European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d army seeking bids for diva replacement Page 2 n to Radfan saves Roberts from deadline. Page 5 d Indiana edges leu in Mcaa play. Page 21 the  we Urmo itty Vii Artitie. Yutuc tic Tot tub . A mob Vot. 45, no. 337 monday March 23,. 1987 gripes d 8693 a Baker maintains aides testimony won t Hurt Reagan Washington a Wiilla. House chief of staff Howard Bacr voiced Confidence sunday Hal president Reagan has surmounted inc most serious Iran Contra revelations and said he doubts that any testimony by former Reagan aide wife change that. Baker said he assumes the affair is not Over but i m convinced inc president is telling the truth when Reagan denies having known about die diversion of arms Money to nicaraguan rebels. I be looked very hard since i be been there to see if there arc any other major new occurrences that the president ingoing to have to _. _. Deal with facts sur Point Rater rounding the Iran thing that have to be coped with and Haven t found any said Baker who be came chief or Stair at the end of february. Interviewed on Abc to s this week with David Brinkley Baker said. I m convinced thai we Are not Likely to have any big new devastating  even when former National Security adviser John m.  and former National Security Council Demy Oliver l North begin to talk. Ali arc has been recurring speculation that  recently reduced in rank from vice Admiral to rear Admiral is pre paring a defense on which he would maintain that he was acting at Reagan s Behest and that the president had Bee told of the diversion. There have been reports too that North fired last nov. 25. The same Day that Poindexter s Resig nation was announced would say he was Only following orders. Both North and  believe they were patriots carrying out Reagan policies in the interest of National Security the new York times quoted friends and associates of the pair As saying in an article published sunday. Reagan returning to the White House from Camp David md., sunday did no respond to questions about a . News & world report Story that said inc United Stales and Israel had been taken advantage of by Iran s revolutionary Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Sec Story Page 6. Baker said he Tell that Reagan went a Long Way toward re solving Public doubts about his leadership when he answered questions thursday night at his news Confer ence. A lot of people thought that he would get enmeshed in Contra North diction with his March 4 speech or other details of the Tower commission report Baker said and none of that  Bui sen. David born a Senate intelligence committee member said he thought Reagan possibly went too far i vehemently denying Hal he had been Jold that the iranian arms sales were hav ing a beneficial effect on the nicaraguan see Baker on Page 2b remembering Junco Concu Mph of challenger space shuttle commander Dick Scoter places Lowers on her husband s grave saturday at Arlington National cemetery in Arlington a. The gesture Lizik place Ufa r he dedication of n in Muriul la thi1 seven Crew Ortii mtg n pm died in i i Shults explosion. Music Man Robert Preston Dies at 68 Santa Barbara Calif. A Robert Preston the fast talking travel ing Salesman of the music Man died saturday of lung cancer. He was 66. Preston who had been ill for some time died at about 4 . At Sania bar Bara cottage Hospital nursing supervisor Lisa slower said. He had lung cancer and had been ill for several months said John Springer Preston s longtime publicist in a Tele phone interview from new York. Preston proved his gift for comedy in Broadway revivals of twentieth Cen Tury and the male animal before his biggest hit As the Slick tongued band instrument and uniform Salesman pro Fessor Harold Hill who breezed into River City in the stage production of the music Man promising to Start ,1 High school band. That role earned him a Tony and he 1962 film role. The movie was nominated for an Academy award for Best picture and won an Oscar for musical director Ray Hindorf. The music Man ran for 1,37 i performances on Broadway before in ing made into a Anvic. If you re going to do the film version of music Man you get Ilie besi a Anrold Hill or Sion said in a 1%i univ Nice with the associated i Russ As he prepared to do the movie version. At this late Date there s nobody who can do it Heller than i can. Tie rok1 is a part of me. Ami i m a part of the role the my Delili Willson show  see Preston on Payi 28 Weinberger warns Iron . Will keep Gulf open Washington a detente Secretary Caspar Weinberger warned Teh ran sunday Liml the United slates is ready to use Force to keep the i Mian Gulf open despite Iran s installation of new missile batteries along the strategic waterway we i think Are fully prepared 10 do what s Necess in to keep the shipping going and keep the Freedom of navigation available in  very jul waterway of the  Weinberger said on Abc s Metal the  the defense Secretary denied however that the United states was on the verge of a major military action against Iran. No no no. Not at All he said. Weare doing exactly what we do All the time in the event we Are  chinese Imide rockets that can Hiti Lups at far As 30 Miles Al sell have recently been spoiled inside Iran. . Military planners believe the mis Siles threaten the narrow Strait of Tor Muz the Only Entrance Minlu the Gulf from which much of the world s Petroleum Supply is shipped. As a result the  cd Stales i i been studying its military role in the area assessing whether Mure Jii Imil ships should he Wal to the Region Weinberger said. We luiu1 in he  Lorl Lui slut i ennui nuni is. Uli Nevi r i ii Nuiya Hapip lie Vul. Ii1 it is Vii thai Ilie pres Jenl Luse ill of Ihl unions aviiiliihk1. A Wall in in Jln  Tik pics Iceni  up in us. .111 thus far we have  Taishi k ill or Ali in the i i i Mill a ill. In see Gulf on  2s