European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday May a 1987 Fri official tells of pressure by North Washington a a top Fri official Friday said fired White House aide Oliver l North called him three times in 1985 and 1986 to at about the  of Fri investigations but nothing came of North s attempts to influence the probes. Oliver b. Revel the Fri s director of investigations said North told him the Fri investigation could interfere with the ongoing operation which revel assumed was limply an attempt to free . Hostages held in Lebanon. Revert said he did not know at the time about the Sale of . Arms to inn nor about the possible diversion of profits o the nicaraguan Contra rebels North s Contact with the Fri which occurred Dur ing a two year congressional ban on . Military assistance to the Contra were first detailed thursday at a Senate intelligence committee confirmation hearing for Fri director William Webster to head the Cia. Revell who spoke publicly on the matter for the first time Friday said he met with North on a routine basis a Mil once a week for about a year beginning in mid-1985 because North had been designated by the president a coordinator of Al terrorism and hostage  i never saw Oliver North doing anything illegal Revell said although he added that he was concerned about North s  meanwhile the Washington Post reported Friday that cart r. Spitz Channe who pleaded guilty wednesday to tax conspiracy charges surrounding his Contra fund railing activities paid former presidential assistant David Fischer 120,000 a month in late 1985 to arrange meetings Between Contra contributors and president Reagan. The original arrangement was for Fischer who retained Access to the White House after he quit on april 7,1985, to receive 150,000 for each meeting arrange with the president the Post reported quoting sources close to Channel. Fischer finally gave up his White House pass on nov. 24,1986, the Day before attorney general Edwin Senate panel approves Webster for Cia Post Washington a the Senate Intelli gence committee Friday unanimously approve the nomination of William Webster to head the Cia and sent the matter to the full Senate. The approval on u 15-0 vote came after Aone hour delay during which our panel met with Webster in an unscheduled closed session on an unspecified classified Mailer. Ortega praises american killed by Contra rebels a Tagaloa Nicaragua up Benja min under an american Engineer killed by Contra rebels was buried with hero s honors thursday and eulogized by president Daniel or Tega As Man who arrived in a plane loaded with dreams not weapons. Linger. 27, of Portland ore., was killed tues Day in a rebel attack on the tiny Hamlet of Ca Kaleona just outside of san Jose de Boca where he was working to bring electricity to peasants. See related photo Page 8. He was an Engineer who wanted to go where he could help people said Linden s father David. New prime minister takes office in Finland Helsinki Finland up Ham Holker the nation s first conservative prime minister since world War it look office thursday pledging to maintain Finland s traditionally close relationship with the soviet Union and expand Trade i in in ewes. Holker 50, the former Leader of the National coalition party who most recently served As director of Ibe Bank of Finland was sworn in by president Mauno Koivisto. Holker s four party coalition which holds 131 of the 200 seats in parliament replaced the Center left government of Kalevi Sorsa a social Democrat who serves As Deputy Premier and foreign minister in the new government. Meschi disclosed that funds from the Iran arms sales had been diverted to the .-backed Contra rebels fighting Nicaragua s government the newspaper  Post said Fischer arranged seven meetings of major Channel contributors with the president. Reagan asked about the Channel Case thursday night said i m kind of a stranger to this whole thing. 1 never knew anything about it. I was told they were people raising Money for to ads. I did t know he Channell had a foundation or anything else Reagan told reporters after a state dinner for japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. Presidential spokesman Martin Fitzwater earlier said Reagan had no part in chair thu s conspiracy to defraud the government by raising weapons Money for the Contr rebels without pacing tax son the contributions. In the Legal View of the White House the president is not a part Othis conspiracy Fitzwa Bertold  other developments the a Learned that the Telephone number of secret . Intelligence operation in Honduras was Dis covered in papers confiscated by Federal drug agents from a plane they seized in Florida last month. A knowledgeable . Government source this week hid the intelligence operation was aiding the contras. Lawrence e. Walsh the Independent counsel investigating the Iran Centra affair has expressed interest in the papers and House and Senate investigators Are examining them As part of a wider inquiry into allegations that Crews who ferried supplies to the nicaraguan rebels brought plan loads of drugs into the United states whiles. Intelligence officials looked the other Way. The internal Revenue service on thursday revoke the lax exempt status of channels National endowment for the preservation of Liberty for violating ils slate charitable purpose by raising Money to help the contras militarily Revell spoke Friday at an already scheduled breakfast meeting of the Seico Isis Institute for Public information. He had planned to speak on the Fri s Progress in cracking Down on right Wing terrorist groups but almost All the questions were about his dealings