European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 c the stars and stripes wednesday june 10, 1992 Rodney King reportedly isolated lonely los Angeles apr Rodney g. King has become a carefully guarded commodity tucked into a a Safe House and on anti depressants while his family and others squabble Over the Selling of the police beating victim an article says. Kings lawyer disputed the article written for the july Issue of vanity fair Magazine. Advance copies were made available to the news Media this week. In the article Peter Boyer writes that King fearful of danger if he ventures out of his hiding place in Ventura county is isolated from efforts to capitalize on his Story. A Rodney King has become a mythic Symbol of denied Justice with much Commerce and National debate and a riot being conducted in his name but he can to sleep at night or go Home to the a Hood for some Beers and a Barbecue a Boyer writes. A a that a news to me a a Kings attorney Steven Lerman said monday. A a Long time ago or. King did some construction work in that area but he has never lived in Ventura Turhan Folse who works with Lerman said King lives in the san Fernando Valley and has resided in los Angeles county since he was beaten by police officers after a High Speed car Chase on March 3,1991. Folse acknowledged that King rarely leaves his Home but said he regularly visits doctors in Beverly Hills and los Angeles. In the article titled the Selling of Rodney King Boyer writes that King is on a regimen of Cal drugs and watches an endless Stream of videos under 24-hour guard. A Rodney King does no to need a keeper. Rodney King needed Protection from those that would do him Lerman is quoted As saying in the article. A there arc people out there who know their place in history could be assured if they took a shot at him. I have to take Rodney King and. Say this is what a Good for a Kings aunt Angela King frets in the article about her nephews Well being. A where does he go in Ventura nowhere. Every time i Call he s at Home a she said. His Medicine has been increased she said and King has told people he a miserable. A a he a just kind of jittery a she said. A the gets she also complains that the family has been shut out of the a Rodney King sweepstakes a As Boyers article characterizes the scramble to Cash in on Kings police beating and the Shock Waves that followed. Farmers ranchers t bite Bullet on Texas train Austin Texas a ranchers and Farmers once were blood enemies Here but they arc United these Days against a common foe a a proposed Bullet train that would whisk passengers across vast stretches of Rural Texas at 200 Mph. The rail system would link Houston Dallas fort Worth san Antonio and Austin fencing in 900 Miles of land to make Way for trains that would run Day and night. A a it a going to destroy Peoples whole lives a said Kenneth Johnson who raises ostriches on his Central t exas ranch. A Farmers have a Tough enough time As it is Quot complained Heather Morris a second generation Farmer from Dawson about to Miles South of Dallas Johnson and mor Ris were among several opponents who spoke out against the proposal during a recent hearing in Corsicana. The hearing is one of 39 being held to help develop a report on the trains environmental Impact. A Century ago Johnson and Morris could have been on opposite sides. Ranchers once fought to keep the Range open for their grazing cattle while farm ers fenced in their land to protect struggling crops. These Days there is no such split. Many such As Gary Murphy consider themselves both Farmers Ana ranchers. The division is Between agricultural interests and the Railroad a a five got cattle and am concerned about How the noise is going to affect milk production Quot said Murphy who is from Dawson. A we feel the Market value of our Lind is affected. The proposals already hurting it and its certainly going to if it goes Clint Miller an executive with the company running the hearings said Rural texans Are worried that the Bullet train could change their Way of life. Some of the meetings have drawn More than 300 people. Miller is a bit bemused by the reception he has received a other than being threatened to be chased out of town with a stick things arc going very Well a he said. A group of american and French investors managed by Idaho based Morrison Knudsen corp., has been awarded the 50-year franchise to build and oper ate the nearly $6 billion train system. The initial routes Are scheduled to be in operation by the end of the Century. But Many Rural residents Are concerned about losing or being blocked from their land. They also worry about How the noise of the train and its electric lines will affect their livestock. Bill Curtis a rancher from Craycr Creek said the train a will Only be benefiting people in metropolitan areas with destruction to prime Bob Neely executive director of the Texas High Speed rail authority said the state is sensitive to the concerns. But a a it a like any other major Public works project a he said. A the most recent is comparing it to the interstate Highway system where there was tremendous Neely said Bullet train opponents Are giving Farmers and ranchers false information such As saying the Power to condemn land will be in the hands of private builders instead of governmental entities. The last hearings will be held in Waco and Georgetown on june 25, and written possible Bullet train routes a Oklahoma i Ark Mexico 200 Miles 200 Kmap Public comment will be accepted until july 13. It will take about two years to Complete the environmental