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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 26, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 a photo scientist Gilbert Reiling. Compares old left new bulbs renovated miss Liberty to be seen in a new Light new York a the statue of Liberty s new illumination system will allow the lady to be seen in a most flattering Light from the folds in her Robes to the character lines in her face a lighting technician said tuesday. The Light that will be used on the statue were introduced in 1962 by general electric said Gilbert reining. Applied to the statue he said the lights will reveal the statue As a piece of sculpture a work of Art. There la be much More of a three dimensional  the statue will be lit by 42 Metal halide 250 Watt lamps he said. Some of the lamps will produce a warmer Light to bring out the statue s Green color while cooler lamps will approximate the color of sunlight highlighting its details. When the new lights Are unveiled on july 4, 1986, people will be struck by the difference he Taid. Liberty s new Torch designed to resemble the original will appear to be flickering As a result of Light thrown on it from two exterior lamps he said. While be s Metal halide lamps have been used for years no one Ever asked us to Light a Green statue before Reiling said. Quibbling violation charged defense contractors deny padding Bills for radar tools Washington up general dynamics and Westinghouse two giants in the defense Industry say they did nothing wrong in building radar repair tools that Mem Bers of Congress say came with padded Price tags. A general accounting office report criticizing both the firms for their pricing policies and the air Force for going along with them prompted monday s hearing be fore the House Energy and Commerce committee on the Cost of the tools. Committee chairman John Dingell a Mic accused the firms of knowingly. Padding the prices. He said Westinghouse had already built some of the parts but the air Force paid again to have them designed and built. Rep. Ron Wyden. D-orc., said it appeared the two firms were partners in a con game to defraud the tax pay  the tools were built so the air Force could do its own maintenance on the Westinghouse built radar in the Gen eral dynamics built f-16 fighter Jet. General dynamics had a contract with the air Force to help set up a repair depot so technicians could do the repair work on the radars rather than paying the contractor to make any necessary repairs. The Gao report said the air Force s so called in priced contract process used to begin work put the government at a disadvantage. The report also said general dynamics recommended the development of items already in existence and the air Force did not follow its own rules for purchasing. The report cited four parts the air Force eventually made for itself for less Money after buying drawings from general dynamics parts for which general dynamics and Westinghouse wanted thousands of dollars. Frederick Wood a general dynamics vice president for contracts and pricing told the panel that the contract process added to the Cost of the items noting that the final Bill for the work j835.000. Was half the amount initially estimated when the unpriced contract process began. The process uses Cost guesses sometimes obtained Over the Telephone. Harry Smith president of Wislin Ghousi s defense and electronics Center testified thai the Gao report shows no illegal actions by his firm. Witnesses said Westinghouse refused to permit Gao auditors to interview company officials and instead required questions to be submitted in writing. Under pressure from the committee. Smith reluctantly agreed to cooperate with Gao officials in additional Audi Ting. He said the firm required questions in writing to preserve the Sanctity of the internal audit  Brig. Gen. Ronald w. Yates who is involved in the f 16 program gestured toward about a do in tools used to perform maintenance on the radar and said that s it. You re looking at All of  Yates noted that one repair tool Cost $580 to make but the development costs plus profit for Westinghouse and overhead and profit for general dynamics brought the Cost to Al 1,492. Pentagon erred in inviting general by Norman Black Washington a the Pentagon acknowledged that through an administrative error it had invited a High ranking philippine officer implicated in the assassination of opposition Leader bin inc Aquino to a retirement ceremony for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Army Gen. John w. Cesscy who has led the chiefs for the last three years is scheduled to retire sept. 30 in a ceremony at Andrews fab my. His counterparts from Allied coun tries around the world have been invited to attend. It. Col. De Robertson a spokesman for Cesscy con firmed reports in two Manila newspapers tuesday that Gen. Fabian c. Ver had acc Civco an invitation to the event even though he is currently on leave from his Post As chief of the philippine armed forces. We had an administrative error in the office of the chairman