European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes Friday february 27. T987 Gao criticizes decision to build by before testing Washington a ordering a warplane be fore in is fully tested is the wrong Way to build a com plex weapon like the do bomber and it will Cost Bil Lions of dollars to Correct All the problems the general Accuu Ling office says the in Gressional watchdog Agency Lold a House armed services  wednesday thai the 19ki dec Tain to go ahead and build 100 of the Long Range bombers and test them As the program went along was a major contributor to All the present prob lems the problems include inadequate electronic de lenses to protect the bomber As it Flics bugs in the terrain following radar that allows it to Fly Low under enemy radars and Loo much weight. Frank Cunahan director of Gao s National Security division said All the plane s problems can be fixed hut it will be expensive. He estimated the original $20,5 billion Cost Tor 100 of the planes May Rise to a $28.1billion Tola. Performance has been considerably less than Origi Nally intended Conahan said. We have an air plane that can essentially proceed to its target deliver its Load and do its Mission although not As Well As it was supposed Lonc told the panel. Air Force officials did not immediately read to the Gao criticism but at a separate Senate hearing Mon Day they defended the he As the bus warplane in the world  it s even going to be belter tomorrow said Gen. John Chain jr., commander of the strategic air com Mand As he testified to the Senate armed services Commilee. In reaction Conahan said it could potentially be come the Best bomber in the world but i Don t think Man who rescued fliers in Wii Dies at age 72 Arlington is. A1 Georges. Gov Musu in. Who led the daring and successful Airlift of 450downed fliers from nazi occupied Yugoslavia during world War ii has died at age 72. Musulin who received the legion of Merit for his actions As a first lieutenant died monday in Bethesda naval Hospital in Maryland. Services arc scheduled Friday in Arlington National cemetery. Musulin Lead a three Man team from the office of strategic services forerunner of he Cia parachuting into German occupied Yugoslavia on aug. 2,1944. With the help of serb resistance fighter Gen. Draw Mikhailovich the team directed peasants in leveling an emergency Airstrip that 16 planes used to carry airmen out of enemy territory according loan oct. I 194 Soss dispatch. The dispatch was reported in the oct. 3, i94s, Edi Tion of american Srb Obran the newspaper of the Pitts Burgh based serb National federation. Born in Staten Island n.y., Musulin graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1939 and played football there and professionally for the Pittsburgh Sec Lars. St. Louis gunners and Boston shamrocks. He retired from the air Force As a lieutenant colonel. Retired air Force a. Richard l. Felman of Tus con ariz., one of the piers the Oss rescued appealed to president Reagan in a feb. 4 letter to Telephone Musulin. Apparently the Call was never made. We who Are alive today because of gov Mustin s courage would be deeply grateful to you for this compassionate gesture. He was there when we and our country needed my. We can do no less for him now Felma wrote. The air Force is in a position to give that  in 1977, president Carter killed the by program when he decided the successor to inc aging b-s2 Long Range bomber should be the radar evading stealth plane instead of the by. But when president Reagan look office in 191i, he resurrected the bomber As the b-1b, saying it was quickly needed As a Bridge until the stealth planes could be built. Congress went along bin in an Effort to save Lime and Money agreed with Reagan thai the plane should be produced at he same time it was tested. Rockwell International the prime contractor began delivering a is last fall. About one third of the Tola have been sent to the air Force Conahan said. The last is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 1988. It s kind of late in tie game to make a major shift Conahan said in answer to questions about what choices Congress now has. What we need to do is learn some lessons for the  asked who was at fault Conahan cited the air Force and Rockwell for saying the plane could be produced at the same time in was tested. But he also noted that Congress had approved inc plan rep. Sam Strallow d-n.y., said what we be Gothere is a pretty substantial disaster on the part of the air  Dut Canahan said thai in areas where significant changes were made from the by a much of the Rede sign and development had to be conducted while production efforts were under Way maintaining the production schedule which was established to meet the october 1986 Dale often meant thai some components were based on an Imma Ture design he said. Coco Dies at 56 emmy award winning actor James Coco died tale wednesday after suffering