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Show M..nd,., National News !'. IW7 THK HKltAM). Provo. Utah. - Page i The latest in news from across the United States provided bv Associated Press. onfra benefactor admits to North meetinas WASHINGTON (AFi Lt. Col Oliver L. North met on d liferent occasions with a wealthy Connec ticut woman who was the benefactor of a political principal group involved in a lobbying drive, the woman acknowledges. The woman, Barbara Newington of Greenwich, Conn., helped bankroll a Virginia-base- d political action committee headed by her friend, Washington fund raiser Carl "Spitz" Channell. public records show. Her role suggests a close link between North, the fired White pro-Cont- House aide, and Channells efforts to conduct a nationwide media campaign in support of President Reagan's policies. Public documents list Mrs. Newington as the source of nearly half the $71)0.000 raised by Channell s Virginia group, which helped pay for that public relations blitz. Channell used a network of conservative groups he controls to help fund speaking tours by Nicar-aguarebels, and broadcast at least $1 million worth of television ads that targeted congressional opponents of the administration's pro-Cont- n butors and provided written material used tor the TV commercials $100 million aid proposal for the Contras lighting Nicaragua's leftist government. The source of his funding has come under scrutiny, with congressional and federal investigators looking into a report in the Lnvell (Mass.) Sun that North provided money for the campaign from profits diverted from U.S. arms sales to Iran. Although denying that Iranian money was used in the media effort or that North solicited contributions. Channell acknowledges North spoke to groups of his contri Besides providing funds for Channell s el torts. Mrs. Newington has given money over the years to many conservative political candidates, including extremist pres- idential candidate Lyndon and the late Rep. Larrv McDonald. Mrs Newington, who is the widmayor ol Hastings. NY., refused in an interview to discuss her finances. Virginia state election records owed daughter of a six-ter- show she gave !24.800 to Channell s American Conservative Trust State Klivtion Fund political action committee However, Channell collected millions more for his groups whose contributors are not public. Thus, the total amount of Mrs. Newington'? assistance in his operations cannot be determined. "She was probably his biggest contributor." said Adam Goodman of the Baltimore-baseRobert d Goodman Agency which produced Channell s TV ads. Mrs New ington. in several tel phone conversations with The A sociated Press, refused to discus her relationship with North an Channell, other than to say hi; meetings with North were "on t friendly basis." She first claimed to have met North only once, at a White Hous "briefing'' for Channell contribu tors, but later acknowledged sic met with him on other occasions, including for dinner, sometime-privatel- y and at least once witl Channell present. Arrest House panel seeks new way to guard secrets M - A conWASHINGTON (AP) gressional panel, citing a recent string of disastrous spy cases, is calling for major changes in the way the nation protects its secrets. The report by the House Intelligence Committee said U.S. spy agencies have become almost lackadaisical about guarding the nation's most sensitive secrets. The committee, using terms far harsher than those used by its Senate counterpart in a similar report last year, found "a litany of disaster" and called for major overhauls reaching deep into the counterspy bureaucracy. "The committee does not believe that the U.S. intelligence community can go ahead on a business-as-usubasis in the wake of these espionage disasters," said the report issued last week, which was the result of a series of hearings and interviews last year. While the report details many of the same shortcomings cited by the Senate Intelligence Committee four months ago, its tone is far more pessimistic, citing a "disturbing lack of judgment," "stagdamage to nagering, long-tertional security" and "serious man- agement failure'- - in various intelligence areas. "Our hope is that the criticisms will be taken as drawing attention to something that needs to be improved," said Rep. Louis Stokes, the new chairman of the won't committee. "We hope the executive branch will clean up its act." President Reagan began implementing a series of counterintelligence defenses in November that stemmed from a long study by the National Security Council staff. The changes included stationing Pentagon investigators inside large defense plants, increased spending on communications security and improvements in handling of defectors. But Rep. Lee Hamilton, who was chairman of the House panel while t was conducting the study, said those and other recent improvements are not enough. "The reaction of the intelligence community to the spy cases was very inadequate," Hamilton said. "Our report took into consideration those steps, and we think they are not sufficient." The previous Senate report, while