European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page. 4 the stars and stripes Friday March 10,1989 2 men admit guilt in Effort to bribe officials of Navy Alexandria in. Map two men pleaded guilty thursday o trying to bribe Navy officials in one Case buying an official s condominium in Idaho for an inflated Price in an attempt to influx Conci decisions on lucrative Pentagon contracts. ,. . Attorney Heivry Hudson said the pleas from Charles f. Gardner a former vice president of Uniss corp i an James g. Cal a private consultant for Uniss will move this investigation Forward. At ii Ifim Candous  he called the Picas As Well As one from Kenneth f. Brooke a significant development in the 2 a year old investigation into fraud in the defense department s purchasing procedures. The Case has focused on allegations that companies tried to manipulate the system by using consultants to pay bribes for inside information about contracts. Gardner 58, who worked until March 1988 for a Uniss division in Garcal neck n.y., appeared before . Dis tric judge Claude Shyllon in a packed courtroom. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty he said in a Strong voice when asked now he pleaded to charges of bribery conspiracy to file false statements and aiding and assisting in the filing of a false lax return documents provided by prosecutors. Said Gardner sought to bribe Melvyn r. Paisley while Paisley was assistant Secre tary of. The Navy for research Engi Neering and systems by arranging for the Purchase of Raisley s condominium at he Sun Valley Idaho ski resort in a gust. 1986. Gardner struck d James a. Neal that the condominium was to be Pur chased for $ i j9, and that no negotiation or attempts to lower the Price were to be undertaken even though the unit was overpriced Hudson said in a statement. The condominium was sub sequently sold for 1100,000." Hudson said the condominium Pur Chase at an inflated Price was designed to influence Paisley s actions on two Penta gon contracts sought by Uniss. The prosecutor refused to say what Paisley did on Uniss behalf. Paisley has not been charged with any crime. In another Case Gardner caused the Campaign committees of rep. Roy Dyson d-md., and former rep. Bill Chappy to d-fla., to receive illegal Campaign contributions of $1,000 each Hud son said. In addition Gardner caused Uniss to make and present a false claim to the departments of Navy and air Force for services not performed he said. Gardner who with the others agreed 10 cooperate with prosecutors in the on going investigation faces up to 23 years in prison and fines of up to j750.000. Cal 63, pleaded guilty 10 conspiracy to bribe Garland Tomlin jr., who at the Lime was a Navy employee. Neal paid Tomlin about �400,000, to influence Tomlin s official decisions prosecutors said. Neal also pleaded. Guilty to making false claims to the government and conspiring to defraud the government by concealing his Truc taxable income. He faces up to 15 years in prison and fines of$7so,000. Brooke 40, a Stepson of William Cal Vin a consultant whose name has been linked to Paisley a evaded his taxes in 1985, prosecutors said. He faces a sen tence of five years in prison and a Fine of upips250,000. Hyllen set sentencing for july 14. Rested run an regains Lead of id Tarod Ophir. Alaska a a rested Joe Runyan charged Back into the Lead Early thursday As the id Tarod Trail sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome neared the Halfway Mark Runyan led inc Field into Mcgrath late. Tuesday but surren dered his Lead when he decided to take the 24-hour rest Siop required of All Iri Ushers somewhere along inc Trail most of the other top teams had slopped earlier accounting in pan for Hunjan s Early Lead but storming out of Mcgrath on wednesday evening Runyan quickly regained the Lead. He left Ophir with a nine minute Edge on flu Tinie Winner Rick Swanson five minutes behind Swanson was a ceded Jon raw a who held inc Lead briefly on wednesday tic defending Champion Susan Ilu Cher moved out 12 minutes later and Martin Buser was about 20 minutes , ten mushers including French Man Jacques Philip were on the trait to Ophir from Takona the Cut checkpoint is id Larod the ghost Lown for which the Trail and race Are named. I away from it All biologist Abi file ailing gazes up at an outlandish Airlock shortly before it be came her temporary borne wednesday at Oracle Ariz. She is to spend five Days in the self contained environment of the to jute completely Al owl ecosystem Independent of air inter and nutrients of Earth. I Ler Experiment is a precursor to a planned two Jear Sta in biosphere ii a Ian in Mion of the Airlock. Senneff s nomination As drug chief breezes through Senate committee Washington a former Edu cation Secretary William Bennett s Nomi nation to head the War against drugs sailed through the1 Senate judiciary committee on thursday and lawmakers planned to take it fight to the floor for confirmation. I have no doubt hell grab the Job and run with it and really do a very Good Job sen. On Hatch a Utah said As she panel voted 13-1 for Bennett. Sen Paul Simon d-lll., an ally of teacher groups was inc Lone Dissen scr saying Bennett had sought � Cut in the drug education budget in his previous Post and that his record As an adminis Trator at the department was not  my fear is that we re going to have a lot of visibility and Noi much action. 1 Hope i m wrong Simon said. Lawmakers were shooting for a Laic afternoon Senate floor vote on Bennett although they said scheduling problems could sidetrack it even before his confirmation Ben Nett s responsibilities were increasing with president Bush handing him the politically volatile Issue of whether 10 ban the Sale of semiautomatic weapons. Bennett met wednesday with nation Al Rifle association rep rest lives to seek input and advice sat. Bennett spokesman Don Hamilton. I m rather the await style weapons. Bin ecu is concerned with the prob Lem and he d like to. Seek a solution that s consonant with the Constitution and individuals rights concerning firearms. Jul he does t want to see that firepower William often Nett confident he has not made up his  hut although he has t made up his mind whether assault weapons should be banned Bennett s eventual stance is cer Tain to prompt some disagreement in the White House. Bush a member of the National Rifle association has said he opposes a ban while first lady Barbara Bush supports one. A Host of drug related shootings and the killing of five California schoolchildren have prompted Calls for a ban on in the hands of drug traffickers and other bad Guys Hamilton said. The Issue came up Ai Bennett s confirm Malion hearings last week when sen. Edward m. Kennedy asked him about a memo he wrote last Jear when he was cd neat Ion Secretary in the March 14, 1988, memo to then attorney general Edwin Meyst Iii. Ben Nett asked Mosc 10 consider supporting legislation i better manage the production importation and Sale of automatic weapons and other firearms As sought by the major Law enforcement Organiza  Bennett hesitated when asked Juring the hearings whether he now supports legislation limiting Access to weapons such As modified a k-47s and 1,1  told the committee thai his Deci Sion on that Issue would be pan of the National drug control strategy due 180 Days after he takes Soltice. "1 will admit a personal reservation about Pavalc ownership of ak-47s." Bennett told. The com Mittie i m not a gun owner. The president knows i have my