European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 24, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 5 Reagan says . Is trying to Stop funding abortions Washington a president realm speak ing to demonstrator gathered id protest legalization of abortion 15 Yean ago Friday said we re doing Pur by to Stop Federal payment for abortions. Speaking through a Telephone Hookup to the rally Fanti abortion activists Reagan thanked them for their efforts in the past and asked Tor their help in bringing about greater restrictions on abortions. About 50,000 people participated in the rally . Park police officer Tim Foole said. At a news conference held before the Start of the demonstration aimed in part at getting an anti abortion presi Dent elected later this year several members of the National right to life committee said they had asked All the presidential candidates for heir stands on abortion. They Laid Only five of the 13 republicans George Bush Bob Dole Pete Dupont Jack Kemp and Pat Robertson support reversal of the 1973 supreme court decision legalizing abortion. Anti abortion demonstrators in Washington. Action committee. That s who makes the supreme court Faucher said her organization Doci not plan to endorse any of the five candidates who oppose abortions but would work hard for any of the five if he won the gop nomination Reagan said thai for a decade and a half you have Worlick to end the tragedy since that court with the stroke of a pen. Legalized he said the 1973 decision has Cost be lives of 20 million infants we re told about a woman s right to control her own body but does t an unborn child have a higher right and that 11 to life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness he said. Are we to forget the entire moral Mission of our country through history Well my answer is As you know we re continuing to work and do our Best to end any Federal funding he said noting that the administration Wilt soon publish regulations bar ring the use of Federal planning assistance for agencies linked in any Way to the performance of abortions or abortion High court on Jan. 22,1973, barred states from criminalizing most abortions. The decision announced in a Case called Roe is. Wade was based on what the court said is a woman s constitutional right to control her year s March for life comes on the heels of a poll commissioned by the National abortion rights action league Nara saying thai americans Are firmly committed la keeping abortion Legal. Releasing the poll s results wednesday. Nara leaders said 56 percent of the electorate support keep ing it Legal for women to be Able to have abortions when they decide to have poll also found that 77 percent of the nation s voters agree that abortion is a private Issue Between a woman her family and her doctor and that the government should nol be army of withdraw from of Rotor aircraft program by Norman Black a military writer Washington the army in a move thai could drive up expenses for the other armed services has decided to withdraw from a program to develop and produce a lilt Rotor combat aircraft officials lilt Rotor Craft designated the v 22 Osprey is one of Floc top priorities forthe Marine corps. The Navy air Force and army were All intrigued by in plane however and planned to buy some for heir own use. The Craft is designed to take off and landline a helicopter but Fly like an air plane. The army had nol been involved in financing the research and development work. Dul its withdrawal from the pro Gram will reduce the number of planes the Pentagon buys driving up the Cost of the remaining planes because development expenses will be spread Over few i aircraft. We will be informing the Marine corps hat because of our budget problems we no longer anticipate buying any v-22s," said maj. Phil Soucy an army spokesman. This has nothing to do with any con Cerns about the performance of the air Craft or its development. The question is Money and one of the things we Don t have Money for now is the v-22." the army s decision comes jus one Day after Deputy defense Secretary Wil Liam h. Tan in ordered the army to slash its so called Lex helicopter pro Gram in half to accommodate budget cuts. The army had planned to develop two new Light helicopters one for scout at tack missions and an assault troop trans port but now will scuttle the latter and concentrate on the soul Aluck chopper. The army had also planned to Pur Chase 231 v-22s once the production line got running for the Marine corps. Those planes will now have to be subtracted of the production plans. Before Friday s decision the defens department was planning to buy at least 913 ospreys. The army s withdrawal drops that total to 682 552 for in marines 50 for the Navy and 80 for the air Force. The Pentagon had earlier estimated total program expenses for 913 of prays including research and development work at $23.1 billion in 1986 dollars with the by away con for each individual plan pegged All 16.4 million in 1986 dollars. Roll helicopter text Ron inc and the Boeing Vertol co. Arc working together in a partnership to design and build the first v-22 s. Ultimately the two Compa Nies Are esp died 10 compete each year for production contracts. Marine corps and Pentagon officials declined Friday to estimate me monetary Impact of the Amy s decision Noiin atthe Navy had been studying the possibility of buying More ospreys for ii self even before the army s decision. Soldier charged with trying to sell pipe bombs Daleville Ala a Federal authorities charged a fort Rucker Soldier Friday with iwo weapons counts after he allegedly tried to sell 14 Nail loaded pipe bombs to undercover agents pvt. I Dublin f. Willis 20, of Daleville was charged with Possession and Transfer of explosive devices not registered to him under Federal firearms Law. . Attorney Jim Wilson of Montgomery said each count carries a maximum Penally of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine. Marietta awarded contract for Star wars computers . Magistrate Lawson Little ordered the Soldier detained pending a Bond hearing and preliminary proceedings on wednesday. According to Dale county sheriff Bryant Mixon an undercover operation began when Willis allegedly sold a pipe bomb to a county investigator. The Shen isaid his department then worked out a Deal to buy More bombs for 125 each. Willis drove thursday to a pre arranged spot in a wooded area with 14 bombs hidden beneath uie Hood Sands of time of his car the she Riff said. The sheriff said an a Ray Miami nation Mcvea cd the bombs were filled with nails Gunpowder flashbulbs and wire. Minon compared the explosive Power of the pipe bombs to a stick of dynamite but said hey would be More destructive because of the nails. He said the bombs could have been detonated with a Small Battery. Minion said it was not known if Willis sold devices to anyone other than undercover authorities. Washington a the Pentagon on Friday Sulc Clad a subsidiary of the mar tin Marielta corp. To develop a huge Sci work of computer facilities 10 test tie targeting and control systems that would be needed to fight a warm space in a Brief Salem Cut the Pentagon of fice responsible for the Star wars pro Gram said it was awarding Martin mar Ietta information communications so slams a five year $508 million con tract. The company was selected after a design Competition with Rockwell inter National corp Martin Marietta end Rockwell had been pitted against each of her in july 1986 by the Pentagon s strategic defense initiative organization. Martin Marietta s contract Calls for the development of what the Pentagon Calls the National test bed. The National test bed is to include number of special computer centers and simulation facilities spread across the country including an experimental command Center at Falcon air Force station near Colorado Springs Colo. Which will he linked electronically and used to test different targeting and control systems for ski. The network is considered crucial for determining if it is feasible to develop the High Speed computer programs sensors and communication equipment needed to detect incoming nuclear missiles and to aim lasers and other weapons at icon. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan 24,1948 Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower finally and positively repudiated efforts to nominate him for president saying he could not accept nomination to High political 30 years ago today. Jan. 24,1958 military Leaden overthrew the dictatorship of president Marcos Perez Jiminez in Caracas. Venezuela in a bloody Revoli of civilians led by 31-year old newspaper reporter Fabricio Ojeda. 20 years ago foday. Jan. 24, 196s a North korean naval Force seized the , intelligence ship Pueblo in intent Lional Waters. It was the Fiol Liroi in More than 100 years that a . Naval ship had been a Plurad at sea. 10 years ago foday., Jan. 24. 1978 soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev sent in Iacre to Western nations warning against the . Neutron bomb the Short Range weapon system thai could kill by radiation in a limited area
