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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. March 15. 1937 the stars and stripes Page 5 t-46 Jet Trainer program scrapped Fairchild Usa conclude it s too expensive b Norm am Black Al rail tar Rier Washington the air Force and Fairchild industries on Friday scuttled a program to build a new Jet Trainer plane announcing an agreement to immediately end production. The corporation said the agreement would Lead to the closing of its Fairchild Republic co. Manufacturing Plant on Long Island by inc end of he year. The Plant at forming Alc n.y., currently employs about 2,800 workers. The air Force described the action As in the Mutual Best interests of both Par  Fairchild Republic is incurring Large losses under the current production con tract. And this restructure will result in an air Force Cost avoidance of approximately j40 million the air Force said in a statement. William Fulwider a company spokes Man said the agreement Calls Tor Fairchild to immediately Slop All work on the t-46 Trainer  the company has delivered two Proto types and one production Model of he plane under a contract that called Tor nine More production models. Fulwider said no others will be assembled. He said the company had expected to receive about $200 million from the air Force under that initial contract and the close out agreement called for total air Force payments to be capped at $159 million or roughly the amount Fairchild has received to Dale. Fairchild has also put about Jim Mil lion of its own Money into the program to cover Cost overruns. The spokesman said he corporation decided Friday to set aside another $50.4 million in a Spe Cial Reserve fund to cover inc Cost of shutting Down the Long Island Plant. Friday s announcement had been widely anticipated since air Force and Fairchild officials acknowledged earlier this month hey had started negotiations to close out the program. The air Force had said earlier that it simply could t afford the expense of replacing its aging Fleet of t-37 Jet trainers. Terminating the program now under these circumstances is in inc Best inter ests of he air Force the taxpayers and our stockholders although it regrettably results in closing the Fairchild Republic Plant at Farmingdale Paul Wright the president and chief executive of Fairchild. Said in a statement. While saying inc close out narc Cmunt would save roughly $40 million in tax payer funds on inc original contract. Inc air Force acknowledged Friday thai its lost investment would exceed the $159 million paid to Fairchild. Although Many of the components thai the air Force had purchased for use by Fairchild in assembling inc planes can be retrieved and used our final expenses should be about $380 million the service said. The air Force added it has hoi deter mined disposition of inc three aircraft built by Fairchild at this  Christian school must readmit teen age Model Goldsboro . A a Christian school was ordered Friday to readmit a 17-year-old senior expelled two months before graduation for modelling Switz suits in a local fashion show. I am planning to go Back to school on monday Mach Lac outlaw said Friday. I miss my friends. I be really been upset about it. I just want everything to be like in was  the Rev. Tom Harper pastor of Goldsboro s Sec Ond Baptist Church which sponsors Goldsboro Chris Tian school expelled her without warning wednesday she said. Harper old outlaw she was putting a bad influence on the school because she was revealing her body she said. Outlaw said there was no Rule against modelling in Mach la outlaw 17, is consoled by her Mother after being expelled wednesday. Her father is in he doorway. The school s Rule Book bul Ihal girls Are forbidden to Wear dresses Shorter than knee length or to unbutton More than the lop Button of blouses. We were not even  said Robert outlaw Mochelle s father. Nobody called us. They just expelled her for the rust of the term just Over a bathing  eleven years she was there and two to Mhz be fore graduation and they expelled her.," he said. The court order to readmit outlaw was issued after her attorneys hied a lawsuit seeking her unconditional return to school said attorney Tim uni Hicock whose firm represents inc 17-year-old. After a meeting thursday the school offered to readmit outlaw if she would Promise la Stop modelling swimsuits until after her graduation but her attorney said she refused to agree to the restriction. Reginald Kingsley. The school s principal said Fri Day the school does not know How it will proceed with inc Case in Light of Floc Legal action. Outlaw who Hopes to become a professional Model said she plans to Model again in a fashion show a Cal month at a mall. Lull probably be Spring Wear she said. Some of inc girls will be modelling swimsuits. Bul i Don t know what i la be  last week she had modelled both one piece and two piece bathing suits in a secluded area of the women s department of Weil s department store. She said. Goldsboro Christian school was the focus of a 1983 ruling by the . Supreme court Ihal said the government has the Power to deny to exemptions to racially discriminatory Church Rda cd academies and colleges. The school had refused to admit Blacks for 20 years but the Church changed ils admissions policy a few months after inc court ruling and said Blacks were Welcome. County jail in danger of losing gourmet rating Bishopville. . A scr Iff vision Truesdale says inc food is so Good in the Lee county jail it s almost i Ike bail. People want to go to jail because the 1 cat so Good he half joked. They eat better than i do at  said Samuel a. Windham the records Turk fur the jail which can hold up to 34 inmates. However it could be the end of a typical Day s menu such As grits Sau Sage eggs buttered Toast and Coffee for Broil fast Chicken and Rice butter Beans hoi Rolls cake and Lea for lunch end stewed beef Rice and Gravy peas biscuits peaches and ice Cream for supper. County officials estimate they could save $ 15,000 a year by serving to Din ners prepared in a microwave oven. County administrator Barry Hick Man said eliminating the jail s two pan Lime Cooks and a Dici Iuan would save $3,000 a year in food and si0.000 in salaries. We arc spending big Money to fwd the prisoners Hickman said adding that he thinks too much food is being wasted. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 15, 1947 society women of the Nae Hierarchy wives of Miller s u p henchmen. Face a series of trials in the Wake f their Hus Hiinds vials. Authorities said Emma Ciering. Wife of the luf Walte chief goes to court first. 30 years ago today. March i5, 1957 new York waiter John Vali married Melanie Atsumi. Whose life he saved during inc sinking of the Andrea Horia. Correspondence i Ulk Wing the sea tragedy k d to the Romance. 20 years ago today. March 15. 1967 the state department finally Roll armed thai sit big Stalin daughter of the late Uviel dictator did request political Asylum in hit i nil cd Stales la said her request had neither been denied Nur granted. 10 years ago today. March 15, a 77 the Carter Ai Minimi Alion asked impress it Jerrim Iliili a Nui Tijuana Possession and said it is carefully re i i inning Ili position in penalties Lor posse Ting Uraine  
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