European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday May 23,1987probe of Lyn Nofziger expanded involvement with Fairchild industries studied Washington a the Independent counsel investigating former while House aide Lyn Nofziger has expanded his inquiry to include Nofziger s lies 1o Fairchild industries inc., a spokeswoman for he defense contractor said Friday. Deborah Tucker said the company had been contacted by the office of inde pendent counsel James Mckay and subpoenas had been served she said the investigation centers on Nofziger s activities on behalf of the Chantilly.  company shortly after he left he while House. Indus ies was trying to per Suade he air Force to extend contracts for the a to aircraft and Nofziger was involved in this Effort a Federal Law in Force Mcnol source said Friday. Tucker said the investigation involving Fairchild has been going on a num Ber of weeks and predates the expansion of Mckay s investigation last week to include attorney general Edwin Meuse. The company is cooperating fully Wilh the probe Tucker said. Mccase was added to the probe after acknowledging that he intervened on be half of wed tech corp., to ensure that the Bronx defense contractor got a fair hear ing from the army on a $32 million Small engine contract. However a source close to Mckay s investigation said Mccase in t under criminal investigation in the Fairchild matter but rather is a witness. The Washington Post quoting sources in Friday s edition said Nofziger became involved with the company Early in 1982, and grand jury witnesses have been questioned about me Csc s support for Fairchild efforts to prolong Al 0 production. Production of the a-10 was extended for a year and Fairchild also received a new contract for spare parts for the plane said veme Orr Secretary of the air Force in 1982. Meanwhile Henry Zuniga a former White House aide who advocated thai we tech receive the $32 million no bid contract conceded he my have violated office policy by favouring the firm. Zuniga said we tech s proposal to build Small gasoline engines for the army represented a special  let me just say this 1 never received one Penny from we tech Zuniga now a Small business administration District director in Elpaso Texas said thursday Zuniga worked in Elizabeth Dole s Public Liaison office at the while House in 1981 and 1982 when he was special assistant to president Ria fun Tor his panic affairs. Zuniga and pier Talenti an assistant to Nofziger when he was while House political director attended a january i9s2 meeting at the Small business administration to advocate that Wedlich be awarded the army contract. At the meeting ska administrator Michael Cardenas and his special assist ant David Gonzales resisted while House suggestions that we tech receive the contract. A few Days later the while House forced Cardenas to resign and Gonzales was fired. We tech eventually received the con tract without competitive bidding Zuniga said he spent two Days in Washington in March undergoing questioning by investigators for the Independent counsel and a Federal grand jury. Meanwhile the Senate subcommittee on oversight of government manage ment has requested White House documents relating to the we tech Case. Among the documents arc memoranda written in 1982 when then pc Sidon Lial aide James e. Jenkins presided Over a while House meeting attended by we tech executives and officials of the army and Sra. Jenkins a lop Meetie aide left the White House in 1984 and joined we tech As its director of Market ing to years later. 2 advice seekers will get free lunch with new columnist Chicago a two people with inquiring minds will get a free lunch with tic new advice cof. Mnist for the Chicago Sun times but just who that columnist will be is not yet certain. After a three month search the newspaper Hopes to announce its Kelae Emevil for Ann Landers not week. "1 can Only Tell you that in s narrowed Down but i can t la a you to How Many people said Michael soil director of Public relations for the Sun times. The Field was narrowed to seven last month four women and three men and editors now Are ready to make the final Choice soil said. Curing up for the new columnist s debut the news paper is inviting people from All Over the country to Wale in about personal problems or viewpoints questions Oft Asle or contemporary issues. We will use those questions for our initial column soil said thursday. In addition authors of two letters drawn a random will be taken to lunch by the columnist so they can ask their questions in person he said. Travel expenses will be covered by the Sun times soil said. The newspaper s nationwide search for an advice columnist began three months ago when Landers whose real name is Eppie led scr announced she was moving her base to the rival Chicago Tribune. More than 12,000 people applied to succeed her at the Sun times. Landers got the Job 31 years ago replacing the original Ann Landers by winning a similar contest. The column initially will appear Only in the newspaper. The timetable for wider circulation remains Uncer Tain. 2 transplant patients meet 12 Days after historic surgery Baltimore a a heart transplant patient and his donor a cystic fibrosis victim who underwent a heart lung transplant met for the first Lime 12 Days after undergoing the historic surgery. Heart donor Clinton House 28, of Essex md., and recipient John Couch. 38, of Yardley pa., exchanged greetings and asked How each other fell in the 15-min uie meeting in Couch s room thursday said Johns Hopkins Hospital spokeswoman Debbie Bangledorf. This was a very informal meeting to take the Shock off the meeting planned for Friday before a reporter and photographer Bangledorf said. She did not Dis close the men s conversation. They were accompanied by a Hospital employee and South s wife Peggy she said. House a cystic fibrosis victim whose lungs were nearly destroyed by the disease re com a u heart and lungs from a brain dead car Accident victim May 10. Mouse s heart was healthy and he agreed of donate it for transplant into Couch who suffered from congestive heart failure. Johnny Chan right collects his $625,000 prize from Jack bin Ion of billion s Horseshoe Casino. A photo texan wins vegas poker championships Las vegas nov. Up texan Johnny Chan Wilh a Lucky 4-Day-old Orange by his Side thursday won the 18th annual world series of 1 Oscr with a pair of nines to Lake Home a prize of 1625,000. He got the nine he needed in the Flop and raked in a final pot of �568.0 10. Which cleaned out flow Houston Gambler Frank Henderson. It ended four Days of High stakes head on Texas hold pm poker that attracted 152 High rollers. Each buying in for s 10,000. The Field had been trimmed to  when the final round began thursday. Chan and Henderson made Little headway in 95 minutes of head to Ufau play. On the final kind. Chan made a s60.000 bet and Henderson push d in All of his $284,000 in chips. It was the 10th Lime thursday that Henderson but All he had. Chan called the bet and revealed i cards. He had an Ace of Spades and a nine of clubs. Henderson turned Over his two cards and showed a four of clubs and a four of diamonds. The dealer turned Over the Flop the communal cards used to Complete a poker hand and turned up in order a five of clubs an eight of hearts Ting of diamonds 10 of Duhs and nine of hearts. With the last card. Chan got a pair of nines k iving Henderson with his pair of fours in his hand. I had him until inc last card said Henderson. Chan considered the favorite Gning into thurid i s final play said Ufi ols like a