European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 2,1992 Excia official sentenced in Iran Contra scandal by the new York times Washington a a . District judge on Friday sentenced a former official of the Central intelligence Agency to 100 hours of Community service and a years probation for withholding information about the Iran Contra affair from Congress. A we All want to win but you have to win within the rules a judge Aubrey e. Robinsonjr. Told Alan d. Fiers or. At a sentencing hearing. A what would a win mean to this nation if in winning we destroy the very fundamental beliefs convictions everything else that made us what we Are a Fiers a former football player at Ohio state University has been described by former Cia colleagues As a onetime rising Star at the Agency a South Asia specialist who was known for his competitive drive and fervent anti soviet views. In 1984, William j. Casey then the Ciao a director chose him to head Covert operations in Central America. In that Post Fiers walked a Tightrope in trying to fulfil president Reagan a vow to support the anti leftist nicaraguan guerrillas or contras in the face of congressional restrictions that sharply limited the Agency a role in their insurrection. Fierst White House Contact was Oliver l. North then an aide with the National Security Council who set up a secret arms pipeline to the contras after Congress Cut off official . Military Aid to them. In court before his sentencing Friday Fiers read a statement saying he had acted in what he thought was the country a Best interests. A i accept full responsibility for my actions taken and not taken and stand Here fully accountable for them a he said. Fiers left the Cia in 1988 and now works As the chief Washington lobbyist for . Grace amp co., the new York based chemical natural resources and retailing conglomerate. At the hearing the judge said he was impressed by letters he had received on Fierst behalf from prominent officials. Outside the courthouse Stanley s. Arkin Fierst attorney said the letter writers included members of Congress and defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Judge orders dad to stay in jail until he reveals child s location Chicago apr Deborah Sanders was 2 when her father took her from her mothers arms. More than seven years later the girls father is in jail on contempt charges but her Mother still asks a a where a Deborah a judge Marjan Staniec ruled two weeks ago that Deborah a father Odell Sheppard will remain in jail until he answers that question. But Sheppard insists he does no to know where his daughter is and his attorney said he is being jailed unfairly. In the meantime Deborah smother Norell Sanders continues to live the same Nightmare. A i wonder if she a alive. I wonder if she a in school if someone a taking care of her a Sanders said. A i wonder every  Deborah a Odyssey began sept. 29, 1984, when Sheppard arrived at Sanders Chicago apartment. The two were not married and did no to live together. Sheppard has said he took the girl to visit relatives in Tennessee and returned her to Sanders sometime in december. Sanders said there was an argument and a struggle although there were no witnesses. She contacted police and reported her daughter missing and Sheppard was arrested in july 1985. He eventually served 18 months of a three year sentence on a child abduction charge. When his sentence was up he was ordered to return to court within a few Days with his daughter. When he showed up in court alone he was jailed on contempt charges and has been held Ever since. By the judges Reading of the Law Sheppard May be held As Long As the court believes incarceration May induce him to reveal Deborah a whereabouts. But Sheppard a attorney Steven Glink has insisted that his client does no to know where the girl is. Sanders meanwhile returns to court periodically for hearings to make sure that Sheppard stays in jail until he talks. State police said the Case on Deborah who would be 9 now remains open. A it s been seven years since Norell Sanders has seen her missing daughter Deborah whose picture she holds. . Begins ban on Drift net catches Washington a the . Customs service on Friday began enforcing a embargo on imports of Yel Bowfin tuna from 20 countries where processors use tuna that has been caught by nets harmful to dolphins. The action was taken at the direction of the Justice department and the National Marine fisheries service to comply with a Federal court order. The  District court for californians Northern District had ordered the government to take the actions. Yellow Fin tuna is caught by fishermen from both Mexico and Venezuela using Large encircling Drift nets that also kill hundreds of dolphins. While Only those two countries catch tuna in this manner the fish is often shipped to intermediary countries for processing and then exported to the United states. The service said the embargo bans yellow Fin tuna from Canada Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador France Indonesia Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Panama Singapore Marshall islands the Netherlands Antilles Spain Taiwan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago the United kingdom and Venezuela. A the senseless Slaughter of dolphins is a great concern to Many and must be stopped a customs commissioner Carol Haslett said. A this embargo backed by the full Force of customs 5,000 inspectors will Send a Clear message that anyone who perpetuates the killing of these highly intelligent mammals will not bring their catch to Market in the United  .Texas abortion clinic destroyed in arson attack from wire reports Beaumont Texas a a Blaze that destroyed the Only clinic where abortions Are performed in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Texas was deliberately set late thursday fire investigators say. Arson investigators found evidence of flammable hydrocarbons in the ruins of the women a Community health Center Beaumont assistant fire chief Jack Maddox said. A also found at the scene were roses placed under a sign that said a right to life a a Maddox said. The clinic on interstate 10 in Central Beaumont had been in operation for two years at that location. It was established in 1978, director Christina Thome said but had never been the target of anti abortion protests. One firefighter was slightly injured battling the flames. No damage estimate was available. Thorne said clinic doctors were performing about 50 abortions a week with 39 scheduled for Friday. Those were cancelled. Thome said the Center would reopen. In the meantime patients were being sent to clinics in  Cottons to crop Hildreth neb. A the song says Dixie is the land of Cotton but some Nebraska Farmers Are out to prove that the White Fluffy crop can be a hit in the co Husker state. Despite rain and an Early Frost Willie Pittner harvested 10 acres of Cotton in january and said he plans to grow it again later this year. A Nebraska offers a Good growing season for Cotton a he said. Seven Farmers near the Southern Nebraska town of Hildreth planted Cotton last Spring. Rain washed most of it away. Only three of the Farmers replanted it and Pittner was the Only one to Harvest it. But Pittner who used to grow Cotton in Texas said the Quality of his crop is Good. And he a convinced its right for Nebraska. A the weather can affect any crop and that was the Only problem we had a he said. A you can to Plant com year after year. Cotton gives you an alternative that pays better per acre than  vows to stay open Bridgeport Conn. A the financially troubled University of Bridgeport will remain open despite a decision by a consortium of Banks to refuse it a $2.2 million loan a school official said Friday. The Banks rejected the loan after sacred heart University which has agreed to take Oyer most of Bridgeport a 90 degree programs withdrew its offer to take Over the Law school. Bridgeport later agreed to Transfer the Law school to Quin Lipiac College. University spokesman Walter Wager said the Banks had asked the University to draft another loan proposal. A a we re absolutely confident the school is going to stay open a he said. The University which is $22 million in debt was forced to tap into restricted endowment Money to meet its payroll through the fall semester. Enrolment has declined from 3,900 students last fall to 3,000, but Wager said tuition and fees paid by those students have eased the schools Cash flow  killed by Beer Keg Ketchum Idaho a a Man died after a Beer Keg in his refrigerator ruptured shot upward and hit him in the head. Blaine county sheriff Walt Femling said Clinton Richard Doan 35, died last week when he opened his garage refrigerator and the Bottom of the Keg cracked. The Keg shot upward a like a missile a said chief sheriffs Deputy Gene Ramsey. A faulty regulator could be to blame for the extreme pressure that built up inside the Keg Femling said. A the magnitude of the explosion was just tremendous a the sheriff said. Explosives experts were expected to review the death