European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 sex Oil executive s arrest revealed allegedly conspired of sell documents to Iran Ashland by. Up a former chairman of Ashland ii co. Was arrested in july for alleged conspiracy to steal confidential company documents and sell them to Iran for use in a lawsuit against the Oil giant the company said saturday. In a Sale men from its corporate Headquarters Ashland officials con firmed a new York times report that Orin Atkins hid been arrested in new York and charged with interstate transportation of stolen property a charge that carries a maximum Penally of 10 years in jail a 110.000 Fine or both. Justice department officials in Washington declined comment but u . Customs service spokesman confirmed that Atkins was arrested following an investigation in june and july of complaints that some documents were stolen then transported out of use coun try then brought Hack into the country our concentration was on a charge of transportation of stolen property inner Stalc or  customs service spokesman David Hoover said. He said the arrest was kept secret so it would no jeopardize the investigation. Bul that the investigation ended with no other arrests. The times said he arrest came after customs agents secretly videotaped a conversation in which Atkins told a Busi Ness associate to sell two confidential 1979 Ashland memorandums to Iran for s600.00u. The company said Charles Dugan a former company vice president Charles Darnell a Florida attorney and Roy Furmark a former Ashland consultant were also arrested in the Case. The four men allegedly conspired to obtain secret internal documents and sell them to the National iranian Oil co. Which had sued Ashland for s500 Mil lion for failure to pay $283 million plus interest for seven shipments of crude Oil in 1979, the shipments were made about the time the United Stales imposed an embargo on Iran for seizing americans hos Tage. The shipments Lett Iran before the embargo was imposed an Ashland spokesman Roger Schrum said we Are absolutely outraged by the conduct alleged in the charges said John Hall the company s chairman and chief executive officer. We did not know whether the allegations were True How the iranians May have gained Access to the documents or who May have been involved Hall said. We requested a prompt and thorough investigation and simply decided to let the chips fall where they May halt noted that Ashland had alerted Federal authorities in August 1987 of re mors that National iranian Oil co. Officials had Access to confidential Ashland documents pertaining to the outstanding dispute being litigated in Bermuda and Mississippi courts. The new York times reported that Law enforcement officials kept the arrests of Atkins and Furmark under court Seal in holies of pursuing iranian figures in the Case. The newspaper  jaw enforcement officials As saying inc investigation ended Friday. Atkins pleaded innocent after his arrest and was released. The times said. The newspaper quoting unnamed Ashland and Federal investigators said they had evidence that at a 1985 meeting in London iranian representatives were allowed to review and take notes on some 1,000 pages of confidential Ash land documents. The exact nature of the documents was not known. Atkins had retired from Ashland in 1981 following differences with the com Pany s Board of directors the company said in its statement. Fugitive records radio ads urging election of sheriff Mauston. Wis a sheriff Ger vast Thomp son was a Little embarrassed after discovering his radio Campaign advertisements were made by a Fugitte being sought by his department on an outstanding War rant. According tit court records. Mark Moody ail is disc jockey and resort operator was being sought on Mony theft and Misdemeanour Obi Luction of Justice charges when he recorded several radio ads for Thompson last week. I thought it was All  the Juneau county sheriff said Friday. I thought he had worked things out with the District i Monty and the  Thompson said saturday that authorities had been informed Moody had moved to Nevada and thus should not be considered a fugitive. The District attorney s office knew where Mark was. Mark was not a fugitive Thompson said he left Juneau county apparently some Lime before any paper work was  bul a Bench warrant was issued for Moody on aug. 16, after he failed a second time to appear on the charges in a 4-year-old theft Case. According to the criminal complaint signed by Thompson. Moody confessed in june to taking a Safe from inc port o Call resort that he and his father Jerry Moody operated on Castle Rock Lake in 19s4. The younger Moody had initially reported that inc Safe and its contents valued at More than s3,000. Had Hcan Lakin during a burglary. Thompson who faces a re election Challenge in tuesday s primary said he did not pay Moody for the radio spots which aired for the first Lime Friday. Juneau county District attorney Jonathan Lindberg said Moody has offered to turn himself in monday. Hurricane damage Bern acc i Plchot 72-Ycar-uld operator of a Buck town i., restaurant sur s he damage caused by Flurr Cuni Florence. Cut hot who evacuated her hum in he new Orleans suburb during the height of inc storm returned Home saturday to find a dry residence but a flooded business. Civic activist gets Senate demo nod in Delaware Dover. Del. A a wealthy civic activist won an upset Victory Over Dela Ware s lieutenant governor saturday in a democratic primary election for the right to Challenge a Republican incumbent in the Senate. With 330 of the 339 precincts report ing. Samuel s. Beard had 22,418 Voles or in percent loll. Civ . Who s 19.624, or 47 percent. Nine Small precincts were not expected to report their results until Mon Day but woo conceded saturday night. He apologised to his supporters for not running a winning Campaign and said in a statement. I always said it was a Tough Way to earn a living it was a wonderful Victory Beard said referring to himself As the underdog in the primary Campaign. We ran a grassroots Campaign from the beginning. Wewcel into living rooms All Over the slate. We walked through 19 pairs of  Beard will face sen. William v. Roth or. In the november general election. Roth who did not have a primary oppo nent is seeking a fourth term. The votes represented a Little More than a 30 percent turnout of democrats eligible to vote in the Only statewide race in the primary said John g. Davis jr., state election commissioner. There were 133,386 democrats Eligi ble to Vole and an average turnout for a primary is about 20 percent. Two Bosert Campaign workers were detained saturday night after a police offi cer caught them taking Down about 50 woo signs throughout new Castle police said. Authorities planned to charge the men with theft and conspiracy but a woo assistant asked that no charges be filed police said. There was no indication Beard had ordered the signs destroyed they took them Back to inc new Castle armory building where Sam Beard s Headquarters arc located and they were putting them into a do Inkster there when a town resident culled to re port the incident new Castle police sgt. Patrick b. Cannon said. Woo. 51, who born in Shanghai China had the financial support of asian american communities for whom he has become a Champion nationwide. A physics professor at inc University of Delaware woo was a political new Comer four years ago when he beat two legislators in a primary then want on Towin inc lieutenant governor s Seal by -179 votes. Beard 49, who inherited his wealth had the support of party leaders and loyalists As Well As unions. He is a former staffer of the Lale Robert Kennedy and runs a nonprofit company that helps at tract Grams and designs plans for eco nomic development