European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 Iran Contra prosecutor says More indictments possible by the new York times Washington a Lawrence e. Walsh the Independent prosecutor in the Iran Contra affair said wednesday that he was several months away from completing his inquiry and he left open the possibility of still further indictments of Reagan administration officials. Walsh said in an interview that the conduct of several executive Branch agencies that supported the National Security councils efforts in the Sale of arms to Iran and the Contra Aid operations were Likely to come under scrutiny by his office. He declined to specify any agencies but the state department the Central intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency Are known to have provided such support. A a you be got these agencies around this Central group a he said a and at least publicly we Haven to done much about that  Walsh a comments were among his most extensive since John m. Poindexter the former National Security adviser was found guilty on saturday on five charges stemming from his efforts to conceal from Congress the Covert Sale of american arms to Iran and the subsequent diversion of some proceeds to the nicaraguan contras at a time when Congress barred Aid to the rebels. A i keep hoping that by fall Well have the dimension of this thing pretty Clear a Walsh said. A i would Hope that we would know if there Are to be More trials who they Are and the trials will be  Walsh declined to comment on possible witnesses in the continuing investigation. But neither Poindexter nor Oliver l. North his subordinate at the National Security Council during the Reagan administration has Ever testified before a grand jury and they Are considered Likely to be compelled to testify about the activities of other officials under a Grant of immunity from further prosecution. Walsh said Poindexter a conviction had clearly established the Choice that confronts officials in executive Branch agencies when Congress asks them about their activities. A executive Branch officers May refuse to answer but not lie a he said. A if Congress is inquiring regarding an activity Over which it has legitimate oversight its entitled to honest answers just the same As a court  the conviction was a crucial Victory for Walsh. Poindexter was the most senior Reagan administration official to be tried on felony charges in the affair and the verdict followed a Long problem plagued investigation criticized by some members of Congress As a politically motivated prosecution intended to tarnish Reagan and his policies. Walsh expressed Little regret wednesday Over his failure to try Poindexter and other defendants in the affair on conspiracy and fraud charges linked to the actual diversion of arms Sale profits to the contras. On his own initiative Walsh dropped those charges included in the original indictment because of the governments concern that classified information might be disclosed. Proud Playboy a a Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner proudly sits beside his wife Kimberly and their infant son Marston Glen at the Playboy mansion in los Angeles. The baby was born  response rate thwarting . Census by the new York times Washington a Federal officials said wednesday that the 1990 count of the . Population is significantly lagging. That a because hundreds of thousands of census forms were not delivered to the proper addresses and millions of people have not returned the completed forms officials explained. Congressional researchers estimated that As few As 60 percent of the forms May be returned to the census Bureau. The bureaus director Barbara Everitt Bryant who notified Congress wednesday of the sluggish rate of return said in an interview that 55 percent of the forms had been returned and that the final return rate would be a solidly in the mid-60s.�?� even that figure is below the bureaus original goal of a 70 percent return rate. A decline of each percentage Point in the return rate Means that 950,000 additional households must be visited in person by enumerators. Census officials have argued for months that they would make up for those who did not mail Back the forms by dispatching census takers to track them Down starting april 26. The officials brushed aside any speculation that so Many people now needed to be counted by census takers going door to door that the Job was virtually impossible. But the congressman closest to the Issue said he had discussed with Bryant the urgent need to reinforce the bureaus efforts. The representative Thomas c. Sawyer a Ohio who Heads the House subcommittee that oversees the census said additional census takers would have to be hired at an additional Cost of $50 million to $150 million. The budget provides for about 300.000 enumerators a figure that would have to be increased by 25,000 to 75.000 to compensate for the lag in returns congressional auditors said. A i am distressed a that a not too Strong a word a said Sawyer the chairman of the census and population subcommittee of the House committee on Post office and civil service. The Low return rate of census forms came to Light As the Bureau has been beset with reports about people who never received forms or who could not get through to the bureaus toll free information number. In some cases entire neighbourhoods or apartment buildings have received no forms. At least one entire town a Ross Calif. A received none. Census officials said that some of the Overall problem Lay with the postal service not delivering some forms and with Independent contractors Misla Beling others. But the officials As Well As Independent monitors said a big part of the problem and a potentially More difficult one to grapple with is that people Are simply not returning the forms. Inmate with aids who bit Deputy convicted of attempted murder Camden . Apr an inmate who has aids a a evicted of attempted murder for biting a sheriff s officer and telling him to a die you pig a a jury spent seven hours Over two Days before announcing on wednesday its conviction of Gregory d. Bmith in the june 11 attack on Albert Waddington a Camden county corrections officer. The panel also convicted Smith of four counts of aggravated assault and one count of making terroristic threats. The j Ury acquitted Smith on one count each of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats in separate incidents involving two other officers. Smith showed no emotion when the verdict was read. Inc no Long w1.0 As not tested positive for the virus clapped his hands and bowed his head As inc jury Foreman read the guilty verdict. Shouted at the guard As he left telling him in your Way Home Waddington Stop in Church and ask god to forgive you for that  he also shouted at Superior court judge John b. Mariano that he would Appeal and sheriffs officers quickly handcuffed him and led him away. Sentencing is scheduled for May 18. Smith 26, who is serving a five year sentence for a robbery conviction a aces a maximum of 30 years in prison. A p-1 was indicted for attempted murder in August a or biting Waddington on the hand three times. Waddington contends Smith also spat on him and said a now die you pig. Die from what i  Smith denied biting the guard. His attorney said the Case was generated by aids hysteria and that scratches on the officers hands were caused by the jagged edges of Smith s Handcuffs. A if it Wasny to for aids this Man would never have been Here a defense attorney Ralph Kramer said. A a in a very Happy for a1 Waddington because he went through hell a said Harold Kasselman assistant county prosecutor. A a we re not going to tolerate this kind of conduct on our corrections Law enforcement  Kramer said he would Appeal on the Contention that the judge improperly allowed the jury to consider testimony from a prosecution medical expert who said there was a slight possibility aids could be transmitted through a bite. He said medical experts maintain it is very unlikely that the virus can be transmitted through Contact such As biting or spitting. The Case is one of about 10 in the country in which an aids stricken individual has been accused of attempting to spread the virus through biting or spitting. Medical and Legal experts fear it will fuel misconceptions about How the disease is transmitted. A what the criminal Justice system is doing Here is posing a very serious crime for a highly improbable result a said a Rry Gostin executive director of the american society of Law and Medicine and an associate professor at Harvard a school of Public  study shows gaps in health plan by the Washington Post Washington a the census Bureau says 63 million americans lacked health insurance Protection for substantial periods during a recent 28-month period. The Bureau using a new Way of measuring health insurance coverage reported the 63 million americans account for 28 percent of the population. Whereas 72 percent of All americans had uninterrupted private or government coverage for the entire 28-month period study results released wednesday showed that even people having health insurance most of the time May be unprotected for substantial periods. By looking at changes in coverage for individuals Over 28 months the Survey uncovered gaps in Protection that Are not revealed by the traditional method of measurement which takes a snapshot of the population at a Given moment. Of the 63 million people who did not have continuous coverage for example about two thirds were without health insurance for at least seven months. By contrast figures for late 1988 obtained by the traditional snapshot method said 87 percent of the population was covered leaving Only 13 percent or 31.5 million without coverage