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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stabs and stripes tuesday june 21,1988 Grassley reveals blocked testimony Washington a a Republican senator Mon Day released evidence to Back up his Contention that the Reagan Justice department stifled allegations three years ago that defense contractors and private consultants berets Gal a obtaining Pentagon weapons secrets. "  says the massive Pentagon bribery invcsliationn9inmiiumy_could have started much earlier during the Reagan a the Iowa Republican read into i record testimony that was blocked by the Justice part Mem in 1985 from being delivered to a subcommittee he chaired. The october 1983 testimony alleged that private consultants were regularly receiving classified details about . Weapons systems Grassley Laid in an intr View sunday with the associated press. In the Justice department could have Alsba this aggressively More than three Yeang pub but they did the said. Jar the 2-year-old probe Hawk used chiefly on Navy weapons buying. It be Orff Public last week when Friand naval  service agents conducted Crast to  the offices of past and  private consultants and contractors. Or. Attorney Henry Hudson has said privately thai news briefs 2 East germans escape through barriers to wast Jel. West Germany a to Asl rammed a stolen truck thrum barriers Al a Mun s Border crossing  a steel Fence in a dramatic escape to w ape Many police said Mojo a. The two act germans one Abaft and theother 22 a be their escape Satusky near the East German to of Obe Raella. Abut to mile Southeast of the Vest German div Kaisel. They Ramm Edwie truck Hingh two steel Gates left the truck and climb Al Over a wire mesh Border Fence mice said fit was the second aces Stu of Mckend escape. Police said an easter my Border guard on patrol with another sold or tagged his compan Ion disarmed him and tube across a Borde Fence near the West Genoa Community Fogos Lar. About 90 Miles Nonh Szof Kassel. Army to Dent who died or he attack Augsburg a Germany a Community officials Jit monday released the name of the Augsburg Atco who died it week of an apparent a Carrback. Command in. Maj Lamar Maricle jr., 45,was assigned the command Serge Al major of Vii corps a in Augsburg. He  a Germa Hospital after suffering an apparent heart  a social function Awn on Post club Community spokeswoman sail the Wear army Veteran a native of scan nah gaffs survived by his wife Flavia atom bosons fld 6 and 2. Mallette also had two dal lers of reside in the United states. Memorial service is scheduled wed iat Rbt Sheridan Cavern Chapel. Perhaps As Many As 200 indictments could be expected out of the investigation a government source said sunday. In october 1985 Grawley was chairman of the sen ale judiciary administrative practices subcommittee a panel which he used to examine defense procurement practices. Grassley is a frequent critic of what he widespread Wane and abuse in Pentagon a Pendant Grassley said Justice department Olga mixed the testimony of Robert Segal a  invest i was the Pentax Olson with the Justice Tori  fraud unit. The do fun  Jed Arment office set up Tot Klein the Mirrl Well known in theime elements of the Pentagon and the Justice mint held Difu in Low esteem and there is speculation that when the current allegations first came to fight the matter was steered away from the Agency and into h Hudson s office. Segal who worked for the Pentagon s defense Crim Inal investigative service was prepared to testify that private consultants regularly received classified Penta gon documents that should not have been available outside the government Grassley said. Segal also reported Al the time that Many of these defense companies appear whose main function ossified document be espionage unit copies of highly Clas give their companies a the allegations predated the current r Gration. This goes Mck much before what we reseeding now he said. Justic department spokesman John Russell declined 10 comment sunday on the senator s complaints. President Reagan attending a Summit meeting of the leaders of Western democracies in Toronto refused to comment sunday on reports that former Navy Secretary John Lehman or. May have warned his longtime " military consultant Melvyn Paisley that Paisley investigation. I Aud comment until we have All the information _ Lehman has not  Calls from the associated press seeking Tomn Paisley a former top Navy official and close Friend of Lehman has emerged Asa principal target of the investigation. The Fri is looking at Paisley s dealings with a num Ber of major defense contractors that hired him As a consultant shortly after he left his Navy Job in april 1987. Summit from Page 1 Between leaders of the United states Japan West Ger Many Britain France Italy and Canada began on sunday and is to conclude with a final economic com Munique on tuesday. Al the opening session the Western leaders quickly decided to play Down a contentious dispute involving farm subsidies and approved in principle a debt Relief package for the poorest countries of the world. The leaders pledged in a statement after their first session