European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday. August 7,1987 probe by Walsh invalid North s attorney says Washington of an attorney for it col. Oliver North told a Federal appeals court wednesday that Independent counsel Lawrence a Walsh is investigating the Iran Roma affair under an unconstitutional Law and an invalid Justice department Regula Ionthe lawyer Barry Simon argued that Walsh Hai not properly Eier Cid his March 5 appointment by the juice department made to counter an earlier cons i Luli ortal alack by North on Walsh s appointment under inc Independent counsel Law. The Independent counsel is not in any Way acting As an agent of the Eye votive Branch and is not in any Way acing under the  Simon told a three judge panel of the . Circuit court of appeals. By failing 10 administer Justice department oaths to his associate counsel ,. Walsh is conducting an invalid grand jury investigation Simon said. There arc 26 staff members running around Pur porting to be repro sedatives of the United slates who have not taken inc proper oath he said. North who is a Liucci of Walsh s investigation is challenging a grand jury subpoena obtained by Walsh. Tic is appealing a lower court ruling that the Justice department appointment of Walsh on March 5, is legally valid. Responding to the argument thai Walsh s associates took valid oaths when they were appointed under in Independent counsel Law Simon said it s difficult to see How any oath to an invalid unconstitutional stat Ute can  Are you saying. There is no Means at All in which a regime can be set up thai would insulate from control of the president s men the investigation of inc legality of acts of High officials in the president s administration asked judge Ruth d. Ginsburg. Simon said the Laws must be inf bred by someone 2 sex Emp Oyefes sue Springsteen in Money claim Newark no. A Bruce Springsteen the Workingman s Rock Star. Is being sued by two former employees who claim the Boss failed to pay them overtime unjustly fined hem and shorted them on Severance pay when they quit. The two who each made about  a year working for Springsteen arc suing for the balance of Severance Pav they claim they were not paid when they left their jobs in 1985, their atom by Stephen g. Schueler said wednesday. They re not looking to gel Rich Schueler said. They want the Money that is due them not a dime More no a dime  Mike Ballan of Ocean township was Given j 125,000 in Severance pay and Douglas Sutphin of Long Branch got si00,000, Schuele said. But As result of the manner in which it was paid and the Laus deducted they received substantially less than they agreed to and bargained  Schuyler said adding that both Gol 20 percent to 40 percent less than they had expected. Spring Gilcin could not be reached for comm Cal wednesday. Barbara Carr of inc new York City offices of Springsteen s manager Jon Landau said Only before today we had no knowledge that this suit is being filed " a hot ing Wii signed in his name by someone else and turned Over in a food Bant As a charitable donation Schueler said. San no Stan has made regular donations to food Banks As w Roll Amin v it Mam i veterans organizations. Hyllan was a musical coordinator far Springsteen and the e Sircel band. Schueler said. Sutphin whom Schueler described As a guitar tech  lost s week s pay because he allegedly strummed a  member s guitar to Check whether it was in Lune 31 an  Lime. . He thu Ughi he is lining Tiai he was supposed 0  void. Basilan worked fur spin preen for Ghoul 12" Jears Sutphin fur i Ruihui in Jean. Sih Ucler said. Who is appointed by the president Wilh the advice and consent of the Senate and removable Al will by the  Paul Friedman an associate Independent counsel argued thai the Justice department regulation creating Walsh s office gave Walsh the authority to hire and commission assistant prosecutors to appear before grand juries he has control of the a ointments under the regu lation Friedman said. Friedman argued that even though the attorney general could theoretically revoke the regulation and fire Walsh the Independent counsel s office is inde pendent of the Justice department. Grand jury investigations Are conducted secretly but the latest Legal mane vering reportedly stems from North s refusal to comply Wilh a subpoena for a Sam ple of his handwriting . District judge Aubrey e. Robinsonjr. Rule last Moth that Walsh was acting under authority properly conferred by the Justice department in a March 5 regulation