European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 31, 1992 Clinton Brown spar Over death penalty governor under fire defends support of capital punishment new York up democratic presidential hopeful Bill Clinton a Strong supporter of capital punishment said sunday that the number of executions might increase if he is elected because he supports cutting the length of appeals by death Row inmates. Meanwhile Campaign rival Jerry Brown attacked Clinton a stand. But Clinton said he thinks president Bush has a a oversold the Case for the death penalty. A i do support capital punishment. But i think George Bush has Way oversold National capital punishment As a Way to solve National crime problems a the Arkansas governor said a most crime problems arc at the state and local level. The Federal government should be putting criminal Justice resources Back on the Street helping local policemen helping provide drug treatment on demand helping provide alternatives to incarceration for first time offenders a he said in an appearance on webs tvs sunday edition program. Clinton has come under fire from death penalty opponents within the democratic party who argue it is immoral does not reduce crime and is discriminatory because it is used overwhelmingly against non White defendants. But Clinton defended his record As governor and his decision to return to Arkansas Early in the Campaign season for the controversial execution Jan. 24 of Rickey Ray Rector. Rector 40, was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981 and shortly afterwards shot himself in the head leaving himself brain damaged. But Clinton said that in the Rector Case a there was no basis for my granting clemency a despite questions about rectors mental competency. Overall Clinton said he favored speeding death Row inmates appeals process which now averages seven to eight years. A i think that a too Long a Clinton said a i would do that Only if at the same time there was a provision where the Federal and the state government had to spend much More Money to guarantee first class Legal defense to people accused of criminal cases All the Way through the  a i would support some acceleration in return for better Legal defense from beginning to end a he said. Asked if that would mean a you would have More executions under a Clinton presidency the governor said a you might. At least you would have the cases reconciled  presidential Hope fill Bill Clinton left listens As his Campaign rival Jerry Brown answers a question during a televised debate in new York on sunday. Brown speaking live from a to studio  Brown argued that the Way to in Wisconsin assailed Clinton a position. Reduce crime is to make sure families a i think it was a moral abomination a have adequate incomes. Brown said of the execution of Rector by the Issue arises As the two Campaign in lethal injection. A i oppose capital punish Delegate Rich new York which does not ment and would not have executed this have the death  used connections on behalf of firm by David s. Broder the Washington Post democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown acknowledged sunday that he used the kind of insider influence he has criticized in others to help a California pharmaceutical company baffle Federal aids drug regulators. The former California governor admitted that he used his a a connections to reach an influential congressman on behalf of the Man who had hired him As a $20,000-a-year corporate director. Brown said however that he now wants to expose and Stop exactly that kind of practice. He was questioned on abcs this week with David Brinkley after the Washington Post reported sunday that Brown called rep. Henry a. Waxman d-calif., seeking help for 1cn pharmaceuticals inc., which was locked in a dispute with the food and drug administration Over the licensing of the drug rib avidin. Waxman look no action As a result of the Call. When Brown made the Call in 1988 and for three years afterwards he was a director of an in subsidiary 1cn biomedical inc. Both companies Are run by Milan panic described by Brown As a political Quot supporter for 20 years and listed in Federal election commission records As the largest contributor to Browne a political action committee the Usa committee. Last year the Parent company paid a $400,000 penalty to the government and entered into two consent agreements with the Justice department and the securities and Exchange commission to Settle charges that it had falsely claimed rib avidin was effective in delaying the Progress of aids in people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The company neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing a Standard Waxman in consent agreements a but pledged not to commit securities fraud in the future. It was the rib avidin controversy that prompted Browne Scall to Waxman the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health and the environment which has jurisdiction Over the Fra. Asked about the Call to Waxman by an Abc reporter Brown said a i asked him to see what the Holdup was at Fra. I made a Brief  the reporter Sam Donaldson asked a is no to this what you be been campaigning against a Washington insiders political insiders having the ability to manipulate the system a Brown a yes you re right you re right and that a exactly a because there a a disproportionate ability of those who know people who Are Rich and powerful Over opposed to the grass roots people that done to have any Power. And that a exactly Why i quit the  a company spokesman said Brown joined the Board on dec. 14, 1987, and resigned last dec. 17, eight weeks after he had announced his candidacy for the presidency. When Donaldson asked if he Felt like a a hypocrite a Brown said no adding that in this Campaign he is taking a what i know about the insider business in politics and the fund raising and now making myself available to be the lobbyist of those people who done to have those  he also said the subsidiary company on whose Board he sat a had nothing to do with the Legal and medical controversies Over rib avidin of the Parent that began a year before he joined the company and continued throughout his tenure As a director. A and the dispute about aids is still. A dispute among scientists Over the drugs Efficacy ,. And i believe the patient ought to have the right to choose a he said. Baker asks arabs israelis to resume talks in april Washington a Secretary of state James a. Baker 111, trying to rekindle Mideast peace talks has proposed that Arab and israeli delegations resume negotiations april 27 in Washington . And diplomatic sources said sunday. The sources said a letters of suggestions from Baker proposing a resumption of negotiations were sent to Israel Jordan Syria and Lebanon As Well As palestinian arabs late last week. Details were expected to be announced at the state department on monday. The diplomatic sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said Baker urged the arabs to Send him a list of possible Sites outside Washington for the round of talks that would follow the Washington meeting. Baker first made the request a month ago but Only Israel has responded the sources said. Jordan s foreign minister Kamel Abu Jaber said he had received a letter. Hanan Ashrafi spokeswoman for the palestinian delegation also said her group had received an invitation. Both said no decision on participating would be made until after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers tentatively set for  yorkers in poll fault Clinton s honesty new York a voters who doubt Bill Clinton a integrity outnumber those satisfied with his honesty by 2-to-l in a poll of new York state residents taken two weeks before the presidential primary. The wac to poll of 736 new yorkers taken March 25 and 26, found unhappiness with All the Active candidates. Two thirds of democrats and independents and 60 percent of republicans said they wished others were in the race the poll found. The Survey using Abc news polling specialists had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage Points. Many were unable to mention a name of a candidate they would like to see run. Gov. Mario Cuomo was mentioned most often but Only by 21 percent. Fifty seven percent of new yorkers said they Are not satisfied Clinton has the honesty and integrity to serve effectively As president wac said. Only 29 percent think the Arkansas governor does. The poll did not try to measure How state residents might vote april 7. But it asked about impressions of the candidates. Just 31 percent said they had a favourable impression of Clinton to 46 percent unfavourable. Former California gov. Jerry Brown was at 36 percent favourable 31 percent unfavourable. President Bush rated 43 percent favourable 54 percent unfavourable