European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes january 1981 wanted to impress his son vet promotes himself to general Beach Haven a a world War ii Veteran who wanted to impress his son is under investigation for impersonating a military officer after donning a brigadier generals uniform and offering patriotic opinions on Mili tary but 64yearold William an Emmarine who never made it past says he bought the impressive uniform thinking he really was a general after completing a two week course 23 years Noonan contended he has been waiting for a Call to reenter the service since he said he since has talked to Marine senior officers and has been invited to several military briefings in the apparent masquerade went unnoticed until the electronics company executive addressed a local rotary club last Noonan is now under investigation by the naval investigative service and his 3 appearance before the Southern Ocean rotary club could Cost him a Fine of and three years in jail if convicted of impersonating an a spokesman for the marines no hearing Date has been the marines charge Noonan never was a brigadier i did make an error in wearing the uni it was i did it because my son was i guess i was trying to impress Noonan in full bedecked with ribbons and Noonan told the club that political controversies Over defense spending have caused the to fall behind the so Viet Union in military a news account in the press of Atlantic City caught the Eye of the we were just looking through some news clips that came in the mail and i saw this the name just didst ring a said Paul Chapman of the marines office oif Public affairs in washing there Are Only 65 Active Marine corps generals and 10 generals in the Marine corps Chapman Marine records show Noonan joined the corps in Philadelphia served in the South Pacific As a quartermaster and was honorable discharged As a sergeant March Noonan insisted he is a but held paper rank and was not an duty line he said he won his commission after completing courses in military logistics and the soviet Union at the University of Penn Sylvania in 1957 and the two week courses for civilians were sponsored by the armed forces Industrial Noonan said he was told he would reenter the marines As a general if civilians were Ever but the courses do not Lead to a commis according to air Force Don Ald a program the program would be totally unrelated to Active duty Gilleland 1 dont know How he could justify calling himself a general on the basis of completing a two week course 25 years Reagan Cia Choice urges improvement judge again in asks support of Agency Enrols girls at school Washington is Cia direct to designate William Casey tuesday told the Senate select committee on Intelli gence that intelligence should be improved immediately and members of this establishment should be honoured and re testifying at his confirmation the world War ii Veteran of the office of strategic services and president elect Ron uld reagans Campaign manager said it is not enough to have Good information and accurate but findings and views of the intelligence Community must be forcefully presented to the president and the National Security Casey assured the committee that he will present these views without Bias and in a Way that reflects strongly held differences within the intelligence Casey said the intelligence agencies need Public support and the full cooperation of Congress to carry out their i pledge care and Diligence in protecting the Legal rights of american Ca sey i pledge also to work closely with Congress on As Well As in monitoring and improving the performance of the intelligence i will cooperate fully in facilitating the oversight through which Congress can insure that Tiff intelligence Community operates within the Casey said he expects to take Steps to improve intelligence he said if he will probably consult with intelligence leaders and Congress to review How the system now Casey said he shares the concerns of Many congressmen for legislation that would protect the identities of Intelli gence officers and provide the Agency Relief from some aspects of the Freedom of information in an Era of increasing military Vul Era Casey effective Intelli gence is of far greater importance than it May have been some years ago when the had Clear military the Cia suffers institutional the morale of the Agency is Many of its most competent officers have retired or Are about to Casey said that too often the Cia is publicly discussed As an institution that must be tightly stringently monitored or totally he said Little has been done in recent years to stress the critical role the intelligence Community plays in formulating and executing foreign policy and defense we need to make it Clear that the intelligence Community has our full Trust and Casey and that the intelligence profession is one of the most honorable professions to which americans can taking Over the reins Ronald Reagan steadies a 7madrid of made the who was responding to Rea year old arabian stallion presented to sensation in los Angeles monday on guns gift of a Hunting Rifle to Lopez the Roberto de la behalf of mexican president Jose Lopez Portillo last a photo a Louisiana District judge Richard Lee tuesday again de fied a Federal showing up at Allwhite Buckeye High school to enrol three White girls who have been ordered to attend a racially mixed school under a desegregation principal Charles Waites said he enrolled All three girls even though one of them sprained a knee in a basketball game Mon Day night and did not show up for classes it was the fourth time within a week that the judge personally showed up at the Rural school to enrol Lynda Mcneal and Mich Elle both and Ramona a desegregation order last August by District judge Nauman Scott would have sett the girls and 105 classmates to Jones Street Junior a racially mixed school 15 Miles away in contempt hearing Scott has scheduled a hearing for thursday on whether Lee should be held in contempt and fined a about two dozen reporters were at Buckeye when Lee and his Dan Alexander of arrived about in 23degree without Michelle and Ramona arrived about 10 minutes later and Waites routinely enrolled All three girls without waiting for Lees customary threat to arrest him if he did Ina Michelle said she Learned from a radio newscast that Lee surprised everyone and took her Lynda and Ramona to school monday after skipping two Days because of the Media was i surprised la Borde said monday i had my radio on and i was drinking a cup of Coffee when they had a when i heard i surely this was a and i jumped up and turned my radio on loud it is one of the ironies of Lees Battle with the Federal court that Laborde has to turn on the radio to find out what is happening to her to circumvent Scotts parents gave up custody of the children to friends living closer to the Iberia will buy two 747s Washington a the sex port import Bank has announced that Ibe Ria Spain International air car will buy two Boeing 747 Jet aircraft with a value of 135