European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Made stripes air Force in helps intercept soviet bombers Page 2 o a a to examine Delia Pilot training Page 5 d plus. Stripes Magazine stripes vol. 46, no. 90 Trutho died Uno Pickl f  for Friday july 17. 1987 d 8693 a Poindexter says he do can t Tell Reagan about diverting funds Washington a former National Security adviser John Poindexter Cost Ifird wednesday that he never told president Reagan about using iranian arms sales profits for the contras be cause i wanted the president to be protected from political embarrassment. But while supporting the president on that Point the former top White House aide contradicted Reagan on a second important Issue in the congressional Iran Centra hearings he said the presi Dent initially approved Selling weapons to Iran in late 1985 As a straight Arras for hostages Deal. The president has said that he never intended such a a Yap which would have run counter to his slated policies but that an Effort to forge tics with iranian moderates deteriorated into arms for hostages dealing behind his Back. Reagan who also has insisted that he did not know of the diversion of Money to the contras said of Poindexter s Testi Mony on thai subject what s new about that i be been saying it for seven  on the other Mailer arms for hos tages Reagan spokesman Marlin Fitzwa Ter said the president could t recall sign ing an approval document cited by Poindexter but he does t disagree with those who say he   testified that he destroyed the paper be cause it might have caused a significant political   testifying under immunity from prosecution based on his remarks said la. Col. Oliver North proposed using the iranian Money for the contras at a time that United states humanitarian Aid for the nicaraguan rebels was run Ning out. North was relaying an idea pro posed in Early 1986 by israeli official Ami ram Nir Point crier said "1 thought it was a neat idea too he said echoing North s own description. And 1 Felt the president would have enjoyed knowing about it. But because it would be controversial. 1 wanted the president to have some deniability so he would be protected. The Buck slops Here with me he said. "1 made the decision. I thought i had the authority to do it. I thought it was a Good idea. But i did not want him to be associated with the  Poindexter was North s Boss and one of those from whom the Marine officer said he sought and received authority for All his actions while on the National Security Council staff. His testimony sup ported North s version of events in most see funds on Page 24 Juhn  a Tilers his testimony wednesday on Capitol Hill. App Hoo Large Trade deficit sends Dollar reeling new York a the Dollar fell sharply in Hec tic trading wednesday on news hat the . Trade deficit for May had widened beyond Market expectations. Set stun1, Page 2. Gold prices moved higher. Republic National Bank in new York reported a late bid for Gold of $453.25 an ounce up j6.10 from tuesday s Lale bid. Meanwhile Oil prices smashed through the $22-3 barrel Mark on the new York mercantile Exchange. An explosive rally swept world Oil markets Afier Iran vowed to seize any persian Gulf bases or ports used by the . Military. Analysts said an iraqi attack on Iran s Rosinam offshore Oil Field in the Gulf also drove up prices amid nervousness Over mounting strains in the strategic waterway through which much of the West s Oil travels. Oil company issues listed on . Slock exchanges gained ground. The Commerce department s report that the . Trade deficit had widened to $14.4 billion was a far cry from the $11 billion Rumor that swept through currency markets a Day earlier. The april Trade imbalance sea Dollar on Page 24 20 dead Many missing in French Camp a safer grand bornand. France a authorities were searching for bodies in the wreckage of cars and vans left behind by a tidal wave of mud that demolished a Campground and left 48 vacationers either dead or missing. The slide tuesday Bastille Day. Was caused by heavy Rains that struck As hundreds of people were enjoying the end of d Long Holiday weekend. The borne a Mountain Stream became a raging Tor rent and debris that had built up above the popular Campground in Southeastern France swept Down on tents and trailers without warning. We be never seen such a thing. Never said Pierre Pochat mayor of grand Montand. Normally Pochat said you can Cross this Stream without wetting your  a temporary morgue was set up wednesday in a Church and authorities recovered bodies carried As far As 25 Miles downstream. Up to 500 Rescue workers searched along the Muddy riverbanks and con ducted House to House inquiries in the Village of grand bornand looking for missing people whose names were on the icon a Rune belongings from to stir damaged camping trailers wednesday a jew to Register at the campsite. Daniel Philippe an aide to the tomcat governor Jean Jouandot put the death toll at 20, saying 15 bodies were found in France and another five in the arc River on the outskirts of Geneva Switz Erland about 25 Miles away. Ten of the dead had been identified and All were French Jouandot said. Up to 28 others were missing he said. Al least nine people were seriously Hurt and dozens were treated for Shock. Witnesses residents and police said a barricade of mud and debris that apparently accumulated in the borne during the storm suddenly let Loose washing Over the Campground at about 6 40 . About Iso campers and 70 trailers Wen at the Mir Peluf Massman 39, of Abingdon eng land told the London evening Standard thai he and his wife. Rosalyn and their children. Jan 9, and Olivia 6, were in their trailer when a heavy rain started at about 5 30  Hail followed he said. As i looked out of the window from our caravan. I noticed thai the River was rising and it con lamed a lot of  see disaster on Page 24