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MANCHESTER U.S./WORLD t - MAN( Teacher pact Voyager trying Whalers suffer gets welcome to circle world dismal weekend ... page 3 ... page 7 ... page 11 iiaiirlipatpr Hrralft ) Manchester — A City ol Village Charm • y, Monday, Dec. IS, 1986 30 Cents Low I Temp Shelter White House proposal wants Regan Showt a first E NATIO shower By John F. Kirch are alst Herald Reporter to go public Manchester will soon become home to a first-of-its-kind residence By W. Dale Nelson The aide. Donald P. Gregg, for teenage girls if proponents can The Associated Press disclosed over the weekend that he turn six years of dreaming and arranged a meeting in August planning into reality. WASHINGTON - President between Felix Rodriguez, a former C Shelter For Women Inc., the Reagan’s chief of staff, Donald T. associate of his at the CIA, and U.S. non-profit organzation that oper Regan, is willing to testify before officials after Rodriguez expressed ates the Hartford-based Gray Congress in open hearings on what concern that supplies to the Contra Lodge treatment facility, hopes to he knew about the secret sale of rebels were moving too slowly. open the home for girls who need arms to Iran and the diversion of The disclosure was the first time minimal social support in a family profits to Contra rebels in Nicara Bush’s staff had been linked with environment by early summer, gua, the White House said today. Rodriguez in connection with the Executive Director Rose Senatore Presidential spokesman Larry private supply flights, which came said today. Speakes also gave new emphasis to during a congressional ban on U.S. The home would provide a place the administration’s recommenda military aid to the Nicaraguan for girls who are almost ready to tion that former White House aides rebels. live independently but still lack tell Congress what they knew. Bush’s press secretary. Marlin Several officials, including former Fitzwater, said Sunday that Gregg some skills needed for self- first told the vice president about suhiciency. Senatore said. national security adviser John Poindexter and his fired aide, the August meeting last week. She said the state does not have “Gregg apparently had taken it any facilities of this kind, putting Oliver North, have refused to answer any questions, invoking the upon himself to put Felix in touch pressure on younger teenagers who with various people,” Fitzwater have stayed in group homes or Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. said. “He had not previously told foster homes to live on their own too the vice president, ... I think the quickly. Many do not have families “We do reiterate, underscore and publicly proclaim that we would vice president feels that he should to gb home to, Senatore .said. have been told. “These are adolescents who don’t like for them to testify; we would like for them to work out a means to “At this point there is no have any family support,” Sena indication of wrongdoing, but we tore said. “We are the support testify; we would like for them to /■ 4 tell the entire story: we would like sure want to find out all the facts,” group. It will be very family- Fitzwater said. oriented.” for them to tell it in open session, and we would like for them to do it He said the report was to be on the vice president’s desk today and. MORN UNDER THE PLAN, a bouse on as quickly as possible,” Speakes said. after review, to the appropriate today Hartford Road would become the congressional committees and to a residence of eight girls between 16 Regan has said he supported the South. sale of arms to Iran but did not special counsel expected to be and 18 years old, all of whom would appointed soon to look into Iranian precip atte;nd Manchester schools. The know profits were being diverted to Herald photos by Pinto the Contras. It had been uncertain arms sales and profits from them teenagers would be supervised by being diverted to the Contras. one director and a number of whether Regan would be willing to testify before Congress or whether Gregg declined comment beyond child-care workers who would saying. “I suppose everybody could teach them skills such as cooking, Old Herald the White House would invoke executive privilege and refuse to let think of additional questions, but 5 budgeting and interviewing for comes down him appear. there is nothing more to add.” Jobs. “Don Regan is willing to testify if Meanwhile, The Washington Post The state Department of Child Oscar Gibbs, an reported in today’s editions that the and Youth Services, which issues the committee thinks he can add employee of Dunn anything to their investigation,” ■CIA has secretly given Iraq de Critic licenses