European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes off Clala say Weinberger wants so More my missiles Page 5 d . Television has Ola at Iraklion in View Page 8 d stripes readers picking Miami to win fiesta bowl Page 21 authoii1ip Boffl Clatl publication my vol. 45, no. 2m thursday december in 1366 aimed pomi1 08693 a diversion of Cash to contras was never okd Regan says Washington api White House chief of Siai Donald Tregan said tuesday thai no one was Ever authorized to divert Money from Iran arms sales to Nicaragua rebels while president Reagan urged con Gress to Gram limited immunity to elicit testimony from two former administration officials. Emerging from More than four hours of testimony to the Senate intelligence committee behind close doors Regan told reporters he did not know of the transfers of Money adding i do not believe the presi Dent of the United slates knew about it either. He denied thai Marine it. Col. Oliver l. North fired recently As a National Security Council staff Dep Uty would have been Given top level authority to con duct a program of assistance to he contras. Attorney general Edwin Mcnese said nov. 25 that Only North knew precisely of that operation but that National Security adviser vice adm. John m. Poin Dexter had been aware of its existence. Regan said tuesday i can Tell you that colonel North or nobody else was Ever authorized to divert funds. To the contras or anyone  sen. David Duran Berger r-mmn., chairman of the committee said after listening to Regan and Secretary of state George Shultz it s Clear. That whoever pulled it off did it without proper appropriate or other authority and that person is Ollie  asked who lie believed came up with the plan to divert proceeds from the Sale of arms to Iran to the contras Durenberger replied i m convinced this is Ollie North s plan. This to pure Ollie North. It is Clear to me that he acted totally without proper authority in this Mailer and it s up to him to come Forward no and produce the rest of the piece of the Puzzle and Well have it done sources said Regan s remarks contradicted former Donald Regan leaves Senate hearing tuesday. A photo National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane s testimony last week before the House foreign affairs com Mittee. Mcfarlane said the president gave his authorization for the indirect shipment of Small Levels of arms to  did not mention any other country by name but Israel has been identified As having . Arms to Iran during the summer of 1985. The sources quoted Regan As saying the president never gave such approval. Regan also testified thai North never met alone with the , the sources said Regan admitted that Poindexter could get Access to the president without Regan s knowing and that Poindexter could have taken North to meet Afore with the  before Regan left the Senate hearing room Reagan appealed to the Senate intelligence committee to move to obtain testimony by North and Poindexter to get the facts out before the american people a quickly As possible to get this Mailer behind us said presidential spokesman Larry  a move Speaks said would not preclude criminal prosecution for illegal  the proposal was greeted with Little enthusiasm. Durenberger and sen. Patrick Leahy d-vi., the rank ing members of the intelligence committee scoffed at in. They need to come Forward on their own Duren Berger said of North and Poindexter. But later in the Day Durenberger said i Don t havea position on the president s immunity proposal and added that the committee should respond in someway 10 the president s  sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., said his select Senate panel will carefully consider Reagan s request but there Are important conditions thai cannot be met quickly. Nunn said the committee would have to retain an continued on Page 2b voyager Battles Pacific turbulence by United press International the voyager Crew soared with ease tuesday through the general area of the Pacific where american Pilot Ameli Earhart vanished 50 years ago but then flew into a Patch of swirling winds on the third Day of an attempt to Fly around the world without refuelling. Pilot Dick Rutan has been showing some signs of fatigue from dealing with the turbulence voyager Mission spokesman Larry Cansler said. It s con Stant turbulence and there s been no res p