European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday july 19,1988meese probably broke Law report says n to i 1 _41, u.4 4tia Ina anon a to flt Hupf Nril the. Oct. 15 Dcarl Libell Telephone Stock but the Independent counsel who investigated Meese for a week before the. 1 deadline Meese told his accountant John me w Orill Vij 1 v./1n it y k r Quill coui1sci Wii 111 Vii Orch a ital a View i a  counsel James Mckay concluded in a be win accused Mckay in a news con. Nuns disclosed monday that he had Kean that the securities had been sold i report released monday that attorney f Terence after the report was released of. T prosecute the Case. 1985. But Meese did not identify these general Edwin Meese Iii probably will reaching inappropriate conclusions and to v j Man Moa a it Nair in purities or Tell the accountant what the fully filed a false income tax return of going beyond what any reasonable criminal conflict of interest Law. But Mckay said he had decided not to seek criminal charges against the attorney general because there is no Evi Dence that or. Meese acted from Moti vation for personal gain. There is no evidence that he acted out of self inter  see related Story on Page 5. President Reagan is pleased that after extensive scrutiny the Independent counsel did not charge the attorney Gen eral with any criminal wrongdoing presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said in Santa Barbara Calif. As he has said before the president feels de Meese has been an outstanding attorney general Fitzwater said. Nathan Lewin Meese s attorney said he views Mckay s assertion that Meese probably committed crimes As the actions of a hit and run Driver. It s a very Dukakis from Page 1 Kis. That s not the Way you win , who had been pressuring Dukakis for what he called shared responsibility in democratic affairs said we re on a track that would Lead to expanded involve  played Down his demands which sources say Call for a major role for Jackson in shaping the administration i Dukakis wins. I made it very Clear today. I seek no Job no salary not title Jackson said. I seek to serve to Kee America Strong and to make America  Bentsen joined Dukakis and Jackson at a standing room Only news conference. There s been a reaching out on both sides and bringing those forces  truly is the politics of inclusion said Bentsen whose moderate to conservative views have draw criticism from Jackson and his supporters. Despite his unhappiness about Dukakis selection of Bentsen Jackson said we have no plans to submit my name in nomination for the no. 2 spot on the ticket. Moreover he said there will be no encourage ment of anyone to do  reiterated that his name will be placed in nomination against Dukakis for the presidential Nomi nation Roll Call on wednesday night and said there will be debate on platform  negotiations which had been suspended by Jackson were Back on track Jackson  by Bentsen Dukakis arrived Here sunday. In i 1985 and purities or Tell the accountant what the Sale proceeds were or what their Cost had been. An Honora in the 814-Page report Mckay said Meese s 1985 tax return did not declare some capital gains from the Sale of securities and that Meese did not pay income tax on his capital gains from those sales when he filed the return. A Trier of fact would probably con go Jhaj Leto a reversal of Justice Lur trav nun found that Meese Artici Mojka Fow tha t p Amra ated i be Una uni cations commission. As e mar. Meese violated a Section t the j 9g5 d deposited of $54 581 in the messes time required by  Meese also probably violated a Crimi Nal conflict of interest Law in connection the messes realized a net capital gain of $20,706 from these sales. They owed $3,479 in taxes which was initially due on april 15, 1986. The messes were granted Extension for filing their return until oct. 15,1986. The deadline without any reference to the securities sales and that an amended re turn disclosing the required information be filed As soon As possible. Mckay said that Meese finally filed unamended tax return on feb. 6 of this year declaring a capital gain on the securities sales of $14,606 and that Meese paid the tax due on that amount plus interest. Or. Meese had a duty to report the securities sales and to declare his capital gains income on his tax return filed oct.15,1986," said Mckay. Because that return did not disclose any information about the 1985 Securi ties sales it was materially false Mckay declared. Iran from Page 1 in Baghdad. Jassem who was quoted by the Iraq news Agency said his government still had not been informed officially of the iranian move. The United states which maintains a Fleet of 27ships in and around the persian Gulf to protect Neutral shipping from War related attacks had no immediate comment the state department said. Irna said the cease fire acceptance was part of a strategy of defending the islamic revolution that toppled the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1979. I said the iranian position should not be interpreted As Cav ing in to pressure from the United states and Iraq. In the past three months Iraq has recaptured nearly Al the territory it lost to Iran Over the past six years. There has been no official casualty toll in the War but foreign analysts put it at More than 1 million. One of the conditions for the . Cease fire was that both countries return to their Borders at the time the War started in 1980. The Resolution also Calls for an Exchange of prisoners and determination of who was responsible for starting the War. Iran had demanded that Iraq be labelled the aggressor before it accepted the Resolution. Iraq invaded Iran