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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 30, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 pm to i i f a vat n the Rev. Jesse Jackson said thursday that he would seriously consider accepting the democratic nomination for vice president. The vice president option would be a serious consideration Jackson said on the syndicated Dona Hue television show. Jackson has taken the Lead in some opinion poll since Gary Han dropped out of the race. Jackson refused several times to renounce the  Farrakhan the Black Muslim Leader who has been accused of anti semitism. Asked to repudiate Farrakhan Jackson said that Issue is not a Factor in our  he said he opposed racism and anti semitism an said that matter was quite publicly quite thoroughly addressed at the 1934 democratic , in a speech in Niagara Falls Jackson said the Reagan administration s reckless buildup of . Naval forces in the persian Gulf leaves America More Vulner Able to  air Doss Energy policies of this administration have already made us More vulnerable to foreign Oil suppliers Jackson said. Donors one who has do s blood collection the pro Glen will concentrate on raied blot a through the Milij programs. In spokesman said Well Chevio see if afro those donors have tested positive Kilt la and whether any of the blood used he said if it was Bown the recipients and give cd  eng process Between the de agencies military donate used then Well Tri them the Chance to through the Cro sense depart health care Bern diaries who Jay have received blood at civilian fac Junies will also  my Vajk happened to Rece a blood in a civilian Hospital a would t show up in to Dod Check but she d Wadst certainly show up Sof a Here along the line Awe civilian agencies run their Bic checks the Spytman said. Is acquired immune deficiency s. J disease that strips the body of its ability jello resist infection. No cure has been found. Odds from 1 members to spurn dds Job would advis offers. We know this and the students in there s so much paper ving Over teachers now  Jar Rollins said Troea has dist rib in Scopi of it position Lojah Vygon officials and count Green. He said Heshion would cuke action  attempt to revise teacher Evalu Arns by 1 of the school year. Mility of education Collins said. But 1 so Many threats hang Lac have to do some my including  in Vic 1 he has2nd in Soth in Germany an Bliss Texas. As the Todriff titled me serve As Jekot enlisted and staff. Native of Chapel Hill n.1children. Morrill will retire june 30 after to of Active duty service. Id three in Germany. So sergeant major of the div fwd 3rd inf div in its major Academy at fort r of the army Gates Willolo the array chief of married and has in 32 years wet walking Chad Taylor led and Brian Sutton Cross a flooded Field in Hastings Iowa where three Days of rain sent the Nash Navorna River Over its Banks thursday. Flooding swamped cropland and forced thousands from their Homes. Storm damage to crops Anil soil in southwestern Iowa was estimated at $3.6 million. North ordered Contra support former ambassador testifies Washington a former . Ambassador Lewis Tambs testified thursday hat White House aide Oliver l. North sent him to n is diplomatic Post i Costa Rica in mid-1985 with orders to open up the Southern from for Contra guerrilla forces in neighbor ing Nicaragua. Tambs said he did not question the legality of his instructions which came from a Small Inie Agency group thai included North then a member of the National Security Council staff the head of he Cia s Central american task Force and Elliott Abrams who was awaiting Senate  As assistant Secre tary of slate. He told the joint House Senate hearings on the Iran Centra affair there was a saying in the . Foreign service that when you take the King s shilling you Dothe King s bidding but Tambs said he took pains to avoid official contacts with Contra leaders because of congressional ban in . Military Aid. Instead i aided the private patriotic americans who were supporting the Contra cause said tarns who retired last january. Then referring to the Southern front of Contra re Bels in Nicaragua he added neither i nor any officer from that Mission was involved in actually opening  but he said that on instruction from washing ton the Cia station chief in Costa Rica did Contact the Contra military leaders directly. The committee were to hold a closed door session Friday to Bear testimony from Joe Fernandez the for Mer Cia Costa Rica station chief. Fernandez left thecia after being disciplined for helping the control. Tambs acknowledged negotiating with Costa Rica officials for construction of the Santa Elena Airstrip for use by North s Airlift supporting inc rebels. He told the committees that Abrams Cia director William j. Casey and National Security adviser John Poindexter All discussed the Airstrip. Tambs testified after termer Cia operative Felix Rodriguez told the committees he was concerned that Richard v. Secord might try to steal aircraft used ii dropping supplies to the rebels for fear of being shut out when the Cia resumed Aid to the contras. In his second Day before the joint panels Rodriguez suggested that Secord a retired air fora major general recruited by North to run the Airlift wanted to seize the assets of the Contra rebel Supply operation in the summer of 1986. It was anticipated at the Lime that the Cia would resume managing the operation later that year because Congress had voted to lift its restrictions on . Government help for the rebels. Rodriguez was asked about his earlier testimony thai he put Contra guards on the Airlift planes who were you concerned about trying to steal those aircraft asked sen. Paul Trible jr., Rva. I was concerned that they would receive order from the owner which was general Secord and tale the air planes somewhere else Rodriguez replied. During a midday break panel member rep. Jack Brooks a Scias bristled when asked about statements by some committee members characterizing Secord and Bis associates As  patriots Brooks exclaimed. I think it s a Lotmore honest to Call them thieving scoundrels Patri ots for a  Congress from Page 1 provide radar intelligence information from its .-Buill Azacs radar surveillance planes. Secretary of state George Shultz also said thursday the admins ration has started talking to Arab countries about using their airfields for . Fighters protecting shins in the Gulf. Shultz speaking to a group of reporters in his office said he thought the idea of protecting shipping with american planes based on carriers was expensive and probably economically unworkable Fitzwalter said Reagan told Republican leaders he definitely would be discussing the Gulf question at the Summit of Allied economic partners in Venice Italy june 8-10.but on the question of charging a fee for escorting tankers that provide Japan and West Germany wit much of their Oil a popular notion in a Congress angry at those two allies for maintaining huge Trade surpluses with the United states Fitzwater said basically the administration has no  a Small percentage of Oil bound for America flows through the Gulf but other Allied nations depend on the waterway for More than Hal f of their Oil  
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