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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Vietnam vet finds his daughter Page 5 q Trade deficit hit record in 1986 Page 9 q Boston signs Wade Boggs Page 21 the stars an tripes 1uthoiiiied unofficial publication for the . Armed Fok Cei vol. 45. No. 286 saturday january 31, 19b7 Iran panel releases report major role attributed to Israel Washington a a new Senate report por trays a  arms Deal largely plotted by for eign weapons merchants carded oui by Israel and kept alive by a White House aide s zealous support for Nicaragua s Contra rebels and by president Reagan s con Cern for . Hostages. Despite the breadth of its accounting the Senate intelligence committee admits in a 65-Page report is sued thursday that it cannot answer 14 crucial questions that go to the heart of the Iran Contra scandal. One of them is to what extent was the conduct of american foreign policy turned Over to private individuals accountable to no one. Other questions involve the role of the White House staff the Cia and other nations in the affair the extern to which actions taken were authorized and Legal whether All activities have been disclosed and whether private individuals profiled from the arms deals. In reaction to the report s release. The while House acknowledged Friday that secret . Dealings with Iran could be interpreted As a Trade of arms Tor hos tages but insisted that was not the policy approved by president Reagan. A statement issued by presidential spokesman Larry up cakes said Reagan was pleased a newly released sen ate report on the Iran Contra scandal confirms his position that he neither authorized nor was aware of the alleged Transfer of funds to the  its authors cautioned thai the report the result of three weeks of intensive secret hearings with 36 wit Nesses and examination of thousands of documents still was preliminary and incomplete and pointed the Way for future inquiries by two special congressional investigating panels in another development the Fri has opened a Crim Inal investigation to determine what happened to most of the $27 million approved by Congress in 1985 for non lethal Aid to the contras the new York times reported Friday quoting congressional sources. A general accounting office report published ear Lier said most of the Money could not be traced. In its report thursday the intelligence com i lice said attorney general Edwin Mccase i when he in formed Reagan and chief of staff Donald t. Regan sea report on Page 28 Marcos asks to return to Philippines Honolulu a deposed philippine president Ferdinand e. Marcos made an open plea to the . Government to allow him to return to his Homeland to Rescue the philippine people from the Yoke and tyranny of  the . Stale department on thurs Day barred Marcos from returning amid reports from the philippine consulate Here that a Boeing 707 that arrived from Miami on monday night was ready to Fly him to the Philippines to rally his sep Powers. Related Story. Pane 8. What can i do poor Little Iwho was your ally for so Many years who rough with you in Bataan Corregidor and in the underground during world War ii the exiled former president said thursday night in his plea to the . Government. I can Only take what Ever you Tell me to  Marcos while denying any knowledge of the jetliner told reporters at his Hill Side Home that he believes he is being treated like a  he said he wants to Stop bloodshed in his Homeland and help our people avoid the Yoke and the tyranny of  "1 have said this before and i will continue saying it he said. Ill try to get there As soon As 1 can at the risk of my life try to reach the Philippines to help my  on thursday dissident soldiers the government said were Marcos loyalists former philippine president Ferdinand Marcos talks to reporters in Honolulu. A Phil abandoned an apparent coup attempt by ending a two Day occupation of a Manila television station. Marcos has lived in Honolulu since he lied last february after a popular uprising thai mad Corazon Aquino president. While House spokesman Larry speak is thursday said the slate department had reminded Marcos that when he went into exile in the United Stales he agreed that he could return Only with the approval of the government in Manila. The plane was registered to pan aviation inc. Of Miami which is owned by lebanese arms dealer Sarkis 0. Soghanalian. Soghanalian said in a televised inter View in Miami on thursday that he was on the plane that went to Hawaii where he said he visited Marcos. Soghanalian who is under indictment in Miami for Possession of unregistered weapons re fused to say if he planned to Fly Marcos Back to the South Pacific Island nation fora military coup. I like Marcos. I d like to see him Back there. Thai s my wish he said. If he asked me i d take him  Marcos said he did not sponsor the ill fated rebellion that began tuesday. I would be very Happy to be called commander of these patriotic heroes who Are openly defying some senior offi cers who Are not fighting the communists Marcos said. Reagan again vetoes water cleanup Bill Washington a president Reagan Friday vetoed for the second time in three months a $20 billion water cleanup Bill that he denounced As loaded with waste and larded with  calling his action the first Battle Over deficit spend ing in the tools Congress Reagan said he expected his veto would be overridden because i Don t have the votes to sustain  the measure Wai passed 406-6 by the Ruusu and a. 6 by the Senate and both House and Senate leaders have predicted a veto would be overridden. The House has scheduled a vote on the override for next tuesday and Senate action is expected later in the week. Reagan noted he had offered la Compromise with Congress on a s12 billion Bill but was turned Down. Reagan expressed Hopes that Congress passage of the Bill proves to be an exception to the Rule an isolated error and not a Harbinger of things to  for if it is then Congress will not Only have chosen to embark on a collision course with the executive Branch in will have risked one Day being held fully accountable for derailing perhaps the greatest eco nomic recovery the american people have Ever known Reagan said. He added one bad test dues not mean failing grades. M kit s Hope that this is not a  \ presidential veto can be overridden by a iwo 1 turds majority of both houses but Reagan s lint veto in november was not subject loan override because in was a pocket veto exercised after Congress had quit fur the year. Senate democratic Leader Robert c. Byrd of we is Virginia said he was confident the veto would be overridden. Speaker of the House James c. Wright d Texas said he also believed there would be enough Voles to override. The president vetoed i in1 original Bill despite the recommendation last year by environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee m. Thomas that he sign it. The measure renewing the clean water act of 1972, Calls for Sim billion for sewage realm Cal facilities and $2 billion for waterway cleanup Over an eight year period. The administration argues the measure provides Loo much Aid to states fur building Mure of the waste water and sewage in raiment plants that have been credited with cleaning up the nation s Waterways. The Bill also would focus attention on major dirty Waterways such As the great lakes and Chesapeake Uay try to clean up toxic concent rations thai have re Simid Standard remedies and close a loophole thai allows the dumping of some Industrial waste directly into sewers  
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