European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday april 27,1989 longtime aide to Takeshita kills self Ihei Aoki Tokyo a an aide who served prime minister Noboru Takeshita since 1958 and handled scandal tainted donations thai helped sink Takeshita s career committed suicide wednesday. Police said Ihen Aoki 58. Was round dead Al his apartment in Tokyo. He had slashed a wrist and an ankle with a razor and hanged himself they said. He left notes to his wife and several other people including the prime min ister. Tak Shila appeared shocked by the death. He told reporters that he had not seen Aoki s note bul thought in was pos sible the suicide was linked Lollie Long running recruit scandal. Takeshita announced Tuc iday he would resign soon to take responsibility Tor his involvement in the scandal As Well As that of his party to Ltd Liberal democrats. He will step Down As soon As parliament passes the 1989 budget Likely some time next month. Last weekend news reports said Aoki had accepted a $384.000 loan from the recruit co in 1987, when Tak Shila was campaigning to succeed Yasuhiro Naka Sone As prime minister. The Money which was paid Back was said to have been used in the Campaign. The revelation embarrassed Tak Shila because he did not include in in a report to parliament on april 11. When he said he had received More than $1 million in Legal political donations from recruit. The loan forced him to change his account of his involvement with the com Pany and two Days later Tak Shila announced his decision 10 resign. The scandal centers on relisted shares in a subsidiary thai recruit an information services conglomerate sold Al bargain prices in a bid to buy influence. Tak Shila through Aoki and a rela Tive was a recipient of such shares which skyrocketed in value after they went on Sale to the Public in late i9s6. Profits Croni Selling the shares report edly went into political funds Aoki received 2,000 of the shares which yielded a profit of about $30,000. So far 14 people face charges bul none of them is a politician or political aide. The wide Swath of recruit s Dona Lions Loans and share transactions that Cut through the political leadership have made it difficult for the Liberal demo craps to replace Takeshita. The most frequently mentioned Candi Date is Masayoshi Ito 75, a former for eign minister who has appeared reluctant to Lake up the Post at a Lime of political crisis. Ito s age and health. He is a diabetic make most observers consider him an interim Choice. Officer freed from prison Gorbachev faces second court martial Nornberg West Germany Sis an army lieutenant whose rape conviction was overturned after he served five years in prison will face a second court martial May 3 for the same crime. First i. Donald Gamble of he co 1st army div is charged with rape forcible sodomy and conduct Unbe coming of an officer a division spokesman said wednesday. Gamble was found guilty of the same charges in november 1983 in connection with a May 1983 attack on an Irish woman living near Erlanger North of numb org. I icons sentenced to 25 years in prison forfeiture of pay and dismissal from the army. The . Court of military appeals the military s highest court reversed inc decision of the lower courts in december. In his dec. .6 opinion chief judge Robinson o. Everett said some testimony should not have Bee allowed and thai the trial judge did not instruct the jury that Gamble might have honestly and reasonably believed thai the victim  during the trial Al least three women testified for the prosecution against Gamble saying he had made advances toward them Everett said he earlier episodes had nothing to do with whether Gamble s alleged victim consented to having sexual relations. In the original trial Gamble  charged with raping a German woman and making sexual advances toward an enlisted Soldier. He was found innocent of those charges. A tit army div spokesman last month told the stars and stripes that Gamble had returned to his Union feb. 3 and was performing Normal  the reversed decision Mccanl that Gamble was Clingi blk to have his commission reinstated and to apply for Back pay As a lieutenant. At least $90,000 for the Lime served during his prison sentence. Charges considered against 5 for snubbing Wright investigators Washington a the senior Republican on the House ethics committee angered Al being snubbed by witnesses in the Case of House speaker Jim Wright suggested wednesday that the panel might cite the Wii Nesses for contempt. There Are a lot of options. A contempt citation is one said rep. John Myers a and Myers comments came after he returned to Washington from a fruitless trip 10 san Antonio Texas Wilh ethics  Julian Dixon a Calif on tuesday the iwo wanted to interview five investors in a Gas Well that yielded Little Gas but did produce a big profit for Wright s Blind Trust. The