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-A 2 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1988 Review of Swaggart punishment sought PEOPLE EDITED BY WAYNE WELLS decision could be days or weeks away." But one member of the Executive Presbytery, the Rev. James Ham-mill of Memphis, said before the meeting began that "the constitution and bylaws require at least a year's cessation of active ministry." Most instances of "moral failure" in the past have been handled quietly within the church hierarchy. But in two cases that became public, both ministers involved had their credentials revoked permanently. Those cases involved Jim Bakker of the South Carolina-based PTL ministry, and Marvin Gorman, who conducted a television ministry in New Orleans.

Both cases also involved allegations of sexual misconduct Swaggart's problems began when photographs of him entering and leaving a New Orleans motel room with a prostitute were turned over to church officials by Gorman, according to ABC News. However, the National Enquirer contended yesterday that the prostitute, Debra Murphree, failed a lie-detector test concerning her The supermarket tabloid said in a news release that Debra Murphree voluntarily took the polygraph test it arranged. The tabloid said its polygraph expert, who has 15 years' experience with the New York City police, concluded that Murphree failed to tell the truth on all key questions relating to her statements. Paul Levy, an editor for the Enquirer, said the expert concluded the 28-year-old woman failed on six questions, including one in which she denied making up the story. "I was very nervous.

I had been doing crack and cocaine just the day before. I had trouble remembering some of the questions," Murphree told WVUE-TV in New Orleans by telephone yesterday. According to Terry Terrell, a spokesman for the Assemblies of God, the Executive Presbytery has no control over Swaggart's ministry, only over his credentials as a clergyman of that denomination. Swaggart, therefore, can continue broadcasting even if his credentials are revoked. But he has said he will abide by the church's decision.

From New York Times and AP Dispatches SPRINGFIELD, Mo. The elders of the Assemblies of God yesterday rejected a recommendation of lenient punishment for television evangelist Jimmy Swaggart and returned the issue to Louisiana church officials for reconsideration. The church's Executive Presbytery said in a statement that "no final decisions have been reached" on penalties for Swaggart's "moral failure." There were indications, however, that the ultimate penalties would be more severe than those recommended by the church's Louisiana District Council on Monday. The Louisiana district recommended barring Swaggart from preaching for three months and putting him under church supervision for two years while he underwent counseling and rehabilitation. On Sunday, Swaggart, of Baton Rouge, acknowledged unspecified moral lapses.

News accounts linked him to a New Orleans prostitute. In what was termed "a progress statement" after two days of meetings, the church elders said "a final Rocker praised for roll work Veteran rocker Frank Zappa will be made an 1 hbnorary secretary of state In Ohio next month for the voter registration drives he stages at his concerts. Secretary of State Sherrod Brown said he would present the Grammy nominee with the title when Zappa appears in Columbus next month. Brown said workers would have voter registra-" tion tables at Zappa's March 6 concert. The 46-year-old Zappa's album "Jazz From Hell" has been nominated for Grammys in jazz and rock instrumental categories.

Burns to get honorary degree Comedian George Burns will receive an honor-? ary doctor of humanities degree, his first, at a spe- cial convocation March 31, the University of in West Hartford, has announced. The 92-year-old Burns has fashioned a career spanning nine decades, but has never been recog-; jiized with an honorary degree, the university said 'Thursday. a superb wine, he has improved remark-' ably with age," said university President Stephen J. Trachtenberg. i I if Gorbachev calls for end to Armenian protests Moscow ASSOCIATED PRESS TOSS-UP: Actor Paul Newman made salad dressing in New York on Thursday to celebrate the success of his food company, Newman's Own.

He is donating its 1987 profits, about $5 million, to charity. Beauty pageant turns ugly Actress Tracy Scoggins was attacked in a hotel elevator while in El Paso, Texas, to serve as a co- Black Sea Designer races to win Fashion designer Oleg Cassini drove a 10-1 shot to victory at Freehold Raceway on the second day of his new career as a professional harness racing driver. 74, the oldest man ever to be given a driving license in harness racing, led wire to wire on Hi Po Bay Myst on Thursday, said track spokes-wpman Lauren Fundler. Cassini was coming off an inauspicious debut on Wednesday. He finished last in his first race, was thrown from his sulky in the second race, and a track physician said the designer's blood pressure was too high after the accident to compete in his final race.

