European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 15, 1990 the stars and stripes exp a a Page 7 to Testi resumes by the Washington Post a Washington a District of Columbia mayor Marion barrys drug and perjury trial was abruptly recessed Friday. The trial is expected to resume tuesday when prosecutors expect to Call to the stand Bettye Smith a former Barry Girlfriend whom the prosecution has characterised As a a reluctant Quot witness. Unlike previous women who have testified about their relationship with the mayor Smith has left prosecutors Uncertain How cooperative she might be on the witness stand. Sources said she has been Balking at publicly implicating Barry. _ in court prosecutors told . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that they did not want to end their Case with Smiths testimony. He agreed to a recess until tuesday. A meanwhile barrys lawyer r. Kenneth Mundy told the judge he would be ready to Start his Side of the Case by the Mia  of this week and that he plans to Call .10 to 15 witnesses. Mundy said no decision had been made on whether Barry will take the stand. There could be risks either Way a nominal lawyers said. Mundy said of the upcoming defense Case a a it a going to be full of thrills and  according t6 sources Smith has told authorities that she provided drugs to Barf on several occasions and that she used cocaine with the mayor in january shortly before he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine in a Washington hotel room. One source familiar with the mayor said that Smith has continued to socialize with Barry even after her decision to cooperate with authorities and that the two have spent time together since May 10, when Barry was hit with a second round of indictments. Of the new charges contained in the May 10 indictment one count alleging cocaine Possession Between new years Day 1990 and the Jan. 18 sting was based on grand jury testimony by  also can corroborate the testimony of several witnesses who had said she was present at some key locations where Barry used cocaine sources said. One close Barry Friend a. Jeffrey Mitchell testified last week that he told a grand jury that he believed Smith had supplied cocaine to  s appearance at the trial has been in doubt since prosecutors obtained an order from. Jackson compelling her to testify. A a on thursday. Jackson issued a warrant for Smith s arrest after her lawyers told the judge at a Bench conference that Smith would refuse to testify until after monday when her father is scheduled to undergo can cer surgery in Tennessee according to a source familiar with the Case. Jackson has placed the transcript of the Bench conference under Seal but a source said Smith checked herself into a Hospital in Chattanooga for stress. One source said Bariy and Smith have met socially on several occasions in the past months. Another source who has spoken to Smith recently said Smith is a very worried about  t according to a log of Telephone Calls made to Barry s command Center on weekends and after business hours Smith called Barry at least 70 times from june 13, 1986, to Jan. 14, 1990. Another source said Smith agreed to cooperate Only after Law enforcement officials made it Clear that they would a go after Here on drug related criminal charges if she did not Aid in the investigation. Assistant . Attorney Richard w. Roberts said that in addition to Smith the government plans to Call two More witnesses month Omen ala., businesswoman Doris Crenshaw and . Police detective James Pawlik. Crenshaw an old civil rights ally of barrys is expected to testify about several instances in which she used cocaine with Barry. _ Roberts said Pawlik would present a summary of an analysis of the mayors cellular Telephone Bills. A pair Cincinnati apr naga and a Nita a pair of giant flesh eating Tomodo dragons from Indonesia inspired a burst of affection from their keeper Friday As he prepared for their weekend debut at the Cincinnati zoo. A naga a Cincinnati zoo reptile supervisor Johnny Arnett shouted at the 7-foot-Long, 120-Pound male Lizard staring Back at him through the Glass Wall of his custom built Cage. �?o1 love them. That a the sexiest Lizard in the world right there a Arnett said whistling at naga. The Gray Green Tomodo dragons a gift from indonesian president Suharto to president Bush Are the second set in the United states. The first pair Are at the National zoo in Washington. Ament said the Singapore zoo has the Only other set of Tomodo dragons outside Indonesia. The indonesian ambassador to the United states Adbul Rachman Ramly arrived Friday for a reception to celebrate the opening of the display Here. The 10-by-40-foot Cage includes a Bath tub size Pool of water plus plants and a painted backdrop based on photographs Arnett took on tropical Tomodo Island the Home of the reptiles when he visited Indonesia to bring Back naga and Warta. The lizards also have an outdoor display. Growing to do when they re full size they seven year old naga stands guard Over his Lair at the Cincinnati zoo Friday. Should be nine feet Long and about 175 pounds Quot Arnett said. Naga whose slender Tail makes up half his length crawled around his Cage Friday on his Stocky legs lifting his head and flicking his six Inch forked Tongue. Wanita re Maine Minaden to one Side. A a she a not hiding from us As much As she a hiding from him a Arnett said explaining that she is probably carrying eggs she wants to protect. A if she lays those eggs and if we get them we will be the first zoo in the Western hemisphere to Breed them in Captivity a Arnett said. David and Tracy Barker who raise rare pythons in Baltimore for Sale to zoos said they travelled to Cincinnati for the opening often Lizard display. A the is Beautiful. He is absolutely per feet a David said gazing at naga with a smile on his face. A we fantasize about seeing the babies bom that a what it is a Tracy said. A that would be  in the wild Kom Tylo dragons usually eat rotting flesh scavenged from the carcasses of dead animals but Are fast runners if they choose to Hunt live game Ament said. A a they be been known to walk Down the Street in a Village going after dogs and such Quot he said. The zoo plans to limit their menu to Goat Chicken and the occasional rodent left Over from feeding snakes. Corps to assist cleanup at nuclear weapon Sites Washington apr the Energy department said Friday it signed an agreement giving the army corps of engineers a role in helping Correct environmental damage at nuclear weapons plants. A the corps of engineers has Many significant skills that can help us in our waste cleanup program a Energy Secretary James Watkins said. Among the work to be provided by the corps of engineers is management help to Energy department Headquarters technical assistance in planning and building waste cleanup projects at specific weapons Sites and preparing Cost estimates. Cathy Kaliniak a department spokeswoman said the corps of engineers would be involved in helping clean up the Hanford nuclear weapons Plant in South Central Washington state the most contaminated of the 17 major weapons plants. She said it had not been determined where else the corps might be involved. Watkins said the Deal signed late thursday is a a very important step Quot toward restoring the environment at the weapons plants which operated for decades with no outside oversight. The full cleanup Effort is expected to take More than 30 years and Cost More than $100 billion. Fla. Town says Bare Wall shows entirely too much Hollywood Fla. Apr the creator of an outdoor mural depicting Adam and eve on a Beach refuses to Bow to City pressure to add children and paint bathing suits on the nude pair. Mayor Sal Oliveri said the Wall of a Motel Isnit the place for the mural but artist Steven Kroeger vowed not to change a thing and pledged to go to court if the City takes action. The mayor contends the 8-foot-tall by 24-foot-Long mural at Sunray Lodge Isnit in keeping with the City a family oriented image. City officials want bathing suits a and children a added to the recently drawn painting. A a it a just out of place. We done to want to Start a style or trend of nude pictures on buildings Quot said Oliveri who inspected the painting thursday. Kroeger hired Miami attorney Ellis Rubin to defend his work of Art. Rubin puts the Wrangle in the same category As recent Broward county controversies Over the propriety of a 2 live Crew rap album and to thong bathing suits. A Broward county is now four for four Quot Rubin said. A you can to buy certain records you can to listen to certain music you can to Wear certain bathing suits and now you can to paint certain  Kroeger said he can to understand the fuss. Quot would they have put bathing suits on a Rubens a Motel owner Doris Ouellet called the controversy silly. Quot this represents Adam and eve in Paradise a she said. Quot in Paradise Adam and eve did no to have children. They did no to Wear bikinis