European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 Hrisi is the stars and stripes wednesday june 24,1987 Shultz plans meeting with soviet counterpart Geneva Switzerland a Secretary of slate George p. Shutlz and soviet foreign min ister Eduard a. Shevardnadze plan to Mecl in Washington in mid july to try to resolve Obsta cles to an arms control agreement . Arms control adviser Edward Rowny said tuesday. Rowny told a Newt conference he did no know whether a specific Dale had been fixed for the Washington a . Official said the two men probably will meet july 10-11. New zealand s Leader condemns nuclear testing Wellington new zealand up France exploded another nuclear device in the Pacific monday and prime minister David Lange condemned France a Well As the soviet Union and the United states for continuing nuclear testing. New zealand scientists reported that France s 86th lest at muru Roa atoll in the South Pacific measured about 15 Kilotons langs said inc soviet Union exploded a 150-Kiv Oton nuclear device saturday and the United states conducted a 2cmcilotoanuctear test sunday. Both in the conference on disarmament an the .-soviet bilateral talk on nuclear testing there Are glimmers of Hope that the longstanding barriers to negotiation on a lest ban May be overcome he said. Bernstein will conduct aids Benefit concert Amsterdam Netherlands a Ameri can conductor Leonard Bernstein will conduct a fund raising concert Fot Dulce aids patient with the concert Gebow orchestra the Amster dam orchestra said tuesday Bernstein will donate the proceeds from the wednesday concert to a private dutch aids fund which will set aside the Money for research into acquired immune deficiency syndrome and for a Hostel for aids patients. Music buds in the dutch capital Are expected to buy from 1,800-2,000 tickets for the concert which will sell for 100 guilders $50 each. Pat Boone not interested in Job As interim pal Host Tega Cay. Kupij put Boone says Chas no interest in being interim Host at pal and suggested that Jim Bakker and Rev. Jerry Falwell dose themselves off in a room and Pray until they have a meeting of their hearts and Melvin Belli the California lawyer Bakker hired to wrest the pal Back from fall Cut suggested monday that Boone take Over inc ministry because Jimmy will abide by him because he Itkes him and 1 think Jerry Falwell does Boone a charismatic and frequent guest on the pal club show Whin it was nosed by Jim and Tammy Faye Backer issued a statement in California saying he has no interest in being the interim Hosl of the pal Secord paid for North s Security system panel told Washington a private associates paid Forand later tried to conceal their role in installing a si4,000 Security system at he Home of it. Col. Olive North the Iran Conlin committees were told tuesday and a key lawmaker said there is no question that1 the former while House aide will testify this summer. Sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii said the joint House Senate committees were to meet privately later tues Day to discuss terms negotiated backstage with North s attorneys. The Public hearings resumed after a two week re Cess with former Cia employee Glenn a. Robinette testifying that he bad the Security system installed at North s suburban Virginia Home in mid-1986 at the request of retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard v. Secord. Robinette said Secord paid him to cover the costs and expenses and he never asked North for any funds. But be said North contacted him after the Iran con Ira affair became Public last fall and the two men subsequently engaged in backdated correspondence that Reade it look As though the National Security Council aide was offering to pay for the installation. When committee lawyer Paul Barbadoro characterized the letters As phony Bills and cooked up responses Robinette agreed. "1 was trying 10 protect col. North the former Cia official said. Re later conceded that his actions also served to shield Secord. Federal Law prohibits government employees from accepting a supplement to i hair salary or compensation from outside sources. Iii a crime to make such a payment As Welt As to receive it. The violation carries a maximum penalty of a year in prison and a $5,000 Fine. In fact North s Security system was partially paid from one of the accounts Secord used in the elaborate banking network that received profits from the clan Destine . Arms sales to Iran according to the Testi Mony and documents. At Secord s direction Robinette received a Check for $9,000 from a Swiss Money management company Csc investments on aug. 20. 