European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 1, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 n role in i a n Deal upheld Gao defends Sale of arms through Cia Washington int the Pentagon did not act improperly when it sold arms to the Central intelligence Agency without informing Congress that the weapons would be retold to Iran congressional watchdog Agency said in a report issued monday. The Agency the general accounting office lit a report to the Senate select committee investigating the  sates to Iran and the possible diversion of Tome profit to the nicaraguan rebels said de sense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger was not bound by Law to report the  sales to Congress. The report by the Agency which fld Visei Congress on matters or government management is the first Independent re View to conclude that the Pentagon was justified in claiming that its role in the Iran initiative was handled correctly. The report was issued a month after a presidential commission headed by for mar sen. John Tower criticized the Pentagon for not doing enough to Stop the arms shipments to Iran. The general accounting office report did not absolve the Reagan administration however. The report said president Reagan s january 1986 finding that put the arms sales into motion shifted any responsibility Tor congressional notification from the agencies to the presi  the report did not mention whether the actions of the Cia had been proper. Under Federal Law intelligence agencies including the Cia arc also required under certain circumstances to notify Congress of weapons sales monday s report supported Weinberg or s method of distancing himself from the arms sales which he has said he opposed. Reagan overrode Weinberger s objections and signed he directive in january 1986 approving the Covert arms sales to Iran. The defense Secretary then insisted that the Pentagon s role be limited to Selling the weapons to the Cia which then sold them to Iran As a result the Pentagon did not have to notify Congress of the sales. The Cao report said Weinberger acted correctly in using the Cia As a middleman. It appeared to lift lingering doubts about How the military handled its part in the transactions. The Pentagon in january conducted its own investigation of its procedures in the Iran affair. It concluded that errors were made in pricing the weapons but that no deliberate malfeasance was involved. The congressional Agency s report con firmed that the Price to the Cia for the weapons was set too Tow. This had the effect of increasing profits when the weapons were resold to Iran at a much higher Cost. The Tower commission did not reach firm conclusions on whether the Penta gon should have reported the anus sales to Congress or whether the Transfer farms to the Cia was properly carried out. Under the arms Export control act the Pentagon is required to Tell Congress about most significant arms sates to for eign nations but the regulations governing thee s to be charged for arms sold abroad is Pentagon and congressional Noli Ion of such sales do not apply to the Iran transactions the Oao report said. The Pentagon has argued that it did not actually Export the arms when it sold Idem to the Cia even though senior officials knew that they would be sen abroad by the intelligence Agency. Proxy re suggests wording for his own epitaph Washington a sen. Wil Liam pm More has decided that a United slates senator has a very Good life indeed so Good in fact that it has caused Shim to reflect oni the wording of his epitaph. Senators prox i mire told the sen late recently Are in the Middle of the game of life i Active parties i pants in steering i the nation not must passengers or Mere observers. Pix inure where else can you not Only dream of the direction the nation is going but play a significant pan in getting it there the wis Consin Democrat said. Now let s not kid ourselves he said. Senators May accomplish Little or nothing bul we have a Chance a remarkable  after All he said there was Paul Douglas of Illinois who successfully led flip fight for the most significant human right s achievement of the 20th Century the civil rights  there was Arthur Vandenberg or Michigan who forged a bipartisan for eign policy that brought Forth the Marshall plan and a great cooperative Era of american leadership in the free  there was also Robert Taft of Ohio who helped sponsor legislation that brought housing and education opportunities to millions Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin who put his Mark on Pioneer environmental legislation and Bob Lafollette of Wisconsin who left on this country a concern for the Menand women who work with their  what an Opportunity those of us who serve in this Congress have to make the world a better place prox mires id. What a Golden and rare Opportunity we have. Most of us strike out More often than we hit safely. But just think of it we Are Given a Chance not just to play in the big leagues but to work in the biggest league of them ail for anyone looking