European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday november 2, 1985page it \ teams submit Cross Channel proposals Paris a promoters of five projects for Road and rail links across the English Channel submitted their proposals to the French and British governments thurs Day. Teams of experts appointed by the two governments planned to Start examining the privately financed projects Friday trans port minister Jean Auroux said Al a news conference. The experts have been Given 100 Days in which to select the most prom Ising scheme he said. Although outlines of four of the five projects were fairly Well known a last minute proposal put Forward by a retired French inventor stole the limelight at the formal presentation of applications for a License to operate a fixed link. Theodore Van Der put Len submitted an ambitious scheme that would Cost si7.5 billion to build involving a combination of Bridges and tunnels connected by artificial islands in mid Channel. His proposition of fers the advantage that it would produce electricity by Means of a series of turbines driven by the tidal motion of the sea. Other proposals submitted thursday included a Bridge Tunnel Bridge Road and rail link put Forward by the Anglo French eur to route consortium at a total estimated Cost ofsi2.5 billion. 9 a twin Tunnel rail link proposed by the Channel Tunnel group France Manche another Anglo French group at a total Cost of si.6 billion. Each Tunnel would have a single rail track on which shuttle trains would carry passengers and vehicles. A 35-Kilomctcr Road Bridge combined with a single track rail Tunnel proposed by the euro Ridge consortium. Total construction Cost is estimated at about $3.5 billion before allowing for interest and inflation. A twin Tunnel project put Forward by scaling brith ferries in which each Tun Nel would have a iwo Lane Highway As Well As a single rail track embedded in the fast Lane. The Cost of the project is estimated at about s2.1 billion. Eur route and the Channel Tunnel group arc considered to be the front runners for Rockwell pleads guilty to overcharges internal St de Dallas aps Lional corp., the Nalion is tense contractor pleaded guilty to Federal charges that six of its employee filed falsified time cards leading to $480,000 in overcharges on an air Force contract. Investigations by the company and the Justice department failed to find any Evi Dence that company managers participated in the offences or knew about them Rock Well spokesman Jim Vallela said. In addition to a possible maximum Fine of $200,000, Rockwell agreed to pay $1 million in a settlement for double the amount of wrong charges and the Gove ment s investigation costs. Jul will be up to the do Fonse arts Cal to decide any possible Susic Jinn of future Rockwell contracts the Job attorney s of fice said. A assistant a attorney Ronald h. De dins said  involved gained nay follow the system set up there. The company is the one thai gains the Money he said. They were losing a Mil lion dollars and tried to make up by inflating bids on spare  a joins said the investigation uncovered is for materials travel and passed on to Thoj mint. As Welkoc falsified Lin Rob the guilty  us. District court in . No individuals we Rena in in Tow rfcs but Vallela said  Erelt Mcd. Vallelli Jwj the did not know the won Iii Tiyo. Lending was set for dec. 13. The government charged that the employees falsified 20 time cards from april to june 1982. The bogus work was charged to a si.3 million fixed Price contract by Rockwell s former Collins communications systems division Plant in Dallas Vallela said. The contract was for spare parts for the air Force. After completing its investigation a year ago Rockwell disciplined the workers and lowered the Price of the contract by $290,839,  total $480,000 in  Aid Ling to the information Rockwell agreed that any employee involved in the overcharges will be barred from work ing on projects involving Federal contracts. The government agreed not to pursue any further charges against Rockwell that might arise from the Case according to the criminal information. Rockwell general contractor for the ice shuttle and the d-1 supersonic bomb l984 defense sales of s6.2 billion Bik the Pentagon s second largest supplier of mid Mcdonnell Douglas corp. With s7.7 Silhol def Chise work. In a similar Aseem just Hilyear Gener Al electric co. Was finedllf4niilliqn after pleading guilty to 108  false claims on a defense contract Tajc Case involved employees at be s re  lems operation in Philadelphia who sub Mitt cd false time cards defrauding the government of j800.000 on a warhead contract. So Nof negotiable Weinberger says Washington states would scrap weapons system Ingle arms control it provided there Are defense Secretary said  he said the sense system is def Ito Trade it away woul suicide  would t want fees in any circuit tithe Senate foreign Weinberger spent defending Star " planning of co Gnand fending off Chili sense department control. We have no in tempt to oppose Ai Weinberger said have no opposition but he said def the objective of a be to strengthen the project having secured the All important financial backing from Banks. Euro route has secured letters of intent from key Banks and lending institutions that have said they Are prepared to assist in raising$5.1 billion to cover initial equity and development  Channel Tunnel group has received promises of financing from Banks Tovalin Between s438 million and $500 million. After the governments select one of the proposals work could a Jin Al the end of next year. The link could be operation a a Early As 1992 or 1993. It s a historic moment passing from the realm of dreams to the Domain of realities said Auroux. News update Crew released Sydney Australia a French authorities in Tahiti have expelled the Crew of an anti nuclear protest ship seized last week near the nuclear test site at muru Roa atoll Greenpeace official said. We be just heard that after seven Days of negotiations with France the Crew has been released said Mclain Shanahan a spokeswoman for the environmental group. At last we have been informed that they Are Safe and will shortly return to their  this past week family and friends have had absolutely no Indi cation from the French on the safety and whereabouts of the Greenpeace Crew Shanahan said. We condemn this undiplomatic and secretive behaviour of the French government which is typical of their behaviour Wuthe Pacific settlement reached fort Lauderdale Fla a the Broward county school Board has agreed to pay $3.7million to the family of an 8-year-old boy with learning disabilities who died after he was run Over by t school bus. Attorney William Gardella who represented the school Board in the Case announced the settlement after four months of negotiations with the family of Robert  had to think about what would happen if the Case went before jury Gardella said. If a motor vehicle runs Over a youngster it s Nota Good Case to defend. It was just one of those things that was Best to resettled rather than rehashing the whole tragic  Robert a second grader at Orange Rook elementary school in Holly Wood was t ing to Cross a Street near he Miramar Home when he was crush in june. He died at a Hospi Tal Lour hours later. The boy s Mother Diane Blu Busser said she and her sex husband May use part of the Money to establish a fund for special education at Orange Brook. I want other children to enjoy school As much As Robert did this past year mrs. Be scr said. Fruit Fly infestation forces commissary to take action by Dick Hodgson pm a a Jilin  at the Sembach a commissary destroyed several Hundred pounds of fresh produce and baked goods last week after finding fruit Flics in the store. Air Force commis sary service officials said. Col. Ronald Leach a pc clean Region com food which was discovered thursday a valued Al about $800. Ers opened a sealed pallet containing Iso broken bottles of Ketchup the Flics technicians have dewas no health Hazard store for the m Neal health caped into Ghesu an than a pcs we decided to destroy Leach said that when warehouse work called ii a sin Gle massive  a we know in was nol the Mediterranean run we have no reason to suspect there Wai _., problem beyond the cosmetic effect and Nui Sance of having the flies in the  Kif Lav ""7.-_.,.,., i iwo Iviria to 11 it Pilsl get he he Elf a coms Europe has nol received re ports of flies from any of its other 34 stores in Europe. He described the Flics As a common Spe cies resembling a Gnal. Name for them is dross a he said