European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d pro English language drum planned nationwide. Page 5 d Cleveland Browni Clinch acc Central Crown Page 21 d today s Dollar buys 2 Marks rates Page 27 vol. 45. No. 242 Aith Otid unofficial Puiu Trion ran Thi . Akmid men tuesday december 16, 1988 to. D Bess a Regan willing to give testimony in open session Speakes says air t.  t a in n a a. 1� Tojal. It. A i amt finn or Cir or Utti far the it Lily of his Wilid Tih ii of in Avittal ulc Whlter  a president Reagan i chief of staff Donald t. Regan would be glad to testify before Congress in open hearings on what he knew about he secret Sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of profits to Contra rebels in Nicaragua the White House said Mon Day. Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes also gave new emphasis to the administration s recommendation that former White House aides Lull Congress what they knew. Several officials including the former National Security adviser vice adm. John Poindexter and misfired aide la. Col. Oliver North have refused to answer any questions invoking the fifth amendment Protection against self . See related stories on pages 2,6,9 and 18. We do reiterate underscore and publicly proclaim that we would like for them 10 testify we would like for them to work out a Means to testify we would like for them to Tell the entire Story we would like for them to Tell it in open session and we would like for them Todo it As quickly As possible Speakes said. Regan has said he supported the Sal of arms to Iran but did not know profits were being diverted to the contras. Thad been Uncertain whether Regan would be willing to testify before con Gress or whether the White House Wou invoke executive privilege and refuse to let him appear. Don Regan is willing to testify if the committee thinks he can add anything id their investigation Speakes said. He d be glad to do so he d be glad to do so in open  sen. David Durenberger r-minn.,chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said his committee expects to Call Regan and attorney general Edwin Meese i to testify at closed door hearings this week. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas quoted Regan As saying to him saturday evening i la Tell you one thing. Some lawmakers in both parties have suggested Regan step Down or be Dis missed but Dole said he believes the chief of staff has done a pretty Ood  As. Tor whether the president would be willing to testify Speakes said he did not anticipate a request from any committee for Reagan s testimony. Generally they Don t do that Speakes said. Sen. Sam Nunn a a. Speaking on the lbs morning news monday said the president would be Welcome to testify before a congressional committee in another development. Vice presi see Heman on Page 28 voyager Crew must Dodge Stormy weather Mojave Calif. A the attempt to Fly around the world without stopping or refuelling progressed As planned monday but Stormy weather ahead gave the Crew of the plane voyager Tricky navigation problems. The spindly experimental Craft which lost at Leas two feet off the lips of Iti 111-fool wingspan when he wings sagged and scraped the runway during Takeoff sunday flew Over Hawaii 2,8so Miles away Early monday said flight spokesman Peter  s two Pilot Crew of Dick Rulan 48, and Jeana Yeager 34, Are trying to become the first aviators to Circle the world on one Lank of Gas a planned 10-Day journey that will take them 27,000 Miles. Or George Jutila flight surgeon said the pilots appear to be doing  director Len Snellman said satellite pictures showed a considerable increase in bad weather ahead , it s significantly scattered and we expect to be Able to thread voyager through the relatively inactive areas by having in Fly North Ora tropical storm that currently 180 Miles Southeast of Guam Snellman  was flying below 7,000 feet in a Strong Trad wind Belt with winds of 25 knots or 28 Mph. Andis expected to pick up increasing Tail winds Snellman said Mission operations director Larry casket said Voy Ager maintained an average Groundspeed of 107  123 Runph during its first Day in night and higher speeds Are now being realized with a More favourable  was joined Over Hawaii by a Chase plane see to Vader on Page 26 voyager the up run Untal aircraft look ohs unday in try unprecedented attempt to Circle the Globe without resuming night Isac Rodum to 11110 Days built of composite malarial itt  111 panel May restudy role of military officers in Csc Washington not the grow ing role of military officers in the National Security Council May come under pedal scrutiny by the commission appointed by president Reagan last month to examine the Csc according to a spokesman for the commission. The commission is made up of former sen. John g. Tower of Texas former Secretary of state Edmund s. Mus Brand retired ceo. Brent scowcroft who was a member of the Csc under presi Dent Ford. The military s role is Alto expected Todne the attention of Frank c Carlucci the former undersecretary of defense who will take Over As head of the nation Al Security Council in january. He will replace vice adm. John of indexer who with it. Col. Oliver North is at the Center of the controversy Over the secret Iran arms Deal. It has been reliably reported that car Lucci s Deputy will be another military officer. Army it. Gen. Colin l. Powell. Powell has been commander of corps since june 23. He previously served As military aide to defense Secre tary Caspar w. Weinberger. When car Luecil was Deputy Secretary of defense Powell served As hit senior military assistant. V corps had no comment concerning the reports a spokesman in Frankfurt told the Stan and Stripe monday according to Pentagon figure there arc 17 officer of the armed service serving of the Csc staff. The authorize size of the Council staff it reported to be 50, which Means that More than a third of the staff is made up of uniformed offi cers. This according to the Pentagon i almost double the number assigned six Yean ago when there were nine officers Monthe Agency Frh aft there Are about 100 duty officer on the Csc staff but Many Are not formally on the Teacy budget  re ported in its dec. 22 editions Pentagon officials could not account for the growth since 1980. They say the National Security Council makes the re quests for officer often by name and the defense department tries to Honor the requests. According to people who have worked in the Csc a balance Wax usually maintained on the than among the military the state department intelligence offi Cial and the dullness and academic world. Although these source could not account pc the High proportion of military set n8c Orv Ptel 2