sunday afternoon to continue their close eco nomic cooperation which they credited for keeping the world Economy Oul of a recession following the october Stock Market collapse. In an Effort to moderate their generally optimistic Lone the leaders interjected a note of caution in their joint statement which was issued by Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney. There is no room for complacency. Difficult challenges  the statement said. Our coun tries must develop further our economic coordination efforts. Sound policies must be  on the Agenda monday were two formal session Sand a dinner designed As a brainstorm ing session on Long Range problems. Closing ceremonies Are scheduled for tuesday. A 3,000-Memhcr Security Force has turned Canada s largest City into something of an armed Camp. Guards were stationed on rooftops patrolled Lake Ontario in speedboats and hovered overhead in Heli copters. Some 1,500 demonstrators protesting a variety of causes defied a police ban and attempted to March to the Summit site on sunday. More than 130 protes ters were arrested when they hurled themselves Over police barricade into the arms of hot control offi cers. At their first dinner sunday night the world Lead ers gathered at an exclusive country club on the shores of Lake Ontario to hear Reagan provide briefing on his recently completed in 10 Moscow. A British government source Laid the dinner turned into a Farewell party for Reagan. From us All. There were expressions of very Warmin Anks and Praise for president Reagan s leadership and his achievements said the official who spoken condition he not be identified. There was a sense of  laughter die in Highway crash ii Iii Ini ii i ill Ali a ii a . Soldier and his daughter died  car collided head on with a military vehicle Holder a Community spokeswoman said monday. Killed were sgt. William j. Balthis 21, he Btry 2nd in 29lh Field arty Melissa Balthis j. _ the Soldier died at  two vehicle Acci Dent on Highway a Jap far Bir Cenfeld and the child died in route  the spokeswoman said. The  when Balthis attempted Tot Hicle in front of him then crashed into a military Van driven by Coto he Biry 1st.znajufahhfkky.  several limes after Ihen Accident the spokeswoman said. Use of the Accident is under investigation.  said there Are no indications Wilson  and a broke foot and Jawbone in the  ariz., native was reported in Good  Atlan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Bali his a native of Detroit mich., and Bis daughter Are survived by Balthis wife Sharon and an infant boy. Isile from Page 1 Toga. The f-14 was assigned to Idun Viand Trail the phantom. Dorsey who had Only recently completed training before joining the fighter Squadron explained that a combination of factors led to his firing the missile. Even though he assumed the f-4 was Friendly it nationality had never been identified. And the f-4, which had been dying passively suddenly made an aggressive Man Uever to Ward the Saratoga. Finally. Dorsey had never heard the term red and free in an exercise scenario. I id d the  Dorsey said in his test in contained in the  personally 1 did no know Hawas an Rf-4. Chalk that up to Lack of experience. And not a one of us got a nationality id on it. He was dark Green paint Job with no discernible markings on him. Dorsey also said his preflight briefing did Smuul a carrying live missiles was  dissimilar air com  i Rise. And he said i is lab t of training with the impression weapons statuses especially red free were a no  his confusion Proma to Holland High Miner and the senior be Crew. Holland never Aldorsey had armed the f-14. My Pilot came up on the radio an said i understand they want me to do they really want me to shoot him Rholland testified. So you know think ing exercise All the time you know yeah you can simulate a shot. By All accounts the Crew of the f-4never knew what hit them. The Best that i can recall you know it was something like what the hell was Nair " Ross said. I remember thinking about it being a midair collision. The next thing that either one oust me telling him i had Muci labout that lung of i gone rescued by boats dispatch Edross and Sprouse were Arrier and were treated for  been on Board for about 90 mta3ls9mlhtsf teamed what had happened. I had been kind of joking i _ people in the emergency room saying Rhc re 1 am Oul Here flying against the Navy and get shot Down Ross told investigators. About this Lime the Cap Tain of the ship showed up in the a Ray room and asked Ross if be knew what really happened. And he goes Well we shot you Down i go sure and he goes no we really shot you Down and were really Ai said since the incident Dorsey has been reassigned to the Oceana naval As near Virginia Beach a. He is out of the cockpit indefinitely although Bis wings Haven i been pulled said it Janet Mescus a Navy spokeswoman in the Pentagon. He s been As signed As a personnel administration of-1 and will not be detailed to future Tolving operational control or Dorsey  adm Jamesf. Dorsey jr., the ass nil Deputy chief of naval operations for plans policy an operations  
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