European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 5.1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 ski killer rocket contractors chosen by Norman Black a military write Washington the Pentagon has selected two teams of contractors to pursue research and Demon stration work on one of the most important cements of the proposed Star wars anti missile defensive system the use of orbiting killer  the two teams one led by the Rockwell International corp. And the Oiher by the Martin Marietta corp. Received contracts wednesday totalling More than $255.6 million. If various options arc exercised total value of the. Contracts is $507 million the Pentagon added. The two contractor teams were selected to pursue research on what the Pentagon Calls the space based Kinlic kill vehicle  a kinetic kill vehicle is a rocket thai destroys its target through the sheer Force of Impact rather that by using explosives. The Pentagon s strategic defense initiative organization which oversees the stars wars program envisions placing Large numbers of such kinetic kill Rock ets on orbiting platforms where they could be automatically fired at null cur missiles launched against the United states. Both the Rockwell and Martin Marietta teams received separate contracts wednesday to pursue sys tem concept development work and to design and Leston the ground critical subsystems required for such a weapon. Those contracts total $24 million and Michigan Highway tragedy Carman Southern of Detroit aids a dying horse that fell from another horse escaped serious injury. The Accident occurred a hers trailer on interstate 75 Nemr Auburn Hills Mich when the car pulling the trailer swerved. $22,65 million respectively. Those two contracts include options Worth roughly is 25 million that will be awarded depending upon the Success of the work the Pentagon said. In addition Rockwell received a much larger $209 million contract on wednesday to oversee the actual night experiments that will be conducted when a prototype is ready for testing. The Pentagon said there had been three Bidden for the various contracts it declined to identify he loser. The Rockwell team includes the general electric co. And the Ltd corp. The Martin Marietta team includes try inc. And Aero Jet electro systems a subsidiary of gencorp., the Pentagon said. Meese urges aids safeguard for Law officers Sun Valley Idaho a . Attorney general Edwin Mccase urged Law enforcement officials to Wear gloves when dealing with people considered at High risk of contracting aids. High risk groups such As intravenous drug users Are More Likely than the average citizen to come in Contact with Law enforcement officers Meese said. He recommended that police Wear gloves on duty when dealing with suspect at High risk for developing acquired immune deficiency syndrome which destroys the body s immune system. A Csc speaking Al the National executive Institute and major City police chiefs training conference unveiled plans for the National Institute of Justice to gather information on the numb i of Law enforcement personnel who May have contracted aids through Contact with High risk groups. He said the Institute will set up a nationwide Telephone hot line for police staffed by medical experts o answer questions about aids. There Are other things we have to develop to make sure our officers Are no accidentally or intentionally on the part of the suspects they re dealing with subjected or put at ask As far As aids is concerned Meese said. Cuckoo s nest Star will Sampson dead of 53 Houston a will Sampson the 6-fool-7 actor who played the silent Indian in the film one flew Over the cuckoo s nest died wednesday 41 Days after undergoing a heart lung transplant. He was 53. Sampson died at methodist Hospital with his for Mer wife Jill and son Tim Al his bedside said Hospi Tal spokeswoman Brenda Blake. A Creek Indian he was Best known for his portrayal of Jack Nicholson s mule Friend in the film version of Ken Kesey s acclaimed novel. "1 will miss a great Friend Nicholson said. Besides cuckoo s nest in 1975, he appeared in the while Buffalo in 1977, orca in 1977 and ale Airai the whole shocking Story in 1978. More recently he appeared As the Demon battling Indian in poltergeist ii the other  Sampson had undergone the transplant on april 23. While the transplant was successful with the heart and lung functioning Well or. Sampson succumbed due to a combination of problems said Blake among them malnutrition kidney failure and a postoperative infection. He lapsed into a coma 10 Days ago and the cause of the kidney failure was not known she said. Sampson suffered from scleroderma a chronic de generative condition thai affected his heart lungs and skin. During his lengthy illness his weight fell from 260 pounds to 140 pounds causing the malnutrition problem Blake said. He knew and the doctors knew his chances of survival were extremely Small because of his weakened condition said or. A Clinton Lawrence who treated him. But every one Felt he deserved whatever Small Opportunity transplant might offer him for a new Chance. I think it was a Blessing because he was not in pain Al the end Law rence said. I think Sampson would not have wanted to continue in his final stale. He wanted a Chance Al meaningful life he wanted a Chance to gel Back at acting but he was just Loo  Sampson s body was to be re Lumen for burial in his childhood Hometown of Okumu Locc okla., Blake said. Thi family planned to hold a Pri vate Indian ceremony in which an All night Wake would be followed by burial the next Day. Air control error brings safety Board probe Washington a the nation Al transportation safety Board is looking into an air traffic controller s error thai resulted in a military Jet flying near and across the path of a Northwest airlines plane officials said wednesday the incident in which the Pilot of Northwest airlines right 354 reported that he had to Lake evasive action to avoid a collision occurred tuesday morning about 75 Miles Southwest of rapid City s.d., said an Nosb spokesman. The Boeing 727 was on a flight from Cheyenne Wyo 10 rapid City. It was not immediately known where the Mili tary transport plane an ec-135, was stationed or where it landed. The Federal aviation administration confirmed the incident but said the two planes both of which were Hying at 33,000 feet came no closer than one fourth of a mile of each other. Nosb investigators however were told that the Captain of the Northwest Boeing 727 informed controllers after the incident that he was convinced the two planes would have collided if he had not quickly descended and veered to the left according to the Nosb spokesman. The Faa advised us that when the Pilot contacted the control Center he old them he never wanted to see another air plane that close again said Nosb spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz. A spokesman Bob Buckhom said the Faa Wui 5li investigating the Inci Dent which he said involved an operational error by a controller handling the aircraft at the Faa s air route traffic control Center in Denver. Lopatkiewicz said that because the incident involved an apparent controller error safety Board investigators were looking into the matter. According to preliminary reports received by the Nosb the military Pilot had asked the controller for a new flight path with a different ground navigational refer ence and was Given permission to change his course. The new course brought the Mil itary plane toward the Northwest Boeing 727, Lopatkiewicz said