European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday May 6,1990 Richard Brenneke Center Calls his wife to Tell her he was acquitted of lying about his role in alleged secret meetings 10 years ago concerning the Fate of 52 american hostages held by Iran. Man innocent of lying about Cia Portland Ore. Up a businessman who contended that the 1980 Reagan Bush Campaign tried delaying the release of 52 american hostages from Iran until after the presidential election was acquitted of perjury Friday by a Federal jury. The jury deliberated for nearly 7 a hours before acquitting Richard Brenneke 48, of West Linn on All Federal perjury counts. He was accused of lying to a Federal judge in a Den ver Bank fraud trial two years ago about his connections with the Central intelligence Agency and about the oct. 20-21, 1980, meetings in Paris involving representatives of the Republican candidates and several iranians. He claimed Reagan s agents promised Iran weapons Iraq had invaded Iran the month before if Ira would delay releasing americans it was holding hos Tage following moslem radicals seizure of the  in Tehran in 1978 until after the 1980 presidential election. But the government said Brenneke never worked for the Cia and the meetings never took place. When the jury announced the verdict Brenneke turned and hugged his lawyer. He then walked from the courthouse and lit a Cigar. Justice was done he told reporters. We told the truth All along and by god it was  Brenneke who works As a property manager an consultant in Lake Oswego Ore., had been hospitalized for a heart condition on the first Day of the trial and appeared frail during the proceedings. Homosexual cure condemned Salt Lake City a homosexual rights activists have demanded scientific proof from a foundation promoting therapy and sports As cures for homosexuality. Robert Austin presi Dent of the Utah aids coalition condemned the notion that sexual Orien tation can be changed. Reorientation therapy is to psychiatry what bloodletting is to the heal ing arts he said. Austin commented Fri Day As 120 social workers and therapists gathered for the opening of a two Austinray conference sponsored by the Evergreen foundation a self described group of former homosexual dedicated to helping others abandon Gay lifestyles. The foundation touts development of athletic skills to Spur the transition to heterosexuality but Confer ence organizers conceded they have no studies to backup their views. Instead they cited anecdotal cases and testimonial from sex homosexuals that homosexuality can be cured. Joe Dallas of Orange Calif a fundamentalist Chris Tian therapist told conference goers that while not technically an illness homosexuality is a symptom of inner conflict often stemming from a childhood de void of proper male identity development. He said he has helped 70 people achieve significant sexual reorientation or modified behaviour. I need More time perhaps five to nine years to doa follow up study that would be More credible Dallas said. But none of my clients have renounced our  Austin said the majority of mental health professionals agree that sexual orientation cannot be changed. He predicted that the foundation s year old treat ment program would fall on the Ash Heap of history joining the notion that homosexuality is a mental Dis ease an idea rejected by the american psychiatric association in 1973. Stateside postal service planning test of polyester Stamps Washington a polyester postage Stamps will be sold through automatic Teller machines at Banks in a six month test beginning May 18 in Seattle the postal service announced thursday. Spokesman Art Shealy said the Stamps will retest marketed in a joint venture by the postal service and the sea first Bank first at about 15 Seattle locations and then at other Seairs branches in Washington state. Shealy said the sheets of Stamps were designed to be like currency so that they could be dispensed the same Way Cash is dispensed through the machines. He said the sheets each with a dozen 25-Centstamps, would Cost $3 apiece debited against the customer s Bank account. The stamp is designed to be self adhesive re Quiring no Licking Shealy said. 7 who cheated on exam getting their commissions still water okla. A seven of 18 senior army Roth cadets at Oklahoma state University cheated on an ethics examination but Al were to be commissioned saturday during ceremonies attended by president Bush officials said. The seven Are being Given an administrative letter of reprimand that goes in their official file it. Col. Conrad Mchugh head of the University s department of military science told the Tulsa world. Mchugh said the decision by the command ing general of the 3rd army Roth Region to allow the students who cheated to be commissioned  he declined to release the cadets names. The investigation began about 10 Days after March 20 test on military ethics when a Cadet said there had been cheating. The one hour test had been unmonitored As is Normal under the seniors Honor code. A three Day closed hearing weeded out the cheaters Mchugh said. They have the right to decline to testify but everyone came Forward and talked Mchugh said. Penicillin resistant gonorrhoea increased 131%, cd finds Atlanta a Federal researchers have found that the rate of penicillin resistant Gonor Rhea More than doubled from 1988 to 1989, audits treatment will require More expensive drugs. A Survey of 21 clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases found that penicillin resistant Gonor Rhea increased 131 percent in the one year period the National centers for disease control reported. Tetracycline resistant gonorrhoea increased by 23percent in the same period the cd Survey found. During the study period the National Gonor Rhea rate of infection remained basically unchanged with three cases reported in every1,000 americans. Pro democracy chinese Diplomat defects Cox news service Washington a chinese Diplo mat announced Friday that he had defected and said that More than half the officials in the chinese embassy Here privately support the pro democracy movement in their Homeland. Many people in High ranking Levels who worked with him in the embassy Are secretly sympathetic and supportive of the pro democracy movement said Xuy Lin 33, a third Secretary who handle student affairs. These diplomats fear punishment by their government if the openly express this support he said. Xuy also said at a news conference that since the bloody june 4 crackdown on demonstrators in Beijing s  at least 14 officials in chinese diplomatic posts in the United states including five of about 200 stationed at the embassy in Washington have defected. Worldwide he added 70 chinese diplomats or government officials have defected since the Tiana men Square Inci Dent that left hundreds perhaps he said thousands dead. A state department spokesman citing Long standing policy against discussing questions about defectors declined to comment on Xuy s assertions. I am Well aware of the potential Dan Ger of this Xuy said. But he added that he feared punishment if he returned Sochina. An official at the chinese embassy did not respond to inquiries. Xuy s announcement of his defection came on the 71st anniversary of the May 4 chinese student revolt that inspire much of last year s protests. He declined to comment on the whereabouts of his wife and daughter saying that their safety could be endangered. Xuy his eyes puffy but his voice Strong and confident said he left the embassy wednesday evening after learning that he had been placed on a Black list by the government in Beijing for his View supporting the pro democracy move ment. He had been assigned to a four year tour at the embassy in mid-1988, but decided to defect after being told his tenure would be shortened by two years Xuy said he has applied for Politica Asylum with the immigration and naturalization service. According to . Immigration statutes Asylum can be granted if the applicant demonstrates a Well founded fear of persecution by his or her government. Xuy said that fellow diplomats in the embassy routinely will not carry out their orders to rep9rt on the activities of chinese students in the United states who support the pro democracy move ment. He said that he frequently helped these students by renewing their pass ports so they would not be sent Home to possible punishment for their involve ment in the pro democracy movement and by refusing to pass on reports of their activities to his superiors. Qulin