European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars Ano stripes . Monday december 13,1993ex-lawmaker was informer Fri says by the new York times Washington a the Justice department said saturday that Carroll Hubbard jr., a former member of the . House from Kentucky served As an informer for the Fri for about six months this year while trying to avoid prosecution on charges related to his use of Campaign contributions. Fri spokesman Carl Stern said that the investigation of Hubbard was continuing but that the former con Grussman was no longer working for the Bureau. Hubbard s role As an informer was disclosed sat urday in the Washington Post which said he concluded that he had no Choice but to cooperate with the Fri after finding himself the target of a Federal investigation into his use of Campaign Money. The newspaper quoted Hubbard As saying Quot for More than six months 1 was an Fri slave a who wore a recorder and taped Telephone conversations. But Stern said Quot i understand that his cooperation was  Hubbard a Democrat from Mayfield ky., served for 18 years in the House. He was Defeated in the democratic primary last year by Tom Barlow a businessman who now serves in the House. Hubbard could not be reached for comment at his Home in Kentucky or at his residence in Northern Virginia. Telephones at both places went unanswered saturday. Dennis l. Null a former Law partner of Hubbard a who represented him in dealings with the government earlier this year said saturday Quot the congressman was attempting to cooperate with the government to the fullest extent even at the risk of his own life. He was wilting to risk everything in helping the .  Justice department officials said saturday that the investigation of Hubbard began As part of an inquiry into the House banking scandal. Later they said Federal agents began investigating whether Hubbard had misused Campaign Money Ana whether he had used members of his congressional staff improperly for political purposes. Congressional aides said they understood that the Fri was planning to use Hubbard As part of an undercover investigation of corruption on Capitol Hill such As the a scam investigation in 1979 and 1980. As part of a scam Fri agents posing As represent lives of businesses and wealthy sheiks solicited favors from members of Congress in return for gifts of Cash or securities. But Stem said saturday Quot there was no a scam 2 being  Hubbard apparently thought he was going to help the . Government investigate Libya and libyan lobbyists. Null said that Hubbard travelled to Libya and met with the libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi in the course of his informing. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago dec. 13,1983 a a truck packed with explosives blew up after ramming through the Gate of the . Embassy in Kuwait one of six car bombings to Rock the persian Gulf state. 20 year Sago dec. 13,1973 a . Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger proposed that the european allies and Japan join America in a crash program to surmount the Oil crisis by developing new Energy sources and saving existing stocks. 30 year Sago dec. 13,1963 a defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara announced that he ordered 26 military bases in the United states and seven overseas to be closed or reduced substantially. 40 years ago dec. 13,1953 a Moscow radio announced that foreign minister . Molotov assured . Ambassador Charles e. Bohlen that the soviet Union would give Quot serious attention Quot to president Eisenhower s proposals on nuclear control. 50 year Sago _ dec. 13,1943 a . Heavy bombers struck their seventh blow of the War at the German port of Emden claiming to have destroyed 138 enemy planes for their third biggest Victory at a Cost of Only 17 bombers and three fighters. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 13 1 a 9 �3 in the first air raid escorted by Long Range p-51 fighters 710 bombers from the . 8th air Force attack the port of Kiel in Northern Germany it is the most american bombers sent on a single Mission so far. A . Navy amphibious task Force sails to conduct a Landing on the Akrawe Peninsula on new Britain Island. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smitti publishers inc. Work almanac Book of world a it in ii a son books corp., 1981 a auctioned Auto is out of this world and on Moons by the new York times new York in what May have been history s most audacious Sale of a used vehicle soothe by son saturday auctioned off a research vehicle the russians left of the surface of the Moon in 1970. The Price was $68,500. Quot we made sure we did no to Promise to deliver it a said David n. Redden the senior vice president of the auction House who organized the Sale Over a three year period. Soothe by a sold 227 items from the soviet space program a from Moon rocks $442,500 for three to space capsules $1.7 million for the better one to the first eating utensils used in space $6,900 to instructions for the finder of the space dogs Belka and Strelka on their return to Earth $10,350. The total spent was $6.8 million in line with pre Sale estimates of $5 million to $7 million. Eleven items were left unsold. The Lunak Hode a lunar surface Rover now in the Moon s sea of Rains came with a Legal title to the buyer from the russian space manufacturer. The motive of the Anonymous buyer is unknown. Quot its hard for Many people to understand Quot Redden said. A to buy it one has to assume that at some Point Man will be reaching the Moon on a regular  the atmosphere among the standing room Only crowd was one of excitement. But a sense of history also was inescapable As several former cosmonauts watched the proceedings behind a darkened window in rotheby s boardroom. Business suits predominated rather than the furs and Black ties of an auction of say impressionist Art. Quot i think this is a very reasonable action a said cosmonaut Aleksei a. Leonov the first Man to walk in space and a rapt Spectator a it permits an Exchange of cultural values for  it also permits newly private enter items from the soviet space program Are displayed at rotheby s auction House in new York on saturday. Suspended above the crowd is the suit used by cosmonaut Aleksei a. Leonov during the first spacewalk in 1965, the auction raised $6.8 million. Prises that continue to run major parts of the former soviet unions space program to make much needed Money. These included makers of spacesuits and capsules other Sellers included cosmonauts and their families. Buyers ranged from Art dealers to hobbyists to museums. The sales two space capsules were bought by an unidentified american who was said to have indicated a desire to re turn them to Russia eventually to exhibit them1 in museums. Soothe by a officials said they did not know whether any russians had bid. The $1.7 million the american paid for one capsule was the highest Price in the Sale but less than the $3 million to $5 million soothe by a estimated before the Sale. A second capsule sold for $552,500, compared with an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. Robb Wilder to vie in Virginia primary by the new York times Richmond a. A leaders of the Virginia democratic party decided saturday that next years showdown Between sen. Charles s. Robb and gov. A Douglas Wilder who Are competing for the democratic nomination for the Senate will be resolved in a primary election. The roiling feud Between the two men has Given the states politics a soap opera subtext for the last decade and now Vir Giniat a 3 million registered voters will have a Chance to choose Between them. Virginians do not Register by parly so All voters will be eligible to vote in the democratic primary expected to be june 14. If the nominee were to have been chosen in a convention As Robb was in 1988, the. Decision would have been left to about 3,000 democratic party members. In the general election next nov 8, the democratic nominee is expected to face Oliver l. North the retired Marine officer who is favored to receive the Republican nomination at a party convention in june. State Law permits the political parties to choose their method of nomination. The decision by democratic leaders saturday Sei the stage for a boisterous expensive Campaign. A by the time this is Oyer you la think it should be on pay per new said or. Robert a Holsworth chairman of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Wilder who by state Law cannot seek a consecutive term As governor leaves office Jan. 15. He and Robb have had a Long running and bitter feud that was heightened when Wilder accused Robby a staff of leaking embarrassing excerpts of an intercepted Telephone conversation. Robby a first Senate term has been marred by disclosures about his indiscreet socializing when he was governor from 1982 to 1986. A former Beauty Queen claimed that she had had an affair with Robb and a private investigator claimed in a Book that Robb had snorted cocaine