European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes i k  1 rifts. First step taken to hike letter rate to 25 cents Washington a the p tuesday took the first step toward fing the Price of a first class stamp to 25 Ohms and said the new Rale if it wins final App Val should take effect in about a year. � the service s Board of gov pors voted 5-1, to seek the higher rates accor Tufeg to Board chair Man John n. Griese neg vhf declined to say who voted against the the request nos aces to the Independent postal rate come upon which will hold hear Ings on the Reque Garnd either approve or disapprove it dept postmaster general Michael led dial process should take wednesday May 6,1987 letters has been 22 cents since Cou Uin about a the ral feb. I7jp85. Were termed very modest by who said it will Cost the average1 service customer about $ 10 a year. Fire at Fri Headquarters extinguished in 30 minutes Washington a District of Colum Bia firefighters reported that Here was no danger from an Early morning fire at Fri Headquarters even though it occurred near where a Small Quantity of explosive May have been glared. Fire department spokesman Donald Rohr Back tuesday Taid the Blaze broke out shortly after 4 . In a third door storage room in the building in the Northwest part of Che District no injuries Nad been reported. It took 30 minutes to put out the fire Rohr Boc said. Fri spokesman Dennis Lormel said the blazes is near the explosives unit where the Fri stores Small quantities of explosive materials gathered in investigations. Lorrel said the fire apparently was electrical in origin. Truck carrying Pershing it slides off Road into ditch Heilbronn Germany a a  truck carrying a Pershing ii training mis Sile run off a Road into a ditch in Southern Ger Many tuesday Bat the vehicle remained upright and no one was injured a . Military spokes Man said. The training missile was not carrying a nuclear warhead said spokesman Rex scribble in Telephone interview with a from army head quarters in Heidelberg scribble said the truck attached to the 56th Field artillery corny was headed for a . Base on Heilbronn s outskirts at noon when i swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle on the two Way Road. The Road shoulder gave Way and the truck Slid into a ditch but it did not tip and it was undamaged be said. A Tow truck pulled the missile Carrier Back onto the Road soon afterwards and it continued on to the base he said. Swedish prime minister plans visit to Washington Stockholm Sweden up prime min ister Ingvar Caisson tuesday accepted an invitation to visit president Reagan at the Whitehouse on sept. 9, . Ambassador Gregory Newell said. Carlsson the first swedish government Leader to make an official trip to Washington since Ibe late Premier Tage Erlander visited president Truman in 1952, said he accepted the invitation with  swedish american relations have improved steadily since the Vietnam War when swedes led by the late prime minister Olof palme protested . Involvement in Indochina. Carlsson 52, was appointed prime minister after palme was slain by an unknown gunman in Stockholm feb. 28,1986. Secord says administration approved of my conduct from Page 1 key lawmaker bluntly challenged White House claims that president Reagan was unaware his aides were soliciting funds Tor the Contra rebels at a time when government Aid was banned i think the president should Check that statement sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii said in a television interview Boms before he brought Down the gave to open Ibe Moat publicized congressional investigation since watergate. "1 think he should look Over the  Secord has been identified by congressional investigators As playing a key role in both the secret Sale of weapons to Iran which president Reagan authorized and the diversion of part of the arms Sale proceeds to the contras which the president says he was unaware of. Secord testified under oath at the afternoon session of the opening Day of the hearings. He described at length a series of meetings with North Contra leaders others involved in the eventual establishment of a rebel resupply Effort and the creation of a Swiss Bank account to hold private donations dedicated to the rebels and later iranian arms sales proceeds. Secord said his Contra resupply Effort was designed to establish an Airlift project after Cia Aid to the rebels pascul off by Congress in october 1984. The goal Wasto make Parachute air drops to various Contra forces in Nicaragua Secord said. We either had to develop an air drop capability or be forced from the  the retired general also said North sought his assist Ance in the fall of i9?4 and asked him to Contact an unnamed foreign official and seek a contribution to the contras Secord said he raised the Issue with an official whom he knew who agreed to raise it with the head of his government. Secord said he later heard a donation had been made but did not know for certain. Secord agreed with the following breakdown of funds As summarized by House attorney John Nields Iran paid 130 million to Purchase american made weapons for which Secord had to pay 112 million. Of the remaining Sis minion $8 million rests in the Cus Tody of a Bank or other institution. Of the remaining 110 million Over 13.5 million was spent for the Benefit of the contras s3 million was spent on expenses million