European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 22, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 no rth portrayed As ii a r and pair Jot Washington the prosecution and defense in the trial of Oliver North painted clashing views of him Mon Day As a liar or a Patriot who misled. Congress so keep politicians from revealing secrets Hal would Ham National Security. Under questioning by a prosecution Law yer in Federal District court Here a congressional aide testified that North a former while House National Security aide told lawmakers at a White House meeting in August 1986 hat his efforts on behalf of nicaraguan rebels were limited to human rights and civic action programs. The projector Michael Bromwich was trying to show that North a retired Marine corps lieutenant colonel was concealing deep involvement in Covert military operations. But North s chief lawyer Brendan w Sullivan jr., sought to explain North s motives in another Light. In an Exchange with a witness he suggested that con Gress could not be trusted with secret about North s activities. This Drew a denial from the Wiencis former rep. Michael Barnes of Mary land who was questioned about an Inci Dent in which a congressional aide was accused of passing classified information to the nicaraguan government. North faces 12 criminal charges including making false statements to Congress and obstructing a presidential inquiry into his role in providing Aid to the contras when Congress had banned such Aid. The prosecution is seeking to show that North violated Laws against . Involve ment in Central America made false statements about it to Congress and a now trying to defend himself against the charges by claiming he had secret authority from hug her including president Rongan. Barnes a Democrat shouted Down Sullivan when the attorney asked him about a meeting he had in 1985wiih William j. Casey director of the Central intelligence Agency. He indicated that a member of my staff had met with a representative of the. Nicaraguan Barnes said. The Cia Learned of the meeting by intercepting a message Between the Nicara Guan ambassador and its foreign min ister. I found the allegation that he made to be basically frivolous said ear pcs who opposes Aid to the contras my memory of what Casey said is thai a member of my staff had met with a representative of the Nicaragua it government Barnes went on adding that his staff member had told the nicaraguans if they improved human rights in their country lifted martial Law and re stored Freedom of the press it would strengthen those in the american con Gress who oppose Aid to the contras. Did he indicate to you the staff Mem Ber gave classified information asked Sullivan. No sir Barnes said his voice growing louder. I found the allegation he made basically to be frivolous. He did t allege member of my staff was passing classified information to the nicaraguan govern ment. On the contrary from Haltie told me was doing what it had routinely , Barnes shouted at Sullivan. There was never an allegation Liat i or any member of my staff had Ever provided classified information to the nicaraguan government the staff member involved is Victor c. Johnson then and now staff director of the House subcommittee on Western hemisphere memorandum read to the jury addressed one of the charges against North thai he made false statements to Mem Bers of the House intelligence commit tee who met with him at the White House on aug. 6, 19s6, to discuss his. Role with the contras. The memo was written by Thomas a. Latimer the Shaft director of the commit tee who appeared monday As a prosecution witness. Latimer testified that Nonh told the Eom Milter members he had not violated the ban on aiding the rebels. Release rescinded for thin Blue line prisoner Dallas not a prisoner who has served 12 Vij years for a murder to which another Man has All but confessed remained in prison monday after one judge granted him release and another judge decision hours later. Randall Dale Adams s conviction of the. 1976 Mur Der of a Dallas police officer a crime he has steadfastly said he did not commit was set aside after his Case. Drew National attention in the critically acclaimed film the thin Blue and his lawyer thought he had finally won his Cli ent s release from the Dallas Justice system monday when judge Larry w. Baraka of criminal District court said Adams could be released on $50,000 per Sona recognizance Bond. Bui the District attorney s office asked a second judge Ron Chapman the administrative judge of the court to invalidate that Bond on the ground that Baraka was biased in the Case. The District attorney s office told Chapman that it planned to retry Adams on the murder charge. Chap Man then changed the Bond to 1100,000 Cash which Adams could not meet. His lawyer. Randy Schaffer