European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 18, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5 Iran probe targets sex Reagan officials. A a a a. T t. 1___ Vogt a. 1 by George Lardner or. The Washington Post Washington former Secretary of state George p. Shultz and former defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger have come under investigation by special prosecutors in the waning Days of their inquiry into the Iran Contra scandal. According to sources familiar with the investigation the two Reagan Era Cabinet members have both been questioned at length in recent months about their earlier testimony on the scandal in Light of Handwritten notes and other records suggesting they had More extensive knowledge. Shultz said he was informed Early this year that he had become a a subject of Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh a inquiry. According to the . Attorneys manual that Means Shultz a is a person whose conduct is within the scope of a grand jury  Weinberger did not return a reporters Telephone Calls and his status was unclear but sources said he May be under somewhat sharper scrutiny. Stars and stripes both men were strenuously opposed to the administrations arms for hostages deals with Iran and the sources said nothing has come to Light to suggest anything different. Lawyers for the two said the former Cabinet members were cooperating fully with Walsh a office. A i done to know what course the Independent counsel is taking a Shultz said but added that he believed his status had been changed from that of a witness because of questions a about the method of preparation of some of my  Walsh declined to comment but he emphasized in an interview last fall that he was still pursuing the extent of official efforts to cover up the scandal. The affair was disclosed nov. 25, 1986, when attorney general Edwin Meese announced that profits from White House directed arms sales to Iran had been diverted to help the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The questions for Shultz and Weinberger apparently Deal primarily with the secret shipments of .-made weapons to Iran by Israel in the late summer and fall of 1985. These shipments were especially sensitive for the Reagan White House because the president had not formally authorized them. When the scandal became Public the White House initially denied any knowledge of the 1985 shipments. One of the first to testify to Congress after the disclosure Shultz said Only that he had found out informally about the 1985 shipments and had been told that one of them was a a rejected by the iranians. He provided More details in july 1987 before congressional committees investigating the Iran Contra scandal. Weinberger testified in 1987 that he had opposed the arms shipments in 1985 when he heard them being discussed and was never told they had actually taken place. Walsh a office sources said subsequently discovered contemporaneous notes of various meetings compiled for Shultz by two top aides and other notes jotted Down by Weinberger himself. The discoveries the sources said raised questions about whether the former secretaries had been As forthcoming As they could have been in their testimony and about whether the papers should have been produced earlier in response to subpoenas. 10 years ago april 18,1982 before 100,000 canadians overflowing the lawns of parliament Queen Elizabeth ii proclaimed Canadas Independence from Britain. She also gave canadians a new Constitution that includes a .-style Bill of rights. 20 years ago april 18,1972 Secretary of state William p. Rogers said that the Nixon administration Quot has no intention to permit South Vietnam to be taken Over by Force a and that the United states will not allow a North vietnamese offensive to succeed. 30 years ago april 18,1962 Cambridge graduate Jane Morris Goodall 27, described the 15 months she spent in the african Jungle studying the habits of the apes. 40 years ago april 18,1952 communist truce negotiators told the allies for a second time that they were willing to resume talks on an Exchange of prisoners of War. 50 years ago april 18,1942 . Planes struck Back at japanese ships and bases in the Philippines for the first time since the Early Days of world War ii raiding Dava Cebu and Nichols Field and sinking at least three transports. World War 50 years ago today 18 april 1 a 9 a 4 �2 the americans stun Japan with a Surprise air raid by 16 b-25 bombers launched from the aircraft Carrier Hornet Little damage is done to Tokyo and other targets but the effect on morale of both sides is substantial. In Burma the japanese destroy a retreating nationalist chinese division near Loi Kaw opening the Road to la6hio, terminus of the Burma Road Supply line to China. _ a los Anecel Csc new police chief Willie l. Williams smiles As he is greeted by mayor Tom Bradley left on thursday. Behind Williams arc police commission president Stanley Scheinbaum far right and its vice president Jesse Brewer second from right. New chief to beef up . Patrols los Angeles a Willie l. Williams who has been selected to become the new chief of the los Angeles police department pledged thursday to put More officers on the Street and clean up Graffiti. A a we re going to get More officers out put them in uniform put them in the Park and get them Back out on the Street a Williams told youngsters at the Hollenbeck youth Center in East los Angeles. A unless we can make the streets a Little safer for you to leave your House and get Here then we re not doing our primary  Williams the Philadelphia police commissioner made the comment after being asked about the City a gang problem. Williams los Angeles first Black police chief referred to recent gang violence that claimed the lives of two Chil Dren. A 3-year-old girl was buried wednesday. A a that a a terrible Way to be introduced to a City a he said. Williams who earned a reputation in Philadelphia for nurturing ties Between the police and Community also told the youngsters a if we re not doing a Good Job i want you to Tell me about  one youngster asked Williams what he planned to do about Graffiti. A a we re going to try to work with you the Young folks and your parents and the police department and Community leaders because the Graffiti is written by folks usually in their own neighbourhood a he said. Williams who was chosen this week from among six finalists by the five member police commission was accompanied on the tour by commission president Stanley Sheinbaum. Williams was the Lone applicant from outside the los Angeles Force who was under consideration. When Williams will replace chief Daryl Gates is unclear. Gates previously said he would step Down this month in the aftermath of the videotaped police beating of Motorist Rodney g. King in 1991. Now he says he will retire by late june. Williams also visited a Church in South los Angeles where about 1 h people held an enthusiastic reception and met with police officers at the suburban san Fernando Valley police Bureau. Another finalist for the Job Deputy Chiel Mark Kroeker introduced Williams to officers. A they All seemed receptive. We re sort of feeling each other out right now a Williams said. He said he met privately with Kroeker and the other finalists but declined to provide details. Empire state a of after husband hails Light of life a. I a. R, the to in nov the Little Nei source 2194 Days of War w h Smith a publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp. I9tii by new Day new York Harry Helmsley had the lights turned Back on at the Empire state building on thursday night bathing the 102-Story skyscraper in yellow Light for the easter Holiday and ending the one Day blackout marking the separation from his wife Leona who is serving prison time in Lexington by. A turning out the lights for one night was effective a said Helms Lcy a spokesman Howard j. Rubenstein. A the expressed his love and his upset Over what happened to Leona. He did no to want to harm new York and he decided to turn the lights Back  Leona Helmsley 71, famed for an alleged remark that a Only the Little people pay taxes a reported wednesday to the Federal medical Center in Lexington to begin serving a four year prison term for tax evasion. Helmsley Spear a Helmsley Compa manages the Umpire state building and Rubenstein said Helmsley is also a major lease Holder of the landmark building