European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Walker testifies he recruited Whitworth to spy san Francisco a spymaster John Walker testifying for the prosecution in the Jerry Whitworth espionage trial on monday told How he recruited his sex Navy buddy in a san Diego bar. Walker described Whitworth As eagerly agreeing to become involved in stealing classified information some thing he said both knew was the most serious  Walker said he implied to his Friend that the information might be going to organizations including Jane s fighting ships an English publication of the world s warships the mafia or the israelis. He did not say he told Whitworth that the recipient of the stolen Navy secrets was to be the soviet Union. Earlier Walker said depression Over marital problems led him to spy for the soviet Union in Hopes that Money might solve his difficulties. He did not detail the difficulties. I was depressed and i committed a desperate act. I contacted the soviet Union and i agreed to sell secrets to them he said. Whitworth 46, of Davis calif., is charged with Selling information about  and communications sys tems for $332,000 Between 1974 and 1983, knowing that Walker would turn the material Over to the soviet Union. Seven of the 13 charges against Whitworth a former communications expert carry potential life sentences. He is also charged with evading taxes on the $332,000. Walker pleaded guilty to espionage in a Baltimore fed eral court last october. He admitted 17 years of espionage operations and agreed to testify against Whitworth in Exchange for a reduced sentence for Walker s son Michael who also pleaded guilty. Walker s brother Arthur was convicted of spying by a Federal judge in Norfolk a. Whitworth the fourth alleged member of the so called Walker spy ring is accused of providing Walker with technical manuals photographs and documents about super sensitive satellite communications systems decoding equipment and code keys. Monday s was the first meeting Between Whitworth and Walker since they were arrested last Spring. Walker wearing a Gray suit and striped tie was led into the court room by a Federal marshal and did not look at Whitworth before taking the stand for what is scheduled to be a week of testimony. Walker said he decided to begin spying in Early 1968, after 13 years As a communications specialist in the Navy. The prosecution says that six years later Walker recruited Whitworth his Friend and fellow Navy instructor to be his chief supplier of classified information. A photo convicted spy John Walker. Plays peekaboo with photographers Walker testified that in the san Diego bar in september 1974, i asked him Whitworth whether he was inter ested in an illegal activity interested in becoming a spy. He said he was. I pointed out to him it was even illegal to talk about  Walker told Whitworth he was involved in Selling classified documents and that he could get Whitworth in on the operation. He said he was interested Walker testified. I explained to him it was my plan to get out of the Navy after 20 years said Walker adding that he Toful Whitworth he needed another person in order for one to keep Contact with the buyers and another to make Contact with the ship or  Walker testified that in 1968, shortly after his initial Contact the soviets asked him whether his wife was aware of his espionage. He said he lied and told them no. You can t keep anything from your  Walker said. Every married Man knows  he and his wife Barbara got a divorce and she was the one who told Federal authorities about him in late 1984. About three Days after he made his initial decision. Walker said he drove from Norfolk to Washington d.c., and walked into the soviet embassy carrying a copy of a top secret key list for an encoding machine called the kl47. He said he asked an employee if he could talk to the Security people. He was a Little shocked but he took me inside Walker said. He said he met another Man showed him the key list and told him i was interested in  after checking the document and his military identity card Walker said the Man paid him Between $1,000 and $2,000 and worked out procedures for a meeting with a soviet agent at a department store in suburban Virginia. After that first meeting Walker said he was escorted out of the embassy Given a Large coat and a hat that was pulled Over his face and driven around Washington for awhile before being dropped off. He said he made arrangements to be paid Between $2,000 and $4,000 a month and dropped off material every two to three months. The soviets were most interested in cryptographic information Walker said and also stressed that he must avoid making Large purchases that attracted attention flashy lifestyle expensive  before Walker took the stand As the 40th prosecution witness in the month old trial . District judge John Vukasin reaffirmed his earlier ruling that the jury could be told Walker had flunked a lie