European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday july 25,1987 Shultz derides Poindexter s Bright ideas continued from Page 1 his efforts to derail the policy. I unearthed in. I opposed in. T though 1 had taken part in killing it on More than one occasion ,. And i argued against it with the  but he said in would not have served the president to have resigned. Shultz added Here was nothing More he could have done in january 1986 to persuade Reagan to abandon secret arms sales to Iran. He and Weinberger made their Case forcefully fully Shultz said. I Don t think there Are any More arguments i could have thought of he said. Disclosing More of the High level in Trigue Hal dominated thursday s ses Sion Shutlz said he had never heard the late Cia director William j. Casey directly suggest that Shultz resign. Bui he old sen. William Cohen a Maine thai he had seen a letter that Casey once sent to Reagan suggesting trial he needed a new  Shultz was asked several questions by rep. William Broomfield r-mich., about whether he believed he could do an effective Job As Secretary of state and whether he fell comfortable remaining in 1hc Cabinet in the aftermath of the Iran Contra controversy. Arc you a psychiatrist or some thing Shulli replied Al one Point. Shultz disclosed thursday that he sub milled his resignation to the president on three occasions in the Pasi most recently in August 1986. This Lime he gave no indican Ion Hal he i blends to resign. Instead he said by and Large the president s foreign policy has gone Forward with widespread support both within the administration and within Congress. It s been a very Strong coherent Sci of policies he said. Shultz added there always is debate before a policy is formulated but said in would be alarming if that were not so. As for his attempts in december 1985 to dissuade the president from approving any More arms sales to Iran Shultz said he doubts Reagan was in any double Aboul my  Broomfield asked whether Reagan was relying Loo heavily on Casey who was a forceful advocate of the sales and Why Shutlz did t prevail. I think he was relying on himself the Secretary of stale replied. You seem to miss the Point that the president ii it very decisive  in other developments Cohen returned fire at critics who have complained about the Cost of the congressional investigation. If we re will ing to spend i i 00 million to promote democracy in Central America i think we pm spend a Small fraction of Hal Arnonl to make sure that we preserve democratic principles in our own coun Shutlz said the Iran Centra affair is unlike watergate because Reagan has done his Best to make the facts Public and has gone in just the opposite direct Ito i " a Wetr up. Tanker from Page 1 were carried by Tehran radio monitored in Nicosia. In Washington while House spokeswoman Leslye Arsht said president Reagan was awakened at 2 . By National Security adviser Frank Carlucci and Noti fied of the explosion. She declined to characterize Rea Gan s reaction to the report. The Convoy was about 120 Miles Southeast of Kuwait s Mina Al Ahmadi Oil terminal when the 401,382 ton Bridgton formerly Al Rekah hit the mine shortly before 7 . In was Aboul 18 Miles West of Farsi Island where the revolutionary guards have a Marine base from which they have attacked ships in recent weeks. At the Pentagon officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the mine apparently was moored to the Bottom of the Gulf and floated about 20 feel below the surface. They based that assessment on the fact the of Security policeman found guilty of larceny Hahn a. Germany is a Security policeman convicted of housebreaking and larceny received 18 months confinement a bad conduct discharge reduction in rank to airman Basic and forfeiture ofs200 per month for 18 months. Airman Larry j. Mcdonald jr., 20, of the Joth Security police so was tried in a general court martial july 10, for the May 16 larceny at an american residence in Ober Kostelz said base spokesman sgt Johnny Rea. Among the items Mcdonald stole from the House were five video cassette recorders two compact disc players two audio cassette players and three audio speaker amplifiers. The Indianapolis airman joined the air Force March 21,1986. Airman receives 3 years for manslaughter conviction Hahn a Germany is a senior air Man has been convicted of the involuntary Man Slaughter of two airmen in an Accident in which he was driving while intoxicated. Senior airman Ricky g. Swaim 21, of the Solh munition maim so theater was sentenced thursday to confinement for three years and Given a bad conduct discharge by a general court martial said base spokesman sol. Johnny  was the Driver in a March 15 Accident in which senior airman Paul a. Bacci 24, of Winchester mass., and . Scott w. Schulz 19, of Jefferson md., were killed. Police reports said the vehicle was travelling Between 60 and 70 Mph on a Snow covered High Way. Swaim failed to negotiate a curve and the vehicle left the Road was airborne for 37 feet struck a tree and came to rest 20 feet beyond the  Winston Salem n.c., airman also will forfeit All pay and we reduced to airman Basic Rea said. Mine appeared to have detonated under the Tanker. Cmdr. Daniel j. Murphy jr., Captain of the guided missile destroyer Kidd one of the Bridgeton s escorts said my personal belief is that those mines were Laid last night from Farsi Island. We Haven t gotten any proof. It s difficult to assess who places a mine. The track record however would clearly Point the Finger at  extra lookouts