European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Ski chief warns cuts imperil goal Washington up Star wars program thief la. Gen. James Abrahanson told a Senate pain1 thurs Day Thil budget culs made by a House of representatives panel would devastate the Effort and would he a sign in Moscow of . Uncertainty Abou the program the Shi head Lold the in Flint appropriations subcommittee the reduction1. From an Overall request of Aboul $5 billion to just so billion up Only fractionally from this year Al a could push Back he Point a which a decision could be made i n Hui hot la build uie anti missile Susiem. Ali r last Tail s buts re Summit Abra Hamson pared si.7 billion out of i anticipated fiscal 1989 Raqul it making the pen Leims pan of inc Sirat Ogk defense initiative program j4.5 billion. The House armed services committee this week Cut thai to a oui u.7 billion. The rest of the m billion in in Energy department programs. It would be devastating Abraham son if lid sen. Bennett Johns Len a la. Who questioned him closely about he program. Abrahamski said major con tracts would have to be cancelled and thai. Within the defense Community Pauul be a sign thai we arc no longer assure a1, we had he said it oui in also be a sign to the soviets thai if they hold tight Al the negotiating table Congress Wil gel rid of the program a s not merely a technology program. It s intertwined wit policy and arms Abrahams Aiso said the j 1.7 billion Cut made in the 1989 by decl before it was submitted along Wilh nits made in earlier years has added a year or to to Lime it will take to reach u decision on whether the program can produce missile defences effective enough to be deployed he said that if a deployment decision were made in 1993, in would be three or four Yean after that 1996-1997 before the first cd mems could be lofted into orbit. The initial operational Cap Billy when defences would first be Able to function would require Ihrcke or four years of deployment it would be 199 or 2000 ii forc inc system Wasan effective defense a first phase system envisions rows of satellites which Are Given incoming mis Sile targets by special sensing satellites holding rockets thai could destroy a mis Sile by the Force of Impact. Ground based rocked could be used to hit War Heads approaching the atmosphere. The joint chiefs of staff reported Lold the ski organization hat such a system would have to destroy Ai least 30 percent of incoming warheads to cause enough uncertainty in inc minds of Sovil planners who would then conclude they might not Knock out the . Missile Force. Abrahamson referring to the process thai produced Basic military estimates Given Lodi planners also said stories thai adj i goal has changed ire mis leading pernicious and misrepresent what we re doing so saturday. April 2.198a the stars and stripes Page 9 auctioneer Graham wills bring Down the Gavel tiding tilt site at he 1709 Sara Diiulis violin fur i record Price. Stradivarius brings record Price of $889,240 in London auction London a a 1709 Sirardi varius named in Honor at English concert violinist Marie Hall sold for 473,000 pounds about 1889,340 at a rotheby s Sale thursday the High est auction Price Ever paid for a musical instrument. The violin acquired by Marie Hall in 190s. Was bought by an unidentified South american dealer. Rotheby s reported. The dealer beat out two other foreign rivals bidding by Telephone in a tense two minute auction. The previous highest auction Price for a violin by Lafian craftsman an Lonio Stradivari was 440,000pounds s728,000. The colossus dated 1716, was bought last april by Ilal in violinist Luigi Alberto Bianchi at a Christie s Sale in London. The guinness Boot of world he cords says the highest known Price for a Stradivarius is �00,000 pounds ji.2 million but that was in a Pri vate Sale of Stradivari s Alard Vio Lin by British Calm w. E. Hill and sons to a Singapore dealer. The Sale Date was not available. Bidding started thursday at 250,000 pounds j470,
