European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday december 13, 1985 Toyota confirms plans for Plant in Kentucky Detroit a Toyota motor corp., the world s third largest car maker confirmed wednesday that it plans to build an automobile manufacturing Plant in Ken Tucky. It is a significant step in our Long held dream of achieving a full partnership with the american  Shoichiro Toyoda president of the japanese Auto company said in a statement released in Detroit the Plant will be built on a 1.500-acre site near George town. Ky., about 10 Miles North of Lexington the statement said it will produce about 200,000 cars a year and production is scheduled to Start in mid-1988. The company said it plans to spend $800 million on the project which will create jobs for about 3.000 people. Toyoda said the decision to put the Plant in Kentucky expresses our Confidence that the american Economy american Industry and the american worker have much to offer to  he called the process of choosing the site one of the most demanding decisions in the history of the company. Japan s largest automaker. Many states provided us with excellent proposals Toyoda said. Each one received the most careful study against our criteria and each one was Strong in Many respects. On balance considering All the criteria the proposal from Kentucky was the  with Nissan already in Tennessee. General motors on the Way. And Honda in Ohio. Kentucky officials arc hop ing for a Boom in related Industry in the Region. There s absolutely a snowball effect said Jim Wise Man the head of the Kentucky chamber of Commerce. As a Rule of thumb. 100 new manufacturing jobs will create 64 other new jobs he said Over the past decade Kentucky has become Home to several manufacturing plants Many with japanese ties which Supply the Auto Industry. Topy corp. Now building a Plant in the state s capital of Frankfort manufactures automobile wheels. Kancer company inc. In Carrollton makes automobile trim along with aluminium appliances. Hitachi automotive product Usa inc. Has a Plant in Harrodsburg. Gov Martha Laynce Collins on tuesday announced the newest supplier Clarion company Ltd. Of Tokyo which will construct a $3 million facility in the state to manufacture car stereos. Stale Commerce Secretary Carroll Knicely said the Clarion Deal was not related to Toyota but that the com Pany supplies the Nissan Plant in Smyrna. Tcnn., and the Honda Plant in Marysville Ohio. Egypt of get Fanks saudis seek repair pact by Norman Black Washington a the defense department told Congress on wednesday that it has approved the Sale of 3d m60a3 tanks to Egypt and cleared the Way for saudi Arabia to Nugoli us a new Deal with an american contractor to maintain its f 15 Jet fighters. Both deals will take effect unless con Gress moves to Block them within 30 Days. The saudi contract could be Worth $500 million the Pentagon said. According to the Pentagon s notification statements the Sale of the tanks to Egypt will be Worth about $68 million. The United states has sold Egypt More than 400 m60s since 1980. And the latest Sale supports american foreign policy and National Security objectives the Pentagon said. A Strong and Independent leg vol will be Able to continue to participate in the Middle East peace process and resist incursions of soviet client states in the re  the Pentagon said. The m60a3 tank is made by general dynamics corp. The firm is under a con tract freeze following its indictment on Federal fraud charges and that suspension will have to be resolved before the egyptian contract could actually be  Sale of organizational and inter Midi at la vol maintenance services for saudi Arabia s Fleet of f-15 fighters will likewise demonstrate the continuing willingness of the United slates to support the saudi arabian Effort to improve the Secu Rity of the country through modernization of ils forces Llie Pentagon said in the other announcement. Saudi Arabia purchased 60 of the f-15s in 1978. De Lorean s sex wife gets custody of kids somervil1.e. . A a state judge wednes Day granted John z. De Lorean s sex wife custody of the couple s two children but upheld a dispel cd prenuptial agreement that will allow the former automaker to keep an estimated s10 million in assets he took into the marriage. Superior court judge Michael Imbriani said Crislina for rare Thomopoulos would provide a More stable. Mily life for the couple s a year old son Zachary and 8-Ycar-old daughter Kathryn. He said de Lorean travels too much to be Able to devote enough Lime to the children. Neither de Lorean 60, nor Thomopoulos 35, attended the court session. Do Lorean could not be reached for comment. In addition to custody the couple was battling Over the division of $10 million in Assels including a 344 de Loren acre estate in nearby Bodmin scr and a $5 million new York City condominium. In the ruling Imbriani said this is not a Case where joint custody will work. The parties unfortunately Are unable to agree on much when the children Are in  the judge said do in Iran and Thomopoulos a los Angeles television talk show hostess and former Model must split equally vacation time with the children. He ordered de  to pay $ 1.000 each month for each child which he said would allow the youngsters to continue living in the lavish style to