European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes june House Bill fights Dod contract abuse Washington a the upset about toilet seat covers and other procurement tuesday approved sweeping reforms in the Way the Penta son buys weapons and ordered More Competition to try to rive Down the costs of defense it also adopted restrictions on the ability of people to leave Pentagon jobs and go to work for defense in what has become known As the revolving the lopsided votes came As the House considered a 1986 Pentagon spending plan that freezes the defense despite renewed arguments by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger that Pentagon budget cuts Hurt National Secu the reforms Are designed to change Pentagon procure ment and end the recent series of contracting abuses such As toilet seat covers and contractors country club memberships that were billed to the one series of procurement approved would provide criminal penalties and heavy fines against contractors who Bill the government for items like country club memberships and lobbying and entertainment it also orders strict new accounting practices to catch contractors who that package was developed by the House armed serv ices investigations the House later gave 4160 approval to another Amend ment calling for increased Competition in weapons Pur chases and to end the sole source buying that defense critics say has contributed to the current the revolving door approved bans Pentagon employees from working for a defense con tractor for two years if the person had significant responsibility for a contract involving that the House also voted 272140 against giving the Secretary of defense wide ranging authority to Grant exemptions to the restrict in recent More than military officers have retired from their service jobs and have quickly gone to work for leading to allegations that the offi cers were More concerned about their future jobs than they were about serving the taxpayers in Pentagon con tract oversight sonar search fails to find downed jets recorders Ireland a a sonar equipped British naval vessel searched the Atlantic in vain wednesday for signals from the flight recorders of an air India jumbo Jet that crashed off Ireland with the loss of 329 in troops and a tank sur rounded another air India jetliner at Heath Row Airport in what an Airport spokesman said was a routine Security Kevin a spokesman for the Irish Marine Rescue coordinating said the seabed support vessel challenger was probing the Ocean at the crash site 120 Miles Southwest of Canadian and american investigators were aboard the the thought to be on the seabed a mile below the could give clues As to whether a terrorist bomb caused the their locator signals have not been Barrett officials were not optimistic that the re corders could be Gerry the Irish governments representative on the inquiry said nothing has Ever been recovered from these Depths it is a unique Canadas assistant Deputy minister for for eign Daniel said in Cork that the equipment probably could be photo graphed if it were but recovering it will be an entirely different he the managers of the seabed exploration vessel Gardline locator said the ship would arrive at the crash site memorial from Page 1 wreaths at the base of the Monument while the air forces in Europe band the Monument will be open to the according to a 435th tac Airlift Wing German and american flags will be lighted and on Dis play 24 hours a he the Rhei main Monument is the twin of the luf Bruecke memorial at Tempelhof Cen trial Airport in dedicated in and is the first step in a planned million project that will include an aircraft Park featuring c 47 and c54 French a British Tea and an american Rose additional features planned include a reflecting Pool on the opposite Side of the a Freedom and flight museum and a Confer ence and visitors the project is being financed by private donations and gifts from friends of the Ber Lin Airlift the Airlift association and the air the an to guide Magazine will contrib Ute advertising proceeds from its july 20th anniversary Issue for the memorials construct the Magazine sponsored a fundraising run earlier this year for the memorial the Rhei main and Tempelhof Monu ments commemorate the greatest peacetime air transport operation in Berlin nicknamed operation the air lift began in june 1948 in response to a soviet attempt to take Over All Western Sec tors of Berlin through a blockade of ground Supply routes to the divided on june the soviets stopped Pas Senger traffic on All roads and trains Between Berlin and the Western on june under the Guise of a technical the soviets Cut off All commercial traffic and electricity supplied to the Western two Days the United states began an air train to Supply the million people in during the next 462 a steady Stream of air Force c47 and c54 with the assistance of Royal air Force York and Dakota airlifted a total of million tons of food and hostage photo by Emmett Lewis dedication Berlin mayor Heinrich Lummer Speaks during the dedication of the Berlin air lift memorial at Rhei main on his right is Raymond presi Dent of the luf Bruecke chapter of the Airlift from Page 1 ical situation of hostage Simon Gross May who might be freed today or Tomor a doctor and Delegate from the International committee of the red Cross visited All 40 hostages in a secret location in Beirut tuesday taking messages for their families and checking on their if Western missions in West Beirut something like what they were not they could be sent aboard the Airliner to Damas Berri if they dont want then Teh ran no said adding that the proposal was made on condition that the government concerned would Promise not to release any american prisoners until is Rael freed All its the shiite Leader said he had met an unidentified person who offered to help this affair by putting French journalists Michel Seurat and Jeanpaul who were kidnapped on the Beirut Airport Road May with the when we release the they will be released exactly like the Berri adding that he had no information on 10 other westerners missing in i suggest Many things and leave the Choice to the United describing himself As a Berri said the majority of the american captives were under his with some still in the hands of the original hijackers who seized Twa flight 847 Over Athens on june at Beirut International a Hijacker aboard the Twa Airliner called for a doctor to come we have a dying Man we will not take a doctor later boarded the were All first officer Philip Maresca of Salt Lake City told Newsweek in a radio interview from the he said he had been bitten on the Arm by a spider last and the infection spread to his Elbow and Maresca was treated with antibiotics at West Beirut american University Hospi Tal and then was returned to the i feel All but the Arm is very he i might add the other two crewmen Bers Are in Good the administration later wednesday adopted a policy of refusing to comment on any aspect of the hostage Cri the policy at both the White House and the state department was a change from the previous when spokesmen talked freely of various options being considered including a blockade of Lebanon if the 40 american hostages Are not in answer to All state depart ment spokesman Edward Djerejian the proper solution to the crisis is the prompt release of All the temperatures june 25 l h 54 72 Albany 63 87 Albuquerque 46 50 Anchorage 69 89 Atlanta 61 76 Atlantic City 58 80 Baltimore 48 57 Billings 68 92 Birmingham 47 72 Boise 58 70 Boston 51 71 Buffalo 51 59 Burlington 77 92 67 86 51 84 Chicago 63 85 Cincinnati 45 73 Cleveland 74 92 59 76 Denver 72 92 Desa Volnes 48 78 Detroit 52 66 Fairbanks 69 88 Fargo 53 70 Hartford 69 86 Honolulu 74 88 Houston 61 87 Indianapolis 68 88 Jacksonville 72 88 Kansas City 65 93 Las vegas 74 93 Little Rock l h 62 75 64 87 72 92 69 92 67 93 68 91 69 90 72 81 71 89 74 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determine How Many Security clearances were rawer than who held those Gaffney Wesley supreme Allied commander has been quoted As saying the damage was consid Erable but not for the Crew of the Mccandless the potential damage bears a personal the ships primary Mission is Antisubmarine according to Hampton european weather forecast for thursday Cloudy skies with ral showers throughout All morning thunderstorms Likely in the High temperatures lows Sunset thursday Sunrise Friday Outlook for Friday partly Cloudy and continued highs lows temperatures recorded wednesday 4am 4pm p 66 84 cd 54 57 f 66 82 p 64 79 cd 54 66 cd 54 61 r 54 59 4am 4pm p 54 57 r 52 59 p 50 63 64 84 r 52 66 cd 57 63 f 63 79 partly Cloudy Elc Loudy mostly Cloudy hair r provided by Del 7th weather Tryb mtg