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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, December 17, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                0,s7 the stars and stripes wednesday december 17.1086air readiness improved Jane s says ._._m.  l and Kalhil r in of Seltenheim German Joann said his wife had suggest that in Flowers contributions be Given to  Christmas for needy peopled. Ineral will be dec. 23 in Roseville i 9 Hurt in Barcelona blasts Basque separatists blamed Barcelona Spain up suspected Basque separatists bombed two French owned businesses in downtown Barcelona Early too Day injuring 19 people and setting a building on fire authorities  no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks they bore the Hall Marks of the Basque separatist group Eta the Basque language acronym for Basque Homeland and Liberty which seeks a separate stale in Northern  Pujol president of the catalonian regional government of which Barcelona is the capital said during a visit to one bombing site everything seems to indicate that these at tacks Are of the same Type As the other recent explosions of  first bomb went off at Midnight at a building housing the offices of the French liquor company a Carrl several minutes later a second bomb exploded at the nearby showroom of French furniture firm Roche Bobois. Witnesses said the explosions could be hear Dup to a mile away. Iran from Page 1 tuesday was hospitalized monday after suffering seizure in his office. He had been expected to give the committee a five Page memorandum written by two aides concerning the diversion of iranian funds to nicaraguan  memo dated nov. 23, was a follow up to information Given Casey by Roy Furmark a new Yor businessman concerning diversion of the funds. Casey has said thai he Learned the full details about the diver Sion Only on nov. 24 from Meese who made it Public the following  of the intelligence committee met monday with Senate leaders to discuss the future course of the investigation. Among the issues is the question of whether to Grant immunity to witnesses who invoke their fifth amendment Protection against self inn meation. Although the intelligence committee will be superseded Jan 6 by a select committee the intelligence com Mittee is described As eager to preserve its prerogatives of providing oversight for the intelligence agencies. Larry Scakes the presidential spokesman said Mon Day in stating the White House position on Regan s Lesti Mony Don Regan is willing to testify if the committee thinks he can add anything to their investigation. He would be glad to do m. He would be Giad to do so in  Speakes said that he wanted to reiterate and under score and publicly proclaim that the while House would also like to see two former presidential aides vice . John m. Poindexter director of the nation Al Security Council staff and la col Oliver l. North a staff member cooperate Wilh Congress. The two. Identified by Meese n the key officials inthe diversion of iranian funds to nicaraguan rebels hive refused to testify on the round of possible self incrimination. Regan s willingness to testify was Laid by a Whitehous Eaic to be an Effort to allay Public concerns expressed in the polls that president Reaa jut was railing to cooperate. Regan has said thai be did not know Untrif nov. 21 about the diversion of funds. He has said that the National Security Council staff does not report to me " and dismissed As ridiculous reports that North had briefed him. On the fifth amendment Issue some Republican favor granting immunity but most democrats do not. It is far too premature to talk about immunity Leahy said. I have always fell thai immunity is Only something you give As a last resort and we Are a Longway from a last resort. Nobody should consider immunity until a special prosecutor is  House officials contend that the democrats oppose immunity for partisan reasons and do not want to see a speedy Resolution of the crisis. Casey was hospitalized monday after suffering a minor cerebral seizure while conferring with his aides in his office spokesmen at Georgetown univer sity Hospital said. Casey 73 years old was taken by ambulance Froncia Headquarters in Langley va., just before noon and he suffered a second seizure while he was in in radiology department according to or. Jack Sta Teton medical director of the  had been scheduled to testify tuesday before the Senate intelligence committee on the secret weapons Sale to Iran but Stapleton said it was Clear that Casey would not be Able to appear. Csc from Page 1 rather work As coordinators to produce the Besl Possi ble  the professional staff of the National Security Council which was set up in 1947, serves As the foreign policy  of the while House and was designed essentially to re View and coordinate Agency proposals to the president. The Council s role grew during the Kennedy administration and flourished when Henry a. Kissinger became president Nixon s National Security adviser. Under presi Dent Reagan the Council has played a key role in not Only coordinating but also in helping shape policy. Senior Council officials Are expected to leave shortly officials said. These include Alton 0. Keel jr., the Council s Deputy director and cmdr. Rodney b. Mcdaniel the Council s executive Secretary. One of keel s deputies Peter w. Rodman formerly director of Testate department s office of policy and planning May remain in his Job officials said. La Gen. Colin a Power who is a former senior military assistant to defense Secretary Caspar w7 Weinberger and one of Ike highest ranking Black off icon to the  will replace Jack f. Matlock jr., career ditto mat who has made efforts in the last year to be name ambassador to Moscow. The current ambassador Arthur a. Hartman has indicated that he wants to remain i Moscow voyager from Pfifle 1 have to be More specific. I m just driving this thin around the big Ocean.11 the coordinates were Given  and Jeana Yeager plan to switch off voyager s front engine and Fly most of the record attempting flight of just its rear engine to conserve fuel although it will slow Down As a  do better by Goir a Little slower. It1 mom efficient said Jack Norris flight technical director Norris said the loss of the streamlined Wing lips would probably diminish performance by Only a Cou ple of percentage paints. Voyager flew through smooth air sunday night an monday benefited from 2s-Mph Tail Radi heading for the Philippines. Chief meter Loeut Leo Pneuman said voyager would try 10 pick up la wind that could be As High As 46 rape on the Northern fringe of storm 180 Miles Southeast of  have a typhoon developing which conk be devastating if it was in the wrong place chief meteorologist ten Pneuman said monday. We re going to vector him just As close to the typhoon As we can get we should get really Good  voyager was expected to be affected by those wind Early tuesday he said. Pneuman said from that Point on to the Philippines weather would be Good but that the Best weather is behind , 48, Nayed at the controls in the 5ft by 2 foot cockpit from 8 . Sunday to s 45 an. Monday then slept for three hours with the autopilot on while  watched the systems from toe adjacent 7 Afler passing the philippine voyager will Cha the thai Peninsula and the norther Indian Ocean. From there it May pm Central or Southern Africa Rovt id. Org May voyager we to have dipped Well into toe Southern hemisphere pm tiny us Northern jute of Australia but weather forced Aco Anae in Milt  
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