European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 28,19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 Marine quizzed in closed door hearing by Norman Black a military writer Washington Cpl. Arnold Bracy one of two marines accused of espionage White posted to the . Embassy in Moscow spent Mast of the Day on the witness stand tuesday As his pretrial hearing resumed. La. Col. John Shotwill a Marine corps spokesman said the closed door session in inc Suamico va., Marine base lasted More than seven hours. The proceedings were 10 resume wednesday. Show cell said Limey s attorneys questioned an unidentified agent or the naval investigative service be fore their client look the stand. The 21-year-old Marine from Woodside Queens . Then spent most of the Day undergoing questioning Shotwell said. He said he could not predict when the proceedings might be concluded the pretrial hearings part of what is known As an article 32 investigation Are similar to a grand jury proceeding and preliminary hearing in the civilian courts. Prosecutors summarize i hair Case in an attempt to convince the hearing officer they have enough Evi Dence to justify a court martial. When the hearing is completed the hearing officer will Forward a recommendation to the commanding general at Quantico i. Gen. Frank e. jr., who will malic the final decision on whether to order a court martial. Bracy and another Marine. Sgt. Clayton j. Loci acc have been accused of espionage while working As guards at the . Embassy in Moscow in 1985 and 1986. Two weeks ago Lon Trec s pretrial proceedings came to a close with Peers to ordering a court martial but stripping away the most sensational accusation garbage on television a Phol Phil Donahue tape his Abc talk show atop some 3,100 ions of garbage on a Barge in new York har Bor on tuesday. The Barge which has been turned away by several Stales Nill i sent Hack to Klip n.v., to dump the garbage under i hit terms of a mate plan proposed in a Queens court. That Lonetree had escorted Soptei agents through the embassy. Petersen dismissed those allegations because he found they were based on hearsay evidence that could not be introduced at trial. That evidence involved a statement Given by Bracy to investigators that allegedly implicated the two marines. Bracy subsequently withdrew that statement however with his lawyers arguing 1hm he had been coerced into making it. The Marine corps has filed eight charges against Brae including a single count of espionage. The charges arc based on the same allegations thai were dropped against Lone acc. However suggesting that the Case against the Young Marine might end up being substantially revised. Bracy has been accused of serving As Lone rec s Lookout during the alleged late night forays by soviet agents. Goetz trial told about robbery plan new York not the first police officer to reach the four youths Shol by Bernhard Hgoetz Testi fied tuesday thai one of them lying on the floor had said we were Gonna Rob him but the White Guy Shol us first the officer. Peter m. Smith called by the defense to testify in Roctz s trial in state supreme court in Man Hattan described How he and his partner had made their Way through the cars on a downtown it subway train Only minutes after the shootings on Dee. 22, 1984, and had found the youths two on the floor and two on benches. One had been shot in the Back. Smith said he had approached the first youth who had been shot in the Chest and asked what had happened and was told about the robbery attempt. Smith assigned to the first precinct at the time later admitted under Cross examination by prosecutor Gregory l. Waples thai no record of the statement had been entered in his memo Book until nearly a year later Waples also questioned the of scr about statements made to officials from the Manhattan District attorney s office in november 1985. Smith conceded he might have said he told no one of the robbery remark but insisted that if he did so it resulted from a misunderstanding of a question put to him. Goetz is charged with attempted murder assault reckless and illegal Possession of weapons. Publishing firm Colling off plans for Book by Hart new York a a Book publisher has cancelled plans for an autobiography of Gary Han one Man s Luck billed As the Story of a new Breed of politician a spokesman said tuesday. Hart dogged by questions about his relationship with Model Donna Rice dropped out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination on May 8. William Morrow & co cancelled plans to publish the Book Well before printing was to have begun said Morrow spokesman Paul Bogaards. He had t even submitted a manuscript Bogaards said. The Book scheduled to be issued sept. 16, was to have offered a Brief glimpse at the life and ideas of Gary Hart according loan Advance advertisement. The Farmer senator was the front runner for the democratic presidential nomination until reports May 3 that he had spent much of the previous two Days with Rice at his Washington Lown Hogue the report was followed by disclosures that he and Rice had travelled to the Island of Rimini on a yacht along with his Friend attorney William Broadhurst and one of Rice s friends Lynn Armand. Both Han and Rice denied thai they had a sexual relationship. Vatican reported backing Down archbishop regaining authority new York Seattle roman Catholic Arch Bishop Raymond c. Hunthausen is regaining the full authority that the Vatican had curtailed Church sources said tuesday and a co Adjutor is being named to assist him. The restoration of his Powers is seen As a Victory for him and his supporters in the unusual Case that has strained the relations Between . Catholic officials and the Vatican. The sources said Hunt Hauson s authority was being restored in response to extensive protests particularly among priests and laity in Seattle. While a co Adjutor is designated 10 succeed an incumbent Bishop when he relies this often is done Long in Advance and does not necessarily imply imminent retirement. Hunthausen is 65 and the Normal retirement age is 75. He has had some health problems but has been reported to have fully recovered. The sources said Bishop Thomas j. Murphy of great fails mont., was being named co Adjutor and the special Powers the Vatican had Given Bishop Don Ald Wuerl to take Over several of Hunthausen s key functions in the Seattle archdiocese were being terminated. Russ Scearce Seattle archdiocese director of Public affairs refused to comment on the report. We be been told to expect an announcement by the Vatican tomorrow morn ing and we be also been told he pontifical commis Sion will be issuing a re port he said. Scearce said Hunthausen would attend a news conference wednesday. The Vatican discipline i of curtailing a Bishop s rights had been unprecedented in the american Church and had distressed Many . Bishops. Hunt Nauin a commission made up of cardinals Joseph Bernar Din of Chicago and John o Connor of new York and archbishop John Quinn of san Francisco had been working since february to assess the situation and advise about it. The commission had interviewed Many Church Lead ers made its report in Rome last week and was expected to make it Public when he new arrangements arc announced formally. In imposing restrictions on Hunthausen the Vatican said he lacked the firmness necessary to govern the archdiocese and had accused the archdiocese of lax granting of Church annulments general absolution of sins allowing inter communion with protestants and letting homosexuals meet in Church facilities