was up Cal on activities not related to either Iran or Nicaragua and approximately $2 million remains unaccounted for. Secord said he reached thai conclusion after Ner Albert Hakim has supplied to the congressional investigators. Hart from Page 1 Hart said the nation s economic problems Are based on our failure. Of insight and  he called for vigorous leaders fio understand that neither rigid ideologies nor scapegoating offer help or Hope in Ameri Ca s search fora blueprint  the 50-year-old former Colorado senator whose Campaign has been dogged by rumours of womanizing on saturday told the Herald that Rice 29, was a Friend of a  he denied she spent the night and the Herald said monday that its reporters did not watch the House All night Hart lashed out at the news Media in an interview in tuesday s Denver Post i m really angry and it s no Good to talk while you re angry he said. I be been victimized. Somebody s got to clean up your profession my Friend or it s going to drive anyone thai s got an ounce of integrity out Hart said. Asked about the weekend he said his Campaign Man Ager William Dixon and an adviser William Broad Hurst had told reporters a the facts sunday night. Rice said monday that it was All very innocent i Don t know if he was attracted to me but there was nothing Between  said Rice an actress who also works As a pharmaceutical sales representative. I m More attracted to younger  she offered a Public apology to mrs. Hart for an problem this has caused her and her family. I m also sorry for any problems this May have caused my own family too 1 meanwhile a Telephone poll of 703 adults con ducted monday night for Usa today found 76 percent of the respondents believed the reports had Hurt Hart regardless of truth. Ten percent said they were less Likely to vote for Hart John Holum senior adviser for Hart s Campaign said tuesday on Abc s Good morning America thai Hart is going to have to get the facts of the situation out prove the newspaper s Story is false and Campaign on the issues that Gary Hart has run for the last couple of years.,. And As the Story unfolds Over the next several weeks i think they la come to agree with senator Hart s version of the  Rice said she met Hart in Aspen colo., at a new year s eve party in 1986 at the Home of Doti Henley former drummer for the eagles Rock group. She said she and a Friend Lynn Annando met Hart again in March at Parry on a charter boat sailing near Miami. Rice said Hart called two Days later and asked her to join him and a Friend Broadhurst for a Day on a charter boat. I invited my Girlfriend Armand tand we set out and ended up on Rimini she  stud the four stayed overnight and the men slept on a separate boat from the women. The Only others on the Outing were five Crew members. I guess they Felt for appearance Sake it was the proper thing to do Rice said adding that they re turned to Miami Early the next morning. She said she and Hart had talked on the phone a few times since the trip. Tuesday afternoon s speaking engagement was Hart s first scheduled Public appearance since the Story broke mrs. Hart in Denver Over the weekend cancelled plans to meet her husband in new York tuesday be cause of a sinus infection said Hart Campaign Deputy press Secretary Dawn Alexander in Denver. Black Hawks from Page 1 failed. The spline is part of an Oil Cooling fan in the Tail Rotor drive train. If the spline and Cooling fan fail the drive Shaft for the Tail Rotor can overheat and seize stopping the Tail Rotor from operating the a said. Inspection learns from army aviation maintenance depots and Sikorsky aircraft the Black Hawk s prime contractor will conduct the precautionary inspection and train unit personnel in procedures for recurring inspections the Aimy said. About 550 Black Hawks with More than 600 flight hours could be inspected for signs of Wear in the drive Shaft Oil cooler in about two hours per helicopter the army said. The remaining 270 helicopters however Are newer and will require a More extensive inspection to detect any signs of improper Wear. In those cases the inspections Are expected to take about 35 hours per aircraft the service said. The . Army in Europe has Iso Black Hawks spokeswoman sgt Elayne Venecia said tuesday. She said she could not speculate on How Long the inspections would take but said the individual helicopters would return to service As the inspections Are completed. A depot team will arrive May 13 to inspect the is Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 1st army div a division spokesman said inspections Are expected to take 35 hours per helicopter he said. The army said it was aware of four other Black Hawk failures since 981 involving the Tail Rotor Oil cooler and affecting aircraft the a reported the army issued a safety of flight advisory Nomarch 1j to its aviation units advising them to step up visual inspections of the Lail Rotor drive train and Oil cooler. In View of the recent failure improved recurring inspection procedures have been developed Lopre clude future undetected Wear of the Oil cooler spline the Anny said. The Black Hawk thai made the emergency Landing in Germany was based at the Ansbach army heliport in Katterbach. The Black Hawk is the army s newest tactical trans port helicopter and is designed for troop air assault Rupply and medical evacuations. It can carry a Crew of three plus 11 soldiers