for a career that offers the greatest Prospect for a fulfil Ling life How can you beat it How Lucky can you get and so to the summing up you see some of us have a fear that our Tombstone might read like this Here under the rocks lies Bill pros. For him life held no terrors. Prox became an observer died an observer. No hits. No runs no  much better said Proxmire for the epitaph to read like this Here under the rocks lies Bill prox. For him life had its terrors. Prox became a senator died a sen Ator two scratch hits. One Lucky run. Coffin filled with  boy killed by car paternity Case called ground breaker after pushing Friend to safety Las vegas Nev. Apr an 11 year old boy who pushed his Friend out of the Way of a speeding car on monday was struck and killed by the Auto which Hen ran onto a sidewalk and kilted a Man police said. The Driver of the car identified As Corina Lee King 22, was booked Tor investigation of felony drunk driving following the 8 30 , incident As the youths were wait ing for school bus said la Randy Oaks. Kilted in the Accident were Richard Rundle a sixth Grade student and Dewey buckles. 20, who was cleaning the sidewalk when he was struck. Witnesses estimated the car was trav Eling at a Speed of up to 20 Mph when it hit Rundle who was standing with his11-year-old Friend Eli Scott. The Rundle boy actually did a last minute heroic thing by shoving his Friend out of the Way said Oaks. Eli was shoved away by Richard and escaped unscathed. The car hit Rundle then ran Over buckles before finally coming to rest after hitting a Block Wall. Both we lulled instantly. The boys were classmates at the to Mackey sixth Grade Center. King was. Taken to University medical Center for treatment of minor injuries before being booked Oaks said. Waukegan 111, up a sterile Man whose wife was artificially inseminated with donor sperm and gave birth against his wishes said monday she should have to Bear the full Burden of the child s support after they Are divorced. Lake county judge Terrene Brady hearing the Case monday mum decide the paternity Issue before addressing the request of Rita Ray Adams 23, of Zion for a divorce from John Adams 36. Brady did not indicate when he would make a decision. Mrs. Adams has asked thai Ber Hus band be ordered to pay 20 percent of his income for the support of John David Adams who was born nine months after she was Artif Kally inseminated with donor sperm on thanksgiving Day 1984, Adams is sterile As a result of a Vacc Tomy he unsuccessfully twice tried Mohave reversed. She is trying to stick him with a child that is not his and that he did not want her to have. This Case will break new ground ground thai needs to be broken regarding the issues of paternity and artificial insemination said Miriam Hunter Adams attorney. Mrs Adams attorney in briefs filed with the court contends Adams gave implied consent to his wife because he financially supported her during her preg Nancy. Adams a civilian medical assistant who works at the . Navy base in great lakes lives with his Mother and his linear old son from a previous marriage. He said he and mrs. Adams talked about artificial insemination but he never consented to the action because of religious and psychological problem with the idea. Psychologically i could t accept the fact of another Man s sperm being put in her body. I told her if we Ever did it i d need counselling said Adams. Adams said he left his wife six weeks after the baby was bom because he could not handle to  court records show Adams has continued to pay his wife $100 a month since the couple separated and mrs. Adams who is unemployed is collecting $250 a month in stale Aid. Jobless to exams recruited for struck Plant Harlingen Texas a a Nebraska meatpacking Plant embroiled in a labor dispute is recruiting workers in Southern Texas where the unemployment me is one of the nation s highest. Prospective employees Are told that the Imp inc. Plant in Dakota City neb., has workers on strike and Are being offered a base wage of 56 a hour said com Pany spokesman Gary Mickelson. Even though there s a labor dispute it s been peaceful he said. We be had a pretty Good turnout of people and have hired some. It s permanent positions that we re  the Imp beef slaughtering and proc Essing Plant normally employs 3,000 workers but a lot of people ,. Have left the area because of the labor Dis Pute Mic cuon said. The Plant was locked Down from dec. 14 through March 17. The strike began that Day and the Plant resumed opera Lions at partial capacity. When the strike began the Plant employed 2,800 workers and 2,650 of those were unionized according to Bill Schmau business agent for local 222. He said fewer than 100 Union members returned to work. It was locked Down after the United food and commercial workers Union threatened id Plant action which we perceived As sabotage work slowdowns things like that Mickelson said. He said Imp s final offer to the Union of $6 an hour for new workers and $7.60 and $7.45 an hour for workers with two years experience was in Efteni