which they arc accustomed. Thomopoulos Hud sought monthly payments of $6,000 Tor both children. Mrs. Goldwater Dies in Arizona Phoenix Ariz. A Margaret Peggy Goldwater. The wife of sen. Barry Goldwater died wednesday after suffering circulation problems that had forced the amputation of her left leg. She was 76. Mrs. Goldwater died at 5 34 . At Good Sama Ritan medical Center in Pho enix said Earl Eisenhower the Arizona Republican s press Secretary. Hospital spokesman James Mcveigh said mrs. Goldwa Ter died of heart lung and kidney dysfunction. Her sur Geon. Or. Lee Brown said mrs. Goldwater s situation was always serious and it progressively worscnec1 it was complications Fol lowing the major surgery Eisenhower said. Goldwater Goldwater was with her said the aide. Mrs. Goldwater underwent surgery in Early no vember to bypass a blood clot that had moved from her heart to an artery in the Abdomen and caused circulation problems in her leg. An artificial skin graft used in that operation became infected and mrs. Goldwater re entered the Hospital nov. 26. Two Days later she under went major abdominal surgery in which a Large artificial skin graft was made. However Goldwater aides said the second graft failed to provide circulation to her leg and it be came infected forcing the amputation. Father son killed in mining Accident Hegins. A. A a Cave in trapped five workers blasting in a Coal mine wednesday killing three of them while one escaped and another was pulled out alive state officials said. The dead who included the owner of the mine and his son were asphyxiated More than half a mile inside the mine of the is a Coal co when blasting released methane Gas and they suffocated said Waller Vicinelly the state commissioner of deep mine safety. The dead were identified As Gene Wolfgang 43 Rick Wolfgang 22, and a mine employee Frank Benner 30, said Deputy Coroner Richard Fritz. He pronounced the men dead shortly after they were brought to the surface at 10 30 . One Miner escaped immediately after the 2 30 . Cave in and a second Troy Wolfgang also a son of Gene Wolfgang was pulled from the mine nearly three hours later and taken to Pottsville Hospital said Tom Zuber Hospital administrative supervisor. Troy Wolfgang 23 was listed in serious condition with broken legs. The men were blasting More than 3.300 feet from the mine s Entrance or about 300 feet below the surface of the sloping Shaft when they loosened Coal that released a pocket of methane Gas Vicinelly said. Troy Wolfgang escaped the methane Gas because he was Down in a safer atmosphere away from the others said James Shober of the state department of Environ mental resources. Chester Morgan who escaped shortly after the Cave in initially called for help Fritz said. It was unclear How he escaped. Stateside Kmart to treat needy kids to breakfast gift $20 in goods Troy Mich. Amore than 42,000 needy Chil Dren will get to pick out $20 Worth of merchandise at k Mart corp. Stores to brighten their holidays the chairman of the nation s no. 2 retailer has announced. The More than 2,100 Kmart stores nationwide each will each treat 20 needy children to a breakfast Worth about $2.50, a $5 wrapped gift and $20 Worth of Merchan Dise chosen by each child chairman Bernard m Fauber said tuesday. Local civic and social service agencies were furnishing names of needy children for the $1.155,000 saturday shopping spree said Barb Palazzolo spokeswoman for the Troy based corporation. With $21.1 billion in sales last year Kmart is the nation second largest retailer behind scars Roebuck & co. Murder warrant accuses woman of scaring Homeowner to death Pontiac Mich. A a murder warrant Wal is sued tuesday for a woman accused of crashing a stolen car into a garage breaking into the attached Home and scaring the 71-year-old owner to death. Gaye grim Langley 40, of Royal Oak was jailed pending arraignment on charges of murder breaking and entering an occupied dwelling larceny and malicious destruction Oak land county prosecutor l. Brooks Patterson said. She was accused in the death of Kathryn Griffith of Troy who was found dead at her Home Early sunday after Langley rammed a car through the garage door and broke into the Home authorities said. Our theory is that she literally brought Griffith 10 t state of such fright Bat it scared her into a heart attack Patterson said. He said investigators have not established a motive. Judge says High school can t require drug tests for students Hackensack . A a judge has ruled thai a High school s policy requiring All of its students to submit to drug testing is an unconstitutional violation of the teen agers rights. The policy at Becton regional High school in suburban East Rutherford would have required 516 student to undergo an annual urinalysis to Check for traces of drugs and alcohol. Students who refused to cooperate Zoura have been barred from school. If students showed signs of drugs or alcohol school officials would have informed their parents but not police. Superior court judge Peter Ciolino ruled that the  violated students rights to privacy and due process and to be free of unreasonable search and seizure. The school Board decided in August to adopt the policy which was among the first in the nation but Ciolino barred it from taking effect pending his ruling