assessment. The next major financial deadline for the train builders is dec. 31, when they have to prove to the Texas High Speed rail authority that they have raised $170 million $30 million of it in Cash. President Clinton hosts National to Call in new York Al it Democrat Bill Clinton lidded questions from a to audience of More than 3 million people tuesday in an hour Long discussion ranging from Gay rights to Ross Perot to prospects for a woman vice president. The trend toward talk show polities a May make technology the Friend instead of the enemy of american voters Clinton said on a rare Call in version of no cd a today show. The Arkansas governor who has been struggling Lor Media attention took about 25 Calls from diverse and generally Friendly questioners a two even referred to him As a president Clinton Quot 11c said it w As an Quot exhilarating experience. Clinton running thud in National polls behind Perot and president Bush used the forum to Call for frequent three Way debates perhaps featuring questions phoned in he voters i he idea was another example of the Effort to reach out to dissatisfied voters in new ways this year. A it his race is going to Down to the end and i think it wont be decided until the debates Are Over a Clinton said. A if it were up to me a we be got 21 weeks a id do one a week from now til Flection Perot expected to run As an Independent is slated to Lake today show Calls on thursday and Clinton w ill be Hack next monday to Lake two hours of Calls on Citso this morning. Bush turned Down no cd a offer to appear but Anchor Bryant Gumbel said the network was a still hoping that he 11 reconsider a Gumbel offered Clinton a Chance to pose the first Quot question to be asked of Perot on thursday and the Arkansas governor said head like to know Quot How he a going to do the things he stalking a there is a difference Between criticizing things and doing something about it a Clinton added. Clinton attributed the Texas billionaires Appeal with voters to a an expression of National frustration with what a happened in Washington in the last 12 and Clinton maintained that he a rather than Perot a offered a the Best to Chance to actually delivery the changes that people want. Clinton a today show appearance was another sign of the Effort by All the presidential candidates to use television to speak More directly and personally to voters. The idea is to bypass the a a filter of interpretation that comes with traditional news programming. Clinton has made numerous appearances on Call in programs throughout the Campaign and last week went on Arsenio Hall s syndicated show to deliver a mix of politics and jazz the latter on his saxophone. Clinton also is purchasing network time for Call in programs a the first one scheduled for Friday. A to do a talk show instead of beaming 30-second ads at the voters i think that a a Good idea a he said. A people Are tired of being Perot launched As a potential candidate in a february appearance on in no a Larry King live also is negotiating for network time. The texan uses satellite hookups to hold Multi site rallies and says he would use a electronic town Halls to gauge Public sentiment if elected. Bush is planning More news conferences and to interviews to give him More direct Contact with voters Campaign aides say. Tuesdays callers reflected the diversity of concerns among americans. A new York City steamfitter said he was worried about homelessness a woman from Lake Wales fla., asked what could be done to protect benefits for veterans and a Gay Man from Westfield n.j., asked what Clinton would do to protect the rights of homosexuals. Clinton who often complains that the press pays too Tiuch attention to strategy and polls at the expense of issues was Able to spotlight his positions on an array of issues during the Exchange. He said he had considered women in his search for a running mate but named no names. He pledged to protect equal rights for homosexuals pushed Nis plan to guarantee a College education to anyone interested disagreed with Bush a decision to turn Back haitian refugees and outlined a number of proposals to raise taxes on the wealth and reduce them for the working poor. Clinton returned Home to Little Rock after his to appearance and planned to hold private meetings with democratic party chairman Ronald Brown about the Campaign and the party a july convention in new York. Computer files erased in Perot Headquarters incident Richmond Lap an intruder erased information on about 17,1 1 0 Ross Perot supporters from a computer file at the undeclared pies Ideulia candidate s Virginia Headquarters Campaign of Licals said. Campaign Olf Icouls said monday however that they Huc copies of the files designed m the weekend incident. A that data is not lost a Mark Adams state petition coordinator for virginians Tor Perot said. A we do Back it up each and every night and remove it from the data base included the names addresses Telephone numbers and notes on about 1 7,1 00 state Perot supporters. A it s not a political act As far As i m concerned a Adams said. A i done to feel threatened by anything of that the suspected break in occurred Between 1 . Saturday and 10 . Sunday. It was discovered by Mark Brown the campaigns technology director. Henrico county police investigator . Fletcher said there were no signs of forced entry. Adams said he and four other Campaign workers have office keys. A if any party wanted to have spies in Here. They could just walk right in and Volunteer a he said. A and we All know that. So there Are no secret things going on in
