European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28  1i the stars and stripes sunday february 22,1987 prance will continue require visitors Visi \r1s up prime minister Jacquot it grounded its ch-53e helicopters after confirming existence of defects in numerous gear assemblies. The defects were found in a pan made by Ign systems inc., formerly known As Indiana gear works of Indianapolis a subcontractor to the prime manufacturer the Sikorsky aircraft division of United technologies corp As of feb. 17. Inc Navy added. Sikorsky had a inc 34 of inc assemblies and 19 have been Foj have defects for a 55.8 percent rejection ralc.1 Sikorsky and its vendors arc res Pons for re pairing or replacing defective parts Thoj Ray added. The Marine corps first disclosed Job grounding of All ch-s3e super stallion hchcop�5n feb. 14, say ing the Fleet would remain grow pad unfit All of the Large gear transmission Assemes had been inspected. The Navy on Friday  additional detail son the wounding. The super stallion be largest and most expensive helicopter used by is military forces. The single Rotor i rec Onia choppers cosi almost sly million apiece in Tacij Jurgo or troop carrying configuration. The Navy Ujj Talso begun purchasing another version for Minc Yueping operations the Mh-53e sea drag on who costs roughly $ 15.1 million. Said Friday it had decided to order the Cement of All the gear assemblies on the 93 c1i n inc Navy and Marine cab pics stripped from Ihlo Sikorsky Lor inspection 53es and Mh-53es co inventories. All of choppers will t the Scritc a the i Smion of new gears takes about 1 0 hours and each aircraft will be returned Tollus upon replacement of the affected Assam Nav said. The Nal tres cd Friday that it had been unable 10 attribute  or crashes of ch-53es to theall Hough in said an october crash Landing of a ch-53car Muslin. Calif., was a result of an Assembly failure however in is unclear tto whether that failure was caused by this probe in Vace sane pans were destroyed by secondary darn age. Since june i 1934, there have win five fatal crashes involving ch-i3cs in whih Nen have died. The most recent occurred on , calif., killing five men. The Navy added that the defect in the Larj Assembly involves grinding Burns that occurred during  Quality Assurance procedures require Hal the pan undergo special tests to uncover such defect prior to filial finishing and shipment to Sikorsky the Navy said. Grinding and Quality Assurance procedures arc being reviewed  efforts 10 Contact officials Al Ign systems Laic Fri Day were unsuccessful. Kohler not planning to resign says hath so a was t Washington a Joho. Koehler the newly appointed while House Conrin cations director said saturday he has no intention Onk Ning and expressed Surprise thai the administration Init no know of his childhood membership in a wait organization. Absolutely not he said when asked Al a conference who incr he would resign. He added up not going o withdraw. If the president Wisla me to 1 Wilt. Jam the former associated press cd ave. Named by president Reagan on  Patrick Buchanan effective March i Jef fihe had cancelled an Acapulco vacation 10 holi a news conference. He said he had Nolif san inc information adding ii came As a Gramb reprise to me the White House did t know  he had assumed the Fri had forwarded information about his Security clearance which he ii received while serving in the . Army in the i Ftak. Bui he said maybe there was a i talc slip up the  Kenler said he joined the youth group Al the age of 10 and was in it for about sin months then quit be cause it was Borja White Hoim 5kesman Marlin Fitzwater said Fri Day  stands behind his appointment Dammis Lvalion had Noi known that Koehl a longed to a nazi youth group As a 10-year-old i Jermany. In while. The Washington Post quoted  As saying the appointment has wid ened to wifi Belicen firs lady Nancy Reagan and White Hoiris of coff staff Donald t. Regan. Regan told of Fllch i a senior staff meeting Friday that the East Winji figs 10 blame for an apparent oversight in checking Kah a background the news paper said i sources said the  and Charlesz Wick i formation Agency and Regan did was being hired. Al saturday s news conference Koehler s3_never met Nancy Reagan and does t know anyihn., about inc reported Hap Between mrs. Reagan and Chechi coff Stafl. Kochler who retired from inc a in 1985. Has been1a consultant in International Public affairs. Brazil stops interest payments Brasilia Brazil a president Jose Varncy announced Friday night Brazil was indefinitely hailing Inte Reil payments to private Banks that hold most of its $103 billion foreign dbl the largest in the devel Oping world. Samey. Facing Brazil s worst economic crisis since taking office two years ago said Brazil would renew negotiations Wilh foreign Bankers we will negotiate a formula to pay within Param eters thai Don t Compromise our economic development he said. A formula that avoids political instability recession unemployment and social crisis this is not an Atli Ludo of  in had been expected that Samey would announce a suspension of payments Tor three months. Bui he did nol Sci a time Frame for renewing payments. The government later clarified that i merest pay ments would continue to lenders other than Privat Ebanks. Direct private Loans from 750 Banks in the United Stales Canada Europe and Japan account for 166 billion of the $103 billion foreign Dot with Cherest owed to International agencies. Brazil has been paying about $12 billion in interest year on its debt. It slopped paying the principal in 1982. About one fourth of the debt is held by . Banks such As Citibank and Chase Manhattan. It will be the fifth Lime in history Brazil has slopped payments of its foreign dbl. Sarney also announced three other moves for six non los Brail s Treasury will spend Only what i takes in. Slate run companies will Only make investments with resources they generate or Wilh resources already allocated. Government subsidies will be totally  has refused to Deal Wilh the International monetary fund because the government says the in tries to Dici Aie brazilian economic policy. The Paris club a group of Western creditor nations granted Brazil a Deal lust december rescheduling More than $4 billion without requiring the country to sign an Accord with the if a year ago to fight triple digit inflation. Sarne froze prices and wages and replaced the old Cruzeiro currency with the Cruzado. The plan was initially highly popular with most of Brazil s 141 million people. But us Success waned with food shortages emergency imports. 3 thriving Lack Market and angry producers who refused to sell at government controlled prices. Varncy and economic officials have indicated hat new economic measure will be announced soon