European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday october 27, 1985 a Laatu a lode sense Challenge delays Billig court martial defense cd the handling of his  Illic Thi Irsilia 11 by ?�.4�k Washington a then a Yvo to forum expedite the court martial if inc of is Harl temporarily blocked  of Tigai lion. The Cou Navy prosecutors had impede Durini a hearing on Fri Iliin to obtain in trial Dale for Phillip. Hut that Ellort was sidetracked by a defense motion challenging. Sears role As the investigating officer. According toll. Stephen Pietropaoli a Navy spokes Man the defense attorneys a ked a military  " set aside scars recommendation to Cassells on grounds he could nol be considered impartial. La motion is based on scars membership repeat the pretrial investigation conducted by Sears. 1 Hill in turn could raise in Leyal Issue about the Navy s failure to provide Billig i speedy trial. Billig. 54. Was for More i him in year the chief heart surgeon Al the Bethesda naval Llos Pital. He is no Cusco of culpable negligence in the deaths of live a aliens on whom he performed open heart operations. The Navy Wilsoh is charged he failed to disclose his serious loss of vision in one Eye. A against Billig. The Navy on was recruited in 1982 i been called into question curse Hospital. Billig Surron in 19x1 rather than face an Board of medical a Amin said it would court mar my recruiting Hillig. Commander was relieved of his surgical duties Loisl november and dismissed for incompetence in april Selling off the investigation by the special Board of review. If convicted on the five manslaughter counts its Well As 24 counts of dereliction of duly Billig could receive 2? years in prison. Walker from Page 1 cooperation with the government. Thai could include testifying against his Long time Friend from the Navy Jerry a. Whit Worth. 48, a retired chief Petty officer charged on the West coast with supplying the senior Walker with sensitive communications and code secrets for Sale to the soviet Union. W Hilworth has pleaded innocent to charges of passing military documents. The source said the government would insist thai the elder Walker serve significant prison time. The father is really going to Lake a hit he said. Walker agreed to plead guilty in Exchange for a Shorter sentence for his son. According to reports published in the new York times and the Washington Post. The government says Michael Walker was recruited by his father into a family spy ring thai sold Navy secrets to the soviets. His trial is scheduled after completion of his father s Case. The newspapers quoting unidentified government sources said in their saturday editions that Michael Walker would also plead guilty on monday when jury selection was scheduled for the elder Walker s rial. The Law clerk for . Dis Ricl judge Alex Ander Harvey ii said both the elder walkers will be in court monday for what he armed  he said the nature of those Fultz from 1 r a promo iwo super of Prin and Gorbachev a comp will still Bali great Deal of i the arms Ngoin at the same Sal by so tvs Powers aim a. Caples at he Summit Shutlz said Suc Bjk agreement should give a sense of rec tvs to .-soviet relations and it West factions As Well. The mos my trip was pounced after Shultz my Over breakfast of More than two hoi with Shevardnadze Al the . To the United nations. Soviet official in a Stalin is said great Hopes arc that Summit meeting by literally in the  proceedings has not been  Harvey declined comment a Jond the two sentence statement issued by his Chambers. Prospective jurors were being called Friday and Lold the  had been continued. When asked what kind of proceeding other than the offering of some plea the Walker hearing could be a High Justice department official said Only Don t worry the government is going to stand tall in court on  the Only bargains we strike Are bar gains for the government said the official who asked not to be identified. A Justice department spokesman Pat Rick Korten said the elder Walker is going to be judged guilty of the Mosi serious of lenses charged against him and will serve the most serious time in prison possible whether he chooses to go with trial or to plead  assistant . Attorney Michael Schatow. Who is prosecuting the Case refused to communal. John Walker. 