European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday August 8, 1990cia Calls Juk assassination Story a Dallas apr the Cia and Fri dismissed As a a ludicrous and a not credible renewed claims that the Cia had a hand in the assassination of president Kennedy and allegations one gunman is living in secrecy in Texas. Ricky Don White an unemployed oilfield worker claimed on monday that his father a Dallas police department employee acting on orders from the Cia fired the shots that killed Kennedy while a father Roscoe White died in-1971. The Cia broke a Long standing policy against commenting on alleged Covert operations to deny the Story. A these allegations a that this was done on Cia orders that this Guy worked Tor us and that Cia had any role in the assassination of president Kennedy a Are ludicrous a Cia spokesman Mark Mansfield said in Washington. The Fri said in a statement that it had received the same information in 1988 but a determined that this information is not  the Story adds another conspiracy theory to the bulging file on the assassination even though the War run commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone shot the president from the sixth floor of the Texas school Book depository. In 1978, a divided House committee concluded that Oswald shot the president but that a second gunman also fired a shot that Day that missed. Theories have circulated for years that the Cia had a part in the  gave his account at a news conference monday although he had been trying to sell his Story to reporters for some time. His claim was backed by his Mother Geneva White Galle who told the Odessa american a there is no doubt in my mind that my husband did shoot Kennedy Quot she was married to Roscoe while for 15 years and remarried alter White died. Galle who has terminal cancer said she wished the information had been revealed sooner and added Quot i lost my health because of  in his news conference Ricky White did not repeat an earlier Contention that one of the three purported co conspirators lives a reclusive fearful existence near Dallas. However Gary Shaw who helped organize mondays event said the co conspirator was not mentioned Quot because we want to approach this in a Way not to make them  at the news conference while said he hoped his Story would result in a Hook and movie contract. White said much of his theory is based on information he said was in a diary kept by his father who served in the marines with Oswald. While said the a Ricky Don White and his wife Tricia speak to reporters in Dallas about his claim that his father Roscoe White i photograph was one of three men who assassinated president Kennedy under Cia orders. Diary a which  to no one a is missing and suggested it was taken by the Fri. White who lives in Midland said his father joined the police department three months before the assassination in 1963 to carry out Tolje plot. White claimed the diary shows his father was on a Grassy Knoll in front of the presidential motorcade and fired two shots that struck Kennedy. Oswald was part of the conspiracy but fired no shots White said. White said his father also killed police officer . Tippit about an hour after the assassination. Tippins slaying has been blamed on Oswald. White died at age 35 in what his son called a suspicious fire and explosion at an equipment company in suburban Garland it where he was shop Foreman. White said he believes a Cia a witness elimination Quot squad killed his father. Ricky White made his claims at the Juk assassination information Center a private group that researches assassination  Marine commandant Shepherd Dies la Jolla Calif apr retired Marine corps Gen. Lemuel Comick Shepherd jr., who led the 6lh Marine div to Victory at Okinawa in world War ii and also served As corps commandant has d i de o f Bone cancer. He was 94. Shepherd died monday at his Home in this san Diego suburb.  More than 60 decorations during his 42-year military career and was twice awarded the legion of Merit while on Active duly. Shepherd was appointed commandant of the Marine corps in 1952 by president Truman and served in that position until 1955. He was the first Marine commandant to serve As a member of the joint chiefs of staff. He was born in Norfolk va., and attended the Virginia military Institute. He graduated a year Early in 1917, so he could Volunteer for the marines after the United states entered world War 1. Less than a month after reporting for duty Shepherd sailed for France. He was wounded twice in fighting at Betle a Wood in 1918. He also saw action in the Meuse Argonne offensive and was wounded a third time. Shepherd received the Navy Cross the army distinguished service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre for gallantry at Bellcar Wood. After the War he worked As a Junior aide to president Harding and served in Haiti until the marines withdrew from the Caribbean Island in 1934. Shepherd look command of the 9th Marine regl As a colonel in March 1942, a few months after the United states entered world War ii. He was promoted to brigadier general before commanding the 1st Marine brigade in the attack on Guam. In 82 Days of combat at Okinawa his 6th Marine div known As the Quot striking 6th,&Quot captured Naha the largest City occupied by marines during world War 11. Shepherd also received the surrender of the japanese forces in Tsing lao China on oct. 25, 1945. When the korean War broke out Shepherd was a lieutenant general in command of All marines in the Pacific. Shepherd retired in january 1956, but two months later was recalled to Active duty. He retired again three years later and lived in Warrenton. Va., until he moved to la Jolla in 1968,Navy asked to Check on nuclear carriers safety Seattle apr a congressman asked the Navy to investigate possible safely hazards aboard the nuclear powered aircraft Carrier Nimitz after a television station broadcast allegations of violations an aide said tuesday. . Rep. Norm Dicks d-wash., was assured by adm. Bruce Demars Navy director of nuclear propulsion that his office would join the investigation under Way aboard the Nimit Dicks spokesman George Behan said. The violations were alleged by four men identified As Nimitz sailors who appeared on Seattle television station k1ro Iasi week with heir faces and voices masked. They alleged that Crew members had cheated on reactor inspections that some nuclear operators had to work up to 100 hours a week during a monthlong maintenance run at the puget sound naval shipyard in Bremerton and that Crew members did not have sufficient knowledge to control a nuclear Accident. They also said some had discussed sabotaging the reactor to ease their heavy work schedule. However one later said the comments were not meant As a direct threat by the four. Four sailors believed by the Navy to be the source of the allegations were kept aboard As the aircraft Carrier left port monday despite objections from their lawyers who wanted them Kepi ashore pending an Independent investigation. The Nimitz set sail monday night from Bremerton on a 30-Day Mission a Navy spokesman said the sailors rights had not been violated and they would continue to be part of the investigation until the Navy gets to the Bottom of the allegations. Attorneys for the Petty officers said the Navy had a Quot vendetta Quot against the four. The lawyers want Independent investigators not the Navy to look into the claims. Quot we re concerned about our clients. If anything happens to these people while they re out to sea Tor the next 30 Days the Navy is going to be held responsible Quot attorney Michael Withey said monday. A Navy spokesman it. Comdr. Bob Pritchard said in the Nimitz a Home port of san Diego that the sailors were taken off restrictive status monday afternoon after the Nava investigative service found the threat of possible nuclear sabotage by them groundless. Withey would not confirm whether his clients were the ones who appeared on k1ro last week