European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I d British choose Azacs Over  Nimrod Page 2 d the 76th army band a unit with two missions daily Magazine d Mckinney takes world cup slalom event Page 35 the str and vol. 45, no. 246 authorized unofficial publication of saturday december 20, 1986 d 8693 a timing of arms of stumps investigators Washington not _ the while House chief of staff and a former National Security adviser thurs Day blood by i hair sharply contradictory accounts of when president Reagan approved Israel s Sale of Amer ican arms 10 Iran in 1985. The testimony by chief of staff Donald Regan and Robert Mcfarlane is important because if Reagan had agreed in Advance he could be faulted for failing to inform Congress Abou the secret operation Only in Jan uary 1986 did he sign special approval for such sales and order aides not to Tell Congress immediately. The question of Reagan s involvement Al the beginning of i charms Deal was one of the key is 1 sues left unresolved As the Senate Mcfarl Iuie intelligence committee ended its closed door hearings and the House intelligence com Mittee neared the end of its investigation. Sen. Dave Durnberger r-minn., chairman of the Senate panel old reporters that it is impossible to come to a determination. The major fact we Don t possess is How much Money was  and who had Overall responsibility for this  the arms sales were intended to support Moder ate groups in Iran and gain iranian intervention to free americans held hostage in Lebanon.  promised that information gathered by his committee will be turned Over a special Senate committee next month and that As much informational possible will be made Public. Sen. Patrick j. Leahy d-vt., said inc hearings made it Clear that the diversion of funds to inc nicaraguan. Contras was planned Ana not spontaneous one witness thursday before the House panel was Roy fur Mark a new York business Csc i utile who later told reporters that he met three times in octo Ber and november with Cia do. I Rector William i. Casey to warn i him thai the iranian payments might have been diverted. This led Casey to ask vice adm. John1 Poindexter the National Security Casey adviser to investigate. Poindexter along with his aide it. Col. Oliver l. North have refused to testify invoking their fifth amendment right against Adf Mari Minatto. Reagan s request lha they be granted immunity from prosecution was rejected by senators As  Casey was operated on thursday for the removal of a cancerous brain tumor and when he might be Able to testify is Uncertain officials said the operation was performed without complications and that Casey 73,was in stable condition. Voyager fuel still a concern As flight s midpoint passes Mojave California api voyager has crossed the midpoint in a non Slop Urc Fulcd trip around the world with the aircraft s pilots bruised by rough weather As they reached Africa after setting two aviation records. Concern about fuel consumption persisted and pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager began lists toddler mine How much fuel was left on Board. Spokesman Peter Riva said at worst. Voyager might run out of Gas 40 Miles Short of Edwards Raffl Calif. But the floppy winged plane is built to be a glider when fuel is gone. Despite a battering they took in storms Over the Pacific and Indian  wednesday voyager surpassed a 40-year-old distance record of 11.235 Miles for straight line flight by a Piston driven plane. Voyager which last july flew in circles for 11,600 Miles without refuelling a closed course record sur passed that distance thursday. If it finishes Al Edwards it will set another closed course record. Ground controllers had said wednesday that fuel con sumption was running ahead of schedule but decided thursday that a gauge m ight be giving false readings. When voyager crosses Over Nairobi Kenya Early Fri Day a Chase plane will help it calibrate its fuel volume program officials said. Voyager will slow Down to est the Speed Al which it stalls. That would help indicate the weight of the plane and hence the amount of fuel. The voyager has shut Down its front engine to conserve fuel. H ran a Day longer than planned on both front and rear engines dodging storms Over the Indian Ocean. A photo Eugene and Sally Hise Fua arrive in Miami Hasenfus thanks god Miami a Eugene Hasenfus pardoned from a 30-year jail term for arms smuggling in Nicaragua returned to the United states on thursday thanking god that i was Able to be free and be with my family for Christmas. He and his wife Sally arrived in Miami aboard a commercial flight from Guatemala City shortly after 3 . They were to Fly on to their Home in mar Nelte wis., later thursday. Right now 1 am just looking for some Lime in these special holidays that i was allowed and thank god i was Able to be free and be with my family Hasenfus said in Miami. My great gratitude and appreciation i have to Send to Many people who have morally helped my family my wife Sally my in Laws and my self with cards and letters Ana phone Calls he said. He said he was especially pleased to be Able to arrive Home in time for the holidays and the birthday of his son who turned 7 thursday. In Managua meanwhile a Deputy . Consul visited for about 10 minutes thursday with Sam Hall an american detained for alleged espionage activities the . Embassy said. America remembers spreads Christmas cheer p j 1 a jul 1 Nuernberg by marktredw1tz, Germany when crimes started his America remember Campaign three years ago his modes goal was to encourage americans to Send Christmas cards to the soldiers patrolling the East German and czechoslovak Bor Ders. While his modesty has remained intact expanded to global proportions Grimes 27  a Small scale opera Tion from his hjmf"1rribloornfield township outside Detroit threw a Lars ago. He is the Campaign a Nach airman and sole employee bul when he talks about the project he uses  he brought 10,000 cards with him in 1983 when he passed them out to 2nd army Cav regt soldiers along everyone serving in 45 to 60 j a Jip Jor. " this week ohm a cd women could each receive a handful _ Grimes had the cards  to the units this time. As of wednesday Lhez flan in regt see cheer