European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday septembers 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 dive bombing cruise missile passes test Washington a the Pentagon said thursday it had successfully tested a new terminal dive guidance system on a Tomahawk cruise mis Sile carrying live warhead. The lest conducted aug. 26, involved the launch of o Tomahawk from a submerged submarine off the coast of California and the missile s successful destruction of a warehouse Structure on so cd Menle Island. Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims said the Experiment was aimed at testing a guidance system Ali in allows the Tomahawk to pop up in Altitude just before reaching its target and then to dive on it. While four other tests of the terminal dive guid Ance system have been staged the aug. 26 Experiment was the first in which a Tomahawk carried a warhead and destroyed a target he mid. The new guidance system allows the missile to be used against targets thai might tie surrounded by Trees or other structures the spokesman added. Another Pentagon spokesman mid the lest demonstrated thai the Tomahawk is probably the most accurate weapon in the wo1 id  the missile destroyed is target after a 90-Minulc flight during which it  at a Speed of roughly 500 Miles per hour. The tomahawks an unmanned Jet powered missile that sports Hort. Stubby wings and Tail ins. Its computer guidance system can be programmed to select specific. Targets and the missile is designed to Fly Low to avoid radar detection. It can carry convention or nuclear warheads. To Date 17 Navy surface ships and 30 submarines have been Modi tied to carry the Tomahawk. I a Concrete and steel warehouse is destroyed in t he successful test of the terminal dive a photo Tomahawk missile. Study finds increased cancer rate among Marine Vietnam veterans Sands or time in the stars and stripes Washington a former Marine corps ground troops in Vietnam have died of lung cancer and certain Lymph cancers at a significantly higher rate than their colleagues who did not serve in the War he government said thursday. A study made Public by the veterans administration was not designed to de Termine a cause of the higher death rates but exposure to agent Orange May be suspected the report said. The higher cancer rates noted among Marine veterans who served in Vietnam were not found among their army counterparts. Most marines served in i corps in the northernmost part of South Vietnam. Army units generally served in other areas. When All types of cancers were consid ered together Vietnam veterans did not suffer excessive rates of cancer in Compa Rison to their counterparts who did not go to Vietnam according to the veterans administration study. Bui the a scientists said they found statistically significant higher rates for lung cancer Ana non Hodgkin s Lymphoma a category of several types of cancer of the Lymph system among the Marine veterans. According to the study. Marines who served in Vietnam had a 58 percent higher Rale of lung cancer than would be expected based on the experience of marines who did t go to Vietnam. For non Hodgkin s Lymphoma the rare was to percent greater. The a study is the largest Ever con ducted of the causes of death among Vietnam veterans. It examined More than 50,000 deaths and encompassed approximately one third of All deaths that have occurred among . Army and Marine veterans who served in Vietnam although reasons for the different cancer rates among army and Marine veterans were not Clear the scientists said environmental exposure in Vietnam was Dif Ferent because of location and duties. The finding was described As astounding by the Vietnam veterans of America which has sued the a seeking compensation for agent Orange victims. Thai s inc first very Clear scientific data that would confirm our suspicions that there really is a reason to fear agent Orange said via spokesman Mike Cav cock. Lie said there is evidence inc i corps Region got the biggest dose of agent Orange spraying. Agent Orange spraying was heavy in both lit corps to the South and i corps said Dick Christian director of the government s army and joint services environmental support group. He said no records exist for much of the spraying however As both the marines and army did not record agent Orange use around main base Camps fire support bases and Landing zones. He said the Pentagon is attempting to search records to match those who died with the Daie time and location of re corded agent Orange use. Agent Orange was one of the herbicides sprayed from . Aircraft in Viet Nam to defoliate dense Jungle hiding places. Sept. 5, 1947 August Schou director of the norwegian Nobel prize com Mittee confirmed that Pope Pius Xii had been proposed As a candidate for the Nobel peace prize. 30 years ago today. Sept. 5. 1957 a soviet official told newsmen after a United nations disarmament subcommittee session in Lon Don that there was no room for further discussion. He said the disarmament proposal presented by Britain inc United slates Canada and France provided no basis for negotiations. 20 years 090 today. Sept. 5, 1967 Sweden reported below Normal Accident rates after the first 36 hours of right hand traffic follow ing 233 years of keeping to the left. 10 years ago today. Sept. 5, 1977 the United states and the soviet unit decided to allow the 1972 strategic. Arms limitation treaty to expire in october and continue efforts to conclude Salt ii try admits fraud agrees to pay $17 million Denver a defense contractor try inc. Pleaded guilty thursday in Federal court to defrauding the government through false labor vouchers submitted by a subsidiary and agreed to pay si7 million in restitution. The Cleveland based company entered the plea in connection with a Case involving electronic products inc. A subsidiary based in Colorado Springs. The id count felony indictment charged that Epi submitted false labor cosi vouchers 10 the defense department. The Pentagon estimated the financial loss to the government at about 11.5 million. . District court judge Zita Wein Siertk set sentencing for sept. 21. The company could be fined up to $100,000. Weinshienk read aloud a report on the Case that showed the decision to overcharge the Federal govern ment through inflated labor charges was made at the highest Levels of management from april 1983 to april 1984 at Epi. Following disclosure of the Inci Dent the report said four managers were dismissed and another dozen were disciplined. Try ranked no. 21 on the Pentagon contractor list had government contract awards totalling 11.os billion in fiscal 1986. It makes electronic communications equipment for the government. Pentagon officials said try As Epi s Parent com Pany agreed to plead guilty provided such a plea not result in their Debar men by   is the process by which a contractor loses the right to bid on new contracts. The defense logistics Agency has determined that debarment is not necessary to protect the govern ment s interest the Pentagon said. The Case began in May i4w when try received an Anonymous letter questioning Epi s charging practices. Try Ihen disclosed the allegations to the Pentagon inspector general and began cooperating with investigators the Pentagon said. Tres agreement with the defense department also covers three other unrelated incidents in Cleve land san Diego and Sunnyvale Calif