European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes German wine tests 87. Stripes Magazine q House vote on go Bill pages d armed forces basketball Page 19 d today s Dollar buys 1.82 Marks Page 23 ripes Stu Thomies unofficial Pili Catlin foil Tim . Armed Fokett vol. 45. No. 333 thursday March 19, 19b7 in pc 0 8693 a panes agree to give immunity to Poindexter Washington api congressional committees investigating the fran con Ira affair agreed wednesday to Grant limited immunity to former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter but arc delaying his Public testimony until june. The agreement Between the congressional panels and the government s Spe Cial prosecutor which also could Lead to limited immunity Tor former National Security Council aide Oliver a North was approved at closed door meetings of the House and Senate committees their chairmen said the panels announced Lawrence Walsh the Independent counsel also had agreed to the plan. Sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii and rep. Lee Hamilton. D-ind., also announced their committees had voted to hold All hearings jointly and to meld inc staffs of the two panels into a single unit to expedite hearings to provide for bet Ter coordination in the remaining phases of inc investigation and to avoid what Inouye called the agreement Calls for dividing lie Public hearings which Wilt begin May 5, into three phases the first on military Aid to the contras the second on arms sales to Iran and the third on the ques Tion of assignment of Hamilton said. Rep. Dick Cheney r-wyo., the rank ing minority member on inc House panel called the agreement to cooperate virtually an unprecedented agreement see immunity on Page 24 Deaver bid to Block indictment rejected Washington a chief jus Tice William Rochn Truisi wednesday re Jec cd an emergency request by Michael Deaver aimed at preventing a criminal indictment against he former White House aide. Lawyers for Deaver asked Rich Nuisl on tuesday to Block Independent coun Sel Whitney North Seymour or. From seeking a grand jury vote on whether to indict Deaver for perjury. They asked that no action be taken while the Washington lobbyist pursues his claim that the Independent counsel s office is unconstitutional. In a Brief order wednesday Rehn quist turned Down the request. He said Deaver had not proved his Case merits such a stay Rich Nuisl handles for the High court All emergency requests involving cases from the District of Columbia. Seymour is free to seek the indict ment although Deaver s lawyers have inc option to ask any other supreme court Justice for emergency help. Such requests rarely Are granted. Seymour announced feb. 25 he was ready to seek a vote on four perjury counts against Deaver. But he s been blocked from doing so by emergency or Dere first by . District judge Thomas pc fled Jackson and then by the Appel late panel. A new order was requested from Rich Nuisl after appellate panel circuit judges Laurence Silberman Stephen Williams and Douglas Ginsburg Dis solved i hair emergency stay in a one Page order tuesday. Jackson negated his order last week. The appellate panel said a Caver s Case constitutes an impermissible pre Emp see Deaver on Page 24 soviets in the Rose Garden a photo Al � while House . President greets inc Crew unlit soviet cargo ship that Sank Iff the East const lust thursday the it Nuny in the Rote Garden us in Honor Tif the . Coast guard Crew who Rescue ill soil to Crew members. Al left is transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole. Amonjr those Reagan is race Tut Are soviet chanic d affaires Olej Sokoto with Ali Sci and standing be Side soft Olav the Captain us he Sutull ship Vladimir Khz Urosev set Story related photo on Page 9. Military Academy bombing kills 4 in Philippines Manila Philippines. A a bomb blast wednesday killed four people at the nation s military Academy hours after communist rebels ambushed a military patrol killing 19 sold Ives the armed forces said. Defense department spokesman de Pangilinan said the explosion occurred in a grandstand at the Philippines military Academy during rehearsals for Sun Day s graduation ceremonies at which president Cora Zon Aquino is to speak. It. Anselmo Cabin Gan an armed forces spokes Man said one civilian a colonel and two enlisted men were killed in he blast. Thirty san people were wounded including 13 officers. Ii enlisted Man and 13 civilians. Many of the injured were seriously Hurt said it. Gregono Catapang. Aide to Academy superintendent Brig. Gen. Rodolfo blazon. Guards sealed off the sprawling Hillside Campus and refused to allow reporters inside. No group claimed responsibility. But suspicion full on rebels of inc communist new people s army who vowed to step up attacks on military and government facilities after peace talks collapsed in january and a 60-Day nationwide cease fire expired feb. 8. About 200 rebels ambushed a miliary patrol late tuesday As it was returning to Rump Jiuu mile in ugh of Manila killing 19 soldiers und wounding seven the armed forces Southern command announced wednesday. Most of the casual Lii s occurred when in immoral sea bombing on Page 24 is All Europe basketball teams sports Page 17
