European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday March 1988 Swiss oilman tells pane of idea to pay israelis Washington a Swiss businessman Bic Rappapart has told investigators he did not suggest matting payments 10 Israel s labor party to help pave the Way for construction of a s700 million Oil pipeline in Iraq sources familiar with a Federal investigation said saturday. Such payment a acre mentioned in a memo to attorney general Edwin Mccase i from a lawyer hired by Rappaport but the sources said the wealthy oilman Reagan staff accrued of wrongdoing flow Fri c. Lfv1in-f nil Cral Tacony Kew. He unix in Rota h tha la Rita Fame hand of e environment Protection Rye Tkv 4 to in  Rociy grrr. War ref Vrtar minut it it Fly to lot sow pm sort in Itu ice an in _ _ Urr tra of a Sec univ a Xiv we. Am try a Tugi Sraj in m Rala n the of a  m pm 7tlttt a of pull us Taf 01 Dellb Tift. Vivod 19 n path Vdell a it Lii of acc Axil King scan Ranj. Mart helping wed no corp pan j  a contract and a Toviy o i Luot told the office of Independent counsel Jamrs Mckay the suggestion did not originate with him. Mckay is invalidating Mccase s involvement in the proposed pipeline project. Sevell Tours said saturday that Rappaport Hua greed to cooperate with Mckay in he investigation and will be granted immunity from prosecution unless he perjured he Musolf. Rappaport told Mckay s investigator in preliminary interview lust month that longtime my tsp Friend e. Robert Wallach invented the reference to Labo party payments and that Patlach did Noi get that in formation from Rappaport sources said. All of the sources spoke on condition of not being identified. The sept. 25, 1985 memo from Wallach to Metje says Rappaport confirmed an arrangement with then israeli prime minister Simon Fermi thai Israel would receive from $65 million to s70 million a year from the pipeline. What was also indicated inc memo added and what would be denied everywhere is that o portion of Hose funds will go directly to  Rappaport s cooperation is regarded As crucial the sources said in determining whether Wallach and be May have conspired to violate he i9t7 foreign corrupt practices act which prohibits . Citizens companies or i hair agents from paying bribes Oversea so help Bomin business. The Law gives the attorney gun of authority 0 step in and file civil suits to Block such pay cols. Mccase says he docs not recall Reading the portion of the memo referring o labor party pay cols. Peres has said no bribes were offered or  israeli official who is now foreign minister has said the subject of Israel sharing in Oil discounts from the pipeline was broached but that Peres never brought ii up with others in his government. The iraqis were fearful that if lie pipeline were built it would be destroyed by Israel an enemy of Iraq for four decades. The pipeline was to be built by Bechtel group inc. Hap Papon. Who has close lies to j arcs became a part Ner in the project and hired Wallach As hit attorney. Rappaport provided the iraqis with assurances from Peres that Israel would not bomb the pipeline but Ira wanted greater assurances in the form of an i surant package. Rappaport met with officials of the overseas private investment corp. In Washington a government Agency lint insures foreign investments by . Companies. Arms scandal charges imminent investigation s Leader indicates Washington a Independent counsel Law Rente e. Walsh is sending up signals that his 13-month investigation will soon yield criminal indictments against key participants in inc Iran con Ira affair. Criminal charges stemming from inc Sale of . Arms 10 Iran and the diversion of profits la the Nicara Guan rebels in 198i and 19s6 have been expected for months. But the tight lipped prosecutor has made a number of recent moves that clearly indicate that indictments will come within the Neil few weeks. Last month for insula acc Walsh hired former . District judge Herbert san o represent his office against Legal challenges to possible  the grand jury that has met secretly since Isle Jan uary i91j7 was recalled for additional questioning of a number of witnesses who testified months ago an other sign thai Walsh s staff of 23 prosecutors is presenting the final pieces of evidence before seeking indictments j. Walsh who commutes to his Home in Oklahoma City each weekend has been spending move time each week in Washington sometimes leaving for Home on Friday instead of on thursday. The flurry of activity strongly suggests that