European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 be again wins Jet engine bidding War by Norman Black a military writer Washington the Genera electric co., for the third straight year has won the largest share of the air Force s Jet engine business Over rival Pratt & Whitney. The air Force said be will build 56percent of its fighter Jet engines in fiscal 1987 and Pratt & Whitney will build the remaining 44 percent. Last year the split was 54-46 in favo Rouge. The air Force said it plans to Pur Chase 365 Jet engines in fiscal 1987 withe building 205 of them and Pratt & Whitney 160.the air Force declined to give an Esti mate of the value of each contract not ing that final details must still be Nego  air Force launched what has been called the great engine War in1983 when it decided to stage annual competitions for the right to Supply engines for its two front line fighters the f-15 Eagle and the f-i6 fighting fal con. Until then Pratt & Whitney a Divi Sion of United technologies corp., handheld a monopoly on providing the High performance engines. During the first round of the Competition however be won the right to produce 75 percent of the engines i fiscal year 1985 and winning 54 per cent in 1986. The air Force has said it plans to acquire almost 2,000 engines for Al 5 s and f-16 s Between fiscal 1985 and Fis Cal 1990 at an estimated Cost of $8 billion. The service said Friday that because of the Competition it now expects to save More than $4 billion in life Cycle costs Over the next 20 years on the  Overall costs arc projected at roughly si6 billion. The f-15 and f-l6 arc the air Force Stop line fighters and arc made by Mcdonnell Douglas corp. And general dynamics corp., respectively. The air Force has so far acquired about 795 of the twin engine Al 5 s and about 875 of the single engine f-16 s. The air Force Hopes to acquire u total of 1,266 Al 5 s and 3,047 f-16 s. Ferraro s son charged with cocaine Possession Montpelier it. A Jol n Zaccaro jr., 22-year-old son of former vice presidential candidate Ger Ald inc Ferraro has been arrested on a charge possessing cocaine. Zaccaro. A senior at Middlebury College in Middlebury was arrested late thursday night by local and state police and arraigned Friday in Vermont District court for Addi son county. He pleaded innocent to Possession of a regulated drug with intent to sell and was released on his own recognizance by judge Frank Mal Ady according to a court  county Deputy state s attorney John Quinn said local and state police joined in executing a search warrant of Zaccaro s off Campus apartment and car thursday night after Zaccaro allegedly sold one Quarter of a Gram of cocaine to an undercover officer at his apart Quinn said six to eight Grams of cocaine was found along with about $2,000 in Cash. State police described the Cash As directly related to co Caine trafficking. Also seized were electronic Scales and other co Caine related  the cocaine was kept under the Couch of the main living room of the residence according to an affidavit filed with the court. There were approximately 15 packets of j cocaine  convicted Zaccaro could face up to five years in jail and a $5,000fine, Quinn said. Quinn refused to comment on John Zaccaro whether Zaccaro might be part of a drug trafficking ring. He said Only that we feel the investigation incomplete As far As John Zaccaro is  our son John has had some Legal difficulty Ferraro said in a statement issued by her office. We have hired an attorney to represent him. We love him and have Confidence in him and will be standing beside  he is her Only son. She also has two daughters Donn and Laura. Ferraro and her family became the Center of attention when the Media focused on her and her family s finances during the 1984 presidential Campaign when she was Wal Ter Mondale s running mate on the democratic ticket. As a result of that scrutiny her husband real estate manager John Zaccaro pleaded guilty in january. 1985 to a Misdemeanour charge of scheming to defraud in a real estate transaction. Maryland orders some Gerber jars off shelves Baltimore a gov. Harry Hughes on Friday ordered that All jars of Gerber strained peaches be taken off Groc Ery store shelves in Maryland after Glass fragments were found in two jars of the fruit. Gerber responded by accusing the state of needlessly scaring mothers. Reports of Glass in baby food have sur faced in 12. States but company and Federal officials say All Are isolated cases Amon More than a billion jars produced annually by Gerber products co. There Are countless numbers of these products distributed All Over the world and to have four or five cases be symptomatic Ofa flaw running throughout the Industry would be a Little difficult to justify Emi Corwin a . Food and drug administration spokesman in Washington said at news conference thursday. Hughes directed state health Secretary