European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday october 19, 1991panel endorses Gates for Cia Post Senate approval predicted in next few weeks Washington a the Senate intelligence committee voted 11-4 Friday to endorse Robert Gates nomination to head the Cia despite charges he hid the truth about the Iran Contra affair and slanted intelligence reports in the 1980s. The vote sent the nomination to the full Senate where supporters predicted approval in the next few weeks. Sen. David Boren d-okla., the committee chairman said that despite concerns Over his record Gates a has matured has grown and is ready to face the challenges ahead and address the concerns of the people he will  but in comments that reflected lawmakers lingering concerns Boren also said he would make sure that Cia officials who stepped Forward to criticize Gates during his confirmation proceedings would be shielded from any retribution. If confirmed Gates would take Over an Agency trying to redefine its Mission in the Post communist Era. He is a former no. 2 Man at the Cia and is currently Deputy National Security adviser to president Bush. It was the second major nomination vote of the week a coming after the full Senate approved Clarence Thomas for a seat on the supreme court a and the second Success for the Bush administration in the democratic controlled Senate. Gates was supported by four democrats and All seven republicans. All the opposition came from democrats. Gates was nominated for the Cia Job once before in 1987 by president Reagan but withdrew because of questions Over his role in the Iran Contra  for hos tages affair. During three weeks of hearings the panel focused on allegations that Gates knew More than he has admitted about the Iran Contra scandal and that he slanted intelligence reports to fit the Reagan administrations Hartline anti soviet stand. The debate Over Gates fitness for the Post continued until the formal vote. A the question is not whether he did everything right in the Early 1980s,�?� said sen. Frank Murkowski Majaska the panels senior Republican. A the question is whether he has grown and Learned so that he is the right Man for the Early 1990s. The answer clearly is  sen. Ernest Hollings d-s.c., said he believed a the Central intelligence Agency has got cancer because of a failure to maintain the objectivity of its analysis. Hollings attributed the malady to the Agency a former director William Casey. When Gates was nominated a i said heavens above. We be got Casey a chief agent that carried out and spread this cancer As the  Hollings predicted that if Gates is confirmed a a you re not going to get any briefing up Here that a contrary to the Bush policy you can count on  but sen. Warren Rudman r-n.h., countered that a Gates has been no Lap dog to this  Rudman also lashed out at Agency employees who he said had covertly sought to influence the intelligence committee and its staff a through a variety of mechanisms and techniques which i find  democratic sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia announced his support but said that did no to mean he would also vote for Gates when the nomination comes up in the full  same questions that caused Gates to withdraw1 his nomination four years ago swiftly resurfaced this time around. But he made a contrite declaration to the committee Robert Gates testifies before the Senate intelligence committee during his confirmation hearings. That he had made mistakes during his earlier tenure As Deputy to Casey and wished he had worked harder to uncover the truth behind the scandal. Many committee members said afterwards they were prepared to give him the Benefit of the  tightens Law for Low visibility driving Wurzburg Germany a amps a German traffic Law that takes effect sunday will require Drivers to slow Down a or pay a Fine a when weather conditions reduce visibility a Wurzburg base support in spokeswoman said. The new Law announced this week by German police and newspapers sets the National Speed limit at so Kph 31 Mph when fog rain or Snow reduces Road visibility to less than so meters approximately s5 Yards spokeswoman Babs Angel said. Drivers should reduce speeds even More for poorer visibility she said. Wurzburg police official Leo Brimmer said those violating the new Law during random Speed checks will face a mini mum Fine of 100 Marks about $67. The reduced visibility Speed limit applies to All highways in Germany a from autobahn to country roads a Angel said. The new Law also prohibits trucks with a total weight of 7.5 metric tons from passing when visibility is reduced she said. An associated press article that appeared in the main Post newspaper this week said the Law was enacted to prevent the Type of massive accidents that have occurred in the past on German autobahn Many of which were attributed to motorists using excessive speeds when weather conditions severely reduced  personnel chief Philip Penningroth Dies Darmstadt Germany a amps a funeral services will be held monday for the european stars and stripes former personnel officer who died tuesday at his Home in Darmstadt after a Short illness. Philip  Penningroth 69, joined the stars and stripes in 1957 and worked initially As a Printer engraving Foreman and photo engraver Foreman in the production Section. He transferred to the civilian personnel office in 1966, retiring in 1984. The Minneapolis minn., native served in the . Army air Force from 1942-45. He is survived by his wife Renate sons Philip e., jr., of Teh Adiani Calif. Stephen m. Of Princeton . And Eric l. Of Darmstadt Ebers Tadt a daughter Annette a. Donner of Agana Guam and eight grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 . At the alter Friedhof in Darmstadt. Driver who injured child faces charges Ansbach Germany a amps a a bus Driver who drove his twin wheeled shuttle Over a 4-year-old boys foot at Bleidorn Cavern is facing German criminal charges an Ansbach Community spokeswoman confirmed thursday. The Driver a German was charged with leaving the scene of the sept. 20 Accident and committing grievous bodily harm said Frauke Davis. The american child who was accompanied by a 22-year-old baby Sitter suffered serious injuries to the left foot Davis said. The incident occurred at 11 15 a.m., but the Driver did not report it until noon according to a German newspaper report at the time. The child a name is being withheld because a the identity of a minor is protected Quot in S.C. cases Davis said. She said she could not provide further details about the Accident because it is still under investigation. Italian Gas station operators plan strike Naples Italy a amps a aerators throughout Italy who share of Petroleum companies tuesday. Although negotiations May Page the strike is scheduled to and last until Friday at 7 a.m., strike by Gas station of Are demanding a larger profits is slated to begin prevent the work Stop begin tuesday at 7 . According to the italian newspaper la Republica. The work stoppage would affect Agio and other companies stations. Stations on Autostrada or National highways would also participate in the strike. Additional strikes have been tentatively scheduled by Gas station operators for nov. 19 to nov. 21 and dec. 23 to dec. 26.don t ignore racism Germany s jewish Leader warns Berlin up1 the Leader of the jewish Community in Germany on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of the deportation of jews from Berlin with an emotional Appeal to protect foreigners from a growing wave of racist attacks. Quot if this country is becoming the stamping ground for International right Wing radicalism if the Kun flux klan considers that the time is right to recruit new supporters Here then it is also High time that everyone should feel anxious and that All should feel they have to react energetically a said Heinz Galinski chairman of the Central Council of jews in Germany. The Kun flux klan is reportedly seeking to link up with Neo nazi groups in Germany where More than 600 right Wing attacks against foreigners have been reported so far this year including Over 100 in the first two weeks of october. Galinski said that anyone tempted to ignore the current right Wing violence should remember the Fate of the tens of thousands of jews deported from Berlin to the nazi concentration Camps. A when we see youths raising their hand in a Hitler Salute in front of television cameras then we know that our warnings have not filtered through a Galinski said. A we cannot and must not forget the crimes of the past a he said during a ceremony held at the site of the former Grinnewald rail freight station where Berlin jews had been forced to Board what he referred to As a the death  a Monument to the memory of the 50,000 jews deported from Berlin was unveiled during the ceremony. The Monument is a 55-foot Concrete Wall with Diagonal silhouettes of walking people Cut into the Walls face