European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Dod stops payments to general dynamics by Norman Black Washington a the Penta gon announced Friday it has decided to Stop All payments to the general dynamics for work on weapons contracts until it recovers the entire million identified in a new audit As excess claims paid out in past since general dynamics collects an estimated million a month for the work it performs on various it will take the Pentagon less than a month to recover the disputed the defense department decision was disclosed in a on Page memorandum is sued to reporters late in the phone Calls to general dynamics office seeking comment went in its the Pentagon also provided a More comprehensive list of the types of past claims it believes should not have been paid disclosed that general dynamics submitted a list of proposed changes in its internal Billing procedures last week and says that even though the million will be recovered in less than a the Pentagon is going to continue withholding claims relating to current administrative expenses until certain conditions Are the released after the close of the Stock follows the Dis closure on thursday that Pentagon Audi tors had identified million Worth of excess overhead claims in a special audit ordered on March 5 by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger ordered that audit at the same time he imposed a 30day suspension on All overhead payments to general by both actions followed congressional testimony during which it was Dis closed the firm had submitted claims for such things As the Cost of boarding an executives dog at a country club expenses and questionable travel spokesman Michael in Dis closing the audit results on had noted the payment freeze ordered by Weinberger had Cost general dynamics roughly million Over the past that leaves an owed balance of Mil Burch adding we will collect that under the the memo the department has determined to withhold additional amounts from the contractor pending satisfactory Resolution of these open the total additional amount to be withheld for this purpose is the general and administrative expenses withheld Over the past 30 Days will be netted against this the additional withholding will be made against current Billings submitted by the contractor until the total has been in the Case of general the Pentagon has said the firm normally receives million a of roughly million is for work actually performed on new weapons such As Tri Dent while the remaining million or so is to cover administrative and overhead even though it will soon recover the entire disputed the Penta gon said it will continue the freeze on administrative payments until certain conditions Are general dynamics must adjust cur rent Billing rates to conform to auditors recommended the com Pany must also alter its internal management and accounting practices to assure that claims for unallowable costs will not be the memo then states that last general dynamics submitted a list of pro posed changes in its internal Billing proce dures to prevent recurrences of the claim ing of clearly unallowable costs such As those which arose during recent congressional the department is evaluating the adequacy of these procedural changes at this general which in fiscal 1983 was the nations largest defense contract builds All the navys Trident missile firing most of its attack army f16 Jet Tomahawk cruise missiles and a variety of other god and country rally also under Way atheist leaders gather at Austin convention Texas a the 15th annual american atheist convention opened Here with its Madalyn Murray decrying religious fundamentalists As reactionaries and thought across a rally of christians gathered to counter the atheists and vowed to pack up the forces of evil and truck them Down the Ohair said at a news conference that a wave of religious fundamentalism is spreading across the nation in a manner that frightens and it is a thing that we must regret and apologize for to the world that we have a president who eggs them she As the hundreds of atheist leaders from across the nation gathered at a hotel on the Southern Edge of the god and country rally continued on the Northern Edge of the buddy Host of a local radio and to talk said he opened the Christian rally thursday after learning from William eldest son of that the atheists planned to meet in Austin on easter who has broken with his is a Dallas based the atheist convention held organizational meetings Friday with representatives from 60 featured speakers on atheism and personal Freedom were to be heard saturday and i see the fundamentalists As thought police and basically Are Ohair told report she said atheists would try to take advantage of two favourable court decisions this year that she said would allow them Access to Public schools along with other Reli Gions and for tuition tax credits for atheist her other Jon director of the atheist in sat at her she was asked about a statement by William Murray on thursday that atheists stand for destruction of and a number of other Ive got Ying and Yang for Ohair Ive got a Good one and a bad theres always a bad Apple in the Ohair said there was no significance in the atheists holding a convention at we found that basically hotels Are empty at easter so we have taken advantage of it for 15 she it is an economic Factor and not a sinister file photo Pickering picked president Reagan announced Friday he will nominate Thomas the ambassador to Al to be the american envoy to career foreign serv ice officer who has headed the diplomatic Mission in san Salvador since would replace Samuel Lewis in Tel firm fined million for toxic dumping Chicago up an Illinois waste management firm Friday agreed to pay a re Cord million Fine for illegally dumping and storing pcs at its Hazar Dous waste Federal officials today action represents the largest administrative penalty settlement in the history of the said Valdas and administrator for Epa Region chemical waste management based in the Chicago suburb of Oak entered into a consent decree with the Epa to pay the Fine by May 5 and take corrective measures it the the company is very pleased to have reached this agreement that resolves All the issues concerning the said company spokesman Don it resolves the single most pressing Issue remaining be tween us and the the which had originally sought a million filed a complaint 24 alleging the firm illegally diluted poly chlo urinated biphenyl with liquid wastes at and sold about 6 million Gallons of the resulting material As reclaimed the company also was charged with illegally storing pcs in which cause cancer in Are toxic and accumulate in the Environ the Epa requires incineration of liquids containing More than 500 parts per million of after months of negotiations that began last the company agreed to pay a million Fine and take specific environmental measures at the some of which exceed what is required by Federal we dont feel sold Short because were getting so much environmental work at the said Epa spokeswoman Kathleen Osborne chemical waste began taking corrective measures at Vickery in 1983 after becom ing aware of the pc the con sent along with a 1984 Ohio should address All known prob lems at the Epa the Epa estimated it will Cost the com Pany Between million and million to abide by terms of the agreement a Cost Reddicliffe said the company is willing to we consider the settlement amount to be expensive Given the but we Are fully committed to Complete a reme dial program we started immediately after problems were discovered at Vickery More than two years Reddicliffe the improvements already completed or under together with the additional commitments contained in the will ensure that the site will meet All requirements for continued he the agreement also stipulated that past operations at the Ohio facility resulted in no known threat to the Public Reddicliffe hell be walking that lonesome Highway up a 30year old Man who confessed to six charges of Drunken driving will have to live to be 80 to drive legally in new Jersey computers at the state division of motor vehicles finally caught up with Elie Rives last the result was an eyeopener even to officials in a state that has some of the toughest Drunken driving Laws in the Rives pleaded guilty to six Dpi charges stemming from offences Over a six month period in in addition to having his License sus Pended for 50 Rives must also pay in insurance surcharges and in state Law imposes a six month suspension for the first Dpi a two year suspension for the second and 10 years for each subsequent that brought Rives total to another years was tacked on for Refus ing four times to take a breathalyzer test and a year was added for twice driving while on the suspended state Law also requires insurance sur charges of for the first and second offences and for each subsequent but Clifford the Agency i said it is unlikely who cannot be will Ever pay the whats the Rush would you pay if you we rent going to get your wheels Back immediately Snedeker lets face the Only Way this Guy is going to drive again is if he drives