European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and str types Friday december 4. 1987 stateside mrs. Casey donates to Contra rehab Center Washington up the wife of late Cia director William Casey presented a$140.000 donation wednesday to a wounded Contra commander for a rehabilitation Center to help rebels maimed in the conflict in Nicaragua. Sophia Casey in a news conference Al inc National press club presented inc Check to Jose Talavera. 27, wounded while fighting to overthrow Nicaragua s sandinista govern ment. Contributions from across the United states to the William j. Casey fund for nicaraguan Freedom fighters will help to create he Tenter for technical training and rehabilitation of wounded con iras she said. My husband a Bill Cawas of the opinion that if the contras fail and arc not victorious in this War then their War will become our War mrs. Casey. William Casey who died May 6, was a main figure in the Clandestine sales of . Weapons to Iran and the diversion of the profits to the con tras. Boy loses court Battle to Wear earrings in class Chicago a a school District has the right to ban boys from wearing earrings while attending classes a Federal judge has ruled. . District judge Paul e. Plunkelt denied a request for a temporary injunction against the Bremen Community High school District by lawyers for 17-year-old Darryl Olsen of Midlo Thian. James e. Riordan superintendent of the Bre men school District has said the ban was made because earrings could indicate youth gang activity. In an opinion released tuesday Plunkett said the gang policy is rational and does not unconstitutionally curtail a student s Freedom to choose ills own  Olsen was suspended from class several limes because he wore an earring. He contended the ban violated his constitutional rights. Denver Post acquired by Media news affiliate Dallas up1 the Purchase of the Den ver Post from times Mirror has been completed by Denver newspapers inc., a newly formed of Fil Itale of Media news group inc., which also owns the Dallas times Herald and the Houston Post. With the Purchase of the Denver Post completed tuesday and the Purchase of the hous ton Post completed 10 Days ago Media news now owns 28 daily newspapers in nine state with a combined daily circulation of More than  million and 28 non daily publications. The Denver newspapers inc. Affiliate is owned by William Dean Singleton and Richard b. Scudder. Media general inc. Of Richmond a. Also was a participant in the Purchase. The Denver Post was purchased for $95 Mil lion in notes and Cash. Lawmakers invited to meet with Gorbachev at embassy Washington a soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has invited the congressional leadership to meet with him at inc soviet embassy. The meeting will provide him with a forum far smaller than the joint meeting of Congress sought by the White House but blocked by conservative republicans. Nine congressional leaders five from the House four from the Senate Are slated to meet with Gorba Chev probably on dec. 9, House Republican Leader Robert Michel of Illinois said wednesday. The Senate foreign relations committee also is trying to arrange an informal session with the soviet Leader at the Capitol during his three Day Summit Wilh president Reagan which begins tuesday. The conversation Over Coulee would be similar to the 1959 meeting Between the panel and the tale soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev. Plans for Gorbachev to address inc full House and Senate in the House chamber were scrapped after a vigorous protest by conservatives some of whom vowed to walk Oul or to demonstrate during the address. Only a limited number of us As leaders arc going to gel o sit Down Wilh the general Secretary As distinguished from a number of other members of Congress who would Al least like maybe the Opportunity to meet him personally or to ask him a question in an open forum Michel said. The Washington Summit will be the third meeting Between Reagan and Gorbachev. The Centrepiece of inc meeting will be tile signing tuesday of a treaty calling for the elimination of intermediate Range nuclear weapons. As it stands now. Gorbachev is scheduled to spend 73 hours in meetings during his visit 10 Washington. Reagan is allotted the lion s share of the schedule but time also has been set aside not Only for the con Gressional leaders but for corporate executives academicians scientists and reporters. No Lime has been set aside for visits to the capital s memorials and museums. The official portion of the visit docs not begin until tuesday morning when Gorbachev arrives Al the White in Etc for a ceremonial Welcome that will in clude full military honors and Brief Public remarks by both leaders. The Centrepiece of the Summit meeting lakes place tuesday afternoon is Gorbachev and Reagan sign inc missile treaty. Charmayne Marsh a spokeswoman for House speaker Jim Wright a Texas said the five House leaders invited la the embassy arc Wright Michel House majority Leader Tom Foley a Wash. House majority whip Tony Coelho d-calif., and House minority whip Trent loll a miss. An aide to sen Robert Byrd d-w.va., said senators invited Are Byrd majority whip Alan Cranston d Calif minority Leader Dot. Dole a Kan. And minority whip Alan Simpson