European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Carlucci asks arms firms to police selves Washington not in a new Effort to Cope with accusations of fraud in the procurement of weapons Secretary of defense Frank c. Carlucci exhorted the arms Industry monday to serve the defense department with integrity and honesty by policing itself. I am committed to taking whatever Steps Are Nec Essary to assure that defense business will be con ducted at the highest Levels of integrity and honesty Carlucci said in a letter to the 200 largest makers of arms. I ask that you join me in this  with that plea and other actions made Public in news conference monday Carlucci did Little but underscore the military and political dilemma in which the defense department finds itself As a consequence of the investigation of procurement being conducted by the Justice department. On one hand if the Pentagon does not Root out Industry executives private consultants and govern ment officials who Are found to have engaged in bribery and fraud in the procurement of weapons the entire process by which the armed forces obtain weapons May be corrupted. On the other hand stiff punishment of makers of arms could easily delay the delivery of vital weapon Sand equipment to the forces in the Field. If one maker of arms were suspended from doing business with the Pentagon a common Sanction it would take time an Money to get another started making the same weapon. Politically it seems certain that the scandal will bean Issue in the presidential election Campaign in the fall. If the defense and Justice departments seek to expose and punish makers of arms the Reagan administration risks alienating republicans who Are support ers of the weapons Industry. But if the administration takes no action it risks giving the democrats an additional Campaign Issue. At his news conference Carlucci said the 16 Compa Nies named in search warrants with which the Justice department has been seeking evidence of bribery would be required to certify that they had not obtained information improperly. Otherwise he added they would not be eligible for new contracts. Carlucci also set Down new guidelines for Pentagon officials who Deal with companies named in search warrants As they Are unsealed by court order. So far Only a handful of the 40 warrants and 270subpoenas have been released to the Public. Finally the defense Secretary said people implicated in the scandal would have their Security clearances cancelled which would preclude them from Access to the secret information vital to the production of arms. A key element in the accusations made Public so far is that consultants obtained information about Pend ing contracts either by bribing government officials or by trading on longtime associations. That information was then sold to clients to enable them to under bid competitors. Carlucci s letter to executives in the arms Industry said nothing about penalties for fraud or other illegal actions. The defense Secretary asked the weapons Mak ers to adopt programs under which they would police themselves and to Send him a report describing their programs. He also asked each to initiate a thorough review within your own company to assure that no one work ing for you has been obtaining information or has been trying to influence Pentagon decisions improperly. Carlucci urged the executives to scrutinize their practices of employing consultants. In another action announced monday contractors whose premises have been searched were ordered to submit certificates saying information about pending bids came from official sources or was generally Avail Able to the Public. Michael Dukakis greets press after meeting hungarian Leader Karoly Grosz. Dukakis Bush return to their official duties by the associated press Michael Dukakis and George Bush returned to work monday Duk Kisto the applause of Massachusetts state employees Bush to Washington to pol ish a speech on ethics in government. Meanwhile the Republican lodged a complaint Over Democrat Lloyd Bentsen s double Campaign one for vice president and one to re Tain his Senate seat in Texas which i Likely to Force him to wait for $46 million in Federal Campaign funds. Dukakis who returned to the Massachusetts governor s office for the first time since winning the democratic presidential nomination began tackling state business and shrugged off the possibility of a financing delay. Our Campaign is moving full steam ahead with plenty of Momen Tum from the convention said Campaign spokesman Leslie Dach. Bush will spend the week in Washington attending to official duties. His speech which was to be delivered tuesday at the Library of con Gress was expected to Call for tougher ethical standards for government 9ffi vials and members of Congress. Aide say Bush wants a strengthened office of ethics in the White House. The speech Long in the making was delayed until the release of the report by Independent counsel Jamesm. Mckay on attorney general Edwin Meese because Bush said Heddin t want to imply the standards had not been met. Mckay concluded Meese probably broke two tax Laws and twice violated a criminal conflict of interest statute but said he would file no charges. Jann Olsten executive director of the Republican Senate Campaign commit tee raised objections to an unusual Texas Law that permits Bentsen to run for vice president at the same time he s on the ballot for the Senate. There is no question that one ingoing to Impact the other Olsten said. Drunken Driver sentenced to maximum in fatal crash Manchester . A a Man with nine Drunken driving convictions was sentenced to the maximum Ter monday for causing a head on collision in which a woman was killed four months before she was to be married. Norman Routhier 44, of Tyngsboro,mass., pleaded guilty to negligent Homi cide in the March 1987 death of Sandra Sant 24, of Dunstable mass. Prosecutor Robert Walsh asked for an got the maximum sentence 3 /2 to seven years in prison arguing that Routhier had a total disregard for the safety of others and nothing else would keep Norman Rou Thier off the  Superior court judge Linda Dalianis also gave Routhier a consecutive 12-month sen tence for a lesser offence but credit for time served already and for Good behaviour while in jail essentially wipes it out. Walsh s sentencing memorandum said Routhier had been drinking at the Moose Lodge in Nashua starting at 11 30 . Nomarch 10 and was shut off by the bar tender at 5 . When he was visibly drunk singing and dancing. Routhier repeatedly refused offers for aride Home Walsh wrote and drove Down a Highway where he hit two cars before Collid ing head on with Sant s car. Sant died in the Hospital the next Day. At the time of the collision Routhier had six Drunken driving convictions in new Hampshire one pending that later was Dis missed and three convictions in Massachusetts according to officials in the two states. He had lost his driving privileges in new Hampshire for five years in 1985, but had a Massachusetts License. Routhier said nothing at the sentencing hearing except that he understood the sen tence. He d rather be dead said his lawyer Brian o Connor. He d rather have died that night than take the life of Sandra  fire doused in Seattle skyscraper Seattle a hundreds of peo ple were evacuated from the lower floors of the 76-Story Columbia sea first Center the West coast s tallest building Mon Day when an electrical fire filled two floors and the atrium area with smoke officials said. The fire was quickly doused and there were no injuries. Fire department it. Herb Brooks said. The fire was reported about 12 15 . And was controlled 10 minutes later. Firefighters helped put out the Blaze but sprinklers did most of the work said Deputy chief Rod Bower. He said the fire was believed to have been started by an electrical Short. A Lack of sprinklers was cited As a fac Tor in a fatal fire May 4 in another Westcoast skyscraper the 62-Story first interstate Bank building in los Angeles. One person died and 40 were injured in that Blaze. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 27, 1948 after one month of operation vittles air Force transport planes flying seven Days a week had carried More than 32,000 tons of supplies to Berlin. 30 years ago today. July 27, 1958 the United states placed in orbit around the Earth a new satellite the biggest America had yet launched but still far smaller than the 3,000 Pound soviet sputnik. 20 years ago today. July 27, 1968 about one month after the slaying of his brother sen. Ted Kennedy d-mass., said that for personal reasons it would be impossible for him to run for vice president. 10 years ago today. July 27, 1978 the 5-Pound, 12-ounce child conceived outside her Mother body and described As the world s first test tube baby was doing Well after delivery at Oldham and District general Hospital in Oldham England