European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 22, 1987page 2 s and Sih Icib Meuay uni Iii uni u. Faulty testing of missile part found ,. A a Nam finh Man Ini Nimit a Sachs Sells by Bernard Weinraub Washington not a study con ducted for the House armed services com Millie said sunday thai at Casl 29 air Force cruise missiles had guidance systems with an improperly tested component. The report by the general accounting office a congressional investigative Arm disclosed that informers had led air Force investigators last january to find problems in the testing of flight data transmitters or fits. This component of the guidance sys tem keeps the missile stable As it Flics to its target after it is launched from an aircraft. The air Force investigation has led to a criminal investigation by the Justice department the congressional report also Dis closed. 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The flight data transmitters were manufactured by divisions of the Northrop corp., which said sunday that it had dismissed the employees involved and that it is cooperating with the government investigation. At least 29 of the 1,715 transmitters manufactured have been found so far to have problems according to the congressional re port. The 29 have been returned to North Rop for relisting at no Cost to the govern ment the report said. An aide to the armed services commit tee said sunday that the investigations Are european weather forecast Lor tuesday Cloudy with log and Haze Iso lated Tam confined to Consul areas by evening Cloudy wit blog Haie and isolated rain High temperatures 51-55, tows 45-50 Outlook Lor wednesday continued Cloudy with log and be highs 50-54. Hows 45-50 temperatures recorded monday 4am 4pm 4am 4prn Adina. R 54 55 Copenhagen. In 46 43 Amsterdam at 48 48 Frankfurt cd 46 48 Athens d 46 54 London r Aviano in x 39 Madrid d Berlin cd 50 48 Munich do in mesh n. R 48 48 pand Brussels do 46 46 Rome d a prot did by Del 13. 2nd Woinar Wing. Traban Trarbach other worldwide temperatures 52 5239 57 46 45 43 43 48 59 Cairo cd Dublin d Helsinki r Jerusalem. Lisbon. I continuing and could find More transmit ters that were improperly tested. The cruise missile study was a setback to Northrop which also manufactures a vital part of the guidance system for inc huge  my missile. Investigators also have found that some of these systems were improperly tested but at a different Plant. Rep los Aspin a wis. Chairman of the armed services panel said that there was a common flaw in the Way both systems were managed. There is too much emphasis on meeting schedules he said. The key concern of management is to push the goods out the  los Daly a spokesman for Northrop said we fired the employees involved in this false testing we re shutting inc Plant Down completely by the end of the year that was involved in this testing and that work will be done in lire much More disciplined atmosphere in our division in Norwood Massachusetts. Daly said the military contractor decided to close the Plant in Pomona calif., Las summer after Northrop conducted its own investigation. We fired four people the general Man Ager and three other employees Daly said. He added that the Plant " was a Small opera Tion Only 28  the congressional study said Northrop officials were cooperating with the Justice department in its investigation of the allegations. The air Force also is investigating the testing of the guidance systems. Officials on the armed services commit tee said that the controversy Over the missile guidance system has no bearing on the re new Reass Gnu end policy affects of senior cos by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington senior air Force cos with Overall ratings of 7 or less on their most recent airman performance reports won t be eligible for reassignment under a policy that went into effect dec. I. The policy affects master sergeant selectee through chief master sergeants according to officials with the air Force military personnel Center at Randolph fab Texas. The policy recognizes the fact that a higher Standard of performance and con duct is expected of senior cos because of the nature of their position As leaders and managers said a personnel official. While a score of 7 on an apr is considered satisfactory it also indicates that a stronger pattern of performance additional experience training or maturity May be needed before the potential of the person being rated becomes More evident the official said. Air Force enlisted personnel receive apr grades on a scale of 0 to 9, officials said. The policy covers All senior cos a Tori Low High Low 70 s4 Mon Raal. 1 36 25 54 so Moscow. 