European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page e the stars and stripes wednesday january 6,198b stealth bomber s Maiden flight postponed los Angeles up Northrop corp. Has postponed the first flight or the top secret stealth bomber by four months a delay which could add hundreds or millions of dollars to the Cost of the program the los Angeles times reported tuesday. Source at the aerospace company and on Wall Street told the times hat the first flight originally scheduled for Spring has been postponed until August. The air Force said it would have no comment on the report of a delay in the program known As the advanced technology bomber. Northrop is not permitted under its secret air Forte contract to make an comments about the bomber which incorporates secret technologies designed to help in avoid detection by enemy radar. But air Force officials did confirm that they had suspended some stealth contract payment to North Rop after deficiencies were found in the purchasing system at its advanced systems division in Pico Rivera where work on the Jet is being conducted. Air Forte officials would not say How much Money they Are withholding from Northrop s stealth work which securities analysis estimate accounts for More than half of the firm s revenues. The Pentagon it already withholding Sijo million from Northrop because of problems with late deliveries of my missile guidance systems. Northrop has been forced to write off 1214 million against profits in the past two fiscal years on a secret program believed by analysts to be the stealth bomber. In the Only statement Ever made about the secret bomber s Cost former defense Secretary Casper Wein Berger said in 1986 that the Cost of purchasing 132 aircraft would be 136.6 billion in 1981 dollars. Two Northrop sources Ai Well As congressional sources declined to discuss the causes of the delay which Are apparently classified. But the Northrop sources sharply disputed air Force statements Over the past year that there Are no problems in the stealth program. Securities analysts and a Northrop source told the times the Cost of carrying 13,000 employed hired for the program for the additional months would add 1250 million to 1500 million to the bombers Price tag if Northrop is unable to gel Beck on schedule. Bui on analyst Joseph Campbell of Paine Webber said the delay com Cost As much As $1.5 billion to 12 billion. Under Northrop s contract the government would pay targe overruns but the firm could still lose certain incentive fees and awards if ils performance is not satisfactory investor concerns about Northrop s problems with the bomber and my missile programs have led to a Sharp drop in the company s Stock Price in recent months analysts said. 4 a or airlines offer fare cuts other inducements to travellers by he associated press at least four major airlines have moved to stimulate air travel with pro motions that include fare cuts an cased restrictions on discounts Al though most of the bargains Are Good Only until mid May. The most ambitious promotion was announced monday by Continental airlines one of the largest carriers which reduced prices by up to 20 per cent lowered Advance Purchase requirements for the cheapest fares and enabled members of its frequent flier program to Fly first class at Roach fares on most routes. Eastern airlines and Northwest air lines also announced limited fare reductions but in was not immediately Clear whether they would match the scope of Continental s. United airlines spokesman Matthew Gonring said United would match Continental s Advance Purchase requirement Rollback but would have to study other elements of the promotion before reducing any fares. American airlines spokesman Stephen Mcgregor said american also needed time to study the moves. The Industry historically has lowered fares during Winter when travel slows considerably. Most of the fare cuts announced monday arc Good Only until May 20. Of particular interest under Continental reductions is that members of ils frequent flier program will be Able to Fly first class on most routes by paying regular coach fares. Since membership in the program is available upon application the change in effect eliminates most of Continental s first Cla Price Structure airline executives said. In addition. Continental introduced a new fare of $39 each on midday shuttle flights Between Newark n.j., and Boston and Washington. The regular fare on the heavily travelled route is 189, examples of the lowest fares available under ils win Ter discounts include new York Denver Al s99, com pared with s124 previously new York Seattle Ai 1119, compared with j139 previously and new York Miami airlines performance Ott Law flight molar ii Milf Dom Nolc night twing within 15 or inapt at it sedum in sept emptor 1b9t be Murrow Corapi inti Plo Foa agatus n 100,000 puh Figan Futa of comp logo no v t Par 100,00 toss St Ruiz ass ass Doglu  Al Kiml. In dude  my doing int. Hnin feb Ontoh Tvan wrung audit and Hiwing ibx04swtwett 11jj Nata Den not in Ltd anneal delay i Iago Tobun. Bali Sanka.  