European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. Septembers 19b7 administration challenges ethics act Washington a the Justice department on monday challenged the constitutionality or a Law under which Independent counsels were appointed to investigate the Iran Contra affair the financial affairs or attorney general Edwin Meese Iii and possible wrong doing by other Reagan administration officials. Specifically in a Brief filed in Federal appeals court in Washington the depart ment challenged the Independent coun Sel who is investigating a former Justice department official in connection with a 1983 environmental Protection Agency controversy. The Case in which the department filed the Brief is scaled from Public View but Law enforcement sources confirmed it is the probe involving the Epa. The office of Lawrence Walsh the in dependent counsel in the Iran Contra scandal immediately announced it opposes the Justice department s position. Ii sought permission to present its views in the Case. The Justice department said its Posi Tion if upheld in court would t affect Walsh s inn Cottura investigation or the a desc probe because inc Independent counsels in those matters have accepted parallel appointments from the depart ment. However the Challenge to inc 19 78 ethics in government act could affect inc other four Independent counsels who arc currently operating. The Bric says the Powers conferred on an Independent counsel by the ethics Law require he be appointed by inc presi Dent with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under the Law Independent counsels arc appointed by a special three member Federal appeals court panel. The ethics act is invalid beaus i provides for appointment of an Independent counsel in a manner inconsistent with the appointments clause of the Constitution said he Justice department Brief. The department also says that per manent appointment Power Over prosecutors cannot be assigned to the Federal in addition the department says that the ethics Law unconstitutionally Cju executive Power in an Independent coun Sel outside the cd Oculi be s control. Philippine turmoil continues As cadets Back rebels Manila Philippines not amid signs of considerable support within the military for soldiers who mutinied against president Corazon c. Aquino last week cadets who said they represented the entire philippine military Academy declared they were on strike monday and issued a manifesto supporting the rebels. The Deputy chief of staff of the armed forces. Gen. Eduardo Ermila met with the cadets in the Academy s cafeteria and a military spokesman claimed that he had persuaded them to return to classes. Ermila issued no statement and reporters were barred from the grounds of the elite Academy where 600 cadets study in Baguio 130 mites North of Manila. The armed forces command maintained its Alert in Manila and reportedly continued to search for rebel soldiers North of the City to prevent any new move against the government. There was some nervousness in the capital in the Wake of the fighting and the Many conflicting versions of events reflected a propaganda struggle As the rebel Lious soldiers and the government both sought to rally support. A typed manifesto purporting to come from the mutineers circulated monday listing grievances against Aquino and declaring that the entire nation Haa been placed under the control of the ruling it asserted that this slate of affairs would continue until the National Security situation had stabilized and new elections were held. It was not Clear whether the document reflected the actual existence of some organized group or whether its distribution Over the weekend was intended to per last British sept Plet Dies in Liverpool Hospital Liverpool England a the last of Britain s died monday after a 16-Day fight for life arc Pool maternity Hospital said. Kane halon Brno weighed i Pound 8 ounces 15, i the Hospital s within five Days of thursday the Day sed from the Hospi when born on neonatal Ini Ensi five of the Babi their birth. The is after their Moich Tal a Susan a Ftp had been taling Fertility drugs Atar she and her husband Nelija tried for seven years loft the children. The sep Tuple Britain s first were born is weeks prematurely by caesarean Section. Man sets himself on fire Dies on statehouse Steps Boston a a Man complaining of religious Pem culion in Haiti doused himself with gasoline imbed it and died monday on the Sbisa Huseth statehouse Steps polite said. The Man was dec Riboud As a swear old Hai Tian native who Waiwoski Ngun cab Driver in Boston. A statement a Laufle scene provided the name Antoine to Burkhe body was taken to a morgue. A sign and his body state de in a said Jeff pc pan Meni of up pfc safety. A relative esd the Man was upset about treat ment his daughter had received in Haiti Grossman mid the sign written in French complained of religious persecution. Suade the Public thai some form of Junta existed even after the uprising was crushed. Leaders of the uprising Friday remained at Large monday and several Hundred armed soldiers were also unaccounted for. The