European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes july 1985 Pentagon probing alleged overcharge Louis up the Pentagon is investigating evidence that general dynamics overcharged the defense department at least million during its development of a prototype antiaircraft a copyright report the Louis pos dispatch said in its sunday editions that government sources told it the investigation concerned evidence that the company Pomona division had spent the extra Money on the prototype diva antiaircraft gun in 1980 and 1981 and then had charged the expenditure Ille Gally to another Pentagon the sources said the investigation had begun Early last year when the defense contract audit Agency referred information it had gathered to the defense Crimi Nal investigative which handles contract fraud cases that arc considered significant or unusually the company spokesman had no com ment on the the newspaper general dynamics is based in the diva investigation was cited in a letter to the Navy from James a Justice department lawyer who Heads a task Force that has been investigating Gen eral dynamics for More than a the contents of the dated july were made available to the As were the contents of an earlier letter from Graham to the dated june in the first Graham asked the Navy to postpone settling its ongoing Dis Pute with general dynamics on overhead expenses pending a review of the expense claims by the Justice department for Possi ble criminal grahams second letter criticized the navys past handling of overhead issues and withdrew the request to postpone settlement of the Graham How that the Justice department had re served the right to pursue the diva investigation and specific overhead which he says Are limited in scope to the company Traval the task Force Graham Heads has been working with a Federal grand jury in new on a Broad Range of allegations of criminal activities at general by Graham declined to comment on the two letters or on the reference to the diva the newspaper sources close to the Justice department that the task Force was participating in the the sources said the defense criminal investigative service is the Lead investigative the diva investigation has focused on the Pomona divisions unsuccessful Competition for the antiaircraft gun the Pomona division produces antiaircraft guns and other weapons at plants in California and the division built a prototype of the diva gun but lost a Competition with the Ford Aero space communications in 1981 for the production investigators Are reviewing evidence that general Domanics overspent the contract by at least charging the excess amount to another defense 4 Colorado construction workers killed As Walls of drainage ditch collapse Colorado a dirt Walls of a drainage ditch col lapsed burying two construction then collapsed kill ing them and two other workers who had jumped in to attempt a authorities two other men who also jumped in to attempt a Rescue and were taken to a Hospital where they were treated and said Elpaso county sheriffs spokesman Norman about 30 Rescue workers feverishly dug with shovels and a Backhoe for More than four hours in an attempt to Rescue the buried while family friends and coworkers stood by on a watching and the Accident took place at a construction site South of Colorado Springs in an unincorporated area known As the Walls of the ditch caved Bury ing two workers to their said the four others jumped in and tried to save apparently loosening one of the Walls again and were buried under 10 to 15 feet of Sandy he the two who originally were buried and two of the would be rescuers said killed were Joseph of Security Richard of Denver Duane of grand and Joseph of Castle they All worked for Keeran constructors Adams and Medina were pronounced dead at the scene by Elpaso county Deputy Coroner Richard Stien Edwards was pulled from the ditch shortly before and had a detectable but died in route to Francis he was pronounced dead on Merkle the names of the two men treated at Penrose Community Hospital were not George vice president of said the workers were attempting to level the ground in a 25foot deep and install a 12footdiameter drainage which eventually will re move water from land where a new hous ing subdivision is he said a Keeran employee was operating a Backhoe and was sloping Back the South end of the ditch when the caverns the cause of the Accident still is under investigation by the Elpaso county sheriffs office and the occupational safety and health a fed eral Agency that regulates safety in the work Shultz followed by australian protesters Australia up peace pro testers demonstrated on land and water against american military policy As visiting Secretary of state George Shultz went on a sightseeing tour of Perth Shultz was followed by about 50 protes but tight Security prevented them from getting too saw their banners and heard their songs As he boarded a chartered boat for lunch on the Swan he acknowledged them with a thumbs up As he sailed into the Royal Perth yacht club after lunch to see the americas cup yachting his