for such facilities, will set tailed information to assist Iraqi Bros. Inc. of South Speakes said. the rates and pay a daily rate for “He’d be glad to do so; he’d be bombing raids on Iran’s oil termi Woody each child, Senatore said. She said Windsor, burns glad to do so in open session,” nals and power plants in the war Her Sisi it would cost about $50 a day for through a truss on the between the two countries. .'ind Bob each child at the home. Speakes said. Bissell Street building Sen. David Durenberger. R- The Post quoted unidentified ■tetor b> Shelter For Women plans an sources as saying the United States that once housed the Minn.. chairman of the Senate f’ritics, operating budget of $185,000 for the Intelligence Committee, said his has supplied the intelligence, in I'onsidei first year, she said. offices and plant of the committee expects to call Regan cluding data from U.S. satellite Most of that would come from the \cadem Manchester Herald. and Attorney General Edwin Meese reconnaissance photography, to The c state, but the organization is going III to testify at closed-door hearings Iraq for nearly two years. During out into the community for contri Demolition of the Allen’s I this week. the same period, the Reagan ulex reU butions to cover the remainder. 64-year-old building Senate Republican leader Bob administration was covertly selling Grants from private groups have continued today. It arms to Iran. ' hondric Dole of Kansas quoted Regan as ent hus been exhausted for now, Senatore was built in 1922 by saying to him Saturday evening; The Post also quoted sources as said. saying CIA Director William Casey .ihead of the Knights of Col “I’ll tell you one thing. I’m not Lynch fi leaving the White House.” met in October and again in EACH TEENAGER would work umbus and It was Some lawmakers in both parties November with senior Iraqi offi iuxtapos a part-time job in town while bought by the Herald have suggested Regan step down or cials to make sure an improved \nd sadi attending school and most would ■ in 1928. It has been be dismissed, but Dole said he communications link was function Lynch stay until 18, Senatore said. Some and his i vacant since 1972. believes the chief of staff “has done ing and to encourage more attacks exceptions could be made for those a pretty good job.” on Iranian installations. screen pi needing further service. As for whether the president, In another phase of the investiga Sisters.’ Shelter for Women Inc. has himself, would be willing to testify, I i rector already bought a house at 151 tion of the Iranian arms sales, Speakes said he did not anticipate a Lawrence E. Walsh, a former The I Hartford Road for $290,000, which request from any committee for nember Senatore said came from private federal judge and diplomat from Nicaragua charges American Reagan’s testimony. “Generally Oklahoma City, said he had no film Cr donations. Organizers are trying to they don’t do that.” Speakes said. career raise at least $30,000 more to bring official word of his selection as Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga.. speaking independent counsel. National Pub .lohn Cl the house up to fire, health and on the ”CBS Morning News” today, generati safety standards. lic Radio and the Los Angeles said the president would be wel Times reported his selection over for ” Sht Senatore said her group has been had maps of military targets come to testify before a congres planning the operation for nearly the weekend. Hoskii sional committee. r ole in ’ six years and picked Manchester In another development. Vice In a related development, there 9 because the town has shown some By Flladelfo Aleman organization that ... specialized in Sen. Patric Leahy, D-Vt., vice were reports that fired White House Dennl intelligence and espionage on mil chairman of the Senate Intelligence President George Bush was calling Dorting interest in supporting other homes The Associated Press his top national security aide to aide Lt. Col. Oliver North helped a of its nature. itary objectives ... and that he was Committee, said, “I don’t think that conservative group’s advertising perform MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The working for the U.S. government this is the last American we’re account for all contacts with a Blue V Already in the works is a plan to former CIA employee who has been campaign gain support for Rea open a group home for troubled government said it arrested an interests,” Foreign Ministry spo going to see captured in Nicaragua. gan’s Nicaragua policy and target Sandr keswoman Angela Saballos said described as a coordinator of teenagers on North Street.

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