European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 16,1989 the stars and stripes Page lawmaker says new ship is Over budget Washington a construction of the Navy s new $1.2 billion de Stroyer has become a procurement Nightmare of Cost overruns and sched ule delays a lawmaker charged in a letter released on the eve of the ship s launch ing. Bath Iron works which the Navy contracted to build the dog 51 guided mis Sile destroyer is 18 months behind schedule and was to launch a ship sat urday that is Only 38 percent Complete said rep. John Dingell d-mich., chair Man of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations. The ship As Well As its class will be named the Arligh Burke after the world War ii naval hero and later chief of naval operations. The ship has suffered huge overruns with the design costs increasing by about 120 percent and construction costs have increased by More than 60 percent Dingell said in a two Page letter to Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett 111. The letter dated sept. 12. Was obtained thursday by the associated press. Design costs have increased from the original contract estimate of Sill Mil lion to $247 million while construction costs have grown from $157 million to $252 million Dingell said. The Michigan Democrat based his charges on a draft report from the Gener Al accounting office the investigative Arm of Congress which is conducting an inquiry into the program. The Gao s final report is expected later this year. At the Pentagon Navy cmdr. Mark Baker said Bath Iron works is on schedule in accordance with their con Irac Tural requirements. The Navy con siders the program Well under control in both Cost and  Baker said the production schedule Calls for the ship to be delivered to the Navy in february 1991. The original de livery Date of october 1989 had been changed due to a 99-Day strike at Bath in july 1985, a requirement of additional Navy testing of the combat system and problems with computer aided design the Navy spokesman said. Michigan Democrat John Dingell alaskans say Oil cleanup resulted in More problems Valdez Alaska a Exxon s infusion of thousands of workers and millions of dollars into Prince William sound to clean up its Oil spill did As much harm As Good fishermen charged thursday As the six month cleanup ground to a halt. It s Lime that everyone realizes that no amount of Money in the world is going to restore Prince William sound to a Pristine condition said Rik Ioil of Cordova District fishermen United. While about a third of the local fishing flee worked for Exxon this summer and in some cases profited hand Romacly fishermen who opted to fish suffered from a restricted Salmon season and a poor catch. With most of the sound closed for fishing Fisher men were forced to compete in a Small area for a few fish. This year we were like rats penned inside a Cage said Dave Clark of the Prince William sound seiners association. In addition businesses that depend on fishermen suffered because much of Exxon s Cash was not spent on fishing supplies and gear Clark said. The Money spill has probably been As devastating As the Oil spill Clark said. The fishermen s observations came at a news conference As Exxon continued to return the last of the cleanup workers from Oil tainted shorelines in the sound. Exxon officials said its summer cleanup ended Friday 25 weeks after the Tanker Exxon Val Dez cracked open on a reef and spilled nearly 11 million Gallons of crude Oil. While the fishermen did not criticize their col leagues for accepting Exxon s Cash they said the Money has caused an emotional division Between those who accepted and those who did not. Fisher men scraping by this season fear they May be at a competitive disadvantage next year because they can t afford better boats and gear. The Money has become just another stress fac Tor from the spill Clark said. Ott said the cleanup Effort stemmed More from Public relations needs than environmental con Cerns. Once the Friday cleanup deadline was set. Exxon began using warmer water and higher pres sure to Hose Down the oiled shorelines faster doing More harm than Good she said. The Beach cleanup should not be evaluated on the amount spent the amount of equipment and people working on it. It should be evaluated on its Marcic Thompson uses mull pressure hut water to clean a final stretch of oily Beach.  Oil said. At the height of the cleanup Exxon had about 12,000 people working on the Effort about 3.000 of them on the shorelines. The Only tasks remaining As of Friday were mop Ping up and Shoreline treatment with fertilizer to stimulate microorganisms attack on the Oil. Exxon spokesman Joe i Ucker said. Youth becoming less of study finds Washington a America s youngsters arc growing More muscle but their increasingly sedentary lifestyles have also made them fatter and triggered an ominous loss of cardiovascular health according to a 10-year study of fitness trends. A random annual sampling from the millions of boys and girls enrolled in the Chrysler fund Amateur athletic Union testing program showed a 10 percent drop off since 1980 in scores for distance runs the component measuring aerobic or heart lung strength. And there was a major decline from 43 percent to 32 percent in the number who achieved at least satisfactory scores in the entire test. We be really got a problem Here said Wynn , director of the program which has 9.7 Mil lion youngsters aged 6 to 17. The cardiovascular trend is ominous based on what we know about the link Between heart disease and inactivity and nutritional bad  at a news conference Updyke an associate Dean at Indiana University cited numerous causes for the drop off in heart lung performance including a do pm Phasis on physical training in the nation s schools. Only one state Illinois now requires physical Educa Tion for children in All grades he noted. And technology at Best has been a mixed Blessing he said. Transportation is almost All mechanized now in some cases it in t even Safe for children to walk two blocks to school so they re Riding the  the program s printed report based on a Sample of 12,000 youngsters whose results Are picked at random each year also applied the word ominous to the weight gain observed for each age group Over the decade. Sammy Davis to Start treatment for cancer los Angeles a entertainer Sammy Davis or. Has been diagnosed with Throat cancer and will begin radiation therapy next week his publicist said thursday. An abnormality was detected during Davis annual medical examination and was diagnosed by or. Joseph Sugerman As a carcinoma of the Throat Arnold , a Davis spokesman said in a statement Davis 63. Underwent reconstructive hip surgery in november 1985, and has been on tour for More than a year with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli in concerts billed As the ultimate  former . Official pleads guilty to extortion Charleston . A for Mer state Senate president Dan Tonko Vich confessed to extortion thursday then praised the Federal prosecutor who pursued him and forced a slew of other High state officials into disgrace. Tonkovich 43, of Benwood pleaded guilty to a felony extortion charge during the sixth Day of his Iraj. He also agreed to be a government witness in further proceedings. In the last 10 months the stall of . Attorney Michael Carey has convicted or forced pleas from Tonkovich former sen ate president Larry Tucker former Senate majority Leader is Bosun or and former Delegate Robert Mccormick. Treasurer a. James Manchin and attorney general Charlie Brown both of whom resigned in separate scandals this year arc being investigated by Carey s office. It s just another Brick out of the building Carey said of Tonkovich s plea. The whole thing is starting to  Tonkovich a failed 1988 democratic primary gubernatorial candidate pleaded guilty to a one count charge that he extorted $5.000 from Casino gambling interests in 1986. His Case had been shattered wednesday when his 1987 tax re turn and his amended 1988 income lax returns were admitted into evidence. The returns showed he had used a 15,000 payoff to his Benefit. Tonkovich faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and $250,000 in Fine when . District court judge John t. Copenhaver or. Sentences him nov. 16. Tonkovich his eyes red with tears had his Arm around his weeping wife Nancy As they left the courtroom. He did not talk to reporters but his lawyer James b. Lees jr., delivered a statement. I think both Dan Tonkovich and i believe Mike Carey has done an Excel Lent Job in West Virginia and i think that West Virginia needs the Type of action that or. Carey is engaging in Lees said. I think this state needs to be cleaned  Federal prosecutors said Tonkovich extorted three $5,000 payments from the West Virginia Casino co. In Exchange for his help on Casino gambling legis lation. The Law was never enacted