European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday March 24,19s9 pleas entered in Dod fraud Case contractor Navy official admit to conspiracy Alexandria a. A the massive probe into whether companies paid Pentagon employees for inside information of contracts led thursday to guilty Picas by a Navy procurement official and a major de sense contractor tale sync industries inc. Stuart e. Berlin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to com Mit bribery receiving a bribe wire fraud and making false statements. He faces a maximum term of 25 years in prison and  in fines when sentenced june2. He told . District judge Claude Hylton that he had not been promised any reduced sentence in Exchange for his guilty plea. Talc sync pleaded guilty to making false statements and conspiracy. It agreed to pay a total of More thanj4.3 million $ 1.5 million in penalties s2.08 million in civil claims and 5786,000 to reimburse the govern ment for inc Cost of Trie investigation. Tet Edyne agreed to make the payments within five Days. The Case involved a Tel Edyne division Seledyn electronics based in Newbury Patk Calif. Berlin 51, admitted that he had received a bribe for supplying inside information on contracts. He had been a supervisory electronics Engineer and Branch had of the ship systems engineering Section at he space and naval warfare systems come in Arlington Fli when he actions occurred. Berlin was reassigned to a non procurement Job injure 1988, when inc two year Federal investigation code named 111 wind became Public and he was sus Pended without pay in january. The information in the plea agreement will be referred to the Navy for a decision on his employment status said i. Anict Cole a Navy spokesman. Berlin initially had been charged with racketeering but those charges were dropped at an earlier court hearing Berlin had no comment for reporters after leaving the courtroom. Still facing charges in a trial scheduled to begin april 3 Are defense consultants Fred h. Lackner an William l. Parkin a Well As three Tel Edyne officials George a Kaub Eugene in Sullivan and Dale sch Niller. Parkin was hospitalized last Friday after reportedly taking an overdose of pills. Berlin agreed As part of the Pica bargain to Cooper ate with the government in its Case against those defendants. Tei Edyne issued a statement Afler its guilty plea say ing v the company s decision to enter a plea agreement and make a settlement with the government primarily came from the recognition that a former employee Michael Savaides had entered into a corrupt and Ille Gal arrangement with William Parkin a consultant to Tel Edyne electronics and Fred Lackner with whom the company had no relationship.". Savaides who the company contends was defraud ing Tel Edyne by taking Money from Parkin has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. The Pentagon has suspended talc sync electronic from new government contracts and the company said thursday it Hopes that Sanction will be lifted m View of thursday s guilty Picas. Countdown to launch the spurt shuttle program  along to recovery. On wednesday the Atlantis latched to the rockets that will any it to orbit his carried to launch pad 39b at the Keith he 1 space Center to Florida. If nil work Yfe a Cordini to Tuii he Atlantis will lift Oil april 28, becoming the fourth shuttle Light id be made after the explosion of la challenger in january 1986, $4 55 minimum wage a p p rave of by h o  e Washington a the House passed legislation thursday to raise the hourly minimum wage to $4155, reject ing president Bush s offer of an increase to$4.25. -.--. The vote was 24 8-171.Bush has insisted his offer is his la stand says he can sustain a veto of mini mum wage legislation he considers unacceptable. Another legislative showdown is expected in april when the Senate takes up thu Issue. It in t enough but it certainly is bet. Ler than nothing. House speaker Jimwright said of the legislation during a floor speech in favor of the democrats Bill.-. Passage came after a 24q-j79 vote to Amend the legislation to set the final level of the minimum wage at $4.55 an hour up from s3.3 5 an hour and add provision allowing employers to pay new entrants in the Job Market a  for two months. Earlier Bush s proposal offered by republicans As a substitute to the democrats Bill was Defeated 218-198 wit More than 40 democrats joining the re publican Effort. I Sec no defensible argument id say that is adequate rep. Augustus Haw Kins d-Calif., said of busies offer of a hourly minimum wage of $4,25. Hawkins was the sponsor of the democratic Bill which originally called for the minimum wage to Rise to $4,6$ a hour by 1992. But he supported the amendment to Roll Back the final targe by id cents while at the same time mov ing the effective dates of the increase Forward each by three months. " Hope the president does t Volo the Bill Hawkins warned because hell be perceived As being against the  Hawkins told colleagues on the House floor they would be travelling Back Ward with Bush s measure which recalled inadequate misleading defective and a move that would keep individuals perpetually at starvation poverty . Tom Campbell. R-Calif., countered that an even higher wage would amount to putting a tax on precisely the person who oilers the Job. In to nomic terms to lift the minimum wage is a head tax per employee directed precisely at the engine of employment   Bush s package called for a six Mont training rate at 80 percent of the new minimum opponents maintained thai merely would let businesses  a Little More than five months to keep labor costs Down. The $4.55 Compromise with a 60-Daytraining rate at 85 percent of the new minimum was offered As Middle ground Between Bush s plan and a democratic proposal fora $4.65 rate with no submit Nisum. Under the Compromise the hourly rate would Rise to $3,85 on oct. 1, to s4.1s the next oct. I and to $4.55 a Yea later. The Basic democratic plan would raise the wage by $1.30 a hour or 39percent, in Steps during Ihrck years to s3.ss on Jan. 1, to j4.25 at the Start of199landtoj4.65inl�92. Wright a Texas termed $4.65 modest -increase,1 noting the minimum wage Lias not been  1981 audits buying Power has eroded by More than 30 percent.  fighter plane not a done Deal Washington a although president Bush is supporting the fax fighter plane project with Japan the joint production arrangement is not a done Deal a while House spokesman said thursday. The president still has to make the Basic Deci Sions press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said he said japanese officials would meet thursday with Secretary of state James a Baker Iii Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher and National Security adviser Brent scowcroft to present their views of Revi Sions being proposed by the administration. The japanese government has called for . Approval of the plan negotiated by the Reagan administration with As few changes As possible. Members of Congress from both parties Are criticizing the Deal despite Bush s backing. The fax agreement is a bad Deal for America an for american workers sen Alfonso a d Amato r . Said wednesday. The Deal is expected to be sent to Capitol Hill within Days. It could be blocked if both the Senate and the 1 House pass resolutions of disapproval within 30 Days of being formally notified of the agreement. The president could Volo that action with a inc thirds majority required to override the veto. Bush said tuesday thai be hits decided to endorse the Deal with modifications to help safeguard .technology and to assure that american Industry has a share in the plane s production. Under the agreement signed late last year St. Louis based general dynamics would join with Japan s Mitsubishi heavy industries to  co produce the advanced version of the p-16. Proponents Preuc that the agreement represents Thebes Deal the United states could negotiate in the face of japanese opposition to buying of Lis. Critics contend the arrangement amounts to a Giveaway of advanced technology that Japan May use to help propel its civilian aircraft Industry into Hood to head Competition with the United slates. They say Tokyo should Purchase .-Madc planes to help offset the s 50 billion us. Trade deficit with Japan. We re giving them t7 billion Worth of f-16 technology in return for about $420 million in development work d Amato stud