European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday december 12. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 general dynamics told to shape up or else b Norman Black n we Par w. Cinberg or. In special policy Malc Mcnol. Said Tuc Dii i he a i Muhi have a forg., competitive bidding on u submarine contract if general tractor a uial la " 1 responsible of the written statement. Released Al the i Clagon b spokesman Hob Sims appeared prompted by recent criticism Ifni the defense is not serious about disciplining or rank contractors. General dynamics was suspended from receiving any new government contracts on Dee. .1. One Day after the company and four former or Curry no executives were indicted on fraud charges. On dec. 4. However the Navy announced in was suspending a bidding dead line for new attack submarines to maintain the company s chances Tho companies capable the Navy said general dynamics is one of Only two companies capable of producing the attack submarine the other company is the Newport news shipbuilding and dry Dock co. Navy Secretary John f. Lehman said he wanted to avoid awarding a sole source bid to Newport news and thus was willing to delay the com petition. Weinberger did not criticise Lehman for that Deci Sion in his statement. But he made it Clear he would not allow the delay in bidding to last indefinitely. The Extension reflects the Navy s commitment to Competition As the primary Means of achieving fair and reasonable prices Weinberger wrote. Such a bidding Extension while clearly in the pub Lic interest when made for a Short time must be weighed against the intent of the suspension and the circumstances giving Rise to he continued. Unless in is demonstrated that a contractor is responsible the government May have to give up the benefits of Competition in this and other cases that May involve fraud or other illegal no time Gitcin Sims in releasing Weinberger s statement refused to say How Long Weinberger was willing to allow the Navy s bidding Extension to last. He noted that Gener Al dynamics has 30 Days from the Date of its suspension to contest the action propose corrective actions or demonstrate that the management problems that led to the indictment no longer exist. The fact is that the indictment relates to activities that occurred in the i978-1o-i98i time period Sims said. Since then we have done a great Deal of work with general dynamics and other companies. The question is whether or not we now have a responsible company which May be allowed to bid on the program or not. That will be determined during the next month or two when the company has a Chance nuclear submarines and their ballistic missiles ss-n4 warheads. 1-2 Range 1,490-1,860 Miles hotel class hotel 2 115 meters Long 3 missile launchers Tor ss-n-5 hotel 3 130 meters 6 launchers Tor ss-n-8 Yankee class sick. The company lost the Competition to the Ford Aero space and communications co., which in turn saw the program stopped in Midstream this summer because of doubts Aboul the weapon s effectiveness. Nyc philanthropist wife Are mugged new York a George t. Dela Cort who gave Central Park its open air theater its Alice in wonderland statue and other gifts was mugged in the Park tues Day with his wife As they walked to the children s zoo police said. His wife Valerie was stabbed in a hand and her $5,500 Mink coat was stolen said police spokesman Joseph Mcconville. Delacorte 91, was knocked Down and bruised in the face during the 10 . Rob Bery. The attackers two Young men look about s200 from him and fled on foot Mcconville told reporters. The couple went Home and had their in juries treated there he said. Parks commissioner Henry Stern said delacorte. The founder of Dell publishing Dell books Laurel books and Dola Coric press seemed to be feeling Fine when Stern telephoned to offer his sympathy. Mayor Edward Koch lamented the crime saying attacks on the elderly arc vile and even worse when the attack is upon people such As these two who have devoted their lives and their treasure to enriching the lives of their fellow human whatever the police can do to apprehend these criminals will be done and done with dispatch and a sense of the mayor told reporters. Delacorte built the theater in the Park in which free Shakespeare plays Are staged Dur ing the summer. An animated clock in the a. Which adjoins the children s zoo also bears his name and the Alice in wonderland statue is another Dola Coric gift. Stern said he telephoned to express his re Grets to delacorte. U Alt � Taney s cruelly s very furry Christmas own Subish make the switch but miss p6vil, How will the children set their Christmas toys you sentimental fool i Don t Ca of about Christmas i want my furs deliver up Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today dec. 12, 1945 wartime jobs and Mic than one in the family made iw4 family wages the highest in his tory the department of labor reported. Half of All families and single persons Tost year had incomes after taxes of s2.700 or More. In he $3,000-Lo-$4.000 bracket half the families had two workers. 30 years ago today. Dec. 12, 1955 Willie Mays the new York giants slugging outfielder has signed his 1956 contract the club announced. It is believed he got a j10,000 boost Over his reported j25.000 salary Oflas season. 20 years ago today. Dec. 12. 1965 a heavy Viet Cong Force made a counterattack against . Marines who had sloshed through the knee deep muck of flooded Rice paddies 20 Miles South of Danang and captured n communist position blocking a general Advance. 10 years ago today. Dec. 12, 1975 Secretary of state Henry Kissinger told the nato foreign ministers in Brussels that massive soviet armaments and intervention in Angola were disturbing the world balance