SOVIET UNION I flu i iraq -J Azerbaijan! ARMENIA y-, IRAN He cannot afford to let the unrest continue but would also be damaged if he used force to suppress it. His programs of change have come under attack by conservatives who have warned that increased openness and democracy would lead to exactly the kind of disorder that has shaken Armenia and Azerbaijan. If the protests continue, Gorbachev will face growing pressure to stop them, with the use of military force if necessary. The party never has shown much tolerance for political unrest, and would almost certainly consider the continuation of the Armenian protests an unacceptable precedent. In his remarks yesterday, Gorbachev made clear that he has little flexibility in dealing with the protests.

"We do not wish to evade a frank, sincere discussion of various ideas and proposals," he said. "But this must be done calmly, within the framework of the democratic process and legality, without allowing even the slightest damage to the internationalist cohesion of our host of the Miss USA Pageant, officials said yesterday. Scoggins, who played Monica Colby in the ABC-TV series "The Colbys," suffered bruises in the 11 p.m. Thursday attack, said police Lt J. R.

Grijalva. Antonio Garcia, 35, was arrested and charged with attempted sexual assault, Grijalva said. According to the officer, Garcia allegedly followed Scoggins into an elevator and attempted to Continued from Page One Party Central Committee has been disturbed by this turn of events," Gorbachev said of the unrest. The demonstrations center on demands that the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, a predominantly Armenian area within Azerbaijan, be incorporated into Armenia. The demonstrations began in Nagorno-Karabakh two weeks ago and spread to Yerevan a week ago.

The Communist Party Central Committee last week rejected the unification demands. The Armenian party Central Committee, at a special meeting yesterday, petitioned Moscow to set up a commission to reconsider the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Armenian officials. Although government reports about the unrest were largely unin-formative yesterday, phone connections from Moscow to Yerevan were restored. Western reporters in Moscow barred from the troubled regions were told in many calls to newspapers and government offices in Yerevan that large crowds continued to gather in the city after Gorbachev's appeal. Tracy Sccggins The press agency Tass reported that Gorbachev had called for the restoration of order, but did not make public the text of his remarks.

The text was made available in London by a British Broadcasting Corp. service that monitors broadcasts in the Soviet Union. The crisis poses acute political problems for Gorbachev as he tries to steer a middle course between those who want faster change in the Soviet Union and those who fear his programs will produce a breakdown in order. We Have sexually assault her. "She was able to fight him off, and when the door opened, she was able to get out and call for help," Grijalva said.

Woman sues dad's mistress Movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck's daughter has filed a malicious prosecution suit against her late father's mistress, who had contested the movie czar's will. The suit, filed Wednesday in Indio, by Darrylin Zanuck de Pineda, seeks unspecified damages against Genevieve Gillaizeau, 41, of New York. It also seeks unspecified damages against her attorneys. Zanuck, a co-founder of 20th Century Fox, died in 1979.

According to court papers, he and Gillaizeau were romantically involved from 1965 to 1973 while he was married to Virginia Fox Zanuck. Gillaizeau claimed Zanuck suffered from Alzheimer's disease and was influenced by his family to change his will in October 1973, eliminating her as an heir to his estate, valued at $3.4 million. An earlier will had left her 40 percent of the estate. De Pineda's suit claims the former mistress falsely accused her of exerting undue influence on her father to change his will. Sotheby's to sell Soviet art The Soviet Culture Ministry and Sotheby's auction house in London announced an agreement yesterday to hold the first international art auction in Moscow since the Bolshevik Revolution.

The sale of 100 paintings, mostly by contemporary Soviet artists, is to be July 17 in Moscow. Lowered A 11 Our Wi, 'Sf r. ''if75m ft. 1 Installment Kates ASSOCIATED PRESS KRYPTIC: A life-size model of Clark Kent sat outside the DC Comics offices in New York on Thursday. The mannequin is on display during the celebration of Superman's 50th birthday.

He just wants to get out A 102-year-old man applied for amnesty under the new immigration reform program in Salinas, his week, say surprised officials of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Mary Lujan, an immigration service official, said she first thought that there must have been a mistake. But Carlos Romero Gaitan, of nearby Watson-ville, had a birth certificate from Mexico. In his interview, Gaitan told Lujan that he wanted amnesty so he could walk around town without fear of being picked up by immigration officials.

Gaitan came to the United States in 1974 to live with his grandson, Lujan said. Because of Gaitan's age, immigration officials plan to rush his application, Lujan said. Birthdays Former Texas Gov. John Connally is 71. Actress Joanne Woodward, left, is 58.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor is 56. Sen. Malcolm Wallop, is 55. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is 54. Actress Barbara Bab-cock is 51.

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