European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday february 9,1989 Dod of direct plan to Stop drug flow report says Washington a the Bush administration is preparing a major drug interdiction plan that could put several Hundred  in South America to destroy drug laboratories Abc news reported tuesday. Two coast guard admirals will be in leadership positions the report said. The Effort will coordinate All surveillance by Federal agencies of air and sea drug smuggling routes officials said. The Pentagon which will be the Lead Agency for the stepped up Effort said the coast guard . Customs service and other Federal an state agencies would be involved the new York times reported in a separate Story. Citing unidentified Pentagon officials for the in formation Abc reported that the troops would be special operations commandos who will be place Din several South american nations. The defense department source said the Penta gon has selected the two coast guard admirals for key leadership positions in the department s expanded drug Mission As called for in the 1989 de sense authorization act. Rear adm. William p. Leahy jr., based at Ala Meda Calif will head the drug interdiction efforts in the Pacific theater while vice adm. James , stationed at governors Island in new York Harbor will Lead efforts in the Atlantic the source said. The two admirals will be directly responsible tothe commanders of the Pacific and Atlantic com mands respectively. The Pentagon also anticipates placing High rank ing customs service officials in other key leadership roles in the drug interdiction operation on source told the times. The Pentagon will serve As the Lead Agency of the Federal government for detection and Monitor ing of Aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the United states added the defense depart ment official. Irwin has extensive experience in leading coastguard drug interdiction efforts in the Gulf coast area along the Atlantic coast and elsewhere. After serving for two years As vice commandant of the coast guard he became commander of the coast guard s Atlantic area and of the . Mari time defense zone on the Atlantic. On the civilian front William j. Bennett who has been nominated to Lead the nation s War against drugs suggested tuesday that he would encourage president Bush to appropriate More funds for state and local enforcement efforts. Bennett speaking to the nation s mayors i Washington said there would be some Progress and movement on this Issue  he added think you la see the president is very attentive and responsive to the need for increased financing. The Pentagon s stepped up drug inter icon Effort is backed up by a $300 million allocation in the defense authorization Bill covering fiscal year1989, according to Pentagon officials. Judge in North Case warned to safeguard classified data Washington a the Justice department in a move opposed by prosecutors stepped into the Oliver North trial wednesday and asked the judge to tighten procedures before a mass of highly secret mate rial is made Public. At this stage the United states faces a trial a which important classified information is at risk the Justice department said in a court filing. There is every reason to believe that irrelevant or immaterial classified information might be revealed during  specifically the department asked the court to order that North disclose no classified information in any form to which the government has any objection. The proposed order would also say that . District judge Gerhard Gesell must Rule any classified information irrelevant and admissible before it can be brought before the jury. The filing threw a Monkey wrench into Gesell plans to seat a jury on wednesday. Instead he sent Home the 35 women and 10 men from whom the jury will be picked and scheduled a mid afternoon hearing in the unusual matter that has one government pros a tutorial Agency feuding with another. The Case of North a former National Security Council aide charged with 12 criminal counts Stem Ming from the Iran Contra affair is being prosecute not by the Justice department but by Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh. Whether or not the department of Justice has an business being Here has to be talked about Gesell said. I m just a Way station on an elevator ride up stairs he added an apparent reference to the appeals court. The argument is Only the latest in a Legal tangle Over the secrets North says he must disclose to adequately defend himself against charges that he concealed fro Congress his efforts in behalf of the nicaraguan con tras and of covering up from the attorney general the National Security Council s role in diverting Money from the Iran arms sales to the contras. Two major charges conspiracy and theft were dropped last month after the Reagan administration said it could not declassify documents that Gesell had ruled would be needed for North to get a fair trial on those counts. Assistant attorney general Edward . Dennis jr.,said in wednesday s filing that Gesell has issued Only general guidance on the relevance and admissibility of secret information so the parties Are left to their own devices to determine in opening statements direct examination and Cross examination As to what Classi fied information to  for his part Independent counsel Walsh said i papers that he had attempted to forestall intervention by other agencies but that the agencies have no indicated that the orders Independent counsel has previously proposed will not satisfy  Jet from Page 1 local flying