4k, of Norfolk. Va., retired from the Navy in 1976. He had top secret clearance during his 20 years service with special Access to codes and communications. Walker s older brother Arthur j. Walker 50, a retired Navy lieutenant commander from Virginia Beach a. Was found guilty aug. 9 of providing his brother with copies of confidential Navy documents from a defense contractor. Me will be sentenced nov. 12. Arthur Walker had offered to be a govern ment witness ill his brother s Iraj although aids from questions in rewritten directive. Individuals who test re Misc by who Manifasi no evidence of progoff live clinical illness. Shall be retained in Ife military he wrote. A medical  will be required at least once a year aim the individual s assignments and  to overseas posts May be limited but he ingot be Dis charged solely because he Sho Lac signs of having been exposed to the i Salt Wein Berger said. As for confidentiality Weinburger Obj that if a Soldier discloses he is using or is a homosexual during the course  assessment and int. By a physician that information Ray nol be used against the service my Mjor in actions under the uniform Coder military Justice. Or on the Issue Ofchar acteria lion in separation proceeding but information Perla Irujo to drug abuse or homosexuality Derivry rough separate Independent investigates can still be used in disciplinary action regardless of what the Soldier told  doctor Wein Berger wrote. Groups  homosexuals have criticized the Jurling program As Likely to be used by inca military to search out Gay men and wont acc Oraig to it. Col Pete Wyro a Pentagon of Ocsman the new policy makes it clcar4ai a person testing positive can Only be dec h urged if he is already disabled by the Scase or doctors have determined that he has the disease and will Only go Jet Gres sively worse. Jar in each instance of disc half the individual will be entitled to a Immor Ible Dis charge and eligible forum minued medical care Wyro said. Or the screening i Jube performed with a blood test  this year by the t Ood and druj3uimtntstration. The test can Only ind re the presence of an aids antibody Jim ring a person has been exposed. Umra positive result docs not mean a per will actually contract the disease. Tye who test positive on the initial test a Jhc subjected to increasingly sophistical Ujj inc dial examinations to determine their ppr disc status Wyro said. No Date has been set for the Start of screening but top priority will be Given to men and women now serving in or subject up deployment to areas of the world where it cases such As malaria Are widespread.  of aids by an individual in such i environment could hasten death.  also confirmed that for the Samo Fason the defense department is now cons ring the question of whether family Man mrs of servicemen posted Over seas should . That is under consideration it the policy on such screening must addressed  Wyro said. A he said no final a Senate had been devel oped but that the  program could Cost roughly $20 pm win. In his directive.  also reinforced an earlier decision to begin screen ing All military recruits.  Over ruling earlier statements by official said recruits who  would not be eligible for military so will Brief nato Council after Summit Brussels a pics Inch. Will attend a special nato meeting in Brussels on nov. 21 to discuss the results of his Summit meeting with soviet Leader Mik Hail s. Gorbachev nato announced Fri Day. A one sentence sutlej a  office of nato so Cegla Central lord carring ton said Teg Ari would attend a special pcs skin of the North Atlantic Council the Alli political body. The rncltnftmatfri0.&ffl. Unlit to to i cum  in Geneva on nov. To to a and to consult on the wider and longer7 term process of strengthening Security and improving East West Rel Lions the nato statement said. The North at indic Council meets every  the. Atlantic treaty organization and twice a year the Council meets at the level of foreign ministers. Jato statement did not say whether  of the 15 other nato a conf it Send a nov. 21meeting. His attorney has said they Don l really need  he had admitted giving his brother two classified documents obtained from the de sense contractor for which he had worked since 1980. John Walker was arrested May 20 at a Motel in Rockville after i lil agents had Fol Low cd him the night before from his Home to a Rural Maryland Road about 25 Miles from Washington. Next to a tree. Walker hid a paper bag containing about 129 documents involving Navy communications classified As either secret or confidential the Fri said. A vice con sul of Ilic soviet Lim Bassy of Washington was later spotted near the drop site. Walker s former wife Barbara Walker and one of his three daughters Laura Walker Snyder reported him to the Fri about a year ago. Mrs. Walker said he May have been help ing the soviets for As Long As 18 years. Michael Walker 22, was arrested aboard the Nimitz two Days after his father s apprehension. A Box containing 15 pounds of Classi fied material was found next to his bunk. 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