European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5defense rests Case in Hazelwood trial Anchorage Alaska apr Joseph Hazelwoods defense rested without calling the Exxon Valdez skipper to the stand to give his version of the Tanker grounding that ended in the nations worst Oil spill. Hazelwood 43, the Only member of the ships Crew to face criminal charges is accused of criminal mischief reckless endangerment operating a vessel while intoxicated and negligent discharge of Oil. If convicted on All counts he could be sentenced to 71/4 years in prison and fined $61,000. A key Contention of prosecutors in Hazelwoods trial is that the Captain endangered the ship and Crew by trying to Man Euver off of Bligh reef. However the last of 15 defense witnesses testified thursday that the ship would not have sunk under any circumstances after running aground. Quot what he did was very professional. It reflects his training a Julius Leitz a Marine Salvage from Portland ore., said. A everything he did was aimed at keeping the vessel on the Rock which was the prudent thing to  Scitz disputed the testimony of several prosecution witnesses including another Salvage who said the ship would have sunk if it was extricated from a reef in Prince William sound. A i disagree a said Leitz. A it  have  earlier thursday jurors heard from Donald Hudson a naval architect who helped Salvage the Exxon Valdez and performed computer calculations on what would have happened if the ship had broken Loose from Bligh reef. Hudson said he concluded that the Crew could have saved the Tanker from sinking. Superior court judge Karl Johnstone set final arguments for tuesday. The Exxon Valdez under repair in san Diego. The vessel is nearly ready for sea  erased 5,000 files agent testifies Washington apr John Poindexter erased More than 5,000 files from his computer base one Day before he resigned As president Reagan a National Security adviser an Fri agent testified at his trial thursday. Agent Ellen Glasser also testified that Poindexter told the Fri three Days after resigning his White House Post that he had a no working knowledge of Early Iran arms shipments and a no direct knowledge that profits had been diverted to the nicaraguan contras. Six months after the nov. 28, 1986, Fri interview at his Home Poindexter told Congress a in testimony that cannot be used at his trial a that he approved the diversion of funds to the contras at Oliver North a request and had been involved in a november 1985 shipment of Hawk missiles to Iran. Glasser in her testimony spoke of a massive destruction of computer messages and provided details of the heretofore undisclosed Poindexter interview that she and another Fri agent conducted. She said that during that interview Poindexter was asked whether he knew of any destruction of documents pertinent to the investigation of the Iran Contra affair. He a replied that he did not a the agent recalled. Concerning the diversion to the contras Glasser testified that Poindexter said he knew a Collie North was up to  she said she showed Poindexter copies of chronologies on the Iran initiative. The final version compiled by Robert Mcfarlane Poindexter a predecessor As National Security adviser and North concealed the . Role in the missile shipment. Asked whether the documents were accurate Poindexter a replied that they were a Glasser said. North was convicted last year of aiding and abetting an obstruction of Congress in connection with the chronologies. He was sentenced to two years Proba Conn student suspected of accessing phone codes Mansfield Conn. Apr an 18-Ycar-old student at the University of Connecticut is being investigated on suspicion of illegally accessing to a Long Dis Saip the phone network authorities hnj1c.suucont�?T we was not identified Irvine. N charged. He is suspected of aty8 x Igan secret Access code of Phil a i , services of at a University police said. We if. Pol it can an Scott Dulin said it in no a known if the student succeeded Alliv he no codes. Access to them would Teli nil stuff ent t0 make unlimited free filth a according to documents a Ca in the Case. Feb ui4 sat be c0.mpany was alerted its Security system noted More than 700 Calls Over an 11-hour period to a Long distance calling card line operated by at. Dulin said the company traced the Calls Back to a phone at the University of Connecticut and then used computer records to track the Calls to the students phone in his dormitory room where he lived alone. University police searched the room on feb. 15 and seized at least $2,000 Worth of computer equipment and software. If arrested the student could face suspension or expulsion from the University said Joanne Quinones a spokeswoman for the University. The . Secret service is aiding a University police investigation. Tion fined $150,000 and ordered to perform 1,200 hours of Community service. Poindexter is accused of concealing from Congress the . Role in the missile shipment As Well As the North directed military assistance to the contras at a time official . Aid was banned. He is the highest ranking official from the Reagan administration to go on trial in the Iran Contra affair in which the United states sold arms clandestinely to Iran and used the proceeds to Supply Nicaragua a Contra rebels despite a congressional ban on such Aid. Part of the indictment accuses Poindexter of purging his computer files Between nov. 22 and nov. 29, 1986, in an attempt to conceal information from Congress. On nov. 22, there were Over 5,000 computer messages in Poindexter a terminal but at 9 . On nov. 24 a there were Zero a Glasser testified. A this massive deletion occurred in november 1986,�?� she said under Cross examination by Poindexter a lawyer Sands of time Richard Beekler. Who suggested that the files could have been deleted at some other time. Poindexter was logged onto the computer system for a 15-hour Span on nov. 24. Starting at 4 30 . Testified Kelly Williams who was in charge of the computer software Section at the while House communications Agency. That was the Day before Poindexter resigned. Williams said Poindexter a identification code was the one used to gain Access to the computer when the files were deleted. A total of 732 notes was deleted from North a own computer files about the same time Poindexter a system was cleared out. Williams said. Only one of North a computer files remained. Copies of Poindexter s and North a files were recovered from backup tapes at the a Sci a computer system and have been instrumental in tracing the Iran Contra  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 17, 1950 a Secretary of state Dean Acheson offered the soviet Union a seven Point plan to free the world from a destructive  but warned the american people against the rousing of a false hopes.30 years ago today. March 17, 1960 a the House wrote a provision into its civil rights Bill intended to assure that Blacks would not be kept from voting.20 years ago today. March 17, 1970 a a . Navy ec-121 reconnaissance plane with 31 men aboard crashed in flames into a Hanger while attempting to land at Danang a. Vietnam. Officials said 22 persons were killed and nine were injured.10 years ago today. March 17, 1980 a nato chief Gen. Bernard Rogers said that the United states should begin producing chemical weapons to deter the Kremlin from using them