European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d americans keep on trucking in Germany stripes Magazine d supersonics stun rockets again Lead series 2-0 sports Page 17 n today s Dollar buys 1.76 Marks rates Page 23 authohi1ed Uno Frici. Publication for the . Armed Force vol.46, no.20 thursday May 7, 1987 it d 8693 a Excia chief Casey Dies Glen Cove . A William j. Casey Itie former wartime spymaster who As Cia director re stored the Agency s vigor following a period of eroding morale and Sharp criticism of its activities worldwide died wednesday at the age of 74. Casey died at 1 15 . At a Hospital Here said his son in Law Owen t. Smith. The immediate cause of death was aspirational pneumonia As a result of a Central nervous system Lymphoma said spokesman Dennis Connors. Casey s cancerous brain tumor discovered late last year was a contributing Factor Casey had resigned As director of the Cia on feb. 2,seven weeks after he was struck by brain seizures and rushed to the Hospital. He underwent surgery dec. 18 at Georgetown University Hospi Tal for removal of the tumor which proved to be malignant. He was released from the hos Pital feb. 28, but he was readmitted for re evaluation March 13 and was discharged again March 28. Casey who had a Home near Glen Cove was hospitalized at Clen Cove Community Hospital on april 25 for Aspira Tion pneumonia or fluid in the lungs. Casey Smith said funeral arrangements would be announced soon. White House spokesman Ben Jarrall said president Reagan had been informed of Casey death. A statement was being prepared a Cia statement said we have benefited from Hisiu Pership and we shall miss  sen. Patrick Leihy d-vt., former vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee who often clashed with Casey said the news was expected but in a Way it really is inc passing of an Era. I think Bill Casey was sort of a larger than life director of the Cia. And i think he s going to be remembered that  said Casey probably knew More than anyone about the Iran Centra Altair with the possible exception of fired White House aide it. Col. Oliver , of course dial Well never know because he continued on Page 24 second criminal charge filed in Iran Contra Case Washington a Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh filed his second criminal charge in the Iran Contra affair wednesday As congressional investigators shifted the focus of nationally Tele Vised hearings from efforts to  the nicaraguan rebels to the Reagan admin istration1 arms sales to Iran Wajih filed a conspiracy charge against Public relations executive Rich Ard r. Milter and a hearing was expected to be held later in the Day in . District court. The fling of a Rimini information indicated Inal Miller who worked As a consultant for Carl Channel s National endowment for the preservation of lib erty had entered into a plea agreement with Walsh. Channel pleaded guilty last week to a Simitar charge brought by Walsh who is investigating tic entire Iran Contra affair. The criminal charge was lied shortly before retired air Force maj. Gen Rich Ard Secord resumed his testimony before the joint House Senate committees investigating the aft Ajr. Under questioning from House coun so John Nields Secord began detailing the 1985 Sale of israeli missiles to Iran u transaction that he said several . Officials were aware of. Accord spent More than three hours see Iran Contra on Page 24 an will be broadcast to More Sites in Europe by Wendy Bourland staff writer about 170 Sites in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands that receive taped television or no . Television will receive la american forces network in the next 27 months. In addition 138 dishes will replace aging microwave transmitters at other locations. A contract Between Ria global and the German Bunde Spost and approved by the defense department was signed monday at postal Headquarters in Bonn said Medvin Russell assistant director of inc armed forces radio and television service. Russell spoke to the stars and stripes while in Europe for the satellite service negotiations. German communications technicians will replace the microwave transmitters with satellite television dishes and re Mote Sites will receive dishes he said. The dishes won t increase the viewing area serviced by the transmitters but they should improve the Quality of the signal he said. The work begins june i. During the first phase of he project technicians will remove bal of the of microwave towers and install 100 dishes see an on Page 24 suicide attempt at Wall fails a car sets smashed gains the Berlin Wall after a i year old West Berliner tried to Tommil suicide wednesday. His injuries were described As serious but not life Thra Lenling. Two West Berlinco did commit suicide by crash ing ult into the Wall. One died april 24 and the other april 27. Aids victim balances life Between Hope realism by Janet Agostino medical Ivr Iler Frankfurt thirty year old Scott Barry does not expect 10 be alive on his 35th birthday. He has aids and he knows it will eventually kill him. Barry blames bad Luck for the disease that saps his strength and last summer brought him close to death. I think the answer to the question Why me is just bad Luck and i Don t think there s anything More to it than i  said Barry an american who until recently was a medical student at Dusseldorf University. I was with someone i should not have been with f was with the wrong person at the wrong  in the time thai he has left Barry wants to help others with acquired immune deficiency syndrome educate the Public and reduce the social stigma sur rounding the disease. His work in Selling up an aids counselling group in Germany recently earned him the order of the Federal Republic of Germany a Ger Man medal of Honor. Numerous interviews with German newspapers and television and radio programs have turned him into a minor celebrity he said during an interview in a Frankfurt hotel while waiting to appear on a Ger Man talk show. Although there arc germans who have aids Barry believes he is in the spotlight because it is easier for Many americans to talk about their fed Ings than it is for germans Barry who is homosexual said i was one of the continued on Page 3