European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday april i 1, 1991island outage in fill up Honolulu apr a window washing Crew Hud to be rescued from the Side of a building people were trapped in elevators and cars bumped at a intersections when the Power was knocked out tuesday across Hawaii a main Island of Oahu. Most islanders however used the first Island wide blackout since 1983 As an excuse to skip work and join the tourists at the beaches and bars. Power was restored to most of the Island by late tuesday said Jim Mullis a spokesman for hawaiian electric coi a transmission line failure at 8 34 . Caused the lights to fail throughout the Island which has a population of 850,000. The cleaning Crew was rescued within an hour elevator riders were trapped Only briefly and nothing More serious than fender benders resulted from the loss of traffic lights. Tourists were advised to avoid upper level rooms in High Rise hotels arid to stay on beaches or in hotel lobbies until elevators were Back in operation. A so what if we have to walk up a few stairs a said Maurice Cockrell of Middlebury a. A a in a Here for the Sun and the a business was up big about 50 percent for a tuesday afternoon a said Sydney Snoeden at the bar Hernandous hideaway. Long lines formed at Cash machines once the Power came Back on a a we be been using credit cards to drink alcohol All Day a said Barbara Rodenbaugh of Riverside Calif. A now that we be got Cash. We re going Back to get drunk.�?�. A the problem involved four lines carrying Power from the main generating Plant on the islands Western coast to Honolulu on the Southeastern coast Mullis said. 7 7 one line was Down for repair when a second line failed because of failing Trees experts said. The Utility continued operating until a third line went Down for an unknown reason said Dave Rodrigues vice president of operations. The Utility shut Down a fourth line to avoid overloading it he said. For cancelled Al 2 project Washington up a senior Pentagon official said tuesday that the Agency opted not to immediately press two huge defense contractors to return $1.35 billion in Money spirit on a now defunct air plane project for fear both would be forced to seek bankruptcy Protection. In february the Pentagon agreed to suspend for nearly two years collection efforts against the nations largest defense contractor Mcdonnell Douglas and general dynamics while the Issue is appealed or an agreement is negotiated. 7 a meanwhile the firms Are paying 8.3 percent annual interest on the debt. 7 the Issue arose because defense Secretary Dick. Cheney Ca Nee led the Navy a a-12 program earlier this year. The a-12, designed to use stealth technology was to replace the aging Carrier based a-6 intruder attack 7. A -7 a 7 a a a v a just after he reported to Congress last Spring that the a-12 was on track it was Learned the program was More than $ i billion Over budget. The problem had been known within Navy circles before Cheney made his report to Congress. Several uniformed officers were forced to retire or censured and the Pentagon s senior purchasing executive quit. 7 7a. A Quot a a a a a Eleanor Spector a Deputy Secretary of defense for procurement told the House armed services committees investigative subcommittee that had the Pentagon insisted on immediate payment a we possibly would have precipitated chapter 11 bankruptcy court filings for one or both contractors. A a it a not Clear to me either could have repaid the debt she said. She said neither firm had the Cash to spend without Selling assets a move that could have threatened the corporate health of one or both of the aerospace giants. The decision was supported by the Pentagon a chief Awyer Terrence of Donnell who called it a the right lawyer decision. When it was the government received about $1.34 billion Worth of plans arid other data for the program before the contract was terminated. The Pentagon claimed that Mcdonnell Douglas and general dynamics defaulted on the contract. The Money being sought is for work the Pentagon said it paid for but never received. 7 the Navy is now looking at putting new wings on some of the a-6s and extending the life of its f/a-18 Hornet As an interim step while it studies a replacement for the a-12. f7. A a 7 a. 7 a . Apr Campbell soup co. Has agreed to list its soups sodium Content in advertising that makes health claims. 7 the company agreed to the change monday to Settle a 2-year-old complaint filed by the Federal Trade commission. -7 Quot a a the agreement came under attack from the Center for science in the Public interest which had asked the Etc to review Campbells advertising. A the Etc should have prohibited the company from claiming in any Way shape or form that its soups can help reduce heart disease a said Bruce Silver Grade Legal director for the consumer organization. The Etc said Carriebell advertisements linking the Low cholesterol Low fat Content of its soups with a reduced risk of some types of heart disease misled con Sumers did not Alert them to the soups High sodium Content. A a sodium can raise the risk of heart disease. Campbell agreed to disclose the sodium Content in advertisements for soups containing More than 500 milligrams of sodium in an 8-ounce serving. The National research Council of the National Academy of sciences says 1,100 to 3,300 milligrams per Day is a a Safe and adequate intake for adults. A we ultimately settled the Case in order to avoid the expense and distraction of further litigation a said Campbell spokesman James ii. Moran. A a we stand by our Moran said Campbell halted the advertising Campaign several years ago. After the storm Tabatha Hopson of Charleston w.va., searches through the remains of a Mobile killed two including a a Jia a a. Home destroyed by winds that reached near Hurricane Force tuesday the storm Southern West Virginia were Tho it it Nure dozens. More than 15,000
