European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fan 8 the stars and stripe3 to . 1 wednesday november 10,1999 Clinton aides targeted in file probe a 1 i .1 i a a a a i amp. A Taftt a aaa a a a am 2 m h lift Amine by the Washington Post Washington the state department inspector general has found that two Clinton administration appointees May have violated the Law by retrieving and disclosing information from personnel files of Bush administration officials sources say. Both appointees were named in a Quot prosecute be summary that inspector general Sherman m. Funk sent to the Public integnty"5ection of the Justice department on monday the sources said. Details of Funk s two month investigation into Why the files were retrieved from storage last june and How information from them was leaked in August will not be made Public while Justice department officials determine whether to prosecute the two and any others. Among the nearly 60 people interviewed during Funk a investigation were senior White House and state department personnel sources said. The two appointees Are Joseph Tarver and Simon Cahn who worked in the Clinton White House Liaison office at the state department until september Tarver and Cahn have been detailed to the departments for eign affairs training Center in Arlington va., during the investigation sources said. Both worked on the Clinton presidential Campaign of 1992. Neither Taf vef a or Cahn could be reached for com ment. Lawyers involved in the Case refused to discuss their clients. When the files matter arose in september a state department official said Tarver had gotten the personnel records by mistake in response to a query for operational records. Funk s inquiry was requested by state department officials on sept. 2, one Day after the Washington Post reported that Clinton state department officials had read the stored files of 160 Bush political appointees at the department and were gossiping about information from the folders of two members a Jennifer Fitzgerald and Elizabeth , the file of Fitzgerald former Deputy chief of protocol and close aide to George Bush for Many years was described As empty. That of Tamposi who was fired last year for her role in the pre election search of then candidate Clinton a passport file was said to have contained critical information about her. Disclosure of information from  unauthorized individuals such As reporters would violate the privacy act. A number of Republican members of Congress led by sen. Mitch Mcconnell r-ky., have pushed the state and Justice departments for action on the file search matter. Last month Mcconnell held up a planned Senate vote to confirm five state department nominees in order to Force some action in the democratic Case. In a Senate speech last thursday Mcconnell Drew a parallel Between the immediate uproar of the press and democratic members of Congress Over the Republican search of candidate Clinton a passport file last year and the Quot indifference to the rights of 160 american citizens this year when the allegations involved a demo in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago nov. 10,1983 a president Reagan and japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone concluded formalities and got Down to business apparently airing disagreements Over the size of Japan a $20 billion Trade surplus with the United states. A of 20 years ago nov. 10,1973 a Lait minute complications threatened to delay official acceptance of an egyptian israeli cease fire worked out by . Secretary of state Henry a Kissiov Ger during his rounds of Middle East diplomacy. 30 years ago nov. 10,1963 a disaster struck twice in Quick succession in widely separated parts of Japan As a mine explosion and the crash of two passenger trains left 304 persons dead and hundreds injured. 40 years ago nov. 10,1953 . Secretary of state John poster duties said the West wifi have to proceed without the soviets on decisions involving Germany it Moscow persists in refusing to negotiate outstanding issues. C world War ii 50 years ago today nov. 10 1943a 3 the germans reorganize their defense along the italian front putting Back armoured unite in the West to re equip before an expected Allied thrust at cassitto the us army s 45di div advances to 0te Hills Between Pozzini end of Lignano without opposition. The main body of the Gilbert islands invasion Tore sails from Peart Harbot soon Dre a to Ltd wat w h pub Mhz Vuk. A cratic administration. Mcconnell s former administrative assistant Janet Mullins is a focus of the separate investigation into the Republican search of the passport records. Meet face to face new York apr painting himself and his attackers As victims of circumstance Reginald o. Denny Shook hands monday with one of the men who beat him unconscious in the opening moments of the los Angeles riots. After meeting Henry Keith Watson during a taping of the Donahue show Denny said the rage of attackers was understandable. Quot How Many people Ever got mad at somebody and just want to grab Mem and shake Mem a Denny said. A that Tommu nity just wanted to grab somebody and shake Mem awake and 1 was the person they  Watson said he was sorry for what happened to Denny. To sorry for the injuries or. Denny suffered a Watson said after they watched a videotape of the attack. Quot Are you sorry for your participation a asked Host Phil Donahue. Quot i have mixed feelings about it a Watson answered. Quot what happened to or. Denny was terribly unfortunate. He was an innocent  Watson was one of several men who attacked Denny after he was dragged from his truck at a South Central los Angeles intersection. The april 29,1992, attack was the flashpoint of the riots that erupted after four White police officer were acquitted of most state charges in the beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. Watson was convicted of Misdemeanour assault but acquitted of the most serious charges against him including attempted murder. After pleading guilty to a felony charge of assault a the one charge on which the jury had deadlocked a he was spared a prison term. Co defendant Damian m. Quot football Williams was convicted of mayhem and Reginald o. Denny left shakes hands with one of the men who beat him during the los Angeles riots Henry Keith Watson. Television Host Phil Donahue looks on. Faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Denny said he was Able to forgive Watson because of his religious beliefs and because of his. Desire to make Bis Young daughter proud. Quot it was t me against mr., Watson a Denny said. Quot it was a lot of bad things in a Community and i was just there when something went wrong. Its not a personal vendetta. This problem is something that happened be Ore or. Watson and i were Ever bom pfc and we just got caught up in a mess on that  Denny is White his attackers Are Black. An upbeat Denny said he still has some vision problems and can no longer drive a truck for a living because the attack left him prone to seizures. He said he is living on $332 a week in workers compensation. The Donahue show featuring Denny and Watson was to in two parts beginning tuesday in most . Markets. Official identifies wrong Man in bomb trial new York a beardless and smiling in the courtroom a palestinian charged in the world Trade Center bombing did not catch the Eye of a Federal agent the Way he did when he tried to enter the country with a bogus swedish passport. A Susan Bethon an inspector with the immigration and naturalization service pointed out the wrong Man during mondays trial proceedings. After a Long look around the Federal courtroom Bethon pointed to defendant Mohammad a. Salameh a rather than Ahmad Ajaj a As the Man she stopped at Kennedy Airport in 1992 with a phony passport. An elated defense attorney Austin Campriello rushed behind Salameh and patted his shoulder seeking confirmation from Bethon. The witness nodded. It was unclear what effect the misidentification would have on the Case the government is trying to build against Ajaj. The 27-year-old is accused of carrying the recipe for the bomb that exploded beneath the world Trade Center on feb. 26. The blast killed six people and injured More than 1,000. Ajaj and the three other defendants Are charged with conspiracy. He pleaded guilty to a false passport charge and was in jail when the bombing took place Bethon noted that the Man whom she pointed out looked similar to the Man she stopped at the Airport. Salameh 26, of Jersey City n j., has a Beard a narrow face and a thin Frame similar to Ajai. Ajaj had a Beard when he was stopped but now wears Only a mus