European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. February 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Gates Iran Contra reaction upsetting to some senators . Intelligence directors Washington a Robert m. Raics. Dent Reagan s Choice to head he Cia said wednesday the grilling he endured from senators Over the spy Agency s role in the Iran Contra juror helped Clear the air of suspicion and Laid the foundation Tor a new relationship of Trust with Capitol Hill. Bui some senators said they an still concerned Over what they called the failure of the Cia to Alert congressional watchdogs that the Cia had provided an air plane to Fly a secret arms shipment into Iran and had failed to pass on Early suspicions that the profits were being diverted to Nicaragua s Contra rebels sen. Bill Bradley d-n.j., accused Gates of trying to pass the Buck to retired Cia director William. Casey and others for not bringing the committee immediate word of a possible diversion of the arms Sale profits. Gates testified that he old Casey on several Occa Sions including one last fall that the Iran policy was wrong. I told the director that i thought the entire activity should be called off and that the whole policy was a bad idea Gates said. Sen. Artyn Specter  accused Gates of trying to evade responsibility for skimpy scanty. And really misleading testimony that he said Casey presented tothe committee last year As the Iran Contra affair was breaking. You Are trying to distance yourself from that Testi Mony Specter told the witness adding hat his explanation that he had nol actually prepared it himself was a shading that has a Shade  while gales did not prepare the testimony himself he said he gave guidelines to Agency employ act a who did. Thi far Sidi by Gary Larson Nortel. It to two a Man called hone in Here the far Side making debut in daily is the far Side a cartoon that has attracted a lot of attention will Start March 2 in the daily stars and stripes. The cartoon is one of those that can be de scribed in a single word and that word is weird. Comic polls in the Stales have cons Isiemay rated the far Side As the Best liked and most disliked comic in the paper. We realize it will not be for everybody bul for those of our readers who Are amused by the car Loon above you la be seeing More on March 1. For those who Are not amused by this kind of thing Calvin and hoboes starts in the daily paper on the same Day Gates who served As the Cia s Deputy director Dur ing the Iran Contra period won Praise for Candor i admitting the spy Agency had made mistakes and for acknowledging he had failed to be aggressive enough i reporting possibly improper activity. And some senators noted with approval gales repeated promises to steer inc Cia away from illegal or inappropriate intelligence activities in the future and to report quickly should he discover any have take place. The intelligence committee ended two Days of pub Lic hearings into inc qualifications of the 43-year-old career intelligence officer to succeed Casey 3, who resigned after undergoing surgery for a malignant brain tumor. Chairman David Boren d-okla., said the panel will hold at least one further session with the nominee in private next month to discuss classified matters. Gates answered questions patiently bul appeared mortified when he found he had been tripped up by a live microphone in the moments before the hearing began bul after microphones on the witness table had been turned on Gates joked to the photographers who surrounded him you can take this Job and shove  it was a joking remark and i should have covered the Mike with my  Gates said. I think that most unfortunate it was an off handed attempt to make a joke with the photographers or with somebody standing next to me As the hearing concluded Boren said the intense questioning had been part of a healthy process and Gates agreed with that. Sen. William Cohen r-mainc., the committee vice chairman said that Many of the nation s allies to of agric a orgy Canin Iriani ,. �. No in to an v Otto u Ratel cd auth Wihs Tivnon to h4wj eth raw pm both How 0 Kikoula of act oks. On. We a  of 1. Tetso pm t. 1bs3. To to of turf u 0fl dwt two efm world we ii. Aff Louw i Pond Truxtun l 4, i97uin �. I4s�. Wnm a Minn 9. 1977 a 20, 111 nil i of Jmmy Cotor � no la a m Oik 0" a Mac Swvick m Salt Artud in jew a. It a a a. In my actg rum Jin z. 1ht.cut Cut in kind 0 fran enl regard the big fuss Over the Iran Contra controversy As a disproportionate response to a trivial matter the Issue is ultimately the Rule of Law Cohen said adding that anything that causes in to be Short circuited or amputated undermines the glue that com cols our citizens to the Constitution this Agency which must operate in the dark must also operate within the Law Cohen said. Gates defended his action in guiding the preparation of Casey s earlier testimony. He called the testimony a fair statement of what we knew at the  governor picks conservatives for California supreme court Sacramento Calif. A gov. George Deukmejian on wednesday selected three new justices for the California supreme court heralding the end of a decade of Liberal dominance of the court. The nominations if confirmed by the state com Mission on judicial appointments would bring to five the number of supreme court appointments the re publican governor has made giving him a decisive majority on the seven member court. A hearing has been set for March 18. Duck Mician named John a. Argulles s9. Of Irvine David n. Eagleson 62, of Long Beach and Marcus m. Kaufman 57, of san Bernardino All state appeals court justices to the High court. Argulles and Eagleson had been appointed by Dukmejian to the appeals court Bench Kaufman had been named by than gov Ronald Reagan. In making these appointments i have turned a justices who arc known for their integrity balance intellectual capability and extensive Legal experience Deukmejian said in a statement. They arc held in great esteem not Only by their colleagues in the Legal profession but by a great Cross Section of Calico Means who arc familiar with their skills and  earlier Dukmejian appointed his former Law part Ner Malcolm Lucas As chief Justice and named Edward Panelli As an associate Justice. Duck Majian s selections follow voters rejection Las november of chief Justice Rose Bird and associate justices Cruz Reynoso and Joseph Grodin who were considered the most Liberal members of the court. The three critic izod by various prosecutor a and order and victims rights groups were appointed by former gov. Edmund Brownjr. In California the governor appoints justices to 12 year terms or to fill out the terms of justices who depart and they arc subject to being turned out of office by popular vote at the end of their terms. Res Faurand struck by aids score gets boost from official visitor fair Oaks Calif Dpi California s health director and a Large entourage dined wednesday nigh i at a formerly Chic French restaurant thai has lost much business since its former chef died of aids. Slate health services director Ken Khz or said his dinner party was held to show thai aids is nol casually transmitted and that people cannot gel the disease by eating in a restaurant whose employees Are suffering from the disease. Kizer s party included 30 department executive Sand news reporters who paid for their own meals at the Bon appetite which had been one of the area s most popular restaurants until its chef died of aids a department spokesman said. Sharon Vierra owner of the restaurant said that word of Kizer s plans had brought out Many other diners and that Bon Appel it was doing excellent business wednesday night we re glad they re supporting us said the restau rant s current chef Jim Turknett. A Tot of people weren t coming in Here because they thought the would get sick the chef said patronage at the restaurant took a tremendous drop because of an aids scare arising from published reports that its widely known chef of about five years ago. Herb Finger recently died of the disease. Turknett said the establishment which seals 100people, was attracting Only a couple of customers a night about two weeks ago. He said some area Resi dents May have mistakenly thought Finger was work ing there at the Lime of his fatal illness. After Finger left the restaurant was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. Bul even if he had been there the stricken chef could not have spread the deadly disease to restaurant customers through preparing their food Kiz Craid. Aids is not transmitted via casual social contacts such As dining in restaurants shaking hands or visiting with friends he said. Aids is Only transmitted by intimate Contact such As sexual Intercourse and sharing of Needles among intravenous drug