European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday june 22,198fl Dod considers suspension of top aides from Page 1 in connection with the probe. Downe blasted As wholly incorrect the news paper article linking him with the investigation. Lbs news said Stratton s office also said it had not been contacted. On other matters in connection wit the probe Meese refused to say whether Fanner Navy Secretary John Lehman under scrutiny in the investigation. Two of his former close aides Melvyn and retired . James a. Ace Lyons have been implicated in the probe. Among the five Pentagon officials under scrutiny in the probe Are Jamesg incs the Deputy assistant Navy Secre tary Tor acquisition management and or. Victor Cohen the Deputy assistant air Force Secretary in charge of buying tactical command control communications and computer systems. Cohen s of fice was searched last week. The others include iwo Navy employees George Stone an official in the space and naval warfare systems come and Stuart Berlin an executive with the naval air systems come and Marine corps official Jack Sherman who works in the equipment and service acquisition Section of the contracts Divi Sion installation and logistics depart ment. In could not be determined immediately monday whether the Pentagon also was considering suspending defense con tractors from bidding on new contracts if they had been implicated in the investigation. Grassly in his Senate speech told fan incident in october 1985 when a de sense department investigator about to testify on his findings concerning procurement corruption was slopped fro doing so by a lop Justice department official who grabbed the microphone away from him. The testimony would have revealed the contract bribery allegations that be came Public just last week Grassley said. Grassly who was then chairman of Senate judiciary subcommittee said he halted the hearing after department offi Cial Victoria Tonsing interrupted the testimony of Pentagon investigator Rob Ert Segal. She said he was about to touch on areas that concerned criminal matters pending against get corp. Stopped the hearing at that Point Grassley said. I wish now i had t. There was t anything in thai testimony that could have jeopardized that Case. The Public must be made aware of the fact that the Justice department a asleep a the switch Grassley said be cause it was conducting a narrow investigation when Segal was finding wide spread abuse and possible bribery in defense procurement. Sega worked for the defense criminal investigative service and was Pentagon Liaison with the Justice department defense procurement fraud unit a Spe Cial office established to investigate waste in the military budget. News briefs East germans escape trough barriers to Sel Wisl Germany a to East crr runs rammed a stolen truck the go barriers a a communist Border crosser fend then scram cd Over a steel Fence in a to Snatic escape lowest Germany police said monday. The a East germans of 17 and the other 22% made their escape saw Day near the East Gerry in town of Berze labout 50 Miles Southeast Dyche West Germany of Kassel. They a arced the truck a rough two steel Gates left i truck and cared Over a wire mesh Border cd police it was the stand Suc Camul weekend escape. Police said amidst Man Border guard on patrol with Antony solar slugged his compan Ion disarmed across a Borde Fence near the West Man Community of gos Lar about 90 Miles wheat of Kassel. Army idea who die fees no heart attack aug Bulut West a Nanys a Community offij�5 monday pleased the name of the who Dill thursday at a Ger Man Hosip after suffering an apparent heart attack do Flag a social Funi a at an on Post club if he it command sgt. Maw Amar Mallette jr., 45jpsigned As the commary sergeant major of i wires any in Augsburg. % _$7-Ycar army Veteran a a wac of Savan nahma., is survived by his wife Ria and two Sonja cd 6 and 2, and two Daugul Rirs who live Init United states. Memorial service is scheduled wednesday at the Sheridan Cavern Chapel. Reagan from Page 1 Mit and played Down any differences. There was no controversy involved Here said assistant Secretary of stale Rozanne Ridgway however French president Francois Mitterrand objected id a . Proposal for a task Force to seek improved cooperation in the Battle against narcotics. Mitterrand said the seven Summit nations should not act As a kind of world directorate with activities out Side the scope of their annual meeting according to his spokesman Hubert Vedrine. Nevertheless Mitterrand chose not to veto the Lan Guage because the Fugui he Audi my at i us to Block Progress for whatever reason Vernne said. Reagan said he was pleased with the communique and fell that the task Force can help us win the War against drugs. And we re going 10 we. Taking ahead to the final communique Treasury Secretary James a Baker i predicted Iacre would be an agreement on a debt Relief plan sponsored by France an Britain for sub saharan nations which he described As countries that have no reasonable Prospect of Ever get Linn Back on their unlike other notions which have estimated How much debt Relief they would Grant. Bake refused to provide a figure for the United Stales. He cautioned that latin american countries should not interpret the action As a sign the United Stales was relax ing its insistence that debtor nations adopt free Market reforms in Exchange for further lending by commercial Banks and International lending institutions. 