issued to Blunt North s first Chal Lenge o the constitutionality of the Independent coun Sel statute Robinson also said he saw no reason to Rule on the constitutionality of the Independent counsel provi Sion of inc 1979 ethics in government act. The judge issued a sealed order presumably or Dering North 10 comply with the subpoena. North was held in contempt of court in May for refusing to comply with the subpoena court records indicate. Following a june hearing the appeals court ordered Robinson to review North s Legal Challenge before holding him in contempt. Fresh Breeze to or of Tuy Albro of on entry , Ink ladle naw is Spring wind Onri  i of her cd Giu trite u of join in her first utile Dua it Celebration in Wick Tori . The cd whoa a the american India  l ssh until Ponton High u to noted tribe Iron King Ghazi he Region. Stateside Barge s Crane hits Bridge halting Mississippi traffic meta1rie, la. A a Crane on a Harg struck inc Huey p. Long Bridge wednesday dislodging a con Crete Section of the Bridge and forcing a halt to missis Sippi River traffic and rail and automobile traffic Over inc Span. No injuries were reported. Authorities were trying to do Ermine whether the dislodged Section of the Bridge was being supported by the Crane. The Crane appeared to be jammed against the Bridge. Robert Lambert Bridge manager said another Barge and Crane were being brought to the Sile to help secure the dislodged Section. The Bridge is � major route Between suburban Jef Ferson Parish and new Orleans. The 5 to . Incident forced commuters to Delour to ferry landings ind inc Grealer new Orleans Bridge. Authorities said the Crane was part of a Bridge repair lottery Winner told to pay $250,000 to sex husband Springfield mass. A a woman who won j6.4 million in the Siale lottery has been ordered to pay More than $250.000 in Alimony to her sex husband. The judge noted thai Mary h. Garvey 34, own Homes in Sarasota. Fla., and Wilmington vt., and drives a Bow. While her i husband James 54, live in a three room Holyoke apartment and drives a 1982 car with 1 20,000 Miles on in. Judge Joseph e. Rogers june decision said the lot Tery Winner s annual income was 1320,407 from the lottery winnings while her former husband s Gross in come was 123,500. Neither Garvey nor her sex husband an assistant sealer of weights and measures for the cily of Spring Field could be reached for comment wednesday. Her of Somcy John Rhodes of Westfield did not return messages left with his office. Sex Philadelphia official sentenced for conspiracy Philadelphia a former City councilman Leland Butoff convict cd of conspiring Wilh a reputed Oreana a crime figure in an unsuccessful plot locator is million from a Developer was sentenced wednes Day to 10 years in Federal prison and fined j 1 50,000. Nicodlmo Little Nicky Scarfo found guilty of the same charge in a separate trial was sentenced to 14 years i n prison and fined j 1 50,000. Be lofts chief legislative aide Robert Rego was sentenced to eight years and ordered 10 pay $2,500 restitution to the government. Be loft 41, and Reeo 39, resigned their City offices tuesday As required by Pennsylvania Law. Chief . District judge John Fullan said be loft committed the worst kind of breach of Public Trust and attempted to make the City Council a Branch of the local  Scarfo 59, is charged in Pennsylvania and new Jer sey Wilh three count of murder and also faces another Federal trial on accusations thai he was a major drug dealer. 20 injured in explosion of ruptured Gas main Wilmington. . Api Twenty people were injured wednesday when a ruptured Gas main i a Busy intersection exploded and burned emergency officials said. Dan Summers of new Hanover county emergency Manig Emcil said the injured Ihre Wilh major bums were taken to new Hanover memorial Hospital. The Gas main had been ruptured by a construction Crew working on a sewer line. As they tried to repair the Gas Mam. They broke a Walcer line and the Gas exploded As workers tried to Shui off the water the fire from the broken pjs main was extinguished about an hour Afler the Gas was shut o to bout j to p m., Summers said. The four Mosi seriously burned patients were transferred to the Burn cd Nice Ai . Memorial Hospital in Chapel  Fife of if Hauld Sandlin a fireman for More than -1 1 in As Lull eni ical condition. I Hospital spokesman Vij. Assistant fut chief Benja min Gilison. Firefighter Joey a Iambia and North cars. Lina natural Ciai. O worker Larry acc were listed in so Nous condition