European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 27,1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Iowa repair Bill $ too million critic says Norfolk a. A repairs la the blast damaged gun Turret on the battleship Iowa could Cost As much As $100 million a defense critic Laid tuesday and a Navy officer Siirid the investigation. Of the explosion could take up to a year. An explosion in the Turret on april 19. While one of three. 16-Inch guns was be ing loaded with Gunpowder killed -17 crewmen. Foregoing repairs would be a Good idea because the technology and Materi als needed 10 fun the 49-year-old ship no longer exist said retired rear adm. Eugene Lak Ocque of ths.1 Center Tor defense information in Washington. The pumps the Milors. The various other component in the Turret Are Sim ply not available nov where today and would All have to in hand Man fac ," he said in an interview Laroc be. A frequent defense critic. Said his Center has estimated thai repairs to the Iowa could Cost si00 million or More. I think the prudent thing to do would be to clean it up. Turn the ship into a museum and Home part in in new  he said. Laroc Tuc said the Iowa and the Navy s three other battleships Are unnecessary in modern warfare the Iowa s skipper said monday till1 Iowa would be ready for Bailie even if the Turret is not repaired because dam age was confined to the Turret and lilt snip has two other turrets each with Ihrck 16-Inch guns. It s built to last capt. Fred p. Mon Salty said of the world War ii battleship. Moosally and other Navy officials said they did not know How Long the invest Galion would la a or How much repairs would Cost. But a Navy spokesman said tuesday the investigation could be lengthy not ing that an moves ligation of an april i98s fire aboard the submarine Uon Fisli took nearly a year. Three crewmen died in the Blaze caused by improper repairs that allowed water to come in Contact with electrical wiring. The submarine was de commissioned because repairs would  More than $100  Lake different amounts of Lime said 1.1. Cmdr. Steve burned an Atlantic Fleet spokesman in Norfolk there was a tremendous amount of Demsee done and of course lives were Losi so it will be a very thorough invest  some investigators have been aboard the damaged ship since last week and an engineering Survey team will arrive in the Neil few Days to assess the damage Burnett said. The Navy has ordered that none of the 16-Inch guns on its four refurbished Iowa class battleships be fired until inc cause of the explosion is found. Along with the Norfolk based Iowa the battleships Are the Wisconsin also based in Norfolk and the new Jersey and the Missouri Bull at the Long Leach calif., naval station. A fund set up by Shearson Lehman Mutton in Norfolk for the families of the dead sailors has collected More than s2u.ooo since thursday said Jeffs weit. Or the Branch manager. We Hope to make a disbursal Friday or the first part of nest week. Some of these families need the additional Money right now he said. It is  hey need to use in  Switz Craid the fund will continue to. Collect Money through the end of june and the Money will be distributed equal  the families. Fri agent convicted of spying is granted new trial san Franciscu Al the Only Fri agent Ever convicted of spying was granted a new trial tuesday by a Federal appeals Yourl which said the jury should not have been old about his lie Detector tests. The 9lh  circuit court of appeals overturned the espionage convictions of Richard Miller Pau year Fri Veteran charged with furnishing a classified document to the soviet Union in return for a Promise of $6s,Ood. Lie was sentenced to two life terms plus 50 years in prison. " the court said . District judge David Kenyon wrongly it Linurd prosecution witnesses to relate inc questions idler was a led by a polygraph examiner the answers he save and the examiner s conclusion thai he was probably lying. The  my eme bolstered the Eredini tits of Miller s later admissions of wrongdoing. The heart of the prosecutions  judge Dorothy. Nelson wrote in a 3-0 decision. Nelson said Kenyoh also made other errors in the trial including allow ing a government witness la snack Miller s charac Ter improperly inviting the jury to draw conclusions about Miller s bad character and propensity for lawbreaking. Miller we re plead with the results said Joel Elvirie a lawyer for Miller. Another defense lawyer Stanley Creen Herg. Said he. Would seek to have Miller released on bail pending a new  Rochester. Minn. We May re Appeal and we have other  . Attorney Robert Bonner of los Angeles who headed the prosecution team in the ease snid apparently referring to it quests for a full appeals court rehearing or a supreme court review if Hose fail we will retry the  Miller was convicted in june 19k6 of passing secrets in the soviets through his. Lover a Villana Ogorodnikova. A soviet immigrant whom he had met in 1984. She and he husband. Nikolay pleaded Guilly to  espionage and arc serving prison terms in the stars and stripes 40 years ago  Roll 27 in president Truman accepted the resignation of John a Sulli Van As Scere Tarj of the Navy following a dispute Over  of the Navy s proposed  aircraft Carrier. 30 years ago today. April 17, i m in an  an Piui Litif forum at Harvard Law Shuli. Cub Iii i i Nike Lidel Castro de fended the Evecuti of War criminals in his country saying  tortured and murdered thu Usu Nils of innocent people. 20 years ago foe a. Aiki l 27. 1960 Sec rear. Of de sense Melvin r. Laird did in each in mania City fla., that the soviet Union could Sei a sup Nonty Over in United Stales in All Milnar Fields b the nud .197.0s. 10 years ago today. Al Ril 27, w i i ii Fol Carter proposed a Windfall  of 50 per cent effective in january. 1980 to prevent 011 producers from reaping excess profits from the decontrol of Oil prices Bush names army chief Al Iuro. Cahl Al j president hush said tuesday he will nominate Kichard l. Armitage inc is Siam Secre tary of defense liar  Security affairs to be the next Sec eur of inc. Army. The us ear old Vroni image is picked for the army s top civilian Posl by de sense Secretary Dick Cheney in Laic March after originally accepting a Post Al lie slate. Department once confirmed a Milauc will replace John o. Nurse who has held the Posi Tion since inc Ifil Day of the Reagan administration and wishes to retire. A member of the Virginia it flt i ice to Isis Ilia Var Tiff United min Vii scr Hile Murm Ping la Clear the Entrance lit a Cual Alanl in Vlad Lilii. 200 arrested in Virgina mining strike Clintwood v3, Al t the Marilie against Pittston Coal group turned nastier with lie arrests of a least 200 United mine workers Mem Bers for blocking roads and mine entrances monday. Seven miners said the were injured in inc arrests. Most.  town s businesses closed for a Daylong rally in support of the strike now in its Wotli Day. Many strikers accused Virginia stall troopers of being unnecessarily rough in Llic arrests. It s not criminal to stand up for what you believe  Marty Ludson executive assistant to the Union vice president Lold about. 300 people at. Tin rally in this Western Virginia town of about 1,400 people. State police Sajt. He. Sparks said about 200 miners and their support cars were arrested and charged Widi  a free passage route. 77 j and were being released on Ihei rown ree Agni once. U Nib members. Eijima Ted. The number arrested Al closer to 300. The 1.400 i Illston employees in Virginia and 300 in West Virginia went on strike april is accusing the company of unfair practices during contract talks. The miners had been working without a contract since february 1ss8. Monday s arrests capped a Day of civil disobedience by Lite Union which used More than .1.00 1 no infers to Block entrances in. L iltsl6n s mass. No. 3 preparation Plant and 200 others to Block the Lambert fort mine both in Kussell county in and.  re Mihi