European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 7, 19b7 the stars and stripes Dilip insight offered into Agnew dealings sex vice president seeks commission new York not a Case now in the preliminary stages in Federal District court in Brooklyn provides a rare glimpse of Spiro t. Agnew s acid Vilics As u International business broker since leaving the vice presidency amid charges of taking bribes and kickbacks. The Case involve Agnew t $2 million suit against an Argentine concern one or Many companies be has represented in a career that has made him a frequent world traveler with Concu with score of High foreign official. According to court papers the 69 War old Agnew has testified inn hit business essentially ii working Tor corporation who do business in other coun tries to assist them in obtaining con tracts he added that quite a bit of it involves Access to people who Are in Fly Antul in decision making on these  i have one Utility he said in a nearly 7-hour preliminary examination in a mine Ala n.y., Taw office in april and that s the ability to penetrate to the top  in the years since his resignation in 1973 when he agreed not to co test us cd Avion charges while authentic were investigating charges that he accepted bribes and kickbacks As governor of Maryland _ Agnew has worked out of bit borne in Rancho Mirage calif., and an aide s Home in Arnold my. I Busine to it called path Lite inc., and he Laid it hat Only three employee his administrative assistant a Secretary and himself he testified that he Baa represented a German aircraft manufacturer a South korean conglomerate a French manufacturer of military uniforms a greek dredging concern and an american com Pany the Hoppman corp., which was Spira Agnew seeking through Agnew communications work in Argentina. He previously bad arranged such contracts in Taiwan and saudi Arabia. He also discussed with Argentine businessmen a possible concert by his Friend Frank Sinatra. He was on a visit to Brazil with Sinatra when he first travelled to Argentina in 1980. The suit being heard by judge Jack b. Weislein if in the preliminary stages a motion by the defendant to dismiss the suit is pending. Al the Crux of the suit is Agnew s con Tention that in was his contacts with the Argentine military Junta in 1980 that produced a j57 million Argentine air Force telecommunications network con tract for an american company the Aydin corp., and its representative in Argentina. Alicano . But Ajic Anlo argues that he did not help bring about that contract and thus is not entitled to a commission. Agnew contended thai he was to receive s2 million of an $8.6 commission Aydin bad agreed to pay Atie Anto for arranging the contract the Agate complaint also argued that More than $4 million in bribe and Kickback were paid by Alicante without Agnew s knowledge to obtain the contract. The Agnew complaint said that Al Canto and it principal William h. Shaw wanted to Limp Agnew once he had opened doors to the Argentine Junta and " hereafter make a corrupt and fraudulent telecommunications con tract with the Junta by bribery after Agnew had successfully promoted their interests by personal Contact on their be  the complaint say the purported bribe and Kickback constituted violations of the Federal racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act Alicante and Shaw denied any bribe and said the Kickback a actually triple repayment of a 1200,000 loan by two Aydin executive to Alicante to keep it financially afloat at a critical Point in the negotiations. Joining with Agnew in the suit is the former executive vice president and new York representative of Alicante William Woolverton who contended that he was deprived of an $800,000 commission. Aydin argued that any compensation due him was included in his Severance pay. William i. Cunningham Iii a lawyer for Alicante said that if the bribery and Kickback charges Are True which he docs not concede Agnew is asking for a commission on a Deal thai is clearly  Alcamo in seeking dismissal of the suit argued that Agnew was wetting on an Argentine army contract that did not materialize rather than an Argentine air Force telecommunications contract m did. Shaw also said it was he who first introduced Agnew to members of the Junta. Agnew said that before he instituted the suit two lawyers who then rep resented Aydin had told him that if he did sue. Nobody would believe cot be cause orbit previous record. He was sentenced to a $10,000 Fine and three Yean probation on the tax evasion charges in 1973. In 1981, he said he paid a $260,000 judgment in civil suits growing out of the original charge of fraud and kickbacks to Maryland while he was governor. He was also Dis barred and paid an additional $15,000 in California taxes after a deduction for in Terest he had paid on the civil judgment was disallowed. Despite these acknowledged penalties Agnew denied in hit pretrial Examina Tion that he had received any bribes or Kickback a governor even though a Maryland court had determined he bad As part of the civil suit under questioning by a lawyer for a Scanlo Agnew did he believe that marxists control the  peace prize committee and he spoke of left Wing dominance in the United slates Media and the Liberal  sexual illiteracy commonplace in soviet Union sociologist says Moscow a a leading soviet sociologist has complained of a Lack of Public information about Sei saying it has contributed to the nation s High rate of abortions and divorces to rid soviet society of sexual illiteracy among Ordinary people and even doctors Igor s. Kon has called for glasnost to be extended to sexual issues and for a restructuring of the social science. The remarks by Kon a doctor of philosophy and an author were published in the current edition of Ogo Nyok Magazine. It has been at the Vanguard of Glas nost the policy of increased Ope Neji on selected topics including a Frank accounting of the soviet to Jety tills. The Magazine s interview with Kon titled frankly about the forbidden is one of the most explicit discussions of sexual issues to have appeared in the soviet press. Kon noted that there is no sex education in soviet schools and that there Are no trained sex Counselor and virtually no books on the subject. Most people Are reluctant to talk about sex with their Docton. Girls receive much gynaecological and other information from their mothers Kon said with boys As a Rule neither the father nor the Mother Speaks with him on these themes. Their main enlightened arc friends the Street and much of that information is Algeria Marks anniversary Algiers Algeria a the wife of president Chad i Bend Edid blew out candles on a giant cake and Drivers sounded car horns throughout the City Ai Alger celebrated its 2ith year of Independence from France. Palestine liberation organization Leader Yasser Arafat and top officials from Tunisia Vietnam and Nicaragua were among the approximately 3,000 invited guests who joined in celebrations that Logan saturday and continued through sunday night. One sided and  Kon said thai Many parents Are afraid to discuss the subject with their children because they inc selves know so Little. Sexual literacy is needed not Only because some people Are depraved but because the Quality of family life and stability of the family to a great extent depend on it he said. Kon said the soviet Union should study what is being done abroad about sex education especially about the use of contraceptives. But he said that most teachers and parents would oppose sex education in soviet schools and that the country lacks qualified teachers doctors and psychologists. What kind of moral education can we talk about if teen agers Are denied truthful information about the natural ways of to Seir psychological and sexual development this. Silence itself is immoral he said. Kon said that because of insufficient guidance from Docton and a shortage of contraceptives abortion has become a widespread method of birth control. A Lack of information about sex also causes tension in marriages and frequently leads to divorce Kon said Al though he did not cite specific numbers. Soviet officials do not release authoritative figures on the country s abortion and divorce Rales. Western sources however say the average soviet woman has seven abortions in her life. The sources speaking on condition of anonymity also say thai so percent of a marriages end in divorce. Some soviet cities now have counselling offices for family and marital problems but Kon said that Many women feel shy and Don t use such services and that schoolchildren Are excluded. Medical students receive no information about sex Ual behaviour and the science of sexuality or the psychology of sex does not exist in the soviet Union Kon said. He also complained that a Host of soviet govern ment ministries has refused a accept sexuality issues in their jurisdiction. Hat s off to Friendship former is. President Carter joins the Bonier brigade in new bulk Eti a " a a Trofa  Markia the 10th  of Ibe free Muhip Force tie  Harmony Argand Ataw be Lattiea Stltt becoming president