Detector test last year but said jurors could also learn that he had passed a More recent lie Detector test. Vukasin also ruled that the defense could question Walker about his alleged membership in the Kun flux klan As part of an attack on his credibility but not about his alleged membership in the John Birch society or the National Rifle association. The judge said Only the klan was a Clandestine organization. Subcommittee oks Navy Home port plan despite costs Washington a a key Senate subcommittee voted 4-2 monday to permit the Navy to go ahead with its plan to begin building a series of new ports around the nation despite opposition from critics who said it was too expensive. The vote by the armed services military construction subcommittee now sends the fight to the full committee where approval of the Navy plan is expected. Sen. Strom Thurmond r-., chairman of the subcommittee and the key opponent of the Navy s Home port plan said after the closed door meeting that the service has demonstrated to my satisfaction that that those new Home ports Are strategically jus  voting in favor of the plan along with Thurmond were Sens. John East . John Stennis d-miss., and Gordon Humphrey . The opposition votes were cast by Sens. Jeff Bingaman d-n.m., and Gary Hart a Colo. The Navy says that deploying its growing Fleet in 13 major ports around the country would make it More difficult for an enemy to launch the Type of attack which devastated the Pacific Fleet in 1941. But critics have said the Navy s plan was politically motivated because the service wanted to win More support in Congress at a time of growing Capitol Hill pressure to Cut defense spending. The Navy now has five major Home ports around the nation including one in Charleston . Monday s vote was to free $79 million that had been approved last year by con Gress for spending in the current fiscal year. But the Money was Frozen by Thurmond until after the Navy answered questions about the costs of the program and allayed fears that any existing Home ports would lose ships. The $79 million was earmarked for planned ports in Staten Island n.y., and Everett Wash. The Navy plans to put the Iowa a refurbished world War ii Battle ship in Staten Island and the aircraft car Rier Nimitz in Everett along with support ships. Thurmond told a news conference after the meeting that he thought the vote signalled a go ahead by the panel for the Navy s entire $799 million Home port pro Gram. The Navy plan had run into criticism at a subcommittee hearing last week. Sub com Sands of time Mittie staff members presented a report estimating that annual operating costs for dispersing the Fleet would be $2 billion higher than the Navy had predicted. Thurmond said the Navy had increased its spending estimates while the subcommittee staff figures had been decreased and he said he was convinced that this is the Best Way  l. Warne Arny Deputy assistant Secre tary of the Navy for shipbuilding told re porters after emerging from the session that the staff estimates had added spending for a number of categories that the service did t think should be included in the Home port ing budget. Goetz victim gets 25 years for raping Bronx 18-year-old new York a James Ramseur one of four Young men shot by subway gun Man Bernhard Goetz was sentenced Mon Day to 25 years in prison on a rape conviction. In sentencing the 19-year-old Ramseur state supreme court Justice Lawrence to Netti described him As brutal and  Ramseur convicted by a jury april 8, must serve at least eight years and four months of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole said Bronx District at Torney Mario Merola. Police charged Ramseur in the rape and robbery of an 18-year-old woman at gun Point before Dawn May 5 on a rooftop in the Bronx Public housing project where both live. Ramseur was shot by Goetz on dec. 22, 1984. He later testified before a grand jury that indicted Goetz for attempted murder charges that have been thrown out by a judge. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. April 30, 1946 top Truman administration officials expressed alarm Over Industrial repercussions of the soft Coal strike As labor officials planned strategy for ending the 29 Day old walkout. 30 years ago foday. April 30, 1956 the air Force announced that the United states has developed a a tin rental ballistic r ultimate weapon 20 years ago foday. To _ _-.,.___ we by it to t two in i Wei if Lulu to 11uo  a cd Hydrogen warhead for the intercontinental ballistic missile. Officials revealed that no new inventions Are needed to build the � " april 30, 1966 president Johnson urged Congress to enact Strong new curbs on racial discrimination in housing jury trials and education. 10 years ago foday. April 30, 1976 sen. Hubert h. Humphrey announced that he will not make a bid for the presidency. While leaving the door open for a draft nomination Humphrey said he will seek re election to the Senate