were posted aboard the Kidd s Bow to look for mines. Some of the lookouts were armed with m-14 rifles to fire at any suspicious objects in the water said associated press reporter Tim ahem the news service representative aboard the Kidd. The Convoy ran the Gauntlet of iranian warships mis Siles and fighter bombers without incident until strik ing the mine. The other re flagged kuwaiti vend in the Convoy is the 46,730-Lon Oil products earner Gai Prince. U.s., saudi arabian and kuwaiti teams last week reported they had cleared mines in the Al Ahmadi shipping channels where ships previously have hit mines. The Bridgeton was hit 40 Miles South of that area. Bridgeton and Gas Prince were the first of 11 kuwaiti tankers to be re flagged under the american Flag As part of Kuwait Effort to protect its Oil exports from iranian attacks. They entered the Gulf wednesday escorted by the Kidd the guided missile Cruiser Fox and the guided missile frigate Crommelin All part of a nine unit . Task Force in the Gulf. Storms from Page 1 spokeswoman said. The tornadoes began moving in thursday evening Caus ing the most damage but Only minor injuries in Maple Grove civil defense sirens sounded 20 minutes be forehand giving people time to Lake shelter. The Minneapolis fire department responded to nearly 1 00 Calls about collapsed basements said David Williams communications supervisor with the City s emergency 9 1 1 the body of 79-year-old Harold Burnside was found in the basement of his South Minneapolis Home Friday morn ing after the Wall caved in police said his wife said he went into the basement to take things out of he refrigerator said neighbor Donna Smith. In Hopkins police cmdr. Jim Liddy said authorities had found the body of a 27-year-old Man who apparently got out of his stranded car and was swept into a Creek by flood Waters. The Tornado destroyed As Many As to Bouses inflicted major damage on As Many As 100 and caused lesser damage to 100 to 200 More according to Irene Krotki assistant to the Maple Grove City administrator. Damage was confined to a us Rock area that was cordoned off to prevent looting said Maple Grove police u. Ron Markgraf hundreds of shoppers were stranded at the Ridgedale shopping Center in Minnetonka and employees of South Dale Mao in Edina had to move to higher floors nod put merchandise on tables As water gushed Down stairways. At one red Cross Center 30 children were put up Over night because their bus was stranded said red crop spokeswoman Nancy Keating. Northern slates Power co. Spokesman Tom Bushee Laid 16,000 customers had no Power late Friday morning and some might have logo without through the weekend. Nijm Egen from Page 1 Cal culture for 71 years. The . Military has participated for 41 of those years. Marchers trudged daily distances ranging from 12.4 Miles 10 31 Miles and military participants marched nearly 25 Miles each Day while carrying 22-Pound packs. The oldest Marcher was 86 years old the youngest 12. Mingled among the Orange and Green four Day March banners the red White and Blue colors of dutch and . Flags Hung from balconies and windows along the final few Miles Down Nijm Egen s so Ann Straat. Spectators three deep on the outskirts of the City and packed into bleachers downtown spent the afternoon applauding a Stream of foot weary marchers. For military participants from 14 countries the Fin ish line was at the Edge of the City. Soldiers were Able to shed their packs and sweat stained uniforms for fresh uniforms before forming up for the trek Down town. More than 5,000 soldiers marched the 23-mile courses with packs according to figures Kepi by the physical culture league. More than 2.000 Dulch sol Diers participated and among the foreign militant England tent nearly i boo soldiers followed by the United states. Norway was next with 725 soldiers. Canada sent 250 military members. Usa eur was represented by so learns and an air Force team also marched said Sec. James Bapp first sergeant of the Nijm Egen support group. Each military team numbered 14 marchers an accompanying medic on bicycle and an administrative no to Iron out affairs at the sprawling staging area in the Heumen Soord Forest. Officially organizers Bill the marches As a non competitive event to encourage people to keep themselves ill enough to walk Long distances. Bui according 10 army 1st it. Michael Kelligrew unit Pride makes for plenty of under the table com petition among the military participants. His learn representing the 1st in 36lh inf regt 3rd army div. In Friedberg Germany set blistering tem pos on each of the four Days. Their finishing times hovered around five hours 15 minutes on each of the four Days. That roughly work Cut 10 a mile marched every 12 it minutes. Usa eur s goal was for each team to Complete the courses within nine hours without losing a Soldier to foot problems dehydration or a number of other March related ailments. As of thursday evening Only nine of the boo participants on the 50 Usa eur teams had dropped out. Brig. Gen. Thomas Arwood commander of the 3rd support come termed the Overall . Effort a Suc Cess. The 3rd support come with Headquarters in Wiesbaden Germany had support responsibilities for the american military marchers. " Nijm Egen is probably one of the Best things the United slates Don through its army to create a better working relationship with 14 other armies Arwood said in reference to the other nations sending troops. What they see of America they see in us. They see it in our marchers they see in in the Way we support our