European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 16, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5north says he did no to feel Good about lying m Washington a. Wednesday that he did no to feel Good after Wing run conceal secret Aid to the nicaraguan Contr Oliver l. North testified to con Loruss to conceal secret Aid to the nicaraguan contras even though his Boss John Poindexter praised him. North concluding vhf Days of testimony at Poindexte s Iran Contra cover up trial insisted that he violated Ino Laws by lying during the aug. 6, 1986, meeting at the White House with members of the House permanent select committee on intelligence. But the former National Security Council aide told prosecutor Dan Webb that he did no to recall having any emotions when he received a note from Poindexter after the meeting that said a Well  a when John Poindexter told you a Well done a did you expect he had been Happy you had carried the water a Webb asked. A did you think you did Well a no. In be told the world i done to feel Good about that a North said his voice cracking with emotion. Poindexter a retired Navy rear Admiral who was president Reagan a National Security adviser in 1986, is accused of obstructing congressional inquiries into the  arms sales and the secret operation set up to Channel Aid to the nicaraguan contras. North conceded that what he did was wrong a but not illegal. A you thought you could go in front of those 12 congressmen and lie and lie and lie a Webb asked raising his voice for the first time while questioning North. A i was not under oath i have never lied it was an informal meeting a North said. A did you think this was a Tea party going on Over there in the White House situation room a Webb asked. A no counsel i knew it Wasny to a Tea party a North said. North declared a hostile witness when he began testifying last Friday earlier said Poindexter told him a you can handle it when he objected to going to the meeting. But he walked at Webb a suggestion that he was under orders to lie. A i never thought it was a Good idea to Start the process of answering their questions a North said. A a you re not going to change your testimony that you gave this jury two Days ago to help your former Boss a Webb asked. A no sir a North said. North said Poindexter was one of the few people who knew he lied. A did Ronald Reagan George Bush the generals or the admirals did any of them Send you messages that said a Well done after you lied to Congress on aug. 6, 1986?�?� Webb asked. A no a North replied. A key piece of evidence is a note to Poindexter from National Security Council staffer Robert Pearson detailing false information North provided about his Contra related activities to members of the House committee during the aug. 6 meeting. The false statements itemized in the note were that North Hadnot seen Contra supporter John Singlaub in 20 months did no to meet with any frequency with Contra Liaison Robert Owen and did no to offer military advice to the rebels. A Admiral Poindexter would have no idea How often you met with Singlaub would he a asked Poindexter s lawyer Richard acc Klyr. A no those arc the kinds of details 1did t bother the Admiral with a North said. . District judge Harold Greene seemed mystified when North told Beckler that he destroyed documents in his office to protect the Covert operation to assist the contras. It was exposed in october 1986 when a transport plane carrying arms was shot Down Over Nicaragua. A the people who were going to look at it if the documents were not destroyed were not the Kab and Castro but the attorney general or the Congress of the United states a Greene said. Separation problem keeps satellite from reaching right orbit Cape canaveral Fla. Apr ground Crews struggled wednesday to save an uninsured $150 million communications satellite that wound up in a dangerously Low orbit after failing to separate properly from its launch rocket. Early data indicated the satellite could last 12 Days in orbit before plunging into the atmosphere and burning up said army maj. Thomas Niemann of the . Space come in Denver. The satellite initially failed to separate from a Titan 3 rocket. Controllers finally managed to separate the satellite and rocket postponing the threat the two together would reenter the atmosphere and Burn up said Martha Disario spokeswoman for Intelsat the owner of the satellite. But the motor to push the satellite into higher orbit remained on the Booster. National aeronautics and space administration spokesman Dick Young said it was unlikely a space shuttle would be dispatched to recover the satellite in the near future. Shuttles have brought Back two satellites and repaired two others in space. The satellite has on Board thrusters aids of time that provide mane vering capability Niemann said. A if they can execute that it has the potential of lasting longer a he said. Niemann said the satellite and rocket were circling in the same orbit at about the same Speed. A a they re so close together they re something of a Challenge to track individually a he said. The satellite was intended to transmit up to 120,000 Telephone Calls and three television channels simultaneously for More than 13 years. A while obviously disappointed by the launch failure service to our members and users will continue a said Dean Burch director general of Intelsat. Frederick Ormsby spacecraft Mission director for the International telecommunications satellite organization said the non profit International consortium Hadnot insured the satellite. Insuring satellites is prohibitively expensive especially since last months explosion of an ariane rocket. The unmanned ariane rocket carrying two japanese communications satellites blew apart Over the Atlantic shortly after taking off from Kourou French  breakfast Al it Clayton Williams right the millionaire oilman who won tuesdays Texas Republican gubernatorial primary shares a laugh with Austin restaurant owner Rudy Cisneros during a Tex mex breakfast to celebrate his Victory. Williams will face the Winner of the april 10 democratic Runoff Between state treasurer Ann Richards and state attorney general Jim  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. 16, 1950 a Secretary of state Dean Acheson warned communist China Ana the soviet Union to keep their hands off the rest of asia.30 years ago today. March 16, 1960 a the United states called for the establishment of an Inteman 0tnal a a rce within the framework of the United nations to preserve world peace after onal arms and armies have been slashed.20 years ago today. March 16, 1970 a reported use of drugs by . Troops in Vietnam came under Gressional scrutiny with one senator suggesting marijuana smoking As a possible or in the alleged massacre of civilians at my lai.10 years ago today. J March 16, 1980 a president Carter took a commanding Lead in initial returns in s Tapi s democratic precinct caucuses and was also expected to win easily Var Lna and Wyoming. With 95 percent of the precincts reporting in a i Sippi Carter had 150.99 Delegate votes or 88.8 percent compared to 10.74, or a percent for sen. Edward Kennedy a mass. Exxon Captain says leaving Bridge in sound not unusual Anchorage Alaska apr an Exxon Tanker Captain backed up Joseph Hazelwoods actions on the Exxon Valdez testifying for the defense wednesday that he too has left the Bridge of his vessel in Prince William sound. Ivan Mihajlovic Captain of the Exxon san Francisco said he did no to consider Prince William sound hazardous and that Hazelwood used a typical Man Euver to avoid ice in the sound. A you read testimony about Captain Hazelwood being off the Bridge during the transit into Prince William sound a defense attorney Michael Chalos asked Mihajlovic. �?o1 have no problem with that because its a very simple Man Euver a replied the Captain during Hazelwood s trial in the nations worst Oil spill. A is that a Man Euver that a third mate is qualified to make Quot asked Chalos. A ooh definitely a said the witness. The accusations against Hazelwood include violating coast guard regulations by leaving the Bridge in control of a third mate who Wasny to licensed As a Pilot in the sound. Hazelwood was the Only member of the tankers Crew holding that License. Mihailovic said a Captain always is responsible for his ship but can Delegate that responsibility to other officers. He said he has left a mate in charge of the Bridge Many times including while in Prince William sound. He also said he did no to have a Pilot s License for Prince William sound and believed there was no longer a requirement for a Pilot to be aboard a ship transiting that area. He cited a letter from the Alaska maritime Agency advising captains in 1986 of a change in Pilotage requirements