number of mutineers reported by the military to be in detention Rose from about 700 to 1,100 or More. Early indications that the armed forces had rallied overwhelmingly in support of inc president and against inc mutineers were tempered by reports that the government had relied primarily on the police and on Well disciplined marines. Some military sources said other units might not have been prepared to fire on the mutineers. Amelco from Page 1 Liam Russo Hiese problems were revealed when ban officials meet with representatives of the Pentagon comptroller s Folh mixer the american express con tract was not renew Esaid. We went to a debt Enwin Friday with the Dod to find out Why we lost unto contracts Russo said and it arose at thai meeting Luhani bile our service was considered excellent we have at Jear history in the overseas banking business the Sel Bagri process focused on retail banking in the United Slatt Russo said his company never knew that do banking was going 10 be a criterion and that Iti never mentioned in the Pentagon s original Ady ment for the Hanking contract. We feel a Bop k5s a bit unfair to us he said. American express is Best in of for its worldwide charge card service but Dolp Hect operate any Banks in the United states rus Aid. He said that if the com Pany had been Wax Tofte Domestic criteria it could have its Many financial operations. Weh Fra lot of experience he said. One of is shears Lehman bros., our investment banking service. And of course we re experts in inter National banking and we own ids investors Diversi lied services financial planning the Pentagon comptroller s office said it was in the process of reviewing the protest and could not com ment on the action at this Lime. American express attorneys expect the Issue to Lake about 90 Days to resolve. We expect to move Chi protest just As fast As the Gao procedures permit said Robert Savage vice chairman and chief operating officer. We Are not interested in a protracted debate on this we Welcome Competition but we like to have it on a level playing Field admitted that our service was to did t Sam to be the Glam express has established a. I of providing the Best possible service to Mili y personnel stationed abroad and we believe we Are he Bank Best equipped to continue to do Germany Contact it would not be worthwhile for american Eipert Iipp continue operating its remaining overseas military by eng facilities. Merchants was awarded the con tract aug. 22, was plan Nawlo begin its operation in the three foreign countries eth of next year. Dod officials said merchants won the contract Pri Marily because of its technical capabilities. Mine from Page 1 an explosion but we can t say what caused it. There is Good medical evidence of bums which certainly seem to indicate an explosion. According to a mine overseer who has seen the eight dead some Are also burned. There is however nothing to indicate sabotage he said. Rescuers loaded the survivors one by one into a chair attached to a rope and pulled them up 90 feel to the Rescue elevator. It took half an hour to drag each Man through the mangled Concrete and steel lining the Shaft Walls. Most of the missing men 38 Blacks and four Whites were believed to have been in the two deck elevator measuring 11 feel by less than six. Mine officials initially reported an explosion in the Shaft at 645 ajn., and at one Point expressed fear thai 92 men were missing. Miners of both races worked through the night under Strong lights at the isolated Shaft 01 the St. Helena mine less than two mites Down a Din Road from Welcom a town of about 50,000 in the red dust and Brown Grassland of the Orange free stale miners were trying to reach the trapped elevator through tunnels linked to an adjacent Shaft but Maude said the Job could take Days because of the danger of Cave ins. We believe. The lift is probably Al the Bottom of the Shaft along with a pile of debris 12j feel deep most fit mangled Metal Maude said the nationwide walkout ended sunday when the National Union of mineworkers accepted a wage offer inc top six mining companies made six weeks ago. Officials of general mining Union corp. Said there was no indication monday s Accident was connected with the strike. Faulty paycheck deduction made Heidelberg is adj unknown number of soldiers in Europe received sol met smaller August end of month paychecks mondays Fleur re source management officials said. Monthly deductions of either $3.45 or $7.9 erroneously collected from some soldiers for participation in the dependent dental program said Chael Donohuk staff finance no at the i accounting div. There is no Way to Ducic Njus Titov Many soldiers were affected he said. San soldiers also were affected in july. Since the program applies Only to family members residing in the United states soldiers with All their family members juju ipad in Europe should not Bertow Tram Donahue said who have been incorrectly enrolled should finance office to have the deduction Sloppy Anhilo receive reimbursement he said. by a finance office during the first week of a be reflected on that month paycheck Donahue said
