European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 25, 1994 most Washington Apas House republicans push a welfare Reform Lari that would dismantle Federal nutritional programs the Clinton administration has issued a new study showing that More than half of All food stamp recipients Are children in poverty. The agriculture department s food and consumer service which runs the govern ment s largest nutritional programs re leased the study this week As the debate intensified Over the gop proposal to overhaul the nation s welfare system republicans preparing to take control of the House want to consolidate several nutritional programs for the poor including food Stamps school lunches and the Fleiss was entrapped defense says tos Angeles a attorneys for alleged Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss rested their Case after arguing that police entrapped her and that prosecutors singled her out while sparing clients. Testimony in the trial ended tuesday without Fleiss taking the stand and with the names of her alleged Rich and famous clients still a secret. The jury was Dis missed until monday when attorneys Areto deliver closing arguments. During tuesday s testimony a police officer in the sting that led to Fleiss arrest acknowledged that he was the one who first mentioned sex to an alleged prostitute during a june 9,1993, meeting arranged by Fleiss. The four officers inthe operation posed As japanese businessmen officer Steven Takeshita s testimony was augmented by a videotape containing conversations Between four women and undercover officers. A portion show monday revealed half dressed women dancing humming and clapping their hands just before being arrested by take Shita and other officers. The video has been used by both the prosecution and the defense who con tend Fleiss was entrapped by officers inthe sting at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Takeshita admitted sex first was mentioned when he asked Brandi Mcclain if there were certain sex acts that she would not perform. Fleiss is charged with five counts of pandering for allegedly procuring four women for prostitution. In addition to arranging the june 9 meeting Fleiss also is accused of sending another woman to the hotel to meet with an undercover officer junes. That woman Samantha Burdette testified earlier that she was sent to the hotel by Fleiss and that she was to give the defendant 40 percent of her $1,500 fee for sex. In addition to five counts of pandering Fleiss also faces a cocaine charge. If convicted on All charges she could be sentenced to up to 11 years in prison. The stars and stripes Page.5 stamp Aid goes to kids supplemental feeding program for women infants and children and return the Money to the states in a Lump sum. Under their plan one of 10 reforms in the gop s contract with America spending on nutritional assistance would be capped and Low income families would no longer be entitled automatically to receive benefits. Republican lawmakers argue that their proposal ends duplication among pro Grams and gives the states greater flexibility to distribute food Aid to poor families. The Block Grant for nutritional assistance would save $11 billion Over five years Uliey say. Advocates for the poor say the Blue print if it becomes Law could Lead to in creased hunger and homelessness among american families because spending could not grow automatically in times of recession and rising poverty they say families could be kicked off the welfare Rolls or put in waiting lines for benefits. They seized on the agriculture department s new study to make their Case that the gop Bill would hit children the elderly and the working poor especially hard. This underscores How heavily targeted the Republican welfare Reform plan will fall on children including very poor and often very hungry children said Robert Fersh president of the food research and action Center a advocacy and research organization in Washington. The agriculture department s report dated pet 27 and released this week without comment from the administration documented the food stamp receiving population in the summer of 1993. At the time the program served an aver age of 27.3 million people living in almost 11 million households. More than half of All individuals in the program 514 percent were children. An additional 7 percent were elderly and the rest were adults Ages 18 to 59. According to the study Foj Stamps represented about one fourth of a family s total income. The average Benefit per household was $170 a month. Tuckered out Michael Duwyenie of Winterhaven Calif., Learned tuesday that there is More to dancing thin fancy footwork. The 6-year-old was Tongue hanging tired after performing a dance with other american  group performed tuesday at a school in Brawley Calif. Prosecutors Back terrorist s release Frankfurt Germany a prosecutors said thursday that they won t try to Block the dec. 1 release of terrorist Irmgard Moller who is serving a life sen tence for blowing up three american soldiers. The Schleswig Holstein state court ruled nov. 1 that Moller 47, must be freed because she is no longer dangerous and her health has seriously deteriorated during her 22 years in prison. Prosecutor Alexander Gramlich said thursday that the decision was justified. German leftists were attacking ., nato and German targets when Moller and a companion drove two cars loaded with explosives to the  Army head quarters at Heidelberg in 1972. The cars exploded in a parking lot May 24,1972, kill ing capt. Clyde r. Bonner and soldiers Charles l. Peck and Ronald a. Woodward. Moller then 25, was arrested in july 1972 and sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years. She has refused to participate in a psychological evaluation or express remorse. In response to the ruling freeing her the  Government said it opposes releasing terrorists who show no remorse. Hijacker gives up after diverting plane to Estonia Tallinn Estonia a a former mine worker who seized a russian plane carrying 70 people and made it land in Estonia surrendered to authorities thursday after releasing All of his captives official said. The Man walked off the plane and was detained by estonian police ending a hijacking episode that began in the Northern russian Region of Komi on thursday morning. A". \ estonian and russian officials identified the Hijacker As Vladimir Bozhko 36, a former mine Locksmith fro the Northern russian town of Vor Kuta. In Komi Security officials told the inter fax new Agency that Bozhko has been treated for alcoholism. He left his Job and has been working from time to Tim eat various private companies the officials said. The Komi Avia Tu-134 was hijacked while in route from the Komi capital of Lykty Var to St. Petersburg Russia with a final destination in Minsk Belarus. Estonian officials said Bozhko was sitting in a seat inthe plane with an 84-Pound Container by his legs. In a letter to the Pilot he threatened to blow up the plan unless his demands were met. It was not Clear whether the Container held Gas or combustible liquid but it apparently was taken on the plane As hand Luggage officials said. After forcing the plane to land in the estonian Capi Tal of Tallinn for refuelling he demanded a flight Crew that could Fly internationally foreign ministry spokeswoman Man Ann Frikken said. The Hijacker asked to Fly to Copenhagen Denmark. He released his captives including 60 passengers an nine Crew members after estonian authorities pretended that they were refuelling the air plane Frikken said. Bozhko then walked off the plane and was taken int custody by estonian police. Toivo Klaar an estonian foreign ministry official who participated in the Airport negotiations said Bozhko had two accomplices who got off the plane with Theresa of the passengers and were later detained. But other officials said he had acted alone. . Mom attempted suicide twice files say Union . A Susan Smith tried suicide twice As a teen Ager by trying to overdose on aspirin according to court documents filed wednesday. In a 58-Page Brief prosecutor Tommy Pope said Smith was hospitalized for a week in november 1989 after a suicide attempt. Smith who was 18 at the time was treated for an aspirin overdose an emotional disorder and an acute sore Throat. She is charged with murder in the drowning of her two sons who were strapped into their car seats when the vehicle rolled Down a boat ramp into a Lake oct. 25. Police say Smith confessed to the crime nine Days later recanting a Story that the children had been taken by a carjacked. The Legal Brief also said doctors noted a similar Inci Dent with aspirin when she was 13. The court document did not provide details of that suicide attempt the Spartanburg Herald journal reported thursday