European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 2, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Admiral urges ceded Caf on to patriotism1 by Norman Black a military writer Washington the commander of the Navy s Pacific Fleet says that if the service is to overcome the threat of espionage ways must be found to instill greater patriotism in sailors. Adm. James a. Lyons jr., in a two Page message to All Fleet officers under his command wrote last week that it was time to raise everyone s level of con  the news Media Lyons said has failed to emphasize the extent to which men accused of spying Over the past year were motivated solely by greed not by  this irresponsible mindset displayed a total Lack of patriotism and moral principles that should have been instilled Dur ing their educational formative years Lyons wrote. While offering few specifics he went on to urge his officers to re educate our peo ple to ensure that they understand the grave danger to the Security of America posed by Security violations and rededicate them to the fundamental principles of  your command Security awareness program. Must instill a rededication to patriotism Lyons said. Regulations and inspections alone will not fix the problem. These issues Are difficult ones when raised in an open society but we must Deal with them quickly  Lyons message was sent to the Pacific Fleet s commanders shortly after Jerry Whitworth a retired Navy radioman went on trial in Federal court in san fran Cisco on espionage charges. Whitworth is the fourth Man charged As part of the so called Walker family spy ring. The three others All members of the same family have either pleaded guilty or been convicted of providing Navy secrets to the soviet Union. The alleged ringleader John Walker is said to have funnelled secret information on radio communication sys tems and submarine operations to the rus sians for almost two decades. _ Whitworth 46, is charged with Selling secrets about Navy codes and communication systems for $332,000 to the Spring. In response to the break up of the ring defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger and Navy Secretary John f. Lehman have ordered a Host of Security changes including reductions in the number of men and women holding clearances. They have also backed greater use of lie Detector tests and a recent change to the uniform code of military Justice that authorizes the death penalty for peacetime spying. Lyons message was described by Pentagon officials As the first by a Fleet com Mander urging a Campaign emphasizing patriotism instead of just tighter proce dures for handling secret documents. The officials provided a copy of the memo on the condition they not be identified. Lyons suggested that his commanders personally communicate their Security concerns to subordinates particularly Petty officers who could help emphasize patriotism to the lowest ranking sailors. Your personal involvement in Security issues will go far to Stem the flow of Sensi Tive information to those who will use it against us Lyons said. We must instill a sense of dedication that will raise everyone s level of consciousness he said. Witness says Whitworth told her 6 ant nut ear Walker made Money by Selling secrets or testers get san Francisco up accused spy Jerry Whitworth once said his Friend John Walker had so much Money to spend on perfume and other gifts because he sold . Secrets to Israel Walker s former girl Friend testified monday. Government witness Myra Barnes told jurors she was curious about Walker s ability to spend Money like crazy As a newly retired Navy chief radioman in 1977. She said Whitworth told her Over drinks in a san Diego bar that year that Walker was Selling classified information to  mentioned the name Israel she said. I can t be certain he used the word classified but it was  Barnes who now lives in Fresno testified at the espionage trial of Whitworth 46, of Davis. Whitworth is charged with conspiring with Walker to steal vital code secrets for the Navy and sell them to soviet agents Between 1974 and 1983. Walker pleaded guilty to espionage. Barnes was a Navy dental assistant in the 1970s when she became romantically involved with Walker while Whitworth was dating her Roommate Marilyn Mcclung. Barnes said she knew from the time she met Walker that he was married but that it did t bother her. She said Walker bought her expensive presents of perfume Champagne and roses and once flew her from san Diego to Vir Ginia for a sailing trip to the Bahamas aboard his Sailboat the dirty old Man. In earlier testimony Clarence d. Hill a retired Navy lieutenant said Whitworth As a radioman aboard the Carrier Constella Tion in 1977, was one of the key players in the Navy s attempt to defeat High fre Quency detection equipment the soviets were using. Hill now a defense contractor in san Diego said Whitworth participated in sensitive voice communications Between the Constellation and commander of the Pacific Fleet based in Hawaii. He said he was a co worker with Whit Worth aboard the Carrier when the Navy