European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 18, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5team to probe arms claims against israe Cheney shows Patriot evidence to Arens at Pentagon by Eric Schmitt the new York times Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney pressed israeli defense minister Moshe Arens on monday to explain . Intelligence reports that Israel had illegally shared american made Patriot missile technology with China senior Pentagon officials said. In a 30-minute meeting at the Pentagon Cheney presented Arens with intelligence indicating that Jerusalem had shared the technology in violation of .-israeli agreements on sharing or Selling such technology. Israeli officials have strongly denied such technology leaks since reports about them surfaced last week. After meeting with Cheney Arens repeated the denials and said Israel had agreed to cooperate with american experts who will travel to Israel to investigate the claims. State department spokeswoman Margaret d. Tut Wiler said monday that Israel had agreed Over the weekend to accept inspectors. She said the makeup of the team and when the experts would leave for Israel had not been decided. The defense department had no official comment on mondays meeting but a senior Pentagon official speaking on condition of anonymity said he believed that Israel had transferred some Patriot technology to China but that a it Wasny to a serious  american officials have expressed concern that Patriot technology could improve China a ability to build missiles Many of which Are sold abroad that Are less vulnerable to counterattack. The Patriot missiles were used to destroy soviet designed scud missiles fired by Iraq at Israel and saudi Arabia in the persian Gulf War. Assertions that Israel May have illegally diverted Patriot technology have coincided with reports that the state departments inspector general Sherman m. Funk has found that Israel re exported other advanced United states arms technology without Washington a permission. A draft report by the inspector general criticizes the state departments Bureau of Politico military affairs for failing to act on american intelligence reports that Israel was engaging in unauthorized arms transfers. Details of the report were first disclosed last week in the Wall Street journal which said the weapons that Israel had improperly transferred include air to air missiles sold to China anti tank missiles sold to South Africa and Cluster bombs sent to Ethiopia and Chile. The assistant Secretary of state who Heads the Bureau of Politico military affairs Richard a. Clarke is being transferred from his Job. But some state department officials said the Transfer was part of a Normal rotation and not a punishment and Tutwiler denied monday that Clarke was a being  Clarke has the full Confidence of Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii she added. Reports that Israel has improperly transferred american made arms technology have surfaced repeatedly in recent years and Israel has strongly denied the charges each time. Israeli officials have complained in recent Days that they Are the victims of calculated leaks by Bush administration officials aimed at embarrassing Jerusalem. The White House on monday denied assertions in Israel that the administration was trying to undermine relations by leaking damaging information. A no that a not True a said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. A a we be worked Long and hard for Good  in the stars and stripes 10 years ago March 18,1982 a after preliminary tests proved promising the army and air Force moved to support the return of Slot machines to their overseas clubs. The machines were pulled in 1972 in the Wake of club scandals in Vietnam. 20 years ago March 18,1972 a president Nixon formally asked Congress temporarily to Block further court ordered busing while his administration wrestled with Long Range proposals to equalize the Quality of education for All races. 30 years ago March 18,1962 a in a letter made Public by the White House president Kennedy asked soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to initiate immediate .-soviet cooperation on five space projects to open the Way for eventual joint exploration of the Moon and planets. 40 years ago March 18,1952 a strengthening of communist Shore batteries was indicated after the battleship Wisconsin was slightly damaged and another Allied warship came under heavy fire from the enemy along North koreans East coast. World War miso years ago today 18 march1 a 9 a 4 �2 it . Ships land american infantry and engineers on Fate in the new hebrides islands to Start work on an Airfield another link in a military Chain being built to protect Supply lines linking the United states with Australia and new zealand. In Europe the Axis air Campaign continues against Malta the Small British Island disrupting Supply lines to the afrika Korps in Libya physicians unwilling to perform castration of sex assault suspect Steven Allen Butler right enters court in Houston on monday. Houston up a the proposed voluntary castration of an accused sex offender has been called off because his attorney could not find a doctor willing to perform the controversial operation. The judge who had approved the castration for Steven Allen Butler 27, removed himself from the Case and butlers attorney said monday that she also was dropping out. Bufler was on probation for child molestation when he was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in april 1991. He volunteered to undergo the surgery in Exchange for probation instead of a possible prison sentence if he were found guilty his attorney Clyde Williams told state District judge Mike Mcspaddin. Mcspadden had ruled earlier this month that if Butler underwent castration he would be placed on probation for 10 years. However an attorney hired by butlers family Charles Freeman said last week that Butler had changed his mind about castration and had told Freeman be would rather go to trial. The National association for the advancement of coloured people and the Black United front a Houston civil rights group opposed the castration As did butlers family. The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Butler on Friday and later said the Issue has National ramifications for the Black Community. In a hearing monday Williams who is stepping aside in favor of Freeman reported that she could not find a doctor willing to perform the operation. Mcspadden said he would drop the agreement and would remove himself from the Case which now goes Back into the Harris county docket for rescheduling. Butler can request a jury trial or he can accept pro sectors plea bargain offer of 35 years in prison. Doctor confirms she got aids from patient source 2194  at War w h Smith Pudlish s inc a fort Worth Texas up a staff physician at John Peter Smith Hospital confirmed monday that she contracted the aids virus from a patient when she was accidentally stuck by a hypodermic Needle. Or. Patricia Wetzel 31, said she suffered the Needle stick last september while drawing blood from an aids patient in the hospitals infectious disease unit. She tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus in december. Wetzel said during a news conference at the Hospital that she is grateful for the support shown by her friends and colleagues and plans to continue her medical work with aids patients As Long As her health permits. A i had always told my patients that living with his is an emotional roller coaster and now i have experienced this firsthand a Wetzel said. Wetzel said she Hopes to become a spokeswoman for a National educational and support program for women and health care workers infected with the virus. Her husband also is a staff doctor at the Hospital. A i am determined not to live my life in shame or fear of How others May respond to me knowing that i am his infected a Wetzel said. A i have seen far too Many patients experience emotional and physical isolation because of their his status and i am determined that this must  standing before dozens of doctors and other health care workers in the hospitals auditorium Wetzel tearfully said a my husband has continued to provide support strength and love. Without him these past three months would have been  or. . Kageler a John Peter Smith Hospital administrator said Wetzel has worked exclusively with aids patients since her exposure to the disease and will continue in that role. Figures from the Federal centers for disease control in Atlanta show 47 health care workers nationwide had been accidentally infected with his through last december