Walsh is putting the final touches on inti Cimms against targets of his investigation. Charges arc expected against sex National Security adviser John Point cuter former National Security Council aide Marine la col Oliver North and two arms dealers who brokered the transactions former air Force maj. Gen. Richard v. Accord and his one time partner Albert Hakim. Walsh is expected 10 bring Broad charges of conspiracy to defraud the . Government through the diver Sion of profits from . Arms sales to Iran to the Nicaragua rebels at a time when Congress banned direct . Military Aid to the contras. There also could be charges of obstruction of Justice stemming from the shredding of Csc documents  and North during a nov. 22-23, 1986, investigation of inc arms sales by attorney general Edwin Mccase Iii a number of people connected with that investigation including me Csc have been repeatedly questioned about hat Axtt kind when Justice department officials found a memo that or vacated hi1 diversion. The destruction of documents in the White House As he Iran con Ira affair was unravelling was describe Din congressional testimony last year by North s Secre tary Fawn Hall who is also cooperating with Walsh investigation. The appointment of Stem who Bush a crime bust ing reputation while . Attorney in new Jersey by pulling u number of politicians behind bars is also evidence that charges arc imminent. If indicted North  and Hakim arc expected to file motions to dismiss inc charges on in ground that Walsh used evidence obtained from their congressional testimony that was Given under so rat cd use  the immunity conferred by Congress prevent a prosecutor from using the testimony of a particular witness or any leads derived from it � evidence against that individual. But it does t prevent a prosecutor from obtaining evidence from an Independent source to bring charges stateside Sacramento sheriff s office loses crime sniffing expert Sacramento Calif up the Sacra memo county sheriffs office has announced the death of a much decorated police Dot who helped officers arrest More than 700 suspects in his seven year career. Macho a German Shepherd was retired last year after being partially blinded during a Figol Wilh fleeing rape rasped. Macum died of an  sheriff spokeswoman Tonnise Allen. He might have died of old age but we rim l know for sure Allen raid we guns thai betas about nine years old the dog was an original member of a k-9 corps organized by the sheriffs office in 19so.he was expert in tracking lost or fleeing people and sniffing out narcotics. There were a lot of people who would have liked to Sec him dead one Deputy remarked. Macho received a special decoration in 1981for running Down a fleeing homicide suspect. In 19b4 he won flt place in a statewide Competition for search dogs University warning cancels Beer drinking contest Springfield to. A the Lap went dry on a fraternity chug a lug contest after Southwest Missouri slate University administrators threatened to bust the Beer  lenders called off saturday s chug off pitting Delta Upsilon against Delta Chi and Delta Sigma Phi after receiving a warning Teller from Michael Jungr interim assistant vice president for student  the Competition part of a Day of a Cal activities 15-Rnembcr teams would each consume a 16 gallon Keg of Beer the equivalent of almost 1112-Ouncc cans per person As quickly 11 possible. In previous Yean it s taken less than 50 minutes. There obviously would be rapid and Excel Sivc consumption of alcohol. That is alcohol abuse said Jungr who feared such heavy drinking could Lead to illness or death. Bork notes wider Gap in political attitudes Washington a America s univer lilies and Law schools stand More to the political Lefa of the general Public than at any Lime in he memory Robert Bork said saturday. The rejected supreme court nominee inter viewed on Cable news network s Evan and Novak said that at some major Law school with 40 or so faculty members none of the instructors would support president Reagan. "1 have never seen a Lime in America when University attitudes varied so much from tie general Public s attitudes and the Law school reflect Thol Bork said. Bark also warned conservatives against the notion of waging a Campaign similar to the one that led to his defeat if a future president tries to nominate a Liberal to the High  resigned from the . Court of appeals in january 10 join a conservative think tank superconductivity expert reported hired at Berkeley Berkeley Clif