European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday november 2.1987 hews update Volkswagen shares Bonn a the government Bat postponed plans to sell its Volkswagen shares to the Public before we end of he year in formed sources  decision to delay the Sale indefinitely was taken because of the Sharp drop in he giant West German automaker s share prices Over the past two week according to the informed sources who spoke Only on the condition they not be identified. 4th cerium death Rio de Janeiro Brazil a a fourth person has died from. Radiation poisoning suffered when junkyard owner cracked open a. Capsule of cerium 137 and passed out the glowing powder. Edmilson Alves do Sousa an18-year-old worker at the junk Yard died after 25 Days in the naval Hospital Here the Navy press office  than 200 people were contaminated to some degree. The junkyard owner s wife 6-year-old Niece and another junkyard employee also died of radiation poisoning. Senator urges More Protection for government whistle blowers by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington in the face of White House failure to abandon or alter a controversial government  Congress is considering legislation to help military and civilian waste watchers supposedly threatened by the form. Sen. Charles Grassley a Iowa said Ina recent statement that the form which must be signed by thousands of service members and government employees is an Effort to place a Blanket of silence Over All info Nalion  the government it s simply a gag order said an aide to Grassley claiming the administration is trying to get rid of those. Whistle blowers in Lite Pentagon in the govern ment who Are so important to us As weary to find  Grassley s legislation would both weaken and clarify the language now in the controversial of 189, the aide said. Twill be introduced if the White House docs not take positive action on its own. The form since it was first drafted temperatures   Oiring Hatm Bamut Boh Baton   Riwu my pit St Paul  .  . C liji.ohl3ccnccnlnji.  Docton ftfrtctkifb8 Hinton Horowi october 31 Hilo 66 30 jimu02 in Mucky 76 56 lllvign20 24 Unrock by 54 u 44 54 tree a 69 4661 47 69 41 69 s3 64 63 65 34 4b 30 6? 41 79 62 77 448 in Ohhi. No Usuf Fiona b l�jlllh4ltjri by 4#n pm 4n 4pm 5 u Cape a i. H js44 m i Hiklan. I a a 41 s2 Lwiws a to h43 to Latt Vid d 4b h 39 62 Muai. D 43 i. 01 m pan. P j m m 64 Hon. F 44 u 7s it Utomi. Now. I 43 m Ohto a 4s Torok. Miami a the Iran Contr scandal was worse than watergate by for but a congressional committee re port on in May not be Complete because of compromises necessary to get it re leased Pep. Dante Fascell said saturday. Fascell d-fla., who served on the investigating panel told the Florida society of newspaper editors that bickering Between democratic and Republican committee members As Welt As Dis agreement with the while House Over what information could be released May prevent the report from being the com plete account he had hoped for. But he said democrats Are making concessions Only in the wording not with significant reporting of the fact about the scandal. The report is a Compromise. It May not say All it should say Fascell said. Maybe the truth will be buried in in thousands of pages of documents. There will be some kernels of the Story that have not been told in those  Fascell said the report once expected to be released this week now is scheduled to be released As Early As mid no vember. The documents will be made available after the White House and the committee decide which ones can be de classified. Fascell said the report will be an account for the record and will make suggestions on How to avoid repealing the scandal possibly by limiting the activities of the National Security Council restricting some operations of the Cia and enforcing better reporting to con Gressional intelligence committees this was worse than watergate by far. It was a major operation spanning several continents Fascell Taid. But the results of the committee s investigation demonstrate that democracy can do what u necessary to sustain Orwell being he Taid. In the committee b report the republicans will be trying to put the scandal in perspective and the democrats will betraying to bring out new information he said. The result will be a mishmash fas cell said. The new York times reported recently that the report had Strong criticism of president Reagan including references to his support of an environment of inverted  the times which quoted from an executive summary of the committee re port said Liberal members of the com Mittee toughened language on Reagan s role two weeks after conservatives mad major changes including deletion of comparisons to the watergate scandal that led to president Nixon s resignation in 1974. Fast Cal chairman of the House for eign affairs committee is a supporter of the Contra the nicaraguan rebels fight ing the sandinista government. But he said the Reagan administration s method of providing that support which included not Only an off the shelf operation of the Cia but a whole off Ibe Sadr govern ment operation illustrate the need for Reform to the Long run Fawcett Aid of the scandal none of this has got to do wit Structure it s got to do with people exp a staffer John Althen Dies Darmstadt Germany s4s John h. Althen. 76, who we employed by the Stan and stripes for Numy Yean u an editor died saturday of a stroke at port St. Lurie a. His finl employ ment at the stars and stripes wet i Paris during world War h. After work ing As an information officer Al Usi offices in Vienna and in Korea he re turned to the stars andslripesinl9s8.althen, who retired in 1981, is sur Vived by his widow Kathryn i viennese operatic Singer whom he met during his employment in Vienna