European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. Fob Mary 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 open actions called threats to its. Washington api . Oil Industry representatives on Friday accused the Orpa Tii action pipe troneum exporting countries of using economic and Security threats to the United slates and urged con Gress in counter with a tax on Oil Imons. Key pans of any solution arc a new in on imported Oil nut increases in income tax Breaks for he Domestic Oil Industry most segments of the Industry agreed in testimony before a Senate Energy taxation subcommittee the Independent Petroleum association of America said Hal because of open the United Stales has lost control of its Energy future. Association spokesman George Singer of Tulsa okla., said thai within two years the United states will be dependent on foreign Oil for More than half its needs. The nation and the american people Are therefore exposed to disruptive economic and Security threats More serious than any development Short of War he said. America once the fuel Lank of democracy has been hit squarely by an intercontinental Caliper economic missile bunched from foreign ," said Mack Wal lace chairman of the Texas Railroad commission. The Texas Economy is heavily dependent on the Oil  commission regulates Texas Oil production in my judgment imposition of a variable fee on imports of crude Oil and refined Petroleum product would truly go a Long Way toward repelling open s recent saudi led assault and Loward enabling the producing Industry in his country to rehabilitate itself and thereby Benefit the nation Wallace said a special tax on imported Oil is part of a package sponsored by opposition democratic sen. David born a okla. Our National Security is being imperilled because the Price decline has devastated . Producers Caus ing a Sharp drop in Domestic product Ion and increasing Reliance on other countries Boren said. Senators from northeastern Stales without an Oil Industry opposed the tax. Citing estimates thai a s5-a-barrel lax would boost total . Oil costs s20 big lion a year increasing Overall inflation by i pen pm or 1 percent culling the Gross National product by so billion and throwing 500,000 americans out of work although most segments of the Oil Industry a Pearlo favor a tax on foreign production the biggest in jus try group the american Petroleum Institute has not taken a stand. The Institute told the subcommittee Nosuch measure should be ruled nut. Democratic sen Lloyd Hunt san of Texas chairman of inc finance committee said Domestic Oil production has dwindled from 9 million barrels a Day in 1935 o 682.000 barrels per Day last month. Spending for . Exploration is Down nearly 30 percent and the number of Oil rigs at work has dropped from nearly 4,000 in 19si loan average of964 last year. Oil Industry employment fell 20 percent last year to the i owes level since 1977, Dentson added. To hike spending ob-1b Fleet to i ineffective eau Pray of Washington me it win cos the air Force As mucnjl.75 billion to replace what  say arc ineffective radar jamming devices in More than half its new flee of expensive bib bombers. The air Force currently is of Cong Toby 100 of inc bombers at  Price tag of More than s20 billed Mcand $ j.5 billion of that cosi is suppose for the Cri Lical radar components. Bui Pentagon officiate have Tackno edged problems in the electronic equip mint on 31 planes already manufactured and an air Force spokesman Sale thursday there arc plans to buy at Lea 20 More loaded Wilh the same co Nants from Eaton corp. Before i and development of new Devic arc completed this year. Rapidly evolving soviet  has blunted the effect Ivanc ssh Many of the radar jamming devices attended to allow the 6-ib to Fly close Job the ground to Pierce enemy air def cos. The spokes Man at Wright patters or Afu in Day ton Ohio said 0 1 conf Ian of Anonym i. Col. Jeff Dajcar a spokesman for the air Force by scans come estimated the Cost of refining the electronic de vices would Rake Between $400 million and $500 Mill Bui the of Huncl cosi of $3,5 billion for equip Cal on 100 planes indicate san appropriate Cost of si.75 billion to replace Iron the first 51 aircraft. And Ufier Pentagon official who also asked nol to be identified agreed the Cosof replacement would be billions of  he estimated it would be the total Price i Brce contract with roughly equivalent the current air Eaton. Official Dis Kurc of inc design problems was Rinc after inc unauthorized release cd Kasday of an air Force audit of Ealon Small in Long Island , the Mit from March distributed bythe Norm Alu project on military prot found the company was tank incl when 700 and 800 engineering cd pics a month in inc bomber s hard and computer software. The b-1b design is far from stable report concluded and substantial til will be  air Force announced in deem withholding s1s9.3 million from ton because it found problem with Inlap Rupany s management system Quality Kun ranch contract administration and Paluci integrity Richard Banc an Eaton spokesman conceded  cited in the audit but said the of cloy his company bad made manage Mil changes that corrected Many of h Kari fielder a Oke woman for Kin land fab in new Kimico agreed Eaton had improved ils Ibn caring manage ment since March Wirk substantial improvement in areas a feb As employee training and . Fielder said product Khalily remained a concern Howe Mand Eon tract management  the air Force spokesman of re Quested anonymity said Correct Mihe problem could begin later this Yea land is expected to be finished by i989bt least three years behind schedule. Is no kid fooling in a fungo us of a technician ill work to the com Bustion chamber of a Westinghouse o Connor combustor being built la Panama City it. The in such scheduled to open in mid-1987, a expected to convert 510 tons of Garbat Jato 1u.8 megawatts of electricity per Day. Voa was told to broadcast editorial praising Iran Washington up the voice of America was  i i it an editorial raising Iran  negotiations but lop officials deny the agenc1miscd. "1 Don t think he voice has anything to be Engbar Rasse about Voa director Richard Carlson said. We certainly wanted to serve the National inter est said . Information Agency director Cha Leswick. The Broad Cai was  thursday select committee on i is ration s secret Nugo the editorial was wifi site by the . Side when Iran was  of Piiru terrorism and hostage takings. The . Learn told the iranian official that to How . Seriousness inc voice of America would mention Iran As one of the countries inc United Stales wished to thank for refusing to Grant Landing rights to the hijackers of a Twa aircraft in Karachi a editorial Over the res Dick pm i ski became in septem Ber  state do Patio which oversees tand Thusia. When the Voa refused l Paul Bremer direct try lie Sale i Primi no s office of counter terrorism an emergency Hannink called Wick c Arlson said. Wick said by cmdr told him inc editorial was in the nut Unal interest but said nothing Abou any .-Ira Nian negotiations. The editorial was then broadcast from sept. 25-28 Over the via s Farsi language service to Iran. Carlson and Wick noted the broadcast was clearly labelled an editorial. A was a highly unusual request Mem Sharier voice to broadcast inc policies of inc , government Carlson said. The editorial. Wick said was consistent with Edito rials As of that Lime deploring terrorist activities re Garding the hijacking Iti thai plane and praising coun iries Hal denied Landing rights. Olson said the stale department wrote Itie editor " Diloria was reviewed for factual accuracy Desaut the Voa was  to broadcast an editorial 10 Libya iim7lnhmu. Bombing  Minuk s after bombs it it Toja broadcast in editorial assuring inc libyan pc puletau aids were Noi a i medal them