European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday May 31, 1686 the stars and stripes Pago 7 jurors visit scene of love trysts los Angeles a a relaxed smiling Richard Miller blood with jurors in a parking lol As they examined the scene of his trysts with his soviet Lover As the rial of the first Fri agent charged with espionage cared its end. Us. District judge David Kenyon convened the court thursday at a Little league Park in he los Angeles Westwood area where the jury saw in re creation of n scene described in testimony during Miller s rial-.-. ,. The jury in Milter s1 first trial which deadlocked also had visited the scene. But this time Miller was not handcuffed and was permitted to walk around the Park ing lol. Two . Marshals stayed close. Miller watched As jurors took turns gel Ling in and out of a car once driven by an Fri agent whose testimony is at Issue. The judge warned jurors that he Sun was brighter at the time the incident actually occurred than in was thursday. The Park was the scene of several Brysis Between Miller and his soviet Lover Sheila a Ogorodnikova. Miller. 48, is charged with passing Classi fied documents o mrs. Ogorodnikova Tor transmission to the soviets in Exchange Tor promises of 165,000 in Cash and Gold. He faces life in prison if convicted. The Park was mentioned frequently in testimony but the Field trip was aimed at the testimony of one witness an Fri agent who testified sure milk spotted him there sept. 26, 1994. And realized he was under surveillance. The government claims it was the confrontation with agent Paul de flares that impelled Miller to Tell his Fri superiors the next Day about his involvement with the soviet woman. Miller s lawyers have contended the defendant never saw de Flores. They argued that the sunny weather and inc position of Miller s ear in relation to de Flores car would have made it impossible for him to recognize de flares features. Testimony has placed the cars about 44 feet apart. Miller s defense team says his Only Moti vation for confessing his affair with mrs. Ogorodnikova was to get permission from his Boss to go Forward with a plan to infiltrate the soviet Kab for the Fri testimony about secret spy project halted by prosecutors in Pelton trial Baltimore not Federal prosecutors stopped a witness from giving de tails about the operation of a highly secret project to intercept soviet communications. The situation arose in the espionage trial of Ronald w. Pelton after his lawyer tried to elicit the details in dramatic testimony Bier thursday Pelton s former Lover said the defendant drank heavily and because of that once missed an appointment which the prosecution says was a Telephone Call from a soviet agent. The witness Ann Barry said he was very upset und told her that was our Money and now we re not going to have she said she knew nothing of the nature of the appointment or of any espionage activities by him. The trial of Pellon n former employee of the National Security Agency was pre. Ceded by a vigorous debate inside the Reagan administration Over How much secret information should be released to prove the Case. The Asa intercepts communications around the world and prosecutors have argued that details of its projects that they say Pellon provided to the soviet Union would still be valuable to other hostile countries whose communications Are read with the same techniques. The trial of pc Lon has been moving More rapidly then expected and Federal District judge Herbert f. Murray said thursday that he expected testimony to end by tues Day with the Case going to the jury Pelton wednesday. At the session thursday Fred Warren Bennett the defense attorney tried to ques Tion a prosecution witness about an Asa program identified Only As project a pre Vious testimony has described it As the interception of a soviet communications link. Shortly before his arrest Pelton told Fri agents that pro Juel a was the first information he provided soviet agents on Jan. 15, 1980, at a meeting at the soviet embassy in Washington. According to previous Testi Mony Pelton also told the agents that the russians were probably already aware of this program because of an episode that happened before 1980. It could not be determined what inc Epi Sode involved. Over the years it has been disclosed that various Asa projects involving submarine eavesdropping have led to mishaps such As collisions with soviet ves Sels Casey Asa chief ask for press cooperation Washington a the directors of the Central intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency have appealed far news organizations to cooperate in efforts to Stem intelligence leaks they claim have Cost both human lives and billions of dollars. Cia director William Casey and Asa chief it. Gen. William Odom in a unique join interview at Cia Headquarters on thursday played Down their recent threats of criminal prosecution against news organizations. Casey Odom and Casey s Deputy Robert m. Gales agreed to in interview with the associated press in gales words to lower the noise level turn Down the volume and have a ser Ous dialogue the intelligence officials appealed to re porters working on stories that involve . Intelligence gathering techniques to Call the Cia Lor guidance on which details might risk lives or Compromise expensive information gathering