European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a aids vaccine ready for human testing Page 4 d House panel cuts Reagan defense budget Page s g armed forces basketball championships Page 25  unofficial Ful Littion Pok t vol. 45, no. 335 saturday March 21, 1987 i Tju d 8693 a Rqn arms policy backfired same Road but Contra a do Eggan Sas Washington a president Reagan conceded thursday night thai his iranian policy had turned into alarms for hostages arrangement and said. I would not go Down that same Road at his first news conference in four months Reagan said anew he was unaware until last november that profits from the arms sales had apparently been funny cd to Contra rebels in  said he still does t know what happened to the Money Reagan said he had been aware that private groups were providing assistance to the rebels. But he also said he believe they violated no Law adding it is absolutely vital that we not Back away from this cause. At a question and answer session dominated by the Iran Contra of Reagan also said that vice George Bush had not Tion to the Iran policy the vice  thai key officials knew i Tuyfle harboured certain res creations soul certain aspects of the policy froom meals taped previously  on lbs after the news conference. Bush said he would t by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington congressional budget culling will once again Brce the Navy to permit about 3.000 sailors and 50 officers 10 leave the service up to f " Days Early. " congressional Fandi Ftp offs for the fiscal year in he to. Pay account Force Njoni Limson of programs to meet Jeiry constraints a Navy release mind  to  Bui it would be one Shoptan of want la know what the result is Ihan Wimch on he said. The president also said he deliberately lied to the Public alth3___he admitted to a  at his tour news conference in november about israeli involvement in the affair. I m not going to Tell falsehoods to american people. I la leave others he said he told one  sometime All you knew wad fat i told you about the Stair. As Tor the inns for Host secs finding the Tower commission said thai it was t until id the report thai he could see it was going on and thai the policy had become totally arms for  so i Don t see where i could say now that in t what it degenerated into said Reagan who says he opened talks with iranians in Hopes of establishing tie with moderate elements within the re Gime. Reagan said he continues to explore every possible Avenue for winning Thesee Reagan on Page 23