European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a Page 4 a the stars and stripes sunday october 27, 1991senate panel issues Gates report document details accusations denials by Elaine Sciolino the new York times Washington a the Senate intelligence committee on Friday made Public a comprehensive report on the confirmation hearings of Robert m. Gates As director of Central intelligence that offered evidence in support of some accusations against the nominee but did not find him guilty of any wrongdoing. The 245-Page report which has been sent to All senators is essentially a documentary compilation of the complaints a some serious others spurious a made against Gates since president Bush nominated him to the nation s top intelligence Post in May. The report also includes rebuttals of those charges by the nominee and his supporters. The report focuses on the two issues that dominated the hearings a Gates role in the Iran Contra affair and his truthfulness to Congress about that role. A and the question of whether he had slanted intelligence either to fit Gates pessimistic View of the Kremlin or to please his Boss then director of Central intelligence William j. Casey. Although the committee voted last week by an 11-4 margin in favor of the nominee the report offered no recommendation and did not assess the Validity of most of the accusations and criticisms. The full Senate could debate the nomination As Early As this week. In one previously undisclosed affidavit Wayne p. Limberg a former analyst in the Ciao a office of soviet analysis supported Public accusations by two other former analysts that Gates had slanted intelligence and contributed to an atmosphere of intimidation As a senior Agency official. Gates has denied that accusation. Contrary to Gates Public testimony Limberg said that a the never met with the analysts or managers in the soviet division a despite the fact that he knew he had problems in that  because Gates let it be known that he suspected the divisions product a morale fell production declined and analysts rightly or wrongly began to censor themselves a Limberg added. As an example Limberg who is now a soviet analyst in the state departments Bureau of intelligence and research referred to an inter Agency estimate on soviet influence on libyan syrian and iranian terrorism in which the analysts were not allowed to insert a dissenting footnote. In an oct. 22 letter to the committee. Gates defended his performance saying he did not recall having brought to his attention any desire by the soviet analysts to dissent. The report also assembled testimony and documents that both supported and dissented from Gates rebuttal of accusations about the slanting of intelligence. Among the accusations were ones that Gates did not specifically mention in his rebuttal but that he either discussed or ignored in other testimony. Among the other accusations that he misrepresented the views of the Agency on soviet iranian relations in testimony before the Senate foreign relations committee refused to publish an estimate that undercut administration policy regarding sanctions against Libya and gave speeches on the strategic defense initiative and soviet expansionism that were not supported by intelligence data. The committee a a report examined in detail the record of Gates involvement in the Iran Contra affair. Gates has denied knowing that Oliver North the White House aide at the Center of the affair was masterminding a secret arms pipeline to the nicaraguan rebels from 1984 to 1986, when Gates commanded the Agency a intelligence analysts and later was Deputy director of Central intelligence. He has also said repeatedly that he did not take seriously warnings by other officials that profits from the Sale of arms to Iran were diverted by North to assist the  spurs ticket buying frenzy in Florida Tallahassee Fla. Apr lotto tickets sold at a clip of 30,000 a minute Friday As players converged on Florida lottery outlets to take a shot at saturdays $94 million Jackpot. Cab Drivers psychics and Street vendors helped players get to tickets while an unidentified Florida player calling himself a the phantom completed his buy of 80,000 tickets. A the wants to win the big one a said Debi Tanner an employee at smitty a place a bar in fruit Grove a Small Northeast Florida Community. The phantom was described Only As a Middle class resident of the town. She said the bars lottery machine ran Between 6 . And 10 30 . Each Day since monday to take care of the phantoms order and about 17,000 other ticket purchases. The lottery meant extra business for Florida cab Drivers. Wayne Smith a United cab dispatcher said people have been flying in from a fall Over for a shot at the grand prize. A we get quite a few people who just want to get lotto tickets a Smith said. A they usually have the Driver wait while they play then take them right Back to the  lottery spokesman de George said the lottery installed extra terminals at 40 top sales locations Many along the Georgia and Alabama lines to handle the added demand. At Casey s liquors in Yulee on the Georgia line a steady queue of 50 to 70 people waited to buy the $1 tickets. A there was already a line when we opened up this morning a owner Chuck Casey said. He said most of the tickets were sold to people from Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. In new York a free Lance Salesman was peddling Pierre Lafontaine of Boston crosses his fingers for Luck on Friday As he purchases 178 tickets in Orlando Fla. The $1 tickets for $5 apiece. A going real smooth on Wall Street a said Abe Goldstein who was Selling Florida lotto tickets on a Midtown Manhattan Street Corner. A great profit . The winning six numbers Between i and 49, were to be announced at 11 . Saturday. A grand prize Winner must have All six. Despite Odds of 14 million to i  90 million tickets will be sold by the time of the drawing George said. The grand prize has rolled Over four times since its original $6 million Jackpot a month ago. The $94 million prize is the second highest offered by Florida s lottery. Six winners split a $106.5 million prize in september 1990. The National record $118.8 million offered by California was shared by 10 winners earlier this year and 14 players shared a $115.6 million Pennsylvania Jackpot in april 1989.Perot counters North s allegation with tape Dallas apr billionaire h. Ross Perot responding to an allegation that he urged Oliver North to shield president Reagan from the Iran Contra affair on Friday released a tape of a Telephone conversation in which he urges North to Tell All. North asserts in his just published Book that Perot asked him to protect Reagan. Perot said that in the 1986 Conversa Tion which lasted More than 30 minutes he repeatedly offered to pay North Slegal fees and family expenses if the former White House aide told his Story fully and quickly. A i personally believe the smart thing for you to do is dump it All out there and dump it fast Quot Perot said on the tape. In his Book under fire an american Story North wrote that Perot asked him to protect Reagan during two december 19s6 meetings with North s attorney Brendan Sullivan in Washington. Perot said he met with North and Sullivan once. He said the tape he released Friday was of the dec. 15, 1986, phone conversation that set up the meeting. A while 1 done to have a taped record of the face to face meeting 1 had with him and his lawyer together this is exactly what we talked about again a Perot said. North did no to know the Telephone conversation was being taped Perot said. During the conversation Perot told North that he was offering the financial help because he did t want personal concerns to keep North from discussing the scandal