a heart attack. Coco 56, was a Veteran of Broadway television us motion pictures. He wan his emmy in 1983 Tot his appearance in in episode of Abc tvs St.  his film credits include Man of la mocha and the wild  stateside mass artist hired to create six Story Bronze sculpture Omaha neb. A a noted sculptor Lias been hired to produce he tallest Brone sculpture in North America a six Story High study of two Sandhill cranes la stand near Omaha s to play Airfield. The Omaha Airport authority commissioned John Rai Morli to execute the j460.000 work which will depict the Birds in their ritual mating  cranes male far life and the species is known to have been in the Region almost 4 million years ago. So we have longevity integrity solidity an Chappi Ness. They arc Graceful and free. Those qualities Are representative or Nebraska said Raimondi is of i nth rap mass. Blind Man fined after refusing to leave seat near airline exit Pittsburgh a a Blind Man who refused to leave an Airliner scat next to an emergency exit was found guilty of defiant trespass wednesday in a non jury trial Terry Mcmanus 38, president of the National federation of the Blind in Pennsylvania was ordered by Coraopolis District Justice waiter Casaia la to  1348.50 in fines end court  to testimony Mcmanus and his wife had boarded a us air flight bound for Baltimore in november when they were Tola it violated airline policy Tor a Blind person to be seated next won emergency exit. Mcmanus wife left the plane with her guide  Mcmanus refused to move. Eventually he was taken from the plane by police. Mcmanus said he told us air personnel that Federal Law prohibited airlines from discriminating against handicapped persons regarding sealing. Mcmanus said he would Appeal the decision. Kemp Thurmond plane lands with faulty engine Morrisville . A a Small twin engine air plane carrying rep. Jack f. Kemp a Likely Republican presidential candidate and sen. Strom thurmond.., was forced to land at Raleigh Durham Airport after experiencing engine trouble. Also aboard the plane headed to South Carolin from Washington on wednesday was rep. Arthur a vend jr., . The Republican lawmakers rented another plane and continued to Columbia so for a fund Raiser. Court rules landowners were tricked by buyers Pittsburgh a a Federal court has awarded damages of s16,9 million to seven property owners after a jury found they were tricked into Selling their land at Low prices to a Railroad serving a  Coal mining  was like out of the 19th Century when the rail Road officials went to your House with a Shotgun and forced them Cut of their Homes said attorney Louis m. Tarasi jr., whose firm represented the properly owners. A civil lawsuit filed in april 1983 under the Racke Teer influence and corrupt organization act and other Federal statutes names Consol Pennsylvania Coal co. Of Pittsburgh its partner Rhet Braun . Corp., and the Monongahela railway co. And their agents Consol and Rhei Braun a Pillsburg based .subsidiary of German Coal mining and Utility Compa Nies invested si00 million in developing the Bancy mine in Enon pa., Tarasi said wednesday. In acquiring land for a railway to carry Coal from thymine representatives of the joint venture told property owners unless you sell the property to us at what we want we re going to condemn the property and give you $1,000 or so an acre and that s All you be get Tarasi said. Army identifies remains of 4 Vietnam War dead Washington a the remains of four american servicemen killed Dur ing the Vietnam War and recovered last year have been positively identified by an army Laboratory in Hawaii the Pentagon said wednesday. The remains of the four will be accorded a full military honors ceremony and then flown from Hickam fab Hawaii to Travis fab calif., on thursday the Pentagon added. The Pentagon said ii was withholding the identity of one of the four men at the request of his family. Thi other three each an aviator were identified As air Force col. Thomas f. Case born oct. 22, 1931, with a Lime of re Cord of Thomson a. Lost Over North Vietnam on May 31,19fi6. Navy la. Cmdr. Richard a Perry bom aug. 9, 1932, with a Home of record of Carlin ncv., lost Over North Vietnam on aug. 31,1967. And Navy la. Henry s. Mcwhorter bom nov. 19, 1934, Wilh a Home of re Cord of Savannah. Ga., lost Over North Vietnam on aug. 29,1965. The remains of Case and Mcwhorter Wen among a group of 21 resumed to the United states by Vietnam last apri 10. The Pentagon already has released the names of seven other servicemen that were identified by the Anny scentral identification Laboratory in Honolulu. The lab is continuing its efforts to identify the additional remains the Pentagon said the remains of Perry and the fourth individual were among a set of three re turned to the United slates last nov. 16. The Finai is l of remains from that groups still undergoing analysis at the Laboratory the Pentagon added