European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday. October 22, 1985 new secure phones under development Washington f secure telephones and carelessness by officials who sometimes Are too impatient to use them arc giving away National secrets to foreign Powers. We re pelting eaten alive by the bad Guys said one official who spoke on the condition he mild not be identified expanding the network of secure phones has always been a Low priority because of he  he said. But with government officials More aware of the Poten tial damage of losing vital National Security information a new network of secure phones capable of scrambling transmissions before they pass through the atmosphere where la y can be intercepted is being developed under a $44 million National Security Agency contract. With delivery scheduled to begin in 19x7. At least 500,000 of the new phones will be installed at government desks and in the offices of defense contractors who often Deal with classified information. As Many As 2 million of the phones Are expected to be bought a other firms in the private sector including major corporations High tech companies and financial institutions the Asa says. Asa part of the nation s intelligence network is in charge of protecting government communications and listening in on the communications of foreign Powers. Schools update Maryland Munich Campus plans fall open Bouse nov. 11 Munich is the University of Mary land s Munich Campus will hold its fall open House nov. 11. A Federal Holiday. The Campus sponsors the open House program now in its sixth year to give potential students and their parents the Opportunity to get a first hand look at the Campus visit class and dormitory rooms and get answers to questions about financial Aid packages said Campus spokeswoman Caroline bar Ncncy. Visitors also gel n Chance to qui a ask the experts panel of Munich  students. For additional information about the program Contact the Campus Rit Munich military its 440 60%. Or civilian s9- i91-Joi 7. Fourth annual College night set nov. 13 at Heidelberg  is Heidelberg High school and its Parent teacher and student association will Host their fourth annual College night nov. 13. The program open to seniors and their parents from the Heidelberg Karlsruhe and Mannheim areas will Start at 7 . In the High school auditorium and gymnasium. Graduates of More than 60 colleges will be pre sent to answer questions. In addition information will be presented on College admissions and Finan Cial Aid. Annual fall conference is planned by educators Kneebis Germany is the association of Christian educators Europe will hold its fall conference nov. 9-11 at the him Strelic hotel Here in the Black Forest. The conference will be led by Larry and Pat Russell european directors of military Community youth ministries and the theme will be communicating with our  conference Cost is Iso Marks about $57 and registration fee is $10. Reservations can be made by calling Oak Mceachron by nov. 5 at 06221-70704. Scholarship established to Honor Bavaria s Strauss Munich is a $500 scholarship has been established by the University of Maryland s Munich Campus in Honor of bavarian president Franz Josef Strauss. The scholarship was announced last week during a ceremony celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Munich Campus. Dean William Mcmahon said the scholarship will be awarded annually to a student specializing in German cultural studies. It is the second time the University has honoured the 70-year-old bavarian president. Two years ago the Munich Campus presented Strauss with an honorary doctor of Law degree. We want to pet sensitive information scrambled and get people used to that. People lire just so used to using  cure phones said sen. Patrick .1. Leahy d-vi., vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee. The government won t say How Many secure phones it has . Sharp Deputy chief of information policy at the Asa. Said the information is classified because it would indicate to adversaries what the sic of the Effort  hut the source said the government s network of secure plumes is not much larger than it was in the late 195 s. Officials declined to cite any examples where an in  phone transmission harmed National Security. Hut they mentioned a conversation Lasi week in which president Reagan discussed plans to intercept an egyptian air plane carrying the palestinian hijackers of a cruise ship. Reagan and defense Secretary Weinberger were in sep Arate planes when their conversation occurred. It was overheard by an Amateur radio operator. Presidential spokesman Larry Speaks said the presi Dent aboard air Force one. Said Reagan did not use the aircraft s secure communications system because he was Tring to save time. Last March the Asa selected Ria. Motorola and american Telephone & Telegraph co. To develop the new phones the companies arc required under the contract to deliver prototypes by the Middle of next year and to begin delivering the new phones the following year Sharp said. Unlike the secure phones now used by government officials that Cost $9,000 or More per phone the Price of the new ones is expected to be closer to $2,000, he said. The device lakes a person s voice and rearranges it into a group of random sounds that sound like meaningless noise until they get to the other end and arc put Back in proper order. The new generation of secure phones  expected to be sic of a Standard multilane office phone. It will translate voice into digital signals. Computer chips will rearrange their order in a seemingly senseless pattern and sort it out at the receiving end. The process works so fast that neither party