European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Pogo .1 the stars and stripes Friday. Soul Arnber 5. 10eo stealth data revealed Over protests Washington is defense officials and Mich thursday thai they revealed the general nature of the so called invisible bomber program Over the objections of lop air Force generals who argued Hal any disclosure of the lop secret program would seriously harm it. In testimony before the investigations subcommittee or the mouse armed services com Millic. Defense Secretary Harold Brown said he authorized a Dudas Sif Calion of the general of the program in Cir Der 10 create ,1 firebreak Luil Tiu old prevent further detail of the program Lyum leaking out of the Pentagon. Brown three paintings acc disclosed to the soviets in the leaks Ami to Lay Down strict new Security guidelines to prevent any further disclosures Brown said. By doing so we have in effect created a firebreak to prevent the spread of the tech Nical do fails which because they arc at he hear of operational effectiveness Trust re main highly classified Brown said. The release of the information also has been the subject of political accusations against the Carter administration the latest of which came thursday from Republican presid Colial Candi Daic Reagan. Speaking in Jacksonville fla., thursday morning Reagan charged Carter Wii i playing a dangerous political game with America s National Security in Ilis Effort to win re cd Calion. Reagan accused Carter of releasing the information on the Sec ally technology to enhance his political standing. Or. Carter must late fill responsibility for playing a Dan croup political game with America s National so curly Reagan told a businessmen s club lunch. He clearly wants to be re Csc Clad so badly that he is willing to hide his real record by fabricating a fictitious one for his several members of inc subcommittee including ils chairman. Rep. Sain a Ralton d-n.y., found Brown s argument about a firebreak hard to Swallow. You Are simply whistling Dixie when you say thai the other characteristics of this program have been protected said Surat ton. He said he wondered just Why you somehow think that by giving out More in formation you Ari at inc same Lime giving the soviets rep. Kohin Beard r-tenn., pointed out that the defense department did nol in the Fri to inv Stigale the leaks of stealth information until aug. 26, the same Day inc Blouse held ils first hearing Mlo the matter. "1 find this unbelievable said Beard who at several Points that the decision to release a description of the Gen eral nature of the program May have been timed to coincide with the democratic convention. Perry said he had never in leased Classi fied information on the program to any a auth Fri cd source. I am astonished and Uffen did to read news accounts which imply that inc very people in inc defense depart ment who have worked so hard to make this p Elgram a Success would now be willing to Compromise is effectiveness.," Perry said that new guidelines which de classified certain general aspects of the top secret program were approved by Brown on aug. If Iwu jays after the Post article. Perry said he later gave Ben Schum mar inc editor of the armed Forchi journal an Advance description of the stealth pro Gram because Schum mar had received leaks about the program in 19711 and had agreed la withhold a Story describing it after Perry asserted thai in would cause a serious breach of National so curly. Skydiver drowns in take Sunset Bav. . Up _ a sky diver who failed to hit a Beach Largel area Lell to Lake Erie and drowned because he could rim free himself from his Parachute. , county sheriffs deputies said. The via in. Identified As Michael Snow Ilton. 31. Of Medina n.y., fell into the water about k . Ilis body was fount so minutes later by incl authorities
