European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 b the stars and stripes tuesday june 16, 1992clinton denies criticism was attack new York apr Dill Clinton stuck by his criticism of a Black rap Singer monday saying her comments were an example of Quot How profoundly alienated and divided some of us Quot i Call it an attack. I just disagreed with her remarks a the democratic presidential candidate said on lbs this morning. He was defending his weekend criticism of Singer sister soul Jah who was quoted after the los Angeles riots As saying Blacks should consider killing Whites for a week rather than each other. Clinton said his remark which Drew fire from civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson and raised eyebrows among some of his own rank and file supporters was not an Appeal to White suburban voters. A i fail to see How that a pandering. That a bringing the people together a Clinton said. �?o1 have constantly in this Campaign spoken out against divisiveness. I did not go to some group of . Lawmaker plans to retire Washington a rep. Frank Horton Dean of the new York congressional delegation announced monday he will not run for a 16th term. Horton a Republican becomes the fifth new York congressman to announce his retirement this year. A this was a hard decision to make a Horton 72, told Gannett Rochester newspapers. A i guess if 1 had the same District i have even thought about it. Id just but under a redistricting plan passed by state lawmakers Horton was placed in the same District As incumbent Democrat rep. Louise Mcintosh Slaughter. In addition he faced a Likely primary Challenge from several More conservative republicans. Conservatives and criticize the Singer Clinton said. His weekend remarks were made to the Rainbow coalition which is Why the remarks raised the ire of Jackson since the group had embraced sister soul Jah the Day before when she participated in a youth forum. Attempts to reach sister soul Jah for comment sunday were not successful. Clinton said that celebrities with influence should be preaching a Harmony not a we done to have a lot of time to pull this country Back together. I thought that was a Good example of How profoundly alienated and divided some of us arc a Clinton said adding that he thought a lot of people had overreacted to the comment. �?o1 stand by what i he passed up a Chance to attack Likely rival Ross Perot., declining to comment on whether Perot is a a temperamental tycoon with contempt for the Constitution As republicans have said. A a it a hard to know because he Hasni to said much about what he believes a Clinton said. Los Angeles a during a 1986 feud with general motors Ross Perot considered paralysing the automaker by shutting Down its computer systems a newspaper reported monday. Perot a former aides at Dallas based electronic data systems were dumbfounded when the firms founder outlined a strategy to a a nuke pm by shutting Down the computers the los Angeles times reported. Then pm chairman Roger b. Smith and Perot were locked in a Power struggle Over the future course of general motors. Perot who had sold eds to pm two years earlier was still in charge of the computer services firm. Perot outlined his options for dealing with pm in a series of meetings with senior eds officials in his Dallas office in 1986, the times said. The officials spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity. One option proposed by Perot was to a pull the plug at a Manhattan fund Raiser sunday evening at least some of Clinton a supporters said they did no to think Clinton should have made the remarks. A it was irrelevant a said Natalie Cave a Black social worker from Brooklyn who was at the $250-a-plate fund Raiser for Clinton. A i wonder if its a political move. Lets talk about the issues that matter savings and loan bailout poor women and children a still she said she remained a steadfast Clinton supporter because she thought he was the Best candidate for solving the nations problems. Mondays two hour appearance on lbs was the latest in a series of talk show appearances that Clinton is using to take his message straight to voters. He has two other shows this week a an appearance on mtg and in no a Larry King live. Unlike the usual Call in format mondays show was a discussion with viewers in studio audiences in new York and by satellite from five other cities a Tulsa okla. West Palm Beach Fla. Detroit san Diego and new London Conn. On the pm computer system which would cripple the automakers Assembly operations said meeting participants. It was what Perot reportedly called the a nuke Mem Perot a pm Board member would then take his fight to pm shareholders and the Public forcing Smith to accede to Perot a wishes the times said. The strategy was never carried out but eds executives were convinced it was a serious option. A it was no joke. He was serious. Ross does no to Bluff Quot a longtime associate present at the discussions told the newspaper. Perot declined comment and All questions were referred to former eds president Morton h. Meyerson now chairman of Perot a new computer firm and a senior adviser to his undeclared presidential Campaign. A it was said in the heat of Battle a said