European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mayor Barry remains Coy on political plans by the new York times Washington mayor Marion s. Barryjr. Said sunday thai he intended to remain Active in Community life in the nation s capital but he refused to Dis close whether he would run again for elective office. In the aftermath of the mayor s 10-week drug and perjury trial which ended Friday with his conviction on ust one of the 14 charges he faced there has been considerable speculation that he might seek a scat on the City Council in this fall s elections. During morning worship sunday at the tenth Street Baptist Church Barry fuelled that speculation a bit. I m going to continue to serve this Community continue to serve you he told the congregation. Barry said during the service that he had been bruised but not broken by his trial. The prosecution May have presented a lot of Evi Dence but god is a better lawyer he said. Although found guilty of one cocaine Possession charge in this Case a Misdemeanour the mayor was found not guilty of another Possession charge and the jury deadlocked on the remaining 12 charges three of them felonies. Barry has not said whether he will Appeal the single conviction. The prosecutor . Attorney Jay b. Stephens said he would announce on sept. 17 whether to seek a new trial on the 12 charges. Barry s friends say he has no plans to reverse an earlier decision not to seek re election to a fourth 4 year term As mayor. But they said he is giving serious consideration to running for one of two at Large scats on the 13-member City Council. They say that he feels a Council Job would enable him to remain a major political figure in the City and that he believes he has enough support to win especially since the Field is Likely to be crowded and Victory can be achieved with a plurality. The friends also noted that a 4-year term on the City Council would give Barry the 20 years of City service he needs to qualify for a full City pension. In addition to his 12 years As mayor Barry served for four years on the Council from 1974 to 1978. A poll published sunday by the Washington Post found that two thirds of All voters questioned Felt that Barry should not seek a scat on City Council and three fourths opposed him running again for mayor. About half of the poll respondents said he should resign. The poll also found that half of the respondents were satisfied with the outcome of the trial and about three fourths thought there should be no retrial. About two thirds said he should not serve prison time for the Possession conviction. Tuesday August 14, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 at Home on the Road a Ohio state fair visitors peer at Joe Harrington s unique ninth wonder motor Home powered by a 325 horse Power engine and built from parts of five different trucks. Among other things the vehicle has storage space for a Fiat sports car. The motor Home also contains a fold under 8-by 16-foot porch seven stereos with 26 speakers three refrigerators three television sets and Central heating and air conditioning. I Larriuz Toni is from Charlotte n.c., and travels three months a year showing his motor Home at various events. Fra approves aids drug tests Washington a the food and drug and system to fight viral infections. Ministration has approved major new clinical trials for a controversial drug believed to prolong the lives of aids victims and persons infected with the aids virus officials said. Fra spokesman Brad Stone confirmed saturday that hem research inc. Of Philadelphia will conduct a double Blind study using the anti viral compound am Ligen beginning next month. About 135 patients in As Many As eight cities will participate and neither the doctors nor patients will know who is receiving the drug or the Placebo. Aids is believed caused by an unusual virus called human immunodeficiency virus or his. The virus is spread through Contact with blood or with semen from infected persons. Am Ligen is designed to stimulate the body s production of interferon a substance used by the immune system the Only antiviral drug approved currently to treat aids is at. During the study am Ligen will be administered in conjunction with at. In its Only other major study two years ago ample Gen failed to work on about 300 men at hospitals in seven cities. This time officials said doctors will try to determine whether am Ligen can help patients main Tain a healthy level of special cells that regulate the immune system rendered inactivated by the aids virus. Fra officials said that generally at has been shown to keep the level of t4 cells at acceptable Levels for several months after which the Levels decline. Am Ligen is expected to continue working Long after at has stopped and Lessen at Side effects such As severe headaches gastrointestinal disorders and nausea hem officials said initial results will be released inthe fall of 1991. Experts say ., West Germany helped iraqis build War machine by the los Angeles times Washington some of the mis Siles undoubtedly aimed at . Troops in saudi Arabia Are guided by systems developed with sophisticated electronics equipment sold to Iraq by american companies with the Blessing of the . Government weapons experts said Sun Day. In recent years experts say that the iraqis have spent billions of dollars around the world to Purchase dual use equipment to develop air own munitions Industry so they will not have to rely on others. Much of that equipment has come from the United states and West Germany. During the past six years the . Government has permitted a steady flow to Iraq of High technology devices with both commercial and military applications. The policy was part of the . Tilt toward Iraq during Baghdad s eight year War with Iran. Only recently has the Bush administration tried to slow the Export of High tech goods to Baghdad. The sales have occurred with assist Ance from both the department of com Merce and the state department some times Over the objections of the Pentagon. A senior . Official said that the department of Commerce s Export Licens ing office was ordered last March to re View dual use technology that had been approved for Sale to Iraq by . Manufacturers. The official said that the re View covered such items As electronic equipment that could be used in weapons tests sophisticated computers and electronic components. All items that could have had a Mili tary use were put on hold despite pro tests by the state department which complained about the unnecessary sing Ling out of Iraq said the official who spoke on the condition that he not be identified. The senior official said that he expected the analysis to Lead to new controls Over exports of technology that can be used to develop chemical nuclear and ballistic missile weapons. According to interviews with experts this dual use equipment has played a significant role in the buildup of iraqi president Saddam Hussein s War machine. The technology includes mainframe computers used to design advanced mis Sile systems and High Speed oscilloscopes vital to developing accurate guidance systems for both conventional and nuclear armed missiles. The review was launched after Ameri can and British Law enforcement authorities stopped what they said was an at tempt to smuggle to Iraq electronic devices used to trigger nuclear weapons. Last month the White House moved to Block at least temporarily the ship ment of three advanced Industrial fur Naces to Iraq because of worries that they could be used on projects related to nuclear weapons. British authorities also halted the Export of two similar furnaces to Baghdad. A former Pentagon official said that . Military experts suspect the fur Naces were destined for use in casting titanium and other exotic metals for bal Listic missiles and possibly nuclear weapons. Iraq which has denied accusations that it is developing a nuclear Arsenal claimed that the furnaces were to be used to manufacture artificial limbs for Veter ans of its War with Iran. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 14, 1950 the 1st Cav i von the Paktong River defense line killed an estimated 1,000 North koreans by Artil Lery and infantry attacks an officer at the front reported. 30 years ago today. Aug. 14, i960 the United states ordered the expulsion of soviet embassy first Secretary Valentine m. Ivanov charging him with paying substantial sums of Money to a . Citi in and urging him to get a government Job. 20 years ago today. Aug. 14, 1970 Israel accused the egyptians of violating the fragile Middle fast cease Fite by deploying soviet mis Siles at the sue anal. 10 years ago today. Aug. 14, 1980 Light delegates at new York s democratic National convention crossed the Atlantic seeking sympathy and support for americans re siding abroad. I Hose Cili ens in. Ing in Europe and other parts of the would paid Federal taxes but received no medi care benefits and had no representation in oppress the delegates said