European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday March 9,1887 i soon Washington apr a Senaie com Mitlee investigating the Ifim Contra affair could vote within three weeks on immunity or former while House a John  Dexter who according thu published report maintains he twice Lou the presi Dent that iranian arms  for the nicaraguan rebels some members of the Senaie Selfert com Mittee tire pushing for a speedy i a on immunity for key figures in the Ilion but other senator say that Loo  congressional source said the ale panel is moving toward a decision one Way or the other on whether to eve immunity to Poindexter the former National Security adviser fired White House aide u. Col. Oliver North and perhaps North associate retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard  the source who spoke on condition of anonymity said in was too soon to say whether the necessary two thirds majority of committee members would vote for immunity. Meanwhile the Washington Post citing a Well placed Legal source said Pound eur or contends thai on two occasions in 1986,he told president Reagan thai the arms Sale to Iran were generating Money for the contras this source according to the Newspa-per1 sunday editions said Poindexter did not Teh the president of illegal diversion of the Money but did say that the funds contributed by Ibe iranians or israelis were aside Benefit of the arms sales. A dose Navy associate of  the newspaper did not identify said  Dexter in december told him his a tows followed the cram of  White House officials according to a source dose to the president quoted by a come of Senoye balloting called Unce Roii temperatures my quo Job Taru m let hakka Earis. N Upert Bluk i a � lutok41 to Ouilma non n onus Bli ass the Post anticipate that Poindexter Willay he had direction and authority directly or indirectly from Reagan and that the former Security adviser s testimony could damage the president s claim that he did not know of any diversion of funds from the arms sales to the  acc Klyr Poindexter s attorney declined to comment on the report late sat urday As did White House spokesman  Tower commission appointed by the president to investigate the ban Contr affair said it found no evidence to dispute Reagan s Contention hat he had no knowl to Floc diversion. Date select committee chairman sen Nouye a Hawaii is known to a Unity for key figures in the affair but Matt to avoid contentiousness Over the Assmand would like to have any Deci Sion be Jan Iyoub or near unanimous. Commilee attorneys Are drawing up Aplan for How Public hearings will be con ducted and 3d of that plan involves Deal ins with the immunity question the source said. Meanwhile the Mimitte s ranking re publican. Sen. Wajn Rudman of new Hampshire said throme a spokesman sat urday that financial records the committee staff obtained in Honda pfc and Miami Wilt help the panel in what Haw veome its Pri Mary task tracing them by Trail in t Iran Centre  Leader Adolfo i last week that the rebels1200,000 from an account c sources presumed to be the account used for payments front full for us. Weapons think we have a sense the extent of it Rudimar Al Button t have a sense of haunch it  i said he believes funds fun shed to the con-1ires from the arms a Esfand from other sources will turn out we a lot of   was growing that the National secs it Council operation i support of the my Deal s anti communist doctrine was  sap Stantial evidence Ofa much larger Naif Tiu i would simply have evolved Ftfe the diversion of up to is s million Delars from the Iran arms Rud i jink what will develop is that therein of a bit going on and it was Well fill How much i Don t know,"1 in related news rep. David Bonior � dam tilt 34 u Trao 119 m n a a mass Europe a weather Fatta nation dec no  committee Democrat sen. Howell Heohn of Obama said he could not go along with in immunity vote until the panel has Beetville to Bear and evaluate testimony fro Truhe three witnesses it Al ready has Agreci we need to kor Alcan you get the same or practically the ssh lie information that they the key Faber of Steps jul Munty to Ufa figure _ about  Chin said. The  has agreed to Grant 1m-North s former Secretary Fawn Robert Dutton a Secord business and to Edward de game who a Pennsylvania air transport serv r. Involved in the Contra resupply net  attorney and some key senators believe that granting immunity to Poindexter North and Secord would no jeopardize the criminal investigation of in dependent counsel Lawrence Walsh the congressional source said saturday. Among those sharing that belief Are Rudman an Heflin. We have to know will the ends of jus Tice be satisfied by a Grant of immunity. Knowing he won t go Scot free but that you might not get him on As egregious a crime Heflin Saido possible immunity Tor  emphasized he was not prejudging whether North had  said the formal court papers to to gators would have to wait at least 10 Day before interviewing the witnesses the Law says so the Speciale Unsel has time to As semble evidence to be used in a possible  of the push for immunity now comes because the select committees Hope to begin Public hearings in april and want to interview witnesses prior to dial time. I the immunity process consumes the full 30 Days the Law allows it the process Wouldhave to be set in motion soon to enable the panel to stick to that  another development a Telephone Pou conducted by the Gallup organization for Newsweek Magazine indicates presi Dent Reagan s televised speech on the Iren cont affair on wednesday apparently has not turned Public opinion  percent of the 759 people surveyed March s and 6 said the speech made them feel More confident in Reagan As a Leader while 25 percent said it made them feel less confident. Forty nine percent said it had no effect fifty nine percent of those questioned said when the investigations Are concluded they believe the president will turn out to have been More involved in the affair Thanh has said. Thirty percent said the investigations would not reveal he was More involved. . Military gets custody of no  is min ii i i a r _ _ Pirn d 34 a i w a for t n n Pran Mij by in 13.7ft i mtg so.  " Doit a. Naples Italy a 27-year-old army sergeant charged with the murder and sexual assault of a co worker has been a ii Kyj  Mannheim two boy scouts received the Eagle scout rank for their work in the Cobban England an Darmstadt Germany communities. Kennelh b. Baker 18, of troop 184,organized the preparation and painting of a three room Sacristy in the sacred heart Church in Cobham. He spent 100 hours on the project. Baker majors in general studies at Texas Aam in College  is the Eon of John and Linda Baker of Woking  a. Delaar 13, in August organized and ran the Darmstadt special olympics for exceptional family Mem  belongs to the Junior National Honor society and is the 7tb Grade Stu Dent Council class senator. He is the son of it. Col. Robert an Pauline Delaar. Turned Over to .  spokesman said saturday r sgt Walter constant assign to  army element of atom lied forces Southern Europe conf few i Naples has been in italian custody inc feb. 19. He is charged with  in the feb. 8 death of spec Constance Lavonne Painter 25, of , Coustant Painter s military sponsor1when she arrived at the command in de Cember of last year was initially de 2nd army div go Dies As vehicle overturns Crafe Woehr Germany a2nd army div fwd Soldier was kilted at approximately 6 15 . Friday when the vehicle he was driving overturned a division spokesman said  passengers in the vehicle were not  Soldier s name is being withheld until his family has been  cause of the Accident is being investigated. Laired by the Carabiniero according toll. Col. Frank Field spokesman for Southern european task Forte head quartered in Vincnza Italy. Field said the military asserted the right to jurisdiction which led italian authorities to relinquish custody of Coustant on saturday. The accused is being held at a military lpns on at Camp Darby near Pisa while military conducts its own i Vestiga Reid said. He described Rousu administrative specialist married native of new Orleans la. Would not comment on the Cir Cums takes surrounding the death of Painter nor on the investigation leading to cons tips arrest. Italian a papers have reported that Painter Induc Wiiiiam attended a party together on in Jiichi of the murder an that Painter Ihli Ingle Mother of an &. Month old girl Ter accepted a Ridehome from c Painter s gagged Busty was discover Eden her bedroom the nut morning. An autopsy revealed she hair been raped an strangled and Hud lost a Large amount of blood from a head wound