European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday september 17, t986 Pierre Dupont in sex gov. Dupont enters gop race for presidency Wilmington. Del. A former Dela Ware gov. Pierre Pete Dupont in declared his candidacy tuesday for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination advocating mandatory drug testing for teen age schoolchildren and jail sentences for adult drug users. Dupont referred to the Graceful confident leadership of Ronald Reagan and added sooner than we realize he will step Dow from the presidency so we must begin to think about who will next Lead this country and i what  Dupont descended from of one of the nation s Foremost corporate families announced his candidacy in the Dupont hotel not far fro the Headquarters of Dupont co., the giant chemical  spoke in a hotel ballroom filled with sever Al Hundred supporters who waved american flags and held up hand lettered signs proclaim ing Pete for president Good Luck Pete and Philadelphia loves  immediately after his speech Dupont Shook hands with supporters As he moved toward the door to catch a plane for new Hampshire Testate that holds the first presidential primary. From there he was heading to Iowa which hold the first caucuses of 1988. As the first major candidate to announce forthe White House Dupont proposed a solidly conservative program built on initiatives of the Reagan presidency. His strongest proposals were directed at com batting drug use. The Only Way Well Ever guarantee drug free classrooms is comprehensive drug testing of teen agers in our schools said Dupont a Pecan require vaccinations before kids go to school we can require drug testing while they   Engineer says firm made false claims about Bradley Washington not a recently discharge employee or the fac corp., which makes the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle for the army has sued the company saying it falsely asserted that the vehicle met the army s  employee Henry Boisvert charges that the Bradley is unsafe to operate while fording , an Engineer was in charge of water crossing tests according to his  attorney Phillip g. Svalya said Boisvert was discharged by fac effective sept. 23, because of his disagreements with the company Over the Bradley s testing. Boisvert tiled the suit last tuesday under Little used provision of the false claims act. The pro vision allows private citizens to sue on behalf of the government and possibly to share in the award of dam Ages that May Fetiu lathe suit charges that fac which is producing nearly 7,000 of the vehicles at a total Cost of $12.2 billion defrauded the government by failing to meet dozens of specific contract clauses detailing the vehicle s ability to Cross water during combat. The army already is using 2,400 Bradley  Bradley s performance has been the subject of controversy. It has been said before that the vehicle has difficulty in deep water but the suit details for the first time a series of specific purported failings. Patrick j. Head general counsel of fac said Mon Day that he was not aware of the suit after further checking company officials said they had not yet been served with a  department officials in Washington provided a copy of the suit which was filed in Federal court for tie Northern District of  san Jose where the fac ordnance division is  department has 60 Days to decide whether to join in prosecuting the Case officials said. The Bradley an armoured vehicle with tracks Curie soldiers into Battle. It has been the focus of particular.  a a re fat a a. To withstand Uiti talc fire Naa been improperly leading the army to understate its vulnerability. Svalya said his client was assigned a year ago to Runa series of tests on the Bradley s ability to operate in water. The tests ended about a month ago he said. Svalya said that Boisvert s superiors told him on numer Ous occasions that his complaints would not be acted upon. According to court papers filed by Boisvert the Bradley has difficulty entering the water on a dope of 40 to so degrees and at a Speed of five Miles an hour. 5,000 teachers remain on strike by the associated press striking teachers in one Pennsylvania school District reached a tentative settlement tuesday but educator sin a fourth Michigan District have walked out As some 5,000 teachers remained off the Job nationwide affect ing More than 81,000 students. Teachers were on strike tuesday in Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois Ohio and Washington. Striking Pennsylvania teachers in Montgomer county s Wiss Hickon District reached tentative agreement on a contract Early tuesday and planned vote later on whether to return to work wednesday. John Mckenna assistant to the superintendent said classes for All 2,800 Wiss Hickon students would re sume wednesday if the 215 teachers who went on strike Over Salines sept. 3, agree to return. