European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28the stars and stripes saturday March 25,1989 North lawyers want Reagan to testify Washington a Oliver North s lawyers sought on Friday to Force Farmer president Reagan to testily when the defense opens its Case next Fri Day at North s Iran Comra trial the importance of or. Reagan s Tes Timony to the defense of this Case is Clear both from the record in the trial to Dale and from North s opposition to Rea Gan s efforts to quash the subpoena said North lawyer Brendan Sullivan. In a two sentence motion Sullivan asked that . District judge Gerhard a. Go sell enter an order enforcing a subpoena for Reagan s appearance at the trial of the former White House National Security sol nil cd Jan. 30 that the former preside no shall remain subject to Cal in connection with a subpoena issued by North s lawyers dec. 30. North s lawyers have tried to bring out at the trial that Reagan was much More involved in secretly assisting the Contra rebels in Nicaragua than has previously been known publicly. Sullivan brought out that the presi Dent approved based on a recommendation by North and others on the National Security Council staff a secret 1985 dial 10 give Honduras 1110 million in Covert Aid As an inducement to sup port the contras. The defense also brought out that Rea Gan apparently approved a plan to air drop intelligence data and recoil less rifles to the contras for the purpose of destroying ships carrying arms to the Nicaragua government. Reagan s actions came at a time when Congress had banned . Military Aid to the contras. Reagan told the Tower commission which investigated the Iran Centra affair on Jan. 26, 1987 that he did no know that the Csc staff was engaged in helping the Reagan and then vice president Bush were served with subpoenas from North s lawyers on dec. 30, and both men sought to quash the subpoenas. In a Jan. 13 court filing on their be half. Attorney general pick Thornburgh said he subpoenas raise profound constitutional the concerns Are in connection with executive privilege. But also regard ing the authority of the courts to compel appearances by a former or Silling presi Dent said his Jan. 30 ruling Gesel said North had failed to demonstrate that Bush has any specific information that would make his testimony relevant and male rial to the charges against North. The judge quashed the Bush subpoena. Gesull said he would await developments in the trial with regard to the subpoena for Reagan. On thursday at North s trial an Csc aide to North said he assumed that prof its from a 270 percent Price markup on weapons secretly sold to Iran were Tun need id the contras. Marine it col. Robert Earl testified that North brought him into the Iran arms for hostage Deal in april i9s6. Cheney from Page 1 silos and putting them on rail cars while simultaneously building and deploying Joo mid Gilman missiles instead of the original proposal of 500. General Welch was up there on his own said Cheney 48, who was an influential six term congressman from Wyoming and the second ranking House Republican before being chosen by presi Dent Bush for the top Pentagon Job. No i m not Happy with it frankly Cheney said. I Ihrk it s inappropriate. For a uniformed officer 1o be negotiating an arrangement. 1 will make known to him my displeasure. Everybody s entitled to one said he has not made a final decision on intercontinental ballistic missile modernization and All options arc still open. But mobility is the key he said. s very important Ihal we add the Clement of Cheney said he would like to have both the rail Garrison my and the smaller Midge than Bat added that budget considerations would make thai goal difficult to achieve. Basing the missiles on rail cars makes sense As the least expensive Way to quickly achieve mobility for the missile Force Chency said. But he expressed apprehension about the time it would take to gel the missiles out of Garrison and into the Field for pos sible launching v the midget Man also has a lot of a peal he said but the key quasi in will by How much the nation can afford to spend to acquire the extra capabilities that the midget Man would offer. Cheney said he has spent much of his first week on the Job making key person Nel decisions and holding budget review will present a package of personnel recommendations to Bush within a week. He did not reveal details of any of his recommendations. Shaking out the Pentagon s position inthe upcoming Battle Over the defense budget Cheney said it was to support the administration s request for 2 percent real growth in do fens spending Over the next few years. The Best Way to Lake advantage of he changes in the soviet Union is to maintain a posture of strength he said. It would be unfortunate budget Cheney finds Pentagon a Maze ing Washington Sas def Cost Secretary dict Cheney had a few problems finding his Way around the Pentagon he world s largest office building the Day after he was sworn in. ,. At his first news conference Friday Cheney told reporters he rot lost much in while taking the elevator from his private office to where a car was waiting to take him to a meeting Al the while House. The elevator accidentally deposited him in the Pentagon basemen where he discovered that there were no buttons to summon the elevator presumably to keep