European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. March 11, 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 7 Northrop did t properly test cruise system lawsuit alleges pal Robertson Robertson Given record $10.1 million Washington a television evangelist Pat Robertson who once said he would hoi accept government Money for his Republican presidential Campaign has received More than si0.1 Mil lion Selling a record the Federal elec Tion commission said. The commission gave Robertson $243,296 this week boosting him Over the $10.1 million record set in 1984 by then president Reagan s re election Campaign said Scott Moxley a spokesman for the commission. Reagan s 1984 allotment later was reduced to about $9.75 million Moxley added. Candidates who. Meet certain fund raising and Vole gathering thresholds arc eligible to get Matching Money from the Treasury to to pay for their campaigns in the presidential primaries. Last year Republican George Bush an Democrat Michael Dukakis received s46.1 million each for their general election campaigns. Thai Money is separate from the Money provided during the primaries Dukakis received $9 million in match ing funds for his Campaign in the primaries and Bush received nearly 18,4 million. Among the other 1988 candidates. Democrat Jesse Jackson got almost is million Republican. Bob Dole received $7.6 million and Republican Jack Kemp received almost $6 million in All the Federal government paid nearly $66.7 million in Matching funds to. 15 candidates in last year s primary campaigns. Early in the Campaign Robertson had said thai he was philosophically opposed to government funding for presidential campaigns and that he would hot accept it. However after a string of losses Robertson s Campaign got into a financial Pinch and he took the government Money. 44 illegal aliens nabbed at airports los Angeles up . Immy Gostion agents arrested 44 illegal Immi Grants including four chinese at los Angeles and Ontario airports in the continuing crackdown on smuggling Immi Grants aboard commercial airlines authorities said thursday of those arrested late wednesday 38 were taken into custody at los Angeles International Airport before they could Board nights bound for Chicago Miami Washington and other Eastern cities said Ernest Gustafson he los Angeles District director for the . Immigration and naturalization service. Los Angeles a the North Rop corp s cruise missile guidance sys tem was never properly tested and Man of the nearly nuclear missiles aboard the . Bomber Fleet May not work according to allegations unsealed in court thursday. Northrop has delivered a guidance system for a nuclear weapons system that very Well work if used. That is the Bottom line said Rob Kilborne a lawyer for two Northrop employees. The documents were unsealed in a 16 month old lawsuit the former workers brought against the contractor. Telephone Calls placed to Northrop officials thursday were not returned. The papers also show that the . Attorney joined in the $63 million Law suit on feb. 15 under rules in the false claims act it is alleged Northrop s Western services department in Al Monte systematically falsified test data failed to perform certain tests and manipulated test equipment to obtain false results on the guidance system of the nuclear War head missile said Mary Mcmenimen a spokeswoman Tor the . Attorney in los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said Northrop fal sely certified that it had performed Crit ical stress tests on Light data transmit ters for 1,7fi4 missiles Between 1981 and 1986. These Are critical guidance and flight control systems parts for the air launched cruise missile Mcmenimen said. These units arc on b-52 and by bombers stationed both in the . And overseas.". The Jet powered missile travels about 550 Mph. It is designed to Fly close to terrain to avoid radar detection and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads to has a Range of up to 1,500 Miles. The air Force is evaluating the Evi Dence in order to determine whether Corr a Active action needs to be taken to assure their reliability she added. Kilbore who represents former Northrop employees Locadio Barajas and Patricia Meyer said he worker were told to falsify test results. The government has now conducted a 16-month investigation into our allegations found them to be True and has intervened and filed an amended complaint Kibo me asked that the Case be kept under sea in order to prevent disclosure of the allegations but . District judge David Kenyon rejected the motion thursday. There simply is no basis in Law for Northrop to maintain secrecy from the american Public said plaintiff attorney Herbert Hafif. They simply Are trying to avoid the bad publicity thai comes from bad acts thai have been con firmed.? the . Attorney s office charges Northrop with breach of contract and fraud. House panel backs base closings Washington a a House armed services subcommittee gave the first gesture of support thursday Loa move to close Down 86 military bases nationwide and partially close or realign 59 subcommittee on military installations voted 13-1 to oppose a Reso Lution disapproving the base closings sending it to the full armed services committee with a negative recommendation. The full committee is scheduled to take action tuesday. The inc supporter of the Resolution was rep Jim courier r-nj., who opposes the recommended reduction to Skeleton slams of fort Dix in his has said he believes the com Mission s Cost Benefit analyses Are flawed. The full committee s action will advisory the Resolution of disapproval will ultimately go before the full House. The Pentagon has sought for years to close a number of bases it views As obsolete Dun Lacativo or otherwise wasteful but has been consistently thwarted by members of Congress who protected installations in their Home districts. Last year an Independent 12-Mem-Bcr commission on base be align Cal and closure was set up to Lake an inde pendent look at the Issue and recommend a list of bases for closing. It is sued its report dec. 29, and then defense Secretary Frank Carlucci the recommendations id con Gress in january. Under the Law which established the commission Congress mul act to accept or reject he recommendations in their entirety within 45 working Days after March i 2nd Oklahoma City firefighter Dies Oklahoma City a a Blaze authorities say started with a 4-year-old playing in a Heater claimed the life of a second firefighter thursday. Capt. Jimmy layers 46, died at Baptist medical Center where he had been treated for second and third degree Burns Over 80 percent to 90 percent of his body. Sobbing friends and family packed the corridor outside the third floor bum unit after the death was announced. Firefight ers wore strips of Black across their badges arid met with firefighters and police officers who came from Shreveport la., to help counsel them. Fire chief Tom Smith said a memorial service for Ayers and Jeffrey Lindsay who died in the fire wednesday would be held saturday. The boy s Mother Dorothy Munker told neighbors she tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the fire before fleeing with Herson. Three other children were at school. A third burned firefighter capt. Ben Nic d. Zellner 44, was
