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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 g the stars and stripes wednesday february 24.1 bus to evangelist Swaggart to undergo rehabilitation Alexandria la. A the Slat Hierarchy of the assemblies of god Church has ordered television evangelist Jimmy Swaggart to immediately begin a two year rehabilitation period that will limit his preaching and place him in counselling an official said Louisiana District supervisor Ceci Janav made the announcement late monday alter More than nine noun of Mec Lings with Swaggart who was accused of sexual mis co Unduch and admitted sunday to unspecified  following action has been taken by the Board of the Louisiana District of the assemblies of god concerning evangelist Jimmy Swaggart we accept his confession of specific incident sofa moral failure Janway said. Based on hit detailed confession and the evidence we observed of True humility and repentance we have offered him rehabilitation in accordance with the by Laws of the general Council and Louisiana District of the assemblies of god he said brother Swaggart has submitted to Hie terms of rehabilitation he said. Swaggart made no comment As he ten the meeting. He was whisked away by guards and left in a Van. Apparently headed for his twin engine air plane Wail Ingal Esler regional Airport in Pineville. Janway told reporters that Swaggart will be prohibited from preaching for a minimum of three months except in fulfilment of present commitments involving foreign governments during thai  he did not . Janway had said the regional Board would report its findings privately to the general Council of the country s largest pentecostal denomination in Springfield.  declined to answer questions after Reading his statement saying no comment when asked if the action would require further action from Church officials in  will be relieved of his duties As co pastor of he family worship Center in Baton Rouge but he will be allowed to return to preaching after three months Janway said. Jim re nor co pastor with swag Gart at the worship Center earlier had said he would assume duties As chief pastor of the Church. Swaggart did not describe his misconduct sunday in his confession which Drew gasps and tears from hit  overflow crowd packed his 7,500-seat family worship Center after reports that Church officials had been Given photographs purporting to show Swaggart and a known prostitute going into and out of a Motel room. The evangelist new Here from his Headquarters in Baton Rouge for the meeting with the District presbytery of the assemblies of god. In his announcement after that meeting Janwa said Swaggart would be counselled and supervised weekly by three members of the Louisiana District presbytery during the rehabilitation period. He will be required 10 submit quarterly and monthly reports toc Hureh officials Janway said. Again no doubt much speculation and Rumor will find its Way into the secular Media but for the Church the body or Christ such speculation and Rumor has no place he  urge brother Swaggart and his associates to resist the request of those outside the Church to re Spond to questions. Brother Swaggart has been in com plete cooperation with the assemblies of god and has pledged to work within the Structure of the Church Janway said. Once filed a $90 million suit against Swaggart claiming Swaggart had unjustly accused him of numerous affairs. I know they exist and they re relevant Gor Man s attorney Hunter Lundy said of the photographs. The Washington Post reported monday quoting a source who spoke to a Jimmy Swaggart world ministries Board member that Swaggart said he did not engage in sexual Intercourse with the woman but paid her to perform pornographic  Church official said Swaggart had confessed that his sexual misconduct had continued for  tried and tried and tried through prayer and fast ing and everything he could do to lick it and it beat him the Rev. Glen Cole pastor of the capital Christian Center in Sacramento calif., Lold a Sacramento television Sta Tion on sunday Cole is one of 13 denomination official who examined Swaggart s Case last week. He confessed to specific incidents of moral failure Forest h. Hall be Petary  assemblies Louisiana District told a Waggon s congregation. In the Opin Ion of the officer of the Louisiana District he has shown True humility and Repen Lai anyone else for his  news it Riff Pilot of f-16 in injury int Trejon  Torr clan a Spain in of is fighter Pilot sufi Ratao  in a Landing mishap  to a halt an in Ibet tanks and Etem Aklak. Mai. Richard  of the 40lh tac group at avid Foo Abualy attached to the 614lhtacimlersq, 1 15 ., said  master so charges Jones. Theof fran assigned to the 4\sl tac fighter it Torr Jon had just Racli irnesto Bast from in to ground training Mission x the Banle Range in Northeast Spain. A Board is investigating the Accident message from Page 1 a dangerous hideout said an Independent informed shiite source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Nine americans including Higgins Are among the 25 foreigners missing in Lebanon. Many of Higgins taped remarks were in poor English indicating he did not write the message. His face was close to the camera obscuring any background that might have indicated the location. White House spokesman Martin fit water said monday the videotape obviously. Was made under duress. To begin the statement the kidnapped Marine said i William Higgins in order to gel me released these demands have to be  he recited the tame conditions his captors set Forth in a statement on Friday claiming responsibility