European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday june 3,1989 Diplomat foresees czech reforms says Gorbachev could be big Factor by Rosemary Sawyer stuff urls or if soviet president Mikhail Gorba Chev stays in Power and continues to apply pressure on Czechoslovakia the nation could experience Reform like its neighbors Hungary and Poland in the next four or five years the country s . Ambassador said Friday. Czech leaders have been dragging their feet for purposes of wanting to hold onto jobs and Perks and so Forth de parting . Ambassador Julian Niemczyk said in an interview. It will be a much slower process than in Poland. Czech leadership has been smart in providing people with commodities such As houses much better than in Bulgaria and  Niemczyk 68, returns to Washington on july 10. He was in West Germany on Friday to undergo a physical at the air Force hos Pital at Wiesbaden. Nihill Ciyka will be replaced by Shirley Temple Black America s Best known child actor from the 1930s and 1940s, if her nomination is confirmed by the sen ate. President Bush announced her appointment thursday in London. Black 61, has held a number of government posts since her Hollywood Days including ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 and White House chief of protocol from 1976 to 1977. Niemczyk leaves Czechoslovakia after having observed not Only the current rumblings of Reform but also the Liberal revolt of the Prague Spring in 1968. Which was crushed by a Warsaw pact invasion. The retired air Force colonel was As signed to the . Air Force s air and defense attache office in Prague Czechoslovakia from 1967 to 1969. Niemczyk said that upon his arrival three years ago he saw that Little had changed since the late 60s. The past 2 to 15 months have marked some change he said but communist leaders who claim to be re writing the Constitution and Laws want to do it in their own time  along with being on hand for the 20th anniversary of the Prague Spring Niemczyk saw the revolt s Leader Alex Ander Dubcek being allowed to enter the West for the first time. It s a new departure and i think it s a Good Omen Niemczyk said. He said that he did t think Dubcek will Ever return to Power but hell be listened to and recognized As going in the right direction 20 years  relations Between the United states and Czechoslovakia during the past three years have experienced modest improvement said Niemczyk who noted that the communist leaders arc not an easy group of government to Deal  despite the difficulties Niemczyk stressed the importance of keeping up relations with the country because of the15 million czechs and slovaks whom he Calls pro Western and  the people As a whole would like to shed communist domination he said. Niemczyk said he expects the coun try s location to play a role in the coun try s moves Over the next few years. Czechoslovakia is the Only Warsaw pact country that Borders both nato and Neutral countries West Germany and Austria and the people like to refer to themselves As Central europeans. Niemczyk also said the masses Are pleased with the soviet troop withdraw als although they d be happier to Sec All the troops removed. On May 13, the soviet Union began a partial withdrawal of tanks and troops from Czechoslovakia. According to Western estimates the soviets had about 80,000 military personnel in the country before the pullout began. Had enough rep. Tony Coelho d-calif., tells reporters in his Hometown Merced Why he has decided to resign from Congress on june 15. He said he is not Hilling to endure a House investigation of his personal finances. Uniroyal to halt sales of alar because of Public concern Washington up the uniroyal chemical co. Friday announced it will voluntarily halt sales of the fruit ripening agent alar because of widespread Public concern Over the chemical s safely. However the company maintained the product used to enhance color and promote the shelf life of apples is Safe and it has been used safely for 20 years and with great Benefit to american Consumers. There is no scientifically valid reason to Stop using  the announcement comes four months after the environmental Protection Agency said it would move to ban the chemical because Laboratory animal studies had linked it with the development of tutors. Despite that finding the Epa said it would not use its emergency Powers to immediately suspend use of the chemical but would follow its usual administrative process for withdrawing a pesticide which can take As Long As 18 months. Epa officials contend that while alar poses a significant cancer risk Over a lifetime it presents no Short term health threat because there Are Only minute traces of the chemical in apples and Apple products. Environmental groups have challenged that conclusion and urged the Epa to take it off the Market immediately. The groups