European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes Friday March Al. 1987 Reagan accepts r continued irom Page 1 speech window  ail this ii the fourth meeting the president has had with the american people and he has. Yet to stale what happened Leahy said. In his 10-Minule, nationally broadcast address Reagan said a few month Sago i told the american people 1 did not Trade arms for hostages. My heart Andy Besl intentions still Tell me thai is True but inc facts and the evidence Tel me it is  once again Reagan said he did know in Advance about the diversion of arms proceeds to the nicaraguan rebel seven though a president i cannot escape  he noted that the Tower panel was unable to determine what happened to All the Money Gener ated by the arms Sale and said the facts Here will be left to the continuing investigations by Congress and an Independent  defended his management style for its Success in the past and said i m Tak ing action on personnel and National Security policy. Reagan lauded his recent appointees and said he has fold his advisers i expect a Covert policy thai if americans saw in on the front Page of heir newspaper they d say that makes tense addressing the families of american hostages in Lebanon Reagan said behave not Given up. We never will. And 1 Promise you Well use every legitimate Means to free your loved ones from Cap  speech was widely believed to be a crucial step in the while House drive to repair political damage caused by the affair. Two earlier speeches failed to end the controversy or Haft the drop in Rea Gan s popularity in the  echoed the Tower commission in saying he did not question his aide enough about the specifics of the Iran  the Tower Board reported Rea. Gan said what began As a strategic opening to Iran deteriorated in its implementation into trading arms for hos tages. This runs counter to my own beliefs to administration policy and to the original strategy we had in mind there Are reasons Why it happened but no excuses ii was a  was t Clear if this statement would satisfy some leaders of both political Par ties who had urged that Reagan frankly state he d made a mistake in Selling Armsto Iran Reagan has said before that mis takes were made but not that he committed any of them. Former sen John Tower a Texas who headed the panel that investigated the Iran affair interpreted Reagan � re Marks As constituting a direct admission of error a Man is never More credible than when he admits to a mistake and this the president has very manfully one tonight he said.  directly admitted to mistake himself saying now what should happen when you nuke a mistakes this you Lake your knocks you learn your lessons and then you move on he also said you know by tic time you reach my age you be made pm wife of for errors mistakes if you be lived your life prop erty. So you learn. You put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change. You go Forward looking Back Over the iranian Initia Tive Reagan said one thing still upset Ting me however it thai no one Kep proper record of meeting or decisions. This led to my failure to recollect whether i approved an arms shipment before or after the fact i did approve in Reagan did. I just can t say specifically  assured there s plenty of record keeping now a Tigon at 1600 Pennsylva Nia avenue.". Reagan said he intended i opening to Iran As a Way to develop relations with those who might succeed the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It s Clear. That 1 let my personal concern for the hostages spill or into the geopolitical strategy Reagan said. I asked so Many questions about the hostages welfare that t did t ask enough about the specifics of the total Iran  reactions mixed in Europe Over Reagan speech London a West european Media thursday portrayed president Reagan s speech As an admission he blundered Over Iran arms sales but the soviet Tass news Agency said the address was full of contradict  sceptical soviet reaction contrasted with the More sympathetic response of Western Media which highlighted that Reagan made As one Swiss paper called it a Semi confession rather than questioning his veracity British National newspapers mannered the speech under headlines such As the times of London s Rea Gan owns up to mistakes Over Iran arms and the London evening Standard s he s of the  the speech came too late for Many european news papers but it dominated morning radio and television news  foreign ministries refused immediate com ment. British and French officials said they would not Shultz disputes panel s finding Shanghai China a Secretary of slate Georg Shultz thursday disputed a Tower commission finding that he tried to distance himself from knowing about the1sale of arms to Iran in order to keep a clean record. I do not agree that my actions were designed some How or another to make a record to protect myself Shultz said. I Don t operate that  Tower report said National Security Council members such As Shultz and defense Secretary Caspa Weinberger May be somewhat excused by National Security Council staff members failure to keep the fully informed. However the report said Secretary Shultz and Secretary Weinberger in particular distanced themselves from the March of events Secretary Shultz specifically requested to be informed Only As necessary to perform Himiob they simply distanced themselves from the pro Gram. They protected the record As to their own positions on this Issue. They were not energetic in attempt ing to protect the  Shultz told Western reporters in Shanghai that he was misled by members of the National Security