was trying very hard to defeat the soviet High frequency detection finding equip ment in 1977. The program was part of an Overall . Military Effort to prevent the soviets from tracking . Ships by identifying characteristic flaws in a particular ship s communication equipment. According to Hill the glitches in a particular communications device could be come a kind of signature used to track the ship around the seas. Whitworth s Job included listening to highly private conversations Between the command in Hawaii and strategic planners aboard the ships at sea. Whitworth would be asked to Jot Down key phrases or words in those conversations so that he could offer his rendition of what was heard if any segment was hard to hear Hill said. The government accuses Whitworth of stealing highly sensitive Navy codes Mes Sage traffic and cryptographic information for the Walker spy operation. Walker has confessed his part in the spy ring and agreed to testify against Whit Worth. He is expected to be called later in the trial. During the first week of testimony in the Federal court trial a Navy personnel specialist described Whitworth a retired radio Man As an outstanding Navy Man the kind who could walk on water without getting his feet  Whitworth faces life in prison if convicted on the espionage charges. Prison terms South Kingstown . A six anti nuclear protesters convicted of breaking into an electric boat facility to damage mis Sile tubes destined for Trident submarines were sentenced monday to three years in Pris on with two years suspended. Superior court judge Thomas h. Need Ham imposed the sentences for felony pos session of burglary tools used in the april 1985 incident. Needham also ordered the six who were convicted in february to serve concurrent one year prison terms for Misdemeanour tres passing and malicious destruction of property. The six protesters who called themselves the Trident ii pruning Hooks poured blood and painted Dachau on the missile tubes and banged on them them with hammers. Inferno translator Dies Metuchen . A poet and lecturer John Ciardi who won International acclaim for his English translation of Dante s inferno and wrote nearly 40 books of criticism instruction and verse has died at the age of 69. He died sunday at John f. Kennedy medical Center in Edison after suffering a massive heart attack at his Home. Arizona rejects neighbor s Call to be refugee Haven Phoenix Ariz. A Goy. Bruce Babbitt on Mon Day rejected a Call by new Mexico gov. Toney Anaya to follow new Mexico s Lead and declare Arizona a Sanctuary for refugees from Central America. Babbitt said after meeting privately with immigration and naturalization service commissioner Alan Nelson that he did not believe state workers should be encouraged to obstruct the work of Federal agencies. Anaya who declared new Mexico a Sanctuary Friday and called on other governors to follow suit issued a statement saying every governor has to grapple with their own conscience on this Issue. I am in no Way encouraging anyone to obstruct Federal Law but encouraging the Federal government itself to comply with the spirit an intent of its own  those who provide Sanctuary to Central americans say they do so on the premise that International and . Laws including the 1980 refugee act Grant Legal Asylum to refugees who flee political persecution and violence. The ins and the Justice department contend that Cen trial americans entering the United states without documentation do so for economic reasons and those who Are apprehended face deportation. Demonstrations oppose Contra Aid a photo police drag protesters from Boston s Kennedy building. Boston a nearly a dozen demonstrators against president Reagan s Nicaragua policy were dragged out of a Federal building monday and allowed to leave As More than 1,000 protesters rallied outside. In Seattle 13 people arrested in a protest against Aid to nicaraguan rebels continued their fast for a fourth Day monday and refused to give their names to authorities. Those outside the Federal building in downtown Boston gathered to insist that there be no More . Aid for the Contra rebels seeking to overthrow Nicaragua s leftist government. The protesters inside who had been staging a sit in at internal Revenue service offices were dragged out by police and dumped on the sidewalk. Speakers urged the state s congressional delegation to reject a Compromise plan to Aid the contras due for consideration in the House on april 15. The entire Massachusetts House delegation including Republican Silvio Conte voted against president Reagan s request for $100 million in Contra Aid two weeks ago. In response to the crowd Federal officials closed All but two Public entrances to the building which houses the offices of most Massachusetts representatives the irs the local passport office and other Federal agencies. In Miami three women and three men who staged a peaceful demonstration against Aid to the contras last week at the office of democratic sen. Lawton Chiles were fined $25 each by a Federal judge monday. Chiles vote for the Aid