European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday november 4,1987 army buys 285 new copters despite technical problems by Norman Black a military writer Washington the army has now accepted delivery of 285 new ah-64 Apache helicopter gunships even though it still is working to Correct a number of technical problems identified two years ago officials said. The problems have included unexpected water leak age Small Buckhead cracks and poor Cannon accuracy. There Are always some problems that crop up with a Brand new aircraft and the Apache is no exception said Mai. Phil Soucy an army spokesman. We expect things like this and we be moved to i them. The Trade publication defense week reported Mon Day that inc pc i Bon s inspector general still is monitoring efforts by the army and Mcdonnell Douglas helicopter co., which builds the Apache to Correct problems identified in june 1985. Some of those problems such As the Bulkhead crack ing have been corrected the publication said. Others however such As concern Over the accuracy of the Ucli Ropier s 30mm Cannon Are Stilt being worked on the newsletter said. Soucy said the army has identified some modifications needed to ensure gun accuracy the barrets of the 30mm Cannon had to be shortened to ensure compatibility with the chopper s missile launchers requiring some changes in the sighting system he explained. The spokesman said the army also has launched a program to ensure thai the helicopters Are adequately sealed to Prev Cal Rainwater from leaking inside and Wilt soon begin testing ways to improve the copter s defences against electronic or radar jamming. The Apache is a twin engine two Seal attack Heli copter designed to replace he Vietnam a cobra As the army s front line tank killer. In addition to the 285 already accepted the army plans to buy another 308 of the $ 11.5 million gunships for a total of 593. According to defense week Mcdonnell Douglas is absorbing inc Cost of production changes needed to fix the various problems the publication quoted a Penta gon official As estimating that Cost will total at least j45 million. 7 japanese women apologize to families of bar Oon bomb victims Turner Ore. Up seven japanese women who made the balloon bomb responsible for the Only deaths of americans by a world War ii bomb ing attack on the Mainland United slate have asked forgiveness from the victims families and received it. The japanese women wrote levers to the families after learning recently that one of the bombs had lulled five children and a pregnant woman. I Pray for them from the Hills of faraway Japan the a fervent wish for peace around inc world Kal Suko Maeda wrote. According to one of the letters japanese girls were taken from their classrooms and Send to a warplane to build the balloons without understanding much beyond the knowledge thai America was our adversary in  bombs were attached to the Hydrogen filled Rice paper balloons and Floa cd across inc Pacific. Professor Yui uni John Takeshita of the University of Michigan was instrumental in informing the women thai one of their bombs had made it to the United states in the waning Days of the War. Such a realization truly sent a chill Down my spine Tetsuko Tanaka wrote. Nyle Gifford 85, received one of the letter last week asking forgiveness for the death of his 13-year old son Jay in 1945. He said he never fell angry and did not blame inc japanese for the bomb if Al fell on the slopes of Gearhart Mountain near Klamath Falls May 5, 1945, killing his son four other children aged 11 to 14 and the pregnant 26-year-old wife of the Rev. Archie Mitchell who had taken the children on a sunday school picnic. We were christians and we were forgiving he said. They were just doing whal comes naturally in  Case tidied up As burglar comes clean . Calif. A the Case involving a Bur Glar who broke into a residence and literally cleaned up has been Scally solved police said. The Case was tidied up after a neighbor said her mentally disabled child cleaned the unidentified Man s Home said police cmdr. Mem Gardner. I m Happy the Case was settled the Way it was with no one  Gardner said. I m glad it ended on  about two weeks ago. Someone broke into the Man s Home and made the bed washed the dishes folded the laundry dumped the trash and slacked the newspapers. The Only thing reported missing was a set of old drapes which had been replaced. The clean up culprit left a cryptic note Hal was Wrilen with a purple Marker and was pinned to the victim s front door. The note written in childish scrawl said in part dear sir i Hope you Don t mind. I cleaned your House. Don l worry. I won t take anything because my father is a Duke in Spain. Don t worry. Til clean your House for As Long As you live Here. The note Wai signed Prince Eddie the missing drapes were later found Neally folded in a closet authorities said. Rio Hospital shut Down Rio de Janeiro. Brazil up health officials