European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Page 6 the stars and stripes Cia chief Washington a the head of the Cia launched a scathing attack monday on confessed spy Aldrich h. Ames calling him a a warped murdering traitor More loathsome than the most infamous american turncoat Benedict Arnold. The verbal assault by Cia director James Woolsey evidently was designed As a preemptive strike at Ames the admitted soviet agent is nearing the end of a period of intense questioning by intelligence officials trying to learn precisely what american spy operations Ames compromised during his eight plus years of spying for Moscow. Woolsey said Ames has arranged news Media interviews in which he will attempt to depict himself As a victim As a a misunderstood player of the spy  Ames 52, who spent most of his 31 years in the Cia As a counterintelligence officer was arrested last february in april he pleaded guilty to espionage and was sentenced to life in prison. His wife Maria Del Rosario Casas Ames pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. She is to be sentenced after the interrogation of her husband is finished. Woolsey has spoken critically of Ames before but his remarks monday were notably harsher suggesting a . Wednesday july 20,1994 is Ames As traitor concern at the cd a that Ames May win some Public sympathy As he uses the news Media to Tell his Side of the Story a a games was and is a malignant betrayer of his country who killed a number of people who helped the United states and1 the West win the cold War a Woolsey said in a speech at the Center for strategic and International. Security. A the killed them just As surely As if he pulled the trigger of a revolver put to their Heads in the basement of the Lubianka prison the classic method of Kab execution a Woolsey said referring to soviet and East european agents who worked for the Cia and were said to have been unmasked for the soviet secret police by Ames. A they a our agents in the cold War against the soviet Union a risked their lives helped keep you free and died because this warped murdering traitor wanted a bigger House and a  Woolsey said Ames deserves no sympathy. Quot Ames is now trying to reinvent himself a he said. A i will admit to you that its not going to be easy for us to watch Ames efforts to orchestrate Media coverage especially if he a successful a. Woolsey compared ame with the most infamous traitor in american history. A even though Benedict Arnold was also unmasked As a traitor for his attempt to surrender the key fortress of West Point to the British general sir Henry Clinton and even though he also received a Large payment. One would still have to say that there Are some import. Tant differences bet Den him and Ames a Woolsey raid referring to revolutionary War times. A and they Are All in Benedict Arnold a  Woolsey also announced a series of Steps to reorganize and Reform the Cia to Lessen the Chance that other intelligence officers could spy and get away with it for years As Ames did. Among the Steps a hold mandatory counterintelligence training for All Agency managers to make managers better fit to detect signs of potential treachery and act on them properly. A limit the number of people who have Access to especially sensitive intelligence information. Ames has said it was relatively easy for him to pass on to the soviets highly secret information even when it was outside his area of direct responsibility. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago july 20,1984 a the democratic party nominated Walter Mondale As its presidential candidate sending the of line Liberal from Minnesota into the fray against conservative president Reagan. 20 years ago july 20,1974 a John Doar special counsel for the House judiciary committees impeachment inquiry said president Nixon should be impeached. 30 years ago july 20,1964 a former president Eisenhower received clarification of sen. Barry Goldwater a views on a extremism Quot and a a moderation and would Back the Republican candidate in the presidential Campaign a Goldwater spokesman said. 40 years ago july 20,1954 a French Premier Pierre Mendes France stepped up his race against the clock for an indochinese armistice As Hopes mounted that a peace settlement was imminent. It 50 years ago july 20,1944 a unleashing a sixth . Attack against the nazis in nine Days 2,700 warplanes blasted More than 12 key targets in Southern Germany and boosted the allies 48-hour toll against the Luftwaffe to at least 144 planes. World War ii 50 years ago today july 20 1944 1 disgruntled German officers explode a bomb at Adolf Hitler s Headquarters in East Prussia but the nazi Leader escapes with minor injuries the conspirators Are quickly rounded up. Canadian troops take St. Andre sur Orne near Caen but the Allied offensive on the East end of the Normandy front is being ground Down by the germans. . Troops prepare to invade Guam. In the Marianas. Source 2194 Day sol War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981. A High court bid appears assured Washington a Stephen Breyer s nomination to become the nations 108th supreme court Justice won unanimous approval from the Senate judiciary committee on tuesday. He Likely will be confirmed by the full Senate later this week or Early next week. The committee s 10 democrats and eight republicans voted to recommend approval of president Clinton a nomination of Breyer a longtime Federal judge from Boston. The commit t tee cd a irm a a s in Jos e pm Biden d-del., said he hoped that tuesdays vote by the panel would get Brey Eros nomination before the full Senate on Friday. If not he said the Senate vote would come Early next week. After being told by Telephone about the committees vote by sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., Breyer said a a in a very pleased. In a absolutely delighted. Its a Fine vote of  praising Breyer a fairness and ability to explain Complex concepts in understandable terms Biden said Quot these qualities will serve Steve Breyer Well on the supreme  Breyer was praised by sen. Howell Heflin d-ala., As a Quot principled moderate a and by sen Orrin Hatch a Utah As a a moderate  but two senators a Ohio Democrat Howard Metzenbaum and Iowa Republican Charles Grassley a voiced reservations in to t in g to support Breyer. Metzenbaum Breyer a most aggressive questioner during the confirmation hear. Ing said he was worried about the nominees dedication to a the Little Guy. The Ordinary  yet a a a 7, Federal judge Stephen Breyer testifies last week before the Senate judiciary committee which on tuesday unanimously approved his nomination to the supreme court. Grassley said Breyer a testimony Indi. Due to begin its 1994-95 term on the first rated too Broad a View of the const Tuv monday in october. A on. President Clinton nominated Breyer to the supreme court is in recess. It is replace the retiring Harry Blackmun. Ban maintained on medicinal marijuana Washington apr the Clinton administration decided monday not to lift a ban on medicinal marijuana but said it May allow privately funded experiments to try to conclude whether the illegal drug has any real health benefits. The Public health service made the announcement in letters to members of Congress who had urged the administration to overturn former president Bush a ban on medicinal marijuana. A sound scientific studies supporting these claims Are lacking despite anecdotal claims that smoked marijuana is beneficial a assistant health Secretary Philip Lee wrote. A this is a bureaucracy that is too dumb to figure out whether a Weed could help aids patients survive a responded Robert Randall the first person to receive medicinal marijuana legally under a government program. Starting in 1976, certain patients who did not find Relief in traditional medications could apply to the food and drug administration for permission to use marijuana. The Fra allowed medicinal marijuana to ease nausea and loss of appetite caused by cancer and aids treatments ease muscle spasms for people with spinal Cord injuries or multiple sclerosis and alleviate the Eye pressure that blinds glaucoma sufferers such As Randall. Some studies showed that marijuana helped those diseases but others disagreed. Bush in 1992 banned the medical testing or use of marijuana saying it could harm patients who had safer alternatives. The 15 people then receiving the drug were allowed to continue. Eight Are still alive