European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday tuesday july 4/5,1988 the stars and stripes Page paper says Paisley helped Ria corp. Washington a former Navy research chief Melvyn Paisley helped Ria corp. Gain addition Al Pentagon business after the company s role in a big military project was Cut Back according to a published report. Defense news reported in its july 4 edition that Paisley who has emerged As a key figure in the investigation of abuses in the defense department s weapons buying system brought Ria into the lucrative submarine electronics  the report says that was done through a $2.4 billion project then known As the submarine advanced combat system of sub acs. The newspaper reported that several sources said Competition for the project was cosmetic and that Ria had been destined to win. But the newspaper said it was unclear Why Paisley who served at the Pentagon from 1981 through april 1987, helped Ria obtain the sub acs contract i january 1986. The investigation centers on allegations that con tractors and consultants bribed defense department officials to obtain inside information that would give them an advantage in the multimillion Dollar procure ment Competition. In its Story defense news said Paisley s involve ment with Ria came As the company s role in the Aegis shipboard electronics program was significantly reduced when the Navy awarded Sperry corp. A Sec Ond source contract on the project. Sperry is now part of the Detroit based Uniss corp. Ria executives paid a Call on Paisley and said Why Are you Messing Aegis up " the newspaper quoted one source As saying. Paisley s answer was just shut up and accept it and i la take care of you in other ways " at the time ism corp s Federal systems division in Manassas va., was designing the Subacus signal processing and targeting system for the Navy s newest attack submarines. As the company encountered technical problems and Cost overruns with the project members of con Gress began questioning the program and Navy officials including Paisley expressed concern about its Fate. The newspaper quoted one source As saying there was Clear Bias against ism and another As saying Paisley was determined to get to Competition  the Navy decided to break up the submarine com Bat program and Ria joined the Competition to build it but it was a Beauty contest a source said. The Competition does t mean anything. Ria had Al ready been  several months after the contract was awarded Torch the firm was acquired by general electric. General electric spokesman William Shuman declined to comment on the contract saying As far As we know we Are not part of the Fri investigation the newspaper said. It said Paisley s attorney declined to discuss his Cli ent s involvement in the project. Lights on in motown up photo a Cascade of fireworks lights up the night sky Over Detroit s Renaissance Center. The display brought the City Freedom festival to a close. Colorado Law returning licenses to drunk Drivers Denver a a new Law restored Colorado Driver s licenses to 530 convicted Drunken Drivers in time for the fourth of july weekend. The Law which went into effect Fri Day says that first offence Drunken Drivers whose licenses had been revoked Forat least four months could apply to get their driving privileges Back immediately. For those convicted of Drunken driving in the future the License revocation period for a first offence will be three months. The revocation period had been oneyear. The Chance for an Early return to the Road before their year was up Drew hundreds of people to the Denver motor vehicle division office even before it opened Friday. We processed 214 in less than two hours said Richard Georgeson state Driver control Section chief. The line was outside and around the  it makes me sick said state  Mclnnis a former policeman who opposed the amendment making the Shorter revocation period retroactive. Putting 500 convicted Drunken Driver behind the wheel sooner than they should it s definitely a step Back  the new Law Aims to toughen Drunken driving enforcement by reducing the Legal blood alcohol threshold defining drunkenness from 0.15 to 0.10 percent. Amendments attached to the Bill Short ened the License revocation period and provided for the Shorter period to apply retroactively. The Bill s original sponsor sen. Jim Lee said he did t like the idea of reducing the revocation period for first offend ers retroactively. However he said stud ies show that very few first offenders Goon to become multiple offenders. Coke jury wants records Atlanta a a Federal grand jury investigating coca cola s dealings with the soviet Union has subpoenaed the records of a trading partner in the Deal an official of the partner company said. New York based Satra corp. Has delivered the records Satra chairman Arr Oztemel said in a Story published saturday in joint editions of the Atlanta journal an the Atlanta Constitution. He said he did not know the focus of the probe. The newspapers said the Atlanta grand jury is investigating coca cola for possible illegal activity under the 1977 foreign corrupt practices act which prohibits . Companies and individuals from bribing foreigners or political parties in connection with its 1986 agreement to sell Coke in the soviet Union. Since soviet Law prohibits foreign companies from Selling products for Cash and taking the Money out of the country coca cola and Satra have a three Way Deal under which Satra buys soviet made Lada Auto mobiles to sell in the United kingdom and Ireland. The russians then use the British currency to buy Coke concentrate made at Coke s plants in Ireland. Missouri blast hurts at least 9 Lake Ozark to. A a 2,500-gallon gasoline tank ruptured and exploded in flames outside a restaurant saturday injuring at least nine people one critically authorities  tank outside que s place restau rant three Miles from Here sprang a leak and burst into flames about 3 45 p.m.,the Miller county sheriffs office said. Inflated crab stops traffic in Beantown . Times news service a new sight has been temporarily added to Boston s historic Freedom Trail a six Story tall inflated crab. The Bright Orange crab which hang upside Down Over the Entrance to the downtown Parker House hotel has be come a lure for Gawker and is challenging the popularity of More stately monuments in the neighbourhood including old City Hall. Most passers by do not realize it but the balloon is a promotion for the Par Ker House s downstairs restaurant which has added a variety of crab dishes to its menu. You see these incredible stares As peo ple turn the Corner and see this Behemoth crab said Michel sheer director of food and beverages for the hotel. Sheer was part of a Crew that spent More than six hours strapping the crab to the Side of the building with steel Cable inflating it and battering Down its arms. The crab which is named Louie was put up on june 22 and will remain in place for several weeks. Hotel official report that Louie appears to be working pulling in new customers to the restau rant which is Best known for originating Parker House Rolls and Bosto Cream pie. In the past the crab has adorned the top of the Seattle space Needle and restaurant in Burlington it. The crab is so Large that it covers the windows of six hotel rooms which will not be rented during its stay sheer said. The crab has baffled bostonian an tourists alike. Ellen Arnold a High school student visiting the City from Chicago stopped dead in her tracks atthe sight of the crab undulating in the wind. It looks like it s trying to devour the entire building she said