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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 23, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes Cooks tour of Paris see stripes Magazine q Pentagon honors d flyers dump oilers in nil playoffs 17 the authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 36 May 1985 Lse Ond so Lav q 8693 a Navy freezes contracts with general dynamics by Richard Gross Washington up Navy Secretary John Lehman tuesday froze All new contracts at two general dynamics divisions because of breaches of he also cancelled two other general dynamics contracts and fined the firm for giving Hyman Rickover Worth of gifts before he Lehman sent a letter of censure to Rick Over for accepting the gifts from 1961 to and said receiving them was clearly unethical and possibly in a Rickover said my con science is i have always acted in the Best interest of the Navy and my country during my 64 years of military no gratuity or favor Ever affected any Deci Sion i the record shows that 1 have been consistently tougher on contractors than any government official at any lehmans action cancelled a Mil lion contract with electric boat and a million contract with the Pomona division see Navy on Page 24 d d Washington a Navy counter espionage offi investigating an alleged Case of soviet spying on ship movements in the Mediterranean on wednesday arrested a Sailor working in the operations division of the nuclear aircraft Carrier a Navy statement said a naval investigative service inquiry on Board the berthed in has produced evidence that implicated Seaman Michael Walker in a Case against his a retired Navy warrant officer arrested in Maryland on monday on charges of spying for the Seaman Walker was subsequently placed in pretrial confinement in the Brig of the uss the Navy Stephen a Navy said he had no information on what the investigators discovered and did not know where the Young Walker would be sent a member of the Nimitz Crew since Early was working As a clerk in the administrative office of the operations which handles communications and combat functions of the the which makes regular cruises in the medi has been visiting Haifa since walkers who had served for 20 years As a communications specialist aboard aircraft submarines and in sensitive Navy Shore was arrested in nearby on monday and was charged with Espoo Fri affidavits filed in Federal court alleged that the see son on Page 24 six children a photo Samuel father of six Newborn flashes a big smile and hugs obstetrician Martin Feldman As Frustaci bears the news at the premature Sext plets were born tuesday to Bis a 30yearold the babies Are fighting a Battle for and doctors said wednes Day that they have a 5050 Chance to a seventh was and believed the baby died in the womb a few Days before the six were air Force May help track drug smugglers Washington a the United states War against drug smuggling May soon be helped by some of the military most sophisticated tracking the Senate on tuesday approved a proposal that creates a new unit of 16 air Force piloted by air Force Reserve to help the customs service intercept latin american drug smugglers who Are heading for the United this will Send a shudder through the drug said Dennis Deconcin the chief sponsor of the promo its a giant step Forward and Means we Are finally getting serious about going to War against the move Doest violate constitutional or Legal prohibitions against using military troops for enforcing civilian Deconcini because the air Force personnel involved will not actually make but will Only and will turn the information they get Over to customs Deconcini won voice vote approval for his which was attached to a Bill authorizing Pentagon spending for Fis Cal a similar proposal is part of a defense spending Bill in the the 16 planes will be surplus aircraft that will be turned Over to the air Force Deconcini he estimated the probable Cost at although the amendment Doest actually propose spend ing any of that it will be up to the air Force to decide where to base the but at least two will be stationed at facilities in Pana according to Deconcini the 16 planes will include six p3 the navys chief Antisubmarine All the along with the other 10 will be outfitted with radar systems like those aboard the the top air Force Deconcini while All the details have not yet been worked Deconcini nothing in this will allow the military to make a and the reservists will operate the planes As part of their regular any information about suspected drug shipments which is picked up by the planes will be relayed to the coast guard and customs he the Pentagon is satisfied with this a see drugs on Page 24 20 21 fire one More a president Reagan got a Little More than he had coming at wednesdays naval Academy commencement he was Given a 22gun it was a said midshipman third class Mark Gibson of the Academy Public affairs he is Only entitled to it is the maximum anyone is entitled Gibson said he did not know How the mistake was there was a pause Between the next to the last shot and the As though the firing team bad lost opening his commencement address to the i am so proud and Happy to be Here and to have a 22gun see related Page  
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