European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes thursday june 18, 1992guardsman tries to protect skin ends up in jail Indianapolis a the Indiana National guards 1990 non commissioned officer of the year began serving a four Day mail sentence tuesday for refusing to follow orders to remove a Cap that protected his burned skin from the cold weather. Spec. Joseph n. Showalter began his military sentence at the Madison county jail in Anderson while his wife Cynthia and an attorney continued to work to get clemency for the 13-year military Veteran. A a it a frustrating i Tell you a said Showalter who also was busted from staff sergeant. A a in a in Here with criminals a until january Showalter 30, of Indianapolis had an unblemished record in the National guard and the army since his enlistment at age 17. He is a full time instructor for the 138th Sig in based in Anderson but will lose his Job in january when his three year enlistment expires. On Jan. 23, Showalter reported for overnight training at Camp Atterbury in Southern Indiana. The temperature was around Zero and Showalter who trains soldiers to install military Telephone networks in the Field wore a soft Cap with ear flaps under his regulation helmet. Howalt cry a doctors had warned him to Wear protective clothing outdoors to guard his face and ears that were burned the previous Spring while he was burning a tree stump at his Home. An officer ordered him to remove the Cap and Showalter complied. He then asked the officer if there was a regulation barring the wearing of a Cap and helmet together. Quot and he said i done to i said a of then sir i need to Wear this. The next thing i know in a up on a Andrea Reed a former army lawyer said she recommended Showalter plead guilty to a charge of disobeying an order because a we fully expected his punishment would be something in the area of a instead he was busted three pay grades to private first class losing $6 k a month in salary and ordered to jail for 15 Days. The battalion commander later reduced the sentence to four Days and boosted his rank one step to specialist. The guard said the insubordination had been preceded by two instances in which Showalter was cautioned about proper military play triplets Rebecca Waggoner left Ruth Nolan Center and Rubye Waggoner celebrate their 87th birthday in Nashville tenn., this week after being separated for Many years. Rebecca and Rubye recently decided to move into the Nashville nursing Home where Ruth was already a resident. Mtg to air a amp a putting Clinton on Grill from wire reports asked about growing up with an from wire reports the presidential Campaign reached the mtg generation tuesday. In a televised forum staged by the All Luis in network Bill Clinton fielded questions from 18 to 24-year-Olds. In rapid fire fashion the Likely democratic nominee was asked about his Rock influences a going nuts Over Elvis Presley his favorite band Kenny Ghis sign Leland whether if he could replay his Youthful Experiment with marijuana he would inhale mtg plans to air the 90-minute program a half dozen times in the next three Days. The music television video network with an estimated 15 million younger viewers has also invited president Bush and Ross Perot who have not yet responded. During the session taped in Hollywood Clinton uttered his Standard responses to Issue questions but Many questions were More personal. Asked about growing up with an alcoholic Stepfather he said a i Learned to be a peacemaker in my Home both forcibly and in non forcible ways. Meantime Clinton was attacked by rap Singer sister soul Jah who said Clinton criticized her to get White votes. A i think its unfortunate that he cannot get White support by telling White people what he a going to do a soul Jah said tuesday at a new York news conference. Clinton criticized the Singer for remarks attributed to her before and after los Angeles riots that he says were a filled with the Flap is Over an interview soul Jah gave to the Washington Post in which she says her remarks were taken out of context. The Post quoted her As saying a if Black people Kilt Black people every Day Why not have a week and kill White people a soul Jah said the remarks came in answer to a question about the mind set of a gang member before the riots. Ross Perot Fields questions in role of Cia May be examined again Washington apr the Iran Contra scandal could offer up three politically embarrassing criminal trials in this election year including that of former defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. The Ciao a role in the Reagan administrations worst scandal will be Laid out in detail if prosecutions go Forward against two former High ranking Cia officials. One of them Clair George the spy Agency a retired operations chief is scheduled to go on trial next month. Weinberger a indictment tuesday on five felony charges of lying and obstruction adds a new dimension to what prosecutors say has been a High level cover up. Weinberger is accused of concealing the existence of 1,700 pages of personal notes that allegedly contradict his congressional testimony of five years ago. He told Congress he knew nothing in 1985 about arms sales to Iran and was unaware of saudi arabian financial assistance to the nicaraguan Contra rebels. Prosecutors have wanted Weinberger to implicate former president Reagan in a cover up sources said. Weinberger refused to say whether the prosecutors were pursuing Reagan. Reagan has Given several versions of what he knew about the White House approved 1985 arms shipments of Tow anti tank missiles and Hawk anti aircraft missiles from Israel to Iran. The upcoming trials also feature these defendants a George who ran All of the Ciao a operations overseas for lying to Congress in 1986 to prevent it from finding out about White House aide Oliver North a secret Contra resupply network. A Duane Clarridge who allegedly hid his knowledge of a nov. 25, 1985, shipment of Hawk missiles to Iran. Clarridge was the chief of the Ciao a european division. No trial Date has been s comments worry some groups Washington a Ross Perc likes to Call his Blunt words a a straight Texas talk a but increasingly others Sean insensitivity in some of his comments. On subjects ranging from women t ethnic groups Perot a comments to Intel viewers have raised eyebrows with a num Ber of activist groups. A the has sort of a throwback style tha May not Wear Well a said Harriett Wood of the National women a political cac Cus. The japanese american citizen league sent Perot a protest letter after Perot made what it viewed As a a Japar bashing comment in an Abc interview Perot was discussing How the japanes give foreign Aid predicated on much of being spent on japanese products while the United states has no Simitar disc Pline. A we give Money and say a rots of Ruck Fellows a Perot said. Joy Morimoto a spokeswoman for the japanese american group said tuesday that neither Perot nor his office has a it sponged
