European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 c the stars and stripes wednesday april 1,1992brown, Clinton concentrate on  holds democratic caucuses Jerry Brown addresses a rally on Wall Street. Montpelier it. Apr vermonters chose Between Jerry Brown and Bill Clinton in democratic caucuses tuesday while the presidential rivals staged a new York debate doubleheader and focused on next weeks Delegate Rich primary there. With Only 14 delegates to award Vermont did no to see much of the candidates and some democrats thought a protest mood might Lead voters to favor uncommitted delegates Over either candidate. Clinton did not Campaign in Vermont. Brown stopped by on sunday looking for the lift of another Victory Over the democratic front runner to go with his one Point Connecticut primary upset a week earlier. Browne a Vermont coordinator Ken Dean forecast Victory for the former California governor saying a we May be behind in delegates but we re headed in the right  the Clinton Campaign boasted a string of endorsements including backing from gov. Howard Dean former gov. Madeleine Kunin and House speaker Ralph Wright. While Vermont democrats caucuses Clinton and Brown confronted each other in a pair of new York debates one televised statewide and broadcast nationally by a Span. It was the first round in a new York debate series Clinton demanded an unusual Challenge for a front runner. He said the strategy was designed to put his Campaign a Aback on offence a and deliver Nis message directly to the voters. Going into the Vermont caucuses Clinton had 1,015 of the 2,145 Delegate commitments needed to claim the democratic presidential nomination. Brown had 153, a i think it s important that i have As much direct Contact with voters As possible and that they get to know me As a person a Clinton said in a new York television interview. A i enjoy  he a complained that his proposals on the issues Are getting lost in a crossfire of charges and denials and that his message gets submerged when it is filtered through the news Media. Brown scoffed and called it a Mark of desperation. A a. They were going to avoid debates and stick to their paid Media and now they re finding out that their situation is so desperate that they re trying a debate program that they would have never dreamed of just a week ago a Brown said. A this shows you that the race is volatile. Its close.�?�. A he said front runners done to debate their challengers unless they re losers. A a that a the category he a in now a Brown said after meeting with new York Union leaders at an Al Cio conference in Washington. Brown has not been Able to gain major Union endorsements but said it would take time for labor leaders to feel comfortable with his a explosive message of rebellion against the establishment. Clinton represents an old order a right to work state a Low wage Crummy old boy network a Brown said. Vermont republicans held town caucuses too the first step in selecting 19 delegates to their National convention. President Bush was unchallenged and the delegates weren to bound to a candidate anyway. Republican challenger Patrick Buchanan reopened his shelved Campaign in Milwaukee looking for protest votes against both Congress and the administration. Buchanan has conceded that Bush will be the nominee. But he said there a still  to be sent because people Are angry Over things like budget deficits bad House checks and the savings and loan  would draw 21 % in 3-Way race poll finds by the los Angeles times signalling dissatisfaction with the choices in the presidential contest one fifth of registered voters say they would support Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot in a three Way race for the White House with president Bush and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a new los Angeles times poll has found in a hypothetical three Way election Perot Drew 21 percent compared with 37 percent for Bush and 35 percent for Clinton the front runner for the democratic nomination the poll  urges no fault insurance for californians Sacramento Calif. Up gov. Pete Wilson has angrily called on the legislature to pass a Low Cost no fault Auto insurance plan that would provide a Driver with Basic coverage for $220 a year. Wilson on monday blamed the powerful California trial lawyers association for keeping a no fault proposal bottled up in the state Senate judiciary committee. The committee had been set to vote on the plan tuesday but postponed action indefinitely so lawmakers could consider rival Auto insurance reforms. A the people of California cry out for Relief from High insurance rates and yet the legislature blocks Reform. They do the bidding of the trial lawyers lobby not the people a Wilson said in