European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes saturday july 11, 1937 . Not planning to retaliate against Iran for Gulf attack Washington a Reagan and minis ration officials say they will no Reta Liate against Iran Tor attacking Fin Ameri can operated Tanker in the persian Gulf and say the incident shows he Navy should protect .-Flag vessels there. No casualties were reported aboard the pc conic a 273,20s-ton Tanker at tacked thursday by an iranian  ship was hit with 18 Rockol pro pc cd grenades to Niilus Oit Kuwait. There were no americans aboard and the vessel we Iii is operated by a Dela Ware company Flici the liberian Flag. Tile attack caused he administration to delay its plans 10 a Flag and Start escorting ii kuwaiti Oil tankers in mid july Fie said hut it should strengthen our sense of urgency in seeking a . Security Council Resolution to end the1  defense department spokesman Robert Sims said the attack on the Peconic shows the risk involved to unescorted ships in the area. It Iscer Tail Linly less Likely thai Shimi if they Are under Mili tary escort than fifth care not . Warships escorting american Flag vessels have intercepted approaching Irani an patrol boats in the past and informed them that the merchant ships were not carrying War Materiel to Iraq and the iranians have not interfered said Sims congressional critics depicted the latest iranian attack As another reason to Post Pone by 90 Days administration plans to re Flag and protect the kuwaiti tankers. The democratic controlled House split along party lines tuesday in a 222-184 vote seeking 1 he 90-Day delay. On thursday the Senate voted against ending a gop filibuster aimed at protect ing the president s plans. The 5712 Vole was three votes Short of the 60 required to invoke a Lolur the parliamentary device used to end the Senate practice of unlimited debate. Hours later the Senate voted Down 56 42, an attempt to kill another measure thai would have said no Money could be spent to put . Flags and captains aboard kuwaiti shirts for at least 90 Days after the Bill became Law. Meanwhile state run Tehran radio threatened More attacks saying the United slates was entering Quicksand which will have More dangerous consequences than the . Military Ever experienced in Leb anon or  the , whose Crew reportedly extinguished fires caused by the grenades disowned by Gray shipping inc. Of Monrovia Liberia and operated by universe tank ships inc. Of Delaware according to Lloyd s of London. None of the 40 Crew members was american and the Captain was identified As Mcmo gios Mikhael of Greece according to shipping sources in the Gulf. Pentagon spokesman Sims stressed that the pc conic was not a .-Flag ship. Twas under a liberian Flag. It was not under american  Many american wed merchant ves Sels Are registered in and Fly the flags of other nations such As Liberia and Panama because taxes salaries and other costs Are lower than i n the u nit cd states no . Warship was in the Vicinity of the attack and none was sent to help the Peconic said Sims. But we have had a number of cases where ships bearing the flags of other countries have come under attack and we hate rendered assistance if we had ships in the area he said. Our whole aim in planning to escort related kuwaiti tankers ships that Wouldhave . Flags on them is to deter attack on them he said acknowledging thai this is nol a risk free  Sims declined to detail the orders to . Warships escorting tankers but said appropriate warnings would be Given if ships or aircraft were deemed to be in inactivity. ,. That might become  Seal of approval Clyde a 15-year-old sea lion kisses a 6,000-Pound Kilter whole i sea world in Orlando Fla the natural enemies of the wild were brought together after eleven years of training. Clyde is the first sea lion to do this Wilh a species thai is known to lurch onto ice floes and make meals of sea Lions. Special prosecutor Walsh s appointment upheld Washington a a Federal judge on Friday rejected a Challenge from i. Col Oliver North and upheld the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate he Iran mantra affair. Chief . District judge Aubrey e. Robinsonjr. Found that the . Justice department s March 5 order making Lawrence e. Walsh a special prosecutor was factually and legally valid and that appropriate authority has been vested in him and his  Walsh is investigating the secret arms sales to Iran and diversion of profits to nicaraguan rebels. North headed the program. The court fight stemmed from North s i Duvillo comply with a subpoena for a Samok of his handwriting. North s attorneys contended that Walsh did nol have Legal authority As a prosecutor to obtain the grand jury subpoena. Walsh is working in tandem with in grand jury a citizen s panel that reviews evidence and decides if criminal charges will be tiled. Robinson did not address the constitutionality of the ethics in government act under which Walsh s appointment was made by a special three judge court. North has also challenged the entire Chi Cicat. North has been testifying before a con Gressional fact finding panel since tues Day under a limited Grant of  Grant prevents Walsh from using anything North says in his testimony in the separate criminal investigation. Robinson cited a 174 supreme court ruling upholding the Justice depart ment s authority to appoint the water Gate special prosecutor As a basis for his decision. The authority and Independence of the watergate special prosecutor was Al most identical to thai enjoyed by or. Walsh Robinson wrote Robinson also rejected arguments Bynorth s attorneys that Walsh had not prop Erly accepted the backup appointment conferred by the Justice department. Walsh s signature on the appointment form issued of the Justice department indicates thai he although Independent Coutis under the ethics in government acl consented to the attorney general s appointment of him As Independent counsel  the  or. Walsh knew that the scope of his authority the degree of his Independence and the particulars of his office under the regulation Are identical Wilh those under the ethics in government  Robinson also rejected the argument that Walsh had not properly vested disassociate counsels with Justice depart ment authority by making them sign Agency appointment forms. New appointment documents there fore would have served no purpose As associate counsel had already made in necessary representations and were bound to their  under the first set of forms they signal under the original appointment Robinson said. Jewish group releases evidence on Waldheim new Vukek us the world jew ish to in Grosson a nday issued a compilation of the evidence it has collected on Amman president Kurt Waldheim i alleged n Lui background. The wac report in titled a request from a 1948 . War crimes commis Sion for his arrest and trial for murder Asa Nan intelligence officer. This is a chronicle of the deceit the  and the heinous activities of the Man who was . Secretary Gen  said rabbi Wolfe Kylman. Chair Man of the . Section of the wac. The report which stems from an 18-Momh wac investigation alleges that Waldheim engaged in Acu of civilian persecution during world War 11 in nazi occupied Yugoslavia. It includes photograph of Waldheim in uniform and a reproduction of i Cami in troll medal awarded for participation in the invasion of the sovu1 Union. In april. Waldheim became the first head of state to be barred from entering the United states because of his alleged part in the deportation and Sec Union of thousands of jews. Or has repeatedly de Nied membership in any prewar a i or a incs in the report entitled Vald he i m s  past chronology of the  gathers the disclosures made by the wac which represents 33 . Jewish organisations. What emerges As shocking is nol Only Wal Diciro s reprehensible past but his continuing lies to cover it  Kylman