European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday August 5,1988page 4 the stars and stripes Friday Augusto iwo stealth bomber to Roll out this fall by Norman Black a military writer Washington final checkout work has begun on the air Force s first stealth bomber and the aircraft will be displayed for the first time during a Roll out ceremony in mid november the service announced thursday. The air Force also said that the new bomber designated the b-2, will be pow sred by four general electric co. Jet engines will be an unusually Short plane be cause of its unique design and will be flown by a Crew of two reflecting the technology that has gone into its development. The b-52 bomber requires a Crew of six and the new b-1b bomber is flown by a Crew of four. Thursday s statement on the stealth bomber marked the second step in a process begun last april when the air Force finally began to lift a decade Long veil of secrecy by releasing an artist s sketch of the plane. Officials said then that they anticipated the first flight of the plane would occur this fall and that additional details including a new estimate of Cost Over runs would be revealed this summer. The air Force said thursday it was not yet prepared to release the new Cost estimates. But it said it still expected the bomber to make its first flight this fall despite the fact the first plane won t be rolled out from its production Plant until mid november. The first b-2 won t Fly on the Day of it Public unveiling but preparations for that next Milestone will be very close to completion by then the service said. The b-2 will Roll out in mid novem Ber at air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale Calif. Additionally the contractor is currently Well into the Assembly phase of aircraft no. 2," a statement said. The Northrop corp. Is the prime con tractor for the plane. The stealth bomber takes its Nick name from the fact it is designed to Fly without showing up on radar. It resembles a flying Wing in shape without a conventional fuselage in the Center. A Small cockpit Bubble rises on top of the flying Wing and inlets for the Jet engines Are placed to each Side of the cockpit also on top of the Wing. The design allows the aircraft to be fabricated without any Sharp angles. According to Pentagon sources the plane also relies on the use of radar absorbing coatings on its exterior surfaces and composite materials for construction. Thursday the air Force released the plane s dimensions for the first time Dis closing it was Only slightly longer than an f-15 Jet fighter but had a wingspan approaching that of a b-52 bomber. The b 2 stands about 17 feet High is approximately 69 feet Long and has a wingspan of about 172 feet the service said. Shows at clubs must observe modesty rules Navy decrees by Norman Black a military writer Washington the Navy said thursday it is Banning topless dancers and other sexually oriented entertainment at base clubs for officers and sailors in response to charges that it encourages abusive behaviour toward  prohibition contained in revised regulations for Navy mess operations was signed june 30 by vice adm. Leon a. Edney the chief of naval personnel and distributed to Navy bases around the world. The Navy said the move was approved by adm. Carlisle . Trost chief of naval operations and is effective immediately. The new guidelines specify that All entertainment at base clubs must meet appropriate standards of discretion modesty and Good  base commanders should use common sense to make sure their clubs feature Only wholesome and High Quality entertainment suitable for a typical mixed Community  entertainment that could conceivably result in embarrassment to the Navy shall be avoided the new rules  topless and or bottomless exhibition As Well As male bottomless and other similar entertain ment is  revised rules were recommended last fall by a panel created by Navy Secretary James h. Webb to Survey the status of servicewomen after another group the defense advisory committee on women m the services issued a blistering critique of the Navy s treatment of females within its ranks and in the a  advisory panel concluded that Navy and Marine corps women serving in the Pacific frequently were victims of sexual harassment and abuse and appeared to be stuck in dead end assignments offering Little Opportunity for advancement. Webb s study group consisting of 28 male and female officers and enlisted personnel largely verified those findings. The advisory panel pointedly complained about such base activities As noontime burlesque shows and dining ins that emphasize sexually oriented entertain  Issue of moral acceptability aside on base activities such As these contribute to creating an Environ ment in which All females Are regarded with less or no respect and abusive behaviour toward All women is not Only passively accepted and condoned but enc our  Navy said thursday that Edney s directive was intended to address that complaint and was endorsed by the female members of Webb s study group. The directive says club managers should consider local mess patronage the probable participants and potential Media reaction in selecting club entertain ment  new rules also apply to performers hired for private parties at base clubs. Anyone who reserves space for a private party must give the club manager the full particulars of entertainment plans the directive  of the Type of entertainment that May be offered in the local Community it is not in the Best interest of the Navy to allow standards of taste in entertainment to seek their own level on the Assumption that anything that people desire is allowable it  commanding officer will ensure. That any Type of attraction that does not provide wholesome and Hilm Quality entertainment shall not be allowed to perform in the  rear fresher nine year old Brian Lecuire of Portland Maine cools his backside at a water Fountain after a spell of Bike Riding on a Long hot Dusty Day. I in 1,000 Active duty gis found exposed of aids Atlanta a the largest testing program yet in a specific group of americans has found that just More than one in 1,000 Active duty military personnel have been exposed to the aids virus lower than among the general population officials said thursday. The . Centers for disease control in Atlanta said 2,232 of 1,752,191 people on Active duty on april 24 had tested positive for antibodies to the virus which causes aids a rate of 1.3 per 1,000. The defense department began screening for aids exposure in january 1986.the Active duty personnel aids infection rate probably under represents the. Prevalence in the civilian population for three reasons the cd said. Those reasons Are homosexual men and  abusers Are because of rules less common among military personnel than in the general population he Tophilia victims Are not eligible for military service and military recruits who test positive for aids infections Are not enlisted. Aids is spread most often through sex or the Shar ing of infected hypodermic Needles. Haemophilia patients were at risk because of the blood Denver clot Ting products they must take although purification techniques have greatly lessened that concern. Federal health officials have estimated that 1.5 Mil lion americans Are infected with the aids virus that would be roughly five times the rate among Active duty military  the differing infection rates for the two groups the military data can be used for monitoring Levels and trends of. Infection in the United states the cd said in its weekly  example the Agency noted Blacks in the Mili tary were 3.6 times As Likely As Whites to test positive an estimated 5 million americans Are infected with the aids virus. About five times the rate among Active duty military personnel. For aids antibodies and hispanics were 2.5 times a Likely. Black personnel tested positive at a rate of 2.9 per1,000, compared to 2 per 1,000 for hispanics and 0.8 per 1,000 for Whites. Although Blacks and hispanics constituted 51 per cent of those testing positive those groups represented Only 23 percent of the Active duty  and hispanics who make up about 18 per cent of the . Population also have a disproportionate share of the actual aids cases reported in the United states 41 percent. The defense department plans to continue to Testall Active duty personnel for aids infections at least every year or two the cd said. Therefore the Inci Dence of new. Infection can be measured  is the closest to a general population in which it will be possible to actually measure the rate of new infections said or. Tim Dondero a cd aids Spe  september 1987 report showed seven new infections for every 10,000 army personnel during a year the cd  Pentagon reported earlier this year that in test ing nearly 4 million people since october 1985 both recruits and Active duty personnel roughly 1.5 Posi Tive aids test results were found in every 1,000 people tested. That figure includes recruits who tested Posi Tive and then were not enlisted. The new Active duty findings Are pretty consistent with what s been seen in the other groups particularly the recruits Dondero said. Among Active duty age groups the highest rate of positive aids tests was among those 25-29 2.1 per 1,000. The lowest was among personnel 17-19 0.1per 1,000