European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday april 3, 1992 angry words erupt in King beating trial by the los Angeles times s1m1 Valley Calif. In a rare display of anger the prosecutor in the Rodney g. King beating trial wednesday challenged officer Laurence m. Powell a Contention that he was simply following orders when he delivered a series of blows to King with a Metal Baton. The Exchange Between the prosecutor and the accused was the sharpest yet in a trial that surprisingly has been relatively free of rising tempers and theatrics. The Exchange also highlighted the disintegrating Solidarity among the four White former and current officers accused of assaulting the Black Motorist last year. On Powell a second and final Day of testimony. Deputy District attorney Terry White repeatedly asked the officer to name those most to blame for Kings beating during which Powell struck most of the blows. Earlier this week Powell had suggested that sgt. Stacey c. Koon controlled what happened to King but White finally forced him on wednesday to concede that each officer was responsible for his own actions. In addition to Koon and Powell officers Theodore j. Briseno and former officer Timothy e. Wind Are charged in connection with the beating. All four have pleaded not guilty. During Powell a last morning on the stand the prosecution covered substantial ground trying to convince the jury that the officer had not Only criminally assaulted King but had covered it up in official reports. In one of the Days More dramatic moments White handed Powell a police Baton and asked him to demonstrate How he had first hit King. The prosecutor played the part of the Motorist. More than any of the other officers accused in the King beating it is Powell who has drawn the most attention. Not Only was he the most aggressive but he has been accused of sending racist computer messages on his patrol cards computer and of laughing after the attack a allegations Powell has denied. The rapid fire courtroom confrontation Between White and Powell began when 29-year-old Powell repeated his assertions that Koon the highest ranking officer at the scene had called the shots during the beating. White seemed determined to undermine that position during Cross examination. A when he tells me to do things a Powell said of Koon on wednesday a and they re in department policy and i feel they re reasonable then by All Means you do them or you re in trouble a but White who has maintained a Low key Demeanour throughout the trial continued to press Powell scoffing at him and asking whether he was merely a a puppet of Koon and whether the sergeant had sanctioned the use of excessive Force. Powell apparently unwilling to agree with the prosecutors characterization of the beating As a excessive Force a said the Deputy District attorney Terry White left directs a Baton demonstration with officer Laurence m. Powell during Powell a testimony in the Rodney King beating trial. Question did not make sense and could not be answered. White his voice rising then pointed at Koon who was seated nearby. Quot even if there was excessive Force used out there that night you  say it would you a the prosecutor bellowed. A you  testify Here in court in front of this jury that this Man was responsible would you a Powell taken Aback by the allegation pulled Back and straightened his Back in the witness stand. A if there was excessive Force used out there that night a he said a i would have reported it to another us  a that is not the question a White shouted again pointing at Koon. A a in a saying if there was excessive Force out there that night is this Man responsible a a the did no to hit anybody a Powell said. A How could he be a a was he controlling it a asked the prosecutor in what appeared to be an Effort. To get Powell to implicate both himself and Koon. A the was controlling it a Powell  allegedly shows Deputy beating suspect Scotts Valley Calif. A a lawyer released a videotape he said shows a sheriffs Deputy beating a kneeling Man who was later mistakenly arrested for child molesting. The videotape shows Bare chested George Nichols 44, repeatedly refusing orders to lie face Down on the ground so he can be handcuffed. Police believed Nichols of Tucson ariz., was a suspect in a molestation Case but later admitted he was the wrong Man. The suspect had been in the area police said. Lawyer Michael Lyons who released the tape tues Day said he will pursue Legal action against Santa Cruz county for police brutality. Lyons represents Nichols Mother and Stepfather who witnessed the incident last july outside their Home in Scotts Valley about 60 Miles South Ofsan Francisco. An attorney for Nichols has filed a claim with the county for damages. The tape shows a Spectator shouting a get the camera a to Nichols wife who yells a kids get out of the Way a As the videotape begins. Deputy Todd Liberty strikes Nichols three times on the arms once when Nichols was kneeling. The Deputy repeatedly orders Nichols to get Down on his face and Bangs Nichols head against his police car once. At one Point a woman kicks the Deputy As he tries to subdue Nichols. Liberty was taken off patrol duty in a routine reassignment after the incident according to the sheriffs department. District attorney Art Danner denied the incident was similar to the taped beating of Motorist Rodney King in los Angeles. A i think a fair evaluation. Is that this Isnit even close to a Rodney King episode a said  s support May be slipping polls say new York a polls released wednesday in two big presidential primary states show Bill Clinton facing an Uphill Battle in the next week to maintain his front runner position. Former California gov. Jerry Brown had a Lead in Wisconsin according to an Independent poll taken sunday through see related Story on Page 16 tuesday by Mason Dixon political Media research. Results published in the Milwaukee journal showed Brown with 46 percent to Clinton a 37 percent among Likely voters in tuesdays democratic primary. Clinton Ted in two Wisconsin polls taken earlier in March. His support also seemed to be slipping in Delegate Rich new York state which is also holding a primary tuesday. Clinton led Brown 37 percent to 26 percent among like a new York voters according to a poll taken sunday and monday. But an additional 26 percent was undecided and 12 percent favored other candidates it said. The pollster Lee Miringoff of the Mari St College Institute for Public opinion said the Arkansas governor seemed to be losing strength and More voters were now undecided compared with a poll March 24. The share of voters who said they were not strongly committed to their candidate had doubled from a similar poll taken a week before the 1988 new York democratic primary. Samplings of both the general Public nationwide and voters in the 17 primaries so far this year have shown abundant dissatisfaction with the candidates and the whole political system. This discontent could explain the unusually Large number of undecided voters in a state where the candidates Are widely known after campaigning intensely. New York democrats gave Clinton a 3-1 Edge Over Brown As having a better Chance of beating president Bush but they gave Brown a slight Edge Over Clinton As the candidate who stands for change. Meanwhile Paul Tsongas said wednesday that he might consider renewing his presidential bid if enough democrats wanted him. A if you asked me today the answer is no a a Tsongas said of re starting his presidential run should the Opportunity arise such As through an open democratic convention. A it would have to be under circumstances where i thought i could govern a Noriega s attorneys say indictment stinks Miami apr the Case against Manuel Noriega a stinks like dead fish and is based on the lies of drug traffickers defense attorneys for the ousted panamanian Leader charged in closing arguments. On wednesday defense attorney Frank Rubino told the jury that Noriega s indictment was political and criticized the prosecutions description of him As a a classic military  a is that a crime in the United states is that what this indictment is All about a he asked jurors. A this indictment stinks like a dead fish. It smells All the Way from Here to Washington Quot he said. The defense a closing arguments were to continue thursday followed by a Short prosecution rebuttal. The jury was expected to get the Case late thursday or today. It will be sequestered thursday night in either Case . District judge William Hoeveler said. Noriega in custody since he surrendered to invading . Troops in january 1990, is accused of turning Panama into a Way station for colombian drug cartels to smuggle cocaine into the United states. In attacking the governments Case Rubino note i a p �secul01 produced evidence showing that the Medellin Cartel was operating in the United states eve As it flew drugs out of Panama. Noriega sat quietly during the closing argument snowing no emotion but listening intently to the spar in translation on earphones. Aces up t0 160 years in prison if convicted on a la drug and racketeering counts