dexter Lehtinen under which Noriega will sign promises to repay the government if $20 million in assets Are released. Noriega a lawyers had threatened to withdraw from the Case saying they could no longer function without Money to pay for the Complex and lengthy Legal proceedings. They wanted the government to release Money from 27 Noriega accounts Frozen around the world assets prosecutors value at about $20 million. The attorneys had subpoenaed pay records from the Cia drug enforcement administration and other intelligence agencies to show that Noriega had income other than alleged drug bribes from colombians Medellin drug Cartel. Federal prosecutors acknowledged monday that no Riega received secret payoffs from . Intelligence agencies but disputed defense figures that put the amount at $11 million. The Issue was expected to be the Centrepiece of mondays hearing until the arrangement for the attorney fees was disclosed. The prosecution a wanted to avoid litigation that would get into matters having to do certainly with classified information with payments by our government to Noriega a defense attorney Jon May said. A it was in their interests to do  Lehtinen told . District judge William Hoeveler during the hearing that the Federal criminal Justice act included provisions for the fee arrangement. A some cases Are exceedingly Complex some Are extremely Long a said Lehtinen. A it would be reasonable for counsel to be appointed by the court and those fees paid by the  the judge set a hearing for thursday to discuss details of the agreement. Defense attorney Frank Rubino said he was satisfied with the proposal. A we do concur with them. We think this particular Section of the Law May solve the problem in extreme cases of this nature a he said. Rubino said Noriega who was in court but did not testify agreed to sign affidavits declaring he was indigent and that he would repay the Federal government if his assets were freed. Rubino has said Noriega received $11 million from the United states for information about drug smuggling along with $6 million or $7 million from As yet unidentified foreign countries. One account alone in the United kingdom has about $10 million in it said defense attorney Steven Kollin. Noriega was indicted in february 1988 on charges of accepting $4.6 million in bribes from the Medellin Cartel in Exchange for turning Panama into a Safe Haven and transit Point to support cocaine smuggling into the United  cities Gorbachev billboards to come Down Minneapolis apr soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev wont get to see billboards showing a likeness of him promoting a local Vodka when he visits the twin cities next month. The billboards which have been up since april 15, Are coming Down this week a liquor distributor said monday. A civic ally we feel its our part to Welcome him respectfully a said Mitchell Johnson president of Johnson Bros. Wholesale liquor co. Of St. Paul. Gorbachev is scheduled to visit the twin cities for six hours on june 3 after attending Summit talks with president Bush in Washington. Johnson Bros earlier had approved the billboard Campaign for Karkov Vodka. The billboards show a likeness of Gorbachev a his famous Birthmark on the wrong Side of his head a holding a bottle of Karkov under the caption a the party a Over a a reference to the communist party a troubles. The 38 billboards Dot the Minneapolis St. Paul area and were scheduled to remain up until mid june. However Many minnesotans Felt the ads would insult Gorbachev who was not asked for permission to use his likeness on the billboards. A i think it was a terrible embarrassment a said Jack Farrell president of Haskell Swine and spirits a twin Cit billboards like this will be changed before Gorbachev visits the twin cities on june 3. Is based liquor store Chain. Farrell found the and Campaign a a Tacky and has not stocked Karkov Vodka. Farrell pointed out that Gorbachev has been trying to Cut liquor consumption in the soviet Union where alcoholism is a problem. Quot and Here he comes to the heartland of Minnesota and finds his smiling countenance hawking Domestic Vodka with a russian name Quot Farrell said. He said his stores might Start stocking Karkov because of the decision to remove the billboards. A we planned this Campaign Many Many months ago a Johnson said. A we did not know Gorbachev was going to come to the twin  the billboard company got comments both pro and con about the ads. A some people say it was disrespectful. Some say it was Good and they liked  said Jeff Evrard general manager of Nae Gale outdoor advertising. A decision on a replacement billboard has not been made but a message in russian welcoming Gorbachev is a possibility Evrard said. The billboard was created by Schmitt amp Sloan a 4-month-old Minneapolis and Agency for . Distilled products co. A a we did it in the same spirit of fun that Many Public figures Are spoofed Quot said Gerry Schmitt a partner and creative director of Schmitt amp  recede but muck hits hot Springs tourism hot Springs Ark. Apr the Flash flood that turned this resort towns main drag into a River receded As fast As it arrived but the resulting muck choked off the Thermal Spring water from which the town has its name and tourist Industry. The 13 inches of rain that fell in 24 hours knocked out the pumps at the end of Bathhouse Row that Supply 140-degree underground water to the spas. It will take at least a week to fix them said Roger Giddings superintendent of hot Springs National Park which runs the pumps. A a it a the Lifeblood of hot Springs a Giddings said of the water that has for nearly a centui7 attracted the infirm the health conscious and the athletic to this City of 36,000. Elsewhere waterlogged communities in Louisiana and Texas were emerging from the floodwaters that have raged through several states for Days. Downtown hot Springs in a Steep Valley was flooded when rain overwhelmed its drainage systems. No one was injured and a preliminary partial estimate by the City managers office put damage at $5.3 million to businesses and Public works. That figure docs not include damage to some 136 private Homes. Business leaders were More concerned about a loss of business than the temporary loss of water which is pumped from the areas 23 Springs to seven bathhouses and three hotels. Doctors Hope Stormie just needs medication adjustment Pittsburgh apr doctors on monday increased Stormie Jones doses of an experimental drug and were hopeful the worlds longest surviving heart liver transplant recipient will not reject her second donor liver. A a we re not alarmed a said or. Robert d. Gordon of children a Hospital of Pittsburgh. Gordon operated on Stormie a first transplant on feb. 14, 1984. A this is a mild rejection episode. It is not a serious crisis event. We done to think this liver is in jeopardy or that she a looking at another transplant. She just needed an adjustment in her medication a he said. The 12-year-old girl returned to Pittsburgh on sunday after routine tests revealed she had High liver enzyme Levels a a sign of possible Organ rejection from the feb. 20 transplant of the second donor liver. Gordon said doctors found Stormie Wasny to receiving adequate doses of fk-506, an experimental anti rejection medication approved by the food and drug administration for use Only at two University of Pittsburgh hospitals. Stormie will receive higher doses of fk-506 intravenously until she is discharged and later will take the drug orally. Doctors said they hoped she could return to Home in the Dallas suburbs in a few Days. That a Good news for Stormie who has been eagerly awaiting a party for her 13th birthday on May 31, said her Mother Lois a a suzies Purcell. A thirteen is a very special time in someone a life a she said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 23, 1950 a a four second earthquake that demolished half of the ancient inca capital of Cuzco Peru claimed As Many As 150 lives and injured hundreds.30 years ago today. May 23, 1960 a vice president Richard Nixon took the unusual step of appealing directly to House republicans to stand by president Eisenhower a foreign Aid program in the aftermath of the collapse of Summit plans with russia.20 years ago today. May 23, 1970 a a grenade tossed into a Hohenfels West Germany dining facility wounded 10 members of the 1st inf div fwd Vii corps spokesman reported.10 years ago today. May 23, 1980 a the United states warned North Korea that it would react strongly to any attempt to exploit internal strife in South Korea. The state department announcement made no mention of North Korea but the implication was Clear