1986. A few Days later Secord reimbursed Csc 59,01$ from Udall research corp., one of the firms Sel up by Secord and his Busi Ness partner to handle both the Iran arms Sale Money and he efforts to Aid the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Robinette said he acted from his heart rather than his head. But sen. Paul Trible r-va., summarized the morn ing testimony this Way the evidence Here establishes that a government official received a substantial gratuity to which he we not entitled that the gratuity was paid at least in part from funds generated from the Sale of arms to Iran and that you and colonel North and general Secord endeavoured to mislead and to cover your Secord has been quoted in newspaper articles As denying that he paid for the installation or had any involvement with it Secord was a key figure in North s efforts to arrange for arms sales to Iran and divert proceeds to the con tra rebels fighting the Nicaragua government Robin cute who became a private Security consultant after a 20-year career in the Cia testified under a Grant of limited immunity after initially citing hit fifth amendment rights in refusing to answer committee questions. Hijack from Page 1_ happen that he would also be charged with air piracy and Zimmermann also made it dear that releasing Hamadi was never seriously considered the source added. Meese said the americans would fully support the trial Here the source said in a Telephone interview. President Reagan said monday he would be satisfied if Hamadi were tried in Germany. Meuse met separately with Zimrin Coiann and Justice minister Hans Engelhard tuesday in what . Spokesmen said earlier would be an attempt to persuade them to Honor the . Request Forlla Yuuji extradition Meese speaking to reporters outside the Justice ministry refused to give any details of his dearly to Ouboun of talks with Engelhard or the ,. Meese said the Bonn government has not made a final decision on what would be done with Hamadi. He said the Cabinet is scheduled to make the decision wednesday. We had a very Frank and Complete discussion. It would be inappropriate to comment now on a decision that has not yet been made the attorney general said. The decision will be made tomorrow Stork brings Ling Ling 4-ounce bundle Washington a Ling Ling the National zoo s giant female Panda gave birth to an apparently healthy 4-ounce Cus tuesday but elated zoo officials were cautious about predicting whether the cub would survive. Officials were monitoring the Panda on closed Cir Cuit television and said they would be careful not to disturb inc 250-Pound Ling Ling unless a problem appeared to develop with the tiny cub or the Mother. We Are going to give Ling Ling the Opportunity to do tie things she has shown us she knows How to do such As nest building and cradling her new baby said Lisa Stevens manager of collections for the zoo. Stevens said both the cub and Mother appeared to be doing we but she would make no predictions about the cub s survival. We just have to take it Day by Day Stevens said. Officials won t be Able to determine the cub s sex until they can get close to it and they did not know when that would be. Ling Ling and the zoo s male Panda Hsing Hsing mated several limes Over a iwo Day period in Early March and officials have been watching Ling Ling around the clock since june is according to zoo spokesman Mike Morgan. Goodbye from Pege 1 audit was a natural everyday thing except we had 36 of them one victim was listed As lost and presumed dead said Bendele who remembered one victim bad lived near his Hometown of Victorville Calif seeing them there with their Flag draped coffins lined up that was something else he said. But dealing with death on a daily basis is not some thing that often causes Bendele and his co workers much distress. And it s not because they Are any less feeling than anyone else said the husband and father of an Active 3-year-old boy. When we Tell people where we re from like at the softball Field they la say of the gravediggers. The cold people. The iceman i think anybody could do it if they had to. See everybody Calls us special but i Don t fee special for doing this Job he said. I mean it s just a Job for me. 1 love what i m doing Don t get me wrong. But i Don t feel i m special because i can handle it better than anybody Many ask Why someone would want such a Job. Bendele remembers that it was t something he Al ways wanted to do As a child. The Only thing i can Ever remember wanting to be was a veterinarian. Love animals he said. As is the Case with Many people who do similar work his interest was passed on through the family. Bendele s father spent 20 years in the air Force in the medical career Field before working for a mortuary. He got me a Job at a cemetery Bendele it started from a lot of them request the military occupational specially said Hughes a licensed mortician with a family run funeral parlor in Norfolk va., awaiting him when he leaves the Anny. A lot of them used to work in funeral Homes and so Bendele said the Job can get depressing and the staff makes a Jot of jokes in the Back room just to keep ourselves but the joking never overshadows the seriousness of the task before lick. That is one thing they stress Here. These remains get the utmost respect Bendele said. Professional Pride also helps Bendele and his col leagues keep level beads. I never have any feelings about the deceased said Bendele although be admitted to hiding a few tears during the ceremony for the Stark victims it was a Job. 1 wanted to get the Job done right because 1 knew there was a family Back Home wailing for these re Mains. And i wanted to do my part to make sure every thing was one of the reasons they strive to get everything right is that they feel a certain kinship with the victims of death Council said. They re one of us. And we realize that we re the last people to service them As a part of the military and we want to do a Good
