European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 2, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 9 v corps caravan guard exercise gets a line on Man Euver damage by Connie Dickey staff writer also wild. West Germany More than 6jo reports of Man Euver damage acid anti and complaints were filed at Pida center1, i up throughout the v or i caravan guard Kercic area. The civil military operations centers n use for the second year were designed o track damage and help Speed process no of claims during the corps Winter a Nercis. No Dollar figures were available for the Man Euver damage As claims still Are being processed a carps spokeswoman wid. This year we be had very Lille dam age and most of that has been vehicles cutting Iii my fluids and sliding into  said c Al. Salvatore Giangrego of the v corps civil affairs office. Military Roundup the annual Winter energise was to have put -16,000 soldiers in the Field from feb. 17 Umil March t. But warm weather and the accompanying threat of heavy Man Euver damage forced it. Gen. John w. Woodmanse jr., corps com Mander to downgrade the exercise id Only 18,600 soldiers. He ended the a Nevers sunday and troops arc deploy ing Back to their Home units this week. Corps officials for the first Lime added a Telephone allowing local residents 1o Call the operations Center with complaints since we be installed the Burg Cretie Fon the germans seem to be pleased to talk to someone and to gel a Quick response to their  Cuil Grygo said. The phone was manned by a German officer from the territorial array. Al though primarily used by germans to Catl in and report 1hcir claims the phone was open for anyone. German or Ameri can to report Man Euver damage. Corps representatives tracked damage from the Center and sen a . Officer and one German no from the territorial army to investigate claims. If no unit was there then the learn determined who did the damage. We be found it is a psychological advantage in having a German along to speak to people and they be the people found it reassuring id have someone they can up cult  Giangrego said. Tony Gutierrez Man Euver damage prevention officer said Man Euver dam ate prevention specialists Al brigade level worked with units before the Eser disc and gave classes to soldiers on How to prevent damage showing films and giving lips. Since the Gentian have a lot of environmental concerns the wont kind of. Damage a with fuel spills so we really have to watch that Gutierrez said. He said Man Euver damage has gone Down since 1984, but the cent a risen because of the devaluation of the Dollar. But 21 Man Euver activities increase. So will Man Euver damage that n unavoidable. Our t 6 generals and admirals to Lead its 320,000 men and women on Active july or a ratio of 14.9 per 10.000. While Canada has 141 generals and admirals for �7454 Active duty personnel or a rat roof 16.2 per 10.000. Al the other end of the scale. West Germany Folk a Austria with 199 generals and admirals for its 495,000 on Active duty or a ratio of four generals and admirals per 10,000 troops. Ttuunilcd$utohass1lghtlyinoreljum2.l million men and women under Amu. As of november when the information was compiled Congress had authorized 1.07 Jois for generals and admirals and 1,057 of those jobs were filled. Either number produces the same ratio of roughly 4-1 per 10,000. Co nor sri complaining Aboul what it Calls Grade  imposed the can of 1,073 Active duty slots for generals and admirals in 19bi. Lawmakers have refused Ever since to raise it despite repeated Pentagon entreaties. Congress also ordered the defense department in is fiscal 1987 by decl to begin reducing the number of lower ranking officers in the military. Int Pentagon is under or dvrs to reduce its officer cups of Doc Chusid Cap uses by 6 Penn by fiscal 1990ormorethan g.000jobslou before the culling began the army Navy air Force and Marine corps had More than 308.700 officers on Active duty or roughly one officer for every a enlisted personnel. By Ocul september thai number must fall to j ti.62u. With additional cuts to follow. Property sales Goodyear accused of pricing fraud Wiesbaden the defense logistics Agency will hold several sales and auctions in . Military communities throughout West Germany. Hundreds of items of excess personal properly will be sold or auctioned depending upon the location of the Sale. Defense pc utilization and marketing offices vial hold ales thursday at Btl Burg a March 19 at Kaiserslautern and ludwigs Burg and March 25 Al or cmdr Haven and Mami Kalcl storage station. Property will be auctioned Maith 11 a Mainz has id storage station and March 22 at Augsburg and Nurnberg. The sales and auctions arc open to All . Identification card holders. Cash in dollars Only will be accepted and All sales arc final. Customers arc encouraged to inspect items to be auctioned since All items arc sold As arc. Items bought Al retail sales Musl be removed the same Day but items bought at auction May be removed up to five Days after the auction. For additional information Contact the demo at the various locations. New York a Federal prosecutors monday accused Goodyear tire and rubber co. Of millions of dollars in overcharges and other fraud in the pricing of a device used on army and Navy bombs . Attorney Rudolph Giuliani announced he was taking Over a lawsuit against Goodyear that was Origi Nally filed by a Goodyear competitor. A whistle Blower Law allows the government to Lake Over much suits if they Are found to have Merit. The suit Giuliani filed monday asks for at least j21 million in damages under the false claims act and common Law. In addition the  is seeking s 10,000 for Ach unspecified false claim. Wah Mcclenny a Goodyear tire and rubber co. Spokesman said from his Akron Ohio office that the company is Cono Donl thai once the fads in the Cue Are examined objectively the suit will be found with out Merit and the charges  he declined fur ther comment. Giuliani said thai the lire company a subsidiary called Goodyear aerospace corp. And Loral corp., which bought the subsidiary Las year were responsible for fraudulent Price and Cost information provided to the government about the balloon Type Donees. Goodyear aerospace was the sole source of the de vices from 1982 to 1986. Irvin industries inc. Entered the Competition fur the government business and filed n s100 million antitrust suit in 1986, during the course of the suit Irvin Alleg edly turned up information atom fraud against the government that it used in another suit it filed i n 19h 7. It was thai suit thai Giuliani took Over monday. The Case involves two devices called air inflatable pc Tardor assemblies that Are attached look 500 Pound and t,000-Pound bombs. The devices slow Down and guide the flight of bombs dropped from Low flying air planes. The government charged that Goodyear aerospace misrepresented prices and costs of the labor involved thai Goodyear aerospace unlawfully induced a sub contractor 10 lower its Price and that the company failed 10 disclose substantial Price reductions proposed Tor i subcontractor. A spokesman for Loral who air cd not to be identified Aid that those alleged practices would have occurred before Loral bought the company and that the potential for a lawsuit was known before the Purchase. However he said. Loral is confident the appropriate management practice Are in place that Are consist ent with government procurement