European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 13, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Florid ice plans to seek Aspin s Post Washington a rep. Charles e. Bennett. D-fla., a Veteran of nearly 40 years in Congress announced Friday that he wants to replace rep. Les Aspin d-wis., As chairman of the House armed services committee. Bennett 75, will attempt to take advantage of Liberal anger Over Aspin s votes on key issues and of the desire of senior House democrats who wish to retain the seniority system Aspin dented in 1984 when he engineered the removal of chairman Melvin Price d iii., then 79. Bennett is the first member of the armed services committee to Challenge Aspin who Drew fierce criticism from Many Liberal House democrats including speaker Thomas p. O Neill or. When he voted with the Reagan administration on such issues As building my intercontinental nuclear missiles and aiding the Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua. Other committee members considered Likely to announce challenges to Aspin Are rep. Nicholas Mavroules d-mass., and rep. Marvin Letb a Texas. Bennett s supporters say they believe a coalition of liberals and senior members of the committee can be put together to replace Aspin with Bennett who was elected to the House in 1948. Bennett had the most seniority on the committee in 1984 and sought to replace Price As chairman. But Aspin. Who was the committee s seventh ranking demo crat prevailed in a Liberal revolt against the seniority system. I believe i have a Good Chance in 1986 and therefore i will be seeking the chairmanship Bennett said in statement. My Campaign will be a Posi Tive one and based on my Bennett stressed his combat record As an infantryman in world War ii. Our country needs a person in this position who has been in combat an who knows the needs of the enlisted Man because he has been one himself Ben Nett Long has stressed the need to improve conventional warfare capabilities and said he would Champion that cause As armed services committee chairman. Hands across America still receiving pledges los Angeles a hands across America has raised $33.1 million and has $8.5 million More in pledges and organizers say the $50 million g9al is in sight seven weeks after americans joined hands coast to coast to help the nation s Are optimistic we will reach that future spokeswoman Kaye Cooper Mead said thursday. We Are continuing to get Money every Day Glassmaker s creation is gift for ration fete Debbie Acosta stands next to the exchanged when american military and crate Center stained Glass picture that Spain Dahlem members join Ettelbruck residents in a officials Are to present to the town honouring the late is. Gen. Georges. Of Ettelbruck Luxembourg on sunday. Patton. Acosta who leaches stained each year since 1954, Gib have been Glass making at Span Dahlem a i arts is photo by l Emma to Lwi or. The phantom. Christian leaders Call deployment of syrian soldiers in Beirut illegal Beirut Lebanon up Christian leaders have stepped up their Campaign against the deployment of syrian troops in moslem West Beirut and said it is illegal and a violation of lebanese sovereignty. Syria is responsible for All that happened and what would happen in West Beirut and in All the areas under its con Christian leaders said in statement after a two hour meeting Fri Day. The Entrance of the syrian troops to the moslem half of the capital is illegal and a violation to the lebanese legitimacy because it was carried out without the acceptance of the lebanese a 200-Man unit formed from crack syrian special forces units entered West Beirut last Friday for the first time since Israel s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. The special forces came into West Bei rut to help the lebanese army and police implement a syrian inspired Security plan aimed at ending two years of militia Rule. A stable Security situation could note achieved but through lebanese institutions which Are the Only ones capable of restoring Law and order the statement said. The non lebanese tools have not Only failed in restoring Security during the last 10 years but they were also responsible for the state of anarchy and lawlessness it said. An official source close to lebanese president Amin Gemayel said last week that the dispatch of syrian troops too place without any demand or decision from Lebanon s Christian led political and military authorities. Any solution based on non lebanese tools is ineffective and fragile the statement said. Syria s chief of army intelligence in Lebanon Brig. Gen. Ghazi Kenaan said last week there is no syrian Militar Entrance. Those Are subordinate Security members whom i brought to help the lebanese army and police units in implementing the Security Syria a main Power broker in Leb anon maintains 25,000 troops in Eastern and Northern Lebanon. The meeting which was called by finance minister Camille Chamoun was attended by George Saadeh the newly elected president of the phalanges party and Samir Geagea the head of the Leb anese forces militias. But it was boycotted by the maronite Independent parliamentarians and the armenian deputies. The Christian leaders also called for a truce among All factions on All War fronts and in All areas and the resumption of political dialogue among them without any foreign 10 l Munnjr Conj. Lawsuit by Spillane s sex wife takes novel twist _. ,. .1 not _ in _ a a in l it an Carli a Tutt Mon that still ill Las vegas Nev. Up a lawsuit filed by Mickey Spillane s sex wife took a strange twist with far current husband Tes Mung for the defense that the woman was railroading the Burly mystery standing who Mamed spill . Sherrie on the very Day she divorced the Geswelli no author a rut 1983 said Friday she was distressed her but i was bored with the said his own divorce from covered that Shernie and her brother were railroading you standing told the writer from the witness stand in the fifth Day of the civil non jury trial. The former mrs. Spillane contends he concealed negotiations on the current Mike Hammer television series at the time of their divorce. Mike Hammer is a fictional private detective created by Spillane. Spillane 68, and television producer Jay Bernstein testified no Deal on a Mike Hammer television series was struck until june 1983, two months after the , a Hollywood scriptwriter from London testified he began an affair and moved in with Sherrie Spillane 45, in her Hollywood apartment in 1978. An s earlier testimony that Spillane was an alcoholic. He said he shared a couple of Beers with the writer on several Occa Sions but never saw Spillane drunk. Sherrie Spillane earlier testified that her mental problems were caused by Spillane s alcoholism and penchant for sexual relationships he encouraged her to have with other men. However Spillane became extremely upset by a continuing relationship she had in the last decade with entertainer Sammy Davis jr., she said his new wife at first an care Jpn taut vow. Of a seemed Happy but became depressed when ment of $18.000 plus $2,000 for medical . Newspaper article on Spillane s remarriage standing also contradicted the worn about
