European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes tuesday december 23,1986page 28 f m lawmakers urge Reagan to get facts Washington up president Reagan Musi do Marc to regain his staggering prestige at Home and abroad accept responsibility for the policy gone haywire and find out How the Iran con tra scandal developed key lawmakers say. While members of Congress looking into the scandal generally agreed that they have seen nothing to indicate Rea Gan was behind the diversion of Ira arms sales profits 10 the nicaraguan re Bels several said in to interviews Sun Day thai the president s inability Lopel All the facts out hns compounded his problems ii seems to me. The president Lias not Gollon on lop of the facts said Georgia sen. Sam Nunn. A do moral. Sen. William Cohen. A Mainc refer ring to Reagan s Call for immunity for key aides involved in inc controversy said it is a supreme irony for the presi Dent to Call upon the Senate intelligence committee to Tell him what it the administration had the president has got to do More Cohen said including accept re Sponski Little wine forthe Roc Fri Vienn Austria a / aus Tria May hav found a Why to gel rid of Iii Lii of Lite of win withdrawn for year after it wan and Road Salt it is much belter thai the Minisi began Crami Milure in sept mistic about tests arc in la Lions the so Cateni cloy Lacni the Arkyl last spiked with mined with to melt ice atone. Iblis works if the mix is Opidi initial rents. Road muted la been soon. Ire scandal came Toast year Art Many dealers their products Mycol. Ally High no cases of illness Ardeath acre raced directly to fac additive the news crippled Thi country s wine Industry. Ability for the policy Hal went awry and say i should have known about it some people have already conclude disc president is the villain noted sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii chairman of the Senate select committee Hal will begin probing the affair next month. Cohen and Nunn also Are on thai panel. The president himself apparently recognizes the credibility Issue. Senate re publican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas said in an interview with inc new York times the president knows what inc problem is. He told me at a meeting inc other Day people like me but they Don believe me " rep. Richard Cheney of Wyoming the ranking gop member on a special panel formed in the House of representatives 10 review the scandal said in appears Reagan does t know a great Deal about How his secret 18-month Initia Tive to improve relations with Iran turned Inlo a Cash conduit for the con tras and deals to Trade weapons for americans held hostage in Lebanon. While Cheney said he thinks it will be necessary to Grant immunity to vice adm. John poin Sculer and it. Col. Oliver North the sex White House aides named As inc keys to the scandal others said Hal is premature. Rep. Dante Fascell d-fla., also a member of the House committee noted a special prosecutor is just beginning a criminal investigation and said if North and Poindexter testified tonight we d still have a problem of foreign pol icy credibility because the Iran arms sales contradicted Reagan s Ami terror ism policy. The Iran arms revelation Nunn noted has had a disillusioning effect at Home and abroad. As for protestations by Reagan and vice president George Bush that the arms deals were not a Trade for hostages Nunn said that s contrary id the Over whelming if they sincerely be Lieve that he said either they have not got the facts or they simply cannot Cometo grips with the sen. Warren Rudman r-n.h., rank ing top member of the special Senate panel suggested immunity might be Nec Essary. The committees will have to weigh whether sending people who thought they were doing he right thing to jail is Worth the National anguish thai could result from a protracted investigation he said. In the president s defense Rudman said that while people find it difficult to understand How such key foreign policy moves could be made without Reagan knowledge it s quite conceivable to those familiar with his management. In related matters Nunn said lawmakers Don t have a Good fix on How much Money the con iras May have Golten or who else got a Cut. Cohen said it s possible Reagan was under medication during his recovery from Colon cancer surgery in August 1985 when he is said to Nave approved the initial Sale of arms through Israel. Reagan returned to the Whitehouse from Camp David md., sunday afternoon but would nol answer shouted questions. Cohen and Nunn appeared on abcs meet he press Inouye Rudman fas cell and Cheney were on Abc s this week with David companion of vocalist boy George Dies from drug overdose in London London up a companion of gender Bender pop vocalist boy George has died of a drug overdose the second member of George s Circle to die under such circumstances in five months. Mark Golding 20, of London was pronounced dead of a suspected Metha Donc overdose sunday morning less than 24 hours after he was arrested with George for suspected Possession of Mari Juana a Scotland Yard spokesman said George was not at the Home where Gold ing was found. There is no