in sep tember 1980 after Border skirmishes. In addition to its Battlefield defeats the Tehran govern ment has found it increasingly difficult to recruit soldiers and keep its Economy afloat. Radon from Page 1 ment to formally petition the air Force for its  town officials also expressed concern about what they said was an above average incidence of lung can cer among residents and questioned whether weapon stored at the air base May have contributed to the High radon  officials said monday they had not received any requests for help from the italian government inthe search for radon. The air Force in accordance with Long standing policy would neither confirm no deny the presence of nuclear weapons on any of its  Sites at Aviano a reflecting High radon Levels were a school which Banner could not identify and building used for transient quarters. Base officials told Banner monday that they will probably disallow peo ple from living at the transient quarters he said. While radon tends to be found in dangerous level sin certain geological areas such As the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania or places with uranium deposits or Blackshare it can occur elsewhere according to Epa offi  Gas seeps into buildings through dirt floors cracks in Concrete floors and Walls floor drains joints and tiny cracks or pores in hollow Block Walls. It also can diffuse from surrounding soil into buildings from air spaces around pipes and from negative press recreated by furnaces and clothes dryers. The Gas becomes a health Hazard when it accumulates in enclosed  5,000 and 20,000 lung cancer deaths a year in the United states May be attributed to radon thee a said. The risk of getting lung cancer through exposure to 20 Pic curies of radon per liter of air Over a extended period of time is comparable to risks posed by smoking two packs of cigarettes a Day according to the , however preferred another Epa example involving 100 people spending 75 percent of their Tim exposed to radon Levels of 20 or More Pic curies Over 70 years. At that rate he said Between 6 and 21 would die of lung cancer. Buildings with High radon Levels at Aviano we rediscovered during a three month test last Winter. The structures testing above 20 Pic curies will be Deal with right now Banner said. They have got to be corrected period. They be got to be mitigated All of Aviano s habitable buildings those occupied More than four hours a Day will be tested for one 30-Day period and for one year As soon As testing equipment is secured probably in Early fall. At air Force installations where radon Levels tested at be tween four and 20 Pic curies a one year test will be conducted to gauge True radon measures. Banner blamed the delay in starting because of alack of funds to obtain the test equipment. The estimated Cost of supplying the equipment to the War prompted a heightened . Military presence in the persian Gulf. Last year the . Navy began escorting 11 Kuwait tankers that had been re flagged with the stars and stripes. The Navy later expanded its Protection to Neutral Commer Cial vessels that requested help after coming under attack. On july 3, the guided missile Cruiser Vincennes mis took an iranian jetliner for a warplane and shot it Down killing All 290 people aboard. In May 1987, iraqi aircraft fired missiles at the Frig ate Stark killing 37 american servicemen. Iraq said the attack was a mistake and apologized. Late news san Francisco a a Navy helicopter vanished after a pair of powerful explosions Over open sea monday and searchers feared All eight Crew members were killed military officials said. Coast guard officials said there was wreckage but no sign of survivors. The search was complicated by dense fog that reduced visibility to 150 Yards said coast guard Petty officer Thomas Cowan. The helicopter was involved in a mine detection exer Cise the Navy said. There were eight people on Board. We expect no survivors said Cowan. He said search Crews spotted a lot of wreckage in the area and that seven flight Hel mets were found. Navy spokesmen at the Pentagon said the helicopter was an Mh-53e sea dragon a version of the h-53 sea stallion outfitted for mine sweeping. The bases needing further radon tests is $15,000 per installation Banner said. The test equipment known As Alpha track canisters will be paid for out of the air Force Central  in Europe with radon Levels Between four and 20 Pic curies per liter of air were Rhein main a Sembach a Lindsey air station and we Brucken a in West  on the list were Torrejon a Spain Ankara As Turkey Raf Greenham common Raf High by Combe Raf upper Heyford in the United kingdom san Vito a Italy and Lajes Field  from the original list of . Installations with a potential for higher than average radon level was the air Force leased Oslo amen can school in Norway which also will undergo another year of test ing. If further testing determines the norwegian owned building needs radon preventive measures the ques Tion of financial responsibility would be taken up at that time said it. Col. Jim Dilda Safe spokesman. Other air Force installations outside the unite states that had higher than acceptable radon Levels were Kadena a and Yokota a Japan Osan a an Suwon a South Korea and Howard a Panama. The Cost of insulating its buildings against radon leaks which Banner estimated at More than $400 to $1,000 per Structure will be paid by each air Force Community. The Cost Range quoted by Banner is the average paid in the civilian Community to Ward of radon leaks in single family Homes. Also contributing to this report William j. Bartman in Washington and Alba Bragall in Naples Italy