European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 22,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5 Imelda Marcos listens to . District court judge John f. Keenan in this artist s sketch of trial proceedings in new York. Marcos says trial in . Unfair new York apr former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos arrived in court tuesday for the Start of her trial on charges of racketeering complaining that having to stand trial in the United states was unfair. A i am a filipino citizen. I should be tried in my own country the Republic of the Philippines not in a foreign country a Marcos told a crush of reporters before entering the courthouse. A i Pray i will be treated and tried Here like an Ordinary american citizen seeking for  supporters carrying signs Reading a Marcos is innocent and a Stop persecuting mrs. Marcos greeted her As she arrived with her attorney Gerry Spence. Other signs featured pictures of Marcos and her late husband Ferdinand with sex presidents Nixon Carter and Reagan. Federal marshals did their part to treat her like anyone else making Marcos run her purse through a Metal Detector before allowing her upstairs to the third floor courtroom where jury selection began. Several prospective jurors said they had heard of the Case but did not know the facts. They also said wealthy people should be treated equally under the Law. Under questioning several said they remembered that Marcos had Many pairs of shoes. Marcos 60, is accused of taking part in the illegal Transfer of More than $160 million from the Philippines Treasury to buy Manhattan real estate. The indictment also alleges she defrauded banking institutions of $165 million to finance the properties. She is being tried with saudi financier Adnan Khash Oggi accused of helping the Marc oses hide their ownership of the real estate including commercial buildings on Wall Street fifth Avenue Madison Avenue and Herald Square. Marcos the ousted Philippines president who was the Central figure in the october 1988 indictment died last sept. 28 while in exile in Hawaii. Judge John f. Keenan began screening the first 25 of 150 prospective jurors. Khash Oggi 54, arrived shortly after Marcos. In reply to a question on whether America would be embarrassed by revelations at the trial he said a no America is too big to be  Khash Oggi also said he Felt America had a a betrayed Marcos. E Stefan injured in bus crash Scranton a. Apr Singer Gloria est fan of the hit group Miami sound machine is in Hospital with a broken Vertebra following a collision Between the bands bus and a truck on a Snow covered Highway in the Pocono mountains. The 32-Ycar-old Singer was listed in stable condition tuesday at Community medical Center in Scranton with a broken Verte j Bra in the Middle of her Back. Estefan was not paralysed said or. William Pfeifer who treated her. He refused to say if Estefan surgery was planned. Five other people and the truck Driver were treated at the Hospital and four were later released. They included the singers husband Emilio Estefan jr., 37, who suffered head and hand injuries and their 9-Ycar-old son Tayib who suffered a neck injury the Hospital said. The group was headed for Syracuse n.y., for a concert tuesday. The est fans met monday with president Bush at the White House to discuss her anti drug work. M-1, Apache May be axed for new systems Washington apr the army is gambling that Congress will agree to end tank production while also approving Money for controversial new weapons systems such As the la attack helicopter senior Pentagon officials said tuesday. Steven conver assistant army Secretary for research and acquisition told a House panel that the army reluctantly proposed abandoning them a Abrams tank production line and the Apache attack helicopter because of the Overall squeeze on defense spending. Ninover std he recognized that it might be difficult con8ress t0 halt tank production while also e t3 0n new weapons systems such As the la or reassessing it cry the Pentagon itself has begun h of so Armp Hpe a tical difficulty a conver told the a a won up up i Urvi is subcommittee on procurement. We re really throwing the Dice on that  the difficulty of the task was apparent during the hearing. Legislators who stand to lose coveted military contracts for their districts protested the cuts in current army programs. Others concerned about the costs involved in new weapons programs questioned the need for developing new tanks and helicopters. A i sense a disconnect Between where the administration is going and where the Congress is going on modernization a said armed services committee chairman Les Aspin a wis. Rep. Marvin Leath a Texas who said he had no parochial interest in the cancellation of them a or Apache said a i done to know How you think its Fine to just destroy a production  it. Gen. Donald Pihl the army Stop acquisition officer responded a it is not comforting to think about the United states of America not producing  rep. John Rowland r-conn., suggested that rather than spending $400 million to Mothball the two exist of time besi Quot the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Approvals be Senate foreign relations committee gave unanimous w Vai to the administrations full $3.1 billion european recovery  years ago today. Nuclear win no soviet Union suggested in Geneva that its proposed fists to no front a i should last a five or tour years to allow East West Scien control of hard to identify Small underground  years ago today. Force Postar Ftp despite efforts to Settle the . Postal strike army and air getting worse he to i reported Tom Washington that the military mail situation was any or National a re res Dent Nixon meanwhile hinted that he May mobilize 1 f guard units to help move the mail if the strike continues. Mirch5 ago today a a a glanced budom1 a. The House budget committee agreed a $611.8 billion proposed defense budget cutting bib on from president Carters ing tank factories in the United states a one in Detroit and the other in Lima Ohio a the army should continue to make a Small number of mls and promote tank sales to foreign countries. The la program would last into the next Century and Cost about $3 billion per year. Each helicopter with the latest in target seeking and radar avoiding technology would Cost about $7.5 million. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney last week ordered a High level Pentagon review of the need for the la. Some members of Congress also Are Uncertain about the need for new Light helicopters. A How can you realistically expect the Congress to approve these Levels of funding for a single helicopter program particularly one of questionable value a asked rep. Larry Hopkins Ray. Conver replied that a we arc not even a Little bit apologetic about asking Congress for this  personnel chiefs differ on female combat jobs Washington apr the army Stop personnel officer says he opposes a proposed four year test of whether women can hold combat related jobs. But his air Force counterpart says there probably Isnit a combat Job in his service that women could not handle. The test has been proposed in legislation put Forward by rep. Patricia sch Roeder a Colo. A i done to feel a test is necessary a army it. Gen. Allen k. Ono testified before the House armed services subcommittee on personnel tuesday. A the fundamental Issue is one of National policy a he said. A a there a no ducking that a whether women should serve in direct combat is for you to decide a Ono told the lawmakers. Ono argued that the United states could study and learn from the experiences of other nations. Although Canada recently offered infantry training to 80 women Only one became qualified the panel was told. The general also said it would be difficult to conduct such a test in peace time. However it. Gen. Thomas j. Hickey the air forces personnel chief told the lawmakers he Felt that women could handle any combat Job in the service. By . Law women in the Navy and air Force Are barred from serving in combat jobs. The army is not covered under the same statute and has written its own policy to comply with the Law