European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 7, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 1 v t  team wins phone Contact bids $4.3 billion to Supply new army system by Norman Black Washington a a Muli billion Dollar inter National Competition to Supply the army with a new combat Telephone system ended tuesday with the Selec Tion of a team of contractors consisting of a French firmand inc  get corp. Undersecretary of the army James r. Ambrose said the service had selected a group headed by Thomson Csc of France As the preferred supplier Over another group led by the Plassey co. Of great Britain. The Deal will ultimately be Worth about $4.3 billion to the Thomson get team Ambrose said making it one of the largest Pentagon contracts Ever awarded Toa foreign concern. Thomas mattausch. A get spokesman in Stamford conn., said about 75 percent of the actual production work would be performed in the United states and that his firm was very pleased with the army s decision. Sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., said the award will mean Over a thousand new jobs and billions of dollars for the new England  Ambrose said the Plassey team which included the Rockwell International corp. And the itt corp., had submitted a bid that exceeded Thorn Ion s by s3.1 billion fora total of s7.4 billion. He said that both the army and defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger had ordered special analyses to make sure the French numbers were solid. The army expects to award an initial $63.25 million contract later this year which in turn will include six fixed Price options. The contract includes guarantees on spare part prices Over the a Cal 20 years Ambrose said. Although both firms took on american partners for the Competition and the army described gtd. As the prime contractor in its announcement tuesday the Competition compared communications so stems thai have been developed and deployed in Lui Rupe. The army contract envisions a huge network of to bile subscriber equipment Psi that would be rugged portable and secure yet built with technology that would guarantee huge amounts of capacity. Thomson Csc and get offered a system known As Rita. Plessy Rockwell and itt offered a system known As Ptarmigan. Both groups up Cal millions to con duct major demonstration exercises in Europe Over the past year allowing army officials and Tun Gressional aides to study their systems. The use network would consist of travelling Tele phone exchanges capable of handling radio microwave. Satellite and regular land line Telephone Calls at the same time. The system could handle everything from voice conversations to computer data to facsimile copies of maps drawn by front line soldiers. The switching and computer equipment would l c car ried inside special trucks capable of moving around a Battle zone. Portable units could be carried by hand or on jeeps and helicopters. Once tied in to the system any use unit could be dialled directly with a seven digit number just like a conventional Telephone. Both Thomson Csc Anil mics by had pledged to keep much of the actual proud clip a work in the United Stales. In the Case of the Thomson team. Ambrose said More than 70 percent of the work will be performed in the United states. Components for the winnings siem also will be produced in Canada  and Sweden. In explaining How Thomson and Tii were Able in so significantly undercut Plassey in Price. Ambry so said both systems were comparable in performance but that there were major differences in design and equipment. For example he said the Plassey system would Lue required the use of More expensive terminals at the univ is Levels of the system. I Ven More importantly he Aid get and Thomson were Able to incorporate components that arc already part of the military system. As a result the Plessy team would have had to bring More in from offshore to ensure substantial . Production work. Ambrose said the army expects to equip five corps and 26 divisions with the new equipment. Once inc equipment is deployed it will be the first time in the history of the army that All of its units both Active and Reserve will have fully interoperable encrypted Jam resistant Mobile tactical communications  the service said in a statement. Leg in fab Cooks earn ritzy ways Eglin fab Fla. A not shirled Coo Kies lading out globs or Chow from deep Iclal containers will be found at this air Force base. Under the Tutelage of chef Omar Assam base Cooks arc learning ice carving How to whip up Gour met sauces and How to put on a Luau. We Ore trying to get away from the mess Hall Chow Hall. Beetle Bailey kind of  said it. Col. Tom Masc chief of Eglin s services division. Military Cocks work for six weeks each at the ramada Beach hotel where Assam is executive chef. The air Force does t pay for the lessons and the hotel can t use the military Cooks to displace civil  ramada management is doing it really More out of the goodness of their hearts Masc said. Photo released by the Pentagon shows equipment to be used by the army for combat communications. Legal alien wins $2 million but must return to Mexico san Jose Calif. A an illegal alien from Mexico who won $2 million in the Cali fornia lottery will be Able to collect his winnings but hell have to leave the country or risk deportation officials said tuesday. Jose Caballero 24, said he told lottery officials that he was in the country illegally before he spun the wheel for the top prize on monday in los Angeles. They said it was no problem he said in Spanish after returning to san Jose where he lives with relatives who Are american citizens. They said you paid a Dollahon thai ticket. You got a winning number. Lottery director Mark Michalko said Caballero will be awarded full instalments of his prize si00,000 a year for 20 years less withholding for Federal income tax. Lottery officials will let the immigration and naturalization service and the internal Revenue service determine Caballero s citizenship status and tax withholding amount lottery Security chief Lew Ritter said. Ins spokesman Joe Flanders said his Agency is investigating the matter solely to determine whether Caballero is an illegal alien who must leave voluntarily or face deportation. If he s Here illegally he will be deported unless he goes Home first said Arthur Shanks ins Deputy District director. "1 understand from somebody who spoke with him that he plans to go Home for Christmas but if the ins gels Nasty he May go Home for  Shanks also said Caballero s immigration status will not affect his ability to collect his winnings. Caba Lucro begun his american dream about a year ago when he left his parents and eight Brothers and Sisters in apal zing an 200 mites West of Mexico City and sneaked across the Border in a car to live with relatives in san Jose. Caballero who wants to apply for Amer ican resident alien status and eventually for citizenship said his father works As u loan officer in a Bank and his Mother owns u fruit warehouse. He said he has no special skills and when he arrived in san Jose last year he just wanted to take any Job. He s been working As a deliveryman for a furniture store and now wants to open a f  manufacturing shop. Mother prevails Over baby Sitter in custody dispute Dover Del. A a court on tues Day awarded custody of a 7-year-old boy to his natural Mother ending a four year fight Between the woman and the child s Long time baby  Smith King whose son Daryl hat been living with her since june said she cried when she found out that the boy was legally hers again. Daryl had spent almost All of his life with Dorothy Marx his baby Sitter and her Hus band James. Mrs. Marx had begun caring for the child while King was recovering from injuries received in an Auto Accident. Four years ago a family court judge ruled that Daryl had spent so much time with the marcs that he was no longer King s son. He granted custody to the mares though his ruling did not accuse King of abuse or neglect. I feel like our lives have been Given Back to  King said in a Telephone interview from her Home in Wilmington. Mrs. Marx said she Hopes her attorneys can find a Way to Appeal although the Case already has gone to the state supreme court where the decisions were in King s favor. We were his parents. It s not a ques Tion of the biological parents mrs. Marx said. He s lived with us since he was an  Daryl had been returned to his Mother in june pending a final court hearing