European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 12, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 9 Williams wins top country award Travis Osl a named Best male female singers Nashville Tenn. A Hank Williams or. Won iwo country music association awards monday night including entertainer of the year for the second straight year upsetting favored Randy Travis who won abcs a male vocalist. Williams son of the Lite Hank Williams also won album of the year Tor bom to Boogie in the nationally televised presentation of the 22nd annual ceremony at the grand old opry House. I love to entertain. When i m on thai stage i m right at Home. It s a family tradition you know he said alluding to one of ins songs. He shared top honors with relative newcomer , Oslin who was voted female vocalist of the year and won song of the year for "80 s  Oslin who has been singing country music professionally for Only two years ended a four year reign by Reba men lira in that category. Olsin 46, has made her Mark writing songs from the viewpoint of a mid dle aged woman Travis a former dish Washer and Short order Cook won male vocalist of the year for the second straight Lime receiving the award after Host Dolly Parton walked into the crowd and sat on his Lap while introducing the nominees. After All that i found myself trying to remember what i d just won he said. That s a great lineup of Talent to be in Travis said of his fellow nominees. I Tell you it s great for me to get to be around those people and get to talk to them and actually know these  Loretta Lynn and Roy Roger became the 47th and 48th members of the country music Hall of Fame. Lynn born into poverty in the East Kentucky Coal Fields capped a 28-year career with the Honor. Rogers the King of the cowboys was cited for his Western songs such As Happy trails to  Kathy Mattea s is wheels & a dozen roses was named single of the year. It was Lac first Cha award for the 29-Yeamjld mat Tea a former Lour guide at the country music Hall of Fame who had been nominated six limes before. Other winners included the Mother and daughter team the judds vocal duo of the year veterans Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris and Parton lop vocal event Highway 101, group of the year. Ricky Van h no Williams or the year s top entertainer gets a presenter s Hng us . Oslin holds female Singer award. Shelton Winner of the horizon award for up and coming Talent and Chet Atkins musician of the year for the ninth time. Before the show Williams and other recording stars gathered to sign a birthday card to Middle East hostage Terry a Anderson. Hang in there and when you come Home we re Gonna sing together Williams wrote on the card. That would be one of my Best duels with any body said Williams who is said to be Anderson s favorite Singer. The card an 18-by-24-Inch greeting with a yellow ribbon says Happy birthday Terry from music City Usa we All love you and Pray for your release Anderson turns 41 on oct. 27. The chief Middle Easl correspondent for the associated press was abducted March 16,1585. About 4,400 country music singers writers and producers began arriving iwo hours before the show Many in limousines As fans lined the Road leading to the rear stage Entrance some of the biggest names in country music Wil lie Nelson Kenny Rogers Barbara Mandrell the oat Ridge boys and Lynn failed to make the five finalist in any of the 10 categories. The isl entertainer of the year was Eddy Arnold in 1967. Winners were chosen by the 7,000 singers musicians songwriters disc jockeys and other professionals in country music. But Hall of Fame awards arc selected by an Anonymous panel of judges. Iran believed Bush ran government author writes Washington a iranian involved in the Iran Contra affair thought George Bush was the most powerful Man in the world and the person pulling the strings from behind the scenes according to a new Book. The Book is written by Michael a. Cd can a for Mer consultant to the National Security Council who played a role in the earliest stages of the affair. He says the iranians overestimated Bush s importance because the vice president was a former Cia director. Cd can says his Book is an attempt to shed Light on How the Iran Contra affair happened and set the record straight about myself and my role in the of  perilous statecraft an insider s account of the Iran Contra affair is published by Charles Scribn or s sons. The Book mines la Den s firsthand View of certain events his opinions and his interpretation of material that was uncovered during congressional hearings in the summer of 1987. The Reagan administration sent arms to Iran in Hopes of securing the release of american hostages held by pro iranian shiites in Lebanon. The ship ments led to the release of Only three american hos tages while millions of dollars in profits were secretly diverted to the nicaraguan Centra rebels. Among la dec s observations Bush was not a player in the Iran initiative even though the iranians were convinced that he was the most powerful Man in the world hence the Man pulling the strings on the Iran  this perception stemmed from the iranians View thai the Cia once headed by Bush was the Root of ultimate Power in the United states. Bush s Resig nation from the Cia in the mid-1970s was simply a deception the iranians thought. The iranians even had a code name Tor Bush  that derived from the Best Selling Auto Mobile Battery in Iran called the Busch. Any deals with the hostages required the direct involvement of Iran s Leader the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. That was because the fight Between those who favored hostage release and those who opposed it was so intense that Only the Ayatollah could  former Cia director William Casey never approved of the secret Iran Contra operation masterminded by Oliver l North a former National Security Council aide according to Milton Gould Casey s Long time Friend and lawyer. The second thing that i can contribute arc the attributions to Casey of total approval of Oliver North s activities. This is false Gould says in the Book. He did not approve those  Casey suffered a cerebral seizure in Lale 1986, shortly after the Iran Contra affair was made Public and died from brain cancer in May 1987. Casey ordered the Cia to go All out to try to find William Buckley the Cia station chief in Bei rut Lebanon after Buckley was captured in March 1984 by pro iranian terrorists. Casey informed the president of the situation at regular intervals thereby reinforcing Reagan s Strong passions about the Lebanon  Casey Felt responsible for Buckley s Fate because he had urged the reluctant Cia Man to take the Job Ledern said. Robert Bud Mcfarlane National Security adviser at the time the United slates began shipping weapons to Iran through Israel was in a psychological crisis in the second Naif of 1985, More than a year before he tried to commit suicide by taking a Pill overdose. It was Clear that Mcfarlane was no longer functioning effectively cd can writes. The National Security Council adviser resigned in november 1985, but within hours he was seized with remorse and wished he had remained to fight to the  Ledeen spends a Good chunk of Lime on his own involvement and that of the israelis who acted As middlemen in . Arms sales to Iran. He recounts How in 1985 american officials realized the paucity of their information about Iran. Cd can then a consultant for the National Security Council suggested to Mcfarlane that he could raise the question of Iran with israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres because the israelis were known to have contacts in Iran. At the meeting Peres asked Ledeen to find out if the United slates would have any objection to let Ting Israel ship in Tillery shells to Iran. Mcfarland subsequently approved the Sale. Three times in 1985, .-made weapons were sent to Iran from existing stockpiles in Israel. In return the iranians were to end terrorism against americans and american targets and release Ameri can hostages held by pro iranian groups to Lebanon. In 1986, the United state sent weapons directly to Iran eliminating private israeli middlemen. Ledeen is highly critical of Amiram Nir the israeli official who served As a Liaison Between his govern ment and the United Stales. Nir bad raised the idea with North thai Ledeen had a financial interest in the weapons deals with Iran. It was All nonsense Ledeen wrote. "1 never received a Penny aside from salary and reimburse ment of expenses As a result of my work on this  Nir who worked with North on the Iran initiative in 1986, has remained silent on the Iran Contra affair Ledeen says