European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes double agents complicated spying in Cuba Tampa Fla. A the government is re evaluating two decades Worth of intelligence obtained from Cuba after discovering that Many sources were double agents working for the communist government there a congressman said saturday. A Large number of our intelligence activities in Cuba involved individuals who apparently were Dou hic agents Over inc past 20 years rep. Dan Mica Cut Simian of the House International operations sub committee told inc associated press in an interview. There is great  Mica said the government also is investigating romantic encounters Between Marine guards at the . Interests Section in Havana and cuban women but he added that guards probably did t betray . Secrets. The congressman also disclosed that an investigation of . Embassies in other East bloc countries indicated there May have been As Many As Soo at tempts to use women to entice Marine guards int compromising Security. Mica said a cuban defector raised the claims that . Intelligence in Cuba had been undermined. He declined to identify the defector or give other details. As we were starting to Check it he scope just be came astounding Mica said there is now in process major review of what did we get inc last 20 years who did we get in from what did we do with it did it have an of Eccl on foreign policy did we advise our military and our allies  Mica said the Central intelligence Agency,.thc naval investigative service. State department intelligence and the general accounting office have been investigating cuban intelligence for several months. We re still trying to assess the damage Mica said. Congressional investigators Haven t publicized the probes but Mica said he agreed to discuss them Fol lowing disclosures last week that four Marine guards at the interests Section in Havana fraternize with cuban women. Mica was in Tampa for a political forum sponsored by inc Florida education association United where he appeared with three other democrats who arc seek ing the party s nomination to run for the . Senate. Mica who went to Moscow to look into soviet Bug Ging of the . Embassy and the so for Secreu scan dal involving , Marine guards there last year said he pushed then for a probe of embassy Security another unfriendly nations we discovered what appeared to be a pattern and practice of Ovici bloc countries targeting Marine guards. Some 500 cases around the world came to our attention thai never had had the appropriate follow up Mica said. Monday june 20,1983 the death of Lee Mirecki Pensacola station training Pool where naval airman recruit died Ort March 2,1988 baud on hearing testimony and Slop by result Mirock. 19. Was Oneto 27 students practising lifesaving procedures in a fescue swimming class at on indoor Pool at Pensacola naval a a Lalion. The units they were performing Are intended to enable airmen to Rescue victims sea some of whom May be hysterical. If water Retour 1during one of the drills. Mirecki Wam id the Edgo of Ilia Pool. Climbed oui and removed one or his fins. An instructor started Yelling 1 or get Mireck 2 four instructors Brake Mirecki soup on an equipment rack and As they Lorod him Jack into we poo against his null he was shouting of  drop on Reque Sij. A is. Ing Tobe dropped trom the class. 3meanwtiito. The other student Inge dais were ordered to sing the Star spangled Banner White tread water. 4back in the water. I retd Ash Edlor the in he had removed Gaiter and started swimming to the shallow end of the Pool. Three instructors Brotia Mirecki j grip on a Pool safety rope to Lorce him bar to the deep 5in ibo deep water one instructor forced mired into tha Drill la instructor put a head hold on mire hand both disappeared below the surface.6 when they resurfaced Mirecki Hadiye instructor in a Crosa Chest carry hold and was swimming 10 die Edge of the Pool which was not Eier Tise procedure. 