European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Lehman urged to bar execs from Dod deals Washington up the pentagons inspector general believes three top officers of the general dynamics Lack business integrity and honesty and should be suspended from further government in making the recommendation to Navy Secretary John Lehman Pentagon inspector general Joseph Sherick kept a Promise he made last month to a House armed services named in the which was obtained Fri Day by United press was general dynamics chairman David company financial officer Gorden and executive vice president George saw a former assistant Navy Sherick disclosed that the Justice department not Only is conducting a criminal investigation of the three but also is considering civil action against All parties concerned with possible illegal gift giving by the company including Lewis and apparently in anticipation of the Lewis told a company stockholders meeting thursday in that such advice would be completely unwarranted and completely the firms Board of directors authorized a Legal Chal Lenge if action is taken to suspend the three general dynamics has faced at least eight Federal investigations stemming from allegations of fraudulent charges on government illegal gift giving to Pentagon officers and failure to disclose shipbuilding delays and Cost overruns to Sherick noted a Federal grand jury is investigating allegations of violations of securities Laws and a possible conflict of interest involving a Navy gratuities Board is considering whether to recommend fines or other action against the company for passing tens of thousands of dollars in gifts to Hyman Rickover and other Pentagon officers in the if f tragedy in Buffalo a photo Carmen Figueroa right is restrained by a Buffalo policeman As her nephews and sister inlaw Are re moved from a burning House by firefighters the Earl morning arson fire on buffaloes West Side claimed the life of 11yearold Hector police the buildings alarm system was Illinois doctor convicted of poisoning coworkers a a 30yearold doctor has been convicted of lacing coworkers snacks with arsenic by a judge who said he was a danger to society and told you have clearly performed evil circuit judge Dennis Cashman told Michael it is indeed a sad Day when you have the mind and the intellect to do great the judge found Swango guilty Friday in a two week Bench trial of six counts of aggravated for which he faces up to 10 years in prison on each Cashman set sentencing for june the charges stemmed from the poisonings last fall of Tea and soda Swango served coworkers while he was employed As a paramedic with the Adams county ambulance he was acquitted of a seventh Swango worked As a paramedic while he was awaiting medical licensing by Illinois and Ohio after a yearlong surgery internship at Ohio state prosecutors had contended that Swango had a fascination with death that led him to administer the among examples cited As evidence of that fascination was his cheering the Man responsible for the 1984 massacre at a Mcdonalds restaurant in California in which 21 people Swango said such comments represented Gallows humor used to ease the tension of emergency Cashman said he did not understand Stangos i look at this evidence and i ask myself he the people dont have to prove Why and i dont have to find Why but it would sure help if i knew authorities in Ohio say Swango is under investigation in Columbus in the deaths of about a dozen Osu Hospital patients during his internship from july 1983 to june this verdict May cause some people in the Columbus who have believed this investigation has been a to come Forward if they know said Edward an assistant prosecutor from Ohio Franklin who attended Stangos these verdicts Here today indicate to me and my office that were certainly on the right Morgan he said opus Campus Security which was heading the investigation of had not completed its Illinois has suspended Stangos medical Ohio has begun proceedings to take the same but Thomas a spokesman for the Ohio state medi Cal said Swango s conviction wont automatically mean revocation of his physicians License in that it would just be a basis for further he none of the six paramedics was injured seriously by the tainted laced with arsenic based ant Cashman revoked the Bond Swango posted after his 26 and ordered him held in the county jail pending i dont feel i can jeopardize the people of this Community or any the judge i have every reason to believe you would do it to anybody else if Given the in a 45minute courtroom explanation of his Cashman said he was convinced Swango lied during his seven hours on the stand Swango had denied being anywhere near paramedic quarters at a Quincy Hospital on the Day a cup of arsenic laced Tea was found in final arguments assistant District attorney Chet Vahle said an incredible array of circumstantial evidence pointed to Stangos Stangos Daniel contended that the states evidence was a string of easily explained but Cashman said a key piece of damning evidence was a nearly full bottle of ant Poison seized by police at Stangos apartment that did not Bear a a doctor trained in the use of toxic substances would not leave an unlabelled Container of Poison lying he its obvious to me the Label on this bottle did not just fall said contending Swango had gotten it ready for his next unsuspecting Swango said he had 13 insecticide bottles some some partly full because his apartment was infested with the Iran reportedly shipping ammo to Nicaragua Washington a a shipment of iranian arms and ammunition has arrived at the North korean port of Hung Nam and is awaiting delivery to officials the shipment is reported to contain More than soviet made ak47 several million rounds of am rocket propelled grenades and land the officials said according to the who spoke on the condition they remain much of the weaponry is believed to have been captured by Iran in its War with the state department and the nicaraguan embassy had no immediate comment on the reported iranian Nic Aragyan arms the transaction is thought to have been worked out during a january visit to Managua by iranian prime min ister Mir Hussein at the Musabi denied that his government had agreed to Supply military supplies to Nicara Gua does not need our it is armed with its determination and its he president Reagan has said that Musabi visit to Nicaragua represented a new danger to Central the reported iranian nicaraguan connection would appear to be consistent with Iran status As one of the worlds most stridently ant american the administration believes that Iran is responsible for the kidnappings of six americans in Lebanon and is intent on eradicating influence in that Nicaragua has relied for the most part on the soviet bloc for its military although not a member of that Iran has some of the same foreign policy objectives As North Korea has had a military relationship with Nicaragua for some intelligence sources Learned several months ago that nicaraguan army recruits have been receiving training in Handt hand combat from North korean experts in the officials offered several possible reasons for Iran apparent decision to use North Korea As a conduit for the they said the iranians May have wanted to conceal the origin of the equipment by sending it through North in shipping via the Pacific Ocean would permit use of the nicaraguan port of which is better equipped to handle Large deliveries than Nicara guas Atlantic coast the shortest route for shipping from Iran to Nicaragua is the Atlantic Ocean via the Suez and Panama the officials use of these Waterways would require a declaration of the North Korea has supplied Iran with weaponry since the Start of the Ira Iraq War 4v4 years the officials speculated that Iran May not need the Type of equipment it reportedly is sending to