European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes n entertainer Deal Amaz Dies at ase 69 Page 2 d Santa begins answering your Christmas letters Page 3 o bullets snap the celtics Home Streak at 48 sports Page 21 unofficial Pul Littion a vol. 45, no. 230 thursday december 4, 1986 d Poi Cit d 8693 a Reagan seeks prosecutor names Carlucci Csc adviser Washington not saying dial illegal acts May have been com 1 milled in the diver Sion of millions of dollars to vicars Guan rebels from . Arms deals with Iran inc Reagan Admi nitration announced tuesday that it was re quest ing an Independent investigator to Lookin to the Caw. In milking the an Carluci noun Mem Percsi Dent Reagan in a nationally televised Weinberger wants change in a pcs role by Richard c. Cross Paris up1 defense Secretary Caspar Wein Berger says the National Security Council should be advising president Reagan not running secret operations unknown to other government agencies. Thai he said is what Frank Carlucci ought to do a Reagan s new National Security adviser. Weinberger was to visit an aircraft factory outside Paris on wednesday to open his second and final Darin France. He was to meet president Francois Milter Rand later and Hen leave for a two Day meeting Ornato defense ministers in Brussels Belgium Weinberger made the unusually candid remarks about the Csc tuesday in applauding Reagan s Selec Tion of Carlucci saying his former Deputy will run the National Security Council with total loyally and in total support for the president policies. Speaking out for the first time about the Iran affair Weinberger also said he was horrified when he Learned from attorney general Edwin Meese saturday that Money from arms sales to Iran had been diverted to the nicaraguan rebels known As was a totally wrong thing to do in my opinion Weinberger told reporters i think it s proper that the contras be supported but not in thai Weinberger spent most of the Day in talks with be see Weinberger on Page 28 speech named a former Deputy director of the Central intelligence Agency Frank c. Carlucci to become then a National Secu Rity adviser. Carlucci whose appointment received bipartisan support will succeed vice adm. John m. Poin Duxler who re signed last week in he juror Over the Clandestine diversion of Aid. Moments after Reagan spoke the at Torney general Edwin Meschi said we think that we have a statutory basis to believe that a Federal Law May have been violated in the Case. He added there May have been people who arc Ina position in government who May have violated he said that he Independent counsel would seek to determine if there is any criminality whatsoever involved in the scandal involving the diversion of Mil Lions of dollars to nicaraguan rebels from . Arms deals with Iran. Facing growing bipartisan congressional pressure to Deal with the crisis Reagan said in a rare mid Day television speech that the Justice department had turned up reasonable grounds to seek inc appointment of an Independent counsel to examine the diversion of funds from Clandestine . Arms Deal with Iran to nicaraguan rebels. Reagan said he had immediately urged Mccase to apply in court Here in Washington for the of an Independent if illegal acts were undertaken those who did so will be brought to Justice said Reagan speaking soberly from the Oval office. Following Reagan s remarks me retold a news conference Al the Justice department thai we arc proceeding to make thai said that the application will be Broad enough to give an Independent counsel the Opportunity to look into at aspects of possible violations of Federal statutes and anything dealing with either the Iran Transfer of arms or the Transfer continued on Page 28 trapped by the storm children lean fron the windows of a school bos when engine stalled in a hooded Section of and tuesday at Garden City . High tides and Strong winds caused widespread damage in the Carolina and along the shores of the great lakes. See Story photo an Page 5. North takes fifth amendment Protection Washington a fired nation Al Security Council aide Oliver North invoked his constitutional Protection against Elf incrimination during an appearance monday before the Senate intelligence committee congressional sources said tuesday. One source said he used the fifth amendment Al least 40 times president Reagan fired North last week after an investigation revealed that profits from the iranian sales bad been funnelled to the nicaraguan rebels. North s Boss vice adm. Joh Poindexter resigned. Congressional sources speaking on condition they not be identified confirmed thai North exercised his right to invoke the fifth amendment to the Constitution which gives citizens the right to refuse to give testimony that would harm their own cases. Sen. John Glenn a Ohio commenting on North s appearance said on lbs to i can t think of anything that is going to polarize Capitol his More or make this into a political football any More than people Tak ing the fifth or stonewalling it and prevent ing All the information from coming out North talking to reporters about Bis appearance before the committee said Only i want to Tell you it was a Beautiful Day and i spent most of it indoors and 3 a hours of it up on the hill., but marines Are used to going Uphill committee spokesman Dave Holliday was asked about an apparent contradiction Between a Contention tuesday Liy the com Mittee chairman sen. David Durenberger. A Minn that witnesses had been candid and the report that North refused to answer Many questions. But Holliday said he would make no attempt to dear it up. I understand Why it appear Here is a contradiction he said As far As the com Mittee is concerned you be not been misled by any member of the Holliday said senators had discussed the Issue of news leaks before they began their work tuesday and decided not to comment on or to confirm or deny any reports Deal ing with testimony. Regardless of the Downside we Are not going to talk about it he said. Nobody likes North s lawyer Brendan a Sullivan or declined comment