Robertson said. Gen. Ver was invited but the invitation should have gone to it. Gen. Fidel Ramos who is the acting chief of staff. We have already informed the philippine embassy that the error was made and asked them to deliver the invitation to Gen. Ramos. We have withdrawn the invitation to Gen. Ver. Our intent was to invite the counterparts and we Sim ply made a  Aquino a Leader of the opposition o philippine president Ferdinand e. Marcos was fatally shot on aug. 21,1984, a he returned to his Homeland following a self imposed exile in the United states. The Marcos government claimed initial that the Assassin who was shot and killed immediately Falci Aquino s assassination was a known communist hit  subsequently however Var. 24 other soldiers and a civil Ian were charged with complicity in connection with both slayings. Aquino s assassination along with a growing leftist insurgency in the country has strained relations Between the United states and the Philippines. The Philippines arc nonetheless considered an important ally by the United states because of the presence of key Navy bases in the islands that serve As America s to strategic outposts in the Pacific. Robertson said Vessey s office knew ver was on leave Bui inadvertently continued to use his name when compiling the guest list for Vessey s retirement ceremony. There is nothing hidden Here he said. Everything is Abor aboard. The fact is we made a mistake and we have fixed  top of Academy Junior faces suspension air Force Academy Colo. A the highest ranking Junior class Cadet at the air Force Academy faces a year s sus pension for quibbling which Academy authorities consider to be the same As lying. In a copyright Story tuesday the Colora do Springs Sun quoted Academy spokesman will Ketterson As saying the suspension was recommended by the Cadet Wing Honor Board for John m. Hillyer 21, of Hawaii the Cadet Wing sergeant major. He said a group of senior staff members will review the Case. According to Ketterson Hillyer broke a window at the Academy recently and Cut a hand. After getting medical treatment Hillyer returned to the area and was asked what he doing there. Hillyer reportedly said he was waiting for a Friend and said nothing about the window. He was charged with quibbling and the Case was heard by the Cadet Honor Board Ketterson said. Quibbling is the creation of a false impression in the mind of the listener by Cle verly wording what is said omitting Rele vant facts or telling a partial truth when one knowingly does to with the intent to deceive or mislead Ketterson said. Quibbling is a form of lying and that is a violation of the Cadet Honor  the Cadet Honor code which was Tern Lindbergh Kidnap Case detective Dies at 84 Lakewood no. A John b. Wallace a former state police Captain who helped investigate the Lindbergh Kidnap Ping has died at 84. Wallace joined the new Jersey state police Force in 1924. While assigned to the detective Bureau in 1932, he took pan in the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh s 20 month old son Charlesjr. Wallace arrested Bruno Richard Haupt Mann who was executed in 1936 for the baby s murder. He retired As a state police Captain in 1952 and went to work for a private Detec Tive Agency in 1953. Pora Rily suspended in the Spring of 1984 after some cadets were caught cheating on a physics exam says we will not lie steal or cheat nor tolerate among us anyone who  Ketterson said the Cadet Honor Board had no discretion in the matter. The charge of quibbling carries Possi ble penalties of suspension  or resignation. He has elected to have the Issue re viewed by a hearing officer which Means it will be decided by the Academy Board a group made up of a Broad Cross Section of senior Academy staff members Ketterson said. When asked if members of the Cadet Wing were angered by the events surround ing the Hillyer matter Ketterson said there have been expressions of concern on both  the Cadet does t want to do inter views said capt. Jan Wood of the facade my s Public relations office. He acknowledged breaking the window said another spokesman sgt. Jack Conner. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 26, 1945 Gen. George Patlon came under fire from a major Section of the new York press for his announcement that he advocated fraternization and that far too much fuss has been made regarding do Nazif cation in  30 years ago today. Sept. 26, 1955 president Eisenhower was reported to be in satisfactory condition after suffering a heart attack. The encouraging bulletin on the condition of the 64 year old chief executive was issued at the Denver summer White House. 20 years ago today. Sept. 26, 1965 officials announced that South vietnamese forces had retaken an outpost in the coastal province of Binh Dinh about 300 Miles Northeast of Saigon. 10 years ago today. Sept. 26,1975 in California Alameda county District attorney Lowell Jensen said that Patricia Hearst might be subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury and name her kidnappers  
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