Meyerson. A there was never any serious plan. A Perot had plan to sabotage pm computers paper reports Tyson doubts boxing ring is in his future paper says new York apr Mike Tyson says he does no to miss boxing but he reportedly has told an interviewer he fears his career in the ring May be Over. �?o1 May never Box again a Tyson is quoted As saying in an interview with c is to reported in mondays editions of the new York daily news. The statement was made during a May 26 interview at the Indiana prison where he is serving a six year sentence for the rape of a m iss Black America Beauty contestant. A i know that my body is Here a Tyson is quoted As saying a but my mind is not a nil that show in a the interview the first with the former heavyweight Champion since he began serving the sentence at the Indiana youth Center will air on the lbs program Street stories on thursday in the United slates. The Indiana youth Center houses adult inmates despite its name. In limited transcripts released Over the weekend by chs Tyson said he has been heckled by other inmates but has managed to avoid trouble. "1 know in a not the most popular inmate in Here because i stand up for what i believe in a Tyson told cd so de Bradley of 60 minutes when Bradley asked the former Champion if he feels threatened in the Plainfield ind., facility. A i basically say what son my mind. And from prior experience i know that could land me in a lot of trouble. A i Haven to had any problems a Tyson said when asked about How other inmates treat him. A just you know sometime when you walk and you really can to understand this prison because its not like a prison that you May think. You walk and people like their Homes people yell out the window this and that to Tyson told a Story of a time he was heckled but did no to understand the other inmates Lingo. A and one Day so its a Mike Tyson you expletive deleted tree jumper a a he said. Quot and i did no to know what a tree jumper was. I thought it meant like i was a great athlete or something jumping out of Trees. And i was. A what a a tree jumper a and they said a a tree jumpers a rapist. You know you wait Tor Little kids to go by. You jump up a tree and grab a conspiracy prosecutor remarries first wife new Orleans Ulm former District attorney Jim Garrison and his first Wile the former Liz Ziegler were quietly remarried in a civil ceremony three weeks ago the times Picayune reported sunday. Although they were depicted As a Loving supportive couple by Kevin Costner and Sissy Spacek in director Oliver Stone s movie Jik the couple divorced alter garrisons unsuccessful conspiracy prosecution of Clay Shaw in the president Kennedy assassination. Agency downplays injuries from air bags fort Lauderdale Fla. Up a Federal investigators fearful of souring the Public on lifesaving air bags have ignored complaints from hundreds of people injured when bags malfunctioned it was reported sunday. About 250 people have survived crashes because of air bags since the systems were introduced in 1974, the National Highway traffic safety administration said. But at least 124 complaints have been filed with the Agency reporting Burns broken Bones damaged eyes and other injuries caused by inflating air bags according to documents obtained by the fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel under the Freedom of information act. One death associated with an air bag inflation was reported and the Agency has determined that three other deaths resulted partly from the Force of an opening air bog hitting the victims chests. Many others complained that air bags did not open w Hen they were needed. Despite that the Agency has contacted few victims who filed complaints and done no investigations of potential defects in air hags the newspaper said. The Federal documents included j30 complaints about bags that failed to fully inflate during crashes with 287 injuries and eight deaths reported. Bill Boehls the Safe to administration a associate administrator for enforcement said the Agency did not investigate because no single style of car had generated the complaints. To begin an air bag investigation he said the Agency would have to receive about 25 complaints per 100,000 cars of a single make and Model. A i have not seen anything to even remotely suggest that these air bags Are a risk to safety a said Boehly. A there Are going to be instances when anything that a a Benefit to society will have a bad effect he said. After winning a Battle with car companies that fought air bags for decades consumer advocates also Are Uncertain How to Battle the complaints without scaring the Public. But general motors corp. Acknowledged that Short Drivers and Drivers who sit too close to the steering wheel May be More at risk to injuries because a they Are More susceptible to interaction with the airbag As it the motor vehicle manufacturers association has petitioned the Federal government to require cars and trucks with air bags to carry danger warnings. They want the Public reminded that a seat Belt gives Protection against an air bag that a could impart serious or even fatal injury to an occupant who is in close proximity to the steering wheel or instrument panel in which the air bag is
