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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 7, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 Brown says Clinton condones racism new York apr Jerry Brown said monday that democratic presidential front runner Bill Clinton promoted racism by playing Golf at an All White club drawing an angry retort in a morning min debate that at times collapsed into unwieldy Finger pointing. A Jerry Brown knows in a not racist a Clinton said. A i have demonstrated in a Southern climate All my life a deep commitment to civil rights and equal Opportunity. As governor and throughout my life 1 have fought for equal Opportunity for  the two candidates faced off on no cd a today show and were meeting again for another hour Long debate on the eve of critical primaries in new York Wisconsin and Kansas. On sunday Clinton trounced Brown in puerto Rico a primary taking All 51 delegates and reaching the Halfway Point in the Delegate race. With 1,751 of 1,779 precincts reporting the Arkansas governor garnered 60,611 votes or 95.6 percent of the democratic vote. Former California gov. Jerry Brown managed Only 1,012 or 1.2 percent. President Bush steamrolled through the Republican Side of the Island primaries helped by a pro statehood drive that resulted in a record gop turnout. Bush got 99.1 percent of the vote. During the today show monday the first question ironically was about a Man who left the race but is talking about getting Back in a former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas. Clinton said he believes Tsongas is still running and renewed his criticism of Tsongas proposed capital gains tax Cut. �?o1 think he a sort of getting the Best of both worlds right now a Clinton said implying Tsongas was making his appeals for votes without full scrutiny because he is not actively campaigning. On that Point Brown agreed with Clinton predicting Tsongas would fare moderately Well tuesday. A when you stand on the sidelines you increasingly look better a the former California governor said. A the has a certain base of support and 1 expect him to get a certain vote Here in new  trying to pull the candidates into new ground Moderator Bryant Gumbel asked Brown and Clinton to address their perceived weaknesses a or at least those areas of their records that have come under attack. For Clinton that meant explaining his visit to an All White country club in Little Rock Ark. Brown interjected that by playing Golf there Clinton a validates institutional  an angry Clinton said Brown was deliberately distorting his civil rights record. As if to prove he could have done the same thing to Brown Clinton recalled a 1975 remark in which Brown said one Way to Deal with racism was to get Black and White children together and a have the White kids teach the Black kids How to read and the Black kids teach the White kids How to  both candidates began talking at once during this bitter Exchange with Brown turning to Clinton and waving a pointed Finger and Clinton waving Back. Kansas profile1988 presidential election statistics 554,049 voted Republican 422,636 voted Democrat 993,044 total votes in 1988 7 electoral votes state politics governor Joan Finney d senators Nancy l. Kassebaum r Dick Williams d congressmen 5 2 democrats 3 republicans state statistics 1991 est. Population 2,477,574 land area 81,823 Square Miles number of counties 105 Black population 5.8% hispanic population 3.8% loading industries manufacturing finance insurance. Real estate services1988 presidential election statistics 3,081,871 voted Republican 3,347,882 voted Democrat 6,466,095 total votes in 1988 36 electoral vote state politics governor Mario m. Cuomo d senators Alfonse d Amato r Daniel p. Moynihan d congressmen 34 21 democrats 13 republicans state statistics 1991 est. Population 17,990,455 land area 47,224 Square Miles number of counties 62 Black population 15.9% hispanic population 12.3% leading industries manufacturing finance communications tourism transportation services1988 presidential election statistics 1,470,499 voted Republican 1,126,794 voted Democrat 2,182,506 total votes in 1988 11 electoral vote state politics governor Tommy g. Tompson r senators Robert w. Kasten or. R Herbert h. Kohl d congressmen 9 4 democrats 5 republicans Stata statistics 1991 est. Population 4,891,769 land area 54,314 Square Miles number of counties 72 Black population 5% hispanic population 1.9% leading industries manufacturing Trade services Govor Mont transportation communications agriculture tourism source the world almanac and Book of facts 1992 a amps Tsongas says Strong showing in n. Y. May put him Back on Campaign Trail Washington a Paul Tsongas says a Strong showing in today a new York primary might persuade him to resume his abandoned presidential Campaign. In an interview sunday on Abc tvs this week with David Brinkley the former Massachusetts senator said he will make his decision wednesday the Day after the balloting. A i think there Are two issues a he said. A one How do i do but More particularly How does Bill Clinton do and i think that will be  a i think he a getting the Best of both worlds a Clinton said monday morning on Abc tvs today show when asked about the prospects of a Tsongas comeback. A i just think he a in the race a he a trying to be in the race. He can run for president any Way he  Tsongas quit the presidential race last month because he had run out of Money but he held on to his 439.25 National convention delegates and would be Well ahead of Jerry Browne a 164.25 delegates if he re entered the race. Tsongas supporters across the country have been pushing him to rejoin the race. He won 20 percent of the vote in the Connecticut primary and 9 percent in Vermont a caucuses. Supporters have also begun airing ads in Advance of today a new York primary to remind people he is on the ballot there. The Milwaukee Sentinel endorsed Tsongas in mondays editions saying a vote for him today in Wisconsin a primary would be a vote for principle. A the truth be told Tsongas was the Only one in the race who spoke the unvarnished truth a the newspaper said. Quot a Man with that kind of integrity should not be dumped at the Side of the Road at this stage of the  new York gov. Mario Cuomo said he believes Tsongas a will do Well in new York City and new York state astoundingly Well he will get double digits at  a a he a a very honest Guy he a very interesting a Brown said on today. A a he a going to get some  Cuomo said on Abc tvs meet the press that Tsongas a will deteriorate the Victory for whoever wins he might even drag it under 50  Cuomo also said he believes that Clinton the Arkansas governor and front runner for the nomination will a in All likelihood be nominated on the first ballot at the democratic National convention. Cuomo said he believes it is too late for him or any other late starter to enter the race. High court throws out Farmer s pornography conviction. I a. 01 1 a. »n/1 1awashington a the supreme court on monday threw out the child pornography conviction of a Nebraska Farmer who said the government entrapped him by mailing him solicitations for a kiddie  by a 5-4 vote the justices placed new limits on the Federal governments Power to conduct such a a sting operations. Investigators May not target someone if they Lack reasonable suspicion that the individual committed or is Likely to commit a crime the court ruled in a major defeat for Law enforcement officials. Mondays ruling was a Surprise Given the Stern approach to Law enforcement the increasingly conservative court has demonstrated recently. Justice Byron r. White writing for the court said a Law enforcement officials go too far when they implant in the mind of an innocent person the disposition to commit the alleged offence and induce its commission in order so that they May  he was joined by justices Harry a. Blackmun John Paul Stevens David h. Souter and Clarence Thomas. The Case stems from the investigation of Keith Jacobson 61, of Newman Grove neb. Police found Jacobson a name on a san Diego calif., pornography bookstores mailing list in 1984. He had ordered two nudist magazines from the store that were Legal to Purchase. For nearly 2xh years postal inspectors repeatedly solicited Jacobson through the mail to buy illegal pornography. Investigators said he voluntarily responded to mailed questionnaires asking Nim about his interests in sexually explicit material. He was convicted of receiving in 1987 a copy of a Magazine called boys who love boys. It was described in a Catalon As showing How �?o11-year-old and 14-year-old boys get it on in every Way  the Catalon and Magazine were mailed to him by postal inspectors posing As pornography distributors. Jacobson was sentenced to two years probation and 250 hours of Community service. He lost his Job As a school bus Driver the morning after he was charged and he said he was a humiliated and depressed for months. Jacobson said the government leaned on him to commit a crime and said he never would have purchased anything illegal if investigators had left him alone  
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