European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday Juris 13, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 5 missiles guns May replace sgt. York army chooses off the shelf weaponry against choppers jets by Norman Black a my Liliy writer Wasif Langton the army intends to replace inc ill fated ski. York air defense gun with a combination of missiles and guns in what Likely will prove an expensive about face he chief of staff conceded wednesday. Gen. John a. Wickhamjr. Said inc new program envisions using off the shelf weaponry to the greatest est Cal possible including a new Type of guided missile the army already has developed. In a meeting with reporters Wickham acknowledged that inc new Forward area air defense system will Likely Cimisi More than the s4.8 billion the army originally had planned to spend on the sol. York the service has no Choice but to develop an admittedly Complick Ltd system Wickham said because the soviet Union has developed helicopters that can hover out of Range of ensling guns and still launch missiles at . Is it complicated yes think it is complicated very complicated Wickham said. But it s tic solution that has. To be  we be made an enormous investment in very sophisticated vehicles on the ground. Them a tank and 8r.dley personnel Carrier s50 billion investment he said. And we need to have an air defense capability that s going to provide Protection for that lethal capability that we be invested in. Wickham declined to offer an estimate of How much the new system would Cost beyond saying it probably will Cost More than the sol. York. Recent Trade reports however have Suggs Slid the entire package could Cost up to a billion before it s completely fielded during the next decade. The sol. York which also was known As the diva or division air defense gun consisted of a modified Lank Chassis iwo 40mm Cannon Aad a radar system last aug. 27, Afler More than seven years of development work and an investment of 51.8 billion defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger ordered the weapon scrapped saying in simply did t have the capability to protect Lank columns from Mildern Sovic copters. Wickham said Weinberger s decision in Hindsight probably was a Good move we just never anticipated that the helicopter would be such a powerful threat As it is  whal is needed now he continued is a defensive pc age consisting of four parts. The first involves missiles As Well As guns that can be fired against helicopters and air planes thai arc within the line of sight he said. The second part will revolve around the so called for a. Or fiber optic guided missile. That is a new missile developed by an army Engineer that carries its own miniature to camera and can be guided to hit Helicon ten that Are hovering behind Hills or Are otherwise out of visual sight. Defense contractors sire being asked now for proposals to Complete the development of fog a and incorporate in into a Battlefield weapon Wickham said. The third part of the system envisions improvements to existing weapons including the gun systems on rants and the Bradley personnel Carrier and development of new artillery rounds that could be used against helicopters. The fourth and final part Wickham added will be the computer system needed to track targe to find coordinate the Var ious weapon. While the army is turning away from sole Reliance on guns Asil had initially planned with the sol. York guns still arc needed along with missiles to protect tanks against enemy aircraft the general asserted. The guns drive the aircraft up Inico the  envelope and the missiles drive the aircraft Down into the gun Enve  he said. Missiles will reach out farther than guns. But guns Are harder to  on other topics. Wickham said a congressional ceiling on the army s she had forced the service to make better use of technology. A new combat Telephone system now in production for example will ultimately free up 8,000 sold ices for combat jobs instead of radio work Wickham said the army has not done a Good Job of using technology in the past he said. That s Why. We have More communicator than infantry in Europe. But by holding end strength constant we have forced ourselves to bring in technology and capitalize on it to establish manpower savings that we can put into combat  civilian woman sues Navy to regain Job aboard ship Newark . A a civilian employee has sued the Navy alleging that in discriminated against her by forcing her to leave a Job As third in command on a ship because she was pregnant. The government violated the civil rights act of 1964 by requiring Cynthia s. Brewer of Calveston Texas to leave the Bayonne based communications and tracking ship Redstone her attorney said. She is seeking unspecified compensatory damages Back pay and reinstatement to her position As a snip s third officer in the suit. The defendants Are John Lehman Secretary of the Navy and Elizabeth Wylie head of the military Scal Ift come Allan lie based in Bayonne. The suit stems from Brewer s tenure on the Redstone which tests equipment and systems for private companies that have contracted with lie military. The Scal Ift come runs a Fleet of 140 vessels thai ship department of defense material around the world. The Navy would not comment on the suit Tacy Telego. A spokeswoman for the sea lift card said wednesday. Brewer who was assigned