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Packwood answers calls on national TV WASHINGTON \P oh Pat kwood, :n Senate Kthi. s ( iit Wednesdav hit i ,1 UK is) I >f ll't‘ women will' him id iiwkhh; iinw.i nlfi I adv am i’s Hit' ( )n*ysnn Ri'puhlii>in said he otllv t an ns all eight of mom than two dozen woman at:t users He said uf thtt woman' I must have apprise ht>tl them in a way that was terribly offensive I can t remember.'' Pat kwood, appearing on TN'N's l.orr\ King l.m\ apolo gized tor "whatever it was I did. even if I couldn't remember." I his w as Pat It wood's set ond network television uppenrant e this month, but the first time he has taken telephone calls from lilt' pulllIt Asked what he meant hv a year-old comment that lie "|usi didn't get it" in his liehavior with women. I’.n kwtiod said: When we went kids it u.is the man that made the first step 1 realized you’ve got to view things the wav a woman v tews them ^ on t an no! conduct yourself the wav you did -ITi years ago " I’.K kwood specifically denied the freipiently told story of one acc user. Portland resident Julie Williamson, who said Pat kwood stood on her toes and tried to take her clothes off "It's not tl.v truth " he said "That did not happen Before the ( NN program, Pat k wood spokeswoman lfohhi Mun son said the senator was embark mg on a new , more aggressive strategy to respond to allegations against him "It's about time that we did tins." Munson said. "Under adv n e of lawyers, we spent a full year not responding Now. that’s changing You'll probably see more of Sen f'.n kwood I he litllic s ( .ommittee is Hives stall t ned to in? iuihi »te u»noon from i.umin^ forward and whether the senator tried to obstnnt the investigation hv altering his personal diaries ! he diaries U*< a me vital to the 1 ase when the i ommittee found entries on job offers that lobhv asts and businessmen made to I'.ii kwo<xi s wife, (.eorgie I he ( ommittee subpoenaed tlie diaries, and l*n< kwood t hal longed the art ion in federal ( oilrt I he fustire Department also subpoenaed the diaries 1ms ause of the job offers, as part of a separate < rimmal investiga lion A I' S distrii t iiifigo ordered Pat kwootl to provide the diaries to the ( ommiltee. sav mg nothing ptibllt.ly about the Jli'sln *' Department investigation Pat k wood appealed, lint siihsei|uuht Iv dropped tb• ■ case Washington attornev fames Fitzpatrn k had formulated Pat kwood’s don't talk strategy Pat kwootl ri'plat ed I it/putru k with lat.ob Stain one of W ish ingtons most prominent t rtnii nal defense attornev s Munson said Pat kwootl let t*ivad favorable responses from constituents after an inter v lew earlier tins mouth on \H( He ret ei vet I a w arm w elt nine I ist Pritl.iv night at the (fregon State Sot letv s annual bant|uel here capturing as unit b applause a! bis mtrodiu turn as ibil the pop ular Sen Mark Matlield. R-( )re Pat kwootl said be is still .in effective senator and is ranking Republit an on the Senate Pinant e ( aimmittee, intended to be a major plaver in the national health t are debate Vietnam vet accused of illegally wearing medals MORRISVIL1.I , N.Y (A P) To his friends David Goff |r is .1 respoi ted Vietnam veteran who received nine mi liters medals To federal prosecutors, lie's ,1 phony (loft u,is charged Tuesday with iinl.iwtiillv w »■. 1 r 111 >•_ in 11 it or v medals and dei orations, a misdemeanor He was ordered to appear in ( nnrt next Priday . live years to the dav liter a congressman pre sell ted him with the Purple I If art. the ! list 1 IU; ill shed Ser\ a ( re-.-, and seven other medals. He was never really entitled to gel them, in our opinion. Vssis l int t S Attorney Joseph 1'none said Wednesday (.off, 4f», did not return messages left on his answering m e him* Wednesday He t.e es six months III tail and a Vi.lltHI fine il 1 011 v 11 t ell. Surprised local veterans said Goff was set up bv the government (,ofl often counseled veterans and was a founder of the \ mtnani \ el elans ol Aimirit a 1 hapter in Morrisvilie. about to miles southeast of Syracuse He doesn't deserve this eltni k on his integrity said veteran William Malloy He said Gull bail taken vets to detox t enters and sat up all night with others w ho had 1 onsidered sue ule Hie questions started last year when C S Hep lames 1 Walsh, a New York. Republican who presented the medals to (.oil, got a 1 all from a /fender's Digest reporter doing a story on veterans yyho were not yv hat they appeared to he. said W alsh spokesman Jim () ( on nor. i'lie Army got bai k to us and said not only did it look like he had not gotten those medals after all. hut lie had never been in \ ietnam. O'Connor said Official records show that Goff served in the Army from ldtiH to 1 <470 in the United States and Okinawa, Japan. Pavone said Goff wrote the National Military Personnel Ke< ords Center m St Louis to inquire what medals he way entitled to, authorities said I he center sent him his records and lie altered them to add information that entitled him to nine medals, Pavone said Goff then allegedly sent the altered records to the l S Army I roop Support Command in Philadelphia, which issued him the medals Goff has three other medals that he apparently got honestly. Pavone said; a good condui t medal, the National Defense Servii e Medal and the Sharpshooter Badge With Rifle Bar • Lunch <S' I )inn<T I Jelivrry • Saturday \iyht is Comedy Nii»ht from 9:00 10:4f> • Karaoke & l )ancinj* every Friday & Saturday $,JOO 1 OFF Any Delivery of $10 or more Not valid with any other offers. One coupon per delivery. Expires 4/30 94 FREE ADMISSION No cover charge with presentation of this coupon. Valid Fridays 9-10:30 only One coupon per person. 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