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Strikes continued in seven other Pennsylvania districts. In Michigan the Van Dyke Public school system i Warren was struck monday. The mount Clemens District asked a judge monday for a Back to work order and another judge ordered negotiators in Huron county s Harbor Beach District to return to talks tuesday. Another judge on monday ordered Cass City s 72 teachers Back to work wednesday said superintendent Donald Crouse a strike also started monday in Ohio s Cohu Biana county but superintendent Roger Stiller said More thanual Fifthe 1,100 students attended classes monday. Classes started monday at East Greenwich r.i.,after a nearly two week strike but a five hour Media Tion session failed to nettle the teachers continuing contract dispute. State labor director James h. Rig Ney said the mediation would resume thursday. Medicare patients costs to increase Washington a the Cost of the first Day stay in a Hospital for medicare patients will jump by 16 percent to $572 on Jan. 1, the government  is $80 More than the $492 medicare patients now must pay the first time they go into the Hospital Ina Calendar year. Medicare is the government s health insurance plan for 27 million elderly americans and almost 3 million disabled workers under 65.medicare patients also will have to kick in More if they spend More than 60 Days in the Hospital in 1987.the so called co insurance amount will jump from lifetime Reserve  pays the full Hospital Bill for Days two through 60. It also pays in full for the first 20 Days in skilled nursing facility. For longer stays in such nursing Homes patients will have to pay $71.50 daily up from $61.50, for Days 21through 100, starting Jan. 1. Medicare patients Abo will face higher monthly premiums for the optional part b insurance that pays some physicians Bills. A rays and other medical services. The now must pay $ 15.50 a month for this coverage. But there was no word yet from the health can financing administration on exactly How much the part b premiums will Rise Jan. 1.the medicare deductible rises automatically As hos Pital costs go up. Last january it went up 23 percent Congress recently has considered putting a lid on the increase but no legislation has been  health care financing administration said the increased charges will Cost Consumers $800 million in1987. It said 7.2 million medicare patients an expected to have 7.8 million Hospital stays using 2.8million co insurance Days. 1.1 million lifetime Reserve Days and 4.9 million skilled nursing facility co insurance Days in 1987. Of agrees on $4.3 billion contract for Al 6 jets by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the air Force and the general dynamics corp., after months of negotiation have agreed on second multiyear contract for f-16 fighting Falcon jets totalling $4.3 Bil lion. The contract announced late monday in a Brief listing of awards Calls for Gen eral dynamics fort Worth Texas Divi Sion to provide 720 f-16sby May 1991. The contract reflects the Purchase of180 fighting Falcon aircraft each year during the period running from fiscal1986 to fiscal 1989. The four year buy the second such multiyear procurement for the fighter Jet was authorized by Congress in late1985 in a bid to hold Down production expenses. The air Force and general dynamics the nation s second largest defense contractor have been negotiating the Deal Ever since. The first multiyear Purchase of the plane covering the period from fiscal 1982 to fiscal 1985, included 480 plane sat a Cost of roughly $2.6 billion. The air Force believes it saved roughly $257 Mil lion on that Deal. The air Force said tuesday it expects to save roughly $358 million by commit ing itself now to the Purchase of 720planes Over the four year period. The service previously has said such savings result from the ability of general dynamics to maintain a stable production base and Assembly line operation and to line up its own suppliers and obtain components at existing prices. This certainly is a Melcome step be cause it will assure efficient and Cost Sav ing continuance of the f-16 product online into the next decade Al Spivak a company spokesman in Washington said tuesday. The f-16 fighting Falcon is a single engine High performance Jet designed for both Aerial combat and ground at tacks. It can be equipped with a variety of air to air and air to surface Misso Sand also carries a 20mm Multi band can non. The new Model will also be capable of carrying the air Force s newest air to air missile the Omraam. The f-16 is being used to replace Theair Force s aging Fleet of f-4 phantom fighters. The air Force described the new agreement As a firm fixed Price con tract saying it also included alternate Mission equipment such As aim-9 mis Sile launchers and 300-gallon external fuel tanks in addition to the 720 planes