European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Trevino shoots 67, leads masters. Page 21 d Wiesbaden s Troy Russell a hot eager. Page 23 d olympic basketball opened to pros. Page 25 d athletics beat mariners to sweep series Page 26 the stars and stripes hot Bohuta unofficial publication for the , trued Force Good morning vol. 47, no 353 saturday april 8, 1989 to by d 8693 a . Says consulate bugged a a of soviets accused of hostile acts Washington a the United slain angrily accused the soviet Union on Friday of placing several listening devices in he . Consulate in Leningrad and said the american people resented such hostile attempts at intelligence gathering the allegation was levelled by the state department in a Brief notice to he press. It said the listening de vices were discovered in Early february during an in  hostile attempts at intelligence gathering. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev surrounded  guards it Windsor Castle. Soviets halting nuke material production London  Mikhail Gorbachev on  the soviet Union is halt ing production of weapons Grade uranium and will shut Down two More nuclear reactors that produce plutonium for nuclear weapons by the Ondof Noii  a half hour speech in London s Guildhall. The soviet pics Ideal called his unilateral action another major step toward the Complete Cessa Tion of production of fissionable materials for use in weapons arms experts said Friday that while uranium and Pluto mum Are both used in soviet nuclear weapons Pluto mum is used More often and that the soviet Union Lias enough on hand to pro Duce More weapons. Prime minister Margaret thalcher Lold re porters inc soviet move will have no effect in practice because they probably have quite a see soviets on Back Page however Long ago they May have been initiated arc deeply resented by the american people the depart ment said it had Lold the soviets in a protest. The devices were discovered by Security officers fro Mihe Bureau of diplomatic Security the statement said. It did not say where the devices had Wen planted. In 1985 inc United slates accused the soviets of planting listening devices in the new . Embassy chancery in Moscow in 1987, a Marine guard sgt. Clayton Lon circe was accused and court Martiale on charges he permitted soviet intelligence agents to gain Access to the .  latest accusation of soviet intrusion was unexpected. The two governments were in the process of deciding whether to open new consulates in Kiev and new York. Secretary of stale James Baker meanwhile was in see bugged on Back Page Pawn North admits he lied to committee Over rebel Aid Washington api Oliver North saying he Felt like a Pawn in a chess game conceded Friday that he lied.10 Congress after his Boss sent him to a hearing against his  you Tell the truth at that meeting on aug. 6. 1986?" defense lawyer Brendan Sullivan asked North during his second Day of testimony at his criminal ," North said a.  the meeting not believing it would be  to Tell Congress the truth. And hat s Why i did t think the meeting would be a Good  the hearing with the House intelligence committee North denied providing assistance to the contras. The. Hearing was Hal Dan the White House situation  former White House aide said that Llin Nalion Al Security adviser John Poinde a tar told him you Golo the meeting with them it s  11 Felt like a Pawn in a chess game being played by Grams North  said he had wanted inc Reagan White houses to invoke executive privilege a Airt St a looming con Gressional inquiry of secret Contra Aid in 1986 but was brushed aside by poin Duxler. The meeting Wilh inc House panel succeeded in fending off that inquiry. You Start howling Aboul executive privilege audit s just going to make it More difficult for everybody North quoted poin Duxler As telling him before the  said  was worried that a $100 Mil lion Contra Aid package that was about to be approved by Congress would he imperilled if inc  refused to  testified earlier Friday that he tried unsuccessfully to persuade former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane to refuse 10 answer congressional see North on Back Page Oliver North and his Ife Betsy Cate Federal court 1 thursday North s first Day on inc witness stand. Soviet sub reportedly on fire Washington a a nuclear powered soviet submarine suffered some Type of Accident underwater and appears to be on fire in the norwegian sea administration officials said Friday. Casualties were believed. 10 have occurred the officials said. The officials who insisted on anonymity said the Accident appeared to involve a Mike class submarine one of the soviet Navy s newer attack subs the sources declined to say when or How the United Stales first became aware of the submarine s problem but said it now appeared thai soviet ships and aircraft were being dispatched to the scene. The sources said the submarine climbed to Llic sur face in a portion of the norwegian sea North of nor Way. But the officials decline to say How far off the coastline the submarine  Mike submarine is a nuclear powered attack submarine designed to Hunt and destroy other submarines in the event of War. According to Jane s fighting ships inc vessel i powered by two nuclear reactors and is believed to carry a Crew of about 95.the sources said it was not Clear whether the nuclear propulsion Section of the submarine had been the source of the Accident or involved in the fires. We Don t know what caused the problem but we think it s their Only Mike and we know they be go some fires on Board in the norwegian sea one source  also have reason to believe there have been some