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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 1, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Marine charged in soviet spy Case guard May have named agents in Moscow by Norman Blackcap military will or Washington a Marine guard assigned to . Embassy in Moscow gave the soviet Union he names and photographs or american intelligence agents attached to Lite embassy staff the Marine corps said. Sgt. Clayton j. Lonetree also gave the soviets descriptions of the floor plans and office assignments for the 1 a. Embassies in Moscow and Vienna Austria with intent of reason to believe that it would be used la the injury of she United Stales the marines added in a formal statement of charges released Friday. Lonetree 25, was arrested last month and trans ported dec 11 to Quantico Marine base in Virginia where he remains in detention facing a possible death penalty if convicted. Pentagon sources previously had disclosed that Lone acc had an affair with a female soviet agent while working As a guard at he . Embassy in Moscow from september 1985 to March 1986. The woman worked As a translator on the embassy s staff. The espionage activities occurred throughout the period and included numerous meetings in Moscow and Vienna with soviet contacts the marines corp says. The forma charge Sheet contains the first Public accounting of line True s alleged spy activities including 19 violations of various articles of the uniform code of military Justice. Among the charges is a single count of espionage which is punishable by death under the military code. The charge Sheet does not assess the damage Lone tree s alleged activities inflicted on National Security but a Pentagon official who requested anonymity on Friday described the damage As  the charge Sheet amounts to a statement of allegations that military prosecutors Hope to pursue in a court martial. Under military procedures he charges will be re viewed at a hearing before a military lawyer. That hearing to be had within the next three weeks has the function of a grand jury investigation. The hearing officer along with Quani Teo s com manding general will decide if there is sufficient Evi Dence to justify a court Martini in mid december Lonetree admitted his activities in Vienna Austria where he had been transferred after the Moscow stint Pentagon officials said. Lonetree already had scheduled two More meetings in Vienna with one soviet agent and the agent was observed appearing for the meetings the marines charge. According to the charges Lonetree maintained con tact with three soviets during his Tours in Moscow and Vienna the female translator identified As Violetta Sanni Oleksiy g. Yefimov known As " Uncle Sasha and Yuriy a Lysov known As  the charge Sheet docs not identify he three As Kab agents referring to them Only As agents of a foreign government. But a Pentagon source said military investigators believe the three were working for the soviet secret police. Lone rec did gather names and photographs of Covert agents assigned to the embassy staff in mos cow and gave them to his soviet contacts the charges state. He is accused of wrongfully and intentionally Dis closing information identifying Covert . Intelli gence agents with the knowledge that the unite states is taking affirmative measures to conceal such Covert agents intelligence relationship o 111? United states by identifying by name and delivering photo graphs of Covert . Intelligence agents to Oleksiy , aka Uncle Sasha an individual not authorized to receive classified  the marines also Sny Lonetree did gather information regarding floor plans and office assignments for the embassies of the United states in Moscow .s.r., and Vienna  the marines say Moscow embassy floor plans were stolen during february 1986, while Vienna embassy floor plans were stolen during november 1986. Also while working in Vienna Lonetree allegedly stole three photographs of some value the property of the United states government the charges did no describe the photographs. All told Lonetree was charged with three specifications of conspiring to commit espionage one specification of espionage three specification of larceny and wrongful appropriation of government property five specifications of failing to report contacts with citizens of a communist controlled nation and seven general charges involving such things As improper disclosure of National defense information or lying under oath when interviewed by investigators. . Banks closing their doors at record rate Washington  Fauna doctor Mortori be pm 1 a qum r i a Acabo Tohm of fac Scute calf Otga to Tom met Mem simply was t up to the  distance to seven others in danger of fail last year when 118 of dec insured ure. The 138 failures compared with 120 Banks failed the Odic gave financial As in 1985 79 in 1984 48 in 1983 42 in 1982and 10 in 1981. In addition the number of Banks on the Odic problem list those considered in sufficient danger to justify Spe Cial monitoring is increasing by nearly one Bank a Day Seidman said. The num Ber stood at 1,484 Banks at year s end. Despite the number of Bank failures it did not appear that any depositors lost Money in the latest closures. Five of the sin Banks that closed on Jan. 29 were acquired by other Banks through Purchase agreements negotiated by Odic and Bank regulators. In those Cess depositors found heir account transferred from one Bank to another. For example the two offices of the insolvent Bear Creek National Bank North of Houston re opened Friday a branches of Jersey Village Bank of hous ton. Jersey assumed some $25,6 million in 5,500 Deposit accounts formerly with Bear Creek. The Odic is liquidating he sixth Bank the pint state Bank of Pattonsburg. To. The Agency said there were no bids from other Banks to acquire the institution audits 1,700 depositors Are being reimbursed about  million for their deposits. Alt deposits at the Bank Are believed to be within the si00,000 insurance limit the Odic  other four Banks closed Jan 29 were the Farmers National Bank of re Mington into. Peoples Bant & Trust co. Of Holdenville Oua. La Pryor slate Bank of la Pryor Texas and Montgom Ery county Bank of Woodlands Texas. High risk probationers must undergo aids test Anderson ind. A a judge said Friday he plans to stall requiring As a condition of probation that people in High risk groups submit to a test for aids antibodies. Madison circuit judge Fredrick Spencer said homosexuals bisexuals intravenous drug users and persons with multiple sex partners would be subject to the lest. This is not to discriminate against  Spencer said. Not everybody will be required to take the  the judge said he is in favor of the testing As a Way of reducing the spread of aids a fatal disease hat robs the body of its ability to fight Many ailments. The courts held i can order a urine test to Sec if they re doing drugs. I Don t see any problem with it 1 he said. A positive test for aids antibodies Means the per son tested has been exposed to the aids virus. It docs not mean the person has aids. Approximately 10 per cent to 30 percent of those with a positive test will develop aids. State health officials estimate that 13,000 Indiana residents have been infected with the aids virus though Many do not realize it because they show no signs of the disease. The tests on the probationers which would be con ducted by the Madison county health department would be confidential said Public health nurse Donna Dodson. A health department Nune would provide information to those with the antibody to teach the How to reduce the risk of spreading he disease. She said the results will be destroyed and the Only ones who will know the outcome of he tests will be the person being tested and the nurse who docs the coun seling the Banc ii is the education we can provide to the person regarding High risk behaviour and consequences Dodson said. We initiated it Dodson said of the idea of testing probationers  
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