European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday March 11, 1987 Gao backs army s Choice of m-9 Bayonet contractor stateside Washington a the general accounting office has upheld the army selection Lait fall of a California contractor 10 provide a new general Ion Rifle Bayonet Illing aside the Challenge of a competing Rhode Island firm the Gao in a 15-Page decision on a contracting Appeal filed with the comptroller general ruled there wig no evidence the army had acted improperly in selecting probis Iii Ltd. Of Oceanside. Calif to sup ply the new "m-9 multipurpose Bayonet  the award of a is 5.6 million contract to probis for311,600 bayonets last october bad been challenged by the Imperial knife division of the Imperial Schrad corp. One of five competitors who lost out in the  knife bated in Providence r.i., is a 70 Yea " a rials. Grounds including allegations its Bayonet was Over priced and that probis had received improper help from a retired army major in pursuing the  Gao agreed that Imperial knife s Bayonet was priced substantially less than the Bayonet produced by probis si9.7s each compared to 149.56 apiece. But the investigative Arm of Congress also found the army had passed Over Imperial s entry because of safely defects that rendered it unsafe for rigorous use in the Field including a serious problem with the Bayonet s scabbard although we recognize that Imperial Schrade Sprice was substantially less than probis Price we believe that the army was not required to buy an unsafe Bayonet system at any  a for the claim of improper assistance to probis the Gao also rejected that complaint. Imperial had argued that David e. Basked retired army major who worked Ai a consultant to probis had knowledge of the Bayonet project an had helped probis develop its entry months before the army solicited  reviewing the available evidence the Gao concluded that Baskett t work while in he army hid not involved bayonets and that he retired 22 months before the army released its bid request the Mere employment of a former government employee who is familiar with the Type of work required but not privy to the contents or the proposals or to other inside Agency information does not Confer a unfair competitive advantage Gao said Mike Grove the general manager of Imperial knife said monday his company had yet to see the Gao i written opinion and thus could not comment on de tails of the ruling. The new Bayonet is designed to serve Ai a Fiel knife hand to hand combat knife wire Cutter and saw. Cambridge s Tough ordinance on smoking Sparks Little fuming Cambridge mass. A this City s Tongji new anti smoking ordinance did t take Long to ignite de Bate among workers and Bosses but the debate was not As hot As might be expected Richie Mcmaster 16. Pointed to the crushed Dag relate butt in his ashtray behind the counter at the Sam flu Art Supply store where he is warehouse manager and said nobody s Ever asked us to put it  then store clerk Jimmy Ryan 30, piped up in   . But before he could finish non smoking clerk Bett Hunt 41, cried out you Don t have any rights if you Don t smoke 1 had very bad Jung disease when i was acid and my parents smoked anyway and. At this Point store manager Cheryl Evanoff 3i, an nine months pregnant emerged from her office to join the  should be allowed to smoke. H s disgust ing she said wrinkling her nose monday was the first working Day since Cambridge a City of 88,000 people came under one of the country most stringent and far reaching prohibitions on smoking. The ban requires most businesses and Public institutions to establish smoking policies with the convenience and Comfort of non smokers As the determining  smoking areas can be established Only if smoking does t infringe on non smokers  who feel that a company or institution has t complied with the ordinance can Appeal to the City health commissioner. Smokers and establishments not complying face fines of $25 to $100."i m managing so far said City manager Robert Healy who is accustomed to smoking a pack of cigarette daily and bad some tucked inside his shirt pocket. For now City officials Hope the ordinance will be self enforced with non smokers doing the policing Healy  we Don t intend to Send out smoke cops with water pistols to shoot cigarettes out of people s Mouths he said. Inquiries at stores lining Massachusetts Avenue the City s main Boulevard found Little animosity. Large establishments such As Banks posted new no smoking signs and reported there was no resistance from customers. Small stores said they had t even seen an smokers. At the police station. Patrol officer Nicholas Anicio was cradling his pipe and said sheepishly he had cigarette sates in per capita 18 or Oner packs sold new Hampshire Chicago to bum graphic Schuj tobacco in Lute just come Back from puffing away in the booking  she has t decided about establishing a smoking Section in the Art Supply store. But in june the store will be expanded. A smoking area can be set aside then she , she said nodding toward her smoking workers i they get fined they can pay the Bill Holl Mcm fab Pilot Dies in Al 5 crash Alamogordo . A an f-1s Jet crashed monday while on a routine right near an air Force base killing the lieutenant colonel piloting the plane authorities said. The Craft assigned to the 49th tac fighter Wing Atholl Man fab clipped Plains electric Coop Power lines when it went Down near . 70, causing some Brief out Ages to several Small communities Utility officials said. The victim was Gene e. Jackson 40, of Lufkin Texas. Stationed at Holloman he served As 833rd air div chief of safety said sgt Jeanette Augenstein of base Public affairs. New Law changes Date of primaries in Arkansas Little Rock Ark. A gov. Bill oin ton signed legislation on monday that would make Arkansas a participant in the super tue  1988. The Bill changes the Dale of Arkansas Politi Cal primaries in 1988 from the last tuesday in May to the second tuesday in . Paul Benham a Democrat and the Bill s sponsor said 13 other Southern state plus mis Souri have agreed to hold presidential primaries on the same Dale next year As part of an Effort Roget presidential aspirants to pay More attention Lotfi South. Burglars clean out cafe leaving Only the bar Dayton Ohio a the burglars who raided a Dayton nightclub look everything but the 40-foot bar and they probably would two taken that too had it not been so Large co owner Mike Cumming Aid. Owners of the Cadillac cafe found stools tables Light fixtures a Jukebox audio equipment and All the liquor stolen when they arrived Mon Day Cummins  said it appeared the burglars had a key to gel in the front door he estimated the loss at unto $35,000, but said he would try to reopen in a week. Condos might be built near Home of Faulkner Oxford miss. A a tentative agreement reached monday would allow developers to build condominiums near the Home of the late novelist William Faulkner but would preserve a portion of the wooded area a univer Illy of Mississippi official said. The proposed Condo development by  and , Busby sparked concern by Faulkner fans that the Woods he roamed an used at a Scenic backdrop for several novels would be destroyed by the development of a 36-unit Complex. Lawyer will Hickman who is representing the developers said new construction plans would be submitted to the City planning com Mission on March 23. Ramses ii statue arrives for display in Memphis Memphis Tenn. A a 47-ton statue fan ancient egyptian King arrived at a convention Center monday where it will stand once again Ina Riverside City named Memphis. The 3,200-Ycar-Olci, 28-foot-Lall statue that was shipped from Egypt in three pieces will be reassembled to become the Centrepiece of the Ramses the great exhibition a travelling display of egyptian  is the first Lime in Over 3,000 years that the statue will be placed on Public viewing said Jack Kyle a spokesman for the exhibit. The statue of Ramses ii is the largest piece of egyptian an Ever displayed in the United Stales according to Rita freed an Egypt Logist wit Memphis slate University. Copter sprays Poison in Battle against me Fly Hialeah Fla a a helicopter criss crossed a 9-Square-Milc area unleashing a toxic attack against any Mediterranean fruit flies that May have been lurking there. The Aerial spraying came a Day after Jale officials disclosed they found me Fly larvae near where five male Flics were discovered in a Back Yard Orange tree last week spraying with a substance laced with Mai Altison was postponed last week because of High winds and  once a week for three weeks weather permitting the slate will Spray again. The Spray is mostly a food bait la smells Good to muddies which eat the Spray droplets and Are killed by the Poison. Medlics which bore holes into fruit and dump their eggs in the holes could seriously threaten Florida s $2 billion a year Citrus Indus try