European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February. 1983 the stars and stripes Page 5 Gao says . Billed for yacht ski Lodge Washington a a subcontractor working on hi1 air Force s r-1b bomber billed the government for overhead payments to cover operation of a 44 foot yacht in Florida and a ski Lodge in Vermont the general accounting office said monday. Mai tool & engineering co. Of Manchester conn., formerly part a Dut. Western industries and now a division of the Wicks companies also billed the air Force for. Among other things the Cost of hiring musicians bartender and hostesses for a hold hospitality suite  in restaurant meals a Golf club membership and super bowl tickets Gao said. Mai it 3 major subcontractor to general electric co., having won a s23.4 million contract in 1984 to provide engine fan Blades used by be in producing Jet engines for the by a said Gao an auditing Agency for Congress. General electric prime contractor for the bib engine program reviewed Mai s subcontract proposals but did not identify any of these unallowable costs the Gao said. Gao said in believes the contract was overpriced by �190,646, including be s overhead and  Mai is still contending that most of the costs we questioned were allowable he Gao said. Most of desc costs were listed As promotional expense in its accounting records Gao added. We believe that such items Are unallowable under Federal regulations and should not have been included in the overhead rate used in preparing its subcontract  be meantime says it will make an Olter of a voluntary refund if the air Force s contracting officer agrees with Itie audit s conclusions the Gao added. Efforts to discuss the matter with Mai tool were . A woman who answered the phone Al the company s Headquarters but refused 10 identify herself insisted monday there were no corporate executive willing to discuss the audit. General electric declined comment saying it had t reviewed the audit. The auditors in a letter dated Jan. 2s. Told it. Gen. William e. Thurman of their findings and urged he initiate action to recover funds from general elec  Thurman is the commander of the air Force Aero nautical systems division. The air Force declined to discuss the matter saying Thurman had just received the audit monday. Gao said Mai tool prepared its subcontract proposal for be using overhead expenses tabulated in fiscal 1983. Among the expenses included Gao said were 194,432 to maintain a 44-foot yacht in North Palm Beach fid. Mai tool said that cup Csc should have been accounted for As employee morale benefits and not promotion costs meaning in was allowable. Gao disagreed saying it did t appear Mai tool was really providing the yacht to its 240 employees for morale purposes. Gao said another expense included was s39.s3s to maintain a ski Lodge at an undisclosed location in ver Mont Mai said in Only error was listing the expense As sales promotion and not As a legitimate employee mor ale Benefit. Gao Taid it did not believe that Mai tool has made a credible Case far such a claim. Denby says he s now opposed to Contra Aid Washington a an Illinois Farmer released by the nicaraguan government after 56 Days in prison said he opposes Aid to the Contra rebels out of gratitude for those who gained his free Dom even though he had once helped the guerrillas. Flanked by the men who secured his release James Denby told reporters he is More than glad to support their position rejection of president Reagan s request for a scaled Down 136.2 million Aid package for the Central. Ill pretty Well go along with it Denby said at a news conference in the Capitol. And body who will do what they did for me. I want to help them in any Way i  the House is scheduled to vote wednesday on the administration s Aid request and Dan by said he was sure the  debate was a Factor in his release to months after his Small plane was forced Down Over Nicaragua. "thcsl1 people Are certainly not dumb he said of the leftist sandinista government ital i him free saturday. Denby insisted he made no deals with the sandinista in return for his release but said he is Uncertain about his pal status fearing he could be jailed in tie returns to his Furin and was choosing his words carefully. I m still under indictment in Nicara  he said. It s like standing in from of a  Denby was joined at the news Confer Baraw Denby left with Senate candidate Bui press sprays to reporters in Washington. Once by Aris Anagnos chairman of the humanitarian Law project of Loi an Geles and Bill press a democratic . Senate candidate in California who negotiated his release. There were absolutely no conditions press said in denying suggestions that the Carli Vilc 111., Farmer of cd to speak oui against nid in return for his Freedom. By freeing Jim Denby from prison the people of Nicaragua sent a Strong signal of Good will to the people of Fth United Stales i Rias said. Well we think that one Good signal deserves another. On feb. 3, we Hope that the Congress will Send d Strong signal of Good will not just to Nicaragua but to All the countries of Central America All the people of Central America Lou want peace. So do we. The Only Way to have peace is for the War to end " Denby 58, denied sandinista claims that he was aiding the contras when his plane was forced Down in route to a form he owns in Costa Rica. But to said he had helped the rebels previously. I have always been very very careful not to do anything illegal in this country. Costa Rica Nicaragua or anywhere else. They put you in jail for  he said. I helped Contra wounded. 1 also helped sandinista wounded in "79" during the revolution thai toppled the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. Since 197 1, there s been War right where my farm  Denby added. It s darned hard to farm if you be got Guys shooting at each other. I think that s Loo Long for any country to  Kodak Holts disc camera production Rochester. . Up1 Eastman Kodak co. Said monday it has suspended production of its disc cameras but will continue miking disc film. Ron Rubens a Kodak spokesman said the photographic giant Hai stopped making the cameras which the company introduced in 1982, in order to balance  what we plan to do is just kind of Monitor Supply and demand Roberts said. If we have enough Supply on hand Well stay in the same boat. We Are continuing to manufacture the film and will continue to do  Roberts said Kodak has sold More than 25 million of the cameras in the past six years. He said Kodak s Elm Grove Plant in Rochester where the disc cameras were produced will be used 10 make Kodak s new 35mm camera which was unveiled Jan. 21. Roberts called the new Model the s9w Tele camera inc most sophisticated Model that we  Kodak which had net earnings of $936 million through the first three quarters of1987, recently announced plans to spend a record s1.9 billion in 1988 of capital improvements a its pm nos. Wisconsin begins learn fare program Madison wis. A a program to require some teen age children Fowel fare families to attend school or risk the toss of Aid to families with dependent children benefits went into effect in Wisconsin on monday. Under a first stage of the so called la Marc program children Ages 13 and 14 must be attending school to avoid having their families lose the pan of is Ardc checks used to support them. By september the stale program is to cover All to can Agurs of school age who have not graduated from High school. When he program was being announced last year state officials estimated there were 31,000 people Ages 13 to 19 whose families received Ardc. Timothy Cullen Secretary of the slate department of health and social serv ices said the idea behind the program is Bat if students graduate from High school they have a better Chance of stay ing off welfare. Lie said Lea fare is the first program of its kind nationally. It Calls for lists of students with two or More unexcused absences a Inonu to be sent to county social services depart ments. Those who Are on Ardc will be Noti fied of anticipated sanctions and will have a 30-Day Appeal period. If the a peal is not successful the family welfare Check will be reduced the next month. For i ample an Ardc Mother with two children would see the Grant drop from $517 a month to so it one child tailed to attend school. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today feb. 3, 194s Italy and the United states signed a treaty of Friendship com Merce and navigation marking full re sumption of Normal relations alter a 10 year break. 30 years ago today. Feb. 3. 1958 British newspapers predicted the stage was set for Summit talks Between the United Stales and so Viet Union after the launch of the explorer satellite restored Faith in Ameri can technological know How 20 years ago today. Feb. 3. 1968 Richard m. Nixon opened his Campaign for president in new Hampshire with one of the largest news conferences Ever seen by that state. 10 years ago Roc a. Feu. 3.1978 urging Senate ratification of the treaty to give up control of inc Panama canal in the year 2000, president Carter said that he Mill would not hesitate to Send , defend it