European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 269 saturday january 14, 1989 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a d army to charge for tax Relief Page 2 d not guilty pleas entered in Pentagon bribery Case Page 3 d Bush to restudy immigration policy Page 4 d two British pilots die As Jet hits formation Page 28 solemn Salute president Reagan stands at attention during Farewell ceremony thursday at Andrews fab in Maryland. The president standing in front of a b-1b bomber in the new hangar for the presidential Jet used the occasion to Praise the armed forces patriotism. North Case judge drops top charges Washington a . District judge Ger hard Gesell dismissed the major Iran Contra charges against Oliver North of Friday saying that the Courtis powerless to do otherwise. White House lawyers meanwhile moved to Stop North s Effort to Force president Reagan and presi Dent elect George Bush to testify. The lawyers raised the threat of a constitutional Battle of potentially major dimensions and said the administration has been offering to respond in writ-1 ing since sept. 28 to any reasonable written questions that the former White House aide might ask in his defense. Twelve criminal charges remain against North and the Issue of dealing with classified information in court continues to be a problem. Attorneys for both sides met privately in the judge s Chambers after Friday s open session to Gerhard Gesell discuss matters relating to the classified information procedures act. North s lawyers have subpoenaed Reagan and Bush to testify at the trial set for Jan. 31, but no sitting president has Ever testified in person in court. Disclosure of White House willingness to answer questions in writing came in a 27-Page Brief by attorney general Dick Thornburgh who said North has w. Germany begins probe against firm linked to Libya Frankfurt West Germany a a prosecutor Friday said he has opened a criminal investigation into the Imhausen Cherie company which the United states claims helped build a chemical weapons Plant in Libya. Werner Botz chief prosecutor in Offenburg said he opened the probe after Reading a report on the dispute in this week s Stern Magazine. Stern a nationwide news Magazine known for its investigative reporting said Imhausen Cherie was involved in the libyan Plant along with Ibi engineering of Frankfurt and the Hamburg based pen Tsao medi Cal material company. Imhausen Cherie has denied any connection to the Plant in rata Libya 60 Miles outside Tripoli. News reports and . Government sources have said Imhausen Cherie provided much of the technical equipment for the facility which . Officials said was built to manufacture Poison Gas. Libya said the Plant will produce pharmaceuticals. Hans Frey a spokesman for the prosecutor s office in Karlsruhe said the possible charge being investigated is a violation of the Export control  he see probe on Back Page Libya returns body of . Pilot killed in 1986 raid on Tripoli Rome a Libya Friday flew the body of a . Pilot killed in the 1986 raid on Tripoli to Rome where Vatican representatives turned Over the Flag draped coffin to italian officials. The body was to be handed Over later to . Officials. The libyan news Agency Jana said thursday that Libya was returning the body but did not identify the Pilot. However Jana reported on dec. 24 that libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi was offering to return the body of capt. Paul Lorence 31, of san Francisco. Libya s gesture comes during increasing International debate Over a suspected Poison Gas factory in Libya and Only nine Days after . Warplanes shot Down two libyan jets Over the Mediterranean sea. Jana also has complained that a libyan airlines plane in route from Tripoli to Istanbul Turkey tues Day was buzzed Over the Mediterranean by . Fighter planes. The Pentagon said it had no knowledge of such see body on Back Page not identified any of the issues on which he wishes to examine the president or president elect and has no demonstrated the need for their  the administration filed the motion four hours after Gesell declared that he had no Power to Stop the government s abandonment of conspiracy and theft counts against North. Because of National Security concerns Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh apparently is unable to prosecute North on charges of diverting More than $ 14 million in .-Iran arms Sale proceeds to the Nicara Guan rebels Gesell said. Walsh asked on Jan. 5 that Gesell dismiss the charges of conspiracy and theft of government prop erty citing North s insistence on introducing classified information in his defense and the refusal by the Rea Gan administration to release material the judge Rule North must be Able tit use at trial. Gesell refused to dismiss the charges until he received an affidavit from Thornburgh outlining the administration s decision to withhold classified data. Thornburgh stopped Short of that supplying instead a two Page declaration saying that if Walsh had disagreed with the administration s refusal to declassify material the attorney general would have filed an affidavit object ing to disclosure of this classified  nine of the remaining counts focus on charges that North concealed from Congress and former attorney general Edwin Meese Iii his efforts on behalf of the contras. Four of the nine Deal with alleged conceal ment of a diversion of Money to the contras from the administration s secret arms sales to Iran. North also is accused of converting to his own use at least $4,300 in traveler s checks from Contra Leader Adolfo Calero. Writer loads up Magazine takes aim at Beretta Detroit a an automobile Magazine that could t resist the trademark Battle Between general motors corp. And an italian gun maker did a Road test comparison of Beretta the Pis Tol and Beretta the Chevy. Car and Driver its editorial Tongue planted firmly in its Cheek has a Story in its current Issue with the headline we be shot from the hip be fore but never like  Fabbricia d Armi p. Beretta spa the gun com Pany sued pm for $250 million in Federal court in new York last july claiming that the car in fringes on the pistol s trademark. The Case spending. The car and Driver comparison was thought up by editor William Jeanes and was written by new York contributing editor Bruce Mccall. For our test we chose a 1989 Beretta v-6 Gnu two door Notchback Coupe and a 1989 be Retta 16-round Model 92f 9mm Par Bellum the spin first models in their respective lineups Mccall wrote. The Magazine listed these details curb weight Beretta the pistol 2.5 pounds Beretta the Chevy 2,847 pounds. Top Speed Beretta the gun 878 Mph at the barrel end Beretta the Sedan 114 Mph. A As tested Beretta the semiautomatic,t�596 Beretta the car with an automatic trans see Beretta on Back Page