European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes thursday january 15,1987 panel May interview Reagan sex presidents Washington a the Board How the National Security Council staff carried Oul policy on Iran and of her mailers Hopes to interview president Reagan Anil his Ihrck while House predecessors. Herbert Clu spokesman Tor the three member special review Board appointed by Reagan on nov. 25, said tuesday the a incl has asked for an inter View with Lite president but one has nol been scheduled while House ipacs Nian Larry up cakes said he was sure inc incr View would Lake place. Hetu said invitations were Heing win to former presidents Richard Nhon. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Penny Circle an administrative assist ant o Ford said in i Telephone tour View from the former president s office in Palm Springs Calif., thai she talked with representatives of the Board a Cou ple weeks ago but no decision had been made on whether Ford would come to Washington for an interview. Circle said the former president was travelling and was no aware of the re Melissa Montgomery a spokeswoman for Carter in Aljimi Ruri said she did not know whether Carter was going Tuik interviewed by inc panel. John Taylor a spokesman ill s office in new York did nol return 11 re Porter s Telephone Dill tuesday. Hutu said the Hoard would interview Reagan in the Oval of tits just As it inter viewed vice president George Bush in his office in the old executive office the fenced White House compound. The panel conducts most of its inter views in ils own office or in a secure vault in the two floors it occupies in the new executive office Juiming. Across Pennsylvania Avenue Froni the while mouse Hetu said. Clu said Anvi onions arc also being extended to former presidential National Security ii deism secretaries of slate and diaries of defense but Hal there had been difficulties in scheduling interviews with some of them who 3re no longer i Washington he snid interviews arc being con ducted almost daily and about 20 people Haw been interviewed. Vice adm. John Poindexter. Who re signed a National Security adviser after disclosure Hal funds from secret iranian arms sales were diverted to Aid Nicara Euan rebels declined to tic said. Others who declined were la. Col. Oliver North a former Csc aide said to be instrumental in carrying out the iranian arms sales retired maj. Gen. Richard v. Accord a former military aide known to have raised private Money to fund the Nicaragua rebels and Al Bert Hakim a business partner of Secord. Those who have been interviewed have included Robert c. Mcfarland who was National Security Adi Iser before pot Dexler when the arms Sale policy a initiated Frank c. Carlucci the cur a Cal National Security adviser Alexander a Haig former Secretary of slate Elliott Abrams assistant Secretary of Mie Printer american affairs Donald Tregan while House chief of staff Walt Rostow president Lyndon b. Johnson s National Security adviser and William e. Colby director of the Central intelligence Agency from 1973-76. On monday the Board Robert m. Gates Deputy director of the Cia. Who has been in charge of the Agency during the illness of director William j. Casey. Casey is recovering from sur Gery for removal of a malignant brain Luxor. Clu said the interviews Are con dulled by inc three members of the Board headed by former Senate armed services committee chairman John Tower staff director Rhell Dawsom and counsel Stark Mcfadden. Missing weapons Are recovered in fort Bragg Case Fayetteville . A two sub machine guns missing since last week have been found and most of the More than 500 Fon Bragg we Dicks sequestered during the search have gone tack in their Normal activities officials said wednesday. Maj. Mike , spokesman for the s2nd airborne div. Said three suspects were being questioned by the army criminal investigation come following the re cover of the m3a1, .45-caliber weapons. No charges have been filed he said during the Iti Ghi the missing weapons were recovered he said i know How we found them bul i m not at Liberty to say. I expect later there will be More information coming but probably not about 30 soldiers remained restricted to their units As the investigation continued Nason said. Tic weapons apparently were removed from two Sheridan tanks during a Field exercise near Orange Burg . Seven army criminal investigation come agents Are working on the Case Nason said. The soldiers arc being detained in Barracks he said. Postman arrested for drug sales Dublin Calif. A a letter Carrier who delivered drugs in his postal bag while in uniform has been arrested on charges of Selling cocaine to undercover officers police said. Antonio Vergara 25, sold drugs to the narcotics offi cers three times in Dublin Lafayette and Oakland where Vergara lives police said tuesday. Sgt. Jim Hodges said the uniformed Vergara made his drug deals at restaurants Deal ing the drugs from his postal bag. No featherweight Decoy Here a huge Duck Demy claimed o be the largest in the world is carefully unloaded it he cow Palace in Sart Francisco where in will be displayed it a sporting and boating show. The Decoy actually has u 20-foot Bam underneath powered by a 50 horse Power outboard motor. High court oks discount Stock sales by Banks Washington up1 the supreme court wednesday cleared the Way for More Banks to enter the discount Stock brokerage business ruling Bank offices offering Only brokerage services arc not chartered branches and Are therefore exempt from . Banking taws. The. Noun s 8-0 decision should Spur growth in the discount brokerage Busi Ness and increase Competition Between Banks and traditional brokerage houses discount brokers charge lower com missions for buying and Selling stocks while traditional brokerage houses charge higher commissions because they offer in depth research and More person Al service. Since the discount brokers charge lower fees they must do a larger volume of business to keep profits up. At Issue in the Case was whether Banks Gei Tirgg into the discount brokerage Busi Ness would be limited to offering such services Only Al traditional Bank Branch offices a severe restriction for a Busi Ness built on volume. However Justice Byron White writ ing for the court said Congress did not intend to subject a Bank s conduct of a securities business 10 the branching restrictions imposed by . Banking Laws. Justice Antonin Scalia who participated in the Case while on the Federal appeals court did not take part in the court s decision. The Case began in 1992 when Wona tonal Banks Union planters National Bank of Memphis. Tenn. And Security Pacific National flank of los Angeles applied to the comptroller of the currency for permission to open offices Hal would offer discount brokerage services to the Public. The comptroller approved -si-fur11 Pacific s application in August concluding Bank offices offering Only discount brokerage services arc not branches and therefore nol subject to geographic restrictions on the locations where National Bank offices May operate. The securities Industry association a Trade association representing securities brokers underwriters and investment Bankers brought suit charging the Dis count offices were branches and subject to the Pesiri cimons and such services May Only be offered by National Banks at their Central offices or at licensed branches. The Federal court agreed and in april 1
