European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mccartney honoured of grammy Page 12 the  authorized Uhar Ricoul cd it non pc the us Tsueo to acct vol. 48. No. 312 Friday february 23, 1990 Good morning d 8693 a Reagan s testimony released sex president denies Fie had any Ink ing his aides were i Ega a arming contras Washington api former president Reagan testified in a videotape deposition released thursday thai he never. Had any inkling that White House aides were secretly helping Arm and Aduse the nicaraguan contras at Alime when Congress had banned such Aid. And he said no one has proven to me that profits from secret arms sales to Iran were diverted to the rebels fight ing the leftist sandinista government in Nicaragua. Reagan testified As a defense witness in the forthcoming Iran Contra trial of former National Security adviser John . . District judge Harold Greene allowed the former president to give a videotaped deposition in los an Geles last Friday and saturday but barred reporters from attending. A transcript of that testimony was re leased thursday after Bush administration officials said it did not pose any National Security problems. Reagan said he assured everybody that we would have to abide by the Law during the congressional ban on Contra Aid. Asked if he had any idea that a poin Dix tar aide. Oliver North was giving the contras military advice and logistical Spring fever previews a Jim de Nam you d think Hal june was Bustin out ill Oer. A Young nun jilting on the Bank of the Neckar in romantic Heidelberg West Germany is nuking the most of unseasonably warm weather. The Mer Cury was in the Low 60s thursday. Support. Reagan said i guess that i had never. Had any inkling Hal we were guiding their strategy in any  that Salem Cal came under Cross examination by Iran Contra prosecutor Dan Webb.  is scheduled to go to trial March 5 on charges of obstructing con Gressional inquiries into the Sale of . Arms to Iran and Covert administration support for the nicaraguan rebels. Reagan also testified under oath that he never authorized  to obstruct congressional inquiries into the see testimony on Back Page former president Ria an construction cutbacks Likely to remodel role of corps of engineers editor s null1 this is another in a serifs of articles detail int the effects of the Pentagon s chilian hiring Fri tvs. B Gary i Okroy staff  Frankfurt. West Germany the . Army corps of engineers kind of likes  the clod. But u decreasing workload is causing the corps european division to Lake a hard look at itself and its role. And its employees future. Talk of troop withdrawals and a Penta gon hiring free a have contributed to what was already a downward spiral in military related construction in Liu rope. According to the corps european commander. Morale is maybe not the  said Ling. Cien. Truest j. Lcarroll. All these things Impact on the corps because in runs like a civilian organi a see corps on Back Page Conrad had of be stopped witness testifies of spy trial by Mary net ii staff writer Koblenz West Germany Clyde Lee Conrad the retired . Army sergeant on trial for Selling nato secrets was part of a ruthless group Bent on Power and Money a witness said thursday. First sgt. Danny Williams also said that Conrad and his hungarian spy connections had discussed kidnapping Tor Ture and murder As a Means to accomplish one of their plans. Williams a member of . Army military intelligence told the court thai the service assigned him to meet with Conrad after he highly decorated Soldier came under suspicion in Early 1986. The two had known each other for a number of years Williams said. I was determined Logi a him the Benefit of the doubt As Long As  Williams said. He said that during his undercover assignment he met with Conrad about 45 times and that Conrad was soon including him in his espionage plans. Williams said he also received a number of pay ments from Conrad ranging from 2.000 Marks to 100,000 Marks for ideas Hal he supplied the spy ring. "1 realized he had to be stopped Wil Liams told the court. During his testimony Williams de scribed a Complex espionage plan con Rad had developed and hoped to sell to the hungarian secret service. The wit Ness said the plan would have included see trial on Back Page players balk at latest baseball offer see Page 27