to the vessel in March 982. Told a nurse aboard the Redstone in july i9b4 that she was five months pregnant but medically tit to continue her duties. She was ordered to leave the ship that Day according to the suit. From nov. 8 to Pec. 13, 1984, the suit said Brewer wat eligible for Medica leave but the defendants refused to provide her with Medica leave pay. And from dec. 14, 1984, to aug. I i98j, the Navy refused to reinstate her to Redstone according to the suit which was filed Friday in . District court. In september 1934, Brewer filed sex discrimination charges against the Navy. A year later according to the suit the naval civilian personnel come upheld the charge. President of Twa resigns after 8 hectic months on Job new York a the president of Tram world airlines resigned wednesday leaving the Carrier after an eight month tenure marked by a takeover Battle financial losses a strike by flight attendants and slumping business because of fear of terrorism. Richard d. Pearson s resignation was confirmed in a Brief statement by chair Man Carl a Icahn a new York Finan Cier who took control of the Firth biggest . Airline in january. Twa sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said vice chair Man d. Joseph Corr who Heads a com Pany owned by Icahn called act Indus tries has assumed most of Pearson s responsibilities at the airline. Pearson a 50-year-old former Pilot became president of the airline on sept. 27, in the midst of a takeover Bailie for Twa Between Icahn and Texas air corp. President Frank Lorenzo. Pearson presided Over some of the worst financial losses in Twa s 60-year history caused by expenses incurred during the take Over struggle Low Cost competitors fare wan and fear of terrorism on the air line s flights to Europe and the Middle East. A Parson terrorist bomb that exploded aboard a Twa Jet in route to Athens Greece killed four americans earlier this year. Twa lost a record $193.1 million for 1985, compared with a $29.9 million profit in i9im. Woman accused in Belushi death pleads no contest in plea bargain Sands of time in the stars and stripes los Angeles up1 the woman accused of kill ing comedian John Belushi with a drug overdose in i9b2 pleaded no contest wednesday to a plea bargained charge of involuntary manslaughter but still denies responsibility for his death. Cathy Evelyn Smith 39, a former heroin addict and Rock backup Singer from Toronto Canada also pleaded no contort to three counts of furnishing and and i ministering the heroin and cocaine Speed air that killed Belushi. Superior court judge David Horowitz Sel aug. 18 for sentencing. Smith remains free on 150,000 bail. Under terms of the plea bargain with the District attorney s office. Smith could be sentenced to up to eight years and eight months in slate prison. Bui prosecutor Elden Fox said he would recommend that smile she serve no More than three years behind bars. Al thai Lime & second degree murder charge and 10 counts of furnishing and administering narcotics to Beau Shi will be dismissed. Smith declined comment to reporters. Her attorney Howard Wilzman conceded Smith administered injections of heroin and cocaine to Belushi on the three Days prior to his death but he added she denies today and has denied All along that she was responsible for John Bel Stii s death. We be made that Clear and nothing has changed she hoi Strong feelings about dragging John Belushi s name through the mud in a trial. She had great affection and feelings for  Belushi 33, rocketed to Fame in the mid-1970s on the saturday night live late nigh comedy series. He was found dead of an overdose in it Bungalow at the chateau Marron it hotel on the Sunset strip in los Angeles on March 5,1982. Weinman said Smith decided to plead no contest be cause she realized she would be convicted at a trial of one or More of the 13 drag administering counts she was charged with the sentence for which could have been s severe As the one for involuntary manslaughter. The Bottom line of All of this is that the administering charge carries a greater sentence than the involuntary manslaughter and Cathy has asked me for the last couple of months if we could avoid a trial Weitzman said. In was a difficult thing for us to do because we do believe we would have prevailed on the homicide. However this is what plea bargains Are All  june 13, 1946 there was significant reaction in both Washington and Nuernberg to Justice Robert Jack son s unprecedented idler to Congress. Sen Scott Lucas d--1ii. An administration Leader said that both Jackson and Justice Hugo Black whom Jackson severely criticized in the letter should resign. 30 years ago today., june 13, 1956 to an explosive session before the House in american activities committee Singer Paul Robeson expressed his contempt for congressional red Hunters and told them they should be ashamed of them selves. Investigators voted to cite the Black Singer for con tempt of Congress. 20 years ago today. June 13, 1966 actor Edward g. Robinson remained in serious condition at my. Sinai Hospital in Bev Erly Hilb where he underwent abdominal surgery after an automobile Accident. 10 years ago today. June 13, 1976 Elizabeth Ray has told Federal investigators that a congressman arranged a sexual encounter Between her and sen. Mike gravel a Alalu to win a political favor from gravel a source dose to Ray says