pointing out areas in which improvement was needed, concluded: "As a result of significant improvements in recent years, the nation's counterintelligence structure is fundamentally sound." Sen. David Boren. chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committtee, said part of the problem may be due to a effort over the past eight years to restore the dominance of the United States in the area of intelligence gathering. single-minde- d stop cocaine - Homeowners in Port Huron, Mich., battle waves from Lake Huron. Snow, high winds rake Northeast, schools close in Ohio, W. Virginia By The Associated Press snowstorm blamed for one death raked the Northeast today after battering the Great Lakes with snow and gusts to 86 mph that downed power lines, closed roads and leveled a seawall on Chicago's Lake Michigan waterfront. Blizzard warnings went up today over southern New England and New York's eastern Long Island, with up to 16 inches of snow and gusts to 50 mph forecast. Snow driven by 40 mph gusts fell from North Carolina to New England. Snow also fell today from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley. Up to 5 inches of snow was expected over much of the rest of the Northeast. "Right now it's clear, but the roads are terrible. The truck drivers aren't moving," said Betty Fladd, a cashier at a truck stop along Interstate 90 near Erie, Pa., which had 8 inches of snow and gusts to 35 mph early today. "It's going to be pretty bad just about all day," said Jim Gurka. a National Weather Service meteo A rologist in Boston, where motorists were urged to stay off the road to help snow crews get to work. Snow, ice and high wjind closed schools today in Ohio and in West Virginia, where up to 6 inches of snow was expected overnight. The University of Akron, Kent State University's main campus, and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio also closed. Flights to the Cleveland area, which received up a foot of snow, were diverted Sunday because of poor visibility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, but the situation eased and flights were again arriving early today, said operations manager Al Munnerly. Howling winds gusting to 50 mph and a freak water surge in Lake Michigan breached seawalls and forced the closing of all 15 miles of Chicago's scenic Lake Shore Drive on Sunday. lakelront apartment buildResidents of a ing were evacuated late Sunday alter water in the basement knocked out its utilities. 100-un- it MIAMI (AP) Violence and businesslike organization are the hallmarks of the world's largest cocaine ring, and the arrest of a Colombian reputed to be one of its leaders won't seriously damage the operation, authorities say. "There may be a short term effect, but until the 5.8 million users of cocaine decide that cocaine is killing them, the cocaine will come from elsewhere." said John Lawn, administrator of the Drug Enforce ment Administration. Carlos Rivas Lehder, 37, who was captured in a shootout in Colombia and brought to the Unit ed States last week, was scheduled to appear today at a federal court hearing in Jacksonville on drug smuggling charges. An indictment in Miami alleged Lehder was responsible for Medel-lisupervision of the Cartel's laboratories and distri bution centers in remote sections of Colombia, but at least one investigator said he is dispensable. "There are others just waiting in the wings to take his place," said Billy Yout, DEA spokesman in Miami. The indictment alleges the Med ellin Cartel, because many traffickers congregate near the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, has smuggled at least salons of cocaine into the Unitee States and supplies 80 percent oi the cocaine powder imported into this country. on-si- n inister battles threat of WILLIAMSVTLLE, N.Y. (AP) -minister who passed out condoms to his congregation during a A weekly service said the national publicity of his plans had already helped enlighten people about the spread of AIDS. "More than my AIDS stations to the for devices, advertising accept which U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop has said is the best way to halt the spread of AIDS aside from sexual abstinence. Ac- He urged television v.. . wildest dreams accomwere plished before to- day even got here," the Rev. Carl F. Titchener said Sunday after his sermon at the Unitarian Universalis! Church of Amherst. L 1 W "fJ 1? The minister spoke to an overflow audience of 250 greeted times with W"' r and was four f. ap- including plause, a standing tion. ova- X "We have the two leading health officials in the United States warning us about a plague and we don't know how to react, Jj a" ii-- J x i v f . - f ; " difeBL 2? I 1: The Rev. Carl F. Titchener , ya. IT J. i C how to talk, because we are still"squeam- ish," he said. Outside the church, about 10 people marched in freezing rain to protest the action. One of their placards read. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing." s of the way through his talk. Titchener and six ushers dispensed about 125 boxes, each containing three condoms. 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