European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page stars and stripes . J a wednesday december 1s. 1993packwood accused of altering tapes Ratkow Usuf a Burtts Flisuk us Cal govern mini Money Anu Imp Ign funds to pay a woman to transcribe tape re mings of his diary entries the attorneys said in pacts tiled in . District court. Washington a sen. Bob Packwood altered diary tape recordings subpoenaed by the ethics committee Senate lawyers said tuesday in an urgent replies that a Federal court seize the materials  r-ore., also used government Money and car a 1 a Quot cot pers the tapes were altered after the Senate select committee on ethics began its investigation of Packwood the Senate lawyers said. The Justice department also has subpoenaed pack Wood s diaries As part of a criminal investigation. It was not immediately Clear How the alleged alteration affects that probe. Laws on obstructing Justice prohibit tampering with subpoenaed materials. The ethics committee subpoenaed All diary materials from 1989 10 the present and asked a Federal court to enforce the demand when Packwood refused to comply. A court hearing is scheduled for thursday. While Packwood initially supplied diary entries covering 1969-88, the committee subpoenaed diary materials after finding an entry related to a lobbyists Job offer to Packwood a wife. The couple is now divorced. The Job offer also triggered the Justice department subpoena according to administration officials. Packwood is opposing the subpoena arguing it Vio lates his constitutional right to privacy and his fifth amendment right against self incrimination. The court papers sought Quot immediate enforcement of the committee subpoena to enable the panel Quot to evaluate electronic and manuscript records to determine the extent and particulars of the  the papers said the tapes were transcribed by Cathy Wagner Cormack the senators former Secretary. The Legal papers said she told Tolje committee Friday that Packwood a had altered diary tapes that he had provided to her for  she testified that Packwood Quot took Back some tapes in my Possession which i had not yet transcribed. At a later time it a. Pear cd to me that he May have made some revisions to those tapes. Subsequently he confirmed that he  Victor Baird chief ethics committee counsel said in a written declaration to the court a new information available to the committee confirms that both government and Campaign resources were used to transcribe sen. Packwood a  worked for Packwood a Senate office from 1969, when he entered the Senate through 1981. She told the committee that Between 1981 and 1933, she worked for the Republican Senate Campaign com Mittee but also received $2,400 a year from pack Woods office funds to continue transcribing the diaries. In the stars and stripes10 years ago dec. 15,1983 a the battleship new Jersey blasted targets deep in syrian held territory with its 16-Inch guns the largest conventional artillery afloat. Two smaller . Warships joined the attack.20 year Sago dec. 15,1973 a leaders of the nine nation european Community opened a two Day Summit to push for stronger Solidarity but immediately ran into trouble Over Middle East policy and the Energy crisis.30 years ago dec. 15,1963 a the Frank Sinatra or. Kidnapping Case was broken with the arrest of three men recovery of nearly ail of the $240,000 Ransom and a pre Dawn arraignment of the suspects.40 year Sago dec. 15,1953 a . Secretary of state John Foster duties warned a nato Council session that if european nations decide to commit suicide by blundering into another War Quot they May have to commit it alone.�?�50 years ago dec. 15,1943 a Turkey was trying to persuade Bulgaria to sever its ties with the axl3, and seek peace with Britain the United states Greece and Yugoslavia according to reports reaching new York via Cairo Egypt. C world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 151943 the 112th Cav regt of the . Army lands on the Akrawe Peninsula of new Britain Island. Far West of the major japanese air and naval bases at Rabaul. Australian troops capture Lakona on new Guinea. On the Western italian front Allied forces open a new offensive striking toward san Pietro Monte Lungo and san Michele pass. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book 0/ world War 11, Bison books corp., 19s1 a Pilot killed after ejecting u-2 >4 1 a a it. R % a t v. Y ramp. Quot. A Quot l v. \ 1. A a a f a v aex Quot Quot $ a. A. Quot 4# amp t. It. V a a it Ain at l t a % a investigators inspect remains of a u-2 that crashed after the Pilot ejected and was killed. A Beale fab Calif. A a u-2 spy plane crashed monday after its Pilot ejected moments after taking off on a training Mission. The Pilot capt Richard Schneider 32, was pronounced dead about 35 minutes after the crash air Force officials said. Schneider of South Weymouth mass., ejected just after the plane took off from Beale fab. The aircraft exploded in a Field about 200 Yards off the bases main runway said air Force spokesman Mike d Giordano. Officials said they did not know Why Schneider ejected Digiordano said. The crash charred about one third of an acre and left Small pieces of debris scattered in the Field. Because of the u-2�?Ts Large fuel capacity it does no to have a full 1 Anding gear. Wheeled struts fall off during Takeoff and landings Are made on two permanent wheels along the body of the Jet. The plane comes to rest on a Down turned wingtip. Beale fab about 40 Miles North of Sacramento is the Home base for the air forces u-2 Fleet. The u-2 is a single engine single seat reconnaissance Jet. It has a Range of More than 4,000 Miles and can Fly above 70,000 feet. 2nd witness links Kelso to Tail Hook scene Norfolk a. A a second witness has testified that adm. Frank b. Kelso u saw some of the debauchery at the 1991 Tail Hook convention saying the Navy Stop uniformed officer heard a gang of men urging a woman to get naked. A a am i hearing what i think in a hearing a a Robert l. Beck quoted Kelso As saying As the men shouted for the woman to take off her top. A few minutes later someone waved a woman Stop in the air Beck testified monday. A Well 1 guess that a the end of that a Beck quoted the Admiral As saying on the Friday night of the convention. However Beck said the men then began shouting for the woman to take off her Bottom. He said Kelso walked away As hotel Security personnel arrived to disperse the crowd on the Rowdy third floor of the Las vegas Hilton. Beck a commercial Pilot and Captain in the Navy Reserve was the second person to contradict Kelso a claim that he saw no misconduct at the convention where dozens of women were molested by Drunken Navy and Marine aviators on the third floor sept. 7,1991, Kelso chief of naval operations has testified that he was not on the third floor at All that saturday night when others said they saw him with then Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii. He has acknowledged being there Friday. Last week the wife of a Navy to aviator said she saw Kelso and Garrett watch two women drink from a plastic sex toy on saturday. A military judge is considering whether the dispute Over Kelso a whereabouts is grounds to dismiss charges against cmdr. Thomas r. Miller 47, and Gregory Tritt 43. Garrett resigned Over the scandal Kelso was allowed to keep his Job. Meanwhile two admirals who had told Pentagon investigators they saw Kelso and Garrett on inc third floor saturday night hedged on their earlier statements. A i can to remember for certain seeing him a said vice adm. William c. Bowes head of naval air systems come. A i still feel that i saw him there but my degree of Confidence in that feeling is very very Low a said rear adm. Paul a Par cells then commander of the Atlantic fleets tactical air forces 41 Santa s $50 handouts just a do s stunt Boston up1 a a secret Santa who gained front Page attention by driving around in a limousine for the past week handing out $50 Bills in the Boston area was Only staging a publicity stunt for a Worcester mass., radio station the station disclosed monday. At a news conference executives of Waal pm said the station was hoping to gain listeners in the Boston area through the $10,000 Giveaway and did not mean to offend anyone. Greg Hill the stations morning disc jockey who had refused to identify himself or even speak to reporters during his Seyen Day Jaunt denied the station was misusing the Symbol of Santa Claus. A Only if you think helping people is manipulation a Hill said. Hill silently passed out the $50 Bills along with Small Christmas cards to occupants of homeless shelters Hospital patients bar patrons Holiday shoppers Ana others each time he arrived unannounced in his chauffeur driven Limo and then leu without a word