European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes a . Tuesday february 1,1994north blames his lies on Washington a Senate hopeful Oliver North says president Reagan was responsible for North slips to members of Congress in the Iran Contra scandal. North acknowledged during an appearance sunday on lbs news face the nation that he lied to members of the House permanent select committee on intelligence who inquired in 1986 about reports that North was involved with assisting the nicaraguan Contra rebels. But North explained that he was simply adhering to directives from his superiors that secret White House support for the rebels fighting Nicaragua a communist regime should never be revealed. A who made you do it a Host Bob Schieffer asked when North admitted telling lies. A Well tie president of the United states a North replied. He noted that Keagan had secretly requested 3. Friend of family himself in Miami Miami apr a father gunned Down his three children and a family Friend and injured his wife sunday before killing himself. Police said they did no to know William Gutierrez a motive for the rampage at the family a apartment. He shot each of his children Ages 5, 4 and 1, in the head. Police said he killed the Friend an adult with a shot to the Chest. His wife Mary Diaz 22, was shot in the . She was treated and released said Jackson memorial Hospital spokeswoman Adrienne Ferguson. At the end of the shooting spree Gutierrez 31, shot himself in the head with the semiautomatic handgun. He died several hours later at the Hospital. A a shooting like this that takes the life of three kids 5 years old and under it leaves a police officer speechless a police spokesman Dave Magnusson said. A there Are no words. It just sickens  Magnusson said investigators were trying to determine the exact relationship Between the Friend and the Gutierrez family. The friends name Wasny to released. A there was nothing to indicate that this was her Mary Diazo a Boyfriend nothing to indicate that he was nothing orc than a Friend a Magnusson said. Carbon monoxide poisonings increases in new England Concord . Apr bitter cold heavy Snow and extended Power outages led to a rash of Horibe car Bon monoxide poisonings across Northern new England. A. A. A a a a a. A. A. Since Jan. 1, 78 confirmed or suspected Carbon monoxide poisoning cases have been reported to the new Hampshire Poison information Center in Lebanon. That a More than the 61 reports for All of last year and nearly twice the number of reports in 1991, spokeswoman Mary Scullin said Friday. A we normally see an increase in reporting during the Winter a she said. A but this year its been very cold and people have lost electricity and Are using generators and space Heaters  when generators and Heaters Arentt properly ventilated or maintained they can Emit potentially deadly Carbon monoxide she said. Money for the contras from the government of saudi Arabia a and that the president told his advisers that assistance from foreign countries for the contras  be disclosed. Reagan a spokeswoman Cathy Busch could not be reached by Telephone cart her office sunday night and Early monday. North denied to the lawmakers that he was assisting j the rebels in fact at the time the White House staffer was running a Clandestine operation to keep the contras supplied with weapons during a congressional ban on . Military assistance. In the interview North played Down his misstatements to the House members a it which came during a meeting Ift the White House situation room on aug. 6, 1986. North called it a an informal off the record discussion and said a we ought not to have those kinds of informal  a if the Congress wants to get the straight answers what they ought to do is bring people up of amp re have them raise their right hands just like i did and expect that the will Tell the truth a North added. A a that a what in a going to expect As a .  North is seeking the Republican nomination for the Senate seat from Virginia held by Democrat Charles s. Robb. North has said repeatedly during various National television appearances in recent Days that he never lied to Congress while under oath. A he was not under oath when he lied to the House intelligence committee members in 1986. He admitted during his 1987 sworn testimony to Congress and at his 1989 criminal trial that he had  the 1986 meeting despite the admission at his criminal trial the jury a. Quilted him of the charge regarding the meeting a a felony count alleging that he had obstructed Congress. An employee of a Taco Bell restaurant in Clarksville Tenn., reacts sunday after learning of the slayings of four co workers in an apparent robbery. 4 Taco pm late night slain Clarksville Tenn. Apr four employees of a Taco Bell restaurant were found shot to death sunday in an apparent robbery. The employees were each shot several times police told the Leaf chronicle newspaper. The restaurant Safe had been blown open and 20 or More spent shells from two weapons a Shotgun and a 9 plan pistol were strewn about the restaurant police said. The victims had been working the saturday night shift. The restaurants drive through window closed at 2 . The dining room closed at Midnight. A manager noticed the employees cars in the parking lot when he arrived for work sunday and called police. The bodies were found in two storage rooms the newspaper reported. A a in be seen some terrible things in my 280years, but nothing this brutal a Tennessee Bureau of investigations special agent Jim Taylor Sakl. Police told the associated press on sunday that they would not comment on the Case. The employees were identified As Patricia Price 28 Marsha Klopp 22 Angela Wyatt 22 and Kevin Campbell 22. Wyatt May have been pregnant police said. New Orleans a Tough times Are forcing change on the glitzy mad carnival that is Mardi  years exclusive groups known As Drewcs made hosting the Street party a Point of civic Pride. Now Struggs Fig to finance the Gaudy parades and lavish balls expected to draw More than a million revellers to the City on feb. 15, some May plug corporate sponsors on their Parade floats. A a we be avoided it As Long As possible. Now we re at the Point of doing it or losing More parades. Its need not greed a said one Crewe Captain who according to tradition must remain Anonymous until the groups Ball. And to pay for police and other services the City is exploring a plan to License and sell a a official products during what has always been an extremely unofficial festival. The Mardi gras tradition dates to 1827, when a band of exuberant creoles just Back from their studies in Paris donned fantastic costumes and startled the City with a Street procession. It has since become a huge tourist draw generating $567.7 million in spending last year. The spectacle builds toward fat tuesday when parades wind into the City a French Quarter Laden with celebrities and masked riders who fling trinkets into a Forest of outstretched hands. But All those toys and tinsel Cost a pretty Penny. About 32,000 people Rode in parades last year spending an average of $440 each for beads stuffed animals and other items to toss to the crowds according to economist Jim Mclain. In addition Crewe membership dues average $300, and while some Rewes Are raising them they do so at thei peril said Arthur Hardy publisher of the Mardi gras guide an annual publication that describes floats and Parade routes. Two thirds of the approximately 100 Rewes traditionally raised Revenue through Bingo Halls but attendance and earnings dropped sharply Wurn casinos opened on Mississippi a nearby Gulf coast. A a the City meanwhile is considering defraying its costs with official to shirts gadgets and drinks. A i look at every proposal that can help us make Money and i take Mosby of them a mayor Sidney Barthelemy said