European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Greece agrees to to Aliease Athens Greece us l Greece and inc United Stales have reached an agreement on the continued operations of voice of Anu Rich relay stations in Greece. An announcement issued saturday by inc Genera secretarial of press end in formation said. The two delegations have reached. An agreed text which will be submitted to both governments for approval the agreement Wilt be signed after its approval at time to be set through diplomatic channels the announcement  did not give any details on the Content of he agreement. _ the last round of negotiations started in Athens on feb. 16-three rounds were also held in 1985. But were inconclusive. According to diplomatic sources the United states which has operated via relay stations since 1952 on a 25-year agreement had asked for a 25-year or at least a 15-year Extension. A Long term agreement reached in 1978 wifi the then ruling conservative government was never ratified. Since then operations continued on annual extensions. Negotiations had been inconclusive Mccau Woof Strong reaction within the cabinetry its left Wing members Politi Cal sources said. Last month prime minister Andreas Papandreou rid his Cabinet of some of its leftist members including Akis Tsa Hatzopoulos minister to the prime my ister s Pafk. Control of Greece s radio and Tele vision nations fell under his jurisdiction. Voa operates two relay stations in Greece. One described As one of the three largest overseas covers an area of 2.000 acres. Every month it broadcasts More than 5,200 hours of programming in is languages and dialects. Its target areas include Central Europe Central and South Asia the Middle East and Africa. The second station is on inc Island of Rhodes and is beamed primarily to the Middle East. French trailer Home fire kills Mother 8 children sources France a a fire that apparently began when a Candle set curtains ablate swept through a trailer Home saturday killing a woman and eight of her children authorities said police said he lire broke out at about 3 . In the trailer Home outside con arc Shauli. A Village 35 Miles North of courses in Centra France. Catherine Muller 3d. And eight of her children ranging in age from i to ii were killed police reported. Her Hus band. Mario was sleeping in a nearby Van with another of the couple s Chil Dren. He was awakened by the Blaze but was Only Able to save one daughter an 8 Jear old girl. She was treated for Burns at a Hospital in Bourges. Monday March 2, 1987 the stars and stripes. Page 3 a photo former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarland and his wife Jonda sit with Back Home after hospitalization their dog Ginger Friday in their Bethesda my Home. Mcfarlane has returned Home after  for Nhul officials termed u suicide attempt. North May have used code machines illegally during Contra arms intrigue Washington up it. Col. Oliver North May have violated nation Al Security Agency regulations in provid ing private citizens an encryption device for sending him coded messages about their efforts to funnel arms to Nicara Guan rebels government sources said Friday. The Tower commission report revealed that in coordinating a sophisticated Covert Effort to Aid the Contra re Bels North passed message coding machines to retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard Accord a Leader of the private network and to a Cia station chief in Costa Rica. It said North later received at least 36 of the coded messages enabling him to coordinate arms drops to the contras in Nicaragua Monitor weapons Levels and manage budgets for the Covert War against the sandinista government. Sources familiar with the panel s in Quiry said the Asa which provided North with 15 of inc encryption devices in Early i486 for his anti terrorist duties bars Transfer of the devices to private citizens. A spokeswoman for the Asa declined Friday to discuss inc Agency s regulations or any of the disclosures in the Tower report. A lawyer for North declined to com ment. The commission s nearly 300-Page re port released thursday also provided new details about the role of North a former National Security Council aide in assisting the private Contra Aid net work by raising Money locating arms and ensuring that the weapons reached the rebels. The report said North managed the tiniest details of the operation setting up a series of non profit organizations to raise millions of dollars from private do nors to finance an Arsenal of planes boats vehicles leased houses and munitions. Many of the operations were funded through Swiss Bank accounts possibly with some of nearly $20 million in profits from . Arms sates to Iran it said. North dubbed the operation project democracy or prod pm in coded computer messages to former National Security adviser John . And wrote in a july 15. I9s6, memo that it had amassed s4.5 million in assets. North also worked with retired army maj. Gen. John Singlaub to raise funds for inc contras from two foreign govern ments the report said. The report showed North received constant encouragement far his pro con Ira activities from National Security advisers Robert Mcfarland and his Succes Sor . Mcfarland denied to Congress in 19s5 that the Csc was As sisting the contras and after North is sued a similar denial in 1986, poin cuter told him in a memo Well  for iwo years beginning in october 1984, Congress had Banc of official . Aid to the rebels. The report indicates that Mcfarlane and to a greater degree  kept North s pro Contra activities shrouded in secrecy. On May 13. 1986. I Oindexter cautioned North in a memo from now on. Don t want you to talk 10 anybody else including Cia director William Casey except me about any of your operational  Gorbachev urges scientist to end hunger strike Washington up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has sent a message to an american phys Rist urging him to end a hunger strike the activist began m september to Call for nuclear disarmament the soviet embassy said Friday. Gorbachev commended or. Charles Hyder a for Mer astrophysics instructor at the University of new Mexico for his courageous actions and willingness p in to accept an act of self sacrifice in the name of Stop Ping the nuclear arms  the soviet embassy re leased the text of Gorbachev s message the Leader s response to a letter he Der gave soviet charge d affaires Oleg Sokolov during an embassy meet ing thursday. Your voice in defense of humanity s self pc Scriva lion has been heard by millions of people including in the soviet Union. Your spiritual strength is needed to continue inc struggle for preventing a nuclear catastrophe Gorbachev wrote. For this reason we urge you to Stop your hunger  Hyder makes regular appearances in  civic Square across Pennsylvania Avenue from the while House holding a sign saying Kausing  he began his fast sept. 23, when i weighed about 310 pounds and has lost about i so pounds