European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes saturday March 28, 1992tyson s imprisonment called very sad Day a Mike Tyson is searched by Indiana department of corrections officer Jerry Serviss before going to prison. Indianapolis a while Mike Tyson stood calmly As a judge sentenced him to six years in prison for rape boxing officials expressed sorrow and local Blacks anger at the fall of one of the sports biggest stars. Quot he would have gone Down in history As one of the worlds greatest boxers. He Rose up Quick real Quick but he fell Down even faster Quot said Kevin Rooney Tyson a former Trainer. Rooney helped Tyson become at age 20, the youngest world heavyweight boxing Champion. He lost the title in 1990. On thursday Superior court judge Patricia Gifford ordered Tyson to prison immediately saying she feared he could rape again. Within two hours he was behind bars. Quot something  be done about the attitude you displayed Here a the judge told Tyson. Tyson impassive after the sentence was read slipped off his watch and tie pin handed them to his attorney and hugged 81-year-old Camille Ewald the new York woman who raised him from his teen age years. Quot i am not guilty of this crime a Tyson said in a rambling 10-minute plea for leniency. He apologized for his a a crass behaviour during the 1991 pageant but said he never harmed his accuser 19-year-old Desiree Washington of Coventry . A i Haven to Hurt nobody. Nobody has a Black Eye or broken ribs a he said. A when in a in the ring i break their ribs i break their jaws. To me that s hurting  Tyson a attorneys asked an appeals panel to free him while his conviction is appealed. A a there a a touch of sadness in the air. Its just a very sad Day a said Steve Griffith a spokesman for Madison Square Garden boxing. Washington the miss Black America contestant who said Tyson raped her last summer Wasny to in court. A this child has no feeling of happiness or elation a said Deputy prosecutor Barbara Trathen who called to Tell her. A it will take months just to get Back to  Washington could not be reached for comment. Officials at Rhode islands Providence College where she is a student said her Mother had asked that her privacy be protected. A i think she feels that Justice has been done Quot said special prosecutor Jeffrey Modisett. Many in Indianapolis Black Community disagreed. A we had a lot of comments today that a Black cannot get a fair trial in Indianapolis a said Amos Brown the manager of the Black oriented radio station Wulc pm. Both Tyson and Washington Are Black. The Rev. . Shields local chairman of a nationwide a mercy for Tyson drive organized by Black ministers said he gave the judge a petition with the signatures of 30,000 people. A this is a cause that will go on a he vowed. But an Indianapolis woman who led a counter petition drive said to son should have gotten a tougher sentence. A if the Man gets help of. But i doubt hell get much help in three years a said Carlin Chapman. Tyson could be out in three years with time off for Good behaviour and Rooney said its possible the former boxing Champ could make a comeback. A a it a too Early to make a prediction but if he trains and keeps in shape sure maybe a he said. Elias m. Cordova who Heads the world boxing association said Aba rules prohibit felons from fighting professionally. A i am very sorry about what happened a he said. A the career of a great Boxer has  comedian Bill Cosby an acquaintance of to son said he hoped the Boxer could get psychiatric help. A it would be very honorable for the state of Indiana to allow this prisoner to be rehabilitated while he is serving his debt to society a Cosby said from  victim held in hundreds of teen sex cases Philadelphia a police have arrested a Man with aids who May have had sexual relations with hundreds of teen age boys the District attorney said Friday. The Man whose name Wasny to released May have had Oral and anal sex a for several years with boys ranging in age from 15 to 19, District attorney Lynne Abraham said. The Man was arrested wednesday night. He was arraigned thursday on charges of involuntary deviate sexual Intercourse sexual abuse of children indecent assault and corrupting the morals of a minor she said. Bail was set at $3 million. Abraham urged any of the boys who May have had Contact with the Man known to the teen agers As a Uncle Eddie or a Uncle de to Contact authorities. A we were told by the defendant and his attorney that this Man has aids and has had full blown aids for at least one year a Abraham told reporters. A this Means that at a minimum this Man has been infected with the his virus for a period of at least one to two years before the Onset of  scientists believe the virus can remain silent in the body for 10 years or