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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, June 16, 1977

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 16, 1977 the stars and stripes Pago 5 5 oks by Carter administration Dod foreign Power taps revealed Washington up _ the defense department has sought permission for electronic surveillance of foreign Powers in this country six times since the Carter administration took office and gotten a go ahead in five. Defense Secretary Harold Brown testified tuesday. Brown and Cia director Stansfield Turner appeared before a Senate Judici Ary committee considering legislation that would require the government to get a court warrant to spy electronically in for eign intelligence cases in this country under present Law Only approval by Llic attorney general is needed. The defense Secretary declined to give Many details in open session about the de sense department requests but said that none involved . Citizens or individuals. They were All foreign  he said. He indicated that some of the instances involved  or operations intended to Block foreign spying on the United states and said that they were included among a total of 77 wiretap Oscr Nti Oas which Fri director Clarence Kelley testified monday Are currently under  one request i hat was turned Down was vetoed by an inter Agency committee of the National Security Council. Brow said. Both Brown and Turner who Are now involved in a dispute Over More centralized control of All government intelligence functions supported the proposed Legisla Tion saying it would help restore govern ment credibility and Public Confidence following Public disclosure of past Intelli gence abuses. Turner is seeking greater centralize control and reportedly wants to take Over satellite intelligence and sophisticated communications operations now con ducted by the defense department the Cia director testified however that i agree completely with Secretary Brown that there should be a diversity of intelligence collection sources and that Dif Ferent government agencies have different intelligence needs requiring different methods. The scene is far from the far West and the shirt in t exactly Cowboy style. But wild West Parade rest 1-Ytnr-old scotus Sykes has the look of a Tough Hombre As he rest himself and artillery on the curb during a Parade Ati Pittsfield. Mass. Lim photo $528,745 cited in indictment sex banker held in funds misuse Juk Airport concorde ban reinstated new York a a Federal appeals court has reversed a lower court s order which had said the British French super sonic concorde Jet could land at Kennedy International Airport. The decision leaves in effect the ban on concorde landings at Kennedy by the port authority of new York and new. Jersey which operates the Jinx it. In its decision the 2nd us. Circuit court of appeals held that the port authority has the Power to set noise regulations at its air ports and can thus control which planes land however the appeals court said the local ban on operations of the concorde May have been unreasonable because the port authority has failed for 13 months to decide whether the plane would meet its regulations. Hearing ordered the appeals court therefore ordered a . District court to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if the port authority s ban has been unreasonable. A finding to that regard might result in another ruling that the concorde could  the outcome tuesday s ruling seemed certain to prolong what has Al ready been a protracted fight Over the con Corde Here. The appeals court ruling reverses an order issued last month by . District court judge Milton Pollack who had declared the ban by the port authority to be unlawful. In the Wake of that the con Corde s operators had made preparations for flights to Kennedy. . Backing concorde the ruling now sends the matter Back before judge Pollack. The appeals court noted that the Federal government in a Brief filed Here and approved by the Carter administration had argued strongly in favor of Landing rights for the plane at Kennedy but had not claimed authority to determine regulations at local airports. The concorde has been in service be tween Europe and Dulles Airport outside the capital since May 1976. But the port a Elk Only barred its operation Here on march11, i97g, saying it wanted to review whether the plane conformed to noise standards hero. The North Atlantic route. New York to London and Paris is a must if the plane is to be commercially successful. Concorde ran $54 million in the red last year. Formally the parties to the suit Are British airways and air France which of crate the Anglo French set. And the port authority which operates the airports of metropolitan new York Washington i api John s  jr., former Board chairman of the Mirra tile National Bank of Chicago. Was a Dice tuesday on Federal Cliar a of map a Mmore than $500.000 in Ijanke funds f Rhi personal  indictment returned by .1 i Der grand jury in . It slur to court in cup. Go. Was announced by the car lie j it  was head of the veterans administration in Washington  l ii o l%5 and was National commander of us american legion during the  indictment charged that Gleason. 62. Converted $528,745 in Bank funds to his own use beginning in november 1s74 he obtained the Money by  the Lunk to make los wat her in. A Wim coast burp Oraeiun that pro cosm a u i  Money through a loan to 1. Runaway dead after plunge Milan. Italy in i Giuhan Gamthi. A 17 Rar  
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