Kissinger meets with Costa Rican officials The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 1983 - Page 7 Publicity delays murder trial of feminist leader SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Henry Kissinger said yesterday the United States is dedicated to democracy in Central America and hinted he may recommend increasing U.S. aid to the area. "We are dedicated to democracy, social justice, economic progress and security for all the peoples of this area," the former secretary of state said in a brief arrival statement. BEFORE LEAVING Panama earlier in the day, he said Central America "is an area in which a relatively small sum of money can make a difference." He said U:S. officials will seriously consider Panama's request for more aid, which the government says is needed to keep rebel violence in neigh- boring countries from spreading. Costa Rica, a peaceful democracy that fears being drawn into the political violence engulfing its neighbors, is the second stop on a six-day trip by the bipartisan commission Kissinger heads. PRESIDENT REAGAN appointed the 12-member panel to make recom- mendations on U.S. policy in Central America. The group, which is staying about one day in each of the six coun- tries it is visiting, will turn in a report to the White House Jan. 1. "We are dedicated to the proposition that the long-term objectives of the United States as well as the long-term objectives of our friends in Central America cannot change with political forces," Kissinger said. "It is in this spirit that we have come here to learn and it is in that spirit that we will write our report." Kissinger said the commissioners will "not be meeting in any countries with any people engaged in guerilla warfare," but they may meet with some Nicaraguan exiles not engaged in rebel activities. ON MONDAY, Panamanian President Ricardo de la Espriella told Kissinger the violence is "getting closer" and might start in Panama if conditions deteriorate. He asked for more U.S. aid, and Kissinger told reporters at Panama City airport before leaving for San Jose that the, Kissinger ...aid makes a difference commission would consider the request. Monge said his country, which abolished its army in 1948, is having a difficult time staying out of a bloody dispute in neighboring Nicaragua. Nicaragua claims the United States is helping one group of rebel exiles, based in Honduras, and another based in Costa Rica in their fight to overthrow the ruling leftist Sandinista junta. From AP and UPI GRETNA, La. - The trial of Califor- nia feminist leader Ginny Foat on charges of committing murder 18 years ago was postponed for a month yester- day by a judge who cited pre-trial publicity and lost time for legal preparation. State District Judge Robert Burns said recent newspaper articles questioning the availability of a witness in the 1965 killing could prejudice poten- tial jurors. He also said attorneys had to spend time recently preparing pre- trial motions, leaving them with little time to prepare their cases. "I THINK there would be an injustice to both sides if we were to go to trial today," said Burns. He ordered the trial to start Nov. 7. Foat, 42, of Los Angeles, a past president of the California chapter of the National Organization for Women, is charged with murdering Argentine businessman Moises Chayo in 1965 when she worked as a "go-go girl" at a bar in nearby New Orleans. SHE REMAINS free on $125,000 bond. Foat refused to comment as she walked out of the courthouse with her attorneys, but friend and fellow California feminist leader Kay Tsenin said Foat was disappointed. "In Ginny's mind, the quicker she can get her case in front of the jury, the quicker she can be acquitted," she said. BURNS SAID there have been just six working days for defense lawyers to concentrate on preparing for the trial since the state Supreme Court on Sept. 30 rejected a move to quash the indic- tment. The justices refused to overturn a ruling that the six years between 1977, when Foat was charged with murder, and last January's indictment did not violate her right to a speedy trial. In citing pretrial publicity, Burns did not specify any particular report. HOWEVER, THE defense had com- plained about a report in Monday's The Times-Picayune, The States-Item. The lawyers' primary objection was the headline, "Prosecution can't find wit- ness who heard Foat talk of slaying." The prosecution's key witness, brought here last Saturday, is Foat's former husband. John Sidote, a convict with a history of violence and alcoholism. He is serving time in -ta Nevada prison in Carson City. 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