European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inst la stripes d 22 die at cold wave now paralyse Turkey Page 3 d malfunctions Troubleb-1 bombers Page 5 o italian teasing firm fight Navy Naples building plan Page 9 unofficial Public Iii Fri i Aimon rote11 vol. As no. 325 wednesday March 11, 1987 08603 a Walsh s authority challenged North attorney says probe unconstitutional Washington a an attorney for former while House aide Oliver North argued in court Mon Day thai investigators for the Independent counsel arc Ling without authority As a group of vigilantes in the Iran Contra affair attorney Barry Simon seeking to Block the investigation said the court appointed Independent counsel has unconstitutionally assumed a breathtaking Man Date to conduct a criminal investigation. Such Powers arc reserved under the Constitution for the executive ranch he said. Marine it. Col. North a Central figure in the investigation of Arm sales to Iran and possible diversion of profits to the Nicaragua contras sat behind Simon atthe defense table occasionally jotting Down notes. . District judge Harrington Parker took the ease under advisement after Oral arguments from Simon and from lawyers for Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh and the Justice of Walsh s attorneys Guy Strunc argued it would be an extraordinary and unusual thing for the court to enjoin an ongoing criminal investigation one that the president and attorney general said should proceed. In other Iran Contra developments monday the president s daughter called for the court mar continued on Page 28 cold wave ends Brief . Spring by the associated pro temperatures in some Pom of the nation were As much As so degrees Lowe monday compared to sunday when Spring like weather sent people to beaches and Parks. Blustery winds in Wisconsin buffeted pedestrians and caused erosion along the Lake Michigan Shore. A Strong High pressure system Center Dover Southern Manitoba was pushing cold air across much of the cation East of theoddes ending what had amounted to the premature Start of Spring Over a Large part of the United states. Temperatures were 40 to 50 degrees colder Over much of the great lakes Region and Northern portions of the Ohio Volley Early afternoon temperatures had fall sea Colo on Page 28 ferry disaster probe $ Taos million pledged planned to London a Britain. Announced that an admiralty judge head a Public inquiry into the ferry disaster off the belgian coast and pledged s1.6 million to a fund for bereaved families and survivors. Transport Secretary John Moore de scribing the planned investigation to the House of commons also thanked the belgian people for extraordinary Cour age efficiency and he Praise British Rescue workers who helped save hundreds of lives after the ferry Cap Ujj fifty three bodies have by ered since the Herald of capsized Friday night jibe Gium eighty one Tuple Are missing and believe a Dee Belgium gj0 i conducting an inquiry into has begun question and surviving passengers and Crew. Ore said the British by admiralty jut Barry i it will Betto investigate causes of this do Ter and to tall pos lessons agreed he said. Moore said that preliminary reports suggest that the cause was an in Rush of water through the Bow loading doors but Sheen that there was no evidence to suggest a fundamental fault in the ferry s design. or it is Joku 7 .""vj1 to r a a dmm feb .tir-,., Snow on the acropolis of photo youngster throw snowballs an a Hillside opposite the acropolis on monday after a record snowstorm hit Athens. Sub freezing temperature were the lowest re corded in the a Rcok Cut Pill in the lust 30 years schools and forcing airline cancellations. Set related Story on Page 3 ing evidence indicated that the loading doors were not closed prop Erly and the shipowners say the Crew Man responsible for shutting them is blaming lawyers for the crewman in ques Tion said monday he was not responsible for operation of the doors. Paul Ovington. Spokesman for ship owners Townsend Thor san said Sun. That the British company has a hat it the cause of the Accident do with the rushed in be cause there is in pc in the ship he said. But he add cot half the doors were open it is for the Pursh Buidry to decide whether that was the orgy " the weekly news of the world assistant Boatswain in charge of to see ferry on Page 28 rather joins picket line at lbs studios new York a lbs news an Chor Dan rather joined a picket line out Side the network s studios monday to show Solidarity with members of the writers Guild of America who Are on strike against lbs and Abc in a dispute Over Job was joined by a dozen on air personalities who walked the picket Lin and talked to several Hundred strikers and their supporters. A smaller Demon stration also was held outside Abc Stu Dios where Anchor Peter Jennings marched. Both rather and Jennings appear Don their regularly scheduled broadcasts monday evening. Neither mentioned the picketing and the networks did not run stories about the rally. I rather in an of cd column in tucs-1 May s new York times criticized lbs for last week s firing of More than 200 news employees including correspondents producers and camera operators. He did not comment on the strike but called the network a valuable Fortune 500 corporation whose Slock is setting new the cuts he said Means we will cover less news. We will go to fewer sea lbs on Page 23
