European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday february 5,1986 White House retreats on arms Sale to Jordan Washington up president Reagan facing certain defeat in Congress tuesday formally suspended his propose Sale of $1.5 billion in warplanes and of bar arms o Jordan. Secretary of state George Shultz said Ina letter to rep. Dante Fascell d-fla., chairman of the House foreign affair committee that the administration would not move on the arms Sale without first giving Congress 30 Days to Block it. The letter of suspension is a political re treat for Reagan and avoids certain votes of repudiation in the House and Senate. Sen. Richard Lugar r-lnd., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee Friday announced the arrangement with the administration to indefinitely delay the Sale of 40 warplanes air to air and ground to air missiles and other  and Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas had warned the White House that about 75 senators were prepared to vote to kill the arms Sale. Closet 300 House members were prepared to vote own the  the face of certain defeat the administration in october first suspended the arms Sale until March unless Jordan had entered direct and meaningful peace talk with Israel. There Are no Jiu Fli vhf soon but on March 1 the administration could have approved the Sale unless con Gress acted to Block it. Shultz said that the United states was working with Jordan and Israel to Start the peace talks and that a congressional vote against the arms Sale would severely dam age the ongoing  accordingly he said the president has authorized me to inform you that the administration will Only proceed with the Jordan arms Sale after affording Congress adequate time to further review and debate fully the issues  rep. Lawrence Smith d-fla., told the foreign affairs committee that the administration had belatedly recognized that alarms Sale in and of itself will not move the peace process Forward. No peace proc Encan be achieved by offering up Anna the administration said Jordan Kim Hussein requires the arms to defend i nation against Syria which is backed by soviet arms and opposed to Hussein s own toward peace talks with Israel. Critics said the arms which would a required is. Credits would threaten is Rael s Security and would not guarantee peace Between Jordan and Israel. Doctor says he warned Billig against heart surgery Washington a some patients who died Fol lowing heart surgery by or. Donal Billig were not panic. Ulary risky cases and should have had Good chances for survival with competent care an army surgeon Sayi. Col. Russ Zajtchuk former head of heart surgery Atwalter Reed army medical Center testified monday be told Billig he was not competent to perform heart surgery but the Navy surgeon proceeded with cases beyond his  thought he was not suitable for performing heart surgery Zajtchuk said. I remember saying Donal you la get into trouble if you continue " Zajtchuk testified As the prosecution beaded the end fits Case in the fourth week of Billig s court martial on five charges of involuntary manslaughter involving operation son five patients who died. Billig a Navy commander was chief of heart surgery at Bethesda naval Hospital outside Washington before his surgical privileges were suspended in november 1984.in each of the five cases Zajtchuk said Billig did not meet established standards of  said it. Col. Harold Coplan was a Good Candi Date for triple bypass heart surgery based on Bis age health and condition of his heart. He said he estimated a mortality risk for Coplan of less than 1 percent. Copl Andied March 1,1983, during surgery led by Billig. No reason he should not have survived 1 Zajtchuk said. He said Billig used poor procedures and Tore the Aorta causing excessive bleeding in the patient. In the Case of maj. William f. Grubb who died follow ing surgery supervised by Billig Zajtchuk said the patient s Case also presented a Low mortality risk. He Sai Billig did a terrible suturing Job on the Aorta and exhibited poor surgical planning and poor techniques. He Sai Billig also allowed errors to compound. I would say major Grubb would have had an excellent Hance of surviving if he had had a competent surgeon the army surgeon  testimony tuesday Zajtchuk said Billig s surgical problems were not confined to the five Tiet  manslaughter charges Are involved. He said he hid seen Billig commit similar errors on other patient. This was Tho Norm. This was the Type of surgery he was doing All along without any concern for the patient Zajtchuk said. Zajtchuk who previously had served As Bead of he surgery at Bethesda said he was asked to evaluate Bauvis abilities in 1983 after Billig was hired. Zajtchuk taut had recommended against hiring Billig. The army doctor said he later served As a consultant to Bethesda but he denied suggestions he was charged with training Billig in  told or. Billig he s not competent to perform heart surgery and he s at a level of a first year resident zit Chuk said. He became quite upset with my statement i he said. That s your opinion. Or. Zai Tobuk Zajtchuk said he had performed heart surgery who Billig five times and observed other operations it the request of Bethesda officials. Checking on missing kids a employee of the state treasurer office in Hur Isburg a finds some Tunt besides Check to her by ant Lope pictures of missing children. Trea surer Budd Dwyer saw he hoped the Ida would help find Riny youngsters. P/7of lands jetliner safely but at wrong Airfield Augusta a. A a Piedmont airlines 737 bound for the City s main air port landed at a much smaller Airfield by mistake officials said. The aircraft in route to Orlando fla.,landed monday night and took off Early tuesday without its passengers who were transferred to another plane said Rich mond county sheriffs officers. None of the 106 passengers and five Crew members was injured in the Landing at Dan Iel Field where the longest runway is about4,000 feet said Piedmont spokesman Don n r ljf6.,111.6 j a opposed to land ambush Field six Miles away where the Long est runway is 8,000 feet. J necks to someone is embarrassed said Mcguire Piedmont s vice presi Dent of Public relations. He said the Pilot of a sew � a Viavia Ion a Ami ration spokes Man Jack Barker said his Agency also would remember only1 15 it m despite Landing at the wrong place  said. He said he realized he a at " so of the wrong place when he was about three or a four feet Olf the ground and decided to tit ahead and land since he did t know wmi4 was at the Evod of the Field and whether he would be Able to get Back in the  the night which originated in Charlotte n.c., was a non scheduled one into butt r Field to replace a scheduled 9 20 pin. Fth theto Augusta that had been cancelled. Me Guire said he was not aware of the Ifor the earlier cancellation. Mcguire said no further information would be available until the flight Crew we i interviewed by airline officials. Or Piedmont made arrangements Lor tit plane s passengers to take another flight to Orlando said Cpl. William Farkas of the Bush Field police. Piedmont officials at Bush Field refused.,to comment on the incident. Bush Field s Tower closes at 11 . If Thoj weather is Good and pilots land without Imit help of air traffic controllers Laid bus of shield manager j. Hampton Manning plane landed at Daniel Field t documents dealer charged with murder of Salt Lake City a a mormon document dealer identified More than three months ago As the prime suspect in the october bombing deaths of two people was charged tuesday with first Legree murder authorities  Hofmann accompanied by his attorneys turned himself in tuesday morning at the Salt Lake City count jail said Deputy Salt Lake county attorney Walter Elott. A complaint was filed in 5th circuit court Chargin Hofmann with two counts of first degree murder two counts of delivery or placement of an infernal device Andone count of construction or Possession of an infernal de vice Eviett  also was charged with 13 counts of theft by deception and 10 counts of communications fraud. Hofmanis accused in the oct. Is deaths of Steven Chris Tosen a 30-year-om stockbroker with whom he had deat aether of 3arysheets.aclutsuasenassocite he the next Day Hofmann was injured when a both ,up his sports car. But police. Sayi Jug they sieved be third blast was accidental identified Hofmann As their suspect and promised charges would be filed shortly. Hofmann 31, and a close Friend Shannon , 27, were charged with illegal Possession of an machine gun but prosecutors say those Federal of for which Hofmann goes to trial March 3 and March 5 were unrelated to the  for the expected homicide charges were tentatively set Only to be delayed again. Hofmann s attorney had criticized the delay the filing of charges in the bombings saying it showed were Uncertain of their evidence. They also said hot had passed a polygraph examination which showed of being truthful when he said he was not involved in Blasa