European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Key witness stole Exgene rals lawyer says West Palm a an attorney for a retired air Force general charged with stealing from a secret fund set up to pay spies angrily accused a key prosecution witness tuesday of taking the retired Richard Collins is charged with six counts of embezzling from the account and stashing the Money in a Swiss Bank Between 1975 and a former aide to a Secretary of state Alexander and now living in fort Lauderdale on a yearly pen Sion after 26 years in the faces 60 years in prison if convicted on All his Stephen accused prosecution witness Marvin Jones of taking at least some of the an allegation Jones the withdrawn in 1975 went directly into your pocket Bronis shouted while Cross examining a former High ranking air Force officer who reported to that is not responded who now works for the National aeronautics and space administration at the Kennedy space in opening arguments Bronis told the Threeman jury that Jones planted seeds of suspicion in the minds of Pentagon bureaucrats that led to Collins indictment in during his Jones told jurors that he had signed a note promising never to discuss the secret but admitted to discussing it with at least two other Mili tary under angry questioning from Jones said that he May have suggested to them that the account had been diminished by but Jones acknowledged that Mili tary missions also could have depleted the assistant attorney Barbara Nicas Tro says that Collins diverted the military moving it from one foreign account to another and pocketed interest earned in Between 1975 and Collins used air Force funds to his own Benefit and gain in stole Nicastro about 50 witnesses including video taped testimony from once supreme Allied commander Europe scheduled to testify before the some of the evidence jurors must sift through much locked in a Black court House Safe is classified military documents that the government says could harm National Security if made but District judge James Paine or dered that the expected to last at least a must be held in judge wont move Walker spy trial a a Federal judge denied a defense motion tuesday to move the espionage trial of Arthur walk but said he might agree if an impartial jury cannot be selected when the trial opens next i dont think it would be proper for me to do it at this said District judge Calvitt Clarke defense lawyers had asked for the trial to be moved to arguing that extensive pretrial publicity and the Large number of Navy families in the Norfolk area will prevent their client from getting a fair trial in a retired Navy lieutenant com is charged with passing documents from his defense contractor employer to a spy ring allegedly run by his John Walker a Norfolk private detective and retired Navy chief warrant John walkers Michael who is in the and John walkers Navy Jerry Whitworth of also have been charged with Espoo John Walker and his son were arrested in and Whitworth is being held in court appointed attorney Samuel Meekins said Arthur who was arrested at his Virginia Beach Home May could not obtain a fair trial in Norfolk be Senate approves interstate Sale of handguns july 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 sniper kills self in Carolina a the body of Dolphus Bud Ziglar was pulled from the burned remains of a warehouse a Day after authorities said he killed his Boss and wounded two police officers during a 15hour apparently shot himself Mon Day night As the roof of his burning Refuge and his body fell into the base ment in a Hail of bricks and flaming timbers As at least 75 police officers said Madison police chief Jerry we heard a Welch once the fire went to the it went pretty Bill Lemons of the state Bureau of investigation said Ziglar body was found in about six feet of water in the basement of the warehouse owned by suburban Sanita Tion a company he once owned and had sold to Tommy and Dean Tommy Sharpe was killed by a gunshot wound in his face monday morning after he and Zig Lar argued Over fourth of july Holiday police Lemons said a burned Rifle also was found in the Welch said the body would be sent to the statue medical examiner in Chapel Hill for autopsy and positive Ziglar had a a High powered Rifle and a pistol with him monday and had bought of ammunition Over the Welch he went to confront his Welch Madison police were called to the scene shortly before 7 when offi cers Ziglar shot two rounds into the rear of a patrol Welch Welch said Ziglar apparently withstood tear Gas lobbed into the building by wearing a Gas mask that May have been among some civil defense Ziglar wounded state Bureau of investigation District supervisor de who was struck in the neck and and police officer Tony who was hit by Bullet friends and relatives tried in vain to talk Ziglar out of the the fire soldered monday but erupted into huge flames about 10 lighting up the downtown area of the Mill town of some 30 Miles North of Greensboro on Welch said he didst know what caused the a photo Richard Collins cause potential jurors with ties to the Navy might feel particularly victimized by the alleged spy ring or be biased toward Navy officers who might testify for the pros ecu he Clarke delayed a ruling on a defense motion to dismiss two counts in the seven count indictment on the grounds they Are improperly the counts accuse Walker of unauthorized Possession of documents relating to the National defense lawyers argued that the counts fail to state an offence because they do not indicate that the documents could be used to injure the United Washington a the in a major Victory for gun dealers and the National Rifle tentatively agreed tuesday to permit the inter state sales of handguns which Are prohibited under current and in a second Triumph for the Antigua control senators refused in a preliminary vote to install a National 14day wait ing period before a purchaser could take custody of a both decisions came As the Senate neared a vote on omnibus revisions to the gun control act of which were sought by conservatives and the Era to reduce red tape for gun owners and the act is the nations primary gun control the decision to permit sales Between a buyer from one state and a dealer in another was approved on a 6926 parliamentary which killed a move by Edward to retain the current ban on interstate the motion by Daniel d for the waiting period to allow police background checks was killed by a 71 23 which tabled the in arguing for the prohibition of interstate handgun said Law enforcement organizations wanted it continued As a crime control instead of weakening handgun we should be working to keep handguns from falling into the wrong hands without jeopardizing in any Way the legitimate sporting interests of our Kennedy but Orrin floor manager for the Overall said the cur rent ban is far More restrictive than Nec he noted that the omnibus Bill requires a facet face transaction Between the Pur Chaser from one state and the dealer located in another he the Sale cannot violate gun Laws from either the Sellers or the buyers fifteen states and Many local govern ments have waiting periods for handgun purchases ranging from three to 15 Federal Law requires no although it is illegal to sell handguns to convicted drug those with mental illegal Dis honorable discharged military personnel and those who renounced Navy plans to reinstate Admiral linked to overpricing Washington not the Navy announced tuesday that it would reinstate an Admiral who was relieved of duty after disclosures about High prices that a Supply depot under his command paid for air plane ashtrays and other spare the Navy said the Thomas Cassidy would be restored to his Post As the commander of fighter and Early warn ing aircraft for the Pacific Fleet although he could have taken More aggressive actions to control Navy rules did not give him specific responsibility for purchasing spare the Navy announced it would rewrite its governing regulations so that in the future such top officers would be held accountable for purchasing by their subordinate com the Navy said it would not reinstate other two officers relieved of duty in the same one is Gary who was commander of Miramar Nas in and the other is Jerry who was a Miramar Supply the dismissal of the three Nav officers received widespread attention because de sense Secretary Caspar Weinberger announced it May 30 at a news conference As a demonstration of strict accountability in military weapons Pentagon officials said Weinberger was infuriated by news reports that Miramar had paid the Grumman aerospace apiece for seven ashtrays for Early warning planes and apiece for socket both Cassidy and Hakanson Are scheduled to retire this Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 ago today july 1945 authorities attending the first official meeting of the joint Anglo soviet american Komman Datura which controls will discuss the serious Lack of food and fuel in the 30 years ago today july 1955 former president Herbert in an interview in new said the United states should elect its presidents to terms of at least six and Possi Bly eight 20 years ago today july 1965 the Senate approved a billion medicare Bill for the elderly that is the most sweeping welfare legislation since social Security was enacted a Genera Tion 70 years ago today july 1975 French officials in Paris announced the expulsion of three cuban diplomats on charges they were hav ing contacts with the venezuelan terrorist who is sought by Western police As the head of an International terrorist net