European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. August 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 weighing in toward land and the record Book the the Navy s new amphibious when it was railed Oer Lund july m. Ions was moved 276 feel id the Watrt inc heavies Mannu Ide object Ever rolled ship charted a record breaking course the ship weighing More than 17,600 Edge " Pascagoula miss making it Over land. White House planning action measures Token to counter Iran Contra damage to combat More Road shooting Washington not the while House i planning a series of sips intended to courier the dam age caused by the Iran Contra affair. While House officials said tuesday. In addition to a new peace plan for Central Ameri Ca announced tuesday thai would delay inc request for renewed Aid to the nicaraguan rebels president Reagan is planning a nationally televised speech they said. The aim of these and other administration efforts in the weeks ahead they said is to portray the president As a vigorous Lender capable of influencing the National Agenda during his last 17 months in office. In his speech next week Reagan intends to Down Grade the importance of the Iran Contra affair and avoid dealing with the Many contradictions and unanswered questions raised by the weeks of testimony on Capitol Hill according to his aides. As part of his focus on the future. Reagan will stress the importance of his nomination of judge Robert h. Bork to the supreme court and voice the Hope that an arms Accord Banning intermediate Range missiles can he reached with the soviets this year the real of his Agenda however is largely negative a vow to Block legislation that either raises lairs or increases Domestic spending. Even mime of the president s own advisers and sup porters acknowledge that the Iran Contra affair has damaged Reagan s credibility. A majority of those surveyed in Public opinion pails continue to say they believe Reagan is lying about his role in the affair. I think there Are some disappointed republicans across the country and some independents and democrats who supported the president sen. Bob Dole of Kansas the Republican Leader said after a Meeyung with Reagan. But i Don i think it s joing to last peo ple have Short democrats however say Lac slain goes much deeper and will be much harder to eradicate. The White House became a Haven for a conspiracy of silence fundamentally at Odds who our constitutional system of openness and checks and balances sen. Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia the democratic Leader told the Senate recently. The Rule of Law was flagrantly disregarded and habits of Power inherently undemocratic were fostered and one Clemon of the White House strategy emerged tuesday when Republican leaders ended the Public hearings that ended monday. Rep. Robert h. Michel of Illinois dismissed them As interesting theater and Dole said. I think for most of the american people the hearings ended 30 Days the president who said last week thai no Laws had been broken in the Iran Comra affair is esp cited to adopt a similar tone Nam week. He Wilt admit mistakes but try to Minimi a their seriousness and focus on efforts to Correct them his aides say. Marlin Fitzwater inc president s spokesman now says Reagan understands that Somi Laws might have been violated but will not discuss details of those crimes in his speech and has no plans to answer questions from the press any time soon. While House officials say they a pc details of inc president s new peace plan for Central America can be worked out in time for inclusion in he speech. The Public relations value would be substantial allowing the president to stress his role As a world Leader a president committed to a negotiated sell Mem 10 the Nicaragua conflict. White enhancing prospects fur Cunora Aid should negotiations fail. Fun water insisted Hal the peace plan which was discussed on Capitol Hill tuesday was a serious Effort to solve the tensions in Central America but White House aides conceded that in was also designed to give political cover to a members of Congress who wanted to Vole for con Ira Aid but who also wanted to place More emphasis on a diplomatic solution. Los Angeles Al authorities struggled tues Day to counter unrelenting freeway violence with re wards studies and proposed Laws. And warned against panic by ii yens who Are simply freaking a Man arrested tuesday was tie 12th person hooked in the wave of violence. Four people have been killed and 12 injured in nearly three Doyen shootings Rock throwing and car ram mugs in California since june 18. The latest shooting tool place on the Ventura free Way in Oxnard 50 Miles Northwest of downtown los Angeles when a car carrying three people was shot at tuesday morning. None was Hurt but a Bullet cracked the Windshield a Highway i Algol officer said. Another shooting was reported in East san Diego where a Leen ape girl who shouted at a slow Driver was fired upon by that Ducr and wounded in the fool As he Goi Oul of her car. A san Diego police spokesman said. Authorises fear thai Mil is cases have led to near h slim by inti oriols who have flooded them with re ports of real and imagined violence. Call were coming in every 10 minutes on Munda and tuesday to a special Highway i Atrol freeway Vio Lence hotline set up last Werk bul Many of those re ports could not be confirmed said officer co circe. We re doing All we can to track Down the shooters hut i seriously wonder if we re nol losing All perspective w in the 3 police officer said. The Board of supervisors offered a is xxx Reward tuesday for information leading to the am a and conviction of in Vic involved in a freeway shooting. The supervisors also ordered the county sheriffs department to collect statistics on the attacks
