European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 1, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 a drawing reflecting design plans shows what the new japanese fighter plane code named fax will look like. The Craft is to be based on general dynamics f-16, . To help Japan develop new fighter Tokyo up Japan and Hie United slate signed an agreement tuesday loj Aunch a mul Libil lion Dollar join venture to develop a Sale of the Art support fighter for Japan s air defense. The agreement Calls for general dynamics of the United states and three japanese companies Mitsubishi heavy industries Kawasaki heavy industries and Fuji heavy industries to develop jointly the new tighter based on general dynamic f-16. Japan originally wanted to build the tighter with out the assistance of . Contractors bul washing ton insisted that Japan Purchase a .-developed aircraft to help reduce is massive Trade surplus wit the United states. The agreement included in the memorandum of undemanding signed by foreign minister Sosuke Uno and . Ambassador to Japan Mike mans Field stemmed from an Accord reached Between . Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci and former de sense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara last june. Tolaro Lida president of Mitsubishi heavy Indus tries said the new fighter will be a Symbol of . Japanese  to satisfy Japan s insistence thai development of the new fighter be conducted under Japan s Initia Tive Mitsubishi was named the prime contractor general dynamics and two other partners Kawa Saki and Fuji were designated As subcontractors. Japan s defense Agency plans to develop an advanced Model fighter equipped with air to ground missiles to replace aging Al ground support fighter currently in service. The Agency was allowed 10.7 billion yen about$88 million in the current fiscal budget to begin with research and development on the project. Agency officials said plans Call for development of the new fighter by fiscal 1996, with deployment storting in fiscal 1997. The Agency plans to deploy a Fleet of about 100new fighters in inc Early 21st Century the officials said. Under the agreement inc United slates will pro vide Japan with necessary technological data on thef-16 in line with the bilateral agreement on the Transfer of military technology. Japan in return Wilt provide inc results of Devil of Mart to the United Stales. Total costs of developing the fighter will exceed 11.35 billion said a senior defense Agency official. The combined Cost of development and production of 100 tighten is estimated at $8.3 billion. The United slates has agreed to shoulder from 35percent to 45 percent of the development Cost the official said. Child doing Well after five Organ transplant Pittsburgh a a toddler five cuban transplant was smoother and much easier than inc Only other Tim such surgery was performed  should do As Well As a single Organ recipient doctors say. Rolandra Dodge 3, of Fruitland n.m., was awake wednesday and was being weaned from the Respirator said children s Hospital of Pittsburgh spokeswoman sue Cardillo. She s Avery Bright Little girl. I m sure if she could she d be asking what s going on.". Rolandra was in the Hospital s intensive care unit in critical condition which is considered Normal after multiple transplants. She received a liver pancreas Stom Ach Small intestine and part of a Large intestine during a 16vi-hour operation that ended tuesday afternoon. Her spleen also was removed in the experimental surgery. Rolandra s heart was functioning normally after the operation and her new liver was producing bile said or. Salom Todo who headed the surgical team at the Hospital. She also was moving her hands and legs 10 the Delight of her parents Branden and Cyndi Dodge. The prognosis is very difficult to say but i m expecting it to go Well Tod said tuesday. At this Point you Don t know where you  than that you got through the surgery very successfully said or. William Donaldson the Hospital s medi Cal director the operation went smoothly except for one episode when the chilled organs which came from an unidentified Young victim were inserted into Rolandra s 30-Pound body Todo said. Her body temperature dropped dramatically and her heart stopped beating for atom a minute. Surgeons restarted her heart with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The Only other five Organ recipient Tabatha Foster 3w, , by underwent the operation at Chil Dren s Hospital last november. She died six months later of a blood infection but survived longer than any of the three americans who had had abdominal transplants involving two or More or igans. This Lime it went smoother and much easier. This baby does t have any previous surgery Todo said. Doctors plan to give Rolandra less Ami rejection medication than they gave Tabatha so her immune system slays stronger and she is less susceptible to infection Todo said there is no reason Why she should no fare As Well As liver transplant patients he said although he added we have lobe very careful. About 80 percent of the Hospital s. Liver transplant children survive the first year. Rolandra arrived at the Hospital in mid october to be evaluated for a multiple Organ transplant. She was born with an incurable Dis ease called intractable secretory diarrhoea which prevented her intestines from absorbing food and liquids. She had to be ,.although she was Al Lowed occasional nibbles of Candy Pota toes and other solid food. Aside from Brief outings Rolandra has spent her entire life in  in new Mexico said she would t survive Long unless she under went the multiple Organ transplant. 5 a or d Efen be by newday. Washington John Tower a leading Candi Date for the Post of Secretary of defense for president elect George Bush is a paid consultant for five major Pentagon contractors involved in projects ranging from Star wars and the b-1 bomber to military Heli copters and Surat Chic missiles although Tower could not be reached for comment an associate confirmed tuesday that the former chair Man of the Senate armed services committee is on an annual retainer with Martin Marietta Rockwell inter National text Ron Ltd aerospace and defense and British aerospace. I. Tower is also a member of inc Board of directors of the american subsidiary of inc British based British aerospace according to the company and Tower s associate Richard Billmire. Billmire said the firm of Tower and associates registered As a lobbyist after a report in a lawyers Publica Tion. Legal times Lasi february that Tower was at tempting to influence the award of Jisoo million for a joint Ltd British aerospace company project. As chairman of the armed services committee be fore retiring from Congress in 1984, Tower was a key supporter of weapons systems made by the same con tractors who later hired him. Although there have been reports thai Bush is expected to announce Tower s selection this week sources told new Day tuesday thai the president elect s senior staff decided 10 delay Thi announce ment reports of Tower s personal problems that might Embarrass inc new president were Given As a possible reason by transition sources for the delay.  was More Likely a source said that Bush s Start decided tout off the appointment at least until they can announce a inc same Lime a Pentagon management learn thai would help Tower Reform military spending and p dying Tower procurement practices according to Industry sources one main mentioned As being considered for the Pentagon management team is the former chairman of Martin Marietta on of the companies that pays Tower an annual fee he is Thomas a pow Natl who ran the seventh largest . Defense Contr actor. With j3.7 billion in Pentagon sales the company s major programs includes the my peacekeeper the United Stales newest land based intercontinental ballistic  Marietta refused to discuss Tower s activities or the company. Billmire said information on income from the de sense contractors is confidential. But a senior Pentagon. Contractor estimated that Tower commanded annual fees Between $75,000 and $100,000 a year from each company a Man a Flower  is won at least thai said an official of one major corporation thai routinely hires former congressmen and administration officials