to the conversation is aware of any delay. The new phones will be much smaller than the current ones which consist of a desk Type phone accompanied by a scrambling and decoding unit about the size of an electric typewriter weighing nearly 70 pounds. The new generation will look like a conventional desk top phone. Its scrambling mechanism will be a unit about the size of a pack of chewing gum which is inserted into the phone when linked to another secure phone. Work continues around fhe clock on Seaway s damaged lock Wall Thorold Ontario a working around the clock workers positioned steel beams across a damaged wetland anal lock to try to Brace a crumbling Concrete Wall that has halted shipments on the St. Lawrence sea Way and put More than a thousand ship hands but of work. Seaway spokesman Robert Ila comb said it will be a Sci k before the bracing is finished and actual repairs to the Waif of lock no. 7 can begin. Halcomb said Seaway officials arc still unsure when shipping will resume through the 2ft-Niilc, eight lock canal which links lakes l Rie and Ontario. Shipping companies have at least 65 vessels idled at a Cost estimated at $10,000 to  per Day per ship. Al that rate total losses Are approaching $1 million a Day and have led to layoffs of Crew members of the docked ships. Most of the shipments affected Are of Grain including $5 million Worth bound for the soviet Union. The Jam comes during he busiest weeks for the water Way As Grain shipments reach their Peak. The lock collapse oct. M was the second major closing of the Seaway in ii months. Last november 165 shins were trapped in the Seaway for up to 18 Days when a lift Bridge at Valley Field. Quebec broke. The Bridge last year was a Fluke James l. Emery the . St. Lawrence Seaway administrator said Friday. "1 guess this is a Fluke too. But you could say How Long arc be going to continue to get  some officials have charged the current blockage is not a Fluke but rather a result of poor maintenance by the Canadian government which owns the w Cleland canal. The 2,342-mile Seaway system which links the Atlantic Ocean with the great lakes is owned and operated by both Comida and the United states. Those charges prompted Canadian transport minister Don a Ankowski in a private meeting f riday with Mem Bers of parliament to say the government would be willing to reconsider proposals to upgrade the canal. Also Emery  Friday he s been receiving a lot of interest in the last 24 hours from congressmen about a s40 million repair plan at .-owned locks thai so far has not been funded. The Licup has prompted Railroad salesmen to begin of Fering hair boxcars to alternatives. Spokesmen for Conrail and the Chessie system both railroads that serve great lakes ports said they expect an increase in business. Besides railroads and trucks other alternatives to use of the Seaway system include shipping Down the Mississippi River to  Gulf of Mexico and using West coast ports and the Panama canal. Both arc More expensive Ana less practical shippers say. Arc Steakhouse reopens in Garmisch by  Howden Munich Bureau Ciar Misch. Germany the american  House closed for More than a month reopened last week sporting a new decor a different menu and a change in atmosphere. The lion an a Cowboy approach that character i cd the Steakhouse has been replaced with what armed forces recreation Center officials believe is a classier  although the restaurant s exterior is much the same As before officials say the changes Are inside and most arc Subtle. Much of it has to do with service from the time one enters and is greeted by a maitre d or hostess and guided to u Candle lit table. The changes in the restaurant s atmosphere Are the result of recommendations from a team of food and beverage experts from the . Army communal Fame y support Center Europe in Roedelheim near i rank url. The team headed by Ernie Holston started work ing with the Steakhouse and its staff in Early september. The team s visit is the result of recommendations made last year in a major study of the Ai re operations by the consulting firm of Pannell Kerr and i Ovrsler. The study made hundreds of recommendations designed to improve arc facilities services and programs. Changes at the restaurant include a training program for the staff that focuses on customer service Steps in service and food preparation and its presentation Holston said. We took what was Here and revamped  he said. The changes involved no major expenses but included a lot of self help work and some work by Ciar Misch Community agencies officials said. Seating capacity was decreased somewhat to in crease the class of the restaurant Holston said. The menu also was changed to give customers a greater Selec Tion and what arc officials Sav is More value for  restaurant prices Range from $4.95 for the salad bar to 5.12.95 for a 14-Ouncc new York sirloin. Officials say  restaurant is using a belter Grade of beef than before. The top of the me sirloin is Usnija class a certified the highest rating for steaks and the rib Cyc and files arc from Argentine Grain fed beef. Customers can order a larger Cut of Steak Al a Stan Dard Price per ounce above  listed Price. Steak prices include salad bar. Children under 10 when accompanied by an adult receive a free meal of a hamburger Fries and a soft drink. The Steakhouse next to the Ai re Tours office is open mondays through thursdays from 6 to 9-30  funi1"- Maura does not accept reservations. However cd n ,1. Ofa 1cy and the piling hours could change depending on customer demand. Air Force no found dead Ramstein and Germany a 39-year-old air Force 1 n T a shot wounds base officials said age a Al of w so in the basemen Stor