a news conference on the Capitol Steps. A a it a time that they Buck the special interests and work for the people of California not just for the trial lawyers lobby Quot he said. A if they deny the people real and lasting insurance Reform then i expect we Are going to see a lot of new faces come next  the High Price of Auto insurance in California which can Cost thousands of dollars a year has resulted in Large numbers of uninsured Drivers on the roads. The Republican governor supports a no fault plan by state Sens. Frank Hill a Whittier and Patrick Johnston a Stockton that would insure Drivers for $15,000 at a Cost of $220 annually. What makes Perot a strength even More striking is that Only one third of registered voters now know enough about the industrialist to have an opinion of him. Perot who made his Fortune building a computer services company in Texas has said he will seek the presidency As an Independent if volunteers obtain enough signatures to place him on the ballot in every state. In a two Way race without Perot the poll found Bush and Clinton locked in a virtual dead heat with the president leading the democratic front runner 48 percent to 46 percent a result within the polls margin of error. In the volatile struggle for the democratic nomination Clinton held a 53 percent to 25 percent Lead Over former California gov. Jerry Brown among registered democrats and independents leaning toward the party the poll found. Matched against the president in a general election Brown did not run As Well As Clinton Brown trailed Bush 53 percent to 41 percent. The times poll surveyed 1,521 adults including 1,233 registered voters from March 27 to March 29 it has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points. The Sample includes 607 registered democrats and independents who lean toward the party and 544 registered republicans and independents who lean toward the gop in the Survey Perot draws strength about equally from Clinton and Bush Perot would pull 20 percent of those who would support Clinton in a two Way race and 16 percent who would Back Bush. Noriega witness held in Panama Miami a testimony ended monday in Manuel Antonio Noriega a drug Case after another bizarre twist. Panamanian police arrested the final scheduled defense witness As he was leaving the country to testify. Final arguments in the ousted panamanian dictators drug smuggling trial were to begin tuesday. The jury could get the Case thursday. Fernando Jaen a former civilian aide to Noriega had been Given a Safe conduct by Panama to leave the country. But he was arrested on a civil fraud warrant at Panama City a Airport sunday night. . District judge William Hoeveler said he would not delay Noreiga a trial. Jaen was supposed to testify to Noriega a whereabouts on May 6, 1984, the weekend that a last minut prosecution witness had claimed Noriega met secret with a Medellin cocaine Cartel lieutenant. The arrest a just smells to me As an Effort to Kee general Noriega from his constitutional right to Ca witnesses on his behalf a defense attorney Frank Rubi no complained to the judge. A Short of another invasion to snatch him up Ani bring him Here there is nothing we can do about it Rubino said. Prosecutors denied any involvement in the arrest. I4 was apparently connected to a dispute $30,000 loan in Panama. Noriega faces up to 160 years if convicted of All l1 drug and racketeering counts. 1 a Sun entered to . Troops after the december 1989 invasion of Panama. Fasting Tyson in trouble for autographs in Trot a m a do in / a a d a m _. A. _ a Indianapolis apr Boxer Mike Tyson is re fusing to eat in prison and he faces disciplinary action for giving other inmates his autograph Indiana correctional officials said monday. Tyson 25, was sentenced and sent to prison thursday on rape and criminal deviate conduct convictions for assaulting a miss Black America Beauty pageant contestant in his Indianapolis hotel room last july. His attorneys hoping to get him released on Bond pending an Appeal filed a partial transcript of the trial monday with the Indiana court of appeals. Department of correction spokesman Kevin Moore said Tyson has taken Only fluids during his five Days at the reception and diagnostic Center in Plainfield about 15 Miles West of Indianapolis. He s told the staff he wants to lose weight a said Moore. He goes to the dining room with the other people assigned to his group and he interacts with people very Well. He just does no to want to  Moore said a loss of appetite was common among new in toners. Tyson was to go to a disciplinary hearing tuesday for violating a prison Rule against giving anything of value o another inmate. Tyson a autograph is considered valuable and officials told him that Moore said