i it we at j79, compared Wilh 1114 previously. Maximum discount fares require round trip travel a saturday night slay and Purchase within 24 hours of making reservations. Seats Are limited and tickets Are non refundable. On Florida routes the maximum slay is two , another Texas air unit announced reductions on its deepest discount fares effective wednes Day. As part of the cuts travellers can Fly Between Flor Ida and Many non Casl Points for As Low As s79 each  also announced a Winter promotion that cuts fares from some Midwest Points to us West coast by up to s120 round trip through mid May. Weather forecast disks available Washington a Farmers will be Able to do their own tailor made weather forecasting with a new computer program the agriculture department said monday. The forecasting program was developed by David a. Woolhiser of the department agricultural research service. He said the program which he Calls Cli mate analyses historical weather data 10 simulate what is most Likely to happen  Woolhiser a Hydraulic Engineer at the agency1 re search Laboratory in Tucson ariz., said the data come from 40 years of National weather service records including wipe Maiuri and precipitation. The National weather service information for stations in South Dakota was the first to be adapted to make local predictions he said. But the program available on floppy disks directly from Woolhiser. Can be worked out for other Stales. Once the program is adapted a Farmer can Tell the computer his farm s enact location by positioning a Dot or cursor representing the farm on a map of the state shown on the Monitor he said. For each farm. The computer program selects appropriate weather characteristics from data at nearby Weil Iier stations Woolhiser said. The program will run on comp Len that Farmer and ranchers already use to make business decisions he said. Woolhiser can be contacted Al arid land watershed management research Laboratory agricultural search service. Leda Tucson ariz., 85719. Tele phone 602 629-6381. Stateside 2 Young Brothers drown in icy new Jersey Pond Evesham township no. A two Young Brothers drowned in the frigid Waters of a Pond Mon  Fuller 9, and his brother Steven. A died at Garden slate Hospital in Marlton on monday More than three hours after they were pulled from the ice covered Pond officials said. They died of drowning said Hospital spokesman de police searched for the boys after their Mother re ported them missing said police sol. John Wain " we were hoping to find them walking in the area or sledding said Wain Rigel it just did t turn out like we wanted it  the search turned to the Pond Afler articles of Lolli ing were discovered on the surface he said. Divers from Mfd Ford township s manpower Emer gency response diving team found the Boyi in the Pond said Wainwright. Efforts to revive them failed. Dog trapped in Blaze revived by firefighters Caldwell Idaho a a dog trapped in a burning House was saved when firefighters went to drag him out gave him Mouth to mount resuscitation  on an artificial Respirator. Sgt. Jim Tollis of the Caldwell police said firefight cars first saved the people in the House Ruby Robinson her son Les Robinson and her grandson Christopher Robinson. The Crew heard Barking and went Back in to get  was pretty much gone when they brought him out mrs. Robinson Aid of the  did t think we d even gel him going the smoke was so dense said firefighter Don Johnson but i d hate to see any dog  put his hands around the dog s Mouth and began to blow air into his lungs. He then put Che dog on an artificial Respirator. After awhile. Jellybean began to breathe for himself and was taken on the  a year old dog was healthy monday along with the rest of the family although the House was not Habi table. Crash victims include expectant Mother baby Cleveland Tenn. Api a car carrying woman in labor to the Hospital collided Wilh a tractor trailer killing the expectant Mother and her Mother in Law and injuring her husband authorities  r. Ramsey 34, of Mcdonald was being driven to Bradley memorial Hospital on monday when he family s car was struck broadside by a tractor trailer in foggy conditions according to the Tenne she Highway mrs. Ramsey and her Mother in Law Wanda Kay Ramsey 41, of Cleveland were killed. Mike Ramsey was in critical but stable condition at the Hospital. Doctors worked to save the unborn child j life but were unsuccessful authorities said. It tragic said Joann Brown dispatcher for the Highway  truck Driver Joe Williams was charged with failure to yield right of  said Williams truck was southbound on the Highway 64 bypass and attempted to make a ilium when he struck the Ramsey northbound vehicle