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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                States urged to seek own welfare Reform monday april 13, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 7 Washington up president Bush battered by reports of White House disarray delivered another weekly radio address saturday to promote his administration a this time on the emotion laced Issue of welfare Reform. Bush who cleared the Way Friday for Wisconsin to implement its welfare program As a Model for the nation said a we want a welfare system that Breaks the Cycle of dependency. Before poverty becomes a family  a your goal is to build a system of welfare that will encourage self respect build strength of character and develop to the fullest each individuals potential a the president said. The president said he was not prepared to offer any proposed Federal welfare reforms but encouraged states to seek their own changes and to examine the Wisconsin plan for possible assistance. On Friday Bush granted Wisconsin a waiver from Federal welfare regulations so it could promptly enact its so called a Bride fare initiative. The plan will partially Cap benefits for single mothers with More than one child but increase payments if she gets married. There Are also requirements for parents to attend parenting and sex education classes As Well As provisions that would make it More financially attractive for them to get a Job. In his pre taped radio address Bush said a at my direction the Federal government waved outdated rules to allow Wisconsin to try a new kind of welfare Reform that recognizes the importance of personal responsibility respect  Bush had Given weekend radio addresses from the White House before but he began them on a regular basis last month in an Effort to better get out his message and to counter reports of a White House in election year  language two frenchmen Brice Delval left of Paris and Marchand Cyril of Chartres show off their tattoos at the 13th annual National Tattoo convention in East Rutherford nj., on Friday. The event Drew 4,500 participants Over the weekend with Tattoo fans coming from some 15 countries. It was t All bad Guys juror says of anti Noriega witnesses Miami up a two members of Manuel a. Noriega a jury said they had reservations about the credibility of drug smuggling witnesses who Cut deals with the government but the jurors chose to convict because witness after witness told the same Story. The jurors quoted saturday in the Miami Herald said they found the smugglers testimony consistent with that of witnesses who Nad not plea bargained with the government and had nothing to gain by lying. A it Wasny tall bad Guys a said juror James Hogan. A we heard from people from Colombia people from Panama and we heard from . Drug agents. We looked at the Overall picture listening to  juror Leslie Allen said that during the five Day deliberations a a lot of people did think about whether some of them were saying things just to get lighter sentences. A but so Many of them testified mostly the same Way a different incidents but they would All come out the same out of 35 or More witnesses a Allen said. A and some of them weren to looking for anything because they did no to receive anything for their  Noriega defense attorney Frank Rubino denounced the governments plea bargain witnesses As a scum of the Earth in his closing arguments. But prosecutors defended the use of their testimony saying it is virtually impossible to convict top smugglers without evidence from the underlings who worked for them. The two jurors said that during deliberations they rummaged through boxes of documents and scrawled their thoughts on a blackboard occasionally shouting one another Down. They said some clutched bibles some cried and All agonized Over their decision aware of its historic importance. But they said no More than two jurors Ever argued for Noriega a acquittal. They refused to identify the Lone juror who held out for acquittal for several Days causing an 11-1 deadlock. The Washington Post identified her As Bernadine Cooper who declined to speak publicly about the ordeal. The panel told . District judge William Hoeveler on wednesday that they were deadlocked but agreed to continue deliberating. They reached a verdict a Day later convicting the deposed panamanian dictator on eight of the 10 racketeering and cocaine trafficking counts against him. A i did no to think we were going to. Get it that Way but finally it came and we were so relieved a said Allen 64, a retired construction worker. A we just kept talking to her. We went through each count backward and Forward. This is history and you wanted to be sure of what you were  the holdout complained that Noriega a guilt had not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt and that his accusers could not be believed Allen and Hogan said. A she Felt those people with the plea agreements weren to telling the truth a Allen said. But the jurors patiently thumbed through documents producing evidence for her to review. They returned again and again to the boxes of documents and transcripts stacked on the floor around the jury table. Finally the 12th juror decided the witnesses stories jibe and voted to convict. Allen and Hogan said they do not believe she caved in to pressure from the other 11. A the Way she Felt All along i done to think she would have said that if she did no to mean it a Allen said. A it was a unified verdict. Nobody was forced to change their mind a Hogan said. Curtain dropping on Sinatra sauces South san Francisco Calif. Apr pid Blue eyes May have captivated America with his voice but he a bombing with his pasta sauces. The show is closing for the Sinatra Brand products named for Frank Sinatra and produced by san Francisco based Armanino foods of distinction inc. Meanwhile Sinatra a fellow Blue eyed Star Paul Newman continues to do Well with his own line of sauces and salad dressings. Apparently 1991 was a bad year for new Premium brands As Cash strapped shoppers searched for the Best deals. A in the last six or eight months sales really deteriorated a said William Armanino president and chief executive officer of Armanino foods. A we did no to want to just keep throwing Money at this thing and not know when if Ever buying habits would change. A there will be a loss for the limited partnership called Autanis Sinatra spelled backwards foods International which holds the License to Market Sinatra a four varieties of sauce. Armanino foods owns a 58 percent stake in Autanis. Armanino foods reported a loss of $229,000, or 3 cents a share for the third Quarter of 1991, and a $119,000 loss for the same period in 1990. Sales in the Quarter were $3.6 million. Company officials said they tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a new Deal with Sinatra a licensing agent Sheffield enterprises inc., to save the Brand. Sinatra a a business representatives were unavailable for comment. Richard Mazer senior partner at marketing Coro of America in san Francisco said Newman a line has fared better primarily because it was Well established before the recession hit. Marched a mile in the rain abortion rights backers vow to counter protests from wire reports Buffalo . A anti abortion activists planning mass demonstrations this month will be met by an army of opponents aiming to keep clinics open abortion rights supporters said at a rally saturday. About 1,500 people a from a Park to City Hall where a dozen speakers urged the crowd to help defend clinics where abortions Are performed. The group operation Rescue has said it plans to begin two weeks of protests in Buffalo starting april 20. Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry said the demonstrations would be patterned after the groups seven week siege of clinics in Wichita kan., last summer which resulted in 2,600 arrests. Saturdays abortion rights speakers included Terry a aunt Dawn Marvin of  fishing in Oil spill path Anchorage Alaska a Alaska issued an emergency ban on sport fishing for cutthroat Trout in part of Prince William sound citing damage caused by the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil spill. The ban on the West Side of the sound takes effect wednesday and continues until the end of the year officials said Friday. Also Friday the state announced a ban on All fishing at Elshamy Creek and Green Island Creel which Are located in o her areas of Prince William sound. That ban lasts through june 30.university Chancellor Dies Riverside Calif. A Rosemary . Schraer Chancellor of the University of California Riverside died Friday of a stroke. She was 67. T Maag Awa a w j a j a a a a us president David p. Gardner credited sch a Schraer held the Post at the 9,000-student Campus for five years beginning in 1987. Us president David p. Garc Raer with overseeing an enrolment growth at us Raer with overseeing an enrolment growth at us Riverside opening the College of engineering and improving faculty recruitment.5 killed in plane crash Denver a a single engine plane crashed shortly after Takeoff saturday night killing All five people on Board authorities said. The Cessna 172 radioed that it was having trouble after Takeoff from Centennial Airport Douglas county officials said. The three adults and two children on Board were killed  
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