European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 15, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Arizona town finds records were erased Prescott Valley Ariz a the comp Iori de records of i a Natl Valley have been erased leaving officials with no idea How much Money a been spent this year or How much is left. A or i Hil reason Lold inc town Council i Iii each at null shows a Zero balance. Ii1 Slid it was Posi tit by a Caie of deliberate  Lyn no stun. Assistant town clerk Baid she discovered the pm Blum As she began closing out the Hooks for january for the town of 2,700 people the records apparently were erased some Lime Between Jan. I and Lasi week she said. They can he reconstructed she said Hul thai will take time. Of cancels plan for f-1 los to get radar jamming gear by Norman Black a military writer Washington the air Force took the unusual step Friday of cancelling a si.2 billion program to provide its f-111 fighter bombers with radar jamming equipment because inc three competing contractors failed to submit responsive bids. Our reason for stopping inc program was simple the prices bid were too nigh ranging from 30 to 70 percent More Thane had  said air Force Secre tary Edward c. Aldridge " am disappointed in the outcome of this Competition. The requirement lop Ovide electronic Protection for our f 111 Fleet remains valid. We will explore other less costly techniques to provide he needed capability he said. The air Force declined to release the bids submitted by inc competing firms. But identified the companies As inc ail division of Ealon corp. In Deerpark . Sanders associates of . Now a unit of Lockheed corp. And a team comprised of wasting House elec tric corp. And itt corp. The full was originally built As fighter. Over the years Many have been reconfigured to serve As the air Force s principal medium Range bomber capable of supersonic speeds it is fas Ter than the heavy longer Range b-52 and by bombers in the inventory. The win engine Jet can vary he sweep of its wings carries a Crew of two and is Capa ble of carrying nuclear bombs the f-111 was used by he air Force last april when a dozen completed a Marathon flight from London to Libya and Back As part of the strike Force thai bombed Tripoli and Benghazi. According to the air Force the f-111 curries some electronic countermeasures eco equipment to help protect a self against enemy radar or missile guidance systems. However that radar jamming gear is considered outdated and insufficient in dealing with the latest radar and guided missiles deployed with soviet forces. As a result the air Force issued a re quest for bids in March 1986, culling for an updated internal electronic coun ice measures suite for the entire Fleet of 382 bombers and fighters. The service said Friday it had budgeted $200 million for research and development of the new system and another is billion for actual production. The service declined to elaborate on Aldridge s remarks thai less costly techniques would now be explored. $400,000 pledged for liver transplant after theft Miami a touched by the plight of a 7-year-old Ronnie do Sillers who needs a liver transplant sympathisers from a millionaire industrialist to fast food restaurant workers have pledged More lhan$400.000 Afler some $4,000 raised by his classmates was so Liq from his school in fort Lauderdale. A �200.000 gift from Victor Posner one of the no lion s High Cal paid corporate executives Pul the total pledged Over the  Mark. Volunteers Don t have a Complete tally