with North. Revell said North called three times about 1l c status of Fri investigations once on the probe involving the Downing of a Southern air transport plane last october in Nicaragua once on the probe into an Irani an Mou Salleza Zadeh a swindler under Fri investigation who was posing As a saudi arabian oilman an who falsely offered to raise millions of dollars for the Contra rebels and once on a probe into a plot to Assas Sinate he president of Honduras. Revell said that although he did Check into the stat us of All three investigations he never intervened. In his testimony thursday Webster said North Mistak enly thought Zadeh was a member of the saudi Royal family and that Fri Contact with him might reverse the iranian s decision to Supply the contras with Money. The Fri refused North s request in 198 j to delay questioning Zadeh who never made a private donation. Webster told the committee it was t until a few weeks ago thai Fri Headquarters in Washington be came aware of North s involvement in the Zadeh Case. As a result of the Fri probe Zadeh was indicted by the Federal grand jury on a charge of defrauding the William Penn Bank in Philadelphia of $210,000 and he pleaded guilty Jan. 5. Channel in pleading guilty wednesday named North and Miller As his co conspirators. Neither has been charged. Miller also was a paid National Security Council consultant reported to North and previously had been directed by North to meet with Zadeh the Fri documents showed. North was fired from the National Security Council last november when the diversion of funds 16 the con tras from . Arms sales to Iran was disclosed. Further fall of Dollar would harm . And Japan leaders agree Washington a president Reagan said on Friday that he and japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone agreed that a further fall in the value of the Dollar would be dangerous. The two leaders issued a joint statement at the endow their two Days of White House Summit talks saying they agreed that reducing the Large japanese Trade sur plus with the United slates is a key objective of their policy efforts. They said they View the imbalance As politically  the United states has been encouraging the value of the Dollar to drop in world Exchange markets As a Wayoff spurring . Exports by making them cheaper. Bui Reagan said in remarks at die end of their talks that he and Nakasone agreed that a further decline of the Dollar would be dangerous for both our  their joint statement said any further drop could be counterproductive to their Mutual efforts for stronger growth in their economies and for reduced  the statement reaffirmed the .-japanese commitment to close cooperation to Fetter stability of Exchange rates. Reagan said he and Nakasonc agreed that their countries would review the dispute Over computer Chip Trade in mid May in Hopes of lifting american sanctions As soon As  said he and Nakasone covered a wide Range of issues even if Trade predominated. The prime min ister said the talks were very  he hinted that new punitive . Duties on $300 million Worth of japanese products might be lifted bythe june 8-10 Western economic Summit conference in Venice  United states mail ainu Japan has been Selling computer chips blow Cost in Bird countries in a attempt to Comer the Market. Japan denies it has Vio lated the  Friday. Nakasone met for 45 minutes with House speaker Jim Wright a Texas and other House leaders Wright said however the talk did nothing to diminish House support for Tough Trade retaliation legislation. The House on thursday passed legislation that Calls for sanctions against Japan and other countries hit maintain Large Trade surpluses with the United  has said he will veto the Bill if it reaches his desk in a similar form. We re going to insist that they Japan treat our goods on their markets just exactly As we treat their goods on our Market Wright said. Bakkers give up return to ministry hmm Springs Calif. Up pal founder Jim Bakker apparently discarding any plans to return to the multimillion Dollar television ministry appeared publicly Friday for the first Lime since his fail from Grace in a sex scandal and said without a Miracle of cod Well never minister  related photo Page i be never Ocen involved in wife swapping Bak Ker said his voice quivering. I m not a homosexual and i be never been to a  Bakker and his wife. Tammy called reporters to the driveway of their Palm Springs mansion for his first Public statement since he resigned from pal and turned it Over to the Rev. Jerry Falwel on March 19. We re going 10 forgive them he said of his accusers. We re going to go on we re going to love. Our main goal is to one Day make heaven our Home and to please god. We Don t want to lose our souls fighting other  Bakker said. Tammy tears rolling Down her Cheeks said we have to get a Job and i d love to work in a doctor s office so if Here s any doctors out  we have no future plans said Bakker. Right now without a Miracle of god Well never minister again. We Don t know what the future  Bakker said they would write a Book to quietly Tell our  at pal Headquarters on its sprawling heritage Usa resort and theme Park near fort Mill s.c., Bakker father thursday said the wife swapping and homosexuality did happen there but his son was t involved Raleigh Bakker. 80, said he was angry with the Rev. John Ankerberg for making the accusations on net work television before tuesday s meeting of the new pal Board. Jim Bakker resigned from pal after admitting he had paid More than s2io.ooo to keep Quiel a sexual episode with a Church scr diary seven years ago. Evangelist Falwell took Over As pal chairman