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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 26, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Navy june 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Washington a in the Wake of the Walker family spy the Navy is supporting efforts in Congress to make it easier to conduct lie Detector tests to curb espionage by people with Access to military we need the ability to use Navy Secretary John Lehman told the House armed services sea Power subcommittee the Pentagon is limited to poly graph tests for its million it the Walker Case has led to widespread Calls on Capitol Hill to expand that later this the House will vote on a proposal by Bill that would permit random use of polygraph tests for All people holding clearances and re quire the examinations for those with Spe Cial the highest level of Youngs proposal is expected to come up for a vote wednesday or thursday As the House works its Way through a Bill Autho is for More lie Detector needed As weapons in War on espionage tests Riding Pentagon spending for fiscal Lehman said increased use of polygraphs is one of the weapons the Navy wants in its renewed Effort to fight espionage at the service also needs to Cut Down on the number of people with Access to classified material and wants to increase the penalties for he Lehman promised lie Detector tests would be strictly limited to nationals ecu Rity tests and would not get into questions about an individuals personal John Walker a former Navy War rant officer who served aboard submarines in the is the alleged ringleader of the spy network that authorities charged included his brother his son Michael and a close Jerry All four men current or former Mem Bers of the Navy have pleaded innocent to spying defense attorneys for John Walker and his son filed motions monday for separate trials in Baltimore Federal the Law yer for Michael Walker contended in court papers his client could be found guilty by association if he were tried with his separate trials might enable the father to provide testimony that could help Clear his defense attorney Charles Bernstein a the elder Walker asked for a separate trial unless incriminating statements purportedly made by his son were an Fri agent testified at a bail hearing in the Case that Michael Walker admitted giving his father confidential documents from aboard the nuclear aircraft Carrier John walkers service aboard the subs raised fears about the safety of what James chief of naval called the jewel in our the because they can move at will in the Are considered far More in vulnerable to attack than the land based missiles and b52 bombers that also com prise americas Long Range nuclear but the subs remain secure and we know Watkins without explain ing How the service conies by that inform Navy knowledge of soviet sub Hunting capabilities is one of the nations most tight a held but Lehman said technology is making subs More difficult to rather than easier to the hiders Are gaining an advantage Over the he in the trend of the oceans is toward getting More opaque rather than less Watkins told the panel that the most serious damage done by the ring was to Peri Shable information such As codes and com the service has had to step up the re placement of communications equipment that May have been Watkins that involves speeding up development and deployment of some equip he dinner helps raise funds for Library Kennedy join in paying tribute to Juk Washington a president Reagan and Edward two normally rancorous political put aside their differences for an evening to recall with tenderness and vigor the memory of John Kenne at the Behest of Kennedy Caroline and John the president and his attended a dinner at the senators Home monday evening to help raise Money for the Kennedy Library near Many men Are but few capture the imagination and the spirit of the Reagan told the 200 the ones who do Are four administrations have five presidents have occupied the Oval and i feel sure that each of them thought of John Kennedy now and and his thousand Days in the White the Massachusetts who noted that his Liberal brother and the conservative president would not have always agreed on the told Reagan that Kennedy would have admired the strength of your commitment and your capacity to move the Reagan receives gift on behalf of the presented Reagan with a Small figure of an american which the senator said had been on the slain presidents he would very much have wanted you to have the senator told and the two men Shook the senator has often been a vehement critic of Rea Gan cuts in Domestic spending and of reagans civil rights behind them on the podium were Nancy Jacqueline Kennedy John and Kathleen Kennedy a daughter of the late Robert Reagan the main speaker at the event largely made up of Kennedy loyalists and members of the family made no apologies that he was a  publican and admitted that he haunt voted for Kennedy when he ran against Richard he would have the president said of happily he was happily and his political fights were Tough no Quarter was asked and none but he gave As Good As he got and you could see that he loved the Reagan the president said Kennedy seemed to grasp from the beginning that life is one fast moving and you have to jump aboard and hold on to your hat and relish the sweep of the wind As it rushes i think that How this country remembers in his and it was a Joy he knew How to the As he often does in his asserted that Kennedy wanted our defense system to be he said Kennedy knew that the United states had real and they we rent about to be put off by soft reason and Good in his Reagan has often lauded Kennedy president and Nancy Reagan with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and John Kennedy during fundraising a Tholo tax Cut and his handling of the 1962 cuban missile when the United states succeeded in forcing mos cow to remove intermediate Range missiles from but present Day events were not to be forgotten among the the taking note of the Captivity of 40 hostages in said Reagan deserved the nations support in the crisis of recent Kennedy said his brother had asked during the Ber Lin crisis for the nations Good support and above All its As he met his responsibilities As presi As you meet your responsibilities in you have our Good you have our support and you have All of our the senator told the Jerry who opened the evenings prayed for All of those gripped in the hand of terror this especially those involved in the Hijack ing the dinner gave Reagan a Chance to meet the first hostage to have been released by the shiite moslem who hijacked a Twa flight june but they Only exchanged greetings and a i feel very honoured to have met the Atha Nassios of told report we did not Exchange explaining that he Only said hello and Shook hands with the about 200 people were invited to the which was held under a tent in the senators Yard overlooking the Potomac River in an affluent Washington the guests dined on Salmon and veal while a group of strolling musicians provided the Money gleaned from the event will help establish an endowment for the Library to fund exhibits and educational programs particularly those that help encourage Young americans to become Active in the political  
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