European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars and stripes saturday March 22, 1986 Field tests revised in Wake of Purchase delay by Charlie Bowde Munich Bureau Garmisch Germany the army plans to revise its method of Field testing new equipment following a decision Las week to delay the $2.1 billion Purchase of advanced combat scout helicopters the army s aviation Branch chief said. Maj. Gen. Ellis d. Parker commander of the . Army aviation Center at fort Rucker ala., said that decision puts on hold the full scale production of a Model oh-58 combat scout helicopters until the army provides More conclusive test data on the aircraft s performance. The changes in testing were the result of Pentagon inspectors Sharp criticism of the army s testing of the $4.5 million helicopter. The inspectors said the pilots and air Crew for the tests were not sufficiently trained to assess the aircraft s performance. We did get a limited production Deci Sion Parker said. The reason is manifold and there s enough blame to go around for everybody. We really did to do the test As Well As we  he said the entire  Cess of operational testing is being evaluated. Parker discussed the problem and it planned solution during what he described As a state of the Branch briefing at the26th annual convention of the army aviation association of America s Susareu Region. The convention is being held this week in Garmisch. The army vice chief of staff has directed that some of the findings be implemented before the evaluation is Complete Parker said. The most significant is the formation of testing unit. Before you Ever Field another new piece of hardware the Branch chief will form a unit or units at the schoolhouse that will be like the one that you re building equipment for Parker said. The ranch chief will use the Cream of the crop to form the unit. You work on their individual skills their team skills and their collective unit Artel army training and evaluation program tasks and finalize All the principles and procedures. Then guess who will stay intact for the operational test that same  Parker announced the formation of the task Force 1-112, the first prototype unit. Well shake that thing out the modified combat scout helicopter and prove conclusively and with absolutely no doubt that we need a full scale production decision and that it s one Heck of a Fine  army officials have defended the Nee for the helicopter and its performance Al though acknowledging problems with test procedures. Parker continued that stance for the crowd of 800 association members saying that the helicopter met or exceeded every design specification during the test. The reason we did t get a full scale production decision is because As we measured it against the a and the c married up with an Apache the results showed that they could do some of the same things that the d did Parker said. But guess what the Apache did not survive at the same  the result would be a drop in combat readiness Over a period of time he said. The proposed $2.7 billion program would modify More than 500 existing oh-58a helicopters giving them a More powerful engine and More sensitive avionics and tar get tracking capability. The delay Mark the third billion Dollar weapons program to be criticized for inadequate testing. A Gen eral accounting office report recently criticized the army for its testing of the Brad Ley infantry fighting vehicle saying the service deliberately avoided aiming weapons at vulnerable spots on the troop Carrier. The air Force was told that it had con ducted too few tests of the advanced medium Range air to air missile to support a decision for full production. Marcos papers called encyclopedia of corruption7 Washington a Ferdinand Marcos personal papers described As an encyclopedia of corruption disclose $30million in interest alone from Bank accounts in Switzerland France and the Caribbean and his Handwritten Promise to his wife Imelda that she would inherit the Philippines government upon his death. Meanwhile Panama Friday officially rejected a request for Asylum by deposed philippine president Marcos saying it was not in the Best interests of panamanian Security. However presidential press Secretary Guillermo Antonio Adames appeared to leave the door open for further consideration of Marcos request. Adames read a Brief communique to re porters saying president Eric Arturo Del Valle has made the decision not to accept or. Marcos  but when asked if that decision close the matter Adames replied  asked if the government might reconsider its position he said i m not saying that. But in a negotiation you never  White House chief of staff Donald  said earlier Friday the United states was still negotiating with Panama in a attempt to get that country to take the Marc oses. Rep. Stephen Solarz d-n.y., who thursday released copies of 2,000 pages of documents taken from Marcos in Hawaii said they did not contain any Overall Mea sure of Marcos extensive wealth which has been estimated to be As High As $10 billion. But he said they catalogue an encyclopedia of corruption during Marcos 20-year reign. They  evidence that the Maroses did not distinguish Between the Public Treasury and their private property Solarz told a news conference. He con tended the Marcos government existed forthe sole purpose of plundering the wealth of the country and brought it to the verge  there was mention of complicated real estate transactions possible kickbacks in business dealings and Bank accounts around the world containing millions of dollars. One document Handwritten on presidential stationery but unsigned referred to $30 million in interest proceeds alone in 1974and 1975 in several foreign Banks. It said there was $15 million from theban que de Paris $10 million from the Swiss credit Bank $2 million from Swiss banking and $2 million from grand Cay Man an Island in the  it had been widely rumoured forbears that Marcos planned to turn the government Over to his wife in the event of his death one of the documents which was Handwritten on presidential stationery apparently by Marcos himself provided the first confirmation. Dated Jan. 17, 1975, and bearing mar cos signature the document said the commission succeeding me in the exercise of Powers and duties As president in the event of my death or permanent incapacity shall be composed of the following chair Man mrs. Imelda r.  