European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7military spending plan unresolved Washington a House and Senate negotiators hammering out a military spending blueprint for the new fiscal Vear that began oct. 1, remained at Odds on several major differences Between their respective Bills lawmakers said tuesday. Among the outstanding issues were a the Fate of the v-22 Osprey the tilt Rotor aircraft. A proposed cuts in the National guard and reserves. A closing of military bases. A the b-2 stealth bomber and the strategic defense initiative or Star wars. A there Are so Many big things on the table that Are still not resolved a said rep. Buddy Darden a a. Congressional sources said bar gainers were nearing agreement on a troop Cut of 100,000 from the current total of 2.1 million including 50,000 in Europe and a provision of about $2.8 billion for ski far less than Bush a budget proposal of $4.7 billion. Overall the Bills Call for $289 billion in defense spending $18 billion less than the president sought in january. During negotiations tuesday lawmakers considered a b-2 Compromise. In its version of the defense Bill the House ordered production of the radar evading b-2 stopped at the 15 planes to which the Pentagon is committed. At nearly $865 million per copy the aircraft is the costliest in history. The Senate in its legislation approved the administrations request of $5.1 billion in the current fiscal year to buy two planes for a total of 17, plus parts. The possible Compromise eliminates the House provision requiring the pro Gram to be wound up and the Senate provision requiring the Purchase of two More planes. Instead the Compromise would Call for spending $4.1 billion for the program As the air Force sees fit. The Compromise would allow the air Force to cover the programs shortfall. During meetings tuesday lawmakers also considered an Overall total for ski Midway Between the amounts adopted by the House and Senate. The Senate approved about $3.7 billion the House $2.3 billion. 2 live Crew Leader Luther Campbell listens As his lawyer talks at the first Day of the groups trial.2 live Crew wins round 1 in Florida obscenity trial by the Washington Post fort Lauderdale Fla. The rap group 2 live Crew won a major Victory in its obscenity trial tuesday when the judge barred prosecutors from providing jurors with a written transcript of the performance for which the band was arrested. The prosecutors now face a Battle Over the tape itself which the defense team sought to exclude late tuesday after it was revealed that the state May have violated rules pertaining to the storage of evidence. In addition As of tuesday the trial became an adults Only Case. At the request of the defense team Broward county judge june l. Johnson banned from the courtroom All spectators under age 18. The prosecutions Case rests largely on the 45-minute tape of the groups adults Only show at a Hollywood Fla., nightclub in june although prosecutors also plan to Call As witnesses the two undercover detectives who recorded the performance. Most of the tape is unintelligible All but drowned out by the cheering screaming crowd. Occasionally an explicit phrase or expletive can be understood. Johnson listened to the entire 45 minutes following along on the transcript yawning at times leaning Back at others clearly unimpressed. With that round won by the defense lawyers from both sides moved on to opening arguments which were Anticlimactic. Assistant state attorney Leslie Robson told the jurors that the 2 live Crews act did indeed qualify As  that Means she reminded them a a morbid and shameful interest in  a you Are going to hear graphic depictions of sexual conducts anal Intercourse women being abused women being urinated on and caustic comments about homosexuals a Robson said. But Bruce Rogow the Lead defense lawyer advised the jury its Job was to judge the entire performance and that included a the lights the dancing the music the audience  a nobody is going to deny there Are dirty words a he said. Judge acquits 3 Sundstrand mid level execs Chicago apr three former mid level Sundstrand corp. Executives were acquitted tuesday of wrongdoing in a scheme by the aerospace contractor to defraud the Pentagon. The verdicts by a Federal judge ended the Only prosecution of individuals so far in connection with Sund strands admitted fraud. The Rockford company paid the government nearly $200 million in a record settlement for such offences. . District judge Prentice h. Marshall said he was satisfied the three defendants had done no wrong. But he said he was a a perplexed by the Lack of other indictments Given Sundstrand a 1988 admission of corporate guilt. A Why those who directed that behaviour. Were not prosecuted baffles me a Marshall said. . Attorney Fred Foreman said the government prosecuted the officials because they failed to carry out their duty of ensuring that Sundstrand complied with government regulations. The defendants were Ray John Chapel jr., former director of business planning Ralph g. Hamann former Sundstrand Section manager for government contracts and Joseph j. Mccarthy former vice president for finance and administration. Marshall found the men innocent of conspiracy to lie to the government and of concealing the alleged conspiracy. He acquitted them last week on charges of lying to the government. The trial began sept. 10. Mccarthy denied there was any fraud at Sundstrand. A in my opinion Sundstrand paid $200 million for  Hamann said the verdict a makes me wonder what in hell we were doing Here. It just boggles my  in 1988, Sundstrand pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal fraud admitting it had Over billed the Pentagon from May 1980 through August 1985. Chess game drawn new York apr Champion Garry Kasparov and challenger Anatoly Karpov tuesday agreed to a draw in the third game of the world championship chess match. The result left the score at 2-1 in favor of Kasparov. Players score one Point for a win and half a Point for a draw. Kasparov 27, and Karpov 39, the former world Champion he unseated in 1985, Are playing a Best-of-24-game match. The first player to amass 121/2 Points through a combination of wins and draws will be declared the  in s. Carolina trials ordered opened Columbia . Apr Federal judges in the trials of four state legislators indicted in a vote buying scandal improperly sealed court records from the Media an appeals court ruled tuesday. A three judge panel at the 4th . Circuit court of appeals in Richmond va., said . District judges Falcon Hawkins and Charles e. Simons or. Applied the wrong constitutional Standard to determine when documents should be sealed. The appeals court said the judges must reconsider their orders. Before the ruling a jury was selected out of the Media shearing in the trial of state rep. Luther Taylor. He is one of nine lawmakers indicted on charges of taking bribes in Exchange for their support of a Bill legalizing betting on horses and greyhounds. Taylor a Democrat from Columbia who has served in the state House since 1983, is accused of accepting $4,300 for supporting the betting Bill. If convicted he could get up to 120 years in prison and a $1.5 million Fine. Hawkins said monday he feared prospective jurors might not answer truthfully if reporters were present during questioning. He also said open jury selection could affect cases against others charged in the Fri sting. Jay Bender an attorney for South Carolina news organizations said the appeals court order would a restrict greatly what will be withheld from the Public. I think its a Victory for Access and  Hawkins order last month to Seal documents in Taylor Scase covered court records already made Public and reported on by the Media and subsequent filings. At the same time he barred participants in the Case from discussing it outside the courtroom. Media groups did no to Addeal that decision