6 killed in Canadian explosion Vancouver British Columbia up an sex through a Canadian army demolition in he itt Ritj idly i i i ii was being Given Mon Day killing six pea others officials said. We Don t know exactly what Hannewell. Rose Garlinski of the canadians a Worces base in Chilliwack 80 Miles Juji inc Over. Military officials Wilt was being used by army teachers and officer trainees at the time. Officials at the base confirmed the and three were Laken Ptg died its Hospital they Are seriously injured,"jajjkjjwaid."we a nit know yet whether they Arceri Rewt pm Garlinski said the demolition Range is a Able distance from the base so emergency vehicles took awhile to get to the go daughter die in Highway collision Baum older Wesl Germany a . Soldier and died thursday shortly after their car Collica Lefel naia dih Mai Jiun vehicle near Baum Holder a killed were sgt. William j. Balthis. He Btry 2nd in 29lh Field arty 8th info Melissa Balthis 3. The Soldier died at the smg0ffrf�cideni on Highway l-169 near child died in route to the said. The Acci Tocu rred at 11 30 . to pass another vehicle and collided with a military Van driven by Cpl. Lee Wilson 21, assigned to he Btry 1st bit i is air defense arty his car Roll Dover several times their maj a Jim Mpr that alcohol or i valved in the Accident which a still i Tutti i to., of 1 a minor Bac injury and a Brake Nabb Ian was reported in Good condition monday a timed my regional medical Center. Balthis a native of Detroit is survived by his wife. Sharon and an infant son. Exercise from Page 1 the i i1 m mini Jill null Northwest of Corsica. It ill lir Ittai Bijj hours after their Rescue before Roibacki Cater 1st it. Randy a Sprouse Learned they had been shot Down by the . Navy. The much publicized incident occurred sept. 22, 1987, during a joint service Multi nation exercise dubbed display determination. The sting of events that led to the use of an armed missile by one service to shoot Down an aircraft from a sister service is detailed in a recently released Accident report made Public by the 17th air Force on of three numbered air forces in Edi " the Rf-4c was on a Mission visual identification of it Mac group which included the Saa Mothe f44 was assigned to Trail the phantom. Dorsey who had Only recently completed training before joining the fighter Squadron explained that a combination of factors led to his firing the missile. Eveni Hough he assumed the f-4 was Friendly its nationality had never been identified. An the f-4, which had been flying passively Only made an aggressive Manu Everto the Saratoga. Finally Dorsey had ii Illch i ii i red and free use Din an exercise "1 id d the phantom a said in testimony contained in the us classified report. Personally i a a know he was an Rf-4, Chauy. Lack of experience. Andjfii�r5rie of us got a nor he was dark with no discernible Notum. Jasey also said his preflight briefing raid not not that carrying live missiles was not allowed when flying the dissimilar air combat training featured in the exercise. And he said i had walked out of training with the impression. That weapons statuses especially red and free were a no confusion prompted the question to Holland his rear sealer and the senior member of the Crew. Holland never knew that Dorsey had armed the f-14."my Pilot came up on the radio and said i understand they want me to do they really want me to shoot aah zif Holland testified. So vault Mowl ing exercise All Hodij Fzli Kow yeah at , you know it was hell was that " Ross said. I Aboul it being a midair coiusion7munext thing that either one of us heard was me Lelling him i had both Fine lights. About hat Lime he said. I m gone after being rescued by boils Dis patched from the Saratoga Ross an Sprouse were taken aboard the Carrier and sealed for minor injuries. They had been on Board for about 90 minutes be fore they Learned what had happened."1 had been kind of joking with the people in the emergency room saying Here i about Here flying against the Navy and gel shot Down " Ross told investigator about urn time the Captain of the Smyj Lawn film the a Ray rooman&awT"""6kncw"9\t Tb.a5, Well we shot you Down i go sure and he goes no we really shot you Down and we re really sorry Andl was just amazed Ross said real the incident Dorsey has been re assigned to the oceans Nas near Virginia Beach is out of the cockpit indefinitely a laugh his wings Haven t been pulled Saidur Mescus a Navy spokeswoman in the Pef pm be s been assigned As a per sonnet and will not be detailed to future duty involving operational control or flight of naval Dorsey u the son of rear . James jr., the naval operations for plans policy and operations
