Erria Ship

The latest autopsy of the Iran- contra scandal, issued Thursday by the Tower Commission, revives two basic questions that had been all but forgotten in the dash to nab the villains of the affair: What did former White House aide Lt. Col. Oliver L. North do with the millions he hid in Swiss banks? And how did he do it? The full answers may not be known for years.

A little Danish ship that once served as "Ollie North's navy" was sold at auction here Monday in an effort to recover unpaid operating costs incurred by agents of Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, the former White House aide under indictment in the Iran-Contra scandal. But the selling price of $240,000 fell well short of covering the bad debts run up during the freighter's many futile voyages, and American taxpayers are almost certain to be billed for the difference.

A little Danish ship that once served as "Ollie North's navy" was sold at auction here Monday in an effort to recover unpaid operating costs incurred by agents of Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, the former White House aide under indictment in the Iran-Contra scandal. But the selling price of $240,000 fell well short of covering the bad debts run up during the freighter's many futile voyages, and American taxpayers are almost certain to be billed for the difference.

The latest autopsy of the Iran- contra scandal, issued Thursday by the Tower Commission, revives two basic questions that had been all but forgotten in the dash to nab the villains of the affair: What did former White House aide Lt. Col. Oliver L. North do with the millions he hid in Swiss banks? And how did he do it? The full answers may not be known for years.