European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the  stripes saturday March 14,1987 Dod tightens regulation on defense Industry jobs Washington up the defense department thursday unveiled a new regulation that prevents Pentagon officials who worked with major contractors on weapon purchases from getting a Job with such companies for two years. Effective april 16, and written to comply with a la adopted by Congress last year the directive tightens and replace an existing regulation that governs presidential appointees for a year alter they leave office. The existing Rule limits the penalty to a taxi mum Ofa year in prison and a Fine of up to $5,000. Under the new Rule the prohibition is extended Toto years and dips through the ranks of Pentagon employees Down to the equivalent of an army major an Navy lieutenant commander who performed work re lating to a contract with private Industry. The new penalty if a Fine of up to $250,000. The new regulation could apply to Navy Secretary John Lehman who has announced his intention to resign by the Spring if he does not leave office before april 16. Lehman who is the Navy s self appointed weapons buying chief has Laid he is seeking a top executive position in private Industry. Critics Many of them in Congress have complained for years about 4he revolving door Between the Pentagon and the defense Industry charging the practice Clouds the definition of what is ethical behaviour be cause the companies can gain an advantage in securing defense department  Survey conducted last summer by the general accounting office the investigative Arm of Congress found about one in five respondents said they worked on the same project in Industry for which they had been responsible while at the Pentagon. At the same time the Cleveland Plain dealer found the number of retired military personnel who joined defense contractors with whom they had worked while at the Pentagon soared 491 percent Between 1975 and 1985 from 650 to 3,842.the Gao estimated they represent Only 30 percent of retirees who get jobs in the defense Industry each year. The new policy directive prohibits individuals fro being hired by a defense firm if they spent a majority of their Lime during their last two years As a Penta gon employee working with that company on a con tract Worth at least 110  policy lists Only what functions former Pentagon employees cannot perform for a contractor but it does not restrict them from being hired by the con  the regulation Don not apply to Pentagon procurement or contract officials who get a Job with company with which they had no a Weir government functions. Company part of the army colonel accused of trying to Exchange document for Job fort Rucker Ala. A an army colonel has been charged with trying to Swap a copy of development plans for anti tank weapons in Exchange for Ajob with an Armi manufacturer when he retired. . Attorney John a Bell said at a news conference wednesday that la. Col. Kenneth Lee Landon and former Rockwell marketing manager Hewitt e. Love lace Iii were charged with conspiring to defraud the government. According to a Federal grand jury s indictment Landon and Lovelace conspired to obtain a copy of an army training and doctrine command draft document describing plans to develop so called smart weapons to be used by helicopters against tanks another armoured vehicles. The plan covered weapons development through 2010, Bell said the information was to be used by Rock Well in connection with its defense contracting Busi Ness Rockwell International itself is not named in the  for Rockwell declined to release any in formation about Lovelace s employment  . Attorney said Landon an officer with 24 years experience in the army agreed in August 1985to obtain a copy of the weapons document in return for Lovelace s help in securing a Job with  had planned to retire from the army that year. Both men were freed on their own  said Landon has been reassigned from his research and development Job to a desk Job in  said Landon 45, and Lovelace 40, of Lawren Ceville a each face prison terms up to 15 years an maximum fines of $500,000. An arraignment is scheduled saturday in Federal court in Montgomery Bell said. Inventor of pet Luv seat belts advises owners to buckle up pets san Francisco a buckle up your Baal and strap in your siamese cat says a Man who started making seat belts for Pels after his Yorkshire terrier was killed in a car Accident. This is not a pet Rock kind of thing accordingly Gary d. Murray. It s not a Yuppie thing. It s to save animals lives i had one lady who was complaining she did t like the color. 1 said listen  snot for you. It s for the dog Murray 38, recently received a Patent for his red pet Luv harnesses and is planning to mass Market the devices which attach to regular car seat belts and sell for $16.95.the Reno ncv., resident was in san Francisco this week to show his invention to the local chapter of the society for the prevention of cruelty to Ani  president Richard Avanzino said re straining devices such As the seat belts Are a Good idea even for pets that enjoy travelling and usually Are  hear of an untold number of incidents where dogs have jumped out of windows or out of tiebacks of pickup trucks causing a serious traffic Hazard Avanzino said. Not Only can the pet be killed but in can cause a lot of human suffering because of people having accidents trying to  Mark Mcguire executive director of the Nevada humane society said Many accidents Aho Are caused by pets that interfere with Drivers and Dis tract them from the  1982, Murray was driving a Friend s car in Nevada when a tire blew and the car crashed into tree. Murray who Only a Short time before had him self started wearing a seat Belt suffered a Cut on the head that required a few stitches. His dog however was thrown into the Windshield about two months later when we got another they be got cages you can carry them in but they ounce around inside them like Ping Pong  he said when he asked several veterinarian where he could get something that works like a Seal Belt works for people they suggested he make , who at the time was a technician for a Cable television company said he spent seven freight months working on designs and asking the advice of  about 50 versions he went after the Patent. The Bell is a harness that fits around the Pel Schest and around its legs. Loops on the harness arc attached to the vehicle s seat Bells. Murray said the harness allows the pet enough mobility to sit up and in Down but not enough to jump Onlo the floor Trout the window. Stateside truck overturns spilling live chickens on Highway Washington. A. Up a tractor Trail or Rig lost ils cargo thursday spilling 5.000 live chickens onto interstate 70, Sale police  Are everywhere a police Dis Patcher said alter the predawn Accident h South Western Pennsylvania. It s a sight to  the Birds were in crates that fell off a  of the crates broke when they hit the ground. Somehow the tractor trailer s Load shifted and lost the chickens the dispatcher said. Chickens landed on some other vehicles but they were not involved in the Accident one car out there was covered with  truck Driver was not injured. Police dosed a stretch or the Highway s lanes until the chickens dead and alive were rounded up beavers Battle bulldozers at Mississippi building site Madison miss