a Wyo Bush beaten around by Haig in candidates televised debate Washington a vice president George Bush faced what May have been his toughest televised questioning on his role in the Iran con Ira affair not from investigators or reporters but from rival presidential candidate Alexander m. Haig. Bush s rambling answer Al tuesday night s presiden tial debate cited the recent report of the congressional Iran Centra investigating committees which found no evidence the vice president knew of the diversion of iranian arms Sale profits. But Bush had the look of a Boxer saved by the Bell when time expired on his answer. As Haig repeated you Haven t answered my ques Tion Bush said time s  political observers said Haig s questioning provide done of inc sharper exchanges of the debate although they offered differing views on whether citing the con Gressional report and particularly the Republican minority s dissenting report would be sufficient in future  thought Haig s question was the most memorable question of the night said Larry a Sabato political scientist Al the University of Virginia who was in the audience for the debate. Bush handled hit answer very poorly Sabato said. It surprised me because he did t seem to have a polished prepared answer for what was an obvious  Thomas Mann political scientist at the Brooking institution think Lank said Bush s deflection of the question is sufficient for now in seeking the gop nomination. But he said Bush will have to provide a Fuller answer if he is the nominee in the general election. There is a sense in which Republican activist would just As soon the Iran Contra matter go Awny and be forgotten Mann said. There s Little to be gained and therefore Bush strategy of not answering the question and asserting his loyally to the president and attacking the democrats it not a bad Way of dealing Wilh it Mann said. If Bush is the nominee it s Likely to emerge As an Issue in the general election  Haig Drew laughter from the audience when he noted Bush s claim in their previous debate to be president Reagan s co Pilot. Where were you Haig asked when Reagan and his administration decided to engage in paying blackmail to error Isle were you in the co Tupil or were you on an econ omy ride m the Back of the plane Haig asked. The american people want to know precisely what you advised the president and if you did not Why nol Bush responded Al 1 think thai the Contra report explained All that very clearly and incidentally i favor the minority report not the majority report thai flailed around and made allegations and accusation against our president thai simply an invalid 3oth inc committee s report and inc report by Sam of its Republican minority found no evidence Bush knew about the diversion and generally depicted the vice president As a passive figure in the unfolding arms to loan developments of 19b5-i9s6. For probably leaked Wii plans Magazine says new York up president Franklin d. Roosevelt probably engineered the sensational leak of America s military preparedness plans on he eve of world War ii even though it embarrassed and made a liar out of him american heritage Magazine reported wednesday. The lop secret plans headlined in front Page stories i n inc Chicago Tribune and the Washington times Herald on dec. 4,1941, detailed top secret plans for an army of 10million, including an expeditionary Force of 5 million men that would invade Europe to defeat Hitler. Code named Rainbow five the plans were drawn up Al Roosevelt s order by the joint Board of the army and Navy. The stories were printed three Day before the japanese bombed Pearl har Bor and pulled the United slates into world War ii. Why would Roosevelt have deliberately leaked a sensitive military document thai embarrassed and made a liar of him the Magazine asked and then presented historian Thomas Fleming s theory that frustrated by isolationist sentiments the president wanted to goad Hitler into declaring War before Britain and the soviet Union were Defeated. Fleming said the leak was so extensive and detailed that no other explanation fills All the holes in the Puzzle As completely As for s  would a president who had already used faked maps and concealed from Congress the truth about the naval War in the North Atlantic hesitate at one More deception especially if he believed thai War with Japan was Immi nent Fleming asked. Fleming said he interviewed retired Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer who wrote the Rainbow five plan and was one of the chief suspects in its leak. I have no evidence but i have always been convinced on some sort of intuitional level that president Rozic Voll authorized it the leak Wedemeyer told him. I can t conceive of anyone else. Hav ing Lite nerve to release that document on dec. A 1941, the Day after the Pearl Harbor attack the . Declared War against Japan bul nol Germany. On dec. 9, Roosevelt made a radio address to the nation. It accused Hiller of urging Japan to attack the United states Fleming said noting thai the next Day. Dec. 9, Hitler declared War on the United state. With a Little extra prodding from the while House the Tribune Story hid handed Roosevelt the gift thai he desperately needed to proceed Wilh the pro Gram outlined in Rainbow five " Fleming contended