European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Pentagon urged to reduce secret projects Washington a two congressmen Are asking the Pentagon to Shine More Light on the growing number of projects whose budgets and in some cases very existence Are closely held secrets. We Are concerned Over the growing volume of de sense programs that now fall under the special Access required Sartor so called Black umbrella " reps. Les Aspin d-wis., and William Dickinson r-ala., said in a letter to defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger. The letter dated april 9 and released sunday said it is simply bad Public policy to hide increasing amounts of government  Aspin chairman of the House armed services com Mittee and Dickinson the ranking Republican on the panel said it appears to us that about 70 percent of the funds contained in this special Access status could be declassified and a significant number of the programs themselves placed in a lower  neither Pentagon nor congressional officials would disclose the extent of the Black programs although it has been estimated that $22.5 billion out of a proposed defense budget of $320.3 billion will go for classified weapons secret research and intelligence programs for which no explanation is Given beyond briefings to senior members of Congress. In fiscal 1981, before president Reagan took office the classified military budget was $4.6 billion out of $158 billion in total defense according to the National journal a weekly specializing in statistical analysis. A major portion of the Black funding goes to two stealth aircraft designed to hide from enemy radar the advanced technology bomber and the advanced cruise missile Aspin and Dickinson said. Other programs Are an advanced Navy attack plane a stealth helicopter called grass lady Navy projects to make submarines quieter and an army program to build anti tactical missiles to hit Short Range soviet bal Listic missiles. Administration officials say they want the weapons programs secret to keep the soviets in the dark on new . Military technology. Weinberger who returned sunday from a visit to the far East was not available for comment a Pentagon spokesman said. Reagan Nakasone agree to set a new Trade course Washington a president Reagan and prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone agreed monday that Japan is committed to a fundamental restructuring of its society to satisfy Western trading partners. After talks Between the two leaders at Camp David on sunday and a Brief White House meeting monday Reagan acknowledged that setting a new course involving drastic changes in the japanese lifestyle and culture will take time vigorous Effort and  fundamental policy changes but he said Nakasone is determined to implement fundamental policy changes and i applauded the prime minister s commitment to leading his nation toward an economic future More in Harmony with the needs of the global  there Are no Quick or easy fixes but we do know protectionism is not the answer Reagan said. Nakasone said he told the president Japan must effect an historic turn and i am determined to accept the Challenge. The president wholeheartedly welcomed this a  . And japanese officials speaking be fore their leaders final meeting monday said Nakasone expressed his determination to rid Japan of its Long coveted Trade sur a photo president Reagan greets japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone at Camp David. Plus and convert its people into More Lei surely higher living and import hungry Consumers. After the closing session a . Official said Nakasone had promised a work schedule to implement the vast changes contemplated. We accept the prime minister and his government s commitment to move ahead on this the official said. But he said the United states would wait to Sec what they come up with regarding a timetable for change. 4 major areas Reagan and Nakasone also discussed Japan s 1983 decision to consider lowering barriers to imports of products in four major areas where the United states excels in manufacture telecommunications sophisticated electronics Forest products and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. The . Official said that no new categories were added to the list but that Trade negotiators would discuss that Issue later. Nakasone also was to meet with House and Senate members on monday at the japanese ambassador s residence. Foreign minister Shintaro Abe who accompanied Nakasone to Washington will have a Sepa rate meeting with Secretary of state George Shultz. Elderly woman s car hits crowd kills 1, injures 30 Ponchatoula la. A a car driven by the elderly Mother of the Parish sheriff went out of control sunday and slowed through a crowd walking to the annual Straw Berry festival killing one person and injuring As Many As 30, authorities said. Three people including a 17-month-old child were critically injured authorities said. It sounded like fireworks pop pop pop said Kim Zabbia who was in her front Yard when the Accident occurred. People were Yelling telling people to get out of the Way. The last person she hit was a lady and she carried her on the Hood of her car most of the  residents grabbed blankets and ice packs and turned their driveways and carports into first Aid stations while ambulances tried to go through jammed streets police said. Ponchatoula police chief Ernest Peltier said 30 people were injured while Tangipahoa Parish chief Deputy John Daytner put the number at 26. The Driver of the car was identified by police As Inez Layrisson about 80, Mother of Tangipahoa Parish sheriff de Layrisson. She suffered cuts and bruises in the Acci Dent and was under observation at seventh Ward Hospital Dahmer said. Mrs. Layrisson had a heart attack or a stroke and pressed Down on the accelerator of her vehicle when she became ill he said. The car was going about 20 Mph when it struck the crowd he said. No charges have been filed Dahmer said. John Berault spokesman for seventh Ward said a 45-year-old Michael Mayers of suburban new Orleans was killed. Sev Enteen people were being treated at his hos Pital he said. All we know from our Crews for sure is that it s real hectic at the two hospitals said Joe Neumeyer a spokesman for Aca Dian ambulance service. We have no Way of knowing How Many were transported by private vehicle. It took approximately 40 minutes to Clear the scene of injured by ambulance and by  one person was listed in critical Condi Tion at our lady of the Lake Hospital Neumeyer said adding that his service had eight ambulances and three helicopters at the scene. Sunny weather and temperatures in the Low 80s brought what appeared to be a re Cord crowd estimated by fair officials at Over 100,000 to the fair 50 Miles North of new Orleans. It the Accident was about a half a Block away from the festival itself and a lot of the people who lived right there. Their drive ways and Yards were used As emergency stations said Laura Mauffray 21. She is a Hammond disc jockey who was broadcasting live from the festival for station a for. They were dragging people up there. They were putting people in pickup trucks and driving them off to the Hospital. It was really a sad scene. A lot of people were crying. It was pretty chaotic she said. The festival was going great. Everybody was listening to music and dancing. We heard Over the intercom there was an Acci Dent. They said if there s a doctor around to please go to the scene she said. Everybody did t realize that it was a big Deal at  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foe a. April 15, 1946 the soviet administration rewarded Berlin delegates from the social Democrat and communist parties with food packages and a Carton of cigarettes each for unanimously approving a merger into a new party. Boy fakes live Shell to show and be Augusta wis. A sixth grader Kevin Pettis Only wanted to show his class mates what he found in a Field near his grandmother s House. But when he brought the 75-mm artillery Shell with Detonator tip intact to Augusta elementary school police were contacted. They summoned a bomb disposal team from the army s fort Mccoy about 50 Miles South. Sgt. William Cummings of the 88th Ord det co at fort Mccoy said the Shell a Type used in the 1920s or 1930s, would be taken Back to the fort in a Box designed for explosives and detonated. The team checked the farm of Kevin s grandmother Hilda France for More shells but found none Cummings said. The Shell Kevin found wednesday and brought to school Friday apparently had been uncovered when the Field was slowed. April 15, 1956 a robber slipped past Prince Rainier s army of Security guards in Monaco and stole $50,000 Worth of jewels from an american guest at the wedding of Rainier and Grace Kelly. 20 years ago today. April 15, 1966 South vietnamese chief of state Nguyen Van Thieu signed a decree providing for general elections of a civilian government with five months. 70 years ago today. April 15, 1976 Patricia Hearst was rushed to a Hospital in Redwood City calif., after her right lung suddenly collapsed. Earlier Hearst s judge put off his final decision on her sentence for armed robbery and ordered her held for a 90-Day psychiatric study