European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday july 22,19b7 37 pounds of heroin found on zambian Jet at Heathrow London a customs officers seized 37 pounds of heroin with a Street value of j2.7 million in a raid on a zambian airways jetliner at Heathrow International Airport customs offi cers said  raid late monday was the biggest heroin seizure in Britain this year said a customs and excise department official who spoke on Condi Tion of  men a zambian and an Indian were being questioned tuesday about the drugs which were found in the suitcases of passengers and Crew arriving on a dc-10 night from Lusaka the zambian capital he  offic Cre had been monitoring flights into Heathrow after  pounds of heroin Worth an estimated j400.000 was found dumped into Atrash can at the International terminal s disembarkation pier last wednesday. Air controller suspended after making mistake Newark . A an air traffic con troller who directed to planes at Newark inter National Airport to take off at the same Lime on intersecting runways has been temporarily relieved of duty for retraining the Federal aviation administration  Pilot of a Continental airlines 737 Jel was told by the controller to use evasive action after liftoff to avoid hitting the other Craft a twin engine propeller plane from Holiday airlinesinc., said Faa spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen the two planes continued their journeys with out incident last thursday Bergen  Standard procedure the unidentified controller was temporarily taken off his control position for retraining she said. 2 jets hit each other at Airport departure Gates Dayton Ohio a two commercial jets bumped into each other tuesday at the de parture gales at Dayton International Airport but neither was seriously damaged a Piedmont spokesman said. One of the planes a Piedmont Boeing 727-200 with 87 passenger that was bound for Dallas was delayed for one hour and 45 minutes. Repairs were made to its Tail which sustained a Small tear. Pied Mont spokesman Kenneth Pcarlson  were pushing it Back and we pushed it into the Tail of a uni Edjel Carlson  United Boeing 727 suffered some minor scratches he said. No information was immediately available on its destination or the number of passengers aboard. Carlson said he did not believe it was delayed. Delta defends its pilots in 2 close Call incidents Atlanta a Delta air lines pilots were not at fault in the two latest incidents involving Delia jets airline officials said  spokesman Bill Berry said pilots correctly handled a dose Call in which a Ringle engine Cessna came within a Quarter mile of a Delta Boeing 737 on Landing approach Ai Sacramento Calif. And Federal aviation administration officials confirmed thai air traffic control problems were at fault when two Delta Jel came top close to each other sunday evening Over Virginia. Delta spokesman Jim Ewig said tuesday thai there was no danger to either aircraft. Pele Nelson an Faa spokesman in new York said Delta right 47 and Delu flight 589 had Beer instructed to enter a holding pattern because of computer problems at the Atlanta air traffic control Center. The aircraft should have been about 2q Miles apart but came Wilhm Aboul 1.3 Miles of each other he  was no involvement of the Delta flight Crews they were just following instructions Nelson said. Whether the controller made a mistake or it was a series of things in the sys tem it s much too Early to  has come under Faa scrutiny because of a tiring of incidents involving Pilot error or mechanical failure during the past iwo months. Delta officials have defended the airline safety record and say the incidents Are unrelated. Fed nominee vows to keep Post politically Independent Washington a departing Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker tuesday cited encouraging eco nomic signs in saying inc nation s Central Bank planned no major changes in monetary policies while his probable successor Alan Greenspan promised Congress that inc position would remain politically Independent. It is conceivable thai my actions could be wrong but it will not be because of politics Greenspan Lold the Senate banking committee. Some senators Sugg sled the administration will be even More concerned about monetary policy during 1988, which will be a presidential election year. But Greenspan said he did not expect such pressures from the administration and if any overture along those lines were to be made i obviously would reject  Volcker in parting testimony after eight years at the Helm of the Federal Reserve Board Lold the House Bank ing committee that Greenspan a business economist would have Challenge aplenty in the years to come. It would be nonsense for me to claim that All is safely and securely on path. The remaining risks and problems Are apparent Volcker  to stifled before the House banking committee while Greenspan appeared on the other Side of the Capitol the two men s simultaneous appearances before congressional committees were coincidental Greenspan. President Reagan s nominee to head the nation s Central Bank was expected to seek to assure the Senate committee thai he will make inflation Public enemy no. I and strive to defend the is. Dodar jus As vigorously As his predecessor has. Greenspan who lacks Volcker s experience in Central banking and International finance also i expected to be questioned closely on some of his comments on the econ  recently As March Greenspan warned of an economic downturn next year telling subscribers to his Consul big service that the recession we had not expected until 1990 now appears to be More Likely to Meije in the last