five never showed up Abr the interview. Myers said the commit Nice would Eccl thursday to discuss the Case. In the capital Wright s colleagues continued to focus on charges that he sold bulk quantities of his Book reflections of a Public Man to evade House limits on outside income the ethics panel issued ils findings in inc 10-month investigation last week charging Wright Wilh 69 in stances of violating House rules. Shipping from Page 1 8,000-Pound allowance when reassigned to Wisl Ger Many now will be Able to ship 25 percent of 11,000 pounds w Hen they return to the states. Increases for married enlisted members Range from 1,000 pounds for e-4s Wilh More than two years of service fro Rii 7.00q to 8,000jjounds to 5,000 pounds for e-9s from 9,500 to 14,500 pounds. Married personnel in the lows three ranks will nol get increases limits for All married officers will be boosted with the biggest jump from 12,000 to 17,000 pounds going to o-4s, the increases generally arc smaller for single Mem Bers those in Grade e-3 will get an Clra 500 pounds from 1,500 to 2.000 pounds while e-4s with less than iwo cars of service will gel another 2,000 pounds from 1,5 10 to 3,500 pounds. Single mid Rade cos e-4s Wilh More than two years of service e-5s and e-6s and singles in inc two lowest enlisted grades won t see a change. Single soldiers in the top three no grades Willgot increases of either. 2,000 or 2,500pounds. For single officers o-6s gel the biggest jump from 13,500 to 18,000 pounds while 0-1 s will gel the Small est from 9,500 to 111,000 pounds. The changes were the result of a 1937 Pentagon study into out of pocket costs shouldered by service members moving to new assignment. The Survey found that 15 percent of enlisted personnel and 19 percent of officers exceeded their weight limits and had to pay exorbitant fees to have the excess poundage moved. " the Bill limits most increases for single enlisted personnel to the senior grades because the Dod stud found that More than 95 percent of the people Wilh overweight charges had family members and that they generally shipped soul twice As much in household goods As single members a House Siam for said. From Page v feared to Gorbachev s Campaign for perestroika or restructuring it is essential for us in the interest of the common cause to give up our Powers Medvedev remarked this is a serious and important Milestone in our course Perc Stroika which shows that our party is realistically assessing its own work and is quite critical about its own  the resignations followed the first contested nationwide elections in 70 years of communist Rule on March 26. Dozens of top parly and government officials were Defeated. Medvedev said 8 3 members of the Central Cor Hmil lec had lost the government and party jobs that entitled them to committee membership. Officially they lost their jobs because of poor health or age but some clearly fell from political favor. In a speech to the cd neral committee the 58-year old Kremlin chief praised the retirees for working hard for Perc Stroika. Many of us had to give up our habits and stereotypes of thinking. And still Al this Lime of utmost importance for the development of our society the Central commit tee Rose to the Occa Uon Gorbachev said Bill in remarks carried by the official Tass news Agency he added the situation has changed considerably com rads. Vast changes have taken place Over this period also in stale bodies and this required personnel  Tass said the retirees included Gromyko who retired As president last fall. Bush from Page 1 participating in an hour Long argument session Over disputed Missouri abortion regulations a Case thai has become a focal Point for the politically charged Battle Over abortion. We Are not asking the court to unravel the fabric of individual privacy rights Fried Lold the justices we arc asking the court to pull this one  but is. Louts lawyer Frank Susman representing those who successfully challenged inc Missouri Rygula Lions in lower courts responded when i pull a thread my sleeve Falls off. There is no slopping. Ii is not a thread he s  Susman urged the justices to uphold the 1973 ruling slating women do nol make these decisions lightly. They agonize Over them. Slate Legislatures have no business invading his decision Missouri attorney general William Webster de fending the state s abortion regulations said the government certainly is not obligated to become on advocate for  he contended thai lower courts were clearly wrong when icy struck Down a state legislative Decla ration thai life begins Al  As the justices Wilh questions from the Bench probed the positions of each lawyer the usually Tran quil scene outside the court building offered an Indica Tion of How deeply Public opinion runs on the Issue. Hundreds of pro life and pro Choice activist Sand would be courtroom spectators gathered outside