European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Obj j the stars and stripes wednesday. December 3.1986 reported collision was just an exercise new Haven Conn. Ney were be to a new Orleans ii unit he said. Did not involve exp Haigh and was to the forge area said Cotten cation Ider of the Plant we int produces my ammunition. Deals from Page 1 that a special committee is needed but disagreed on whether president Reagan should Call a special session of Congress or wait until the 100th Congress convenes. Dozens of senators have called for Reagan to appoint an Independent prosecutor to take Over the investigation from attorney general Edwin Meese who is a longtime Reagan Friend and associate. Senate re publican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said it is just a matter of time until he docs. Meanwhile sen. David Doren d-okln., who will head the intelligence committee when the democrats take Over the Senate next year urged Reagan to con Sider tiring White House chief of Star Donald Regan. The intelligence committee held the hearing in secret and refused to disclose the Agenda or to say what wit Nesses were testifying but sen. Thomas Eagleton d-mo., identified the Leador witness As Mcfarian who after leaving his White House Job led a secret Mission to Teh ran on Board an aircraft loaded with weapons. He said Mcfarian was first questioned by the com Mittee s counsel and then by individual senators. Mcfarian appeared pushed and weary after six hours of testimony and refused to answer questions from reporters As he boarded an elevator. North who was fired from his Csc Job last week and reassigned to the Marine corps Headquarters entered the hearing room a Short Lime later. Other prospective witnesses include vice adm. John Poindexter who resigned As National Security adviser after the Iran Contra connection was disclosed. Durenberger said the panel would question wit Nesses until about dec. 15, then decide whether to expand its investigation to include Cabinet members. Eagleton told that the president has hailed North As a National hero said that he had no question of the officer s patriotism and courage. If i were going Over the top at san Juan Hill. I d say yeah let s take Ollie North with us he said. So while no one questions his courage lots of peo ple question his judgment and hit Legal accountability Eagleton said. Even patriots can make Horren Dous gnus illegal mistakes. And in my opinion Oliver North ii an example thereof. Lieutenant colonels Don t intervene in one War Iran Iraq and run another War cont Nicar Gua on their own Eagleton Laid. That just Voeurt fall in the rank of lieutenant colonel. We be got Lieuten ant colonels wandering around this building arranging senators  and Senate democratic Leader Robert c Byrd d w.va., met late monday afternoon and agreed that it u probably necessary to set up a separate select commit tee. Dole said the investigation should be a joint House Senate Effort which would have a Broad Range charter. He said any congressional investigating committee should not replace an Independent counsel. Both investigations should be done be , Dole said that he believes Reagan now under stands that the Iran Contra affair has erupted into a real firestorm that has to be dealt with Bro re we can Deal with anything , appearing on a television news show dote said a number of candidates Are being considered to replace Poindexter but mentioned Only former . Ambassador to the United nations Jeane Kirkpatrick. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont ranking Democrat and vice chairman of the intelligence panel said he sees no need for a special congressional session an House majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas told re porters i do not believe that a hurried special session of Congress would be either necessary or , who said the White House appears to be cooperating with the probe also opposed calling a Spe Cial session of Congress saying it would Only contrib Ute to the Aura of , a spokesman for former president Rich Ard m. Nixon said Reagan conferred twice recently with Nixon who resigned in 1974 Over the watergate  spokesman said Reagan called Nixon on nov. 21 and again last saturday but declined to discuss the substance of heir conversations. Reagan from Page 1 paper work and has not yet received a specific assign ment. Out is what the procedure Are what happened to that we can make recommendations u to any changes that ought to be made in the  la i charge Reagan said i Hope that you would take particular care to look into the question of whether and under what circumstances the National Security Council staff was and should be directly involved in the operational aspects of sensitive diplomatic Mili tary or intelligence missions such As the capture of the Obille Lauro hijackers the end of a Twa Hijack ing the . Invasion of Grenada and the . Initia Tive to Iran. The president added "1 have directed the National Security Council staff not to participate in the actual operations associated with such activities pending the outcome of the report by the review Board promising full cooperation from the White House and All agencies of the executive Branch Reagan told the commission i want to assure you and the american people that i want All the fact to come out. And Well continue to share the actions we take and the information we obtain with the american people and the  Reagan issued an executive order formally i Euini out the duties of the Board and i Recti that it submit report within 60 Dayi. The order stipulated that Board members receive travel exp nazi and be paid at the rate of overment employee with toe rank of of i a which the office of personnel management said it 142,32 an hour. Perot from Page 1 1981, and held by red brigades terrorists until his Rescue 42 Days later by italian police. In that Case the Ransom was converted to italian lire and taken to the . Embassy in Rome the pent said. But it was never used and was eventually returned to the billionaire it Laid Forbes Magazine in its october Iwu estimated Perot s personal Fortune at 12.5 billion. From Early 1982 until March 13, l98j, he was a member of the president s foreign intelligence advisory Board a group of prominent citizens who help review toe activities of is. Intelligence agencies. In 1969, Perot agreed to work behind the scenes for the Nixon administration in an Effort to improve treat ment of american prisoners of War in Vietnam. He it still Active in pow Mia issues. To 1979, two employee of electronic dal systems which Perot owned were kidnapped in bin. The Bil lion Alt hired a retired army commando who led seven member team that freed the two men. The exploit were recounted in a cat of cuing Ovet on Wing of Eagle by Ken Wobett and in a l movie of the lunch name