European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D irs to expand services to overseas taxpayers Page 9 u still time to save on this year s taxes daily Magazine d Syracuse a a Mcpherson wins Maxwell trophy sports Page 27 and stripes authosi1eo unofficial publication for red fdrce1 vol. 4 5. No 2.15 saturday. December 19, 1987 d 8693 a Bradley getting More Armor was incl onial j tin Runy is adding Armor Hillier troubled  fighting vehicle to make d "511 percent mou1 sum Valc in War. Hut critics told Congress in thursday inc changes arc Ina la talc in pro cd soldiers inside Deputy undersecretary of defense in Neil j m Frederick sen Iii in House armed services subcommittee on procurement that the army was adding air inn. Redesigning the fuel system mov ing some Amman Linn around inside lie Crew company Cal and developing in Plosive Armor. Also known As reactive Armur. Tie changes said Fred Crickson. Will make the vehicle "50 percent More sum Abl Len the Haw  Hal rep. Ron Ulen. A orc. And n former Pentagon official who Lias crib Ici cd lie army 1, handling of Lite Cradle. Retired air Forte col. James Burton argued that fuel and ammunition should he moved entirely outside he Crew compartment. Until that change is made we Are gambling with soldiers lives Wyden said in a statement submitted to tie panel. Wyden is a member of Anut Lici Commil Tec that has investigated the hrad Lcy the oversight and investigations subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce committee. Wyden said in an interview that the proposed changes show that Progress is being made on he . We re All Here today because we be agreed that the Bradley unchanged is a rolling Tomb he said in his statement. Failure to improve the a Radley. He said would be to break Faith with the estimated 70.000 soldiers  live de Pend on this armoured Carrier Burton testified that a thorough examination of the fuel and ammunition induced casualties Ali Point More dearly towards the need to adopt cum Parl a Icausi and external  the army slanted tests for the Bradley to  a the number of hits it might take in Battle from com parable so Viet personnel carriers capable of firing 30mm ammunition or anti tank missiles and did not accurately re Lei t the dangers posed by heavier Cannon mounted on tanks Burton said. Tests have shown thai when armoured vehicles Are hit by Tinli Lank missiles. Fiery inn fragments known As Spall can Spray the Interior injuring tie soldiers Ami often detonating Ilic fuel and amino. Union inside blowing the vehicle to Smithereens. The explosive or re acute Armor pro posed Tot the Bradley consists of up i fixed to the exterior of the vehicle o a ipod when hit. Deflecting anti tank charges. One of the changes planned by inc army is installing i Spall liner to protect the troops and munitions from the lethal fragments. The reactive Armor and Spall liners would offer Little Protection against heavy artillery rounds said Lurlon. Who campaigned for the live Fife tests on which m m of the proposed changes Are based. . Storms death toll reaches 88 Studi its ate while int inn out of a bus that bogged Down near Middlesex v., Ufko skidding Nita Road. No uni was Hurt. By Hie Massih Iati j Cress an alaskan storm that fro a trial Lac in. 2 Wade Roberts who dec Refl soviet i Nion and returned to the West will be tried by general court martial rather than a More lenient Spe Cial Conn martial and his cml Ian lawyer said hurs Day he doubts Roberts can get a Lair trial at for in  where the Case has been proceeding Ronald Kuiv a baser based in new York f i j Laid maj Tien. Rocco Negus. I  rejected the recommendation of his ohm officer that inc 22- ear old forum a Iffat Wireman be tried at a special court Hajji Nich would mean a maximum of six to maj Fluri Sonnen a cons decide flare Lar the cae to general court martial Tiffi out of fund his own inv Iligan. Officer s up Ion Kuhn said in j i i Jih in Trimew thurs do. Under inc general ii Hirt Nurial Kol crts faces up to three years in prison he said. Kuhn said the investigating officer maj. Joseph t. Wrote in his Repon filed wednesday idol jhi5issuc in a felony levelcaubk0mi Phish . Jiam  de i n such a proc cd Mier and Negris and mrm whether the rulings had been issued. Kuhn charged that Negris disregarded an appeals provision that gives the defense file dais in file Nhei. Luins to the investigating officer s report. Kuh maintains Roberts is being harshly punished because he lied to a communist Mimi i s wry vicar to me hat he s being treated Differentia benue of  he ibid. When j Soldier goes a Stu. Or be Surls. It s a routine Jiff Clef to Guc him in  us Disi Harpe. Except in Lime no w or. Skip univ " Kuhn has argued that Kop in pm web a net Trio Lime Inoris. Ise All military benefits. Switer heard Leili Mony from Roberts former superiors at his Field artillery unit in Gic Ssan. Term my. The Triele 52 investigation As n s known is held to determine How to results a Harl a in a particular Case what i pc of ourt martial to hold whether to simply order a relatively minor be i 5. Or to take some other action 11 nmn in March . Inh Irel Umed a farm lie Alvi said he Iril and. I Elu Neumann Niedek a i ire m inc wet Rubens is being held .11 ilu1 i  file . Viii . My , tie Maii Giri n. To tee Eive Jil .11   a Vinyl