European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 17,1987 Reagan claims Aid ban exemption Washington up president Reagan believes the Law that banned is. Aid to Nic antiguan rebels did not apply to him because the help he solicited trom private citizens did not come from the Treasury he said in interviews published saturday. Reagan adopting a new line of de tense against investigation of his con Duci in the Iran Contra scandal said the Law did not apply to him or to his National Security Council. The so called Botand amendment in its strictest form banned direct or Indi rect Aid to the contras by . Military or intelligence agencies from october 1984 to october 1986, there is nothing in the Law that pre vents cilia this individuals or groups from offering Aid of whatever kind they wanted to. And my interpretation was that it was not restrictive on the National Security adviser or Csc Reagan said in the interview thursday pith re porters from . News and world re port time Newsweek and the National journal. I believe the Csc is not an Intelli gence operation. It s simply advisory Tome he said. And there is nothing thai has Ever been in the Boland amendment that could keep me from asking other people to help the rebels. The Only re Striction on me was that i could t approve the sending of help or arms out of our Al a news conference Friday with regional reporters Reagan said he still does not know what happened to the Money derived from secret arms sales to Iran that apparently went to the contras but he was fully aware of private Effort to Aid the rebels. Reagan also clarified in the Magazine interview his description last november of fired National Security Council aide it. Col. Oliver North As a National when i said to him. That 1 still saw him As a National hero that was in response to the fact he has medals for valor and for valorous deeds in the Viet Nam War the president said asked in the interview about allegations of ethical misconduct by former aides Reagan said there have been a couple of cases of someone and some thing that was overlooked in All of the Fri investigation. That warranted people leaving government service. But i think we have got As Fine a Cabinet As has Ever been appointed by any warm looks from a poodle s peepers a photo they out a Quick like � Dock yet Bat the fuzzy Little Birds a t confused they re certain out Buffy the poodle in their Mam. After til their real Mother Jet miked to mtg when to bar were men eggs. Then when Hwy Wen hatched a Fayetteville Flthe first one they saw was wit protective Buffy. But Bufty s owners plan id role be the ducklings at Araby lira Ubea Icey can live on their own. Texas lawmakers give up on Texaco Bill Austin Texas a state legislators sponsoring a. Bill to help Temuco inc. In its court Battle with Penn Zoil said Friday they were giving up their efforts to wine be of the Bill because of obstructive lobbying inn Oil Lack of time and the threat of Senar sifts. Sen. Carl filter a Democrat and rep. Charles Evans a Republican said a majority of the Texas House of representatives and Striate favored the Bill to limit Bonds on appeals of court judgments to 11 billion. But Parker said he lacked the two thirds majority in the Senate to suspend rules to debate the Bill which had been approved by committee. It s kind of frustrating where you have a Clear majority of both the House and the Senate ready to pass something and for procedural reasons you cant get to it Parker said. The Bill was filed following a state court judgment that Texaco had improperly interfered with Pennzoil s plan to acquire Getty Oil co., then acquired Getty itself. The jury awarded Pennzoil $10.5 billion. Risks necessary to better world Mcfarlane says Loch Sheldrake , a former nation Al Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane says be Tui believes Public officials must take risks if they Hope to improve the world even though it has t turned out Well for although he did not defend the Sale of arms to Iran Mcfarlane told an audience of 1,200 Friday night that republicans and democrats alike Are Loo hesitant to Lake the chances that could improve things. Still he said he sees signs that things Are changing. Occasionally you have to make choices he raid. You have to take risks. It has t turned out Well forme. It in t a lot of fun coming to Public events like this. Things have to change said Mcfarlane who spoke at Sullivan county Community College one Day after the end of his four Day testimony on the inn Contra affair before a congressional subcommittee. It can t be like now where republicans and democrats arc More devoted to paralysis than Success. The trauma has been severe on both Side but 1 hear both Side talking about changes and i never heard that 10 Yean ago five years ago or eve one year ago he said. In his appearance at the school Mcfarlane died Little new Light on his congressional testimony which ended thursday. He repeated his Contention that president Reagan at no time encouraged authorized or condoned anything illegal related to the Iran cd Nora affair. Mcfarlane who was paid 110,000 to speak on the subject of terrorism and the Middle East in a two hour lecture said americans needed to believe toil the file of Nicaragua is vital to democracy in the United states. He was met by hecklers both outside and inside the College Field House who protested . Involvement Nicaragua. He advised them to Wail their turn when they tried to interrupt his speech. One of the signs carried by the half dozen protesters who waited outside the Field House As Mcfarlane arrived said Don t pay Mcfarlane s 10,000. He helped murder 30,000." 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