European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday july 31.1987page 24 a 6 sentenced for chernobyl negligence chernobyl. . A six former officials and technicians at the chernobyl nuclear Power Plant have become the first officials in any country member of Titt croup Olson Al military forces on Man Euver in East Germany. Twenty one countries sent observers to the War Gunoe. Hal sub the designated observer from inc United suites. Sweeping helicopters tuesday night. The copters will be loaded inside air Force is transport planes at their base in Norfolk a. They and about 200 crewmen and support personnel will be taken to the Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia the sources said. From there the copters will Fly out to meet the Guadalcanal an amphibious Landing ship and helicopter Carrier that is participating in routine exercises with a Marine amphibious unit in the Indian Ocean. The second Convoy operation Al this Point is not being delayed to await these choppers said one official. But we want More capability in the  meanwhile rep. James Traficant p Ohio on wednesday introduced legis lation that would halt . Escorts of the tankers until mine sweeping helicopters arc allowed to be based on kuwaiti soil. Legis lation earlier was introduced in Congress to halt he a flagging program in six months unless Congress approved the operation. The decision by Weinberger to use the Guadalcanal As a base for the copters was prompted by the continuing refusal of Kuwait and saudi Arabia to Otter land bases for the choppers the sources said. Both nations apparently have shied away from becoming too closely associated with the american military1 Effort in the Gulf. The sources also said the c-5 transport planes each of which can carry two of the helicopters would have to Fly to Diego Garcia because the. United states had failed in efforts to obtain Landing rights for the planes in any Oft Egulf Stales. The helicopters Are single Rotor twin engine aircraft modified to Tow different types of sonar and mine sweeping equip ment. They normally carry an eight Man Crew and when sweeping for the types of Contact mines discovered in the Gulf travel at a Speed of 10 to 12 nautical Miles per hour Clearing a track approximately 250 Yards wide on each pass. According to the Navy the copters normally carry enough Fidel  said Mere. I made the decision Jornlin clively i think As any Law yer would not 10 talk with anyone about something that important until such time i knew what i As talking  questioning also brought out that from nov. 2t, when he received his fact finding assignment from the president until his nov. 2 interview of North inc attorney Genera had people taking notes Al every interview he conducted. But after inc nov. 21 interview with North confirming the Contra Din Sion Meite look no Noii i and no jilt accompanied him on the next two Days when he talked about the diversion with a number of lop Reagan administration officials including inc president. Others whose questioning by Mccase is not reflected in notes include vice presi Dent George Bush while House chief of staff Donald Regan former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane and Casey who died last May. As democrats picked Al me Csc s inquiry republicans sought to defend him rep. William Broomfield r-mich., noted that Mccase Learned of the diver Sion of arms sales proceeds on nov. 21. And within Isicc Days the president Dis closed the Contra connection and made it Public to inc american  Sroor Nidd also noted the complaints about Cesi s delay in ordering North s files scaled but said if Metic had t acted at All. It May have been possible for colonel North and others to destroy All . Mccase also countered an olt Midi. Assertion thai the president could have avoided a Long painful inquiry by merely summoning North and Poindexter and ordering them in Tell him what they Lead done. Mcm did Kea gun could nol have done that without first Reading Llu i their Legal rights. By the time Reagan no t with i oin Dotter to accept his resignation and Tele phoned North on nov. 25, a whale Dif Ferent i of  had come  Meuse