equipment we re saying thai you can write about the whole Range of National Security issues without revealing unique fragile National intelligence sources Gates said. Casey and Odom said they were led to take their actions because of a series of intelligence leaks in the past six months. Every method we have of obtaining intelligence our agents our relationships with other intelligence services our photo graphic our electronic our communications capabilities have been damaged Casey said. This is costing the taxpayers billions and billions of dollars and More importantly americans and our National Security Are at risk. We can t permit this la Casey and Gates both said there were agents who had not been heard from after disclosures in the United states. They declined to provide details. Tutu warns of violent last resort Washington a Bishop Desmond Tutu Winner of inc 1984 Nobel peace prize said Blacks would be justified in attempting the violent overthrow of the White South african government if the outside world fails to impose Tough economic sanctions. The Black South african cleric who is anglican Bishop of Johannesburg told a gathering in Washington thurs Day that he was not advocating Vio Lence and personally would oppose it. But he went further than he had before by saying it would be justified. I have come to the conclusion thai if the International Community refuses to apply sanctions then our people Wilt have tried everything and fallowing the principles of the traditional doctrine of just War 1 would say in is justifiable to overthrow the system by violence Tutu said. My last Hope is the International Community applying sanctions Tutu said after a snowing of a documentary film witness to apartheid which was made with his assistance. Tui said he thought president Reagan s opposition to Tough eco nomic sanctions was out of step with most americans the youth especially who he argued would support Tough economic sanctions under pressure from Congress Rea Gan applied some mild sanctions As did a few other Western nations. But they apply Only to a few items and have done Little to curb South Africa s foreign Trade. 3 former defendants in child molestation Case file suit los Angeles a contending that their lives have been ruined by charges they molested children at the Mcmartin pro school three former defendants in the Case on thursday filed wrongful prosecution lawsuits. All i want Back is what was stolen from me said Virginia Mcmartin the 79-year old founder of the school that closed after allegations surfaced of wholesale Molesta Tion by teachers and staff Mcmartin and he granddaughter Peggy Ann Buckey 29, each sought Sto million in damages and belly Raidor 65, sought unspecified damages in a separate action. The three were among five defendants dismissed from the Case because of insufficient evidence. Named in the suits Are the City of Man Hattan Beach where the school was located los Angeles county which prosecuted the Case former District attorney Robert Nih bosian and Kab to which broadcast extensive coverage. Also named was i the childrens Zinsli Lute International i which examined children who Alleg edly suffered abuse j at the suburban r Manhattan Beach school said attorney i James h. Davis. Davis said the two j other former de fun Danes Mary Ann Jackson and babe lie Mcmartin Spitler would soon file similar suits. Still facing trial in the Case Are mrs. Mcmarlin s grandson Raymond Buckey 27, and his Mother Peggy Mcmartin Buckey 57, charged with a total of 101 felony counts of molestation and conspiracy in the alleged abuse of 13 children the los Angeles county counsel s office which defends such cases did t immediately return a Telephone Call requesting comment we stand behind All our stories on the Mcmartin Case said Terry Crofoot news director of Kab which was accused of defamation. Philibosian did t immediately respond to a request for comment. Kathleen Mcfarlane a therapist with the childrens Institute said wednesday the Institute did nothing improper when examining children who said they had been molested. The suit alleges that the county and Manhattan Beach intentionally failed to follow their own regulations in investigating the allegations of child molestation and ignored requirement to protect the right of the accused. The governments were accused of acting recklessly and with deliberate indifference to the defendants rights and privileges in the Mcmartin Case. The suit also alleged that they conspired to violate the civil rights of the defendants. The lawsuit also accuses the childrens Institute International of violating Stan Dards for interviewing alleged child abuse victims and intimidating children into Mak ing false charges against Mcmartin and Peggy Ann Buckey the suits allege that the defendants lost their Good reputations jobs and financial Security because of the prosecution and attendant publicity. I want the truth to come out and far this to be exposed for what a hoax what a Witch Hunt this is said Peggy Ann Buckey. In january District attorney Ira Reiner dismissed charges against the two women and three other former teachers at the Manhattan Beach Nursery school after an 18-month preliminary hearing. He said Evi Dence against the five was incredibly weak and insufficient 10 prove them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
