European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. November 26.1987 news update Tabatha s condition Pittsburgh a Quin Tuple Organ transplant Pantie no Taba tha Foster was Hack on a breathing machine tuesday and under Seda Tion and additional medication be cause of concerns about her new liver the 3-Ycarold Madisonville. Ky., girl was receiving a second anti rejection medication known As okt3, As doctors Al children s hos Pital of Pittsburgh sought to prevent her body s natural defences from at tack ing the liver. The drug requires that she be sedated and she was connected to inc Respirator As a precaution. Tabatha remained in critical condition. Doctors still Kimyo net det mined Why she slipped into unconscious Ness on monday. When she recovered after several hours doctors said she appeared to have come through the episode without complications. Tabatha a victim of congenitally twisted bowels received a liver pancreas and Small intestines and parts of a stomach and Colon on nov. I she is the nation s longest survivor among three patients who have undergone the operation. Temperatures . Ant Norat mama Allan he City Galatio november 24 Hild 39 Kimu oly 54 26 a a thai 55 is a tilt hoc m i i la 37 a run ghz Rel bit Snarck to ton is s3 58 6 42 55 Lubbo amen Phis Tutun Beatti 46 . Cne Yanno Dhim Fihnn Dayton Dendo Imam omm i Psi Fol Flo full Flatt in fill Eow Msty Hii lord Hanyu 72 3? -19 12 m m 80 a u 39 3 57 69 i 5 45ta 47 33 71a a 0 m 35 rom p he Hon ii m wih i. R ii w Koicim cd 9 17 o1w a " Donn a mjnto.,.11 to deficit problem overshadows military construction prospects. _.  him a Ali i a intr  a flyby William i. Bart an Washington Bureau Washington while House and Senate appropriations committees Are recommending millions of dollars in overseas military construction including newer Barracks and More child care centers attempts to reduce he Federal deficit have left up in inc air which if any programs will gel funded. You be got to pass some kind of Law that the president sins agreeing to la increases and spending cuts a House staff member said tuesday. And Mili tary construction might or might not gel a  Congress had said it would authorize $289 billion for defense spending unless president Reagan accepted additional revenues some Type of tax increase. If the White House allowed a lax in crease the defense department would receive $296 billion. Then came last week s Compromise Between congressional leaders and the while House. Negotiators called for $292 billion in defense spending and the while House accepted the concept of la increases. The question is the House staffer said somebody s got to give us the  in terms of military construction the House had said it wants to allot s8.3 billion the Senate $8.5 billion. But in the deficit reduction Compro Mise the two sides did t say How much they would spend on construction. Right now there s no solid number. But there is no shortage of needs which Range from 446 new army family hous ing units in Germany and 300 Al Clark a in the Philippines to a new naval Hospital for Simonella. Sicily. But there is no firm indication of which construction will get off the gound. The House appropriations panel called for More child care centers and even scolded the Navy for requesting Only one such Center for fiscal year 19 18. It also worried thai world War Ilvin Lage Barracks continue to affect the mor ale and performance of our service  the Senate expressed feelings that adequate housing i an important Quality of life consideration needed w keep highly trained highly motivated people in the services and supports the recent efforts on the part of the services to Pur sue private sector  but it i too Carty for anyone to by which if any of these and hundreds of other projects will take place if Congress fails to pass the deficit Cul Compromise the Gramm Rudman Defi Cit reduction Law will begin automatic across the Board cuts of $23 billion in All Federal programs. Ump Flotz 7 � of to f a comi Cloty to 4u1 Lal to f my i la otomi us to tuft Wii to 1� m v41 4s m m u 39 34 34 Des in flaws in military helicopters went uncorrected sex safety chief says Washington a certain Mil itary helicopters made by Sikorsky air Craft had serious design flaws thai the manufacturer knew about but failed to Correct the company s former top safety Engineer charged in court papers. Matthew Ellis who resigned in Jan uary and is a private consultant has been hired As an expert witness by families suing the Stratford conn., company on behalf of servicemen killed in military helicopter crashes. Ellis contacted monday at his ten Nessee Home refused comment citing a pending Case brought by Sikorsky to Block his testimony. Bui in documents from a series of civil suits collected by defense week a newsletter that tracks military issues. Ellis said specific design paws in the Navy s ch-s3a sea stallion and the army s uh-60a Black Hawk led to fatal accidents. Sikorsky spokesman Marty Moore declined comment tuesday. In court papers filed in a Minnesota Case Ellis said Metal mounts on the ail Rotor Gearbox of the ch-s3a have failed or been suspected of failing an estimated 60 limes since 1968. He said Sikorsky officials failed to fix the problem even though they knew loss of the Gearbox in flight probably would result in a fatal Accident. The Marine helicopter crashed in March 1983 near san Simon Ariz kill ing six Crew members. Following that Accident the company proposed changing the mount foot on the Gearbox from magnesium to aluminium and enlarging the support pads he said. These changes could have been effected prior to the occurrence of this Accident and very Likely would have in vented Lam occurrence of this Accident Ellis said. In a Case involving the 1982 crash Ofa Black Hawk Ellis was prepared to testify that the helicopter was unreasonably dangerous and  thl Case filed in new York was settled Oul of court earlier this year for an undisclosed sum defense week reported. Ellis would have testified thai there was a specific problem with the Way the Craft s Rotor Blades were designed to fold so it could be transported in cargo planes according to court papers. A Iii i t i to Iraj fir .1  i la � we if ii iat Goeppinger court martial gives go 7-year sentence Goeppinger. Germany is an infantryman has received a seven year prison term for committing Oral sodomy and indecent acts with a child under age 16, a 1st inf div fwd spokesman said  4 Michael e. Church 25, Ofha co 299th support in. Was convicted by court martial monday at Cooke Barracks in Gorp the California native also received a dishonourable discharge was ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and was demoted to Al the spokesman said. Apache copter grounding delays Squadron activation Washington a the army said monday it is delaying by two months inc activation of its next helicopter Squadron Wal the new ah-64 Apache gunship. The delay which affects the activation of the 4th so 6th Cav brigade Al fort Hood Texas steins from an interruption of Pool training schedules caused by a recent grounding of Ine helicopter the army said. The 4lh so was scheduled to have been formed for training at fort Hood on Jan. 16,1988, an army spokesman said. The battalion i now scheduled to have All its personnel an equipment available for training on March 16, 1988. The adjustment to the Fielding schedule was prompted primary in by delays in Pilot training caused by the grounding of the a of Fleet in August and september 1987 to Correct safely concerns with a Tail Rotor component. The army has nol Yel made a decision on changes to the Fielding for the remaining battalions the spokesman said. Go thanksgiving dinners gobble up lots of Money Washington is almost 8 million pounds of Turkey and More than 2 million pounds of Ham were purchased this year to feed Scricc members and their families on thanks giving. The defense personnel support Center in Philadelphia was Given the Job of gelling we meat which has been distributed among commissaries and dining Halls in the United sum and Oversea the Turkey Cost More than $7 million while the Ham Cost almost $2.$ million. And remember Ihal s just for inc meat a disc spokeswoman said. All the trimmings such As mashed Polatos stuffing pies and so on make the ital Cost for the thanksgiving Rae a quite a bit  Holiday address Given for persian Gulf troops Washington a the Penia on said tues Day it has established a mail route for the pubic lond Holiday cards or letters to servicemen to Ine per Sian Gulf. The department said it could handle Only card and letters Noi packages. 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