European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 1366 the stars and stripes Page 5 Navy Home port program gets $79 million Start up Washington a the Senate armed scr ices committee voted thursday to release $79 million in Start up construction funds for the Navy s s799 Mil lion Home port program senators said the vote amounted to an endorsement or the concept. Sen. Strom Thurmond ft-s.c., chairman of the armed services subcommittee on military construction said the vote was 10-8 in favor of releasing the initial funds for the program. We have approved this concept which is of vital importance to the defense of this nation Thurmond told reporters following the closed meeting. The Navy proposes to build new ports for ils expand ing Fleet which is now in cd in Only a handful of coast cities. The Navy says dispersing the Fleet would make j Mure difficult for an enemy 10 launch the Type of attack in which the japanese devastated the Pacific Fleet in 1941. But the program came under fire in recent months As being too costly and amounting essentially to pork barrel projects for the affected cities. Thurmond said that As part of thursday s action the committee voted to can the five year construction expenses at the $799 million level proposed by the Navy. Approval of the program came after sen. John warn err a former Secretary of the Navy decided to vote for releasing the funds. He had voted against inc measure when it was before the committee two weeks ago Warner said he changed his vote after Navy officials assured him of the program s strategic import acc and thai he port in Norfolk v.i., the Navy s Jar Gisl will gain in repair and maintenance work sen. Barry Goldwater ?., chairman of the armed services committee voted against thursday s motion. He has criticised the project As politically motivated. Gao criticizes pistol contract Washington a the army unfairly dropped Smith & Wesson from a Competition to Supply inc Mili tary with a new generation of handguns to replace inc Colt ,45 Calibar pistol inc general accounting office said thursday. Milton j. Socolar of the Ciao told a House subcommittee that Smith & Wesson should have been attn cd la bid on the 115 million contract. The Competition was won in january i9b5 by inc Burcl la co. Of Italy which Wilt Supply More than 300.iwo 9mm pistols to the . Armed forces. While we cannot say that the army deliberately inhibited any bins toward by Rolta we have concluded that one competitor Smith & Wesson was unfairly eliminated from the Competition Socolar said. Robert i. Hess o senior vice president Al Smith &. Wesson said quite frankly i looks like this procure ment was wired for Cretta from the very  Smith & Wesson is asking Congress to overturn the procurement and re compete the remainder of the require ment to allow american Industry to participate fully in this event said the spokesman for the Springfield mass. Based manufacturer. Washington Public schools racism blamed Tor Indian dropouts Seattle a Subtle racism fuelled by a failure to acknowledge indians Cus Toms and learning patterns continue to encourage astonishingly High dropout rates among native americans in washington1 Public schools according to testimony be fore a civil rights panel. When the racism is in the ins Litu Anwer fcb mud met Lions when the administrators and teach ers have racist attitude toward our kids they la be the first to Tell von it s not Iacre Gary Peterson chairman of the Skokomish tribal Council said wednes Day. Bui Hal s the hardest for the Stu dents Todeal with Peterson and other Indian officials Testi fied before the Washington advisory com Mittee to the . Commission on civil rights which is trying id determine if discrimination plays a role in Indian dropout rates sometimes 80 percent or higher from kindergarten to graduation. I have no personal knowledge of any direct or blatant violation of civil rights said Don Renwick the non Indian principal of the Puyallup indians chief Loschi High school. Bui Renwick Saiid two main factors often Lead to Indian students being ignored by non Indian teachers. One is the indians learning style he said. They need to know How it a piece of curriculum is going to affect their life right away before they get Down to studying the concept behind an idea. American airlines Jet climbs to avoid plane Chicago a the Pilot of an american airlines jetliner had to climb suddenly to avoid hitting a twin engine plane in the airline s second close Call in less than three weeks at o Harc Airport. Eighty eight people were aboard the Boe ing 727. No injuries were rezoned in the incident tuesday at 10,000 feel about 35 Miles West of the Airport officials said. John Hotard. An american airlines spoke inn in fort Worth Taaj said wednesday the planes passed within about Soo feel of each other. The Federal aviation administration put the planes closest proximity at u mile. The private plane never appeared on inc Jet s radar. Air traffic controllers appeared unaware of it until after the Pilot reported the incident said Holard american flight 368 was a route from is. Louis with 81 passengers and seven Crew members officials said he was about 35 Miles West of o Hare when an unidentified two engine aircraft made a right Banji and headed toward the american Airliner said Mort Edelstein an a a spokesman. The Pilot noticed the smaller plane turning in to him Holard said. The Cap Tain pulled the aircraft up about Soo feet. The Cessna passed below him by about 500  on May 17, an american 727 and a us air dc-9 taking off simultaneously on intersecting runways nearly collided. A representative of the technicians who tend the nation s air traffic control system said thursday they arc gravely concerned for the continued safety of he lying pub Lic because of dwindling staff up1 reported. Howard Johannssen president of the professional airways systems specialists Union told a congressional panel in Washington the technicians work Force is losing personnel at 8 disastrous rate Johannan said seven years ago the Faa had 11,000 system specialists who worked at about 19,000 Faa facilities. Today he said there Are slightly More than 6,000 specialists taking care of 22,000 facilities Dpi reported airline fatalities 197475 77 79 is to is Ron Gulmy  and cart a in rata world it of Dudne new i Ussel Fen Triou Ori 0�t 13 boy conceived from Frozen embryo born los Angeles a a Woun by Given birth to the first bib in the United slain conceited from Froin embryo. To boy weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces we born wednesday los anew or Host Law to i Nanhui ten a Onisik wms one of four women in California and Lou Bun to be come pregnant after receiving Frozen embryo transplant but she is the first to Girt birth. From embryo transplants Home resulted in the births of ii by bin. Tar Olden were born in Fannee England. Holland ind Australia. The embryo fertilized in i Laboratory is tamed for top Nulion in he womb three to four Day after the Mother ovulate Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 7, 1946 a Cache of the Hesse Darmstadt Crown jewels valued Al More than 11,500,000, vanished from its hiding place beneath the floor of the Kronberg Castle officers club according to the pro Vost marshal in Frankfurt. 30 years ago today. June 7, w56 Adlai e. Stevenson swept to a thunderous Victory in California that All but knocked sen. Esloc Kefauver d.-tcnn., oui of the running for the demo cratic presidents nomination. 20 years ago today. June 7, 1966 a Black student who cracked the racial harrier at the University of Mississippi James h. Meredith was shot in in ambush Dur ii a civil rights March near Hernando. Nits. He entered the University backed by a court order in september 1962. A White Mai i Wai arrested. 10 Yeai. Ago today. June 7, 19/6 american Oil magnate Jean Paul Getty who amassed an estimated Fortune Worth 12 billion died in his bed at Sutton place a splendid mansion in Surrey Cau Niy England