just shows you. The hoops you have to jump through. There Are no lengths the Isaic would not go through to pursue this it was Baraka who set aside Adams s conviction and. The Texas court of criminal appeals agreed with that decision state was guilty of suppressing evidence favourable to he accused deceiving the trial court during the applicant s trial and knowingly using perjured testimony Schaffer said at a news conference held As s office was trying Loi reverse Baraka s decision they Are mean spirited and vindictive. The Pride is last logo before the fall and these people Are just so Gung to about vindicating their conduct in this Case 1 Don t seen them letting go of it. I be never seen this kind of childish conduct the prosecution s four major witnesses All contradicted i hair original testimony when interviewed by stewardess sues Pesky says his bag tripped her Randall Dale Adams is escorted to court in Dallas. Filmmaker Errol Morris for his movie. One of those witnesses was Davis Harris who had previously told the police that Adams was driving har Ris car when officer Robert Wood pulled the car Over. Harris testified at trial that Adams had shot the officer As he approached the car. However in the film and at the december hearing. Harris said Adams wins not in the car he said he was and he was the Only one who knew what really happened that night,.though he slopped Short of Confes sing to the murder. Schaffer has Long charged that the District attorney s office is engaged in a crusade against Adams in order to justify prosecution he said sunday that he had reason to believe that Douglas Mulder the District attorney in , trial was consulting with the current District attorney. John Vance about the Adams Case. "1 think there s still going to be an attempt to vindicate Mulder Schaffer said. Mulder said he had not spoken to the District attorney s office about the Case. The District attorney s office began its fight against Adams release Early monday morning by trying to Stop the Bond hearing altogether. It did so by asking that Chapman assign another judge to hold a hearing on whether Baraka should be removed from the Case because he had exhibited Bias toward Adams in Selling his original trial aside. Baraka went ahead with the hearing however say ing the motion should have been filed 10 Days before the hearing. In protest Winfield Scott the assistant District at Torney refused to appear at inc hearing which went ahead without him Baraka set the 150,000 Bond and court employees whisked Adams out the coun before he could speak to either his lawyer or Bailiff Pat Kaiser ,was Adams not to Rocci with the press. But Schaffer called that explanation nonsense and accused court official of playing More of their new York a an easier a air lines stewardess sued jailed Wall Street financier Ivan f. Joe sky for s500,000 on monday claiming she suffered serious., injuries when she i ripped Over Brocsky s briefcase during a flight in-1986. The flight attendant Garcua spent. Or who lives in a Virginia suburb of. Washington was rendered sick sore. Lame and disabled according to the suit filed in . District court in Brooklyn. Boesky s attorney Robert. Mccaw did not return a phone Call seeking comment. Bocky i n late 19 86 paid s1 of million Loselle charges with inc securities and Exchange commission including Ihor h is confessions rocked Wall Street and spurred a crackdown on White Collar crime. Boesky began serving a three year sentence iria Federal prison in California last s suit claims Brocsky acted negligently and in violation of Federal aviation regulations when he placed an open briefcase in the aisle during an Eastern shuttle flight from Washington to new York on nov. 26 19b6. She said she was pulling a beverage Carl up the aisle when she fell Over the briefcase and landed on her Tower the suit claims Spencer was hospitalized for a week and spent an unspecified amount of Money on doctor visits another medical treatment. The 5500,000 includes claims for lost wages.--.". In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 22. 1949 the French Interior ministry announced that i run cur Henri que Ille s moderate. Protest government had won prance s Dupar Lemal general Council elections with s1 percent of the vote 30 years ago 22, l�s9 reports from new Delhi said fighting had broken out in Lhasa Between communists chinese troops and i iberian tribesmen who had marched into the City to prevent the arrest of the Dalai Sjma. 20 years ago 2 ,. 1969 Spanish government of Francisco Fri co lifted the emergency measures it two months earlier. 10 years ago foday March 21 1919 the government announced that the United slates had a deficit in its balance of payments in 1978 of$l6 billion less than Capone because of improving Trade activity in the final three months of the year
