European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o drug appears to help prevent aids Page 7 d is Reagan revolution a Success pages 14-15 d pro football title previews see sports authorized unofficial pu1lication Thi . Pm in Pouch vol. 45, no. 266 sunday january 11, 1987 d 8693 a Weinberger says . Won t Deal away ski Washington Dpi defens Secretary Caspar Weinberger in his an Nual state of the military report dismissed speculation that the strategic defense initiative is an arms control bargaining hip and said the United slates will never give it argued that research into a Star wars anti missile defense i hedge against soviet cheating on a Possi ble arms reduction the soviets Long record of treaty violations the strategic defens initiative offers one of the few ways to keep the soviets honest if they eve should agree to deep reductions in arms he said we will never give it defense Secretary also said production of anti satellite missiles Wilt begin in two years even if Congress re fuses to lift its ban against testing the weapons against objects in space. In the 353-Page report to be sub melted to Congress monday the Penta gon chief said Small scale wars and terrorism arc the second biggest threat to . Security after the soviet report traditionally is accompanied by the Pentagon s budget but this year was presented a week after the administration asked Congress for $312billion for the military Tor fiscal 1988 see ski on Page 28 Casey told White House of Contra mkt Cia says Washington up the Cia trying to Sel the record straight and counter damaging leaks says director William Casey was tipped in october that funds were being skimmed from Iran arms sales and diverted to the con Agency defending its director and ill Rote in the Iran arms Centra Aid scan dal said Casey and his Deputy Robert Gates properly informed the while House of their suspicion when director Casey and Deputy director Robert Gates were informed in the fall of i $86 of tenuous speculation that some iranian Money May have been diverted to the contras the took appropriate action the Cia said in a statement issued reported their concern to the National Security Council several time sin october and director Casey recommended that the while House counsel review the program the statement said. But the Cia said Casey did not know Tor certain of the diversion unlit shortly before attorney general Edwin Mecs announced it nov. 25, the Day it. Col. Oliver North an aide on the National Security Council was dismissed and Reagan s National Security adviser vice adm. John Poindexter resigned because of their role in the is running the Agency while Casey recovers from brain surgery and twas under his direction that the Cia is sued a Blunt statement about inaccurate press reports concerning what he and Casey knew and when they knew it about the scheme in which Cash was diverted from a Swiss Bank account tothe contras rebels fighting the Sandinia la government of Cia reacted to a report by Nec news that Casey knew of the diversion of funds in Early october and talked to about it nov. 16."h is time for the Agency to set he record straight publicly the Cia Casey and Gates received this lip thai some iranian Money May have see Casey on Page 28 yup it s Snow All right nine year old Marreo Hanks performs bus Friday in Allan id. Heavy snowfall a taste test us he Waits for his school blanketed the Ana and snarled traffic. Monster snowstorm hits Plains Midwest by the associated pres the biggest storm of the Winter sat urday left Carly a foot of Snow in its Wake in inc Plains and Midwest where schools were closed and Ai least nine people were killed in wrecks on stick Felt from Iowa to Western new York with the heaviest accumulations in St. Louts across Illinois Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan said Pete Reynolds of la National weather service. In Illinois where up to ii inches fell at Belleville in Southern Illinois id inches at Champaign and 9 Inch sin Springfield cars slipped off roads see storm on Page 2b Ortega signs new Constitution then suspends it Managua Nicaragua a pc rident Daniel Ortega signed a new Constitution Friday but quickly reimposed Amale of emergency voiding Many civil rights guaranteed in inc Constitution be cause of continued North anglican a Gros speaking before thousands of people gathered in the Plau of the revolution for the signing ceremony Ortega Sandhi sandinista government " wish to have to Mai Niau hit Fate of emerged Jim earn forced to. of emergency in effect since1983t had been automatically nullified with the signing of the Constitution. But the stale run voice of Nicaragua radio announced Friday night that Ortega de Creed a new National state of emergency. Onega had vowed earlier to immediately reinstate the state Yfeme Rumpp cause of the Kip go Tebelin known As Bis left Wing govern in Washington state department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley said inc new Constitution is merely a mask for total control of Nicaragua by the Sandi Nisla party. It provides the Legal justification for the consolidation of one party totalitarian Rule in Nicaragua. As with the soviet Factor is the use of in. Pjul�ga000 now provisions would Belani pulled suspended or simply ignored by the Sandin Iila civil rights of those who oppose sandinista policies have not been respected. There is no reason to i hint icy will be in the future. Unfortunately the new Constitution offers Little Hope for a process of National reconciliation that can bring an end tothe civil War the 202-Aniclc document the a lion s 11 it a bib pop Law the bid guarantees of Nic Jans which Well into effect when the sandinista toppled the rightist re Gime of inc late president Anastasio so Moia. The Constitution approved nov. 19by the National Assembly after two Yean of work promises Freedom of expression and religion prohibits imprisonment without court order and ensures the rightly strike it also promises political pluralism a mixed Economy and International non alignment. Most civil liberties were suspended under the state of emergency ordered be cause of the War against the contras
