European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 14, 19b9 the stars and stripes Page talk with the Queen Queen Silvia of Sweden in Washington to participate in activities to Benefit disabled people talks with a Friedan. Co editor of go Lor ii a Book on spurts and recreation for people with Dis Bill indictment names Northrop 5 current or sex employees by the los Angeles Tim los Angeles a Federal grand jury tuesday indicted Northrop corp. And five former or present employees on conspiracy and fraud charges for allegedly falsifying tests on nuclear armed cruise missile components and supplying equipment that the company knew had failed to meet government specifications. The 167-Couni criminal indictment filed in . District court in los Angeles also alleges that the com Pany had defrauded the government by improper test ing on components for av-8b harrier jets used by the Marine corps. Assistant . Adorn by William Fahey said allegations in the indictment Are among the most serious of any defense fraud Case of its Type because the weapons Vitye nuclear armed and because the allegedly Fra Udov Lents Ivity went on for 10 years. The air Force and Navy Are evaluating the Evi Dence concerning falsification of the test data and other allegations to determine whether they need to fix the weapons the department of Justice said in a statement. A government report two years ago found that Many of the Northrop components did not meet requirements. Nothrop already has been charged by the govern ment with fraud in two civil cases for allegedly faking tests on the same cruise a Nissie. Parts and on parts for the 10-warhead my missile. The firm is the subject of at Leas Lorec other Crimi Nal investigations i activities ranging rpm payments 10 korean organizations to the use or consultants in bidding for contracts. Northrop spokes Man said they had not sen the indictment and had no comment on it. In congressional hearings last year however company official admitted thai falsifications of tests on the cruise mistic . Tuesday s indictment includes charges that two nigh ranking Northrop executives were involved in a conspiracy to Supply missile guidance parts that contained a fluid that would freeze during operation at temperatures required under Ite contract. The executives arc join pm Yamron vice president and Genera manager of tie firm s precision products division in newtonmass., and vice president Leop old Engler. Former employees indicted Are Charles Gonsalves a former Plant manager Cheryl Hannan a Farmer Quality Assurance supervisor and Howard Hyde former chief Engineer for operations involved in the cruise Moatle program. Northrop assembled the components called flight data transmitters which is used on air launched cruise missiles at its Western services department a Small operation in Al Monte calif., from parts shipped from Northrop s Massachusetts factory. The indictment alleges that Yamron and Engler knew that a damping fluid used in the transmitters would freeze at temperatures Between 40 degrees below Zero and 50 degrees below Zero. The contract required that the transmitters operate at temperatures As Low As 65 below Zero the indictment said. In 1983, Northrop conducted a study that concluded the cruise missiles would not perform at minus 65 degrees. In August 1983, Engler presented a report to Yamron that concluded that the damping fluid does not meet the -65 degrees f. Requirement and never nonetheless Northrop continued to build the transmitters with the fluid. On july 1, 1988, the company notified Boeing corp., the prime contractor for the missile and the air Force that it could not guarantee the performance of the transmitters at the required temperatures. The indictment also alleges thai Northrop gon salves Hyde and Hannan failed to conduct required tests on components for the harrier jets 965,000 assault rifles ready for in pot if ban ends Washington a gun import ers arc prepared to bring close to i Mil lion prior a semiautomatic assault style rides into the United slates should the Bush administration decide not to make its import ban permanent. The Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms now has applications pending for 965,000 of the weapon of Agency spokesman Dick Pederson said tuesday. It appears there have been a lot More applications that came in fir the ban he said. The temporary suspension imposed March 14 covered sonic 400,000 weapons including about 300.000 for which import permits already had been approved. An expansion of that suspension last week Cov ered an additional 240,000 weapons. The Agency is required by Law to per Mit imports Only of weapons suitable or adaptable to sporting we noticed the increase