European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o Navy s Gray Eagle looks Back Page 3 o amerika1 miniseries draws pro anti demonstrators Page 5 o Bill Elliott wins Dayton 500 sports Page 21  unofficial Puli the . A timid foce vol. 45, no. 303 tuesday. February 17, 1987 08693 a Contra coalition chief resigns Miami a the Leader of the larg est Contra army monday resigned As a Leader of the ,-hacked nicaraguan rebel umbrella organization but he re fused to step Down As head of his rebel faction. I have decided. 10 present my res ignation of the United nicaraguan opposition directorate Adolfo Calgro s5, told a news conference at Uno s Miami Headquarters. Bui Calgro said he would remain As president of the largest nicaraguan rebel army the nicaraguan democratic Force or fun. He suggested that the rebel armies fighting the sandinista government in Nicaragua should unite at which Lime be would pass on to be Only a member of inc  Cairo endorsed Pedro Joaquin Cha Morro jr., the son of a slain nicaraguan newspaper editor to take his place. The balance of Power won t be changed with Calgro a former Managua coca cola bolder retaining control of fun an unidentified Reagan administration official told the Miami Herald in n Story published on monday. It All becomes  the official said. Rebel leaders with the fun and other Calgro supporters characterized the move As a Concession to the Uno s other two leaders Alfonso Robilo and Arturo Cruz who arc considered More Moder ate. Calgro is considered in be at the front of the conservative faction fighting the nicaraguan government. Robelo earlier to Ltd inc Washington Post in a Telephone interview from Costa Rica that Cathro s intention of retaining leadership of the honduran based fun is totally unacceptable and will result in the continuation of a damaging split in rebel leadership. A Telephone Call by the associated press seeking comment from Cruz who lives in Miami was not resumed. Robelo said Calero had agreed to re sign from the Uno fallowing a series of meetings with other rebel leaders in Miami according to the Post report on monday. Fun Leader Aristides Sanchez told the Miami Herald thai Calero was resigning for personal  but he said Cal to s departure would be followed by Steps to broaden the political base of the Candras. Longstanding political disputes be tween Contra political factions rep resented by the Uno directors led to a Call about three weeks ago for change within the umbrella organization. At that time Cruz indicated to . Officials and other rebel leaders that he planned to resign from Uno citing unwillingness by Calero and other mini lady and civilian officials to democratize the struggle to overthrow the sandinista government in Nicaragua. A phom tearful departure a palestinian boy weeps As his family is Uken from the besieged Bour Al Baraj Nch ref Tagee Camp and Mored to mar Elias Camp in Belert Lebanon Mon Day about 90 women and children were allowed to Kare Bouri Al ban Rineh for mar Ellas which is protected by druse militiamen who have stayed Neutral la the War. So Story. Page 28. Aides deeply involved in scandal report says Washington up1 newly acquired while House computer records suggest thai presidential chief of staff Donald Regan Farmer National Security adviser John Point eater and resigned Cia director William Casey were deeply involved in the Iran arms con Ira Aid scandal and that their involvement was greater than had been previously determined it was re ported monday. The new information is contained in an Avalanche of background memos and messages covering the operations of the National Security Council that was made available isl thursday to the Tower commission set up by president Rea Gan to examine the operations of inc National Security Council and its p role in the scandal. Reai1 Newsweek Magazine quoting Well placed sources said the data provided new evidence that the administration traded arms for hostages and sent Ott the Book Aid to the nicaraguan rebels at a time when in was illegal to do  taken together Newsweek said the information from the electronic archives suggests Point crier Regan and Casey were More deeply involved than previously established the information suggests thai Poindexter Marine it col. Oliver North and Robert Mcfarland another former National Security director who apparently tried to Lake his own life Las week tried to doctor a chronology of events to make in appear Reagan did not authorize the first shipment of arms to Iran in August 1985, Mcfarland did t lie to protect inc president a Friend of Mcfarland s was quoted As saying. But he did try to put the Best face on  the chronology was technically Correct the Friend said because while Reagan had approved sending the arms he Hud not approved every detail of the first shipment. The records also showed that North who was fired from the National Security Council for his key role in the scandal was not the tone Wolf who Kepi secrets from his superiors. North reported everything Newsweek quoted one source As  new documents suggest thai Regan almost certainly knew More about North s private fund raising for the contras but it was reported still not Clear if Regan knew about the diversion of arms sales profits to the Cutras. Regan has repeatedly denied he knew about inc Contra funds until attorney general Edwin Meese discovered it in an interview with North last november. The Magazine quoting sources said the evidence suggests poin Dexler had prior knowledge about the rebel funding and Casey knew a hell of a lot about everything including the illegal diversion of funds. The information suggests that the president could not have stayed on Topo Fth Iran con Ira affair even if he had wanted to. Based on inc volume of information developed sofar. It was and is impossible Tor him to know every thing that has been done rightly or wrongly in his name Newsweek quoted one source As saying. Dissident s family still awaiting word of his release from soviet prison Moscow a the family of Josef begun wailed for word monday that he was a free Man but they quoted soviet officials As saying that the jewish activist was still in prison and no order had been issued 10 free him. Related a toy. Ptg 8. I was fairly optimistic this morning after hearing what Corgi Arbatova said bul i m not so optimistic this evening begun s son Boris said by Telephone Man Day. Arbatova head of a Kremlin think Lank known As the .a,-Canada Institute said from Moscow on the lbs television program face the nation sunday that he had been informed begun was free. The hebrew teacher an activist in the jewish emigration movement was sentenced in october 198 to seven years in prison and five in internal exile after being convicted of Ami soviet agitation and propaganda. Begun was sent to Chi Stopol prison about 500 Miles cast of Moscow. Foreign ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov said last week that begun declined to sign a statement asking for a government Pardon thai Ger Asimov said freed 140 other jailed dissidents. Begun s family and supporters demonstrated for five straight Days on mos cow s arbat shopping mall. On wednes Day thursday and Friday Security agents in civilian clothes broke up the demonstrations. Facts on taxes he plut information about this yeat s taxes tha change for next year and More. A special series beginning today in the Dally Magazine