European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 14, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 Dod revises Cost of arms programs Washington apr the defense department estimates that the Price tag for bringing 95 major weapons programs from design to full production is $843.8 billion a $31 billion More than projections made three months ago. In issuing its report thursday the Pentagon blamed the significant jump in 1989�?Ts last Quarter on revised inflation rates and a slight increase in the number of missiles aircraft and other weapons sought by president Bush. Among the major increases were the estimated costs for the land based mid Ectman nuclear missile the c-17 cargo plane and the ddg-51 class destroyer. The Pentagon is reconsidering the latter two programs. The so called selected acquisition report on dec. 31 provided a projection of Overall costs for 95 major weapons systems based on the enactment of Bush a defense budget. However the Overall estimate May change because Congress or defense Secretary Dick Cheney May terminate or limit production on some weapons systems. The previous report released in september predicted an Overall Cost of $806.6 billion. The difference in the two figures is $37.2 billion which includes the $31 billion increase and an estimate of $6.2 billion for the Navy a fixed distributed system a classified Ocean surveillance project. Among the estimated increases was the Cost of the midget Man missile which Rose from $1.9 billion to $7.3 billion. The Pentagon said the jump was primarily the result of restoring costs that were excluded last year because of the Way Bush and Congress handled the missile program in the fiscal 1990 defense budget. The budget contains less than $250 million for the Mobile single warhead missile. With those funds the midget Man program Only amounted to a research and development project the Pentagon said. Among the increased costs for the midget Man Are $1.3 billion for the missile and its Basing with a goal of initial operation in 1997 $458 million for six additional research and development missiles and $87 million for inflation. The estimated Cost of the multiple warhead my nuclear missile dropped $3.9 billion from $23 billion primarily because of a reduction in the number of planned missiles from 255 to 193. The drop was partially offset by revised inflation rates with an estimated increase of $236 million. The estimates Are reached by adding together the annual research and development costs and the Cost of building the weapon. Some estimates extend into the next Century. The Pentagon May Cut Back the Arleigh Burke class destroyer program which increased $4 billion from a previous estimate of $2.8 billion. The Navy cited an increase in the number of ships from 33 to 38 and revised inflation rates As the reasons for the 15 percent jump. The other Navy program the defense Secretary May curtail a the ssn-21 sea Wolf attack submarine a dropped in estimated Cost from $20 billion to $16 billion because of a decrease in the number of submarines from 12 to nine. The estimated Cost of the c-17 cargo plane increased $4.4 billion from a previous Price of $37.4 billion. The air Force blamed the Rise on inflation and schedule changes due to plans to stretch out the program. A amps Scott a Millor Only hurts when he laughs golfer Pete Morrison a sergeant with the Canadian forces Europe at Baden Solingen West Germany manages to maintain his sense of humor after missing a putt this week. He s Bent Over with laughter a yes laughter not hysteria a while playing a round at the Heidelberg Golf  cases in . Up 58 percent in 6 years Atlanta apr reported cases of hepatitis a in the United states increased 58 percent Between 1983 and 1989, the Federal centers for disease control said. Hepatitis a a liver inflammation usually linked to poor Hygiene or drug use causes fever fatigue and aches. In rare cases it can be fatal. The cd said the number of cases increased from 9.2 per 100,000 population to 14.5 per 100,000 from 1983 to 1989. However the Atlanta based Agency noted thursday that Many who get the illness show no symptoms and their cases go unreported. The Best known method of spreading hepatitis a is when a hepatitis Carrier handles food such As salads sandwiches or other items that Are not cooked. However a it is important to stress that a majority of hepatitis cases Are not associated with food borne outbreaks a said or. Miriam alter a cd hepatitis specialist. A about a third Are associated with close personal Contact with someone else who has the disease. About 12 percent Are associated with Day care centers and there too the disease is also acquired from someone else who had it a she said. Six percent of the cases Are brought Back to the United Stales from developing countries where hepatitis is endemic and the cause of about a third of the cases cannot be traced she said. There also Are increasing reports of the illness being spread through sharing of contaminated Needles by drug users. There is no vaccine for hepatitis a but infection can be prevented with Gamma globulin shots after exposure takes place. Vintage fliers retracing 10,000-mile mail route Manama Bahrain apr men and women pilots Many in their 60s and 70s, took off Friday in single engine aircraft to Fly the old Imperial airways mail route from England to Australia. Bahrain was the 10th Stop in the world Vintage air rally which includes 25 of the original 31 landings of the 10,000-mile distance. Pilots Are flying in planes that include de Havilland dragons Bellan Cas Stinson Cessna beeches and pipers. A flying in events such As this keeps All of us Young and adventurous at heart a commented Sammy Mckay of Flint mich., a 75-year-old woman. Before Takeoff there was discussion with the 41-year-old australian organizer Lang Kidby whether the journey could be compressed by flying two or three legs in one Day As the fliers were already two weeks behind schedule. Each leg averages 164 Miles. The fliers two to three to each plane were mainly americans and australians. They included members of the �?o99s,�?� an International woman fliers association started in the United states by Amelia Earhart As a world War ii support group for male pilots. The rally is in Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first single engine Light aircraft flight from the United kingdom to Australia the 60th anniversary of the first passenger flight along the route by Imperial airways and the 55th anniversary of the first regular airmail . Chiles enters Florida governors race Tallahassee Fla. Apr former sen. Lawton Chiles one of Florida a most popular politicians came out of retirement to enter the gubernatorial race and vowed to unseat gov. Bob Martinez with a no frills Low budget Campaign. Chiles resigned from the Senate in january 1989 saying he was a burned out by big Money politics and the grind of the Federal bureaucracy. He said thursday he wanted to keep Florida from being beaten Down by the same problems. Chiles 60, pledged to limit Campaign contributions to $100. His two democratic opponents rep. Bill Nelson and state sen. George Stuart have already raised nearly $6 million Between them for the sept. 4 primary. A i look around in this country and i hear those voices in the Countryside a Chiles said. A one of those things i hear is that Money does no to vote. People  Chiles literally walked across the state in his first successful Senate Campaign in 1970. He easily won re elections in the 1976 and 1982 races and became chairman of the influential Senate budget committee. His running mate will be former rep. Kenneth a a buddy Mackay who lost his bid in 1988 to capture the Senate scat vacated by Chiles. Martinez who is winding up a tumultuous first term in office said Chiles candidacy Only boosts his re election bid. A they have some difficulty figuring out How they re going to beat me a he said. A a it a just part of their struggle to figure out How they re going to stay in Power in the state of Florida when the tide is going against  after leaving the Senate Chiles became director of the Leroy Collins Center for Public policy a think tank at Florida state University in Tallahassee. He resigned that position late wednesday