European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday augusts 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 9 House demos demand Meese quit Washington nine Pem erratic House members on Friday called Tor attorney general Edwin Mccase Iii to resign charging he tried to cover up the Iran Centra affair. The Effort was organised by rep John Conyers. D-mich., who told a news conference thai a desc intentionally misled Iran Contra investigators and the american Public and thai he also has ignored ethics Laws by tiling a flawed financial disclosure form. Justice department spokesman Pat Rick Korican called he demand just Plain silly and said it cannot be taken seriously. There s no reason for him to re  Korten said. He has not done anything wrong. These Are partisan political shots. He has every reason to remain unlit the end of his  Conyers charged that a desc lied in several aspects in his nationally Tele Vised statement last nov. 5, in which he revealed that Iran arms sales profits were diverted to the nicaraguan con tras. Mcnese told the Iran Centra commit tees that he told everything he knew at the Lime and any inaccuracies resulted from false statements made to him by then National Security adviser  and his aide Marine la. Col. Oliver North. But Conyers. Chairman of the House judiciary subcommittee on criminal Justice said he was there to give us a completely misleading representation of what was going on. To that extent it could be said that he was operating As the head of the cover up. He was the one who intentionally set us on the wrong  Conyers also cited allegations that Mccase while still a White House official acted improperly in helping the we tech corp. Of new York obtain a defense contract. And he mid that Mccase according to the general accounting office filed an inaccurate financial disclosure form for 1985. Signing the resignation request along with Conyers were democratic reps. Barney Frank of Massachusetts Gerry Sikorski of Minnesota Patricia Schroeder of Colorado Edward Fig Han of Ohio Harley staggers of West Virginia Dan Glinkman of Kansas Howard Herman of California and John Bryant of Texas. Embassy official won t have to pay for River cruise Washington a a foreign service officer who look his family on a 12-Day riverboat cruise won t have to repay he government is 1,178 for the trip Federal appeals court ruled Friday. The . Circuit court of appeals upheld a grievance Board s determination that Christopher Paddack com plied with government travel regulations when he booked his family on the Mississippi Queen on the final leg of their journey Home from an overseas assignment. If As the government conceded the regulation permitted travel by Ocean liner we think it a reason Able corollary thai they permitted travel by riverboat the court said in a 2-1 decision. The court found that . District judge Thomas  had exceeded his judicial authority by overturn ing the foreign service grievance Board s 1985 Ming hat Paddack did not have to repay the government Flannery had ordered payment of s11,178, the Dif for Cnoc Between the Cost of the 1,100-mile trip and air fare on a More direct route. We think Congress s decision to restrict our review to an arbitrary and capricious Standard reflects a legislative judgment that the Board s familiarity with the foreign service ought to be respected by the judiciary the court said in an opinion by judge Laurence Silberman. Judge Robert bark a proponent of judicial restraint who was recently nominated by president Reagan to the supreme court filed a dissent. Bork said the Board and Paddack misinterpreted the government Ravel regulations that require employees to make a conscientious Effort to minimize costs of official  riverboats May be a Normal Mode of transportation on the River but River boats that Are luxury hotels and provide hours of historic Sites Al stopping places Are not Bork said. The Case stems from a $12,760 cruise the four Mem Ber Paddack family look up the Mississippi River from new Orleans to Burlington Iowa in 1982. The trip was the final leg of the family s journey on Home leave from Paddack Post in Montevideo uru Guay. The travel arrangements were made by the embassy s administrative office after consultations with the state department. Paddack a foreign service officer assigned to the . Information Agency was ordered to repay the Agency $11,178 after the general accounting office ruled the trip violated travel regulations. Airborne artistry ufos toil Over Philadelphia Bulu 10 viennese Tiit Andre Heller. Hit cml i a in flying sculptures a cd or the City of birth try Lave u commuter fought their nay id Ork. My in lib a fled children s Moon in Hlatt to Joyed i More Tehurel a Ouner. House passes legislation for massive office Complex the Center will enhance opportunities for american Trade Commerce and cultural Exchange said rep. Guy Moli Nari . Under the plan a private Developer would be selected to design and construct the project and then lease it to the Federal government for 30 years. The government would then assume ownership. Such an arrangement would save the government $281 million Over the 30 years according o a report on the legis lation. The Federal Triangle was defined by legislation in 1926 that brought about buildings for the Commerce depart ment Federal Trade commission and other agencies along the South Side of Pennsylvania Avenue to help consolidate government operations. The new project would be planned under the direction of the Pennsylvania Avenue development corporation andean International cultural and Trade Center commission. Washington a the House Friday approved by voice Vole legis lation calling for a massive $362 million office Complex along Pennsylvania ave nue that will be the nation s second larg est Federal building lopped in size Only by the Pentagon. The Senate passed legislation was sent to the White House where president Reagan is expected to sign it the Complex will Complete development of the so called Federal Triangle area created 60 years ago. Most of the project s 2 million Square feet of space will be used to House parts of the departments of Justice state and Treasury. About 500,000 Square feel will be use for an International cultural and Trade Center to provide space for foreign mis Sions International state and local Agen cies concerned with Trade and govern ment sponsored groups supporting cultural Exchange. Plans also Call for exhibition space and a visa passport . Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. Aug. 9, 1947 . Attorney general Tom Clark disclosed plans to investigate accusations by Howard Hughes that sen. Owen brew scr a mame had offered to Call off a Senate subcommittee inquiry if Hughes agreed to merge trans world airlines with pan american airways 30 years ago foday. Aug. 9, 1957 the Senate passed its first civil rights Bill since i87s. The Bill. Which includes a hotly disputed jury trial amendment awaited House acceptance or a House Senate Compromise. 20 years ago foday. Aug. 9, 1967 South Vietnam chief of suite Nguyen Van Thieu said in Saigon that More Allied troops were needed to win the War. He indicated that the 45.000 to  additional . Troops president Johnson Vaid he would Send would not be enough. 0 years ago foday. ,. Aug. 9. 1977 movie director roman 1 , -13. Pleaded Guilu in Santa Monica. Calif., to a charge of unlawful sexual Init Corii with a 13-Ycar-old girl