boat was tailed by two yachts with peace symbols on their they also carried Rainbow banners to Mark last weeks sinking of the Greenpeace Rainbow in the Harbor of new some of the banners carried by the pro testers no Star and ship Shultz who arrived from Kuala Bumpur saturday for a three Day visit to held informal discussions with defense minister Kim Beazley and Western austra Lia Premier Brian Burke Over the and spent some time resting and playing Shultz left for Canberra and talks with australian government leaders sunday of no charged with murders of 2 women san up the chief surviving suspect in californian mass sex torture has been charged with the murders of two Young who is in custody in had been charged with false imprisonment and conspiracy but not with a potential death penalty no was a companion of Leonard who has been linked with up to 25 missing Lake committed suicide a few Days after his arrest last month in san Francisco for authorities have found the remains of 11 people near a Mountain Cabin used by Lake at the area is still being searched for More after an International no was captured june 29 while shoplifting food in in an incident in which a Security guard was shot in the in California Calaveras Justice court judge Douglas Mewhinney signed a two count murder warrant at the request of the District attorneys As the warrant listed Brenda and Kathleen before signing the Mewhinney reviewed a report by along with videotapes which authorities said included scenes of no tormenting the two lived next door to lakes Cabin in she disappeared in along with her common Law Lonnie Bond their infant Lonnie and a House Robin All four Are presumed Allen along with her boy Michael of who served time in a Marine Brig in with no and later contacted documents were still in preparation for nos the possibility that no might face Capi Tal offences in California raised potential roadblocks to his extradition to the United under the extradition treaty be tween Canada and the United Ca Nadian authorities can refuse to extradite a person for a capital crime unless a Guaran tee is Given that the prosecution will not seek the death who remained under constant closed circuit television surveillance in a jail cell in is scheduled to appear in Provin Cial court monday to enter a plea on the local charges of attempted murder and Rob grahams two letters were addressed to Everett the navys assistant Secre tary for shipbuilding and Pyatt said in an interview Friday that grahams letters had come As a Bolt from the Blue and that he had no Contact with the Justice department about either in his first Graham said the department wants to examine the company overhead claims to see whether the company had intentionally maintained a system of accumulating overhead the second withdrawing the re suggested that a further review of the overhead claims would be of limited use because of the navys past conduct in hand Ling general dynamics claims on administrative and other overhead the company has received no reimburse ment for overhead expenses since March defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger or dered the reimbursements suspended after congressional hearings revealed millions of dollars in questionable news update offer to up expires a the chairman and chief executive officer of United press International says the principal prospective buyer of the news service has let its Pur Chase offer expire but maintains an interest in investing in the Luis speaking at the summer meeting of the Virginia press said the which has not been publicly Ridenti is letting its made about two weeks that does not mean they Are no longer Nogales that does mean they Are not extending the offer until they have a Clear picture from us and from the creditors committee As to what the time Frame is for a serious discussion for a closing Date on selecting an in Vestor to be part of the reorganization and revitalization of up filed for Protection from its creditors under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy code in running of the bulls Spain a after eight Days of nonstop drinking and the Pamplona Mozos Young men chanted the traditional poor me song that Marks the end of the annual running of the bulls but before going Home to hundreds of youths dressed in and with red ran in front of and alongside six fighting bulls and six it was the final Enci Erro or running of the bulls through streets from the Oens to the it lasted two minutes and 57 Hospital officials said four spaniards were treated and released after being treated for cuts and bruises they sustained while trying to escape from the Sharp about 20 other runners a hostage going Home chicag9 a former Twa hijacking hostage Simon Grossmayer has been released from a Chicago Hospital after surgery to re move a potentially fatal skin cancer that was discovered during examinations in West Germany after he was his wife Hes coming Home and we just want to get Back to our Normal said Elaine doctors Here have said the examination by air Force doctors in Ger Many probably saved Grossmayer