European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday March 23,19b9 Bush opens War on drug menace Lancaster a. Drugs Are a Poison to us and  he pointed to dare drug abuse resistance education a program begun by los Angeles police and schools to drug  i be been out there he said. Dare sends these police officers into the class room to work with the kids build their self esteem. Teach them that they can refuse when they re pressured to try  dare is now Active in 1,200 communities in 45 Stales Bush said. " he also pointed to to local programs that target potential drug users fro Grade school through High school As part of the education Effort and said they do something to prevent drug problems be fore they  he even sought out Ami sri parents to ask Why among their children the drug problem seems to be non existent or hopefully non-existent.". Meeting with a dozen members of the country s second largest Amish Community the president asked Why is it that you All have been Able to withstand the pressures and others have not As if answering his own question he asked Faith statistics for Lancaster courtly make Bush s Point about the increase in drug activity but also show it is fur behind the Dis Ricl of Columbia where officials have said much of the record homicide ale 59.4 per 100,000 residents in 1983, is linked to drug activity. Reported drug crime in Lancaster county an area known largely for its farms and tourist attractions Rose 32 percent from 1983 through 1987, from 326 to 433 in an area that last year had 380,000 residents. In Washington reported drug crime Rose 83 percent Over the same period from 6,004 to 10,977 in a City with 628,500 residents last year. News briefs German commits suicide after killing 4 relatives i Ade Khorn. West Germany up a us Emir old Wusi German killed four members of Liu family in a Row Over inheritance then shot him Luiis police stormed la House in which he Hail earlier been holding the four hostages a police spokesman said wednesday.  Hutker an unemployed computer Programmer on tuesday beat his 92-year-old, Faith a in Lii to death with an Iron bar in the Cut Lurty relative s House near Paderborn West i Cruny the spokesman said. He Ulio said Becker then drove to his brother in Law s in ii where he threatened several rela Tives y. No ii double barrelled Shotgun Hctor so and j. Who were unharmed. As police entered the House. Decker turned the weapon on himself and Ammi cd suicide. 18 deaths reported in brazilian cargo Jet crash Gua Kultos Brazil a a Boeing 707 cargo Jel crashed near an Airport and exploded sending flaming debris tumbling through a Hill Side Stum. Officials said in people died including All i Liiro on Board and about 200 were injured. Doctors tried to save a infant born moments Afler his Mother was killed in tuesday s crash but the boy died a doctor said. Rescuers said they believed at least 20 people were Mill trapped in the enormous wreckage left by the aircraft which virtually levelled the Small Shanly Lown of Jardim so Lilha outside Gearul hos. 15 Miles from Sao Paulo. The trans Brasil cargo plane  the Northwestern Jungle City of manaus was approaching the International Airport at guard los when it crashed about a mile Short of the run May. I in airline said. No one Hurt when bomb goes off inside Berlin store Berlin apr a bomb exploded Early wednesday in the Auto pans Section of West Berlin s largest department store but no one was injured police said. In a statement issued to reporters police said damage was limited to an Interior Wall and a 40 Square Yard area of the Kad we department store s fourth floor further details were not Given. Police said investigators were examining the composition of the bomb. Sorry facets of Dod contracting called evident in of Purchase Washington a the air Force s Deal for $68 million in crash damage kits for its c-5 cargo aircraft involved every sorry facet of defense contracting including 3 conflict of interest violation and vastly Over priced parts a congressman said wednesday. The general accounting office Congress investigative Arm found that Lockheed aeronautical systems co. Hired a retired air Force colonel shortly after he negotiated a Pentagon contract Wilh the defense con tractor to buy the crash damage kits. The review also found that among the prices lock heed acc nautical proposed for items in the 6,600-part kit were $229.94 for a Nickel size Washer and $21.1.13 for an Inch Long Shim a Metal wedge this order involves virtually every sorry facet of defense contracting said rep. John Dingell d-mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce sub committee on oversight and investigations. We have a