European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 10, 1991 americans help soviets commemorate be Day the stars and stripes b Page 9 apr the soviet Union on thursday marked the 46th anniversary of the Victory Over nazi Germany with muted ceremonies that gave unusual emphasis to the role of the United states in winning the War. A the main Parade featured soviet and american marching bands and world War ii Vintage military gear Iri a lighthearted Celebration on Tverskaya Street rather than a fearful display of military might through red Square. A a a. A a a a. A a a a we met with americans at the Elbe and now they be come Here to meet with us a said Nikolai de Zaruba an elderly Veteran of the historic meeting of the soviet and . Forces on the Banks of the Elbe River in Germany in 1945, a we Hope the Friendship will be strengthened not Only politically but economically As  however defense minister Dmitri Yazoo wrote in the pravda newspaper that military parity with the West must be maintained. He said there is no guarantee that current a positive processes Are irreversible. Prominent in the Parade right behind the soviet army band were the Nicolet High school band from Milwaukee and a Ford armoured car Given to the soviets under the lend lease program. Nicolet band Leader Nick White said he was told the High status position was Given to the americans a to signify the Allied relationship Between the soviet Union and the United states in ending world War . Wearing a jacket heavily Laden with War medals 65-year-old general major Alexander Olshansky marched. Behind the americans. He was 18 when he Shook hands with american soldiers at the end of the War which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 million soviets. A we want to Send the Friendship that we received at. The Elbe Down to our sons grandsons and great grandsons a he said. Quot also marching in the Parade were the san Pedro High school Drill team from san Pedro Calif and the Cascade High school marching band from Everett. Wash m Quot top German military commanders signed a surrender pact with the soviets in Berlin on May 9. 1945, two Days after col. Gen. Alfred Jodi nazi chief of staff signed a Sini liar pact with the Western allies in Rheims France. Earlier thursday president Mikhail s. Gorbachev presided Over a solemn Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the unknown soldiery next to the Kremlin Wall. The Public was kept half Amile away. Soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev1 and defense minister Dmitri Yazoo review an Honor guard. Japan firm to pay $34 million in bid rigging Case Tokyo apr a subsidiary of electronics giant Nec corp. Agreed wednesday to pay the . Government $34 million to Settle charges it rigged bids on contracts at an american air base. A the . Government alleged that Nec information technologies won 27 telecommunications contracts at Yokota a near Tokyo Between 1981 and 1988. Rigging bids with its competitors enabled the company to earn excess profits the . Claims. A with this Case we Hope to Send a Strong message to japanese contractors that bid rigging will not be tolerated on .-funded projects in Japan a Stuart m. Gerson assistant attorney general for the civil division of the department of Justice said in a statement. The fair Trade commission an investigative body of Japan a ministry of inter National Trade and Industry also ruled that the Nec subsidiary and two smaller telecommunication companies had violated Japan a anti monopoly Law in bidding on Yokota contracts. The commission said its investigations found 27 cases of improper bidding and profits. It fined Nec information technologies $ 1.7 million Taimei Telephone $160,000 and Kiowa do Setsu $132,600. Washington Long has criticized Japan so Dan go system in which japanese companies informally agree in Advance which one will win a contract the amount of the winning bid and possibly subcontracts for the others. I the practice is seen As a Barrier to . Companies seeking japanese construction and other Large scale projects. Executives at Nec information technologies denied the company made any Bush opens All . Ports to former soviet satellites unfair profits on the Yokota contracts. They said it agreed to Settle the claim with the . Government to a avoid protracted litigation and the unnecessary exacerbation of tensions Between the United states and  but the Nec executives said the company might Appeal the fair Trade commissions ruling that it engaged in improper bidding. _ Nec information technologies said in a statement a it now appears that in proper communications among bidders May have occurred As a result of misguided efforts to satisfy . Procurement regulations requiring that a minimum number of firms bid for each contract. Nec information technologies does not believe that any substantial excess costs resulted from these  the Parent Nec corp. Said it had no knowledge of the alleged bid rigging. In a statement released by the . Department of Justice Gerson said the . Defense department paid More than $103 million for operation and maintenance of telecommunications sys terns at Yokota. Lie said a probe by the air Force office of special investigations later found that competitive bids on 27 contracts had been rigged in Advance by a group of 12 japanese companies. A Rio ensure that Nec information technologies would win the contracts the other contractors submitted higher complementary bids which in Many cases were prepared for them by Nec information technologies Quot he said. A the conspiracy substantially raised prices to the United states for telecommunication services in  Washington a president Bush on thursday declared All . Ports open to vessels from former soviet bloc nations in Eastern Europe including 12 ports previously off limits to those nations for National Security reasons. The 12 ports Are Charleston . Hampton roads a. Honolulu Kings Bay a. New London Conn. Panama City Fla. Pensacola Fla. Port canaveral Fla. Port hueneme Calif. Port St. Joe Fla Portsmouth n.h., and san Diego. The decision a represents another step in the United states in discarding cold War restrictions and in welcoming the countries of Eastern Europe into the International Community of democratic nations a White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said in a statement. The 12 sensitive ports remain closed to vessels from the soviet Union while ajl american ports Are still closed to ships from Cambodia Cuba Iran Iraq Libya North Korea Syria and Vietnam a White House statement said. A this revision is the result of a comprehensive inter Agency review and is designed to stimulate commercial Trade Between the United states and the Region a the statement said. A it was taken in recognition of the Progress these countries have made toward democracy and the Rule of  the policy change which the administration called a a major revision in . Port Access policy a will provide Access to All . Ports for commercial cargo passenger and fishing vessels from Eastern european nations. A in the past Access for bulgarian czechoslovak hungarian polish and romanian vessels was severely limited. Their ships could not enter the 12 sensitive ports at All and two weeks notice was required for them to enter other major . Ports. A now All ports will be open to them with just 24 hours a notice of entry a the White House statement said. The policy also opens All . Ports to ships from Albania previously denied Access to All . Ports. A it is taken in recognition of the Progress these six countries have made toward a democracy and Freedom a the White House said. A this change also significantly reduces the administrative Burden on the . Coast guard British scientists report identifying gender Gene London up British Scien lists reported thursday that they had identified the Gene determining male gender in humans and mice claiming they had used their discovery to change the sex of Laboratory mice embryos. A a in what is being hailed As a breakthrough in genetic research two teams of scientists said they hoped their discovery would increase understanding of embryonic development and diseases such As cancer. The scientists who published their findings in thursdays Issue of nature Magazine said they had discovered the genetic key to male gender in a minute strand of Dan in the y chromosome which is found Only in male mammals. They named the Gene in humans sry for sex determining Region while the Gene in mice was Given the lower Case sry. Robin Lovell badge of the National Institute for medical research in London and his colleagues injected the sry Gene into fertilized mouse eggs with two x chromosomes which signal femaleness. With the addition of the sry Gene three of ii embryos developed into male mice. They grew to full size with All the physical attributes of males and behaved normally toward female mice but were sterile because of the presence of the x chromosomes. Or. Peter Goodfellow at the Impe rial cancer research fund said the research was a Way to learn More about development especially in mammals. A cancer is a disease where development has gone wrong a Goodfellow said. A if we understand the Basic principles of development then Well be Able to do something about it one  the researchers said they believe the Gene contains instructions to create a protein that activates other genes in the animals Dan that determines male characteristics. I he scientists said it was unlikely parents would Ever be Able to use the discovery to determine the sex of their children. A it s illegal and i think its morally repugnant. So i would not in any Way condone anybody doing experiments of this Type a Goodfellow told the British broadcasting corp