for the abduction withdrawal of israeli forces from the zone they maintain just North of the Frontier As a Buffer against Cross Border guerrilla raids release of All lebanese and palestinian guerrillas from the Khiam prison and All other prisons inside the zionist regime in occupied  Israel holds about 300 lebanese and palestinians at Khiam in the Security zone. An end to . Intervention in Lebanon and to Middle East missions by american emissaries. Talks from Page 1 up action procedures the conversion or elimination of strategic weapons and the Exchange of data on weapons and their locations which is required for verification. It is necessary to Exchange data Early on Shultz said. We were pleased to tee the soviet were think Lingatong parallel lines with  in addition by the March meeting protocols Are to be ready on verifying two in ratified nuclear testing treaties the 1974 threshold test ban treaty and the 1976 peaceful nuclear explosions treaty so the documents can be sent to the Senate for approval. Shevardnadze said there had been about 20 hours of talks including a session sunday night on regional conflicts that began about s  And ran until i am. Monday morning Shulti Stu received with a warm mile and handshake by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev in the ornate Catherine Hall of the Kremlin where they reportedly discussed human rights Aims control Afghanistan the Iran Iraq War and other regional issues. Shutlz has obviously established Good rapport with both Gorbachev and Shevardnadze. Reporting on the meeting Tass the official soviet press Agency said personal contacts and personality aspects have played an important role in this process. They have formed a definite potential of Mutual  Shultz who was to Fly to Brussels to Brief Allied foreign ministers tuesday and then Back to Washington before embarking on a new journey to the Middle East dined monday night at a restaurant Wilb a Small group of soviet intellectuals including Mikhail Shaurov a playwright Vladimir Solodukhin a writer and hem Klimov Bead of the soviet  Union. Webb from paga1 Sim and Type of Navy we  the department s decisions on the Bud get then under the circumstances he has done the honorable therag while House spokesman Marlin Filz Waler said Secretary Carlucci is having to make some very difficult adjustments in the Pentagon to accommodate budget Ary reductions. Secretary Webb indicate he is unable to operate under these constraints but 1 know the president feels he has Given very valuable service id the  sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., chairman of the Senate armed services subcommittee that oversees the Nav budget said in a statement i m sorry to see lira Webb go. In his Brief Saint he impressed the armed services commit tee As an Able Secretary although i am not endorsing hit views his resignation has obviously launched an important new stage of the debate about Pentagon priorities and be expanding the Fleet to 600 ship could still be reached. And each time he said the Navy s advice was ignored by car Lucci. I can Only conclude that the decision to reduce the level of our Fleet to a Point that it May never reach the 600-sh-p goal was motivated by other than military and strategic  Webb wrote Reagan Webb and others have argued that 600 ships were the minimum needed for the Navy to a its worldwide commit ments. Since his recommendations were rejected by your Secretary of defense i am unable to support him personally or to defend this amended budget during Bud get deliberation in Congress Webb said. Consequently i find it necessary to resign from my position As Secretary of the Navy Webb i decision to step Down sur prised Navy ind Pentagon officials alike. Lit assumed the Post last april seven months before Carlucci succeeded Cas Par a Weinberger. The Navy like All the services was ordered in Early december to slash in fiscal 19s9 budget proposal to comply with a new deficit reduction plan. Ultimately Webb said the Navy ended up being told to Cut $12. Billion from its original spending plan. As finally approved by Carlucci the Navy has told Congress it wants 196.4 billion in budget authority and intends to Mothball 14 Navy frigates Webb said. The Pentagon said the Mot Balling would leave the Navy with 580 ships by the end of fiscal 1989 and that it can still build to 600 by fiscal 1992. Webb asserted however the Moi bal Ling is unnecessary and the Navy would never reach 600 ships one of the sad things about this is that this is one of the few goals of the Reagan administration that was really obtainable at pretty Low Cost Webb said. The Navy could have transferred those 16 frigates to the naval Reserve for Well under $100 million rather than place them in Mothballs preserving them As deployable warships ready for an emergency he declared. Webb declined to speculate or. Why Carlucci might have rejected such options. But in another broadside at the new defense Secretary. Schb complained that once Carlucci arrived the number of people who Are participating in the Deci Sions became  Webb one of the youngest men to to serve As Navy Secretary is a naval acad Emy graduate. He arrived Al the Pentagon in 1984undtr Weinberger assuming the Post of assistant defense Sec relay for Reserve affairs. He had resigned and was preparing to leave government service in early1987 when the president asked him to replace John f. Lehman the first Nav Secretary of he Reagan administration Webb said monday he intended 10 re turn to his work As a novelist led Possi Bly journalism As Well  
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