European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes january 1981 plans a reliable policy w uld react to soviet moves from press dispatches Washington leaving the bitter watergate Issue Alexander Haig told his last round of confirmation hear Ings wednesday that As Secretary of state he would react More strongly to illegal soviet activities in other the Issue of illegal soviet whether directly or through is one we have to View with More Gravity than Haig told the Senate foreign re lations the fifth Day of hearings wednesday iranians vote to arbitrate claims continued from Page i open the Way for implementation of a proposal that Tehran should free the hos tages in Exchange for depositing about billion in Frozen iranian assets with Iran four conditions for the release of the hostages called for the unfree zing of iranian assets in the United the return of the Shah the dropping of Legal claims against Tehran Over the seizure of the embassy and a pledge by the of noninterference in Iran internal Iran sues in in new Iran filed a billion lawsuit against 65 defendants including the Shah Empress Farah his Ashraf and other rela Tives in what appears to be an initial attempt to recover the wealth of the late the debate came a Day later than scheduled and there were fears that the postponement was engineered by Hartline elements opposed to settling the crisis and doubts in Washington that fundamental problems could be resolved by the 16 deadline set by president c130 crash continued from Page 1 Man told United press the policeman said aircraft parts were strewn 100 Yards from where the plane he said it was Lucky the plane went Down in the Woods and not on an ammunition if ammunition had gone it might have caused a he a Board of officers will be appointed to investigate the cause of the the search was discontinued at Nightfall until military spokesmen 2 killed in plunge of f4d in Spain on training flight Torrejon Spain a a air Force phantom f4d Jet crashed 60 Miles Northeast of Guadalajara wednesday killing its two the Spanish civil guard air Force sources said the from the 401st tac fighter Wing developed fire during routine gunnery and crashed 8 Miles from Molina de Spanish authorities said the bodies of the crewmen were taken by ambulance to the air base at the air Force said identity of the airmen was being withheld pending notification of next of focused on foreign policy in Sharp contrast to often emotional exchanges Over the watergate Issue and Haig s role in the waning Days of the Nix on White in sometimes angry testimony at his confirmation hearing Haig condemned but again insisted As Nixon White House chief of committed no Haig wednesday made these Points on foreign policy he indicated that his foreign policy would be a reliable and predictable he said he would not recommend opening relations with marxist ruled an Gola As Long As there Are to cuban mercenaries in that african coun he supported the expected Carter administration decision to resume military Aid to Al now in the midst of a civil i support that and would even like to see it be More he said he Felt very strongly that it is essential for the United states to continue to have Access to military bases in Western he took a hard line on the Issue of subordinates who disagree with if a subordinate fundamentally disagrees with stated wed have to replace that he said in answer to a ques to do otherwise would result in bureaucratic at one Point in tuesdays while peppered with questions by Paul Sar particularly about his views toward Haig glared at the sen Ator and said there were honest differences Between honest that what government is but nobody has a monopoly on Vir not even mistakes were made there were tremendous abuses on both Haig i a font make i want there when they were i inherited with the Stormy Exchange Over water Gate apparently behind Haig breezed through his fifth and presumably last of confirmation testimony wednes Day As the Senate foreign relations com Mittee neared a virtually certain endorse ment of his nomination As Secretary of both the witness and his interrogators exuded cordiality As the lengthy hearings wound Down with a round of questions Over hemispheric and african relations prior to a vote thursday on recommending by the full Haig was not scheduled to a key democratic minority Leader Alan Cranston of Cali declared that he is convinced that Haig bears no baggage from the scandal which drove Richard Nixon from the in obvious had fenced with other democrats Over that is sue a Day Cranston said his own Reading of the transcript of a key White House of ten cited by Haigs in no Way suggested that you counselled the president to lie or commit Cranston referred to a june conversation in which then White House chief of told Nixon that you just cant recall details of a particular watergate some have interpreted the remark As advice that the president Duck the Haig denied that in his opening statement last week to the ing he was telling Nixon instead he should study the facts and not rely upon his Mem Cranston said his Reading of the trans script supports and if i had found i would have said in wednesdays Haig said president elect Ronald Reagan has High on his Agenda an Early meeting with Ca Nadian prime minister