European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 27, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Pentagon May sell military factories contractor operated plants to be appraised by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the department of defense has asked the military services to appraise the manufacturing plants they own with an Eye toward Selling some of them Pentagon sources say. The review urged upon the department last summer1 by the congressional general accounting office focuses on the Pentagon s government owned contractor operated plants or Cocos. The assessment is still in its Early stages. But Penta gon officials who agreed to discuss the matter Only if they were not named say it could set the stage foursome sweeping changes. The army Navy and air Force own 64 Goc plants spread throughout the country. The  has conservatively estimated the production equipment alone is Worth More than j2.7 billion. The idea of the new review is that All the service should prepare an analysis of what can be done whether the plants can be turned Over to the private sector said one official. It s an appraisal estimate with it preliminary re port to Dod within the next few months to include a prioritized list of candidates for  according to the sources some Pentagon official believe Selling plants would net the government not Only a one time sales payment but also reduced annual maintenance and administrative expenses. Moreover they said any such Plant sales would Likely result in defense contractors investing their own Money in future production equipment rather than relying on the Pentagon to provide it. The Goco plants which produce everything from ammunition to missiles to tanks and aircraft Are oper ated by Many of the nation s largest defense contractor. For example the Lockheed corp. Builds the Giantc-5 transport at air Force plan no. 6 in Marietta ga., while the Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Builds air Craft and missile systems at the Navy weapons Indus trial Reserve Plant no. 203 in St. Louis to. Goco plants have been shifted to private Industry in the past with 17 sold since 1971. But there Are potential problems the sources said. The contractors operating some of the plants May have no interest in buying them and there is probably no Way to Force them to do so or to offer a reasonable Price the sources said. Perhaps More significantly it is unclear whether continuing government ownership is necessary to ensure a Plant s availability in the event of wartime mobilization the sources said. The  noted this summer that Many army am munition plants for example were built with equip ment needed to match wartime requirements and not current production needs one official said. These issues Are being examined another source said some think we Are subsidizing private Industry with the Cocos. But it s in the evaluation stage right now. What Are we operating in the name of National Security what can be sold the existing network of Goco plants can be traced to the beginning of world War ii when the Pentagon provided facilities and equipment to contractors to Speed mobilization. As peacetime defense business continued to grow in the 1950s and 1960s, however contractors began in vesting More and More of their own capital in their own plants. By 1971, the Pentagon had decided i could begin 10 sell some of its facilities. According to the  this phase Down policy contained so Many exceptions and gave such wide discretion to the services that the process gradually slowed to a crawl. The Pentagon refused to confirm the services had been asked to conduct reviews of their Goco facilities saying it was not prepared to discuss the Issue. James p. Wade the assistant defense Secretary for acquisition and logistics was said to be out of town on business Friday. His supervisor undersecretary Rich Ard p. Godwin also declined comment. . Floating jail proposal gets preliminary of Albany . A a state com Mission has Given preliminary approval to new York City s proposal to spend Simillion to turn an old Slater Island ferryboat into a floating jail to ease prison overcrowding. The commission of correction voted3-0 Friday to allow he City to go ahead with plans to convert the ferry Merrill into a jail for 162 prisoners within 60days. The ferry would be docked at the City s 850-acre hikers Island jail complexion the East River fights broke out repeatedly a week ago at hikers Island and prisoners barricaded a dormitory and broke windows to protest jail conditions. About 10,000prisoners Are confined on the Island. The commission could give the ferry plan final approval in two weeks after the City provides More detailed information about the project commission chairman William Mcmahon said. He said the commission wants the floating jail to be used Only temporarily and wants to know How Long new York City plans to operate it. If the plan turns out Well the City has two More ferries ready to convert me Mahon said. The most trustworthy and least Dan Gerou inmates on riders Island would be housed on the ferry Mcmahon said state prison population 1984-85 percent change inmates with sentences of at least 1 year 1-8.1 to i 1 4.7 to 4.0% i 7.7% 7.9 to 11.4% 11,6 to 22.6% Chicago Tribune graphic source Bureau or Justice so Alistick and would spend their Dayi on work de tails on the Island. New York mayor Edward Kochi pro posed the ferry conversion to Case Over crowding in City jails which have a capacity of Aboul 12,900 inmates but House about 14,100. Koch also plans to erect 11 new build Ings at hikers Island to House 750 prisoners. In addition the City has contracted with the stale to build two prisons to House 700 inmates each else where in the slate. New York City s corrections depart ment is investigating reports that hand cuffed prisoners on the Island were beaten by guards after the wave of disturbances. A similar investigation is being con ducted by the commission of corrections which had 21 employees at the is land Al the height of the disturbances to observe conditions. The commission reported that it has collected evidence dealing with alleged guard brutality at riders Island. The commission said it was turning Over the information which it refused 10 detail to Federal and City authorities. Three wardens have been forced to re sign at the jail Island and City officials Are bringing disciplinary action against tour other jail employees. Fiery three car crash kills seven in Oregon not Ore. Up a speeding car went out of control on a Highway curve and slammed head on into a Van killing ill seven people and seconds liter � vehicle trailing the car slowed into the fiery wreckage. Lane county sheriffs deputies said saturday. Killed were the Driver of the first car and Bis wife and All five occupants of the Van deputies said. The Driver of the first car Timothy Jay 26, of Noti lost control at a curve on two Lane Highway 126 near Walton and struck the westbound Van Friday night it 10 48 p.m., deputies said. Seconds later an eastbound car with four people inside crashed into the Nam ing wreckage Al the occupants escaped the crash with Only minor injuries. All three cars were almost welded to Gether by the fire sheriffs dispatcher Nancy Phillipe said. Investigating officers had not yet be enable to determine who was driving the Van she said. The winding Road is not considered particularly dangerous and it s travel Edby hundreds of people every Day Phil Lipe said. There was no report of fog Orrin at the time of the crash she said. Trie victims in the Van were identified As Phillip Boyd 17, and four member of the Kutch family Donald 46, Janice 42,Janine, 20, and Darrin 18. All were from Coos Bay. The third vehicle was driven by mar shall Luckey 22. His passengers were identified u Mali sue Lewis Danamarie Luckey and Crystal Dillion. Rebel s remains buried in his native Tennessee Gainesboro Tenn. A muffled Drums pounded a slow Ca Dence As a Confederate Soldier s re Mains were brought Home and buried saturday in i native Tennessee. A ride less horse and eight regi ments of men in Gray marched in a procession for Cyrus g. Clark. Buckboard Wagon carried his Pine coffin covered with a Confederate Flag from the town Square to Thega Nestoro City cemetery. Clark s granddaughter Gena Clark. 94, of North Springs said the ceremony ended a Long dream for Trie  s brought things Back to me limes my daddy talked about it she  been Happy that he s coming Home. I know How my daddy Wouldhave Felt about  the hour Tong ceremony which ended with the coffins of dark and his wife Celia Jane laying Side by Side for the first Lime brought about100 of their couple i descendants from around the country Clark s remains were found in grave in Cave Hill cemetery at Louis Ville by and were exhumed oct. 18. Hit descendants traced hit whereabouts and found that Clark died either late May 31, 1863, or Early on june i after being taken prisoner in i native Jackson county tout and imprisoned in Louisville. The owe of death Wai not known