European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday april 27,1994 Broad spy catching reforms proposed by the Washington Post Washington the White House mediating bitter dispute Between the Fri and Cia Over control of counterintelligence is considering a plan that would cede control of key spy catching and policy setting responsibilities from the Cia to senior Fri. Officials according to administration officials. A draft proposal worked0out by the National Security Council staff and described by officials As broadly agreed upon by representatives of the Cia Fri an Justice department in meetings last week would Institute a series of reforms meant to Speed the Early and efficient detection of foreign spies who have penetrate the . Government officials said. The proposal is meant to soothe Fri and congressional anger Over what senior . Officials have de1 scribed As the Cia s failure for several years to share vital information with the Fri about the Case of alleged spy Aldrich h. Ames and other potential espionage cases. The plan would significantly alter the Way counterintelligence policy will be developed the Way Priori ties would be decided and establish a new Structure for integrating Fri and Cia operations to ensure that in formation flows smoothly Between them a Whitehouse official said. The . Agencies involved in counterintelligence have been asked to submit their final comments on the plan this week after which it will be presented to National Security adviser Anthony Lake and president Clinton for their review. Several officials said that an agreement i principle has been reached on the proposal but that cer Tain details Are still being worked put. The proposal would establish a National Center headed by an Fri official to set Overall Poh cies on counterintelligence operations including the use of poly graphs the collection of information overseas and the training of spy catching experts the officials said. No such Center now exists resulting in widely varying counterintelligence procedures at different Federal Agen cies. An advisory group recently concluded in a report tothe Cia and the defense department that the absence in the stars and stripes 10 years ago april 27,1984 president Rea Gan welcomed to Beijing with a rare21-gun Salute said the future of chinese american relations was Bright despite differences Between the two countries. 20 years ago april 27,1974 Antonio de spin Ola whose military Junta overthrew the political dictatorship in Portugal announced sweeping reforms including the breakup of the political police and a pledge to hold free elections within one year. 30 years ago april 27,19�4 Denmark s Royal Bronze foundry announced that the utile Mermaid statue decapitated by a Vandal s Hacksaw will be re stored Complete with a new head by mid june. L 40 years ago april 27,1954 the West won a Swift first round Victory at the far Eastern peace conference with an East West agreement that eased communist China out of big Power status in the Parley. World War ii 50 years ago today april 27 1�9.4�4, British troops surrounded at Imphal in far Eastern India fight desperately against  japanese forces trying to hold on until Monsoon begin and bog Down military operations. In the Jungles of North Eastern Burma the american soldiers of Merrill s marauders and Allied nationalist chinese troops take up positions to resume their offensive against the japanese at my Itkina. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii by icon books corp., 1981 panned and bows out Lancaster Calif. A the Frie Chicken Chain Popeye is bowing to a complaint on behalf of breast cancer Vic Tims. It is taking Down dozens of billboards advertising the Best breasts in Souther California without plastic  promoting health care plan department of veterans affairs Secretary Jesse Brown Righton a speaking tour sup porting president Clinton s health care plan talks monday to disabled air Force vet eran Ricardo Flores at Audie l. Murphy memorial veterans Hospital in san  on in Center is rep. Frank Tejeda a Texas. Others Are not identified. Abortion providers win High Praise from elders Cincinnati a . Surgeon general Joycelyn elders congratulated and thanked abortion providers monday for helping women she said the nation has largely ignored. Elders said the United states has the highest pregnancy birth and abortion rates of any developed nation because it has not provided enough health Educa Tion easy to use contraceptives and a Cess to health care. She praised people attending the National abortion federation s 18th annual meeting for providing services to women despite sometimes violent opposition. About 150 anti abortion activists pro tested outside the meeting you re talking about providing serv ices to powerless women in Nee Osof syne powerful friends like yourselves. To want to thank you for each one of them and myself elders said. The surgeon general predicted tha Congress will pass legislation to provide health care coverage to All  urged her audience to lobby to make sure the Bill authorizes using Federal tax Money to pay for All reproductive health services including abortions. She cited an array of statistics by age 19, 75 percent of women and 88 percent of men Are sexually Active. In 1990, there were an estimated 1million teen pregnancies in the United states. One of every 10 teen age girls be comes pregnant each year. Seven of 10 Black women will be come pregnant by age 20. Four of 10 White women will become pregnant by that age. Yet we in America still have not accepted the fact that our children Are sexually Active elders said. Just telling them to say no in t enough. We be Don nothing to reduce the need for an Abor  outside the hotel anti abortion activists carried signs. Police reported no arrests. One of the protesters Mary Lou Miller of Cincinnati said abortion was murder. There s no Way that this should Hap pen said Miller a 59-year-old Mother of two. Sylvia Stengle executive director of the Washington based federation said 560people registered for the annual meeting which ends today. The conference offers workshops on abortion technique counselling women and procedures for protecting abortion clinics against attack or harassment. Of uniform policies was wasteful and inhibited successful spy catching operations. The proposal also would require that the new policy setting Center report through an advisory group of senior government officials to the National Security Council staff at the White House rather than to the Cia director. Also the plan would put a senior Fri official in charge of investigating individual spy cases within the Cia s counterintelligence Center ensuring Early Fri Access to raw data a primary Fri concern. Cia director James Woolsey said in an interview moriday that he supports the plan to appoint one or More Fri agents to senior supervisory positions at the Cia Scenter. ,. ,v., i think it will be the Best Way to ensure the team work that s essential to finding spies among . Government employees he said. It will help with the Handoff to Law enforcement authorities by Cia personnel charged with conducting an internal investigation of Security leaks. Powell says he handled violent King in right Way los Angeles a one of the former policemen sent to prison for beat ing Rodney King testified monday that he acted correctly adding that King Wasso out of control he came close to snoot ing him ,., -. ,. V ?. Laurence Powell who struck the most Nightstick blows during the March 3,1991, beating was called As a hostile wit Ness in King s civil lawsuit. He testified after arriving from a prison in North Ern California where he is serving a 30-month sen tence. Last week jurors awarded King $3.8 million in compensatory damages for his injuries. The jurors Are now considering punitive damages against Powell and 14 other defendants you Don t think you did anything wrong that night King s Law yer Milton Grimes asked Powell. I not Only Don t think it. I know it Powell replied. Grimes asked if Powell had come close to shooting King to death. Powell said head come very  if he got up and attacked me one More time it was going to be a shooting situation Powell said. I could not control  King was beaten after a High Speed police Chase when he refused to Stop his car. During his testimony Powell was aggressive and verbose leading Grimes to complain that he was making speeches rather than answering questions. . District judge John Davies re fused to intercede. Davies did Rule that a controversial Mes Sage Powell sent the night of the beating was admissible. In the message Powell referred to a dispute involving a Black family As right out of gorillas in the Mist movie about Dian Fossey s work with apes. Powell s lawyer Michael Stone argue that the comment was irrelevant. King testified earlier that he believe she was beaten because he is Black. The four defendants All police officers atthe time Are White. Powell and former police sgt. Stacey Koon were each sentenced to 30 months in prison for violating King s civil rights. Powell