0 21 � 34 30 Oik. I 28 21 _ _ Toronto cd 41 34 63 54 Vancouver. Cd 36 32 supp Kad by the associated press. Cd Cloudy do Drible. To tog. Me. Snow a ram an article yesterday incorrectly identified one of the winners in the Frankfurt audition for the jeopardy game show. He is air Force maj. Linn Hogue from Lindsey As Wiesbaden. Germany. The defense Secretary s office in Washington provided incorrect information regarding the Massachusetts Pri Mary. The primary which legislators might change next year is scheduled for sept. 20. Being considered for reassignment on or after dec. 1. It also applies to senior cos currently on assignment who receive a score of 7 on an apr closing out on or after dec. 1. The Only exception the official said will be for cos who must move. For example if a senior no Over seas already has a Date of return he or she will have to make the move he said. But if a person has applied for a consecutive overseas tour and gets an Overall 7 on an apr the individual will not be Able to move to another overseas Loca Tion he said. The air Force put a similar policy into effect in 1983 making All enlisted person Nel who received Overall scores of 6 or less on an apr ineligible for reassign ment. The new policy raises the Standard for our senior enlisted personnel the official said. Senior cos who fall into Thi situation and Don t show improvement Over the next rating period might be separated from the service through a bar to re Chiist Mcnol or some similar  airman gets 15 months for writing bad checks by Dave Diehl . Bureau Raf Alconbury England a 23-year-old air Force Security policeman was sentenced to 15 months confine ment monday for writing More than $7.700 in bad checks. Senior airman Daniel c. Whitley As signed to the 10th Security police so pleaded guilty to writing 47 checks for a total of $7,732.01 Between March and september. The five year Veteran also received a bad conduct discharge was demoted to Al and was ordered to forfeit $250 a month for 15 months. Whitley of Olympia wash., cashed most of his checks ranging from $25 to $450 at cafes exchanges and the american express Bank. Evidence presented in court showed that Whilley had his american express account closed for writing bad checks on. Said that while the air Force is Uncertain How Many transmitters May have been improperly tested a Northrop review of All the production records identified test data in consistencies for 29 transmitters. News updates Pollard Case Washington a the wife of convicted spy Jonathan Jay Pollard has lost her bid for a reduction of her five year sentence for her accessory role in the celebrated espionage Case. In a Brief order . District judge Aubrey e. Robinsonjr. De Nied a motion by Anne Hender son Pollard to reduce two concur rent five year sentences. Henderson Pollard 27, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to Possession of secret government documents and to a charge of receiving embezzled government property. She cited her health in seeking a reduced sentence. Subway fire victim London a police still trying to identify one victim of London s worst subway fire Mon Day said they Hope friends or rela Tives who planned to see him Dur ing the Christmas holidays will report him missing. Police said the Man one of 31 victims of the nov. 18 fire at King s Cross subway station was so badly burned that he could not be identified. None of his clothing or possessions survived the Blaze. The Only clues police have Are his dentures bearing the initials he or Fth and evidence of a Skull operation within the last 10 years possibly indicating a stroke or alcohol related condition. Police said inc dead Man May have been a vagrant or a tourist who has not yet been missed. Auf 14 with a debit of about $ 1,900. Ten Days before the Bank closed Whit Ley s account he had reopened an account with Keesler Federal credit Union. With Scesler Whitley wrote 34 checks and went into the red $5,821. Whilley bought a motorcycle two bicycles stereo equipment records and compact discs according to prosecuting attorney capt. Richard Russell. During the trial Whitley s defense counsel capt. Kevin w. Techau tried to explain Whitley s Check bouncing. Sometimes your spirit to resist goes Techau said. It s Clear airman Whitley committed these crimes in Broad Day Light. They the Exchange and the Banks kept giving him Money. It was a Little too easy for  Whitley faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail. Civilian employee for a South Dies Naples Italy a Long time civilian employee at Allied forces Southern Europe Headquarters has died officials said monday. Joseph j. A Orile who joined the Public affairs staff at a South in1951, died Friday after a sudden illness. Favorite 66, was born in Minneapolis and used his knowledge of italian As Spe Cial assistant to the chief of Public information. He also served As adviser to nato commanders in Italy and worked with International news organizations. Favorite is survived by his wife Mari Olina Odone of Alessandria Italy and two daughters