European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. April 4, i9b8 the stars and stripes Page 5 of cuts $ i billion in Midge Mcm projects by Norman Black a military writer Washington the air Force has. Tow Rivien is con Raktis covering development of the new mid Geiman Mohile Tiu Clear missile cancelling almost is billion Worth of work planned a six Conni motors. The service in a Brief statement stressed it Coqui i speak fur the i contractors invoked but estimated the cutbacks could at acct inc i is of As Many As 2,300 private sector employees. The air Fotr Aci inn became inevitable several months ago when defense Secretary Frank c. Felucci decided inc Pentagon could Nui Allard d develop and deploy the sin Sec warhead midget Man within the budget Levels Sci by the while House and Congress the air Force had recommended car Lucci kill the program outright but the defense Secretary decided 10 request $200 million in fiscal is l to keep inc program alive pending a final decision by Benent president. The House armed scr ices commit tee a major proponent of the new weapon has already voted t inavast1 that Freure to s50u million in fiscal 1989, even if that figure is approved however the air Force said it would Noi have enough Money 10 sustain the program on its original schedule leaving no Choice but to rewrite the seven major development contracts held by the us firms. In order for the program 10 adhere to s original schedule the air Force would Nave needed Abtil 12.2 billion this Jear and another $2.2 billion in fiscal w89. Congress provided 1700 million for the Firjet in this fiscal year the biggest Lover As a result of Friday s action was the Rockwell International corp. Its Avion clips division had a $38-4.2 million prime development con Iraci fur Ilie missile s guidance and control system that was slashed by 1.174 Mil Hun to is 10,2 million. The other towers included hoeing aerospace co. Under con tract to develop the missile s Mobile launcher Cut s27n million to a new total of j3u.o million. Martin Marietta corp. It had two contracts one 10 provide support and Assembly services and inc other to develop the warhead s Post to xviii vehicle and  the first contract was Cut $47 million to 3 new dial of $76.l� million while the second was Cut Slyk million to 31olalofs244 5 million. Aero Jet Nevada a octet pc rations Developer of he stage 2 Booster for the mis Sile pm $77 million Loa nov. Total i i 103.7. Hercules inc., Developer of the slap 3 Booster Cul s72 million id a new total of sm7.7 million. Morton thin Kol Developer of inc stage i Booster Cut $51 million to a new total of$7j.1 million. When All the reductions Are added. They total s9w million. I he air Force said. Muscular guardsman faces court martial Over unrolled sleeves Pensacola Fla a1 a National guardsman spent a night in jail and faces a court Nartia Lover what he says was his inability to Roll up his sleeves because his arms Are ton Hie. Ronald Brown a muscular Escamia county utilities authority Mvi it Midur in civilian life was arrested by sheriffs dept pics on a warrant for failing to appear Al a feb. 23 court martial. Brown who was released on orders of his battalion commander said he was told to Roll his sleeves up while taking Down Lents following an exercise last no vember. He said he was unable to comply because his arms were Loo big for his shirt sleeves he said that a month later he was accused by a lieutenant of wilfully disobeying an order and Svei if he would accept an ankle i s. He said he refused Anil asked fora Couri my Nisi. He said he to Kiln l hear anything More Pul it until february when z Ekok Nicaj Joned a hearing in his Case. The guard says three registered mail notices were sen to him. Hut lie insists he never received formal notification to flee coun mania. If icy say i pal three notices they Musl have been delivered to the Vii on Nail bin Irown said. The National guard Slio util have just Given me a phone Call. They be got my  Cape. Gary Griffith commander of the 47ih signal in said Brown failed to co to the Post office la pick up the registered letters and that he suspected the part time Soldier knew what was in the envelopes. Griffith rescheduled i he court martial for May 19. Easter decorations Mure than 24,000 Ralo Rcd eggshell Are used in inc easter decorations displayed in its front Lawn at he Home of run and Bettyl Fanolio of Lyndhurst Ohio. The couple he been collecting and using hip coloured shells to decorate the Lann during the a Jimut Benson for the past 3d years. Mormon Church reports record converts in 87 Salt  City Ai j the mor Mon Church on saturday reported a re Cord increase in converts during 1987, and leaders named pm a Ricks against of Traci ing non mormons in the Church s Utah stronghold. Leaders also announced the appointment of two new member of the leadership Hierarchy and named a new president to the Church s organi ution for children mormon missionaries baptized 227,214 new members last year com Landers tops new York an Young Whu is a Compaq my lick husband who has been appointed president of the re Mission in Alberta Canad Asand  in the stars and stripes is Pon 40 years ago today. As Well As Blue Collar and White Collar  wrote pollster Louis Harris dear Abby shoves strength in the West and among less Well educated and less affluent  hams said advice columns have a Ota of 96 million readers. Nearly two thirds of ill women Are leaders he said. Middle Tass people and those older than 50 arc among the More at id readers. Democrats tend to read the columns More than republicans and political moderates read item Mote than liberals or conservatives Harris found. The poll taken by Telephone March 9 13, questioned a Crow Section of 1.257 people and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points. April 4. 1948 Gen. Lucius d. Clay offered to Send the wives and children of american soldiers and government employees in Herlin Back to the Jan itch states Al government is pens whenever icy win cd to leave. 30 years ago today. April 4, 958 the Curtan Cabinet met in emergency session in draft a series of decrees to Avert a rebel threatened general strike aimed a.1 overthrowing the govern ment. 20 years ago today. Al Rel. 963 in inc Wisconsin preside anal primary sen. Eugene Mccarthy a Minn. Rode the Vietnam War Issue to a Clear Victory Over president Johnson who had earlier announced that he would not run for another term. 10 years ago today. April 4. 197� women w Liu us Bini control pills were warned by the food and drug administration that they were running a dramatically higher risk of heart Ai Lack or stroke if they smoked