European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 7, 19b7 the stars and stripes Pagas Reagan very much in control brother says Washington a president Reagan told that his brother believe he arranged the diversion of profits front the Iran arms sates to the Central said thursday ill skin Reagan made he comment to journalist allowed to watch the opening of a session with conservative Republican senators. A Neil Reagan said in a published interview that he believes Congress refusal to approve Aid Tor the nicaraguan rebels prompted the president to my brother said that Reagan responded with Alook of wonder when told of Neil Reagan s com. Merits. Nell Reagan said he thinks thai the Iran Centra affair was the result of frustration on his brother s part but that the president is very much in control of the government when told by a journalist that Neil Reagan Laid he thought the president had arranged the diversion because nil brother believes there smore than one Way to Ikin a Reagan shot Back i let Lin the group erupted in laugh Ter. Ana Reagan chuckled along with Hli guests in his speech wednesday night on the Iran Contra affair the president said he knew nothing of the skimming of Nell Reagan profits from the arms Aleithe president s brother a 78-year-old retired advertising executive made his comments to the Citi zen a weekly san Diego newspaper that published the Story wednesday. He went to Congress and asked Congress for the Money and was turned Down. So knowing this i bet he just went Back to his office and said there a More than one Way to skin a cat. Get a hold of those Guys Down in Iran and see if they want some Arma ments then he was under no obligation to go to anyone and say can i have a couple of Bucks forthe contras Neil Reagan was quoted Ai saying. The brother also said he does t think the presi Dent is concerned about the criticism Over his handling of Fth Iran Contra affair i know him Well enough to know that he s no there chewing his fingernails off Reagan said. I guarantee you that i m doing More worrying about paying the next income lax payment than he is worrying about what is going on in Washington. When they say he is forgetful. I bet he is forgetful on everything he wants to be forgetful about he Neil Reagan said he has not talked to the presi Dent about recent events. Para Dyne to pay $9.3 million to Settle lawsuit Largo Fla. Up paradynecorp., a computer company accused of defrauding the . Government agree thursday to pay $1.2 million in fines and $8. 25 million in class action civil damages to Settle a 1965 Federal lawsuit the company pleaded guilty to on count of conspiracy and the government dropped seven charges involving fraud false statements and bribery against eight Para Dyne employees. Robert Wiggins president chairman and chief executive resigned As part of the Deal. He was replaced As president and chief executive by Jerry Kendall former executive vice president Pau Ferri a director was elected chairman this agreement neither admits no proves that the government was defrauded by the company or any individual said James Slattery of Para Dyne the Overall settlement which includes the lifting of the government sus pension and the dismissal of the Federal civil false claims suit was an outgrowth of lengthy negotiations with the its. At Torney s office in Tampa he said. Para Dyne was charged in december1985 with defrauding the social Security administration on 185.7 million in con tracts awarded in 1981, for computer terminals and lost $38,5 million on sales of $261.1 million in 1986. Its Legal expense were nearly $13 million in 1986. The company which designs makes and Sells computer equipment and data processing networks has spent $18 Mil lion on Legal costs since the suit was filed. The settlement allows the Compa nylo resume government work. Kendall said the company is please to end its Legal problems and return to Normal business operations. The marketplace continues to be sluggish. Therefore we do not expect Tobe profitable in the first Quarter. We arc however optimistic about the Outlook for the year and look Forward to getting on with our business he indictment said Para Dyne submitted false statements during bidding and negotiations on the contract and accused inc company of bribing Public officials to get the work. Desertion charge baffles Man who failed Eye test san Antonio Texas a a Man who quit his Reserve officer training program saying the air Force broke its Promise to Tram him As a Pilot is being Heldon desertion charges. Andrew Jackson Woodrick 27, says be was disqualified for flight training because he failed a test for Colo blindness Woodick has been confined to a Small room at Lackland fab since dec. 1, his Case pending before the supreme court. His court martial has been postponed indefinitely. Right now i live in such a Day to Day existence where each Day 1 Hope something will change Wood Rick said. Other people have similar problems like this and probably can t do Woodrick who has never been on Active duty an refuses to receive military pay claims he is not a Mem Ber of the armed forces tie has sued military official for $10 million "1 Don t think they Are interested in me As personnel for the military. I flunk they re strictly interested in protecting a contract Law and punishing me Sai Woodrick i think there Are others who have similar problems like me but can t do anything about officials decline to discuss the Case because it is in litigation said it. Col. Robert a. Gibson alack and spokesman. Woodrick s Steps toward becoming an air Force Pilot began in april 1980 when he passed a test for Colo blindness at Memphis state University. The test was administered by a naval physician and was arranged by Reserve office training corps officials a Memphis state he said. In 1981, Woodrick signed a six year Roth contract after being assured he was medically qualified for Pilot training. But a year later he failed another and was declared unfit to receive Pilot training. In 1983, he slopped attending his Roth classes saying the contract called for him to be trained As a Pilot and he did t want to do anything else in the military the air Force declared him an enlisted Man in may1984. Woodrick refused an order to report for two years of Active March 1985. Police arrested him at his Nashville Home and brought him to Lackland where he was charged with desertion. He hired lawyer John eco Nora Idy a former military prosecutor who had represented other officers and enlisted men in similar circumstance in june 1985 a . District judge granted Wood Rick s request thai the military no longer had a jurisdiction in the matter but in october the ill . Circuit court of appeals reversed that ruling. Economidy filed the Appeal with the . Supreme court. After the . District court ruling. Woodrick said he went Home to Nashville but returned to Lackland voluntarily in december hoping the controversy would be cleared up quickly. I think they Are digging in their heels for two Rea sons Economidy said no i to get some Law on the books in their favor. No. 2, this $10 million lawsuit snot against the United slates or the air Force. It is against the military officers , still a business management student at Memphis slate says the bureaucracy in which he is snarled puzzles him. I think pan of my problem has been my naive vie of these proceedings thinking someone would Correct it Woodrick said. The air Force has a lot More Money but it s just me and my attorney on this Side. We have to keep pm plans to put air bags in some 1990 Model cars Detroit a general motorscorp., the nation s largest automaker plans to put air bags on the Driver s Side of500,000 cars in 1990 and on nearly 3 Mil lion cars during 1992 production a chairman Roger Smith said thursday. The announcement followed a similar one made by Ford motor co. A month ago Ifor
