European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga g Twe stars and stripes wednesday. Mardiss 1988 Apphy president Reagan he hand with Weihin Jan Areece an aft Hui who to line std Reagan s signing or in Afghanistan by pro Flammio. Behind them an rep. William Brtna fled . And Secretary of slate Gorge shul. Reagan refuses to discuss possibility of North Pardon Washington a president Reagan refused monday to discuss a possible Pardon for former while House aide Oliver North and a presidential spokes Man said North s he scr has not contacted tic administration about the matter. In response to a reporter s question at inc end of a ceremony to sign an Afghanistan Day proclamation re Ajan said. Nat going to discuss that separately presidential spokesman Mariin Fitzwa ice repeated the administration s often slated position that there s been no discussions of he also said thai the administration has not been contacted by North attorney Brendan Sullivan who has been saying publicly that testimony May be sought from the highest officials of government. The president will cooperate bul Well just have o Wail and see what the format takes Limpier said. North Wai indicted last week by a Federal grand jury on charges he conspired to divert iranian arms sates profits to inc Nicara Guim Contra rebels. Earlier sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah said Reagan should Pardon North. He said North had been guilty of misleading Congress but did not intend to break i claw. "1 continual 1 it inc question where1 the venality where s the corruption where1 the criminal Inion to Hatch said on lbs this i Don t think anybody who watched Oliver North believes that he intended to break the Taw or that he intended to be a criminal asked if North had misled Congress Hatch said thai s True but keep in mind Oliver North saw his buddies get killed in Lebanon. He found the terrorists who had killed them through teams. He was the fellow who helped plan the Grenada invasion. He was the fellow who captured inc Achille Lauro terrorists a nigh Yon go on right Down the line. I think that he was 3 hero Hen he s a hero today and i think we ought to gel this behind us and i think it Pardon would be inc appropriate Way to do however rep. Thomas s. Foley d-wash., who also served on the committees that investigated the Iran Contra affair said the courts should decide the guilt or innocence of North and former National Security adviser John m. Pump cider who also was indicted. For the president Lopre empt ively Pardon them in Advance i think would Send a terrible signal to the country about the Cven handed Ness and of acclivity of our Legal system remember they arc All assumed in Nocent Foley said on the lbs program. Jazz composer Gil Evans 75, Dies new York a Oil Evans a composer pianist and band Leader considered one of the greatest or Chest razors in jazz hat died in Mexico. He was 15. Evans died sunday in Cuernavaca of peritonitis while recuperating from prostate surgery his widow Anita Evans said monday in new York Evans who had led his band in a new York City club in december and january decided not to return to the club in March bul logo to Mcnico to recuperate mrs. Evans said thai he fell energetic when be left on the trip and he look i hair two sons Noah and mild and his synthesizer. Evans made his Mark in the a sos and 1960s with arrangements for trumpeter Miles Davis particularly three recordings that showcased Davit owl style Miles ahead porgy and Bess and sketches of through Bis spokeswoman Terry Williams Davis said whenever i had a question about the music composing or which Way to go i would think about what Gil would do. I la really miss Evans was bom in Toronto May 13, is 12. And grew up in Stockton calif., where he organized a a band in High school. His firs professional band in Stockton was taken Over by Skinny Ennis but Evans stayed on As Arranger. He worked As Arranger for the Claude Tho Hill orchestra during the i sips and Evans reputation grew with his work for Davis inc piece hand in j 949. He blended Trench Nom end Luba on Davis Bop Lici by and birth of the the Arranger s touch was his first recording with his own band. Evan arranged for Davis again in 1959, with Davis playing fill Mcthom Over a 19-Piecc orches tra on the album Miles Evans orchestrated two More Davis albums porgy and by and sketches of Spain tailoring them to Davis artistic temperament. He worked As a tree ism Arranger doing Wois like Cannonball Adderley s Pacific Standard time album. Slat Oside panel wants to forbid Wood burning fireplaces Denver a a quasi panel has recommended that Wood burning fire places be banned by 1994 of Tat air pollution. Faul the proposal was attacked by Home Bui Tdeo. You can ban Wood Bunting but you can t ban bricks and Laid Arlene que ruin of he Colorado association of Home builders. You re going 10 have real trouble Hen people say i want a fireplace in my new Home " in its proposal monday the metropolitan air Quality Council subcommittee said that within five years All newly installed fireplaces should be fuelled by natural Gas and All misting Wood Bumin i fireplaces should be put out of service or converted to Gas. The Council Mil consider the ban on april 4. Colorado last year became the first slate to require new Wood burning stoves tit meet air Quality standards for Carbon monoxide and particulates. O Hare to employ More air traffic coordinators civic ago a the Federal i Avion administration has decided to Odd an additional air traffic coordinator on each shift at o Hare International Airport an Faa spokesman said monday the decision by William h. Pollard director of the Faa s great lakes Region was made after a . House subcommittee hearing Friday on safety problem at the Airport said spokesman Mori Edehl tin. Beginning in the near future. Eik Hium said the Faa win assign two full time air traffic coordinators both Day and night at o Harc. Until now Only one full time coordinator hat been in the o l fare Tower per shift he said. The coordinator help improve the performance of the Tower s air traffic controllers. 8 injured 3 seriously in freight train collision Dixon. Iii. A two Chicago 4 North Western freight trains collided head on monday injuring eight workers three of them seriously police said. An eastbound train with four engines and about 130 can collided with a westbound train consisting of a switch engine and a Jingle car while both trains were going 20-30 Mph. Police said. Officials were investigating the cause of the Accident late monday the collision occurred about noon in the Southwest part of Dixon a town of 15,000 in North Central Illinois and the crash could be heard up to it mile away police said. Eight employees were on the trains at the time of the Accident and were taken to Catherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon. Steve we Kroon 35, of Rock Falls and Charles Holdron 56 and Robert fonder 38, both of Sterling were listed in serious condition late monday Hospital officials a Sigil. The other five workers were treated and released. Two Brothers suffocate in abandoned Freezer Murfreesboro Ark. A two Young Brothers suffocated after being trapped in an abandoned Freezer near their parents Home authorities said. The boys Stepfather Larry o Neal found the bodies Early monday in the Freezer which was about 100 Yards from the Home and had been used As a worm bed authorities said. Curtis o Neal. 8, and his 5-year-old brother Billy Joe died late sunday or Early monday said Pike county Coroner out Deal. Deal said he parents had last seen them flying a Kite about 5 . Sunday when the boys did t return Home the Parent believed they were spending the night with their grandparents who live nearby he Aid. The boys Mother. Teresa o Neal discovered Early monday that they were missing the Coro Ner said. Shirley Davis the boys grandmother told a Uio relics they May have gotten Muddy while playing in a Creek and crawled into the Freezer to change clothes
