European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday september 28,1986 a police officer top talks with a policewoman sitting on the Edge of a Tower of the Bronx Whitestone Bridge sitting on the Edge in new York. The policewoman stayed atop the Bridge for four hours before being talked Down. Probes criticize of general s role in Lockheed pact Washington Kupij a top air Force general blocked a civilian Superior from examining a Cost study set up to hide up to $1 billion in possible savings on the Pentagon s planned Purchase of Lockheed c-5b transport planes. House investigators have charged. Aides to rep. John Dingell d-mich., alleged that Gen. Lawrence a Kanlic was trying to shield Price concessions that the air Force had made to Lockheed during recent discussions. The unreleased study of what the planes should Cost is to be used in up coming Price negotiations Between Theair Force and Lockheed corp. Over the Purchase of 21 of the transport planes an air Force spokesman said Friday. House aides estimated their Cost at $2.2 billion but the air Force said it plans to renegotiate the $2.4 billion Price tag As a result of the study. Dingell chairman of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee voice concern about what he described As a potential scandal of monumental proportions in a letter thursday to defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. Ernest Fitzgerald a civilian official in the air Force Secretary s office accused Skantze commander of the air Force systems command of blocking his a Cess to the Advance Cost study by or Dering his aides to deny Fitzgerald s re quest for the findings last july. Fitzgerald said the study s methodology was set up to Overlook Between Isoo million and $1 billion in potential savings by avoiding examination of key parts of the plane. In a memo 19 Dingell subcommittee investigators said it appears the study was nothing More than a grand scheme by the air Force to save embarrassment because of Lockheed s refusal to  Dingell s aides said they had received indications that president Reagan plans to visit Georgia where a Lockheed Plant is located to announce Purchase of the planes to boost the re election Campaign of sen. Mack Mattingly a a. Fitzgerald the highest air Force official responsible for should Cost studies of weapon systems cited a july message Indi Cating that his supervisor Richard Carver was aware of Skantze s Man Euver. The general is trying to completely emasculate civilian control of the Mili tary Fitzgerald said. And civilians Are apparently tolerating  an air Force spokesman did not re Spond to a request for comment from Carver the assistant Secretary of the air Force for financial management. Skantze whose command Purchas Sall air Force weapons systems acknowledged through a spokesman that he de Nied Access to study information to Fitzgerald because he had not yet had a Chance to review it. He described the Cost analysis As a proper  Skantze said he denied release of in formation about study methods in mid september to staff members of Dingell s subcommittee and would continue to deny them to Congress to protect negotiation sensitive information a spokes Man said. Everett Hayes a spokesman for lock heed Georgia said the company sees no basis for any such allegation that the Cost study had been manipulated. He said a team of about 60 air Force employees gathered data for the analysis. The air Force agreed to pay $8 billion in 1982 for so transport planes and has signed contracts to buy the first 29 air Craft. It holds options on the other 21 and is expected to agree on their Price Well before nov. 30," an air Force spokesman said. Mother pulls boy from attacking Alligator Crystal River Fla