European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday july 30,1987 it thy admits revealing repo ton Iran Contra affair Ronen Orl was Broad Lia Cly called Hal he was not sen. Patrick j. Leahy. D-vl., the chairman of the Senate select committee on says thai he resigned from the panel in january Farlly because he was angry with himself for having Foj m a reporter an unclassified report on the Iran control fair. Leahy identified hit Serr mesday As the leaker in an unum Ial press release walk also said he had in tended to resign 1 rom the Post Sewal months Early. A statement made Public tuesday to fac Senate Intelli gence committee said thai when the cast by Abc news in january Leahy in sen. David Boren d-owo., to Yacknow lathe one responsible for its having been div _ the intelligence committee narrowly Votaw gains releasing the document even though the while House was pressing hard for its publication. While House Fri vials believed at the time that the report would exonerate president Reagan of any involvement in the diversion of Iran arms sales profits to the nicaraguan contras z soviets sentence 6 for role in disaster at Che not chernobyl . A up former officials and technicians at the Ritj Fidfl Power Plant were convicted wednesday of sing history s worst nuclear Accident and to terms of up to 10 years in labor cup judge Raimond bowl who issued the verdict cited an atmosphere of Potof control and Lack of responsibility at the Jinn. People played cards and dominoes a wrote letters while they were on people were killed when an explosion and store through chernobyl s no. 4 reactor on 16,1986. 8 mine sweeping copters ordered to persian Gulf 00 from Page 1 Friday and possibly by thursday. One official in discussing the movement of the Heli copters said probably Only four of the copiers would operate Oft he Guadalcanal at a Lime. These Are huge copiers and you can t put All eight aboard the ship at once this official said. But we want to get Ai least eight Over there in the Vicinity. Some will probably stay on Diego Garcia Tor the time the decision by Weinberger to order the Guadalcanal to detach itself from the Marine amphibious Force and to prepare to take the copters into the persian Gulf was prompted by the continuing refusal of Kuwait and saudi Arabia to offer land bases for the helicopters. Administration officials have to trusted to discuss much or the substance of . Talks with the two coun tries both nations have apparently shied away from becoming too closely associated with the american military Effort in the Gulf. The sources said the c-5 transport planet each or which can carry two of the helicopters would have to Fly to Dicko Garcia because the United slates had failed in efforts to obtain Landing rights Tor the planes in any of the Gulf state. One official in discussing the arrangements predicted that the mine sweeping copters would not be available for duly inside the Gulf until the first week of August at the earliest in the meantime this official continued a team of Navy underwater demolition specialists is continuing a Hunt for mines in the Section of the fenian Gulf where the Bridgeton was is Ruck. Robert Sims the Pentagon s chief spokesman publicly acknowledged for the first time that additional mines had been found near the iranian controlled is land of Farsi. But Sims refused to discuss any details of the Effort to sweep the area. Pentagon sources said saudi arabian and . Forces had failed to select any additional mines Over the last 24 hours in the area around Farsi. Seven mines have been found in the area since the kuwaiti Tanker Bridgeton re registered to Fly the . Flag struck one Friday during the Navy s first Convoy operation the sources said. The officials said those seven mines had been neutralized or destroyed or soon will As Tor the anticipated Convoy operation the sources said the tame time Navy ships that handled the first escort would meet the tankers outside kuwaiti Territo rial Waters the Dej Stroyer Kidd the Cruiser Fox and the frigate Crommelin. The officials declined comment when asked if thei Convoy might be Able to vary its route to any great extent to avoid the area where the mine Field had been detected. One source when told the coast guard was saying it had yet to give final permission to the damaged Bridgeton to Load Oil for a return trip responded it will be done by in new York coast guard capt Jerome Foley. Asked about a report that the Bridgeton had received permission from the coast guard to begin the loading replied they did t gel it from this office and this is the office that will provide Trench talk Brig. Gen. John Christian Heldstab crouching 3rd from left commander of 2nd army div fwd in Garu Ledl Cera Uny talks Wilh Lance Cpl. Sergei vol Lalkov in Irenea member of the group of soviet Mililay forces on Maneu trs in Ett be Musiy. Twenty one countries want observer to the War Barnes. Held lib is the designated observer from the United slain. Use of drugs has increased in Germany officials say Wiesbaden is Federal authorities say drug use in Germany has increased during the first half of this year compared to the first Hal of 1986. A spokesman for the Federal criminal office said the half year statistics show Germany with its fairly open International Borders is a relatively easy place to smuggle and sell drugs. The spokesman also said Germany has become a producer and exporter of amphetamines. During 1986, police smashed 35 labs producing synthetic drugs. In the first sin months of this year authorities have Dis covered 19 amphetamine laboratories the spokesman said. Drug related deaths in the first six months of 1937 have totalled 158. Com pared to 113 in the first half of 1986. The amount of drugs confiscated Dur ing the first six months of this year As compared to the same period in 1986 heroin 25 pounds 105 pounds. Cocaine 239 pounds 219 pounds. Hashish 3,629 pounds 2,365 pounds. Cannabis 521 pounds 243 pounds. Amphetamines 64 pounds 90 pounds. Go Driver of pickup truck Hurt in crash Pir Masens. Germany Sis an army private was injured wednesday morning when his communications p up truck collided with a German Tanker on a Highway near Pir Masens destroying both vehicles. The name of the Soldier from the 279lh signal platoon he co 21 is support come Kaiser Lautem was not released pending notification of next of Kin. Two army pickup trucks were travel ing East on Highway bid at 8 50 . When the Lead vehicle crossed the Center line and collided head on with a German sewage Tanker said Community spokes Man Warren j. Field. The army Driver was taken to the Pir Masens City Hospital in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery. After his condition stabilized the Soldier was transported to the Lan Stuhl army Region Al medical Center by army helicopter. The German Driver and a passenger in the army truck were ire aled and released Al the City Hospital. While attempting to avoid the Acci Dent the second army truck was rear ended by a German Van and sustained minor damage but no one was injured. Field said. Military and German authorities Are investigating the Accident which caused More than till ,000 damage. 2 injured guardsmen being flown to . Nell1ngen, Germany Sis two National guard soldiers injured in a traffic Accident monday were to be flown Back to � stateside Hospital today. Officials Ai the . Army Hospital in Nuernberg listed their condition As Good. The two were to be sent to Maxwell fab ala., mid Cape. We Don b. Willhite 2nd support come spokesman. Twelve members of the i67lh corps support come Alabama National guard were injured monday near Nuernberg when their bus was hit by a tractor trailer truck thai crossed an Auto Bahn Guardrail Willhite said. Four soldiers were admitted to the Hospital in Nuernberg monday and eight were ire aled and released. Two of the four were released wednesday the soldiers part of a 45-Mcmbrr group were returning to is Uttoan from an cast German Border Lour when the tractor trailer crossed a Guardrail on autobahn a6 and hit the left rear of the bus Ai about 3 10 p.m., Willhile said
