The Paris News (Newspaper) - May 3, 1988, Paris, Texas World Watch GRADUATION SPEAKER Retired Marine Lt Col Oliver North speaks to the graduating class at Jerry Liberty University in Monday Falwell is seeking two million signatures for a petition drive to pardon North AP North speaks to Liberty U LYNCHBURG Va AP 0liver North used his first speech as a civilian to blast his critics while the Rev Jerry Falwell compared Norths criminal indictment to the persecution and crucifixion of Jesus Christ North a former Marine lieutenant colonel who is accused of illegally diverting money from Ira nian arms deals to the Nicaraguan Contras delivered the commencement address Monday at Liberty University Hes already been convicted in much of the national Falwell told a cheering crowd of about Hes already guilty The first questions always asked Why are you having an indicted man to speak to the students of Liberty University I said Well we serve a savior who was indicted and convicted and North told the crowd that he had asked his daughter to forgive his accusers and said he never intended to get caught in a political war between President Reagan and Congress Hance Keep talking to OPEC AUSTIN AP Railroad Commissioner Kent Hance saying his trip to the OPEC meeting in Vienna last week was valuable for Texas believes the state should keep talking with those oilproducing nations I thought it was very worthwhile I think a communication was established for a dialogue that will promote oil price he said Not everyone agreed that Hances trip was a good idea One group in fact has called for pro of Hance on charges he violated the Logan Act which bans private citizens from in with foreign policy The Citizen Labor Energy Coalition boasting 12 million members who favor low energy prices has urged Attorney General Edwin Meese to pro secute Hance Walesa Find another Walesa GDANSK Poland AP Solidarity chief Lech Walesa today told thousands of cheer ing workers at the Lenin shipyard that they must find another union leader as a strike took hold at the bir of the outlawed labor federation Strike leaders said 80 per cent of the workers had dropped their tools WALESA The yards giant cranes were idle and a large poster at the gate listed the strikers demands higher pay reinstatement of Solidarity nationwide release of political prisoners and reinstatement of fired activists Thousands of workers gathered in the fac torys courtyard and perched on rooftops and fences heard speech We dont want to be the beggars of Europe and of the Walesa tola the shipyard workers as he endorsed the strike that began Monday Walesa who headed the August 1980 strike at the shipyard that gave rise to the East blocs first independent labor movement received a loud cheer from the workers when he entered the yard this morning The 44yearold electrician had been on sick leave this week complaining of back pains and low blood sugar Walesa told workers that labor strug gle had exhausted him Guerrillas ban road traffic SAN SALVADOR El Salvador AP A road transport ban the third this year drastically curtailed traffic nationwide today Not a single city bus was seen circulating downtown in a tour of the capital San Salvador Buses are by far the most important mode of public transport in El Salvador Circulation of privately owned cars was a frac tion of that on a normal day Thousands of workers left home early and walked often several miles to their jobs Many owners of vans and pickups converted them to public transports charging 40 cents about six times the average bus fare Dr Fire Living TV Phone 7858744 Classified 7855538 Sunny Wednesday with highs in the lower 80s The woeful Orioles blast Texas for their first home victory North Lamar goes for a share of the East Zone title today Sports Page 1B Sports 120th Year No 267 Tuesday May 3 1988 Paris Texas 75460 16 Pages in 2 Sections 25 Cents FIDDLES A surprise at Monday nights celebrity concert was a fiddling duel between Doug Kershaw right and his older brother Pee Wee A sellout crowd was entertained for over hours by several Nashville stars Staff photo by Marvin Gorley Kershaw weekend ends with concert By DAVE News Staff Writer After a weekend of fishing tennis and golf the 1988 Doug Kershaw Celebrity Tournament ended Monday night with a concert at Paris High School 1 dont know where its going to Denver Uncle Jessie Pyle told a cheering audience of over Ten years from he said this is just going to be one big festival town all year round Proceeds from the weekend events will benefit Big Sisters the Lamar County Child Welfare Board and Special Olympics said spokeswoman Sandy Shannon The third Kershaw Celebrity Tour is planned for the first week in May of 1989 she said and the PHS auditorium has already been reserved Tricia Black succeeds Gant as president of the 1989 tournament committee Monday nights concert opened with John Wesley renditions of Mid night Blue