European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday May 29, 1990 Mach be gunners find Paradise in Texas Helotes Texas a machine gun enthusiasts fired off hundreds of thousands of bullets at used cars refrigerators Oil Drums and other target during a two Day shooting festival in Southern Texas. It sounded like a Small War Nora Villarreal said sunday night after nearly 200 people took turns firing More than 100 different automatic weapon son the outdoor target Range owned by her husband Manuel. Among the weapons on display atthe Hill country machine gun shoot were  sub machine guns used by anti terrorist police a Lahti anti tank Rifle capable of Downing a Small aircraft and a 1928 .45-caliber Thompson sub machine gun the Type government agents used to fight Al Capone s gang. All the guns had to be legally registered. Children were not excluded. The Entrance fee was $5, and those who did t bring their own weapon could rent one along with 40 rounds of ammunition for $ 10. But everyone had to shoot in the presence of a licensed gun owner. Can you think of a better Way to spend a Holiday weekend one participant Jim James of Austin said to the new York times. Soldiers died so we d have the right to shoot All we want. It s a  the festival in its third year in this Small town 15 Miles Northwest of san Antonio Drew a diverse crowd. They re All gun enthusiasts but some Are doctors lawyers and prominent people said the 72-year-old Villarreal. She added of course they Are people that can afford those kinds of machine  stickers proclaiming free Dom was t won with a registered gun and the More people i meet the More bullets i need were on View in the parking area. Villarreal said she does t under stand the lure herself but concede that something fuelled the shooters in  s recreation to them i imagine she said. But i Don t know. I just stay at our store and sell them the soda Waters because it s hot out  Villarreal said one Tough task re Mains at the 39-acre property. They re going to Send somebody Over to clean up tomorrow she said. Solar powered commuter car wins 234-mile event in 8.2 hours a James Worden leaves his solar powered vehicle after win Ning the racing category of the event. Somerville mass. A a solar powered commuter car sunday won a 234-mile race against other Sun fuelled vehicles and a free ride to an International Competition in Switzerland organizers said. The sole Tria Light Speed produced by sole Tria corp. Of Arlington mass., took first place in the com Muter category with a time of 8.2 hours. Fifteen solar powered cars began the second annual race in Fairlee vt., on wednesday. The commuter category consisted of usable two and four seaters said race co director Nancy Hazard. What we Are really trying to promote is the development and use of commuter cars Hazard said. The sole Tria Light Speed Driver Anita Rajan and its Crew will be flown to Switzerland s tour de sol in june by Lufthansa airlines said Rosemarie Van Camp a Tufts University official. Sole Tria corp. Also finished second in the commuter category with its selectric Sunrise at 8.23 hours. In the racing category the Massachusetts Institute of technology s Mit sole Tria 5 finished first at 6.2 hours. The Dartmouth Sun Vox ii came in second for solar racers at 7.9 hours. The University of California at Irvine s solaris was the Only entry in the Cross Continental category. The car completed the race. The race was sponsored by the Northeast solar Energy association and private corporations. Hazard said. Chrysler to pay $2.9 million to Settle of overcharge claims Detroit up Chrysler corp. Has agreed to Settle allegations that a subsidiary overcharged the air Force on More than 100 contracts. The company will pay $2.9 million in penalties an remove top executives of the subsidiary it was reported sunday. . Attorney Marvin Collins in fort Worth Texas was quoted by the Detroit news As saying that the government and the no. 3 automaker had resolved Athree year investigation into alleged overcharges by electro space systems inc. The investigation covered the years from 1980 to 1987, before Chrysler bought the firm. Collins would not identify the personnel of the Chrysler subsidiary who were involved but said part of the agreement is that the persons who had responsibility were  senior Chrysler executives said the four founders of the subsidiary retired tuesday from top company posts under an arrangement worked out when the automaker bought the firm in 1987. John Stollman vice president for finance and plan Ning of Chrysler technologies disputed Collins. There s nothing in the agreement that specifically refers to or is conditional on any personnel or employee changes he said. Government sources told the Detroit news that Chrysler representatives assured Federal prosecutors and Pentagon officials the four officers were fired and suggested the shake up was part of an internal House cleaning. Collins and Chrysler officials stressed that the alleged overcharges occurred before the automaker Pur chased electro space. The allegations reportedly in clude assertions that More than $100 million in electronics contracts were  said the automaker settled the Case to avoid the Cost and disruption of a prolonged  Law enforcement sources said Pentagon investigators recommended that electro space be prosecuted criminally for inflating labor costs on aircraft modification work but prosecutors began discussing civil settlement several weeks ago. Sources said Chrysler and the government after negotiations agreed tentatively to estimate the Over charges on More than 100 contracts at $1.47  automaker agreed to double the amount. Collins said the Case was not prosecuted criminally because in a lot of defense procurement cases we reach the Point where we believe there was some intentional misconduct but it does not Rise to the level warranting indictments. The criminal investigation stemmed from the Dis covery by Pentagon auditors that electro space officials misled the air Force by indicating in Cost and pricing data that personnel at the firm s Waco Texas hangars had done All work on aircraft modification contracts. Investigators Learned that the work on contracts dating to 1972 was done by Lear Siegler industries of Oklahoma City a subcontractor that charged lower rates. Stateside appeals court oks Book on scientology founder new York a an upcoming critical biography of l. Ron Hubbard author and founder of the Church of scientology May be published in its original form a Federal appeals court has ruled. The 2nd . Circuit court of appeals reversed lower court s ruling in february for new Era publications International exclusive Licensee of Hubbard works which had filed a copyright infringement Law  died in 1986. The appeals court held that the Book s quotation from Hubbard s published works which amount to about 3 percent of the total biography constituted fair  Lee Hertzberg an attorney for new Era publications said his client had not decided whether to  Book is a piece of Blue sky scientology dianetics and l. Ron Hubbard exposed by Jon atack a former scientology member who turned against the Church claiming that it is a dangerous cult. The Book is scheduled to be shipped to stores in june said Steven Schragis president of Carol publish ing group. Firm fires More than 150, alleging misuse of Loans Long Beach Calif. A Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Has fired More than 150 employees who allegedly used interest free company Loans intended for per Sonal computers to buy stereos or big screen televisions or simply for extra Cash. The workers received Loans of up to $4,000 each under the company s loan program but never bought computers company spokesman Don Hanson said. A data processing employee reportedly processed the Loans by printing phony invoices for computer sales then took a $1,000 Kickback. Loan applicants would then pay Back the loan in interest free paycheck deductions. Some workers at the Long Beach Plant used the Money to buy big screen televisions and stereo sys tems the Long Beach press Telegram reported. In another scheme employees would buy a $4,000 computer submit the invoice for a loan then sell the computer Back to the retailer. Television station defends taping of pit Bull fight Denver a executives at a Denver television station have defended their staffs videotaping of an illegal pit Bull fight As legitimate news gathering  Roger Ogden general manager of Kunc to said station employees attended such a fight in september but they did t realize at the time that it was illegal. He also said the tape used in reporter Wendy Ber Een s four part series on illegal pit Bull fights came from a confidential source. We have been told and we believe that this vide was not the same fight attended by Kunc employees in september the station said in a statement. The station and police agencies began an investigation this month after allegations were made by Anonymous sources that Kunc staged a fight Between Twodogs for Bergen s series. The sources also told competing news organizations that the station paid for the fight. Kunc to denied the allegations and Ogden or dered a comprehensive investigation