European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday september 2,1977 retired sap general testifies women missile firing duty urged Washington up a retire woman general told Congress thursday that men Aren t the Only people capable of launching missiles. Testifying before the joint economic committee several witnesses called on the armed forces to let women serve Inmany combat posts now limited to men including the launching of nuclear missiles. Retired maj. Gen. Jeanne m. Holm former director of women in the air Force complained that the armed services Are wasting time on studies of what role women should play in the  Don t need a fancy study or a test to Tell me that a woman could perform Aswell As a Man As a missile launch officer she said. Assistant air Force Secretary Antonia handler Chayes told the committee in july that there was deep concern in the Mili tary about handing a woman the Awe some responsibility for the firing of nuclear missiles. Holm said she agreed it was a value question in the military but contended the air Force should give the responsibility to women without waiting for further Public discussion of the  air Force should bite the Bullet and do it she  Laurie Goodman who was testify ing for the american civil liberties Union said that the question of allowing women to trigger the launching of nuclear missiles was the hardest to answer in trying to end discrimination against women which is found in the armed  the answer she said was that a democratic society committed to the Prin Ciple of equal Protection under Law has no justification for allocating obligations responsibilities or privileges according to  col. Mary a. Hallaren former head of the women s army corps said she headed the first battalion of american women to go overseas in world War ii an that All had been Superb under the stress of Buzz bomb attacks on  with men and women Over the last 50 years both in and out of the army has convinced me that it is the individual and not the gender that determines person s strength under pressure she said. . Thinks mass transit not important Boston up americans Don think mass transit is important and the Carter administration should t be criticized for reflecting that attitude a transportation official  nation does not believe mass Tran sit is important said George j. Pastor an associate administrator of the Urban mass transportation administration. There is no National commitment Tomass transit pastor told the National Light rail transit conference  said development of mass transit systems is not a High Federal  said direction must be come from the local level. This is not a sufficiently High bread and butter priority in our nation s cities pastor said. Pastor urged the several Hundred transportation experts City planners and Tran sit officials attending the conference to go out to the civic organizations to the town councils and the selectmen and sell them on the concept. Sikorsky will build new copter Washington up the Pentagon thursday gave the Sikorsky aircraft co. A $750 million contract to build the helicopter for the lamps anti submarine warfare , a Stratford conn., firm was chosen Over Boeing Vertol from Philadel phia s Delaware county suburb. It got $2.7million to design the air Frame and $547,000 to design the engine. If full production disapproved this fall Sikorsky will be build ing 209 helicopters in a $751 million pro Gram. Lamps for Light airborne Multi Pur pose system is a $3.5 billion system to design a helicopter for anti submarine warfare submarine surveillance sea Rescue and shipping. The bulk of the con tract was in the electronics and ism was selected As the prime lamps contractor in 1974.Sikorsky also won the $3 billion army contract to build 1,100 uh60a tactical transport helicopters. In a statement from Stratford company president Gerald Tobias said the Cost benefits to the . Taxpayer and the Navy Are significant in that the Navy can take advantage of lessons Learned during the maturity and production phases of the army s  majority Arab investment required by emirates Nicosia Cyprus a businessmen wishing to establish companies in the United Arab emirates will be required to have Arab partners contributing 51 per cent of the capital invested the Middle East economic Survey  said the persian Gulf emirate of umm Al Tuwain has followed its bigger neighbor Abu Dahabi in implementing a use Federal supreme Council decision. It bars foreign ers from setting up companies there unless they have local partners putting up a majority share in the capital. Umm Al Tuwain is member of the seven state use. Abud Habi is the biggest and richest emirate. Texas socialite Davis testifies in murder Case pedal Power plus while the grownups parked their souped up cars and motorcycles 220 youngsters aging from 3 to 10 showed up with their mean machines to race Montne York a drag Way. Concentrated Effort was the order of the Day. A Amarillo Tex. Up Texas social Ite Priscilla Davis her voice choking in emotion wednesday testified her estranged husband once admonished his stepdaughter to stay out of the Ultra modern Davis mansion. News Story incenses White House Washington up the Whitehouse reacted angrily thursday to a news paper report that John Moore jr., who drafted the administration s ethics guide lines cleared Bert Lance of any financial conflict of interest although Moore had Legal ties to both Lance and Banks that were Lance s creditors. The Chicago Sun times in thursday editions said Moore was a partner in the Atlanta Law firm of Alston Miller an Gaines that represented Lance and two major Bank creditors of  was a member of president car Ter s transition team and was appointed by Carter in May to be chairman of the Export import Bank  described Lance As a Friend whom he knew from the Days when Carter was governor of Georgia. Both men served in car Ter s Georgia administration. Jody Powell Carter s press Secretary called the Sun times Story a new  he said there was never any attempt to hide the fact of the Law firm he Moore was in. It is a classic example of conviction by innuendo without any facts to support a Contention John Moore Ever behaved i anything but an upright or forthright Fash  s Law firm represented Lance during confirmation hearings in january and on other Legal matters Over at least the 1,500 at economic Parley Tokyo a the fifth world con Gress of the International economic association opened Here with about 1,500 people from 87 countries participating. The con Gress will discuss the general subject of economic growth and resources. Last two years the Sun times  an interview with the newspaper Moore said there was no question there Isa conflict or an appearance of a conflict. But i did t do anything that was not in the highest interest of the then president  said Carter was fully aware of his Lance connections. The president knew who my partners were and knew of the  wrote a letter to Lance in Janu Ary which said that Lance s Trust arrange ment met Carter s ethical standards. Lance in turn passed along Moore s letter to the Senate government affairs commit tee which was holding confirmation hear Ings. The Sun times said Moore acknowledged that his letter assisted Lance in gaining easy confirmation from the panel. The Brown haired girl Andrea ,12, was one of two persons killed in a shoot ing spree in August 1976, at the 181-Acrefort Worth estate. T. Cullen Davis mrs. Davis multimillionaire husband is on trial for her slaying. Wearing a White Sun dress and a re yarn Bow mrs. Davis in her eighth Day on the witness stand said during the Spring of1974 Davis told her to Call Andrea and Tell her to get Over that weekend. Andrea was residing with her natural father Jack Wil born at the time. As she talked to her daughter  said her husband jerked the Tele phone out of her hands. He said Andrea i want you to get Over Here this weekend. I Don t give a Goddam what your plans Are i just wan you to get Over Here he said All right you re not Welcome Over at this. House again until i Tell you. You re to return Everi have bought you " mrs. Davis testified. Andrea who was then 10, never re turned to the $6 million mansion while her Stepfather was living there mrs. Davis said. Mrs. Davis 36, and a family Friend were wounded in the aug. 3, 1976, assault. Her Lover Stan Farr 31, and Andrea were killed