European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Computer woes hit sea Wolf Washington apr the Navy a $44 billion sea Wolf attack submarine program is moving ahead despite serious deficiencies in a computer program that guides the Craft and its weapons a congressional oversight panel reported thursday. The congressional probe turned up an internal Navy memo detailing problems in the computer system. Rep. John Conyers jr., d-mich., who headed the probe As chairman of the National Security subcommittee of the House government operations committee was critical of the Navy saying a without the computer software the sea Wolf submarine is just so much Metal floating around out  the probe conducted by the subcommittee and the general accounting office focused on the Bsy-2 computer system referred to As the  the highly sophisticated system is built for the Navy by general electric. It is designed for the sea Wolf which is built in Groton conn., by general dynamics corp., and in Newport news va., by the Newport news shipbuilding and dry Dock co. At thursdays hearing top Navy officials in charge of sea Wolf said they were unaware of a March 19 internal Navy memo detailing problems in the computer software. Conyers had copies of the memo but did not release it to the Public. Assistant Secretary Gerald a. Cann said he would respond to the memo As soon As it could be studied. A i done to think we have a flaming disaster Here a Cann said. The memo written by a Navy software expert questioned the reliability of the computer systems which govern virtually All of sea Wolf s movements and weaponry. A Frank Conahan who headed the Gao investigation of sea Wolf said the Navy has no alternative to the Bsy-2 system under consideration. Rep. Frank Horton r-n.y., noted that there has already been a $10 million Cost overrun in completion of the first two Bsy-2 systems. Pending congressional approval the Navy plans to buy 29 sea wolfs by 2000 at an estimated Cost of $44 billion. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney is conducting a detailed review of the need for sea Wolf and is expected to present findings next month. Conyers said the problems with the sea Wolf program discovered by the subcommittee and the Gao will be a part of Cheney a review. Saturday april 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5 the commercial District in Brownwood West of fort Worth Texas was flooded extensively after being hit with 16 inches of rain. 3 drown in flood hit Texas wind damages Laughlin fab Dallas apr at least three people drowned and two were missing after floodwaters gushed through Texas thursday. Two towns were evacuated. The flooding followed More than 24 hours of thunderstorms forcing authorities to mobilize the National guard. High wind damaged Laughlin fab near Del Rio close to the Mexico Border. Winds Topping 110 Mph damaged nine air Force jets and two buildings officials said. The jets a All twin engine t-37 trainers a had minor damage although one aircraft suffered damage to a Wing when it was hit by a wind blown portable lighting cart. The second floor of an office building collapsed and another building lost its roof. The storms were photographed by space shuttle discovery a astronauts orbiting 380 Miles above Earth. One family was rescued from a tree. Flooding in nearby South Central Oklahoma also forced evacuations and closed highways. The National weather service reported up to 15 inches of rain overnight in some areas of Texas As storms carrying at least six tornadoes skipped across the state. The Texas National guard sent 35 people and 20 trucks to help evacuate hundreds of people from Brownwood Southeast of Abilene and from a Small Rural Community on the Brazos River near Weatherford just West of fort Worth. Police in Brownwood reported All major traffic routes flooded some several feet deep. Two of the three deaths were reported in that town. About 20 Miles Northeast of Brownwood at least 130 people were evacuated Early thursday in the area of Proctor. Many had to be rescued by boat after their cars and campers were flooded at a Park near Proctor Lake which stood 23 feet above Normal its highest level on record. In Graham Northwest of fort Worth a Man and his four children were rescued from Trees to which they were clinging by authorities who used a boat and a human Chain to reach them. Officials said the children were All 10 years old or younger. Elsewhere in Comanche county More than a foot of water flooded the emergency room and first floor of Deleon Community Hospital. Minor damage was reported in Corsicana where a Tornado touched Down and two More were spotted at mid morning. Five other tornadoes caused minor damage in the previous 24 hours. A 77-year-old Man died wednesday in Brownwood when he was swept away while trying to Clear a Drain near his Home. Another elderly Brownwood Man died thursday when he was swept away while trying to get into his ear. In the Texas Panhandle a 27-year-old woman drowned wednesday when a car was swept into 13 feet of water in Moore county and her two companions were missing authorities said. . Works out final details on Trade plan with soviets Washington up a . And soviet negotiators completed work thursday on a comprehensive Trade Accord designed to pave the Way for a further normalization of Trade relations with Moscow during president Bush a Summit meeting with soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev on May 30. Thursdays announcement which followed three Days of talks in Paris came despite Calls by some members of Congress for Bush to postpone the negotiations until Moscow resolves its current dispute with Lithuania. Bush has rejected the pleas. Julius l. Katz Deputy . Trade representative said the negotiators still had some minor provisions to Iron out which he said would be taken care of a through diplomatic  but he said the a a fundamentals of the Accord were now essentially in place. Under . Law Moscow must take one More step to qualify for . Trade preferences the soviets must enact into Law provisions to ease restrictions on the emigration of soviet jews. The restrictions were actually relaxed about a year ago. Once that is done Bush is expected to ask Congress to Grant Moscow so called a most favored nation Trade status which would effectively reduce tariffs on imports from the soviet Union from 34 percent to 6.7 percent a the same level that most other . Trading partners enjoy. The United states also is expected to Back Moscow a bid to gain observer status in the Geneva based general agreement on tariffs and Trade the 97-country compact that sets and administers world trading  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. April 28, 1950 a in a major foreign policy address marshal Tito called for improved relations Between Yugoslavia and its three non communist neighbors Italy Greece and austria.30 years ago today. April 28, i960 a syn Man race resigned As president of South Korea after six weeks of violent demonstrations against his rule.20 years ago today. April 28, 1970 a Gypsy Rose Lee known As the Quot Queen of burlesque a died at age 56 of cancer. She also had been an author stage and screen actress and show business celebrity.10 years ago today. April 28, 1980 a terrorists ended their 61-Day occupation of the dominican embassy in Bogota Colombia and were flown to Havana aboard a cuban jetliner. All 16 of their diplomatic hostages seized when the terrorists invaded a diplomatic reception were freed