European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday october 21,198b aircraft parts firm barred from All government work stateside Washington a the Pentagon has sus Pended the Sundstrand corp. From doing business with the government saying it in t satisfied that the company will change its procedures after pleading guilty in a huge defense fraud Case. Sundstrand which last week agreed to pay is 15 million in the largest single fraud settlement in his tory has been barred indefinitely from govern ment contracting and government approved sub contracting a Pentagon statement said wednesday. Defense officials have not been convinced that corrective actions undertaken thus far have been adequate.," it added. The contracting suspension applies to he Parent corporation As Well As six subsidiaries sunds Trand data control inc. Falk corp. Sundstrand heat Transfer inc. Sundstrand service corp. Sul Lair corp. And Sig natron inc. The suspension was imposed by the defense logistics Agency but applies to All government Agen cies the Pentagon said. It does not affect existing contracts already held by Sundstrand which is based in Rockford Iii. This action is based upon information that Sundstrand submitted false claims to he department of defense and conspired to defraud the Federal government the Pentagon said Sundstrand spokesman Claude Vernam was not immediately available for comment said his Secre tary Karen Lowe. Larry j. Wilson a spokesman for the defense logistics Agency said he could not estimate How Long the suspension might last nor predict the immediate financial Impact on Sundstrand. Wilson said there were a i least two contracts pending for which Sundstrand was bidding one Worth roughly $800,000 at the defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia and another Worth about s3 million at the defense construction sup ply Center in Columbus Ohio. Sundstrand. A manufacturer of electronic mechanical and Hydraulic systems for aircraft agree Don oct. 12 to pay 1115 million to the government and to plead guilty to four counts of defrauding the defense department by Over toiling on aircraft pans. At the same time its Sundstrand data control subsidiary settled a separate Case by agreeing to pay s13 million. That Case involved charges the company had used unallowable costs to inflate its Over head rates. The . Attorney in Chicago Anton Valukas said a Federal investigation had determined that besides voc Billing for aircraft parts the company had been submitting claims for such things As baby sitting expenses country club fees and servants for its executives. Maybe a new and will bombard America this a Fiig of s for you Washington a if a joint venture Between the soviet government and american investors is successful Zhigui. The Best Selling soviet Beer will be on of a number of soviet products trying to make a Dent in the giant american group also has High Hopes for lagged pc Waters a fruit Flavoured soft drink made from Mineral Waters from the georgian Region of the soviet Union. The new joint venture called Torg International inc russian word for Trade was launched tuesday with toasts of soviet Champagne at the soviet Zembas participants credited soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s Campaign of perestroika the economic restructuring designed to overhaul the stagnant so Viel Economy As the guiding Force behind the new this is a joint venture Wilh the aim o Selling in the United states some soviet goods. Soviet soft dunks soviet Beer soviet candies soviet chocolates perhaps some other goods of High Quality said soviet Ambas Sador Yuri is one More step in the development of soviet american new company 51 percent owned by american. Investors and 49 percent owned by the soviet govern ment will have exclusive marketing rights in the United states for a Range of products that include Beer soft drinks wine brandies vegetables nuts fruits and other types of food. Plans Call for lagged pc Waters to begin appearing on store shelves by next May followed shortly hereafter by Zhigui Beer. Top imported Beers in percent of import Market h Heineken 22.4% Vij Corona 18.7 Molson 10.8 a Beck s 6.1 la Moose head 4.8 i t Laballe s 4.7 amstel Light 2-7 a a Dos equip 2.7 Fri Mecale 2.7 q other 22.4 note imported Beer has just six percent of the $13 billion Beer sales in the . Chicago Tribune graphic by John Hancock source beverage Media to news copter crashes near Denver killing 2 Louviers Colo a a television new helicopter crashed and broke into pieces wednesday killing the Pilot reporter and a photographer apparently after the