European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. September �2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 army May be without new copters in 90s because of production Gap Washington a the army can expect Tobe without now helicopters through much of the 1990s because of planning delays on a new Fleet and a decision to quit making the kind of helicopters now in use n new report says. The general accounting office report warned that the Lack of new helicopters will reduce the nation s combat readiness. Gao quoted unidentified army leaders As saying that relying on older and less capable Vietnam Era helicopters does  the army was aware of these consequences when i made she decision to reduce current helicopter production the report said. According to army leadership a production Gap until Lex production could begin was inevitable because the army could not afford additional production of the apaches Kiiji s and Block  producing Black Hawk Apache and ship Heli copters to ill the production Gap until the la crafts ate ready would Cost $10 billion just to buy them and up to Jio billion for additional operation and maintenance costs according to the Gao which is a research Arm of Congress. The report also said it would take several years to restart production of those helicopters once manufacturing had halted. It has never been anything but a budget Issue said Mai. Phil Sousa an army spokesman. He added. "1 Don t Recal where we have to continually be buying air planes. Is that carved on a Stone some place the Lex program originally was expected to put state of the Art helicopters in the skies by 1991, around he same Lime the three current helicopter classes were scheduled to be phased out. But delays caused largely by congressional con Cerns Over the mix program s sft6 billion Price la has pushed Back delivery Date for the new Lex troop and cargo helicopter to the year 2000. That helicopter would replace the Black Hawk which is expected to be phased out in 1991 a nine year production Gap. Planned Black Hawk production has not been reduced. Meanwhile the  soul attack helicopter that would replace the Apache attack helicopter and he ship scout Craft now will not be ready until 1995, the report said. The army had planned to Hall Apache production in 1990 and ship production in 1992. But in a Cost saving measure. Army officials told the Gao it would end production of bold in Hoo a cars creating a six year production Gap for the attack and scout models. Spain using vaccine against deadly horse sickness Madrid Spain air a vaccination Campaign to Stop an outbreak i Central Spain of african horse sickness that has led to the deaths of More lhan100 Equine animals continued Over the weekend. Meanwhile horse breeders Are considering suing the government for negligence an equestrian society official said. Rai Nundo Fernandez Cuesta director of the Spanish society for the promotion of horse Breeding told the associated press that his group and numerous horse breeders were Likely to seek indemnities from the government for authorizing the importation without quarantine of is.  their Leader. Lech Walesa. To help dealt a new  Iii big Jinsil Ihebom Muirl authorities i Ruminer dissident a Ufi i Kunin said a Rirs of Wurum in Fri i us ii d a Point alter hit . The Maseru k solid jul members Una get a proles with the state run constitutional tribunal which in   h Eil issues. Juji a the my of Solidarity b the imposition of martial los in i Demhi r i ski. Al the fifth in Urs Pilgun Zujic in tlu1 c i Mochour shrine of the hails ,i.  people in lulled banners denouncing Cunt Mumm 3n the systems of crime and i  one group called on Walesa to join in the arc aunt of a new is Raing against commit pm authorities. I am ready to meet  Walesa told reporters after a Missal the shrine in Southern i a land. Where0 for nil no Nirk is of i a Sudan in  Nii Imis m a the Rukhi s Rusink body Sij in d i petition milling Lor talks with Walesa. The nok l i car 1 Ruc Winner Mei Nufi Jrsn Irttie Ifni in the Wake of speeches in i Lynd h Pupe John i aul ii thu has repeatedly called Lor respect us human rights and so Janty. Walesa lowest a. Al fused to sign a protest that was endorsed i Abou u former commission members