Pierre As Well As other hemispheric chiefs of and Haig promised chairman Charles that he would attempt to include members of Congress from both parties on major diplomatic Percy said that policy would help the nation come closer to speaking with one and Haig agreed it could be a great As earlier Haig testified that Zimbabwe should not be made to turn to the soviet Union for help but that the government of prime minister Robert Mugabe should be carefully Haig said the situation has put into Power what has been termed an avowed Marx Paul who has served in Africa in the peace noted that Mugabe is a roman Catholic that the Best said Haig laugh with your brother behind its hard for you not to say said join ing in the Haigs the Frank a Jesuit has been sitting behind him during the on Mugabe Haig said i suppose you could parse that term in Many ways and the last chapter is yet to be and i think its going to depend a great Deal on the behaviour and attitude of that clearly its not in our in Terest to leave that government with no alternative but to turn to the on the other hand it is also important that we look very carefully at its perform its de Facto its support for no peaceful change in the area and above All its performance with respect to the expectations and the need of the peo of his own he said its very much watchful waiting with out compounding frustrations that would close out other Haig praised what he called the Brilliant work of lord Britain foreign in bringing about the present Blaek majority government in it came in the aftermath of what was clearly a failure of Washington to join in if at in the first solution based on earlier about which there has been much controversy i Tsongas said that if Mugabe can be stabilized and moved away from marxist ideology the signal that will then go out to Namibia and Tan Zania i be very asked to comment on the collapse of talks on Haig said he endorses elections in Namibia with a degree of he suggested that no one should be sur prised if the South african government reacts to the negotiations in a very Skepi Cal in a cautious Way and in a less than forthcoming Energy nominees Are the first Cabinet choices to win panel approval Washington a Denver Law yer James Ronald reagans controversial nominee to head the Interior de and Energy Secretary designate James Edwards wednesday became the first Reagan Cabinet choices to win Senate committee the Energy committee recommended to the full Senate that it confirm both the action came after two Days of hearings on the appointment of who was criticized for his environmental and one Day of hearings on James the committee said he Felt the Watt hearings resolved any remaining questions about this the committees ranking minority Mem Henry offered the motions to recommend approval of the two saying Reagan was entitled to the Cabinet officers of his the vote for Watt was with Paul the vote on Edwards was Senate leaders have said they Hope to have All the Cabinet nominees ready for floor votes immediately after Reagan s inauguration leading environmental lobbying groups opposed Watts nomination during the hear Ings last they said he would be a disaster As the nations chief conservation officer because of a Long record that they said favored exploitation of the land at the Cost of the a former governor of South evoked Little controversy at his this although some questioned his Lack expertise in the Energy in both majority republicans stood firmly behind the and most democrats conceded they could find no justification for rejecting was an Interior department official during the Nixon administration and most recently headed the Denver based Mountain states Legal a con Central Europe forecast for thursday mostly Cloudy skies with fog and Snow showers ending by High tempera lures 2935 lows Sunset thursday will be at with Sunrise Friday at the Outlook for Friday Calls for partly Cloudy to mostly Cloudy skies with isolated Snow showers and cold recorded wednesday 4am 4pm cd r f p cd r cd r cd p in r 52 34 45 55 57 39 88 21 34 f 4am 4pm 21 29 41 48 23 48 23 27 30 37 39 45 30 28 Csc Toudy a mostly Cloudy Pearlly Cloudy of far Fig fog Thaie 7lh weather so Serva Tive Public interest Law firm that frequently challenged Interior department land management Watt testified during his hearings that he was trying to bring balance to Public land management during his tenure with the foundation and would work As Secretary to change what he called the departments in ept management environmental groups attacked Watts notion of former Gaylord Nelson of wisc on testifying for the wilderness said conservationists were alarmed by the Prospect of a Secretary who brings to his office what we believe to be a Strong anti environmental Bias and who is strongly sup ported and closely identified with those in the forefront of the fight against Environ mental in his confirmation Energy Sec Retar designate Edwards espoused a pro free Enterprise approach to the Energy he called for Quick decontrol of Domestic Oil and gasoline prices As a Way to encourage Industry to produce while some democratic senators said they believe Edwards to be naive for thinking higher prices could end the they said the differ ence Over philosophy did not justify voting against