contend the chemical poses an especially High cancer risk to children because they consume Large amounts of Apple juice and sauce. In announcing alar s withdrawal James Wiley vice president of uniroyal s crop Protection division said the chemical has become the focus of a needless controversy that is causing doubt and confusion about the safety of America s food Supply a needless Contro Versy that is hurting the Apple Industry and the Ameri can  there is no justification for a fear Campaign against food. Let the fear Slop  he told a news conference. Last month the Apple growing Industry citing a Sharp drop in sales due to concern about alar announced it would eliminate use of the chemical by september. Uniroyal has notified the Epa of its decision and alar will remain off the . Market at least until the Epa reaches a final decision on alar s status sometime next year Wiley said. Growers who use the product will be reimbursed upon its return Wiley said. Wiley refused to comment on whether uniroyal of Bethany c9nn., would Lay off any workers because of the alar action. But he said More than half of All alar sales arc Over seas and sales to foreign countries will continue. No imported fruit will be allowed in the United states if it has been treated with alar he added. 2 sentenced in bribe scheme for defense contracts Alexandria a. A a de sense consultant and a former Navy Engi Neer received 26-month sentences Friday for their roles in a bribery scheme to obtain secret bid information that would help two private companies obtain Lucra Tive Pentagon contracts. Consultant William a. Parkin 65, and former Navy senior Engineer Stuart Ber Lin 51, were also fined $25,000 apiece by . District judge Claude Hilton for their roles in the scheme to help Tele Dyne industries inc. And Hazeltine corp. Obtain contracts. Assistant . Attorney Joseph Aroni Ca acknowledged at the separate sentencing proceedings that both Parkin and Berlin had fully cooperated with the jus Tice department s continuing investigation of Pentagon procurement fraud. But Aronica said the receipt of bribes by Berlin is perhaps the most serious offence that a government official can commit. It is a violation of the Public Trust. It is a corruption that is motivated by nothing More than his own  kill himself with an overdose of sleeping and Hazeltine a subsidiary of Emerson Berlin s defense attorney Leonard mils. Parkin old add eur Ltd on Marci 27 elect no co. Of St. Louis. Gruenbaum noted that Berlin had Actu ally received less than $5,000 in the conspiracy because he was shortchanged at the outset by Parkin and others. Berlin whose voice cracked during a Brief statement to the judge called his crime the worst mistake that i Ever made in my  Aronica said Parkin played a key role in the bribery conspiracy because he dealt directly with the defense contractors. Aronica noted that Parkin expected to obtain $272,000 in illegal consulting fees to buy information from Berlin that would help the two firms bid on govern ment contracts. Parkin s role As front Man and the individual to whom the Money was to be paid kept the conspiracy  Aronica said. Nine Days after sources say he tried to Kil pills please guilt March to charges he indirectly paid bribes to Berlin for information to help his corporate clients get lucrative contracts. After his guilty plea Parkin was a Star witness against two Tel Dyne executives who were convicted in april of conspiracy in connection with the scheme to obtain inside information on a contract to provide radar testing gear to the military. Berlin also testified at the trial admit Ting that he took thousands of dollars in bribes from defense consultants in return for information that would help private companies bid on lucrative contracts. Parkin himself a former Navy employee admitted he took $50,000 i bribes Over 10 years when he worked for the government before 1983. The two pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme with another de sense consultant Fred Lackner of los Angeles to provide inside information to talc sync based in Newbury Park calif., Berlin was to share $55,000 of the consulting fees the companies paid to Parkin for his efforts to obtain contracts according to testimony at the trial of the Tel Dyne executives. Eugene r. Sullivan and George h. Kaub the Teledu no executives were each convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with the Effort to obtain bid information on a radar Detec Tion contract. They arc scheduled to be sentenced next week. Lackner is scheduled to be sentenced july 14 for his guilty pleas to conspiracy bribery and wire fraud in the scheme to bribe Berlin. Tel Dyne pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements and agreed to pay a $4.3 million Fine. The company also forfeited $4 million in future profits from an air Force con tract