European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n Congress May of shipping More personal goods for gis Page 2 Paris puts on its Bastille Day spectacular Page 3 d House approves $8 billion for military construction Page 5 vol.46. No. 89 i unofficial Puli Tion f0 thursday july 16, 1987 aimed of Cej d 8693 a North completes testimony Mcfear Ane offers 3 hours of rebuttals i. Col. Oliver North displays one of 57 slides he used to give briefings in the Contra cause. Washington a . Col. Oliver North concluded six extraordinary jays in the congressional hoi neat tuesday and was followed by his former hos ,. Robert Mcfarlane who called North s testimony passionate in delivery but inaccurate. North was dismissed with a declaration by the chair Man of inc Home Iran Contra investigating committee thai his activities were part of a policy driven by a series of lies that catapulted president Reagan into his most serious crisis. You said these hearings caused serious damage to our National interest rep. Acc Hamilton d-ind., told the Marine officer. Bui i wonder whether the damage was caused by these hearings or acts which caused Alliese  earlier in the Day after considerable hauling among the 26 committee members North was allowed to give a version of the pro con Ira pitch and slide show he testified that he had Given More than 100 times during his while House tenure. In his last moments under the to television lights of the Senate caucus room Nonh had Only a Short part ing statement thanking " tie american people who have responded with their Good wishes and their sup port and their  outside the hearing room he repealed those thanks saluted into the television camera Anil said his plans were to go Home and get some  although Mcfarland asked for the encore appear Ance to rebut North s testimony he said 1 Don t think cold Nei North would Ever make a deliberate misstate Mcnol or a lie. That leaves Only the possibilities of Dif Fering  Between  he said Reagan s abrupt firing of North last novem Ber was a tawdry Way to treat a Man like  Mcfarland lest Ifird. For three hours without the continued on Page 28 Gulf escorts to begin next week Washington the Navy will begin escorting kuwaiti Oil tankers flying he american Flag through the per Sian Gulf next week the chairman of he House armed services committee said tuesday aft a briefing by key administration officials. Rep. Los Aspin d-wis., made the announcement As he left a meeting room on Capitol Hill where he and other congressional Leaden had been briefed by de sense Sec Ciary Caspar w. Weinberger. Secretary of state George p. Shultz adm. William j. Crowe who chairs the joint chiefs of staff and Frank Carlucci inc National Security adviser. Pentagon officials surprised by As pin s Quick disclosure said they would not Eon firm the precise Date when the first kuwaiti ship would sail into the Gulf with its Navy escorts. On monday Weinberger said the move was imminent but unlikely to occur this week. Other officials said tuesday thai the operation was Likely to begin sometime nest week. The stale minority Leader. Bob Dole. R-kan., confirmed thai inc first ship under escort would sail a Cal week. Aspin said that a single ship would sail into the Gulf under escort july 22, Fol Lowed by another single ship aug. 6. Two More voyages by kuwaiti ships under american escort possibly involving several tankers in convoys Are scheduled during August Aspin said. Aspin s was the Mosi precise schedule for the opt ration yet 10 be divulged by any government official but some officials said the Daies could change. Bui it seems Clear thai the Reagan administration has no intention of Flintzer delay despite congressional opposition. On tuesday the Siena to failed Aguin to break a filibuster that a car old boy and an unidentified Man and woman acco Iilma to official in the mayor s office of grand Borrun. Among the injured was a 3-Ji a old taken to the Annecy Hospital in grave condition. Rescue workers including police and firefighters said efforts to find possible survivor were hampered because roads to the campsites were blocked by frets that were blown Over in inc Norm Hai preceded the landslide. A Rock dam beside Chr tillage broke in the storm and inc Rush of water pushed mud and huge rocks into it Campi. Covering everything within 1 1 minutes and leaving no Lime for tape a in unsaid. My wins All Star game 2-0 Page 21