European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 15,1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 Reagan gives up i a n Contra fight Washington a attorneys for former president Reagan say he s ending his Legal fight to suppress key parts of a report by Iran Contra prosecutors that is highly critical of him. President Reagan is confident that the american Public will evaluate the re port. Only in the context of the full re Cord of Iran Contra and president Rea Gan s response to the report Reagan attorney Theodore Olson said thursday. Court objections by Reagan former attorney general Edwin Meese Iii and sex White House aide Oliver l. North have delayed the report s release for the past month. On Jan. 7, a special panel of three fed eral appellate judges denied their re quests to withhold much of the Doc  judges have said they will release the report next week unless those who have sought to suppress it Appeal to the supreme court. President  not seek supreme court review Olson said. It could not be determined whether Meese and North plan to seek supreme court review. The attempts to delete portions of the report were filed in secret. But sources identified the three As the key Iran con tra figures who filed court motions for suppression it could not be determined if others have filed objections. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity. The Iran Contra affair involved the Sale of arms to Iran in Exchange for its help in freeing . Hostages held by terrorists in Lebanon. Profits from the sales were diverted to pay for illegal arms ship ments to the contras a group that was fighting to overthrow the leftist govern ment of Nicaragua. The report by Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh the culmination of a seven year criminal investigation found that Reagan set the stage for the scandal s illegal activities and that Meese concocted a false account of one of the Anns for hostages deals with Iran said sources who have read portions of the document. The report also found that North regarded comments Reagan made urging support of the contras As an invitation to break the Law said the sources. Rea Gan made the comments in 1984 in the face of a looming congressional ban on . Military assistance to the contras. Marine Pilot killed. �. In crash of Raf Jet from staff and wire reports London the american Pilot of a single seater Royal air Force Trainer Jet died Friday when the air Craft crashed in Western England a ministry of de sense spokesman said. The harrier or. My 7 Jet slammed into the country Side near the Village of Aston Somerville in Worcestershire 30 Miles South of Birmingham shortly after  ,. The Pilot was identified As . Marine capt. . Hearney who was on an Exchange program with the Royal air Force. Hearney 29, was from Santa Ana Calif. -.  " no one on the ground was injured. An Raf inquiry has been launched into the Acci Dent /. ". A Soldier 24, Dies of injuries suffered in car crash Jan. 3 Kitzinger Germany Isa 22nd signal brigade Soldier died in a German Hospital thursday from injuries suffered in a traffic Accident earlier this month a military Community spokeswoman said. Spec. Lionel Barragan 24, was driving to work Jan. 3 on Highway b-8 near Wiir Burg when his car apparently Slid on Black ice into the path of an oncoming car driven by a German said Gabriele Drake a spokeswoman for the 417th base support in. Barragan assigned to the 57th signal co underwent emergency surgery at Wurzburg s University clinic where he was pronounced dead late thursday. Memorial services Are scheduled for 3 . Wednes Day at Kitzinger s Larson Chapel. 2 circus workers killed train cars belonging to Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus lie Askew thursday in Lakeland fla., after the train jumped the tracks Between St. Peters Burg and Orlando. An elephant Trainer and a Clown were killed and 14 circus workers were injured. None of the animals aboard was harmed. The National transportation safety Board is investigating the crash but officials had ruled out sabotage. Bobbitt forced wife to have abortion jury told Man ass As a. Apr Lorena Bobbin testified Friday that her husband forced her to get an abortion when she got pregnant in the first year of their marriage and then made fun of her at the abortion clinic. Bobbitt took the stand for a second time in her trial for cutting off the Penis of her husband John. I was very nervous at the abortion clinic she said. He was laughing about me and i was  she said she was thrilled when she found out in the Spring of 1990 that she was pregnant. But her husband got agitated and threatened to leave her if she did t end the pregnancy she said. I said How could you do this " she said crying As she testified. I Don t want to have a child without a  a Ter the abortion performed three Days before the couple s first anniversary Bobbitt said she Felt sad and guilty like my life was  before the trial recessed for one Day wednesday Bobbitt said the couple s storybook Romance had descended into a Stormy marriage marked by beatings a drapes at the hands of her husband. Other witnesses described physical and emotional scars left by the abuse. Bobbitt 24, charged with malicious wounding testified that beatings began month after their wedding in 1989, and grew in frequency and severity until last june 23, when she says he raped her after a night of drinking. She admits cutting off the Penis that night but claims the abuse drove her to mental illness and an irresistible impulse to harm her husband. The seven woman five Man panel also has heard from John Bobbitt who was acquitted in november of a marital sex Ual assault charge stemming from the alleged june 23 attack on his wife. John Bobbitt 26, denied Ever striking his wife and claimed she often lashed outta him. He claims his wife Cut him be cause she was jealous and angry that he planned to leave the marriage. Both bobbins have filed for divorce. Lorena Bobbitt a native of Ecuador faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and possible deportation it convicted. 2 powerful rifles added As evidence in cult trial u. San Antonio prosecutors added two .50-caliber rifles thursday to dozens of charred weapons presented As evidence that 11 Branch davidians stockpile firearms while plotting to murder Federal agents. The rifles Are capable of piercing tank Armor but can be purchased legally Texas Ranger George Turner Testi fied. He acknowledged there is no limit on the number of legally purchased civilian guns someone May own. I myself would t own any Turner said. I see no reason Why anyone would need to own that  the Materiel taken from the burned out ruins of the Branch davidians compound near Waco was introduced at the trial of 11 cult members accused of Mur Dering four agents of the . Bureau of alcohol Tobac co and firearms during a raid on the cult s Headquarters feb. 28. Sixteen agents were wounded and six Branch davidians Are believed to have died. The at raid touched off a 51-Day standoff that ended april 19 when cult Leader David Koresh and about 80 followers died in a fire that authorities said was set by the cult. Many followers also had been shot. The defendants could face up to life in prison if convicted of the murder and murder conspiracy charges. Six of the 11 defendants Are foreign born including three britons an australian a jamaican and a Canad an. The government s evidence includes at least 100 guns and gun pieces mostly civilian makes. The evidence also includes ammunition silencers military style helmets and clothing fuel cans and a homemade Bayonet Type weapon. A gun Purchase receipt for $13,416 also was presented As evidence. Prosecutors want to prove that Koresh and his disciples had girded for holy War against the government. Defense attorneys said the Branch davidians Stock piled assault weapons As a hedge against the Day the government outlaws such firearms. One of the ,50-caliber rifles found in the compound ruins was pointed toward the building s front door an another toward a position held by the Fri during the standoff Turner said