European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and Stripe monday february 19,1990navy patrols still an option drug Czar says Washington Iurii a . Drug policy director William bin Natl said sunday Hal the Bush administration is still considering using naval surveillance Oft the coast or Colombia 10 combat the flow of drugs into the United states. In an interview on the Abc television network. Bennett repeated administration denials that the United Stales last month planned to Send a . Aircraft Carrier to patrol for drugs o t the coast of Colombia. A there were no such plans no such plans no  bin Natl said Quot that s  when asked however if he supported a greater role i for the . Military in the War against drugs. Bennett replied a you  other administration officials have said Pri vally Hal the plan to use naval surveillance had been placed on hold indefinitely and Hal they would not proceed unless they had colombian approval. Quot that is not a a dead Issue. Provided we gel Bennett the Issue right Quot Bennett said in the interview. A will there be cooperation Between Colombia and the United sales. Other countries and inc United slates involving military cooperation Quot there is now and i think there will be Quot bin Natl said. Bennett took great pains to clarify that any naval surveillance would not include a blockade. Thai characterization of last month s supposed plan to Send a naval task Force to patrol inc International Waters off Colombia infuriated the colombian government the . Government then quickly denied that was its mini. A it would not be surprised if in the future we have discussions with colombian president Virgilio Barco and other presidents about the ways in which . Military intelligence and others can be useful to  Bennett said. Quot the asked Tor our help last year and if they ask for our help again Well be  in providing it Quot he said. President Bush met with Bare and the presidents of Peru and Bolivia in a drug Summit thursday in Cartagena. Colombia. The meeting. Held under Light Security. Discussed joint efforts to Stop the allow of drugs into the United Stales after 164 hours and 39 minutes David Armstrong proudly completes Montana s 540-mite race to the  moment sled racer reaches finish line at last ell1ston, Mont. Apr the faithful and the curious came out to watch a 69-year-old Musher Cross the finish line of the 540-mile race to inc sky a sled dog run that had Scalen him on four previous tries. David Armstrong of Helena was the last of the finishers saturday a but he finished. Sever others of the 15 starters already had dropped out. A i do it because i still can Quot Armstrong said in Lincoln the last checkpoint before the finish line and until saturday the farthest he had gone in the race. Quot and As Long As i can i guess i  led by 10 sled dogs and cheered on by scores of supporters. Armstrong crossed the finish lire to officially place eighth. On thursday alaskan Dean Osmar shattered the course record winning in 120 hours 9 minutes. Armstrong who began racing sled dogs in new Hampshire in 1937 and helped establish Lon distance racing in Montana was officially clocked at 164 hours and 39 minutes to conclude the race Al dog Creek near the Continental Divide West of Helena. The 5th annual race began South of Helena a week before retracing most of the same ground. While saturday s final chapter look place in dog Creek the Story began to unfold 89 Miles away in Lincoln where Armstrong realized he was going to be Uhle to finish his first 500-plus-Milc dog race. Quot it s become More of an emotional  Armstrong said. Quot the feeling is totally different. I guess it s because we be never finished before. Quot it s a Little bit of stubbornness in me. But Overall. I d say it s a culmination of five  he added Quot i guess i was optimistic about finally making it. It Means a lot. I have three dogs that have raced with me All five years. It s just a team  lawmaker urges Bush not to Rush arms production Washington 1ap a the Bush administration s fiscal 1991 budget would repeat wasteful mistakes of the previous decade by Rushing weapon systems into production without adequate testing. Rep. John Dingell says. Quot when we took at our military procurement strategy it still reflects the thinking or the Early 1980s.&Quot Dingell chairman of the House Energy and Commerce comm it Lee said to a feb. 9 letter to president Bush made Public sunday. The Michigan Democrat said s10billion to 120 billion could be trimmed from Bush s proposed s292 billion defense budget by delaying the Purchase of weapons in need of further research and testing including a Navy attack submarine and destroyer and the air Force s b-2 bomber. Pentagon spokeswoman Chris Cimko said she had not seen the letter and could not comment. White House spokesman Doug Davidson also said he could not comment. As the United Stales underwent its biggest military buildup since world War ii in the Early 1980s, the Pentagon s weapon acquisition policy Quot was geared toward getting major weapons systems produced and fielded today not tomorrow Quot Dingell wrote. A the primary method for expediting these  was to Rush the systems into production prior to the completion of design engineering and testing. This process of concurrency or buy before you Fly has resulted in untold  in the worst ease the Reagan administration Comra cled to buy 100 by a bombers for More than $20 billion before the plane was properly tested and evaluated Dingell said. Air Force officials testified before Dingell s oversight and investigations subcommittee in 1986 that the bomber had major technical problems that crippled us ability to penetrate soviet airspace. But the planes had been paid Tor by then Dingell said. Bush s budget would continue rapid procurement which no longer is justified with the dramatic improvement in East West eclat ions he said boys a my Mommy is using drugs spurs arrest Stratford. Conn. Up a a Young Molher faces narcotics charges after her 6-year-old son told authorities he was missing school because Quot my Mommy is using  police said sunday. Carolyn Womack. 26. Was arrested on charges of Possession of narcotics Possession of drug paraphernalia and risk of injury to a minor police said. Womack who was free on $25,000 Bond was scheduled to be presented in Bridgeport Superior court on feb. 26, police said. Police raided Womack s Home Friday Afler keeping it under surveillance for More than two weeks because her Young son told school officials she was using drugs. During the raid police found three hags of heroin and syringes As Well ask evidence of cocaine use. Said capt. Michael Kosach. Womack s son was at Home during the raid along with his 9-year-old sister and 13-year-old Cousin. Kovach said. The Lioy whose name was not released had told a school attendance officer in late january he was nol Able to attend classes because his Mother w As taking drugs Anil could not gel him ready for school. Kovach said. He told officials. My Mommy is using  Kovach said. Quot this tells me we Are getting our message across to the Young  Kovach added. Kosach said ibis was the first time in Stratford Hal a lip Frum a child had led to the arrest or a Parent on drug charges. While Womack was in custody Over the weekend her children slayed Wii i a grandparent in Bridgeport. Kosach said