people from gaining Access to us third floor ode through the basement. Cheney wandered around for a while worried thai he would be late for the meeting until he found a stairway to Entrance where his car and aides were i walked out straightening my lie like 1 knew what i was doing and no one had the nerve to ask Roe where i d been he said. Questions now facing us resulted in Force changes thai would hamper us at the bar gaining Cheney said he has not drawn up a formal priority list cd since defens strategy sessions Are still ongoing but he clearly indicated that the Cornerstone of defense under the Bush administration Wui be people. A. You can t run any organization with out first class people be said. Thai takes precedence Over Oil other consider Pentagon can t afford to return 10 the Days when it fielded a Large Force that could not be fully supported he said. "1 would rather maintain highly effective forces that arc fewer in number he said quickly adding that he has no plan sat the moment to Cut military personnel strength. Additionally he said Hal a declining Pool of recruits and Low unemployment in the private sector make it important to take Steps not to reduce the Quality of life for military personnel which could Lead to recruiting and retention prob lems. Bush vows support for . Space program _ in inc r r to twi. The tint Filihi of this administration and said a so Washington a president Bush voiced Strong support for further . Space exploration on Friday As he praised the discovery astronauts for exploring the new horizons of this nation s technological future gentlemen your Mission is accomplished. Your a lion says Well done thank you " he told the five Astro nauts in a White House ceremony. Pictures Lakin by the astronauts with the sophisticated Max camera will add to the knowledge base of the global environment Bush said. That in Lurn will Lead to reducing Llic threat to our Earth s environment. He said. Bush greeted the five astronauts who were Clad in Blue flight suits in a ceremony in the old executive office building. This voyage of he shuttle discovery is Over but its spirit lives linking the majesty of outer space with the greatness of America. And we re going to forge even stronger links As we reaffirm our commitment to the shuttle program As airman who attempted to buy Ltd sentenced Kusch Helm West Germany a 21-year-old air Force Sec unit specialist was sentenced Friday to four months confinement for attempting to buy Ltd an air station of Leisl said. Airman 1st class Steven c. Sawyer assigned to the3kth missile offence so revue led a trial by m Ilary judge alone and pleaded Gnu y to the charge Saso 1stll.ericschnaible. His sentence a so included a bad conduct discharge and forfeiture of $200 per month for four months. He will serve his term at the army conf Memel facility i Mannheim Schnaible said Sawyer a native of Whitman mass. Has two years of military service the last Throe months in the Hahn military Community. Our science missions open up new horizons of knowl Edge and As space station Freedom symbolizes the Promise of Man the preside no Lurn Mission commander Michael Coats presented Bush with an american Flag carried aboard the shuttle on Pic firs flight of Thi d Sai a Gold shuttle Charm also carried into space had been Given to first lady Bambara Bush. Coats and his four to Earth last saturday after spending five Days in orbit aboard space shuttle discovery. Steinberg sentenced in girl s death new York a Joel Steinberg was sentence Friday to the maximum 8 / to 25 years in prison for killing his illegally adopted daughter in a Case that riveted attention on the problems of Dorr Stic Vio , 47, a disbarred attorney spoke about the charges for the first time just before he was sentenced by slate supreme court Justice Harold Rothwax in Manhattan on his manslaughter conviction for the1987 death of 6- ear old Lisa Steinberg. The death resulted from Steinberg s life of Vio Lence selfishness and self gratification at the expense of other people assistant District attorney John Mccusker told the court. Or. Steinberg has shown not one ounce of remorse for killing i understand the meaning of remorse said Stein Berg who did nol testify Al his trial. I have remorse about losing my had a Happy and cheerful nature and never hit Lisa defense attorney Perry Reich said. Politics from Page-1. 250 marchers at 2pm. Sunday Al Bleidorn Cavern Home by 17th Field arty demonstrators will meet in Lahr on monday to pro test the Transfer of a Canadian fighter Squadron from Baden Solingen to the Canadian forces base at Lahr and on monday members of the Hunsuck peace initiative will March from a Aschheim air Lalion Toha Nab. Opponents of additional aircraft at Wiesbaden a will congregate our id the base at 9 . Monday on of Many protests Al american installations during the Holiday weekend. And across the main River croup members will meet to protest aircraft noise from Mainz Fin than of in West Germany Many of the participants belong to the social democratic Green and German communist parties German peace Union various unions and Church groups. What has become part of the european rite of Spring began in 1958 with the British March on the town of Aldermaston 10 protest the stationing of . Nuclear submarines " car maj to thu Fin itch in ref cd Reva in Junul to whig a
