European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d German court to decide on Gas moldy apart rent Page 9 o the Fulda Gap a unit live on the Edge daily Magazine o today s Dollar buys 1.99 Marks rates Page 27 on officus put lie Tio pen thu. Vol.45,no.2l7 Friday november 21, 1985 d 6693 a Reagan defends Iran Deal Washington a president Reagan Strug gling 10 regain his credibility in the midst of one of his most serious foreign policy challenges says he is con Vinced his decision to sell arms secretly to Iran was Worth the risks. If the cover had held a Bil i incr Reagan said his secret diplomacy would have resulted in Freedom for five american hostages instead of Only three. Reagan came under some of the most intense questioning of his presidency at a news conference wednes Day night and had to retract a statement on a key Point shortly after it repeatedly denied thai he knew anything about an arms shipment by another country but in a statement distributed a Short time later by the White House Reagan acknowledged there was a third country involved in our secret project Wilh Iran aides said the juror Over the Iran arms Sale constr Reagan s rating still High poll shows new York a president Reagan suffered the largest drop Ever in Public approval of his handling of foreign affairs As americans expressed unhappiness with his decision to sell arms to Iran according to a poll conducted Early this week. But the Abc news Wall Street journal poll said Reagan s general approval rating remains High despite some slippage. The poll was conducted monday and tuesday be fore Reagan s wednesday night news conference which largely focused on questions about secret moves to open contacts with Iran and sell them what Reagan called Small amounts of arms. The Telephone Survey see poll on Page 28 a photo president Reagan gestures during his news conference. Muted the most serious policy crisis of Reagan s six years in , two members of the Senate intelligence committee which begins closed hearings into administration actions on Friday said they believe Laws re Quiring congressional notification of such arms sales had been violated at least technically. One of the iwo sen. Mitch Mcconnell. Ray. Called the arms Sale decision a mistake that was at least a technical violation of the Iran meanwhile revolutionary patriarch Ayalon Lah Ruhollah Khomeini condemned iranian officials who had dealt Wilh the United Stales. Why have we lost ourselves he asked in a speech. I never expected such things from these people. At this time they should be screaming at said several of his top advisers opposed the see Reagan on Page 28 president fails to Sway senators Washington up president Reagan s news conference performance failed to convince sceptical senators of both panics that he fully followed the Law on his secret deals with Iran nor did it completely restore his credibility with insisted at his que lion and answer session wednesday night that he broke no Law by Selling weapons to Iran and keeping it secret from Congress though the Law demands timely notice on such mat i suspect the president docs not understand the Law Wilh regard to informing Congress on these things Saih sen. Richard Lugar. A and outgoing chairman Osao president on Page 28 a Fen of the smoke busters committee memorial i Host Sta Roa asking co workers to kick their Butts Noke in show Miheli non appreciation for Cigar Rev during. Demonstration for the gnat american Sra Lumert. The group composed o. Hos Ltd employees. Corked to persuade smokers to quit for at least one Day see Story. By 7
