European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday. April 28, 1989 $100 million Low income projects halted by probe of contract abuses Washington a housing Secretary Jack Kemp is hailing More than $ 100 million in Low income housing renovation projects following an investigation thai found former top Hud. Appointed won lucrative contracts through a in Tom Rife wish favouritism officials the report by the housing and Urban development department inspector Gen eral said Hup agreed to pay si9 million in excess housing assistance Over the life of 15-year contracts that inc inspector general examined. The report said if the Hallern exists throughout the program. The excess could approach $413 million. Kemp said he was halting All fiscal. 1989 funding for programs in which con tracts had not yet been agreed upon and ordering an audit of existing contracts. Ilis actions stopped funding for 35 projects valued at More than is 00 Mil lion while they arc reconsidered Kemp s assistant Mary run Etc said thursday. Eight Oiler projects for which contracts a ctr already in place will be allowed to continue subject to Audil she said. Kemp said wednesday that the investigation by the Hud inspector general found fundamental flaws in the department s moderate rehabilitation pro Gram. He said the investigation revealed that the selection and allocation process was undocumented ignored existing Stan Dards and regulations and was based on the perception and reality of favouritism and abuse of non Public information.". The report entered on a rehabilitation program that provides j225 million a year for housing in which developers acquire and renovate existing projects. By winning the contract with Hud developers arc Able to receive Low interest commercial Loans backed with Hud s guarantee of federally subsidized ten ants. The report by Hud inspector general Paul Adams said former Hud officials and employees actively participated often As developers or consultants in the projects. Ii named to Wanking Hud officials during the Reagan administration including former under Secretary Philip Abrams and former assistant Secretary for housing Philip Winn. Who later be came owner developers in n half dozen rehabilitation projects. Winn is now the ambassador to Switz Erland both he and Abrams Are from Colorado. Efforts to reach them by Tele phone were not successful. The report named several other for Mer Hud officials who earned Money As consultants on the projects after leaving government. Among them was Joseph Strauss a former special assistant to than Hud Secretary Samuel Pimpis. The report said Strauss collected .3 million in consultant fees on such projects. Picicc s one Lime executive assistant. Lance Wilson was also identified As an owner Developer in six projects. Adams said thursday he found no Evi Dence or criminal activity but that the report had teen turned Over to the jus Tice department s Public integrity Sec Tion for review. We at Hud arc Commil cd to ending both the reality and inc perception that Hud s funding processes have been lol Crant of or inattentive to program abuse Kemp said in a prepared statement. However the inspector Gen eral has assured me. That his investigation found no evidence of criminality or Legal wrongdoing of any  the audit was critical of Hud management As Welt As management by locally run Public housing authorities. We concluded that the moderate re habilitation program was poorly Man aged the report said. There was i Alcor no documentation or accountability for the Public housing authorities selected by Hud Headquarters to receive the funding  honouring a dead Sailor a Navy Honor guard frn Riethe butt Livshin Mia Arrles inc coffin of Turik Thanh Adams during funeral serv ices at Arlington a n Ali Ohal cemetery. Wednes fur sailors no died in Tut Accident aboard inc Iowa last week. Adams wins Une of 47 crewmen tilled instantly in a mum t expansion. New technique of fertilization produces babies new York a two babies bom this month apparently represent the nation s first births from a new technique to place fertilized eggs in a woman s fallopian lubes without surgery. One girl was born april 9 by Normal delivery according to a spokeswoman at inc University of califor Nia at Irvine and a second girl As born by caesarean Section on april 12, according to the genetics & if 1 Psi Tuic of Fairfax a. The second girl Wax a bit premature at_36vi weeks but pronounced healthy soon after birth. The girl and her Mother Are doing Well now Institute director Joseph  said wednesday. Both births resulted from a procedure called non surgical z1ft, for zygote intr fallopian Transfer. The  guiding a tube through the cervix id the fallopian tube where it deposits two or three fertilized eggs. ". Previously placing the fertilised eggs required sur Gery and general anaesthesia. The new non surgical approach is less expensive and can be done More often said Ricardo Asch of the University of California. Asch said inserting fertilized eggs in inc fallopian tube rather than in the uterus the technique for Standard in Vitro fertilization gives hem a better environment for development. Z1ft is a variant of Ift or gamete Infra fallopian Transfer in which unfertilized eggs and sperm arc Pul into the fallopian tube to  there. Asch said gift is preferable to c Fifthe prospective father shows avow sperm count or if the woman has protein antibodies that can attack the father s sperm. Victorious aids victim 7, enters school to cheers Tampa Flap a 7-Yvar-old Xhu s mentally disabled and stricken by aids stepped Imo a class room for the first time in her life thursday with bows m Hor hair a Knapsack on her Back arid the cheers of supporters All around her. Riwa Mari Sruv. Who fought a 2v?-Icar court Battle ii gain i school officials who Ivy red a health risk called thursday the Moil i Porum Date the he of her daughter Eliana on wednesday a . District judge Clearco the  fur Eliana to at Send this a Oliou being confined to ii Guss Iii Ilion Booth Ai require d in an earlier ruling supporter Chc Rcd As Martinez and Eligiia walked into lire one Story red bowl min Haslan exceptional Center where 20i Tui inels arc unroll Ltd. There w  no proteins ". Shell finally for the first Lime in her life to Able to be with children Anil spend Alt he time she can Nith them Martinez said. Elian.1 wore a Pink dress and Pink bows in her hair and carried a toy that plans inc Disney song it s a Small  said that a Hon Eliana entered the class. Room the children came around her and one of them hugged  -.1they just surrounded her she said they did t need any  i Yir Cipal Sandra Williams said she sen . Parents wednesday to prepare them for Eliana s Arri -. Vul and received Leven Calls of concern with one Mother saying she was not ready to accept wifi my. Attorney Steve Hancort drove Mother  to school Hanlon pressed a lawsuit through a Federal. Appeals court to keep the Cirl from being put in a Glass walled Booth in the class Tor mentally disabled Prysi. Cally impaired children. A Isaita became the Lith Siu Deril in the class it s a wonderful Day for her he said. Shell do wonderfully Here. She s going to take of flick a rocket. But he said he expected her first Day to be difficult. Because she does t have any experience with other kids.". Linda Castellano a family Friend and head of an aids support group called Linda and Frenz was among seven Suppo ners on hand to watch Eliana begin. Public school. " know Shell Benefit from playing with other kids the said she s always around adults and always Hay ing to look up. Now Shell have Eye Contact with Chil  -. -. I the child who had been taught at Home since june 1987 was once told she could attend class if she res Nui Mcd in the Glass Booth. However thai Issue became moot when . District judge Elizabeth a. Kovachevich decided Eliana Poi cd no significant threat to her classmates. "