European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Aspin criticizes saturday August 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 air Force for2-Jet by off Lions Washington us it chairman los Aspin of the House Armi d services committee charged thursday that air Force plans to buy 270 Jet fighters for $4 billion to defend North american skies May be a waste of taxpayers Money. Citing a general accounting office study. Aspin d-wis., said the air Force is ignoring the Law by limiting a congressionally ordered Competition la the two most expensive planes. He said he study concluded that two older cheaper plane would do the Job just As Well. He said Congress had ordered hat the Fly off to pick she plane to be used for North american air defense include Alt suitable air Israfl not just the two new planes he air Force is considering. What we Are being is Only half Competition Aspin said. And half a Competition can give you half  Aspin accused the air Force of editing the word All from the Law requiring that All suitable aircraft be considered. The service plans a Competition Only be tween the f-16sc from general dynamics and Northrop s f-20. An alternative is to look at some older planes i he f-16a and the f-4d that might be Able to do the Job just As Well and much More cheaply Aspin said during a news conference. The Gao report concluded that spending about s4 billion to upgrade air defense forces with new f-i6sc or f 20 aircraft Wilt not substantially improve air defense capability compared with the air Force Standard practice of rotating older aircraft. To his  it said that the Normal air Force prac Tice of modernising air defense forces with older fighters would achieve essentially the same result As acquisition of 270 new aircraft for $4  3 killed in plane crash on fort Dix firing Range fort Dix . Dpi a Small private plane flying from Northern new Jersey to Maryland crashed into an army artillery Range thursday killing Al three people aboard officials said. Rescue Crews were flown to the site by helicopter to avoid still Active shells inthe fort Dix firing Range. A bomb Dispo Sal Crew was called in to Clear shells from the. Area around the wreck. The plane a Piper Comanche broke apart on Impact scattering wreckage Over Al 100-Yard area said fort Dix spokesman Richard Dowling. The bodies of three men were taken to Walson army Hospital a the base  spokesman William Libby. The dead were identified by papers found at the scene and a flight plan filed with the Federal aviation administration Dowling said. Identification was withheld until relatives were notified. The cause of the crash was under investigation but the Pilot told air traffic controllers at nearby Mcguire fab that he was in trouble just before the crash at 3p.m., Dowling said. He said it appeared that no army activity including artillery practice was connected to the crash. Fatal plunge the wreckage of a tractor trailer truck is pulled from a River thursday in Lan Caster la. Donald f. Seltzer 51, of Nartia Idaho died when his truck smashed through a Bridge Guardrail and plunged so feet into the River. Nyc police seize crack pipes from 200 shops new York not police teams invoking a Little used Law on thursday raided More than 200 stores in new York City that sell drug paraphernalia seizing More than 39,000 Glass pipes that can be used to smoke crack a potent form of cocaine. The simultaneous raids were the latest step in a High profile Campaign by Law enforcement authorities to Stem the spread of crack which police officials say Sands or time. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug 23 1946 Kathleen Durant. 43, a wac Captain faced arraignment by a Frankfurt military court on charges of awol and removing part of 11.5 million ingrown jewels that were entrusted to her care As manager of the Kronberg Castle officers club. 30 years ago today. Aug. 23, 1956 at the Suez conference in London the soviet Union blocked plans of 18 rial ions backing the International operation of the canal. 20 years ago foe a. Aug 23 1966 the turkish government in Istanbul warned that there is danger that cholera May sweep the earthquake devastated area near Erzurum. Officials estimated that 3,000 people died in last week s quake. 10 years ago today. Aug 23 1976 North Korea has termed regretful the slayings of two . Officers along the demilitarized zone Border but suggested the killings were provoked by the . Forces the state department said. Has increased City crime rates. At a news conference thursday afternoon announcing the seizures mayor Edward i. Koch also called on the Public to Boycott Candy stores Newsstands an tobacco shops that sell drug paraphernalia. Police commissioner Benjamin Ward who also appeared at the news conference at the Midtown South precinct station House said such raids will continue. " i la make an Impact he said. It May even have driven the Price of the pipes  thursday s seizures were made under a Section of the state Public health Law that has been in effect for several years but has not been widely used for this purpose. It allows the confiscation of any raw Materi Al product Container or equipment administer a controlled substance. That is used to Federal judge identified As Fargo pipe bomb target Fargo . A a judge who was the intended target of a pipe bomb returned to work under guard thursday and authorities said his role presiding Over two politically sensitive murder Tri als might have motivated someone to seek revenge. . District judge Paul Benson 68, continued until monday a Bank theft trial and turned the Case Over la another judge . Attorney Rodney Webb said at a news conference thursday. Thomas yokes chief Deputy . Marshal for North Dakota said his office is in charge of Security for the judge and his family but he refused to describe the Protection being provided. The judge declined to comment according to a person who answered the Telephone at his Chambers. A bomb authorities described As being6 inches Long and i i inches in diameter was defused at the Federal building on wednesday. It appeared similar to a bomb that exploded monday at the Fargo Posl office and injured four work ers and damaged some mail Webb said. It certainly would have killed some body or certainly severely injured some one if they had been holding the thing said police chief Douglas Franks. Franks said it was not known to whom the package containing the first bomb was addressed. Benson was appointed to the Bench by president Nixon in 1971