European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars Ano stripes saturday july 1b.19s7 Dod warns Media to keep distance in Gulf by Norman Black a military writer Washington the defense do part Cal warned news organizations thursday to keep their distance from Navy warships and planes operating inthe persian Gulf. Robert Sims the Pentagon s chief spokesman took Lime out from a Brief ing to Call reporters attention to a . Notice to airmen thai has been in effect for he Gulf since 1984, the notice warns aircraft to slay at least five nautical Miles away from american ships and Ai an Altitude of at least 2,000 feet. I m getting reports from various countries around the Middle East that there Are Large numbers of newsmen and women who arc gathering in the expectation thai something might happen Sims said. Some of the news organizations appear to be chartering planes and boats. It is not in their Best interests to be operating in the Vicinity of our naval forces he said. We Are on the record with that in this notice to airmen and i want to be on the record with news organizations represented Here As having emphasized this notice one More time . Ships assigned to the Mideast task Force have been operating at higher readiness since an iraqi warplane at tacked the guided missile frigate Stark on May 11, killing 37 sailors. Under the new rules of engagement ship captains arc authorized to open fire on any aircraft or vessel thai appears to be Maneule Ringford an attack. The Navy is expected next week to begin escorting kuwaiti Oil tankers Bear ing . Flags through the Strait and in Side the persian Gulf. While the ships travel through the Strain s Waters. Navy jets from the Carrier Constellation arc expected to provide air cover for them. Coast guard spokesman Nicholas Sandifur thursday said the service has completed processing applications to place 11 kuwaiti tankers under . Registry and has delivered the necessary documents for the first two vessels to representatives of the company that owns them. But Sandifur said the vessels arc not officially re flagged and could not say just when they would be. In other developments thursday Pentagon official said they were still await ing word from the Gulf As to whether Anavy underwater demolition team had completed Clearing iranian mine from Channel leading to Kuwait s main Oil Ter Minal. 2 killed at least 10 missing when bus Van fall in River Comfort Texas a a bus and a Van carrying 62 people most of them children were swept into the rain swollen Guadalupe River Fri Day. The body of one girl was found three mile downstream and a 16-year-old girl died when she fell 100 feet from a rope dangled by a Rescue helicopter authorities said. Other children Clung to Trees in the High Waler As helicopters tried to pick them up said Texas department of Public safety spokesman David Wells. Twenty one people were rescued and As Many As 10 were unaccounted for he said. At least 19 people were injured. Lawyer to go to court to win sikhs release Halifax Nova Scotia a a lawyer hired by the Canadian sikh Community says hell go to court to win the release of 174 refugee from India being held in a military  Green of Toronto said he would try to discuss the situation once More with immigration officials. But he added thai he was preparing for court. The Canadian government was granted an order thursday to hold the group for up to an other week. The 173 men and one woman waded ashore on a Rocky Beach at  Early sunday following a trans Atlantic crossing aboard the freighter Ami lie. Libyan helicopter Crew seeks Asylum in Egypt Cairo Egypt a a libyan helicopter landed in Egypt and its three crewmen requested political Asylum thursday. Cairo television interrupted regular program Ming to report the defection. Ii said the so Tel made Mi-8 helicopter landed at 4 45 . At an egyptian air base near the libyan Border. The announcer said the Pilot capt. Moham med cd Mahdi co Pilot saved Abdel Kafi and technician Mohammed shoe Bat asked Permis Sion to slay in Egypt As political refugees. Nofziger from Page 1 whose top business executives have pleaded guilty to bribing Public officiate in Exchange for help in winning no bid Pentagon contracts and other favors. Law enforcement officials have said they expect additional indictments in new York of As Many As 10 other government officials for allegedly taking payoff from we tech. The defense contractor is no reorganizing under Federal bankruptcy Laws. The indictment announced Friday alleges that Nofziger illegally contacted Secretary of the army John Marsh it. On March 29, 1982, two months after Nofziger left the government on behalf of wed tech in the company s efforts to win the 132 million contract to build Small gasoline engines for the army. That Nofziger illegally contacted Small business administration chief James Sanders in May 3, 9 982, on behalf of we Lech. Nofziger also broke the a according to the indictment when he wrote a idler to Moose s Dep Uty James Jenkins on May 28, 1982, seeking while House help in obtaining the engine contract. Thai Nofziger lobbied illegally on behalf of the National Marine engineers beneficial association a Washington based labor Union representing License maritime officers and violated the Law when he lobbied on behalf of Fairchild Republic corp., a Virginia based defense contractor. The indictment says Nofziger illegally lobbied the White House on behalf of the Marine engineers Union in 1982, writing a letter to Jenkins. Nofziger was seek ing to expand inc use of civilian Crews aboard . Government ships an initiative that had been endorsed by president Reagan. No Finger the indictment alleges violated Federal conflict of interest Laws when he lobbied he govern ment on behalf of Fairchild which was seeking to continue production of the a-10 military aircraft. The indictment says that Nofziger at the request of Washington lawyer Slanton Anderson illegally lobbied the White House on behalf of Fairchild in connection witha-10 production. The 1978 ethics in government act provides for a maximum penalty of up to two years in prison and � j 10,000 Fine upon conviction. Poindexter from Page \ vation that he had withheld critical information front Cabinet officers Poindexter replied i did t withhold from them anything that they did t want  Poindexter has said repeatedly that while he did nol inform Reagan of the plan to divert arms sales proceeds he believes Reagan would have approved if he had known. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., asked whether the Admiral still fell that Way despite a statement to the contrary thursday by Filz Waler. I do he said. So the while House denials have had no effect on your testimony Nunn pressed. No they have not Poindexter replied. When Nunn asked whether the White House was misleading the Public on the question of whether Rea Gan would indeed have approved the diversion poin Dexter said the statement was issued by a presidential spokesman sad not Lite president himself. Pressing further on the Issue of credibility Nunn questioned whether Poindexter had Ever told anyone in private conversations even his attorney or wife that he had told Reagan of the diversion. There were some news accounts earlier this year that cited unnamed sources saying Poindexter intended to base a defense on having informed Reagan of the diversion. I have told no person that i Ever told the president about the diversion Poindexter said. I Don t know the source o those stories they re nol  Poindexter also sought to dissociate Reagan from the president s signed decision called a finding which authorized As a rat arms for hostages Swap the november 1985 Transfer of .-made missiles from Israel to Iran. Poindexter said he submitted the proposed finding to Reagan Afler being pressured by John Mcmahon then Deputy director of the Cia he said the finding was lacking in thai in did l include the broader policy initiatives that were part of Reagan s reasoning in approving the sales. Reagan himself did not address the Issue Friday when reporters were permitted to attend the beginning of Hii meeting with visiting British prune minister Margaret Thatcher. No comments until the investigation is Over and then 1 will be eagerly responding he said. France from Page 1 cd the spokesman As saying French ctn