club As saying All the passengers and Crew had been killed. There Are no survivors from the plane the club member was quoted As saying. But there do not appear to be any victims on the ground he  Pimentel a Lusa reporter based in the azores said the Boeing 707 was preparing to land a Santa Maria Airport when it crashed into Pico Alto a fog covered 1,794-foot-High Mountain and burst int flames. Lusa quoted the civil Protection official who was not identified As saying the Pilot asked the Airport to Clear a runway for an emergency Landing. The civil Protection service is a state body that provides Rescue services and assistance in civilian emergencies. Asked if there were any radio messages or warning before the plane went Down Guilder Cordero the Santa Maria Airport dispatcher replied no no no  initial reports said the Jet was bound for the unite states. Officials in Lisbon said the portuguese Navy had sent planes and ships carrying Rescue Crews and equipment to Santa Maria. . Pittman president of Independent air corp., said in an interview in Smyrna that the 15-year-old company makes 400 to 500 charter flights a year mostly in the Caribbean and Europe. Pittman who declined to identify the seven american Crew members said the 20-year-Oldjetliner that crashed had a relatively Low number of flight hours and no history of trouble. Pittman said the air plane one of two Boeing 707sowned by the company had 12,500 cycles or takeoffs and landings and less than 50,000 hours in the air. France from Page 1 sense spending overseas. France recently also formed a joint army brigade with West Germany. There have been unprecedented talks with Britain on coordinating nuclear strike policy and other defense matters. . Troops have been Al Lowed to stage Maneu vers on French soil for the firs time in years. Nato planners Are expected to take budgetary Deci Sions in the coming week regarding the new air defense system called the air command and control system which would permit a More centralized command of any air Battle for Europe with Warsaw pact forces. France and nato have cooperated on air defens Eto a limited extent by information sharing since a . French treaty of 1970. French defense planners Hope French companies can Benefit from contracts that will be up for grabs As the new nato air defense system is introduced gradually Over the next 15 years. Tower from Page 1 senators reviewing the same material he has seen have expressed reservation about the nomination. Then my Appeal would be if you remade up your mind let the process go Forward. Let s have the vote. They have an obligation to vote their con science Bush said. At the White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said new allegations re late to sen. Tower s activities while he was in the  he refused to elaborate but he noted that Bush still stands by Tower and expects that the nominee will be confirmed. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., the armed services committee chairman told re porters he could not vote to confirm Tower until the latest allegations were checked and he said he had told presi Dent Bush that at a White House meeting tuesday night. I told the president frankly that have serious concerns and i also stated that if a vote was held immediately As some have urged i would vote no be cause of these concerns Nunn told re porters. There Are new allegations of a Finan Cial nature which Are now being checked in the Tower nomination he said. The administration had been pushing for a vote this week but dropped the re quest after Nunn and the ranking Republican on the armed services panel  Warner of Virginia met with Bush. They really can t vote until this matters checked out Fitzwater said. The spokesman said Nunn s assertion that he would vote against Tower if a vote were held now was disappointing very  the second ranking Democrat on the committee sen. James Exon of Nebraska said the latest Fri report on Tower could not be completed by Friday when the Senate is scheduled to begin a week Long recess. As a practical matter they can t draw it out too Long Exon told reporters. The Senate majority Leader Georg Mitchell of Maine said on the floor of the Senate that All members of that Bod wanted a Chance to thoroughly review the Fri report on Tower and therefore i Don t see How it is possible to bring the matter to a vote this  republicans immediately rushed to defend the nominee. The Senate Republican Leader Bodole said in response to Mitchell that he had spoken with Tower on the Telephone wednesday morning and found him upbeat about the  he is aware of the new allegation said Dole adding that Tower thinks his nomination should be confirmed and he is hanging in  another Republican on the commit tee William Cohen of Maine said that once these remaining questions Are an swered Tower will have considerable support bipartisan support both of the committee and on the Senate  and Cohen cautioned against allowing the Tower nomination to turn into a partisan Wrangle Between Democrat Sand republicans. Frankly that would not Bode Well certainly for relations with the administration but it would t Bode Well for the Congress of the United states itself especially Here in the Senate he said. Exon said that allegations continue to flow concerning Tower s drinking and financial affairs but that he would no know the specifics until the Fri report is Complete. Ninety percent of the allegations Are garbage said Exon specifically disputing a Rumor that Tower had an affair with a dancer who had defected from the soviet bloc