Stevenson seeks of drop right Wing running mate Chicago a Adlai e. Stevenson the democratic nominee for governor of Illi Nois said Friday he is exploring Legal ways of removing a supporter of ultraconservative Lyndon Larouche from his ticket. If that fails the Only alternative would Beto form a third party with a full slate of Candi dates for the fall election he said on abcs today show. Larouche Backer Mark Fairchild won the democratic party s nomination for lieutenant governor this week by defeating Stevenson Choice state sen. George e. Sangmeister according to unofficial returns. In the race for Secretary of state Larouche supporter Janice a. Hart led Aurelia Pucinski the party Choice by about 15,000 votes with 99 percent of the returns counted. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in Illinois run As a ticket in the Genet Al election and voters cast one vote for both. Stevenson said he will consider asking for Are count if the official totals show Fairchild won. Up Phot Adlai Stevenson. Threatens to form third party he also said he is trying to make sur Fairchild satisfied All the Legal requirements of candidacy including residency financial Dis closures and petition signatures. If Fairchild passes All the tests that s when the predicament does get big Stevenson said. The Only alternative at that Point and Hope Well never reach it is to  True democratic candidates under the Label of True democratic party he said. Regular democrats must disassociate our selves entirely from people who Are Neo fascist anti semitic and at Best just Plain eccentric he said complaining that Larouche followers among other things believe the Queen of eng land runs an International drug ring. Larouche who got his Start in politics As leftist and member of the socialist worker s party shifted rapidly to the right in the 1970s.he ran for president on the . Labor party ticket in 1976. In 1980 and 1984, he entered democratic presidential primaries never get Ting More than 3 percent of the vote. He said he already has registered with the Federal election commission As a candidate air travellers to share $30 million in coupons by Dave Diehl staff writer some 215,000 travellers who filed claims in an antitrust class action lawsuit against three airlines will share $30 million in Cou Pons Worth about $18 each. The travellers Are expected to receive one Coupon Worth about $18 for each journey they made Between London and the United states according to a spokesman for the administrator of the settlement. The decision to Issue the coupons in that amount came after a . Judge approved a settlement in the lawsuit against the three airlines which were alleged to have acted together in setting prices to put Laker air ways out of business. Eligible passengers Are those who trav eled Between London and the United states Between March 1, 1982, and March 31, 1984, on pan american world airways trans world airlines and British airways according to Norman Lornie of British air ways. The claims for about 1.6 million coupons must be validated and people should Star receiving coupons sometime in the late summer Lornie said. The coupons will be valid for trans at lactic travel during the next five years. Other airlines May accept the coupons. The original Date for requesting claims has been extended to april 15, a spokesman said. People can request a claim form by Call ing 0272 277008 in England or 718 236-2337 in the United states or by writ ing to the settlement administrator . Box 1002, Bowling Green station new York n.y., 10274, or . Box 314, Bris Tol bs99 7aw, . Lornie said the airlines offered to Issue the coupons in order to avoid a lengthy and costly court Case. He said the settlement was not an admission of guilt. For the 1988 democratic presidential Nomi nation. Carl Sutker outgoing chairman of the Illinois democratic party state treasurer James Donnewald and state comptroller Roland Burris said thursday they supported creation of a third party so Stevenson can run separately from the Larouche candidates. However Chicago mayor Harold Washington a Democrat said he opposed the idea and termed it  the proposal also received a frosty recep Tion in Washington from nearly All of the state s 13 democratic House members audits two democratic senators who met in the office of state rep. Dan Rostenkowski to discuss the situation Back  Nelson a spokesman for sen. Alan j. Dixon said Dixon whose name tops the november democratic ticket has told Ste Venson he doubts a third party bid could be pulled off and said the senator believes Vot ers could be confused by such a move. Democratic National committee chair Man Paul Kirk promised to help solve the crisis saying he was fully confident of the election of the legitimate democratic ticket in Illinois in  Kirk said in a statement that he also wants to prevent similar situations from arising in other states. Correction in a Page one Story Friday on Cost of living allowances a Safe spokesman in correctly said All air Force personnel infill support areas in Germany would receive a cola payment in their end of month paycheck. While a few personnel will see the allow Ance this month most will receive it in their mid april paycheck the spokesman said Friday