7the instructor pulled Mirecki bad underwater. At iras Portl according to 6 Navy  experienced a reflex spasm caused by 1stthat closed his thro Atlo shut out water. It also kept air rom reaching his lungs causing cardiac arrest unconsciousness and drowning 8the instructor resurfaced pulling the unconscious Mirecki to in Pool s Edge. Triune graphic by to pc Yucola hcs Junina and having i Simony technical information. Navy Schow command. Putni Odh Fli. The Nitt Rescue swimmer school at Pensacola. Fit which we dosed alter Rendl Lee a Irrek drowned in much was of reopen monday with new instructors an safety guidelines. The in by closed the school much 29 reopening Flor u investigation into the March 2 drowning of Mirecki or Appleton wis. Shonto he hid been Styli  in Ibe school s training Pool. Five instructors Bee possible Cut martial. Lawmakers vow to help hard hit Farmers by the ass twirled press congressmen touring the drought stricken Plains promised Farmers sat urday they would introduce Relief legis lation while dredges continued cutting Safe channels through shallow sections of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Relate Story. Page 7. Tills drought is very very serious. It s certainly the most serious one in my lifetime this Early in the year sen. Pal Rick Leahy d-vi., chairman of the sen ate agriculture committee said while visiting Aberdeen . Leahy five other senators and two congressmen looked Al acre after acre of dry land and slum cd crops East of Bis Marck. N.d., Laier saturday then headed for Montana to continue their inform . The draught has not been limited to Farmers or the Midwest. It has left somebodies or water in the Southeast Loo Low to Supply Waler to Cool Power plants. Officials of one Illinois town voted saturday to Cut off water completely to customers who Vio late conservation measures. We Haven t had enough rain to amount to anything in five years. It s pitiful said David Lee Rhodes whose family grows apples near Edneyville n.c., which has l had a seating Rains Nee mid april. Showers and thunderstorms devel oped in Only a few areas saturday including paits of North Dakota Kansas and Iowa Bui an area of High pressure building Over the Rockies was expect Edlo extend the dry period. In California which has water problems of its own. Los Angeles mayor Tom Brad Ley asked participants at his annual May or s prayer breakfast to Pray for Farmers in dry regions of the nation. Those farm ers suffer their families suffer and All americans suffer As Well he . Of Colin Burdick d-n.d., told a group of Farmers he has drafted legis lation to allow them to collect Price sup ports known As deficiency payments. The Bill will be put in the Hopper Mon Day morning he said. Under the 1985 farm Gill the govern ment won t make deficiency payments if prices arc High and the drought is driving up prices. But the drought May pre vent Farmers from producing a crop that they could sell at the High prices. Deficiency payments Are caught in a Calch-22 thai did not Lake into consideration a drought Leahy said. Among the stops on the lawmakers itinerary was the fort Ben ton Mont ranch of Mike o Hara. We re completely out of Slock water o Hara said in a Telephone interview. The last rain that we 301 that amounted to any thing was in August of  an estimated 1,800 barges were backed up on the shrinking Mississippi near Greenville miss., waiting for dredges to Cut a deep Channel while nearly 700 barges were stuck on the Ohio awaiting dredging near Mound City Iii. Late saturday barges began id move on both overs but traffic was limited authorities said. Bob Campbell assistant chief of operations for the army corps of engineers Vicksburg District said it would take two to rec Days to  Narl the traffic along the Mississippi once the Channe was cleared. The Mississippi is at its lowest level since authorities began keeping records in 1872. Authorities said towboat owners were losing about s 10,000 a Day while they waited to move the barges which carried brain chemicals Coal and Oil Dixie Portland flour Mills in Chattanooga tcnn., had a shipment of 50,000 bushels of wheat silting on the Ohio River and wheat traffic manager George Norris said the company May have to resort to More expensive rail shipping. At least one snip had to delay leaving new Orleans on Friday because the Barge tie up kept its Load of Export Coal from arriving in time officials said. The drought has Cut the Tennessee Valley authority s hydroelectric Power production nearly in half ibis year and water dropping below intake pipes or Ris ing too High in temperature threatens operation of the Sequoyah nuclear Power Plant near Soddy Daisy and the Allen steam Plant near Memphis said Tva Power manager Robert c. Lefly or. He said the Sequoyah Plant which receives water from Lake Chickamauga Musl have Cooling water of less than s3 de Grees. The drought already has Cost Tva More than 1110 million in lost Power production from its hydroelectric  officials in Oak Brook. Id., voted unanimously to shut off water to homeowners who repeatedly violate water restrictions. Authorities in the Chi Cago suburb issued More than 500 warn Ings last week for violations of Lawn watering limits designed to conserve Well water