Dale Wilzack to order the ban after the state received eight reports of possible contamination and confirmed the presence of Glass in two jars of strained peaches Pur chased in different counties. Gerber said it would take Legal action against Hughes but company spokesman Jim Lovejoy would not elaborate. Governor Hughes May think his precipitous move protects the citizens of Mary land. In fact it can Only unnecessarily frighten Young mothers said Ron Lovasz Gerber director of Quality control. Hirsh Goldberg a spokesman for Hughes said the state had received no offi Cial notice of any Legal action. The governor s order still stands. His whole motivation is to protect innocent Chil Dren Here Goldberg said. Gerber based in Fremont mich., had asked Maryland not to take the action be cause they feel there is insufficient Evi Dence said David Resh director of the state s Community health  fragments had been confirmed in two jars of baby food in Georgia but May have gotten there purely by Accident Cor win said. The Fra was awaiting results of Laboratory tests on other samples from Georgia and Florida suspected of con Taining Glass. Consumers have reported similar Inci dents in Nebraska Washington state Michigan Tennessee new York Ohio Arizona West Virginia and Oregon. The Fra said it knew of no serious injuries now or in the past although Glass can Cut a gum or  and supermarket chains in Georgia Tennessee Alabama Kentucky and new York state have removed Gerber baby food jars from their  Fra said in a statement Friday that it had examined More than 6,000 unopened jars of a variety of Gerber products in 24 hours and found no Glass. Agency personnel have also investigated More than two dozen consumer complaints in the last several Days. All involved previously opened jars. We have found Glass in some of these opened jars some of which showed dam age consistent with mistreatment during Tran sit or storage the Fra  broken in transit can leave frag ments clinging to the outside of other Jar that can be sucked into an intact Jar when its vacuum Seal is broken Corwin said. The Fra advises Consumers not to buy Glass containers with Sticky outside surfaces or food stains which could indicate a Bro Ken Jar in the shipping Case and to listen carefully for any grating sound when open ing a Glass Jar he  Gorichs manager of investor re lations for Gerber said it would be several weeks before the company determines the Impact on earnings from the  jars Are manufactured by Owens Illinois and Kerr Mcgee. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb 23 1946 Congress uneasy about the implications of the Canadian soviet espionage Row heard a new demand for speedy passage of legislation to guard atomic bomb secrets. 30 years ago today. Feb. 23, 1956 ice threatened the romantic Bridges of Paris and Switzerland called for a Brownout to conserve Coal supplies As Europe shivered through its 22nd Day of record cold. 20 years ago today. Feb 23 1966 . 1st inf div troops searching for Viet Cong just North of Saigon an into an ambush in dense underbrush strewn with Booby traps. Troops engaged a Large Force in fierce fighting. 10 years ago today. Feb 23 1976 six people were arrested during a raid on a makeshift bomb factory Insan Francisco. Police officials said they hoped the arrests had broken the Back of a terrorist group that had threatened Patricia Hearst s family. Wallace picks Black Man for Cabinet level position Montgomery Ala. A  c. Wallace on Friday named Frank Mast jr., a Black Man who says he once had to ride through Montgomery in the Back of a bus to the Cabinet level position of press Secretary. Wallace was not among several dozen government officials who joined Mastin s friends and family members in a Crowde statehouse conference room for the announcement. Mastin said the governor Hada sore Throat and fever. Mastin 45, a retired army major an Vietnam Veteran is the fourth Black person to serve in the Cabinet under Wallace who was an ardent segregationist during his first term in 1963 but has moderated his racial stand in his last three terms. Mastin who worked As a newspaper re Porter after retiring from the military. Joined the Wallace administration As assist ant press Secretary last november replacing another Black Hezekiah Wagstaff who was fired by Wallace after openly criticizing the governor. Mastin became acting press Secretary when Wallace s Long time spokesman Billy Joe Camp left a month ago to mount disown Campaign for governor. This appointment legitimizes the Posi Tion i have held since the departure of my Friend Billy Joe said Maslin whose salary rises from $35,208 to $52,808. Mastin said it was especially Gratifying to become a member of the Cabinet for the governor of Alabama. I grew up Here in the Days preceding thebus Boycott and All that said Mastin. I be Ridden in the Back of the bus and drank from the special water