European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 Northrop unveils its future fighter Hope Edwards fab Calif. A Northrop corp. On Friday unveiled its version of a sleek stealth fighter plane for the 21st Century a prototype competing against Lockheed corp. For a share of shrinking defense dollars. The twin Tail twin engine yf-23 is the Northrop version of the supersonic advanced tactical fighter a futuristic aircraft the air Force wants in order to maintain an air superiority Edge Well into the next Century. The plane was pulled out of a hangar and into the hot Mojave desert Sunshine to the cheers of aerospace workers on the yf-23 project. Northrop predicted the first flight would be within 30 Days. The at would replace the air forces current air superiority fighter the f-15 Eagle built by Mcdonnell Douglas. Northrop is teamed with Mcdonnell Douglas against a Lockheed Boeing team in a Competition for the at contract a one of the last major defense contract of the 1990s. Lockheed a version a the yf-22 a also is scheduled to debut this summer. Each team has spent about $600 million to produce two prototypes and the Pentagon has matched the funding of each team. The air Force wants to build 750 of the High technology fighters. But the request comes during a period of increasing congressional demands for defense spending cuts because of improved East West relations and layoffs of thousands of aerospace workers nationwide. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee has suggested upgrades of the f-15 and f-16 fighters in lieu of building a Force of futuristic super fighters. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in a Cost cutting move recently delayed the requested Start up of production for the at until 1996. But air Force officials contend the aircraft is necessary because of the advancing age of its current inventory of fighter aircraft and because they say the at Northrop corp. On Friday rolled out its version of a sleek stealth fighter plane for the 21st Century at Edwards fab Calif. A along with the b-2 stealth bomber is a revolutionary aircraft. The Mission of the at like the f-15, would be to shoot Down other fighters in air to air combat. It has no ground attack or bombing role like the f-117a stealth fighter. A a we be never fought a War where we did no to enjoy air superiority a said Brig. Gen. James a. Fain jr., aft program director. A i done to think America would stand for sending its sons and daughters to a War where we did no to have air  estimated Cost of the at is $51 million per plane. Fighters such As the f-15 Eagle Cost a Little More than half that. The sophisticated attributes advertised for the at include radar evading stealth capability combined with High Maneule ability and the ability to cruise at supersonic speeds for extended periods. The yf-23, like its big brother the b-2, has a folded appearance with smooth and rounded surfaces rather than the Sharp edges and angles of present generation fighters. The plane is 67.4 feet Long. The wingspan is 43.6 feet. Unlike a b-2, the at which must Fly and fight at supersonic speeds has two Large intakes for its Pratt amp Whitney Turbofan engines. Northrop a second prototype will be powered by general electric engines. Air Force officials argue the need for a futuristic air Fleet saying although world tensions Are easing there is no guarantee that will always be the Case. Lockheed which is teamed with Boeing has said it would produce the air planes in Georgia. Northrop and Mcdonnell Douglas would build the planes in California. Sex Drexel aide draws 10 months $40,000 Fine new York apr Lisa Jones a former $100,000-a-year trading assistant at Drexel Burnham Lambert inc., was sentenced on Friday to 10 months in prison for lying to a grand jury investigating Wall Street fraud. . District judge Leonard b. Sand reduced the 18-Inonth sentence Jones received last year after an appeals court threw it out on grounds that it was longer than mandated by Federal sentencing guidelines. Sand also fined Jones $25,000 and ordered her to pay $14,850 for the Cost of her incarceration. He also required her to receive mental health treatment during her term. Jones 27, was convicted in March 1989 of seven counts of perjury and obstruction of Justice for lying in january 1988 to a Federal grand jury investigating trading activities at Drexel. Sand said he was sympathetic to Jones psychological problems and troubled childhood a she ran away from Home at age 14 a but said deterrence was necessary because she lied repeatedly to investigators. Assistant . Attorney Neil s. Cartusciello said Jones still had not cooperated with the government. He also said there was nothing to indicate that she was suffering from diminished mental capacity at the time of her crimes. Jones who worked at Drexel a Beverly Hills Calif., junk Bond department was the first person convicted in the governments lengthy investigation of fraud on Wall Street. Prosecutors showed at her trial that Jones handled transactions that constituted illegal Stock a parking a which typically involves hiding the True ownership of securities. In three appearances before the grand jury Jones said she did not recall any discussions about Stock parking in contacts with Princeton Newport partners. The principals of the defunct investment firm were convicted last july in a scheme to generate illegal tax losses through bogus securities trading. Jones was an assistant to Drexel trader Bruce new Berg who was convicted in the Princeton Newport Case and sentenced to three months in prison. Newberg reported directly to Michael Milken the former head of Drexel a junk Bond department who earlier this year pleaded guilty to six felonies and agreed to pay $600 million in penalties to Settle fraud charges. The government showed that Jones had a history of lying a about her age Birthplace Job title and other matters. She lied about 150 times during testimony at her trial prosecutors  backs earlier testimony against Barry Washington apr an attorney for the City government testified in Marion barrys drug and perjury trial Friday that he found the mayor slumped one night in a bathroom littered with drug paraphernalia. A the smoke and the. Smell. Got stronger As the evening went on a said James Mcwilliams recalling a december 1988 night he spent with Barry and key prosecution witness Charles Lewis at a Washington hotel room. Mcwilliams who is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to drug related charges backed up testimony irom Lewis about the evening of alleged crack cocaine use by the three term mayor. Mcwilliams said he went to Lewis room that night to discuss a Job Transfer with the mayor. But the bearded Mcwilliams said that As he pressed his Case Barry just told him at one Point a you know you look a lot like Santa  Mcwilliams Beard is heavily streaked with Gray. A Legal counsel for the City a department of Public works Mcwilliams testified he helped Lewis and Barry hide the alleged drug use from police investigators a because i was protecting Marion  Barry 54, is facing three felony charges of perjury 10 Misdemeanour charges of cocaine Possession and one Misdemeanour count of conspiracy to possess cocaine. He has pleaded innocent. Lewis a convicted drug dealer testified earlier that he used drugs with Barry repeatedly Between 1986 and 1988 and smoked crack cocaine with him on four occasions including dec. 19, 1988, in Lewis Washington room. Mcwilliams said that when he went to Lewis room that night Lewis asked him for $40 to a go out and get some stuff. A i understood he was going to go out and get some drugs a said Mcwilliams. Lewis came Back with a plastic bag a that had a White substance inside a he said. Barry who he said arrived later then went repeatedly with Lewis into the bathroom and Kitchen. Smoke and a a Strong unusual smell from the bathroom grew As Mcwilliams watched a football game on television he testified. Mcwilliams never said however that he saw Barry using drugs. Mcwilliams said he did no to use drugs himself. Mcwilliams pleaded guilty in january to aiding and abetting Lewis Possession of cocaine