in these showing up in crimes an increase in de Mand and we reacted to it Peders unsaid. Thi main thing is that we might be nipping the semiautomatic assault Type Rifle in the Bud rather than have millions of Ihm flooding in police organizations nationwide As much of the Public have called for a ban on weapons such As the semiautomatic Var stems of ak-47s and Uzi sub machine gun. Most murders by firearms arc still committed by people with handguns according to Fri crime statistics. Of the 17,859 murders committed nationwide in 1987, 10,556 were committed with firearms of which 7,807 were handguns he Fri says. Drug enforcement administration spokesman con Dougherty said tuesday that More powerful and sophisticated handguns such As the 9mm semiautomatic and the Uzi pistol Are being confiscated during arrests. Nevertheless Pederson said it is extremely unlikely that the current import suspension on rifles will be expanded to any handguns. Handguns Are used in sport in target shooting extensively i Edersen said. That s negligible As far As assault Cap on Frare changes in availability of foreign handguns would have to be imposed by Congress said Pedersen. A Bill introduced by sen Howard metienb8ump-Phio, would place some of the same restrictions on both semiautomatic Mac him style pistols and As Sault style rifles thai Are now imposed on automatic weapons restrictions include Fri background checks on purchasers and fingerprinting but not the $200 fee charged to owners of machine guns according to the senator s spokeswoman Nancy Cottey. Wildfire choked Florida gambling of d in . To Kwh wild Bill Hickok made famous efs some cold Relief Miami a a cold front brought Relief wednes Day from dense smoke that hid choked South Florida when wildfires spread through about 32,000 acres of dry from the Bush firms which had enveloped metropolitan Miami cleared considerably and fore casters said the Haze was t expected to , increased humidity and Light or winds helped firefighters control the blazes according to Sefarina spokesman for the slate division of forestry. Two major fires in Dade county were with on a hot spots and some flare up being battled officials said. In All 27,000 acres have burned in dad and another 5,000 acres in Palm Bench had been particular concern about one fire that appeared headed toward the Everglades National Park. But spokeswoman pal Tolle said the closest the 18,000-acre fire got was about 4,5 Miles from the Park tuesday smoke from the fires made it difficult for some workers in downtown Miami to see Biscayne Bay a few blocks away it also forced the evacuation of nearly 7so immigrants front a detention facility that was overwhelmed by the choking Haze. Deadwood . Aph gambling proved fatal for. Deadwood s most famous resident wild Bill Hickok but City voters decided overwhelm in tuesday to bet the future of the historic Black h ills town Oij Wambli no. The measure to legalise poker. Blacks Sefc and Slot machines received 690 vol Sci or 75 percent in i or to 112 Voles against. The measure needed 60 Pericht of the vote to pass. J City leaders plan to use proceeds from Legal Gam bling to restore and preserve historic buildings and Public facilities in this one time Gold Rush town. Bill Walsh owner of the 85-year-old Franklin hotel said supporters Hope a new stale gaming commission can be appointed quickly so regulations can be written to allow gambling to begin this summer in time for the tourism season. We re setting our sights on july i Walsh said. The approval of the gambling measure will boost the Outlook of Deadwood residents who have seen the local Economy founder in recent ears Walsh said i think the biggest change is the fact there s going to be Hope Walsh said. When you give people Hope anything can happen mayor Tom Blair who had been a Leader in promoting the gambling Issue since 1985, did not fare As Well in his bid for re election. Blair finished second in a three Way race and will Toca first place finisher Bruce Oberlander in a Runoff in two weeks. The gambling measure was made possible by an u amendment to the South Dakota Constitution last year allowing gambling limited to is bets. So die Deadwood residents quietly opposed a return to gambling on moral grounds. Gamboe opponents contend it would help Makeeda Woodland the Black Hills a final destination for tourists instead of just a Slop on the Way to Yellowstone National Park and the Rocky mountains. Deadwood owes much of its tourism reputation to Hickok the . Marshal and frontiersman who was shot in the Back of the feul in 1876 during a poke game in a Saloon called no to. Legend has it he was holding a pair each of aces and eights known since As the dead Man s hand "
