European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. February 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Cia s Gates pledges Candor with Congress Washington oa., Gates said he had no obligation to report questionable activities by the National Security Council be cause the Csc is not an intelligence Agency. However he later told another questioner i can assure this committee that if i became aware of any Agency carrying out an illegal or improper activity would inform this committee Gates said revisions in Casey s prepared testimony for the panel late last year were made because the Agency itself was having difficulty in learning the facts. A reference in an Early draft of Casey s testimony stated that no one at the Cia had known there were weapons on a plane which the Cia had arranged to Fly to Tehran in november 1985. In fact some of our overseas officers had known or suspected what was on that plane Gates said. Gales said his first Bint of even the possibility of a diversion of the arms Sale profits came when a subordinate told him on oct. I thai iranians were complaining they had been overcharged and private investors were claiming they had not been paid. Talking later with reporters. Gales called inc 5 i hour session a very intensive series of  he said i think it was a Good dialogue. 1 think the questions were fair and put in a very civilized  Mother ddn f mean fire of doctor says Hackensack . E Organiza Tion said spokeswoman Karen Arthur. Uniforms will not be changed for the other divisions nearly 1.2 million brow Nies Ages 6-8 724,000 juniors Ages 9 ii and 114,000 daisies age 5. Of those three groups Only the juniors uniforms arc totally Green. Arthur said he five girl Seoul Divi Sions update their uniforms every three years. The seniors Ages 14-17, and cadets 12-14, were due for new uniforms and a questionnaire was passed out to get an idea of likes and dislikes. Girl scout officials agreed to a change of color but the organization is not totally abandoning the color Green. The new uniforms will feature a Blue skirt and Vest a Blue and Green striped Blouse and Green Bow tie Arthur said. Some 143,000 cadets and 41,000 seniors will gel the new uniforms this sum Mer. Kilty Hawk. . Renninger was honoured by the army for his contributions to he emerging Field of army aeronautics. Funeral services were to be held wednesday with burial in Pleasantville ., where Renninger once lived. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1947 a Hurricane battered inc disabled Byrd Antarctic expedition transport Merrick in seas Between Scott Island and new zealand a collision with ice floes punctured the ship s Hull a week earlier and the Craft has been a draft since the 70-knot Cyclone snapped the towing cables linking it to inc icebreaker non wind. 30 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1957 picketing ended on the new York waterfront and an employer spokesman said striking longshoremen May return to work on the basis of a negotiator s agreement to end the five Day tie up of ports from Maine to Virginia. 20 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1967 a presidential commission proposed a National Campaign against he Cosa Nostra crime Syndicate saying it wields enough Money and Power to Manip ulate the Stock Market and raise the Price of bread. 70 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1977 Uganda ignored worldwide outrage and demands for a High level impartial investigation into the deaths of inc country s Black anglican archbishop and two senior Cabinet ministers. In the latest wave of protest the British govern ment announced its Shock and others spoke of inc rape and ruin of Uganda under Jedi Amin