European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Trade Boycott of Nicaragua extended Washington Uco president Reagan ordered tuesday the 2-j car old Trade Boycott of Nicaragua la May in effect Hec Auw lie said that nation Mill poses an unusual and extraordinary threat 10 . National Security. In a message id Congress Reagan acted  i he automatic Termi nation of he emergency order May to saying it was necessary to continue the Trade Boycott and . Support for Nicaragua n rebels who arc trying to Over throw Thenn Dinsla government. The Trade embargo Ham Allex Pom or Imp tills Between Nicaragua and the United suites and tars any direct air or sen transportation Between the countries. The Only exception ii Skinn cd food. Clothing Medicine b5, following a House refusal to sup ply $ 14 million to the Contra. In Declar ing a National emergency the presi Dent said Nicaragua s marxist led sandinista government constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat to the National Security and the foreign policy of the United  in nil statement tuesday continuing the Boycott. Reagan hid. The action and Pelties of the govern Tameni of Nicaragua continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the National Secu Rity and foreign policy or the United Stales. In these circumstances he said i have determined that it it necessary to maintain in Force the Broad authorities thai May be needed in the process of dealing with tie situation in Nicaragua in a speech prepared for delivery at the University of Kansas. Elliott Abrami assistant Secretary of mate for inter american affairs said the soviets re investing heavily in Nicaragua s i a lure. They Supply All of Nicaragua s Oil and they shipped More military supplies to Nicaragua during 1986 than in any previous year 2.1.000 Kins he said. The Bottom line is simple the Sandi nistas offer inc soviets an Opportunity 10 project soviet Power on the american Mainland in the Caribbean  former Captain Kangaroo Star Hugh Brannum Dies new York a Hugh Brannum who for 30 years played or Green jeans inc Friendly Farmer Handyman and unsuccessful inventor on Captain  has died at age 77, Brannum died sunday of cancer in East shrouds Burg. Pa., said Bab pc Chan his Long time co Star who played Captain Kangaroo on the children s show. People will remember him for the animals he showed us and the Rural America he showed us in a very real Way pc Chan snid they la remember him for his caring and his gentleness which was very real Kreshan said. So Many millions grew up with him As a Good Friend. Hugh was hardly an Acton he was really playing himself said Kreshan. He was t hiding in a charac Ter. His avocation was As a Farmer. That was i exis tence for Many years and his heart was in the country. He liked nothing better than to Putter in he Garden. I m going to miss him he added. But you can t lose a Friendship like that because it goes on Brannum. A lanky 6-Footcr who was nicknamed Lumpy was born on Jan 5, 1910, the son of a methodist minister in Sandwich 111. He moved to California at an Early age and graduated from red lands University. He started in show business in 1929, playing Bass fiddle at a Small California radio station. After appearing with dance bands throughout Cali fornia he and three other men billed As the four Squires went to new York City orchestra Leader Fred Waring heard them and hired the quartet in 1940. Brannum remained with Waring s group the pennsylvanians As a Bass player. He joined the marines in 1943 and was subsequently stationed in Guam with the 3rd Marine division. Following his discharge in 194i, he rejoined Waring former Captain Kangaroo Star Hugh Brannum led poses with his Long time co Star Bab pc Chan. And soon began writing the bandleader s television show in addition to playing in the band Brannum later wrote songs for children s records including Hubert the horse1 and la talk Orley Sto ries.". Brannum joined the lbs Captain Kangaroo show As or. Green jeans when it premiered on oct. 3, 1955, and was with the show until it went off the air in 1985. Ii is now in reruns on Public television. Brannum is survived by his wife Joan in seyfors Burg. Pa., and a son Tom of new York. The family has asked that donations be made to the american cancer society in lieu of Flowers. A private funeral will be held. Archives sought Kissinger papers gof his shorts Washington a former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger Felt so strongly about keeping control aver who saw his papers he once complained that the National archives wanted even his underwear a published report says. Kissinger followed up by contributing a suitably inscribed pair of shorts to the historical record said Roll Call a weekly newspaper published on Capitol Hill. The newspaper said an archives official Rich Ard Jacobs bad lost the garment after keeping it in his office for years. Kissinger got into a dispute with the archives in 1977 Over Possession of his papers which eventually went to the Library of Congress. According to archives spokeswoman Jill Brett Kissinger told Jacobs "1 understand you archivists want the underwear i wore As Secretary of  the reply Brett said was it depends on what you wrote on them the following year she said Jacobs received a package postmarked Paris containing shorts on which was written worn for 10 Days straight from May i to 10, 1978." the shorts were signed she said not by Kissinger but by Hyman brass. She did c know who brass was. Brett said Jacobs kept the shorts in his office As a joke but lost rack of them. Refused to Register Law student guilty in draft Case Madison wis. A a Man who waged a 4vi-year Campaign against the selective service so Sutro was found guilty tuesday of failing to Register for the military draft in 1980. Killam Kirley. A Law student at the University of Wisconsin who acted As his own attorney said he will Appeal the . District court jury s verdict. Kerk a 26. Ton tends Tull he was de Nied a speedy trial and said a Large number of issues will be raised in the Appeal lie declined to elaborate. Draft Rais Tunce organizations say Ker Ley s tvo Day trial and 4vz-Ycar Campaign against prosecution represent one of the nation s Moil sustained protests against the registration program adopted in the 1970s, . Attorney Juhn r. Byrnes said Kerley was partly responsible for de laying the trial Date. I am convinced thai with the volume of material we gave him. They Are going to find that a defect if Verlcy uses it As an Appeal argument. Byrnes said. Sentencing was scheduled for May 39. Kerley faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and 110,000. Kerley contended that the selective service system s computerized records failed to keep rack of All draft age peo ple and thus discriminate. In his testimony. Kenneth l. Johnsen the system s associate director of information management challenged Kerley s argument that the selective service file program is faulty. The system has received 2.3 million change of address forms since 19su. And hits never been unable to locate any individual s record Johnsen testified Mon Day. Nor have clerks Ever found a record missing he said. Kerley was required to Register with selective service by aug. 3, i9so, during one of the mass registration periods that followed the re institution of registry Ion under president Carter. Pentagon approves 2-year saudi contract Washington a the Penta gon notified Congress on tuesday that it has approved a 1320 million Deal with saudi Arabia o provide technical sup port for the modernization of the saudis military logistics system. Assuming the Deal is not blocked by Congress the Pentagon said the army corps of engineers would enter into a new. Two year contract with saudi Ara Bia a minding through july i1k9 a project thai began in 1972. The army corps of engineers will be responsible for engineering planning assistance technical orientation visits to . Agencies and installations technical service contracts financial services and commercial  the Pentagon said