Quarter of 1988 and in 1989." Poindexter from Page 1 denier said he did not Micro manage what his Dep Uty did. At another Point Poindexter told House and Senate investigators that the decision As to what s lawful and unlawful is not the function of he committee. Poindexter has said repealed he believes that the ban on Contra Aid did not apply to the Csc Slaff. In a morning session carried out in a Businesslike atmosphere Poindexter was challenged by rep. Edward Boland d-mass., for saying on monday that retired House speaker Thomas p. O Neill held up final approval of 1100 million in Contra Aid for eight months last year Boland said that was a canard and he read a lengthy chronology of events aimed at dismissing Poindexter s Contention. Poindexter also said that the former White House chief of staff Donald t. Regan knew everything the president was aware of concerning the Iran Contra affair but that he never sought further information from the National Security adviser Regan. Attorney general Edwin Meuse Secretary of state George shul and defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Are expected to testify before the hearings conclude Early next month. Point Eicr testified As the committees released a Par tial transcript of private questioning of it. Col. Robert Earl an Csc aide. Earl said he recalls North shredding documents on nov. 22,1986, As Justice department investigators looked Over files in his office. But contrary to North s testimony Earl recalled that the shredder in the Csc office was broken and North departed with a stack of documents in search of a working machine in another office in other testimony Poindexter said he knows that the National Security Council staff was the driving Force behind efforts to win the release of the american hostages in Lebanon. He said he Doe not recall a single recommendation from the stat department or the defense department to accomplish those  never asked Meese to hold up any Fri or Justice department investigations into alleged drug smuggling by nicaraguan insurgents or contras. Has no specific recollection of Ever discussing the secret arms sales with Meese before november 19s6, when the Iran Contra affair became Public. Meese a said thai he did not learn about 1985 arms sales to Iran until november 1986. Does t recall that it nor. Paul Thompson an aide on the National Security Council staff Ever relayed concerns of another unnamed Csc aide that North s actions might be illegal. Gen. John Vessey was chairman of he joint Chieft of Slaff when president Reagan gave hit assent for Israel to sell . Arms to Iran in the summer of 1985. Vessey was succeeded in october of that year by adm. William Crowe who served in the Post during the direct . Sale of weapons to the iranians Poindexter said Reagan consulted Weinberger be fore deciding to go ahead with the sales and said it was up to the Secretary of defense to make the decision about consulting Crowe on the military implications of the Sale. Sen. Howell Heflin d-ala., said Crowe found. Out by Accident in late june or Early july of 1986 about the sales after several transactions already had been made. Gulf from Page 1 shipping company official at Fuja Irah wh9 spoke on condition of anonymity said kuwaiti ships usually leave Anchorage in Roida Lemoon and travel the Strait at night to reduce the risk of iranian attack. American Skippers have taken command of the Bridgton and the Gas Prince. The Crews Are made up of kuwaiti and British officers and filipino sailors said shipping sources. Shipping executives in Contact with the Kuwait Oil Tanker co., original owners of the Bridgeton and Gas Prince said the . Tag will be hoisted aboard nine additional kuwaiti tankers when they reach the Ara Bian sea. Their arrival dates were not immediately known. But the sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the second .-escorted Convoy was tentatively scheduled for aug. 6. Iran has said it will not be deterred by the . Presence from attacking the ref urged Linker. Since ust september Iran has attacked Kun us vessel and ships travelling to Kuwait charging that the persian Gulf nation aids Iraq. Kuwait is Iraq s Western neigh Bor at the gulfs Northern end. Iran and Iraq have attacked hundreds of foreign merchant ships in their Effort to cripple each other economics. The Reagan administration agreed to Natter 11 kuwaiti tankers under american Flag and provide them with . Protection to ensure that Oil can travel through the Gulf 10 the West Kuwait also Bat leased three tinkers from the soviet Union which provide pre Lection for them. The prime minister of Kuwait Crown Prince Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah said monday that the United Stales will decide How to respond to any attacks on the re flagged tankers or their escorts. There is no agreement Between Kuwait and Washington on How to retaliate be said. It was Over the weekend thai the former a a Takah. A 401,382-ton Behemoth that ranks As the biggest in the Middle East and about Silb in size among the world s ships became the Bridgeton. It new name and technical Home port of Philadelphia which the at Rek Kah never visited were painted on in tide and item. And the former Gas Al Muu Juh � 46.72hon Liq. Did Pei Teum Gas Carrier a renamed cat Prince. Alto of Philadelphia. Both vessel Bear the red it funnel insignia of the Chesapeake shipping co., their nominal new owners. The . A by vessels Are keeping Cantor Eye on this thai approach them in the Gulf of Oman. Inlay an iraqi Pilot attacked the frigate Stark in the persian Gulfi killing 37 . Sailors. Iraq apologized for the attack laying in was a mistake