Council staff who knew about the sales. Weinberger angrily denounced the Tower commis Sion report asserting in an interview published thurs Day that he had fought the iranian arms Deal after being Kepi out of meetings. The commission s claim that he and Shultz sat by passively and Iet Down president Reagan was unjustified and unwarranted and not supported by any Evi Dence Weinberger told the Baltimore Sun. Weinberger who has called inc arms Deal absurd insisted wednesday he had done All he could to oppose it. He told the newspaper he has stood by that Asser Tion repeatedly and to the Point of giving offence within Trie  were a lot of miss yemenis made and a Tot of systematic exclusion of both George Shultz and me and that s because people did t want opposing views presented in various meetings Weinberger said. Be commenting on what they regarded As an american Domestic matter. Tass said Reagan s speech abounded in contradictory statements. For instance he said that he was silent Over Iran Gate for which he has paid a Price. But everybody remembers Well that Reagan has made a special statement on Ira Gate in which development were spelled out to put it mildly inaccurately the new Agency said. State run radio Moscow said Reagan s speech Wasan attempt to restore americans1 weakened Trust in their Leader adding he admitted a mistake that boiled Down to an arms for hostages  the radio noted without comment that Reagan de Nied knowing about the Transfer of arms sales proceeds to Contra rebels fighting the soviet backed govern ment of Nicaragua but it said polls showed Roost americans believed Reagan was withholding the whole truth about the Iran Centra  Bonn a German government source speaking on condition of anonymity described the speech at pow Erful i. We have always expressed the Hope that Reagan would quickly overcome this Domestic political crisis and rediscover his policy making strength the source added in Switzerland the Independent Tribune de Genev newspaper said if Reagan followed hit tem Confes idiom of with action he could still regain a bit of  but one also has the definite impression that the americans have become less ready to Grant Ronald Reagan toe Benefit of doubt the afternoon newspaper said. The East German news Agency adn Laid Reagan had taken responsibility for the illegal actions of Bis  insurance from Page 1 Exchange rate of 1.82.collision coverage should be purchased on cars Worth 14,000 or $5,000 or More Hermann recommended. The Cost of the car warrants it he said but leave that decision up to the  some people Are deciding to buy used can instead of new cars which Are much less expensive to insure. Figures show that customers Are insuring More older cars and smaller cars and premiums Are going Down Lang  a year of coverage for a new car the cheapest i could find was $900," said tech. Sgt. Al Goldbom of the622nd tac control flight at Sembach a Germany. He bought a new car and a used car three years ago. If i Nill had the new car cd probably be ,800 a year he said. Godbout wrecked the new car shortly after tie arrived. He still has the used car which he shares with i j  the used one it s the same As it s always been 70 Mark $39 a month he  a lieutenant colonel insured with the United service automobile association was stunned when he went to renew his coverage on two used can. I said this must be an error to go thit High thesty inf div officer from bad Kre Ionah said. He coven two used cars through usaa which provides insurance to military officer of All service.1 it was about j670 in 1985," he said. "1 even Hammy High school senior insured but Here that does t tend your rates out of tight. Instead the Exchange rate did. He now pays about $970. I did t change anything and i have no Acci dents he said. Spy from Page 1 shortly before her husband s  Sal with her head bowed wiping tears from her eyes with a paper handkerchief during most of the proceedings. Her husband Sal impassively across the defense table from  imposed sentence on both Pollard and his wife at the end of a three hour hearing. Pollard stood with his Arm around his sobbing wife who placed her head momentarily on his  slumped to the floor screaming after each sentence was , her screams from a holding cell could be heard by reporters still standing in the courtroom. Two nurses were ushered into toe holding area. Robinson ordered Henderson Pollard who had been free on Bond to begin her sentence immediately. Pollard has been in custody since his arrest. Though Pollard will be eligible for parole in 10years, . Attorney Joseph Digenova said it s highly unlikely he Wilt Ever see the Light of  attorney Richard Sibcy said there is no evidence that any information that or. Pollard give to Israel was Given to the enemies of the United  outside the Federal courthouse Digenova said the judge had obviously ignored defense Pooh pooling of government arguments that Pollard s spying had seriously damaged National Security. Asked about the nature of Israel s cooperation in the investigation Digenova replied  la i affidavit filed wednesday defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said it is difficult for me even in the so called year of the spy to conceive of a greater harm to National Security than that caused by the defendant in View of the breadth the critical importance to the United states and the High sensitivity of the information he sold to  pleaded guilty last june 4 to Selling top secret intelligence that included satellite photos and data on soviet weaponry and ship movements. Pollard s wife entered her guilty plea the same Day