European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7panel chief testifies House was misled so Sam amps or testified that White House is assured him inj985 and 1986 sit the National Security Council staff had obeyed a Congress Nal ban on gov eminent Aid to the nicaraguan rebels. Hcs the Agency was actually secretly supplying the contras with arms Money and military advice. # at the trial of John m. Poindexter Ren Lee h. Hamilton a ind suggested monday that the Reagan administration to succession of letters and meetings repeatedly misled Congress it withe d crucial information and lied to lawmakers about the National Security Council s Effort on behalf of the rebels for More than a year and a half he said. A the system simply does no to work if we lie to each other in government a said Hamilton concluding Daylong testimony As one of the final prosecution witnesses Guam Law sets limits on abortion Agana Guam apr gov. Joseph f. Ada on monday signed into Law a Bill containing the most restrictive abortion legislation in the United states and opponents pledged to fight the measure All the Way to the . Supreme court. A the question for me really boils Down to one simple Point a Ada said. A in my heart 1 believe a fetus is a human  the Law prohibits abortions except when a pregnancy endangers the life of the Mother. The Law makes it a third degree felony to perform an abortion or Aid m the procedure a Misdemeanour for a woman to solicit or have an abortion and a Misdemeanour for a person to solicit a woman to have an abortion. Although the Bill is now Law it contains a clause calling for a referendum on abortion during the nov. 6 general election allowing voters to decide whether they want to retain the Law. Ada signed the Bill before a room packed with dozens of abortion rights supporters and opponents. A it was outrageous that the Bill was signed a said Janet Benshoof director of the american civil liberties unions reproductive Freedom project. Benshoof arrived sunday in this . Territory in the Western Pacific Ocean hoping to meet with Ada to discuss the implications of the Bill. The meeting never took place. The unicameral Guam legislature unanimously approved the Bill March 8 Oscr c no a n on from attorney general the Beth Barrett Anderson that it is unconstitutional. It was amended before approval to provide the Public referee in the trial of the former Agency adviser. Hamilton said he had been Given assurances not Only by Poindexter but by Robert c. Mcfarlane Poindexter a predecessor As National Security adviser and Oliver l. North then a National Security aide that the ban was being obeyed. Poindexter a former Navy rear Admiral faces five charges. They include conspiring to deceive Congress obstructing congressional inquiries and making false statements about the Iran arms sales and efforts to Aid the contras when Congress barred direct assistance to the rebels. Hamiltons testimony was broken at one Point by a shocked silence in the courtroom after the lawmaker made a seemingly damaging reference to Poindexter a testimony before the Iran Contra congressional investigating committees in 1987. Poindexter had agreed to testify to Congress on the condition that none of his statements would be used against him in any subsequent criminal proceeding. After Hamiltons remark Richard w. Beckler the chief defense lawyer leaped to his feet to object. He later asked judge Harold h. Greene of Federal District court to declare a mistrial. The judge refused. The reference to Poindexter a congressional testimony came As Dan k. Webb the chief prosecutor questioned Hamilton about a november 1986 meeting with lawmakers in which Poindexter is accused of making false statements about the Iran arms sales. Webb asked whether Poindexter told legislators at the meeting that he had destroyed an order signed by president Reagan in november 1985 that authorized . Participation in an israeli shipment of missiles to Iran. A the did a answered Hamilton appearing to refer to Poindexter a congressional testimony. Poindexter told con standoff settled Billy Ray Youngblood threatens to kill Youngblood wanted on a bad Check himself in a 116-hour standoff with charge to give up. No one was serious police in Muskegon mich., on Mon by injured in the incident. Youngblood Day. Police chief Thomas Kelenske of 38, was charged with attempted Mur nearby Roosevelt Park persuaded Der for shooting at a patrolman. Top professor urges draft of teachers when Cash in ton apr for a Man Dinho i  classroom lectures in Dom la a ing w desktops its no won hat Rice University professor Den slut if i in a ers an unorthodox i in ? a teacher shortage. Foiw tsp . Answer is some  people just dec Dino w us Are be process of Huston in p by want t0 do said tonal pm professor named Nathl d rss0r the year. Sponsor he ass us the year program is ment and c Council for advancement and support of education. The anni.aicai0n department predicted Al demand for new Public school teachers will Rise from 128,000 in 1988 to 174,000 in 1995. But Only 8.8 percent of the 1988 first year College students plan to pursue education careers. Linda Darling Hammond professor of education at the teachers College of Columbia University said Only about three fourths of those who prepare to teach actually enter teaching after graduation. Of those who do enter about half leave during the first five years. To get More teachers into the classroom Huston said new College graduates should be selected in a military Type draft or a encouraged through propaganda like we once did for the peace  a if president Bush emphasized How important it was to the nation a it would work because a lots of students feel a missionary Zeal a Huston said. The new graduates would be trained in a special program that is a Only a few weeks Long because that Sall you need when you know the subject matter a said Huston. A those people who have profited the most from their upbringing either by their own initiative or by the fact that they were fortunate enough to come out of a successful family owe this society the most a Huston said. A seems to me the least we can expect of them is two years of service in a much More important cause right now than War a the cause of  Gress in 1987 that he destroyed the order because he regarded it As a politically embarrassing document that described the arms sales As Little More than an arms for hostages Exchange. Greene said the mention of the destruction was a a harmless because both the prosecution and defense attorney had previously referred to the incident. In addition. North was asked about it in his testimony last week. Under buckle re a sometimes sarcastic Cross examination in which he referred to Hamilton As a emr. Congressman a the defense lawyer sought to Point out Poindexter a Contention that the National Security Council was exempt from the congressional ban on Contra Aid leaving it free to engage in a wide Range of support. But Hamilton referring to the congressional ban by its legislative title the Boland amendment rejected the  insists Thornburgh explain Case Wichita Kan. Apr a frustrated Federal judge ordered attorney general Dick Thornburgh to explain the governments abandonment of a settlement involving a drug Laden plane leased to . Agents and linked to the contras. . District judge Patrick Kelly said the Case involved criminal conduct by the United states. A this Case stinks to High  Kelly said during a hearing on a lawsuit Over the loss of the twin engine Beech King air which was ditched in the Caribbean sea on Jan. 3, 1983. The Pilot convicted smuggler Michael Toliver later testified that he flew arms to Nicaragua a Contra rebels and illegal drugs Back to the United states under the supervision of Federal agents. Kelly had cancelled a trial set for january after being told in november that the Case had been settled through mediation. But on Friday Richard Montague an assistant . Attorney general from Washington told Kelly Justice department officials never approved the settlement and said the Case should go to trial. Kelly ordered Thornburgh to appear at an april 2 hearing in Wichita to straighten out the lawsuits status. Thornburgh aide Michael Robinson said monday that the attorney general had not decided How to respond. Kelly told Montague that the Case Quot involves the transport of drugs by agents of the United states or with the acquiescence of the United  Montague objected saying that Toliver was the Only witness making such statements and that his credibility was questionable. The attorney said the insurance Case had nothing to do with those statements. Kelly said he was frustrated by the governments Lack of action in response to Toliver a disclosures. A i have heard nothing a the judge said. A frankly what i have had is stonewalling at the hands of the United states and in a not going to have any  Kelly had been so alarmed by Toliver a statements that he ordered transcripts of the testimony delivered to the Fri Cia and to then president Reagan at Bethesda naval Hospital. A the president of the United states advised me in Spades that the attorney general was fully familiar with it and i done to think you Are a Kelly told Montague representing the Justice department. Montague contended the question of whether a criminal investigation was warranted was up to the attorney general