European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Csc plan to get Row data revealed Aba backed off after arms request Washington i i a White House official has acknowledged he approved he issuing of govern men credentials 10 a private group in 1983 so it could clandestinely enter Laos to search for americans who might be held prisoners of War. The National Security Council s plan to use private individuals for intelligence gathering in Southeast Asia predated by nearly two years a similar operation in Iran thai has been sharply criticized by investigators. Csc official Richard Childress Friday said he consented la a plan never carried out to furnish drug enforcement administration credentials to group members so they could travel freely in Thailand before entering Laos. The private group headed by John la Boutillier a new York Republican congressman from Piso to 19s2, was to search for . Military men who might have been held captive since the Vietnam War. Child ecu said he informed William Clark then National Security adviser of the proposed Laos operation shortly before a planning session in the fall of 1983. Clark who served in that position from february i9s2 to november 1983, encouraged him to proceed with the session Childress said. Francis Mullen the Dea administrator at the Lime who also approved the plan said his Agency started processing credential Tor Lubou Lillior s group in late 1983 but backed off when the former congressman asked the Dea far help in obtaining guns and Field radios. Mullen said he walked because he believed such involvement would exceed the drug Agency s proper role. He said he agreed to  s initial proposal Only after the former congressman consented to also try to identify zones where drag crops were being grown in Thailand. Leboutillier said he hoped the drug Agency credentials which would have established that the bearer had an affiliation with the Dea but hut As an agent would persuade thai Border officials to allow members of his group into labs. He said the thai based staff of his Skyhook ii organization consists of about 20 members who try to obtain information about american flows the Leboutillier plan was mentioned in a Tetter to the Tower commission which recently investigated Csc procedures in Selling arms to Iran and the Nicara Guan rebels. The Tower commission and the Senate intelligence committee have criticized the National Security Council for relying on a private network to collect intelligence about Iran in 1485 and 1986. The pane is said the operation was amateurish and led to possible abuses of policy and Law. Childress an army colonel in charge of asian affairs at the Csc said he was aware of the drawback of using the private group but went ahead anyway be cause of a shortage of . Intelligence agents and a desire to keep Leboutillier from acting unilaterally. He said it is still Reagan administration policy to give serious consideration to private proposals for intelligence gathering about american pos in South East Asia a Pentagon task Force concluded in october that there is a Strong possibility americans Are being held captive in Vietnam or Laos. The conclusions of the task Force headed by retired it Gen. Eugene tight have been disavowed by the defense department. The . Government s official position is that while there is no proof american pos arc a ivc in Southeast Asia the possibility cannot be ignored. I says live sighting reports receive and will continue to receive necessary priority and resources based on the Assumption that at least some americans arc still being held  Coli Fornix off idols puzzled by shooting of sea Lions san Francisco a since Jan. Uary at least 10 California sea Lions have been shot and environmentalists Are wondering when her the killings Are the work of a Lone Lunatic or a group of frustrated fishermen. It could be  said Mary Jan Schramm of the California Marine mammal Center in Sausalito. It could just be some Yahoo Lunatic out there with a gun or a  the dead mammals have turned up Allaround the Bay in Sausalito off san our tin the Marin headlands san Francisco the Shore of the Alameda air station. Baker Beach Crissy Field an Emeryville. An adult male Harbor Seal found Friday at Muir Beach had been decapitated. Al though the Marine mammals Are protected by Federal Law commercial fishermen wit proper permits can legally kill sea Lions that cat their catch and tear up their nets. Bui each shooting must be reported said Dan Seagars. A biologist with the department of fish and game in los Angeles. It s cause for concern and we re looking into the occurrences Scalars said of the 10 shootings. But it s not an unusually High  but or. Ray Citer a Sausalito Veteri Narian who has performed necropsy is an the sea Lions noted that in All of 1985,Only six sea Lions were shot. In the past five years a total of 70 dead animals washed ashore half of which were shot he said. There Are about 90.000 California sea Lions along the state s coast said Steve Meyer a special agent with he National Marine fisheries service in Monterey. The carcass of a slam sea than that washed ashore lies an he Beach near san Francisco s Gulden Gale Bridger. M photo no wife think babies Are out of this world by Connie Dickey staff writer when spec j Bridge tic and staff sol. Edward Hardy Reali de they weren t going to make it to the Hospital they pulled into the Esso station on autobahn b and delivered their baby girl. But neither Uranius Hardy s name nor her entry into this world is unusual in tie Mirdy household. Her sister. Venus was delivered by Dij at Home four years a of. The hard Xhu Liu in Mainas Clait were playing cards with neighbors about 7 30 . Saturday � Hen Uridge Etc went into labor. They started toward the army regional medical Center in Frankfurt but they decided to go into Ascha Tinburg when Bridget to said she could t make it. Edward said monday. They pulled into the Esso station when she realised she could t make it to Ascha Fli Burg either. A Friend Riding Riih them. Set. Garland Wilson go tout to Call an ambulance. I climbed into the Back where my wife was and inc baby was coming Edward said. The ambulance got Here about 8 20, and the baby was already 10 minutes  Wilson got blankets and a Pillow from somewhere but it All happened so fast 1 did t have time to thin about anything else much less where the blankets and Pillow came from Edward assigned to he co 4th in 66th Armor in a Schaffenburg. Said he knew what to do because he also delivered Venus while stationed in sch Winlun we went to the Hospital and we were sent Home because in was t  he said. The baby divided to come while we acre at Home and i had to deliver her. That s who i knew what  Bridgeite assigned to 77ih maim co in Babenhausen. Was in a German hos Pital in Ait Hattenburg monday and 6-Pound. 14-Ouncc Uranius was in the Ibi Hufh Kinder Linik. Both Mother and daughter who was due March 7. Are doing Fine. Edward said. The hard wanted to give their children names Mil h slu1  Ward said. And if we Ever one another Chim. In will be named after u Iii Lehni fro the solar Stem he did