Louisiana Rain and Lean on Me Jack Greene of the Grand Ole Opry followed with his hits of the 1960s There Goes My Everything and Statue of a Fool Hee Haw Buck Trent was next followed by some comic relief from Alvy Moore who played the county agent on the television series Green Acres for six years Other performers included Nutter of Knots Landing and and Flash a group Vocalist Nisha Jackson received the first of two standing ovations with her version of Stand By Your Man Ms Jackson who performed at First Christian Church Sunday has recently signed a fiveyear contract with Capitol Records Master of ceremonies Johnny Russell of the Grand Ole Opry per formed a song he wrote for Powderly native Gene Watson Ive Got No Reason Going Home Johnny Lee of The Yellow Rose of Texas and Lookin For Love In All The Wrong Places Tony Joe White performed Rainy Night in Georgia Backup music for the entire pro gram was provided by Rex Allens band Arizona Allens contribution to the concert was a rendition of Slaying Together Mason Dixon whose new Capitol album will be released in a few weeks presented 3935 West End Avenue Ex ception to the Rule and a stirring ren dition of Proud to he an American The concert concluded with Ker shaws lively performance of Loui siana Man A surprise for the evening was the appearance of older brother Pee Wee who joined him in some dueling fiddle tunes Other celebrities introduced from the stage included Tom Kennedy of Wordplay Pat Klaus of and Robert Fuller of Laramie who hosted the tennis tournament Barry Switzer football coach of the University of Oklahoma and his son pianist Greg Switzer also appeared in the program Two Bonham policemen wounded by gunshots BAD NEWS Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson reads a newspaper as he boards his campaign bus after a stop in Cleveland Mon day Polls shows Jacksons Michael Dukakis leading by a 2tol margin going into Tuesdays Ohio AP By BETTY News Staff Writer And From Wire Reports BONHAM Two Bonham policemen were wounded by shotgun blasts Monday afternoon after respon ding to a domestic disturbance call Their alleged assailant was later killed by police gunfire The 55yearold suspect Sherman Whisenhunt 209 Myrtle died at Nor theast Medical Center in Bonham after being shot by officers responding to the call He was shot twice in the chest area and once in each Police Chief Mike Bankston said Bonham Police Sgt Curtis Ellen burg 25 the first officer on the scene remained in serious condition at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas Tues day with wounds to the face eye and hand Officer Randy Godwin 22 the third officer to arrive at the scene Monday was in good condition Tues day being treated for wounds to the left leg at Northeast Medical Center wife called police about saying she and her hus band were quarreling the chief said Sgt Ellenberg called in when he first arrived that a man was standing there with a said He talked the man into dropping the weapon then walked around to the other side of the car The man picked the gun up and fired at Ellenberg was knocked to the ground but was able to get up and return fire Bankston said Two more officers in separate patrol cars arrived at the scene moments Sec SHOOTINGS Page 2A Perot says he sought Jacksons help to free hostage DALLAS AP Dallas billionaire Ross Perot said he asked the Rev Jesse Jackson in 1985 to help free American hostages held in Beirut and financed the trip to Lebanon Perot said the National Security Council asked him to contact Jackson to negotiate for the hostages release I was called and asked to help on a Perot told The Dallas Morn ing News We had one hostage CIA agent William Buckley who knew too much and it was very important to get him back Somebody asked who had a track record on getting somebody out of Beirut and Jackson was the only one who Perot said he met privately with Jackson in Atlanta before the Chicago civil rights leader left on his hostage misson to London and Rome Perot paid Jacksons expenses roughly and sent an associate on the trip with him to make sure he had everything he The Dallas and philan praised the Democratic presidential candidate for his efforts The list of people who take a chance like this is very Perot said The list of people who have news con ferences and shed tears is very long He never blinked he An account of the deal between Perot and Jackson is contained in Guts and Glory The Rise and Fall of Oliver a new biography on the former NSC aide The biography by Boston Globe reporter Ben Bradlee reports that North and Perot sought out Jackson because he had suc persuaded Syria to release Navy pilot Robert Goodman in 1983 Perot said NSC officials did not want to approach Jackson for help On several other occasions North enlisted Perot to help ransom American hostages in Iran Perot said Jackson told Perot shortly after his return that one of the American See PEROT Page 2A