costly acquisition program with no justification a Clear conflict of interest the revolving door apparent fraud outrageous prices overpricing and a Good example of the impotence of civilian control of the  Gao official Harry Finley told the subcommittee that retired air Force col. Anthony a Ferdinando did no comply with provisions in a conflict of interest Law requiring uial he report his employment contracts and disqualify himself from procurement functions involving Lockheed. Under questioning from rep. Thomas Billy a Vai Finley said that in april 1986, Diferdinando signed a memo that said the air Force needed the kits needed the Money 10 Purchase them and specified that in contractor should be Lockheed. One month later Diferdinando made his first con tact with the company about employment Dingell said the air Force office of special investigations notified the subcommittee that a criminal investigation of the. Colonel for con flirt of interest was begun last thursday. The subcommittee asked the Gao to look into the san Antonio air logistics Center s Purchase of Fth kit Sand an allegation thai Diferdinando violated conflict of interest Laws during the procurement process. According to a Gao chronology Diferdinando initiated acquisition of the crash damage kits requesting funding for 147 kits. Less than a month later the colonel requested an application for employment Al Lockheed. Diferdinando retired from the air Force on july 1,1986, and on dec. 2, 1986, the air logistics Center issued tis firs order for the Kiis at an estimated value of $44,6 million. Less than three weeks later Lockheed offered Diferdinando a Job and on feb. 2, 1987, the colonel reported for work in Lockheed s International marketing division. The Gao concluded that Diferdinando failed to comply with a Pentagon requirement that an individual promptly report contacts with a contractor or Dis qualify himself or herself if required to do  however we did not find any evidence to indicate hat his actions regarding the Purchase of the kits were influenced by employment the Gao said. A spokesman for Lockheed Hugh Burns declined to comment on the Gao findings until after the sub committee s hearings wednesday. Air Force officials questioned the Type of parts pro cured and the prices proposed by Lockheed in response to the concerns about transfers of excess parts Lockheed proposed about a 11 million reduction. Plo would accept . Troops in occupied areas official says Nicosia Cyprus a a senior palestinian offi Cial wednesday said the Plo would accept the deploy. Ment of . Forces in the israeli occupied West Bank and Caza strip for a transitional period if Israel with Drew from uie territory. Bassam Abu Sharif adviser and spokesman for pal Estine liberation organization chief Yasser Arafat said in a Telephone interview from Tunisia that . Coops could help oversee free elections in an Independent palestinian stale. Arafat and other Plo officials have often called for the deployment of . Forces in the West Bank an Gaza to supervise an israeli withdrawal provide Secu Rity for palestinians and oversee elections in a demo cratic palestinian state. Israel has rejected that and the concept of trading land for peace. Abu Sharif Madei his remarks Asi the . Ambassador in Tunisia Robert Pelletreau met with Plo offi Cias resuming a dialogue that began in december. In Washington a state department official said the. Plo has not requested . Forces in the israeli occupied territories during its talks with . Officials. The state department official spoke on condition of anonymity. The United Stales recently ended a 13-year ban on dealing with the Plo and began the dialogue after Arafat renounced terrorism and recognized Israel the key . Conditions for talking to the Plo. If the multinational forces thai arc supposed to re place the israeli occupation forces arc rejected As an idea Hie palestinians will accept a replacement of the Israel occupation Force by american forces after the Complete withdrawal oils Rae soldiers Abu Shari said the presence of such forces american or multinational will help guarantee free elections in palest line he added he also said a proposed International peace Confer ence on the Middle East could be held under . Soviet auspices the Plo and Arab countries had called for a . Sponsored conference attended by the five permanent members of the . Security Council and All parties10 the conflict including Israel and the Plo. Israel has rejected the idea and still refuses to Deal with the Plo which it considers a terrorist Organiza Tion. The five permanent Security Council members Are the United slates the soviet Union France Britain and China