longer. She said he would invite the boys to his apartment and they went willingly. Abraham said the identities of the victims were a to a Large extent  a we do know that these males attended or have attended both Public and parochial Junior and senior High schools in Philadelphia and some May have attended or even attend now schools in surrounding counties a she said. Clinton apologizes again for golfing at All White club new York a Bill Clinton apologized publicly and privately Friday for golfing at an All White club As he sought to quell voter concerns and take the offensive in a rough and Tumble new York showdown with challenger Jerry Brown. Clinton the democratic presidential front runner held a private breakfast with Black members of the new York Media and toured an exhibit about discrimination against Blacks and jews. The Arkansas governor apologized at both events for golfing last week at a Little Rock club that has no Black members. A Small things and Large Send big signals to people a the Arkansas governor told about 200 people at the jewish museum. A i did no to think about it As i should have. I As a candidate and As a Public official should not have been  Brown the Only remaining democratic challenger has hammered Clinton on the Issue in an Effort to make inroads among Black voters. By huge margins Blacks have supported Clinton throughout the primary season and they will be a Pivotal constituency in new York s april 7 primary election. Campaigning Friday in Wisconsin which votes the same Day As new York Brown dismissed his rivals front runner status saying a Clinton is not going to get the nomination. You can put that in your tape recorder and ask me in a couple of  Clinton coupled his apology Friday for the golfing incident with an Appeal to end racial divisions. He said his civil rights record was a unparalleled by any Public official in american and criticized the Reagan and Bush administrations for deliberate racial politics. A we have been carved up now for More than a decade at election time by race by gender by Region a Clinton said. A. The division of America into us and them is in the end the death Knell of everything Amer Ica Means. From new York Clinton was headed for Wisconsin to address the state legislature and then to Indianapolis to raise Money and pick up the endorsement of gov. Evan Bayh. Clinton was forced to Deal Friday with a new York times article that said the Arkansas governor deleted provisions of a state ethics proposal that would have required More detailed disclosure of any decisions he made that might affect his family finances. Clinton said he initiated the ethics debate by calling a special legislative session and proposing Tough disclosure requirements for the governor and for lobbyists. Only when that proposal stalled in the state Senate did he agree to a revised version dealing Only with lobbying Clinton said. A if i wanted to get myself exempted Why would i try to pass the Bill in the first place a he asked. Brown said the Story raised new concerns about Clinton saying a now we find out that Clinton carved out a Little exemption for himself and hear he a got an excuse. This Guy is  the former California governor challenged anew Clinton a electability claiming his rival has a a scandal a  he also discounted democratic party chairman Ronald Browne a assertions that he was making a inappropriate attacks on  of thousands swamping phone lines at Draff Perot offices by the los Angeles times overwhelmed by Telephone Calls from people who want Texas billionaire Hross Perot to run for president Sci has added hundreds of new lines to handle the Calls pouring into the Dallas offices of a draft prot group. Officials for the Long distance phone company said thursday that an 800 number set up by the Perot petition committee has been receiving 200,000 to 300,000 Calls a Day this week from people across the United states who Are seeking information or offering to help Perot. The Maverick businessman a who made headlines in 1979 when he organized a commando style Rescue of two employees from a Tehran Iran prison during the iranian revolution a said last week that he would run Tor president As an Independent if a Ordinary people could get his name on the november ballot in All 50 states. He has appeared on three nationwide television shows this week a this week with David Brinkley Donahue and this morning each time he touched off a flood of Calls to his 800 number. Sci spokesman Paul Sims said that in the last 10 Days More than i million Calls had been made to the line although an unknown percentage did not get through because of the heavy volume. A a it a just mind boggling a Sims said. Sci said that the Perot committee originally had a dozen phone lines installed but those were quickly overwhelmed