European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside Stripe d champs now coven most heart transplant Cost Page 2 d Reagan scaling Back detente request Page 5 d today s Dollar buys 2.01 Marks rates Page 27 Thoc Iii unofficial pulic Tion to Thi . Timid tacit vol. 45. No. 243 wednesday december 17. 1986 _ onus a Reagan urges immunity for Poindexter North a photo the while Roost s chief of Suft Donald Regan Arr res on Capitol Hill tuesday to testify before the Senate intelligence committee. Washington a president Reagan tuesday urged congressional committees investigating the Iran Contra controversy to Grant limited immunity to former National Security Council members vice . John Poindexter and it. Col. Oliver North to obtain their Testi Mony. There is an urgent need for full disclosure of All facts surrounding the Iran controversy said White House spokesman Larry Speakes. But the chairman and vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said no such Grant was Likely soon. In other developments the committee questioned the president s closest aide. While House chief of staff Donald Regan members of special Senate investigative panel were announced and several people on the National Security Council staff resigned the Council organized the Clandestine . Arms sales to Iran and the diversion of profits to rebels fighting to overthrow Nicaragua leftist government emerging from More than four hours of closed testimony to the intelligence committee Regan told reporters that neither he nor Rea Gan knew of the transfers of the Money. One committee member Republican sen. Orin Hatch of Utah said Regan was very candid and very open and i think very  but sen. Dennis Deconcini of Arizona a Democrat said he fou Dregan s testimony that he knew nothing about the affair unbelief  in another White House move apparently intended to show Candor in the worsening crisis Reagan urged the intelligence committee on tuesday to compel Poindexter and North to testify by giving them limited immunity. However the panel s vice chairman apposition sen. Patrick Leahy,d-vt., said our committee is not about to vote for granting immune  the chairman sen. Dave Durenberger r-minn., also indicate that such action is not Likely. There Are two people who hold the key. They need to come for Ward on their own. This Congress is not going to make a decision on an Issue like  Durenberger said the panel had spirited discussions about Grant sea Reagan on Page 28 at o glance Washington a Here Are Tome of the other taint developments in the controversy Over us arms sales to Iran and the diversion of resulting profits to nicaraguan rebels committee chosen sen Daniel k. Inouye a Hawaii was chosen to head a special committee of six Democrat Sand five Republican that will be formed in the next Congress to look into the Iran Contra affair. Inouye was a member of the 1973 commit tee that investigated the watergate scandal secret findings sen. David Durnberger r-minn., said the committee had Learned there had been multiple secret intelligence findings dealing with Iran in the period irom december 1985 to Jan uary 1986. And members wanted to ask Regan about their contents. Only one such finding dated Jan. 17, had previously been  one reportedly waived the . Prohibition on Selling arms to Iran and prohibited Cia director William Casey from discussing the arms Deal. Csc upheaval sources said incoming National Security adviser Frank Carlucci considers the National Security Council staff tar below his expected Stan Dards. Spe Altes confirmed that the National Security Council s director of political affairs Howard Teicher is resigning effective in March and that other officials will leave id give Carlucci a free hand in choosing his staff. Voyager skirts Marshall islands typhoon Mojave Calif. A the experimental aircraft voyager tuesday skirted a swirling Pacific typhoon perhaps the toughest test of its attempt to Circle the Globe without refuelling. Pilot Dick Rutan 48, took the controls Early tuesday while co Pilot Jeana Yeager. 34, slept after five hours of flying and it hours of data acquisition said spokesman Peter Riva. The weather hampered transmission of the information Riva said. They were skirting the Northern Edge of typhoon mane which was entered Over the Marshall islands with winds of up to 80 Mph and there was some Light turbulence he said. At 8 ., voyager was 75 Miles North of Saipan near Guam flying at up to 145 Mph under Clear skies. Riva said earlier that voyager was expected to enter an area of severe weather by mid Oming and stay in it for about two hours. Voyager had flown 5,123 Miles by 3  Tuesday but no update on mileage was immediately available. Bad weather had forced a change in voyager s nigh plan reducing the expected mileage to about 2s.soo Miles from_27,7qo. The pilots who left California at 8a.m. Sunday had shut Down the experimental Craft s front engine and were Tak ing advantage of the Strong tailwinds. The engine shutdown expected by monday evening was delayed Firat to give Rutan More time to sleep then to allow the plane to pass through the storm. Oil consumption is negligible and fuel bum is slightly above what was predicted probably due to the difficulty in reducing fuel flow with both engines run Ning Riva said. Lea Snellman the project s chief meteorologist said Rutan had a Bright Moon and smooth air the first night out and i was wishing i was with  i wont be wishing 1 was with him when he gets involved Here Snel nuo added monday As he pointed to a video see voyager on Page 28 burglars get $42,000 in cafes warehouse items by Dave Dieh Lull tartan Raf Lakenheath England thieves who stole some 142,000 Worth of flyaway goods from an Exchange warehouse Are making the Christmas Rush Little busier for the bluest Exchange in England. It was t old St. Nick who climbed into a Small Bole in the roof at the layaway storage building used by the Amy and air Force Exchange service s la More two weeks ago. Whoever got into the but turned wan hour across the Street the Bate was rather Picky Aid Barry Gordon Cicha sgt manager. Videocassette recorders it Tocoa cameras and other electronic goodies Many Likely destined for under Neath Chnat maa btes wet Token from the storage Ana. Other items such As clothes were untouched. Scotland Yard the ministry of defend police and the air Force office of special investigations Are on the Case but Iff up to Gordon and nil people to keep customers from losing their Holiday spirit they re contacting people Ana idling them about the then. In ill but few cases customers will get the same or similar merchandise they put on layaway. Cafes clerk Are Busy searching warehouse i England and Europe trying to replace the goods. If cafes can t replace them with the exact items they re offering customer similar goods or giving them their Money Back Gordon said. If the item Wagon Sale or discounted they la get the same percentage off another similar item Gordon said toe Good news is that Mott if not All people will have their things replaced in tune to Gil stocking or to be put under the tree. About 20 percent of the pilfered Good were video machine. Most of the rest of the stolen goods were stereo sets tvs porcelain figurines binoculars cameras and cassette recorders. It appear that they were keen on Vars Gor Don said. The news in t so Good for the Polke. The caper see bum Lam on Page 28