aircraft snagged a Power line the station reported. said Pilot Leo Kalanii and photographer Brian Hosteller were returning to Denver from the scene of a plane crash on Monarch pass in West Central Colorado. The helicopter crash occurred about 2 20 . About 15 mites Southwest of metropolitan Denver. A Public service co. Of Colorado helicopter Pilot sent to Check out a report of a downed Power line discovered the crash in a Remote Hilly area and found no signs of life in the wreckage Utility company officials said. Nasa contracts for study of rocket motor nozzles Magna Utah up the National aeronautics and space administration has awarded multimillion Dollar contract to Hercules Aero space for a technology study of improved wll fuel rocket motor nozzles company officials said. The study is part of Nasa s solid propulsion integrity program which is aimed at improving the Overall Success Rale of solid fuel rocket motor nozzles by enhancing Basic engineering knowl Edge. The two year contract with three one Yea options was for an undisclosed amount Al though it was mull millions 1 Hercules spokes Man Ted Olson said wednesday. Hercules study will be aimed at improving technology for rocket motors used on space shuttle boosters and military missiles he said. Hercules Wilt direct the work of about 18 team members and Industry subcontractors including Lockheed missiles & space co Palo Alto calif., and Boeing aerospace Seattle. Cutting of phone Cable called political sabotage Racine wis. A Wisconsin democratic officials say they believe the cutting of a Tele phone Cable at the party s Racine phone Bank was an act of political sabotage. Fourteen Telephone lines serving the phone Bank were knocked out Friday when the cableway Cut on the roof authorities said. The line was replaced before the office reopened sat urday. Police said wednesday they had no leads. It s outrageous absolutely outrageous said Wisconsin democratic party chairwoman Suel this is the most serious attempt to disrupt a Campaign since the watergate Days Albrech said Al brings politics in Wisconsin to a new the phone Bank is operated by Volunteer to drum up support for presidential candidate Michael Dukakis . Senate candidate Herb Kohl and local legislative candidates. Remains of 6 Vietnam War dead identified by Norman Black at military writer Washington the remains of six . Servicemen missing from the Vietnam War have been positively identified by an army Laboratory including one Man whose remains were salvaged from North Viet Nam by a refugee the Pentagon said wednesday. The six All aviators include four air Force officers a Navy officer and a Marine officer the Pentagon added in a statement they were identified by the army s Central identification Laboratory in Honolulu after being recovered this summer. Remains of one of the six air Force maj Robert c. Edmunds were returned to . Officials by a vietnamese refugee who came Forward during interviews last june at a refugee Camp in Malaysia said it. Col Keith Schneider a Pentagon spokesman. This is the first occurrence that we know of in which o refugee from Vietnam has provided remains that proved to be from a missing american Schneider said. On three other occasions however laotian nationals have turned Over re Mains that proved to be from americans missing in Laos the remaining five sets of remains were among a group of 25 repatriated by the vietnamese government on july 13. Schneider said the five identified wednes Day were he first from that group of 25 to be positively identified. The remains will depart Hickam a bin Hawaii with a full multary honors Cere Mony on thursday and travel to Travis fab calif., for their final journey Home " the Pentagon statement said. The Pentagon identified the missing servicemen As Edmunds born june 2, 1942, lost Over North Vietnam on oct 27,1968. He listed his Home of record at the time of disappearance As Richmond a. Air Force col. Charles e. Franklin born sept. I 1934, lost Over North Viet Nam on aug. 14,1966, he listed his Home of record As Youngstown Ohio. Navy cmdr. Charles h. Peters born Jan. 30,1927, lost Over North Vietnam on july 1,1966. He listed his Home of record As West Point neb. Air Force capt Jon t. Dusdin born May 7, 1941, lost Over North Vietnam on june 8, 1967, he listed his Home of record As Columbia Ohio. Air Force Cape Robert h. Pearson bom on aug. 20, 1942, lost Over North Vietnam on june 11, 1967, he listed Bis Home of record As Everett Wash and Marine copt. Roger e. A flown bom on june 3d, 1947, Tost of North Vietnam on june ii 1972. He listed his Home of record As Norfolk a
