European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday May 27,19bb judge says immunity May prevent fair trial of Iran Contra defendants Washington a the judge in the Iran Contra Case questioned thursday whether congressional immunity Given Oliver l. North and two co defendants would make it a practical impossibility"10 try him on conspiracy charges. The limited immunity granted North � fired National Security Council aide and retired Marine lieu tenant colonel former National Security adviser John m.  and arms dealer Albert Hakim might interfere with the defendants gelling a fair trial . District judge Gerhard a. Go sell said Al a hearing. Csell however made no ruling on the Issue saying he hoped to make a decision on defense motions to dismiss the indictment by he end of june. If any of the three defendant testifies his in defendants arc entitled to use their immunized congressional testimony during Cross Uttmi nation. The judge hid. In addition retired air Force Mai. Gen. Richard v. Secant who testified on capital Hill without immunity has indicated he wants to us the congressional testimony of North and Poindexter to help his defens Ein the Case Csell said. As i vec it it is b practical impossibility to try the conspiracy counts in id context of rules on immunity he said. If you try them together you violate the immunities by the tame Token a Csc added trying the defendants separately makes a conspiracy trial a farts. None a Cal the Benefit of the other s  the judge said he did not want to conduct four separate trials under a procedure sought by the de sense. Four individual trials is ridiculous he said. Under the Law Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh is prohibited from using the immunized Testi Mony of any of the three defendants As evidence against them. I be searched hard to find n Case and i Haven found one where it s fair to say that three of four defendants have been broadly immunized by govern mental action the judge said. Herbert j. Stern a former Federal judge representing Walsh Taid he immunity Grants wont prevent a fair Trio. If Secord wants to question North about Bis congressional testimony All general Secord has to do is ask colonel North for the same facts and out it comes Stem said. The four defendants arc charged with conspiring to corrupt the Sale of , array to Iran by diverting prof its to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua during a time when Congress banned . Military Aid to them. The four also an charged with theft ofert Nunal property and wire fraud m connection with the . In addition. North and poin Sculer re charted with malting false statements and obstructing  by Congress and attorney general Edwin Meese ii into Covert an Istance Given the coning. Defense lawyer Barry Simon argued that Moi of in witnesses Walsh intends to Call at trial were so influenced by the immunized statements you cant unscramble from what the witnesses know now having seen read and Analysed that testimony from what they knew  Gesell Strong to criticizing the congressional hear Ings said he was disinclined to lift the immunity Grants on hundreds of statements 10 Congress tic pro culion contends were volunteered by North poin Sciler and Hakim. The court Hai the responsibility to see that citizen Are treated decently the judge said it s very difficult to read portions of the Iran Centra hearing record to feel that the witnesses were treated decently. The hearings were marked by political speeches some of the congressmen made before addressing single question.11 some of these lawmakers prefaced their questions by saying i know you Are guilty. Know you re a traitor go sell said. Aff Holg court ordered birth control Debra Ann punter in is sentenced by a us. Judge Inpyn cylk arlt., id remain on birth control Cor the rest it her chd Berrins sews after pleading guilty hit month to two counts of  felony child abuse in the abandonment tue her Rwy sons. Merriment and tragedy mingle in 2 fantasy land adventures Anaheim Calif. A a 13 year old who found a Wallet stuff re with 14,000 on a bus Bench treated himself to a six Day adventure Al Dis Neyland police said. The boy told police he had a  Costa Mesa detective pan Cappuccill isaid wednesday. The boy identified Only As a Resi Dent of nearby Garden Grove because of his age found the Money May 13 and rented a 13 a a night Motel room in his own name near Dune land for nine Days from May 13-21, Cappuccilli said. He spent the next three Days at Dis Neyland buying two skateboard a watch a camera and film a gym bag and new clothes. On his fourth Day at the amusement Park the boy lost the $2.800 he had left the detective said. The next Day a 30-year-old Man be friended the Bay at the Park and took him to a car Dealership where an employee cd lied police. The boy s parents who had filed a missing persons report were reunited with their son May 18, Cappuccill isaid. The boy knew he probably should have returned the Money but Laid he was having some problems at Home and was planning to run away the detective said. Philadelphia to i cur old n Cru him car Brut Stephen m. . N e a King it ii hand imy to a Disney Virld Ahil i to thai of a flirt made him laugh a in a Way. I m  that Ilta me Nira Mother us tech us. I trash it do Hippen at nil. Bui it wus Lasi and re Happy fur that if world.  roup. Trip the  went tit Divory ten tiros mid inej1 we be  hut the lilt Al shop of child into her wow ind found til a Don Hack and Hen. He said Ltd und of old me ,100 cheer As 1 St Kentucky Toyota Rolls off line Georgetown by. Up1 about 1,100 employees of Toyota motor manufacturing .a., applauded and cheered thursday As a White camry four door Rode through a huge plastic Toyota sign marking the first vehicle produced at the new is i billion Auto Assembly Plant in Kentucky. Rock music blared and floodlights flashed during an elaborate one hour cer Emony Ai the sprawling Complex 15 Miles North of Lexington. This car is a Symbol i our most important company principle team work Kaneyoshi Kusunoki president of Tom said. For this reason i have declared that our first car should be pre served forever in Kentucky for our Tom team  the car unveiled was not the first car for commercial production but tool i officials said in was the first produced in Kentucky using new equipment by the american work Force. Following the car s unveiling the Gen eral manager of Toyota s main Plant in Tsutsumi Japan inspected the vehicle and raised his hands in an of Symbol to the cheers of the employees gathered in the stamping area of 3,7 million Square foot facility Toyota s first wholly owned automobile manufacturing Plantin the United Stales this is very much a major stepping Stone for All of us Toyota senior Vic president Alex Warren said. This has been a Long awaited Day for  following the inspection representatives of Toyota s . Customers inspected the car and a mock order form for 200,000 veh chs. When the Plant reaches full production next year 200,000 cars will be produced. When the  Power train Plant becomes operational in1991, employment will reach 3,500 with on annual payroll of More than too Mil lion. There Are about 1,100 employees atthe Plant 90 percent of them from Ken Lucky. Another �00 will be hired by the end of 1988 and 1,300 More for a second Ilu Al scheduled to begin in the Tummer of 1989. About 500 will be hired for the cower train Pant adjacent to the manufacturing facility. Do rim May and june Pilot production vehicles will be built at the George town facility with an emphasis on train ing and confirming product Quality. As production increases in mid july emphasis Wil be on improving production efficiency and increasing volume. When full production is reached with one shift in Early 1989, production will be 400 cars per Day Toyota