say they have shut Down the operating rooms of one of rib s oldest hospitals because hundreds of rals from the nearby City port invaded the building. An estimated 40 operations per Day were Teing postponed until the 24 rooms that comprise the surgical Section of the Hospital can be fumigated. State site body seen afloat in River is just a Dummy prank Providence . A a body that a Jogger reported seeing afloat in the Seekonk River turned out to be just a leftover halloween prank Guthu Rilei said East Providence firefighters who pulled the body from the water said it was a mannequin. Brown University student David Alden 23, Laid he was jogging across a Bridge when he spotted whal appeared to be the body of a mid dle aged Man floating past. It was wearing Blue running shoes jeans or dark Blue Panli and a dark Bluejacket and had Grey hair he said. It looked like a Guy sort of in his sos Laid Alden. Wrecking Ball misses bashes wrong building Detroit api the wrecking Ball aim was off half Block or so. While the building that cily Council ordered demolished is still standing a 30-year-old Ware House that was mistakenly bashed hat been declared dangerous and the City Wanti it Demol  want someone to pay Tor the damage said Howard Green vice president of the restau rant Supply company . Marshall which owns the warehouse that a wrecking Crew under City contract mistakenly started to Lear Down recent the City s Law department jays it is studying the matter. The two building Are on opposite sides o a vacant lot. Cisneros consult experts find son May have surgery san Antonio tews a mayor Henry Cisneros said medical experts have told the fam ily their son May be eligible for surgery to repair a seriously deformed heart. Cisneros and hit wife Mary Alice and their 4-Monlh-Oid son John Paul Anthony Cisneroz returned Home from a trip to Philadelphia where they consulted experts at Philadelphia children s Hospital. Tests were performed by specialist in dealing with the Complex heart defects afflicting Lac child. The boy was born with a life threatening abnormal opening Between the lower Chambers of his heart. Small plane crashes into train killing Pilot Camden Ohio a a single engine plane crashed into a moving freight train shortly after the plane took off from a private Airstrip killing the Pilot an Ohio slate University pro Fessor authorities said. Carlan Lohse 50, an associate professor of veterinary Anatomy was in route to Columbus where he lived and worked the Preble county sheriffs office  said the plane was 20 to 25 feet off the ground when it started Lodi veered left and hit the 15th car of a Norfolk and Western Tram. Harf Cas for tax hikes nuclear curbs Morgantown . Up Gary Hart calling himself a candidate for the office of Patriot not president told about 700 College students monday the United Stales is in a mess and needs a courageous Leader us increases and nuclear disarmament. Before his speech before a packed auditorium at was Virginia University an upbeat Hart drank Beer and ale pizza in the Campus pub with the College s society of Young democrats. Hart said monday s speech was part of a nationwide swing that will include stops Al Urcla and Hartford Conn. He covered a wide Range of topics calling for limited . Presence in the persian Gulf and for increased spending on Edu cation and transportation. Hart also said he has no preferred candidate among the six remaining democratic presiden tial hopefuls. The former . Senator from Colora do dropped out of the race in May amid scandal involving Miami Model actress Donna Rice. Hart said his withdrawal from the race May be a Blessing because when he stepped out of the political rat race i got a new Reisp Clive on things. We re i a mess Hart said. Tes have to be raised. Deficits have 10 be Cut the cultural War has to be stopped nuclear weapons have to be eliminated poverty has to be seriously attacked aids has to be prevented jobs have to be created. We have to get along with the russians whether we like it or not. All of this is the Ullh. Most of us knew it already. Now we have to have the courage to do something about  Hart id the speech was similar to one for a presidential candidate but i iry to be blunter and More directly to the Point. I m not running for president but 1 believe there s a higher office in this coun try to which every one of us ought to aspire and i Call in the office of Aliou Hart added "1 realized this summer you Don t have to run for president to show your concern for your  the former senator who was pressed by female slide nos seeking autographs before his speech Drew laughs when he said he has talked to a number of presidential candidates and Lold them what not to  Hart said candidate Albert Gore of Tennessee asked him for advice about increasing his Media coverage and Hart quipped Al Odieve me from personal in Perince i be had no press coverage and i be had a lot of press coverage. No press coverage is