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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A survivors remember Sioux City crash Page 3 a reprimand for rep. Frank clears House panel. Page 5 a London Stock Exchange rocked by explosion. Page 8 a Bush unleashes attack on congressional demos Page 28 the  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Forcer Good morning vol. 49, no. 98 saturday. July 21, 1990 tji ily Irod sunday d 8693 a panel orders review of testimony Washington apr a Federal appeals court panel set aside Oliver North a Iran Contra convictions riday reversing one outright and ordering a a witness by witness Quot review of whether All three were tied to testimony he gave Congress under a Grant of immunity. In a 2-1 decision the divided panel suggested that North a fifth amendment right against self a criminal Tion May have been violated. The ruling could also signify trouble ahead for the Iran Contra convictions of John Poindexter who was found guilty of five felonies in april like North Poindexter had Given immunized testimony to Congress in 1987. Supporters of North a former Marine lieutenant colonel and White House aide who became a National figure during televised congressional hearings celebrated the ruling. North in Louisiana to give a speech scheduled a news conference late Friday. Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh who is supervising the continuing Iran Contra investigation said merely a everyone familiar with these proceedings has recognized the difficulties presented by the Grant of immunity by  the appeals panel reversed one of North a convictions blaming faulty jury instructions from . District court judge Gerhard Gesell the trial judge in the North Case. The panel said Gesell a must hold a full., hearing Quot on All three of the convictions. Geselle a inquiry Quot must proceed witness by witness if necessary it will proceed line by line and item by item a the appeals court said in an opinion supported by judges Laurence Silberman and David Sentell both Reagan administration appointees. A chief judge Patricia Wald a Carter administration appointee dissented saying she was a satisfied that North received a fair trial and received Quot All of the constitutional protections to which he was  in six Days of direct testimony in july 1987, see North on Back Page end of Era rep. Boggs will retire new Orleans apr democratic rep. Lindy Boggs announced Friday that she is retiring ending a husband Aud wife congressional dynasty spanning nearly half a  today i am announcing that this chapter in my service to the Public is ending a Boggs 74, said m a statement. A this is not the end of my career i will continue to actively participate in Community activities Here and in Washington. A although there Are challenges that remain to be met together we. Will go Forward a she said. It had been widely reported in the new Orleans Media that Boggs would retire to spend More time with her daughter Barbara Sigmund who is suffering from cancer. Sigmund is mayor of Princeton no. Boggs is the Only White member of Congress representing a Black major Ity District. She has been on Capitol Hill for 17 years and her withdrawal would give Louisiana a Chance to elect its first Black to Congress. In 1940, her husband hate then a Young new Orleans lawyer see Boggs on Back Page of Fri the line is Long a and patient a at Mcdonald a fast food restaurant in Moscow Moscow apr even Mcdonald scan to bring fast food fast enough to Moscow. A. Hundreds of Young soviets Are Selling a Beeg. Maks Quot As quickly As their hands can move ricocheting off each other in the crush behind the counter at the Mcdonald a less than a mile from the Kremlin. But even 5,000 sandwiches an hour is not enough to satisfy the soviet appetite for a taste of the West. The lunchtime line is 90 minutes and 1,200 people Long. Six months after opening the Golden Arches have eclipsed the popularity of even Lenin a Tomb where a recent wait to see the preserved body of the soviet founder took Only 20 minutes.  what a that Quot asked an older woman As she sounded out the russian transliteration of a Quot fill of fish Quot Sandwich on a Mcdonald a brochure. A fresh faced Young Mcdonald a staffer had Given her the brochure when she joined the end of the three Block line Curling around the Fountain and wrought Iron lampposts of Pushkin Square entrepreneurs were hawking their wares along the line. One Ruble for a latvian humor newspaper just 25 times the Price of pravda or 25 rubles for an application to immigrate to the United slates the stack of Blank paperwork is available free to anyone willing to stand in another line at the embassy. Inside the sheer volume was taking its see hordes on Back pages amp a Bills put major bite on Rich texans Washington apr wealthy americans and texans would Bear a greater Burden of the savings and loan bailout under separate Bills filed in Congress on thursday. Rep. Joseph p. Kennedy ii a mass a backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader argued that wealthy investors used Federal Protection for up to $100,000 in deposits to reap substantial interest income. Kennedy a Bill would raise $100 billion in bailout costs Over five years by imposing three new taxes a 7.5 percent surtax on interest dividends and capital gains for individuals reporting income of More than $100,000 per year a 5 percent surtax on corporations earning More than $75,000 per year and elimination of an inheritance tax provision that forgives taxes on appreciated capital gains at death. Quot the bailout represents nothing less than the single largest Transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy in the history of America a Kennedy said. Quot the working people of America must not be made to pay for a party that they were not invited  the Northeast Midwest congressional coalition proposed legislation that would remove Federal Deposit insurance benefits from state regulated a amp is or require stale taxpayers to Bear a heftier share. Backers say deregulation at the state level led to lending and investment abuses at a amp is. If states caused the problem they argue Federal taxpayers should t bail them out. The Bill would Only affect Texas according to Keith Laughlin who drafted the Bill. Of the $57 billion in bailout costs to Date $20.9 billion is attributable to state chartered Banks in Texas  
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