suggestion of foul play he said. Golding s death was the second drug related fatality involving George in re cent months. New York musician Michael rude ski 27, was found dead of a heroin overdose in George s North Lon Don Home in August. Rude ski s parents Are preparing a multimillion Dollar suit against George 25, former Lead Singer of the pop group culture club. Golding George and another Man Mark Beamam 25, were released on police bail without charge saturday after spending 11 hours in custody on suspicion of drug Possession. Police said they had found certain substances believed to be marijuana i their Possession when they were arrested saturday morning after attending an All night party. All three were ordered to report Back to police in february when police said they would have an analysis of the suspect material. Police sources said that after his re lease saturday night Golding went to Batham s House where an ambulance Crew was summoned by an Anonymous caller sunday morning. Golding was found unconscious and taken to a Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Hospital sources said a preliminary autopsy indicated that an overdose of methadone a heroin substitute used to help wean addicts from the drug was the cause of death. Boy George was fined the equivalent of 1357 in july for heroin Possession but claimed recently he had broken the habit and was campaigning against the use of hard drugs. Since his conviction Georee who earned the gender Bender tag for his Public appearances in female attire underwent special treatment with a doctor who also treated Rock guitarists Peter Townshend and Eric Clapton for heroin addiction. Voyager from Page 1 masks while battling la Mullous winds swirling in Clear skies. 12,000 feet above sea level. It appeared the pilots would guide the plane on a line that bisects Mexico head ing West toward inc Gulf of Mexico then North along the Pacific coast to califor Nia. Rutan 49, and Yeager 34, flying a Day ahead of schedule Are expected to land on the Edwards fab runway fro which they took off dec. 14. The runway is the same strip where astronauts have landed shuttles upon completion of missions in space. Rutan radioed his brother. Bun admission control sunday to say he was taking a Bath with pre moistened Tow Els because he was beginning to feel Grubby and Dick said he just could t take being smelly and dirty anymore Riva said. A drop in Oil pressure nearly forced a shutdown of the voyager s rear engine Early saturday and could have required a Landing in Brazil had in not been for some Quick action by both pilots. As Yeager look her place at the controls she noticed a flashing Light that warned of rapidly dwindling pressure. At the same time temperature gauges indicated heat was rising so fast and so High in the aft engine that both pilots had to pump Oil into the engine by hand from the cockpit. The pilots had been scheduled to re turn to Edwards in Southern californian Christmas eve but they managed to catch Good tailwinds All around the world project general manager Dan card said sunday. Our weather people have done an excellent Job of finding them Good Tail winds he said of the High Speed winds Hal have pushed the voyager up to 61 Mph faster than the rate of Speed chose by the Pilot at the controls. Dear Santa from Page 1 bled around to holidays typically a Lime for reflection is because Wetti Jel Alively Young group of people fully employed and dog said col. Gregory Meyer social work Consul the 7lh medical come. Hanukkah begins on dec. 27 this year but chaplain capt nos son Sachs of the Frankfurt military a Unity said jewish service member Don t suffer Holiday depression Becaj ence in the Way Christmas celebrated. While Bohaj Christmas has become Materia Mari celebrated with More social hanukkah an eight Day commemoration of the re dedication of the Temple by the Macabies after their Victory Over the syrians is More subdued and focuses on the religious significance of the event Sachs said. The Best remedy for preventing the Holiday blues according to the professionals and veterans of past Chris leases spent atone is to keep Busy and i " solved with other people. In most Rie deities there Are Varie keep single serv and to stays Rindt Otisi i Iyo Scott Are company parties Battal air Magri the company really keeps you Busy and tries the atmosphere of the yuletide spec. 4 Jim Crosby 23, of Sherman Texas said he is going to get Over the homesickness that set in around thanksgiving by spending Christmas with a German family something he has done in past years. Many other soldiers Are doing the same through operation Good cheer. I really enjoy in said Gried la ihes12lhmaint f a Mim i it Loffi a to Iii fam ily in Yaj film ?tj5u can pretend it is if parties dinners and other activities sometimes Are not enough to overcome homesickness and Lone Liness. It s easy to say. Get Oul there s lots to do,1" but Ler said but the Hospital commander said it can be difficult Tor a single Soldier alone to Muster the Moti vation. I say i Don t want logo out just wan Tizell said Scott fellow single service members even if try to Fin enough initiative to just talk to
