European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o sea Hawks sign Bosworth for $11 million sports Page 21 d june deficit figures weaken Dollar in Europe Page 2 d airports controllers blamed for delays Page 5 the stars vol. 16, no. 120 Luth Boito unofficial f sulk Titok for the . 4hmeo focus sunday. August 16, 1987 � o d 6693 a humanitarian Aid planes used sport Contra we for i Washington a the official who headed the . Humanitarian Ai program for inc contras said Friday Lylial he ordered his planes twice to Fly weapons for lie contras in Centra Americast the direction of assistant Secretary of slate Elliott abrants. The shipments involved weapons inc contras had stockpiled in the Region that needed to be transported to rebel troops. Said Robert Duemling former head ofic state department s nicaraguan humanitarian assistance office. He said he flights occurred i Early 1986, a period when Emmonl was giving the Mctarian assistance Bulj Mfune which a congressional Banju in effect on Mili tary Aid. A the ass Lance office slab Lishco after  in june 1985 to permit$27 million in humanitarian Aid was in buying and delivering such non lethal supplies. Of s27 million was spent to by Yob mrs but it was decided that weapons Owry Uke con tras could be ferried by the Hui Aid planes in some cases. He said he was direct a brains 1� Fly the mixed loads mar the administration polic Dulc consulted Exten sively  intelligence s As to whether that would be. He said he Sal in on Ai least such meeting and thai the commit tees did nol specifically veto the idea As far As he knew problems with getting Landing Permis Sion from honduran officials had prompted the idea of making drops directly into Nicaragua he said. The question was if you re going 10 Fly directly Over Nicaragua that is a dangerous  x iimlinsaj0bfirtele phone  Puzo the num Ber of Flie itt Rcw Apons could be Larne flights As Long As the Cre principally humanitarian he old. The time Duck line said it was his Ding that the contras generally a Jan deliveries but thai their plan cow Taud smaller than the 40,000-Pound Cap Choc he ladies the slate department was Wisn Duemling said he in Durst members of inc congressional Intel go acc Comil tech did t like it particularly but did nol absolutely veto  he said rep. Lee Hamilton d-lnd., chairman of the House Succi com Millic on intelligence told him it would be impolitic to pursue  my understand ing was that they recognized the operational problems involved and they understood that in the Inie Resl of not incurring undue risk am danger to people trying 10 deliver things there was some operational need 1o per Mit that he  Miami Herald on Friday quoted a dec. 15, 1985, letter from Hamilton Loduem Ling opposing mixed loads and saying it runs against the spirit of the Law to Wink a lethal use of transportation provided under the Guise of Humai tarian  Hamilton was not available for com it Friday and did not return a Mcva for him. Mcnol spokesman Charles Redman Sefc Mincin on the mat Ter Friday  not return a reporter s Call. However a state depart said Abrams found tic article on see weapons on Page 28 welcoming the Broadsword Small boats pm Aboul the Royal Navy frigate a Malta it will be moored Hitre for a Witk and will Broadsword As ii enters the Harbor Friday at vol a be open to visitors. Rivers husband und dead a Nepfel room ph1ladmchia up Edgar roof Brj. Hus band of come i Joan Rivers died a twp m his hotel room of an App Cut drug Over do suicide police said. He was 62. Select Ive Whartenby said found a note written _ Rosenberg and valium ill the four seasons h room where his body found. A based on a pm i nary  be Lieve in was a Icide Whartenby so of Cap patently died of an Over dose of  a Publ Felsl for River said Rosm Borg who was Rowny exc Cutic producer of the late show so Riv car until she was dropped in May had pc sad recently Ira Menbere had suffered a major heart a is and underwent i quadruple bypass surgery and i see death on Page 28 06 Joan i do expert foresees new computer Dot fion by Joseph  the Power of computers should continue to double even Vear and a half for the next decade mat the ability w facts mucin in Frethem a renowned in a expert to . Milita