European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August 1985 White House confirms helping contras officials deny any Laws violated Washington not the Rea Gan administration acknowledged thursday that officials on the National Security Council were involved in the operations of the insurgents who Are seeking to topple the nicaraguan in providing the officials and president Reagan said the administration had not violated Laws regulating Covert operations or prohibiting direct american assistance to the were not violating any Reagan said in signing legislation that provides million in nonmilitary assistance to the re Bels Over the next two the measure was part of a billion foreign Aid i am particularly pleased that the con Gress approved the renewal of Aid to the nicaraguan Freedom he said be fore he signed the the involvement in Covert operations in Nicaragua by the a Branch of the White was criticized by members of Congress and some leading National Security officials in past it just makes it unmistakably Clear that its our said Anthony Beilen 3 controllers dismissed for drug violations Miami a three air traffic con trollers have been fired for either using or Selling cocaine and and six others have been enrolled in a drug rehabilitation an official the actions resulted from a two month investigation by the Federal aviation administration that cleared three other Miami controllers of any said Jack an Faa spokesman in the Faas control Center in which is separate from Miami International oversees Between and daily lights in South Florida and the carib it employs about 220 controllers and the three controllers fired on 2 had been found guilty of either Selling or posses sing marijuana or cocaine on government Barker said no duty hours six others were found guilty of marijuana or cocaine use during no duty hours and have been enrolled in a drug re Habil Ilion program that will last at least six he they were placed on administrative there was never any indication of any use while on duty or under the effects of drugs on Barker this was All off Barker said the investigation was launched in Early june after employee allegations of drug use among some control lers during of duty the identities of the controllers were not a member of the House per manent select committee on they arc waging it in every Way except with american reflecting similar Stansfield director of Central intelligence under president Jimmy said that its most improper for the Csc to play a role similar to one that Congress had barred the Cia from it May not break the he but its ridiculous when the Cia had to be kept at arms length from the contras to have another Arm of government doing exactly the same the criticism came in response to a re port thursday in the new York attributed to senior administration officials and members of that the rebels have been receiving direct military advice from Csc officials in an operation run by a military officer in the White a White House official who is intimately familiar with the operation said there was a perception in the administration that con Gress did not understand the feelings of Nicaragua those countries want constant the official this official explained the White House efforts by saying if the soviet Union metaphysically is equated to an evil then to the extent we we ought to attack it by going at the we dont do it Well Central America is the first Opportunity to do it the administration had first commented on the role of Csc officials at a morning press Reading a prepared Larry the White House said contacts had been made but no Laws had been no member of the National Security Council staff at any acted in violation of either the spirit or the letter of existing legislation dealing with assist Ance to the democratic resistance in Nic he contacts have been made from time to time for the purpose of receiving information and for fostering he such As was done at the time the president met with the democratic resistance Lead he was referring to a dinner that Reagan attended in Washington in april to raise funds for the nicaraguan refugee the president pleaded then and later for Congress to approve assistance for the re one Csc official has color photographs that he has taken in rebel Camps that show the troops and their medical and equipment the official explained that the photographs were used in speeches and briefings for the official said that although he did not accept contributions for the people outside government could do he said the Money was used to buy arms on the world with most of the weapons coming from arms markets in France and West Congress ended american financial Aid to the rebels More than a year in octo ber it extended that saying that no government Agency involved in Intelli gence activities could spend any Money that directly or indirectly supported the re up photo learning the Trade Young apprentice George Daniels of table experience in automobile mechanics taking a Busman Holiday with his family is picking up some Val from his George who is car outside his flock to opening of Louis indoor mall Louis a More than people jammed two City blocks for the open ing of the Louis a four Story building billed As the worlds largest enclosed downtown shopping comedian Bob Hope and mayor Vincent Schoemehl presided at the ribbon Cut Ting ceremony while thousands of multicoloured balloons and confetti drifted through the Ive been shopping downtown for so said Rose Nicholas of i watched them tear this place Down and then build it its really i just love it was definitely Worth waiting in line Karen flak of Louis had a different we drove around downtown looking for a spot to Park for half an she we were ready to give All the lots were i mean look at All these a line for the escalator police periodically had to Block off the escalators connecting the four floors of shops and Don manager of a Mcdonalds restaurant on the fourth had no time to talk As he tried to feed an overflow keep the food he shouted to a Young Crew fighting the opening Day jitters As Well As the bag theres no seating but keep it the shopping mall is part of a Mil lion project that will include a 21story of fice a 250bed hotel and 150 restaurants and it has More than 1 million Square feet of retail on opening Only 98 of the 150 Busi Ness locations were but Center manager Larry Troyer said that was about very few centers Are 100 percent occupied when they Are Troyer once we Are open and we would Hope the Success of the Center would help us sell the remaining