European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday december 12,1991 prosecutor Moira Lasch turns from the Beirich after being rebuffed tuesday for her line of questioning at the Smith rape trial. To innocent Smith says As defense rests in rape trial from wire reports West Palm Beach Fla. The defense rested in William Kennedy Smiths rape trial tuesday after Smith testified his accuser picked him up at a bar had sex voluntarily with him but then a sort of snapped and accused him of rape. Quot i m innocent a Smith said tuesday. A i done to understand Why the woman would accuse me of doing this. I done to understand Why anybody would attack someone a family ruin his  saying a i m very nervous a Smith told his Side of the Story for the first time since a 30-year-old Jupiter Fla., woman accused him of raping her on the Lawn of the Kennedy s Palm Beach estate after she drove him Home from a bar March 30. The defense rested after calling Smith the 37th witness to testify in eight Days of trial and prosecutors began calling rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments were scheduled today following More rebuttal testimony. A the Case will be in your hands sometime during the Day after tomorrow a Palm Beach county judge Mary Lupo told the four woman two Man jury tuesday. Smith 31, is charged with sexual Battery a Florida a equivalent of rape a and one Misdemeanour count of Battery. If convicted he would face up to 15 years in prison although Florida a sentencing guidelines recommend about 4 years of jail time. In eth spent approximately five hours on the stand tuesday. He said he and the woman had two sexual encounters March 30. Although there was no a explicit verbal contract Smith said the encounter was the voluntary result of a Mutual  under Cross examination by prosecutor Moira Lasch Smith said he would not characterize his encounter with the woman As an act of love a the words used by defense attorney Roy Black in his opening statement. A i think probably i would have used other words. I think i would have said William Kennedy Smith on the stand. A we had  a Smith described How the woman brushed into him at a bar in Palm Beach while he was waiting to get the bartender s attention held his gaze chatted with him and then accepted his invitation to dance. A we were kissing on the dance floor and we were close together a he said. A i was feeling that i had gotten picked  they danced until the bar closed and the woman drove him to the Kennedy estate because his companions a his Uncle sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., and Kennedy a son Patrick a had left. In the parking lot at the Kennedy Home Smith said he and the woman kissed again and the woman excused herself for a few minutes to remove her pantyhose in the car. He said they sat by the Pool dipping their toes in the water when the woman started conversing irrationally saying that she had been to the Kennedy Home before calling him Michael and asking to see his identification. A i thought she had me confused with someone else or she was disoriented a Smith said. He said the woman accepted his invitation to go swimming and he grabbed a Beach Towel off a railing walked toward the Ocean and spread the Towel on the Sand. Later Smith said the woman a mood changed. A a a i called her Cathy a Smith said explaining he recently had ended a relationship with a woman named Cathy. A the minute i said it i knew it was a mistake and i just hoped she did no to hear it. She sort of snapped. A she got very very upset and told me to get the hell off of her. And she hit me with her hand a he said. After both sides finished presenting their cases tuesday striking differences remained about what each said happened. Here is a summary of some of the sworn testimony by William Kennedy Smith and the woman. How they met she said she bumped into William Kennedy Smith while looking for the bathroom at a bar. He said he was waiting at the bar for the bartender to serve him and Felt the Jupiter woman Brush against him and then stand very close to him. The alleged rape she said a i thought he was going to kill  he slammed her body to the ground pinned one Arm Between their bodies and held the other Arm while he pushed her panties aside and raped her. He said she started pulling playfully at his Towel and they started kissing. They put the Towel Down on the Lawn she took off her panties and they kissed a while and then had sex. The conversation afterwards she said sitting smugly in a chair Smith told her he Hadnot raped her and that if she reported it no one would believe her. He said she started off telling him he was a really Nice Guy then said a Michael you raped  he asked who Michael was showed her his Drivers License and said a look its William Smith William Smith William . Hickel accused of ethics breach Juneau Alaska apr a special prosecutor charged gov. Walter Hickel with violating state ethics Law by promoting a natural Gas pipeline that would Ben pm a company he holds Stock in according to papers released tuesday. Hickel denied the charges which could Lead to impeachment hearings in the state Senate. But the 72-year-old governor said he would donate his 12 percent interest in Yukon Pacific corp. To a foundation that will give any profits to Charity. A i have been accused of having a conflict of interest a Hickel . Interior Secretary under president Nixon said in a statement. A i have never in my heart Felt there was such a  he has 20 Days to file a response. Similar to an indictment the seven count formal accusation was filed dec. 2 with the state personnel Board which handles ethics complaints. It was made Public tuesday. If the Board upholds the charges it can Fine him $5,000 for each violation impose criminal penalties and recommend impeachment to the state Senate president. Special prosecutor Joyce e. Bamberger alleges that hickeys 39,507 shares of Yukon Pacific Stock represent a conflict of interest because As governor Hickel can influence actions that might affect the stocks value. The personnel Board hired Bamberger an Anchorage attorney in August to investigate an ethics complaint filed by environmental activist Chip Thoma. A i have instructed my attorneys to begin the process of transferring All of my Yukon Pacific Stock from the Blind Trust to a charitable foundation a Hickel said in the statement. The Stock is potentially Worth hundreds of millions of dollars if the $11 billion pipeline is built. Eric Rehmann the governors spokesman said donating the Stock should negate the ethics  chief defeats mayor in san Francisco san Francisco a former police chief Frank Jordan who tapped voter frustration Over issues ranging from dirty streets to a sagging Economy Defeated incumbent mayor Art Agnos in a Runoff election tuesday. With 93 percent of the vote counted Jordan had 94,681 votes or 52 percent to Agnos 85,393 votes or 47 percent. Measure a a ballot item that would raise the City a sales tax by one Quarter cent to restore programs dropped from Public schools was approved. With 93 percent of the vote counted the margin was 54 percent to 45 percent. About a third of All votes cast were by Absentee ballot said Greg Ridenour administrative manager for the registrar of voters. A other than the �?T88 presidential election its a record Quot he said after the polls closed. More than 61,500 Absentee ballots were returned and an additional 131,000 voters had been expected to cast votes at the polls the registrar of voters said. About 425,000 people Are registered to vote in the City. A a there a just enough concern Over this one to get people to make that Little extra Effort a a Ridenour said. The Runoff Between the two democrats was set up when no candidate won a majority in a nov. 5 primary