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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1987 3A people Democrats come courting Trump TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF Grand jury clears Bowie in assault claim Compiled from AP, UPI wlrot PHIL WASHINGTON The Democrats may be falling in love again. No, their latest heartthrob is not one of their own presidential candidates, but another Republican tycoon of almost mythical proportions. This time last year some disenchanted Democrats decided that Lee Iacocca, the Chrysler chairman, was the answer to their search for the perfect presidential candidate.

But Iacocca proved to be a heartbreaker. He quickly quashed the Draft Iacocca campaign. CHILEV DALLAS British singer-actor David Bowie was cleared Wednesday by a grand jury on a sexual assault complaint filed by a woman who spent the night with him after concert here last month. (I "The grand jury did not find enough evidence to warrant an indictment," said a spokeswoman in the office of Assistant District Attorney Hugh Lucas. The 40-year-old performer had not been arrested or charged and did not appear before the grand jury.

Speaking on behalf of Bowie, attorney John Eautman said, "We are AP Now Democrats are romancing Donald Trump, hoping the 41 -year-old Republican billionaire can be persuaded to help their party raise money. House Speaker Jim Wright of Texas and Rep. Beryl Anthony of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, have asked Trump to be host at the 25th annual Democratic Congressional dinner in Washington next DAVID BOWIE Flying duchess The Duchess of York, the former Sarah Ferguson, is cleared for takeoff Wednesday in Oxfordshire, England during a helicopter flying lesson. The duchess is already a fixed-wing pilot. DONALD TRUMP a Republican, in the movie Network, Trump began nearly every sentence with, "I'm tired of Donald Trump is tired of seeing the United States being treated like Rodney Dangerfield, getting no respect and "being kicked around" by allies such as Japan and Saudi Arabia.

He said these countries have become "the world's greatest money machines" because the United States has to pick up the tab for their defense. He is an unabashed Japan basher. Trump said the United States should follow a simple rule: "Whatever Japan wants, do the opposite." Trump added, "The Japanese, when they negotiate with us, have long faces. But when the negotiations are over, it is my belief I've never seen this they laugh like hell." Donald Trump is tired of seeing the United States being used as a "whipping post" by Iran, which he described as "a horrible, horrible country." He suggested that the United States should attack Iran "and take over some of their oil." Donald Trump, whose personal fortune is estimated at $3-billion, said he is tired of hearing politicians say higher taxes are the answer to federal budget deficit. His solution is to tax "these countries that are ripping us off left and right" and use the money to pay off the deficit.

"I don't mean you demand it. But I'll tell you what folks, there's a way you can ask them and they will give it, if you have the right person asking." Donald Trump is especially tired of the "nice people" running things in Washington. He didn't call them wimps, but he might as well have. Trump wants a "tough, smart cookie" leading the nation. "Let somebody be in there who doesn't just smile nicely, who's not just shaking hands," he said.

"I want someone in there who knows how to negotiate, because that's what it's all about now. And if the right person isn't in office, you're going to see a catastrophe in this country in the next four years like you're never going to believe." Listen to this man. He bailed out of the stock market a week before the October crash. Can you imagine what would happen to a Democratic presidential candidate who suggested military attacks on Iran and demanded that Japan and other allies pay off the federal budget deficits? If speaker Wright and congressman Anthony are serious about wanting the Democratic Party to project a Donald Trump image, they shouldn't just be trying to enlist his services as a fund-raiser. They should persuade him to run for president.

Trump has repeatedly denied that he is interested in changing his address from Trump Towers in Manhattan to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. But he wanted reporters to understand one thing: "I believe that if I did run for president, I'd win." satisfied that the judicial system has prevailed and only regret that the press was manipulated in a way that has resulted in lies and misinformation being disseminated as the truth." A 30-year-old Dallas woman claimed she accompanied Bowie to his hotel room after an Oct. 8 concert in Dallas' Reunion Arena, and that he assaulted her there on the morning of Oct. 9. Bowie has called her account "ridiculous." Tumor removed from Tip O'Neill BOSTON Surgeons removed a cancerous tumor the size of a golf ball Wednesday from the bowel of former House Speaker Thomas P.

"Tip" O'Neill Jr. and said he came through the seven-hour operation "beautifully." The rectal cancer was completely removed, said Richard Wilson, chief of surgical oncology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Test results to determine if the cancer spread to other organs are expected to be available by Friday, Wilson said, although he added he did not detect any further cancer during surgery. The 74-year-old O'Neill, who was listed in stable condition, also received a permanent colostomy, Wilson said. Heart bypass set for Betty Ford RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.

Former first lady Betty Ford will undergo coronary artery bypass surgery Friday at Eisenhower Medical Center, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Mrs. Ford, 69, entered the hospital Tuesday on the recommendation of her physician but the decision to operate was not prompted by any emergency, such as a heart attack, said Ann Cullen at former President Gerald Ford's office. "It is a preventive measure," Ms. Cullen said.

Mrs. Ford's physicians anticipate a five-day hospitalization, which would allow her to be back home with her family for Thanksgiving. March, a major fund-raising event. The host's job is to bring in as much money as possible. Trump, who is usually described as a New York real estate magnate, casino owner and corporate raider, keeps saying he has no presidential ambitions of his own.

But who's to say whether charisma-starved Democrats would be able to restrain themselves if Trump came over to their side? Trump said that although he is honored by the invitation, he doesn't expect to switch parties, as Anthony is urging him to do. There are some gratifications that money cannot buy, so Trump has taken their fund-raising offer under consideration. Why Donald Trump? Sure, he has a Midas touch. He has even given Lee Iacocca financial advice. But are Democrats so desperate for money that they have to beg Republicans to raise it for them? Perhaps the real reason is that Trump is both gold and glitter, bluster and hustle.

Anthony said he approached Trump because "he's young, dynamic and successful" and projects the kind of image the Democratic Party needs to broaden its public appeal. He may be right. There's no question that Trump speaks the kind of language that would appeal to many Americans. But it's the kind of language that the party would never tolerate among its own. Take, for example, the speech Trump delivered last month to the Rotary Club in Portsmouth, N.H., where he drew a larger audience than any presidential candidate who has been through town.

Trump arrived in his sleek, French-made military helicopter and slipped into his stretch limousine bearing the New York license plate "Regal 5." Trump put the hay down where the goats could reach it, and the audience cheered and gave him a standing ovation. Sounding like the TV anchorman Mrs. Gorbachev invited to tea WASHINGTON Nancy Reagan has invited Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachev to tea and a private tour of the White House so they could share some "private time" during the U.S.-Soviet summit, the White House announced Wednesday. "Mrs. Reagan had heard that Mrs.

Gorbachev had put in a special request, hoping for a tour of the White House," said Elaine Crispen, press secretary to the first lady. The spokeswoman said Mrs. Gorbachev's interest in taking a tour was transmitted to White I louse officials by the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock. Mrs.

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