European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars Anu stripes wednesday february 3,19bb lawmakers Call on Meese to step Down Washington a a Liberal congressman tuesday called for attorney general Edwin meets Iii to resign in the Wake of reports of his into Lac Mcnol with a proposed iraqi pipeline project while a Republican representative said a Csc has been a victim of partisan political attacks. A Csc acknowledged monday that a longtime Friend had written him about a proposed is billion iraqi pipeline but said he did not recall a Section of the memo describing a payoff plan to protect it from israeli bombing. A Csc said he received but docs not remember Reading the Section or the memo from a Robert Wallach in mid 198s hat refer up a payoff plan involving the israeli labor party of foreign min ister Shimon Peru. Meese s involvement in the pipeline project is the subject of a criminal investigation by Independent counsel James Mckay. Rep. Barney Frank d-mass., tues Day joined senators Patrick Leahy d it and Howard my Lizenbaum d Ohio in a Call for me Csc s resignation. The charges. Me nol of criminal activity Frank said on lbs this mom they Are the degree of insensitivity ethically and poor judgment that disqualify you however rep. Richard Cheney r wyo., who appeared with Frank said the attacks on the attorney general Are simply politics there Haven t been any charge brought against Itie attorney Genera Tat this Point said Cheney who also appeared on the Nec program. A Tot of the criticism we see harks Back to the Iran Comra affair and is basically generated by political charges Cheney added you cant put a Public official where he has to Cut and run or resign As soon As somebody says something Nasty about democrats predict defeat for Confra Aid request despite Reagan lobbying Contra leaders Adolfo Calero left and Alfredo eur participate in coat Aid panel discussion in Washington. Washington a congressional democrats Are voicing Confidence Hinl they will defeat president Reagan s request for $36.2 million in new Aid to the nicaraguan Contra rebels despite last minute personal lobbying by the president and monday s plea for support by Secretary of slate George p. Shulli continued Progress toward democracy in Nicaragua and peace in Central America depends critically on . Sup port for the nicaraguan resistance Shultz told the House foreign affairs committee. He said if Congress turns the administration Down we can be certain that no meaningful Progress in the direction of moderation and democracy will Reagan was meeting with about 20 House Mcm bin monday and making a televised sales Pilch monday evening to press hit Case. Cable news network said it would carry the speech Abc said it would not pcs said the address would be offered to ill affiliates lbs and Abc had yet to decide by monday morning. As Reagan kept up his lobbying drive Fil Waier Laid administration officials continued to seek some new formula to address congressional concerns about releasing the military portion of the Aid. But House majority Leader Thomas Foley. D-wasb., predicted Reagan s Job would be a Lough one. The president has his greatest influence when he speak in behalf of a Posi Tion supported by the american people Foley said. The president i not speak ing for the american people on Contra Aid. La is my very firm Bilicz dial when the House acts on wednesday it will reject the president s proposal he said. And some Republican backers of the $36.2 million Aid request were less than sanguine monday As they looked ahead to wednesday s showdown on the House floor where it faces its severest Leal. The while House continued 10 search for a sweetener that would attract a few More needed the House approves the Aid package which includes s3.6 million for weapons and ammunition it would go to the sen ate thursday. Both Chambers must approve the package for it to become Law. Despite the buildup. Wednesday s vote May not be the definitive action Many Bailie weary partisans on both sides of the Issue had hoped. A defeat in the House would Likely Lead to a Vole later in the month on a democratic alter native that would provide strictly humanitarian Aid food clothing and medical Supply a at about the same rate the rebels How receive. House speaker Jim Wright Teui on monday promised thai such a Bill would be brought up but he declined to say specifically what would be in it he said Only that the Money would be con is slant with a five nation Central Ameri can peace record. Action on such an alternative Likely would keep the debate raging on questions such As whether the contras Are to be maintained in the Field As a lighting Force or whether the Aid is to be More in the nature of relocation and refugee assistance. Reagan s Aid package includes Tome j32.6 million in what the administration Calls non lethal Aid. A term that encompasses everything from food and Medicine to jeeps and aircraft. The 1.1.6 million for weapons and am munition would be held Back until at least March 31, when Reagan could re lease it if he declares that no cease fire has been teens sex Survey Washington a teen agers who attend conservative churches Are Simitar in their sexual conduct to Many other american teens with More than 40 percent of the churchgoers having had Intercourse by the Lime they reached College age a Survey says. The teen sex Survey in the evangelical Church released monday found that 43 percent of the churched youth who responded to a confidential four Page questionnaire had sex Ual Intercourse by the age of 18. Thirty five percent of inc 17-year-Olds said they had engaged in sexual inter course while 26 percent of the 16-year Olds said they had had Intercourse. The questionnaire was Given to 1,438 Young people aged 12 to in last june and August eight evangelical denominations conducted the Survey of the Church de youths whom they describe As teen agers who Are regular attender. By companion a Louis Harris and associates poll in december 986 found that 57 percent of the nation s 17-year-Olds Are sexually experienced whue 46 percent of the 16-year-Olds and 29 percent of he 15-year-Olds said they had had sexual Intercourse. The Harris poll which was con ducted in personal interviews Wuh a National Sample of 1,000 teen agers had a margin of error of three percent age Points the same margin As for the evangelical study. Sixty five percent of those who an swered the evangelical study said inter course by unmarried couples was never morally acceptable. Eight percent of the respondents said Intercourse always was morally acceptable Between unmarried but will ing people while 17 percent said it was sometime acceptable and 11 percent were nol sure. Gity iwo percent of the Len Igen said they had fondled the breasts of s member of the opposite sex while 33 percent said they had fondled a part Ner s genitals. Thiny ight percent of the Survey group said they obtain most of their information about sex from their friends while 27 percent listed movies As i hair main source and 23 percent said parents and school classes provided much of i hair information about sex. Seventy three percent said they got Little or no information about sex from their Church. The Len Ajces in the Survey were predominantly while from liable Home environments and described themselves As a or b students. Forty four percent were from the Central slates and 27 percent from the South
