European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 9, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9 to Washington a the first sea Wolf nuclear powered attack submarine has yet to slide Down the ways in Groton conn., but the Navy already is Rushing to develop a cheaper Model. The Navy insists that the new Centurion submarine program will supplement not replace the costly sea Wolf. But a key congressional Leader said the push for a less expensive sub reflects the Navy a resignation to fiscal reality. A a it a like when you go to the supermarket. When you can to afford a sirloin Steak you get hamburger a said rep. Charles Bennett d-fla., chairman of the House armed services sea Power subcommittee. The sirloin of submarines is the sea Wolf. At $2 billion per copy it is the most expensive submersible ship the Navy has Ever purchased. It is designed to outperform the Best of the soviet Navy. Great steel sections of the first sea Wolf some 42 feet in diameter Are ready to be welded together at the electric boat division of general dynamics corp. In Groton. General electric co. In Syracuse n.y., is de a eloping a computer brain that will control the subs weaponry. The first sub is scheduled to be commissioned in 1995. But the sky High Price tag has brought Down criticism on the sea Wolf program. The congressional general accounting office has reported that the sea Wolf s computer system is woefully inadequate. Rep. John Conyers d-mich., chairman of the House government operations committee said the sea Wolf program could run aground if the problems go  Bennett said a 25 percent Cut in the ship building budget forced the Navy to Cut its sea Wolf production rate from three to one per year. The Navy saw its plans for a 100-ship submarine Fleet evaporate and saw its goal of keeping two sub building shipyards in business imperilled. Electric boat and its rival in Virginia the Newport news shipbuilding and dry Dock co., said a construction rate of one sea Wolf per year wont keep both shipyards afloat. So intense is the Competition that Newport news sued the Navy after electric boat won the contract to build a second sea Wolf on May 3, alleging unfair bidding practices. Newport news is the largest private employer in Virginia. Electric boat is the largest in Rhode Island and second largest in Connecticut. All of these pressures have pushed the Navy to accelerate the Centurion program. A along with sea Wolf this submarine would carry the attack submarine Force into the Multi Mission environment of the next Century a assistant Navy Secretary Gerald Cann told a Senate armed services panel recently. Sen. Joseph Lieberman d-conn., said the Navy wants to build two to three of the cheaper submarines per year. Electric boat has already won a preliminary research and design contract scheduled to get under Way this tall. Quot Quot Quot a congressional aide who asked not to be identified said the resulting submarine would Likely Lack the Speed and armament of the sea Wolf. The reduced Cost probably would not affect the quietness so crucial to protecting a submarine from attack the staffer said. Bennett a supporter of the sea Wolf program said that in the end it could Cost More to scrap sea Wolf and shift to a new vessel than to Complete the program. But the congressional staff member said More sceptical members of Congress would be tempted to sacrifice a costly weapons program at a time of fading cold War tension. A a Israel pledges new housing for 1 million jews Jerusalem a housing minister Ariel Sharon pledged sunday to Settle 1 million jews in and around Jerusalem including on Lan a captured from the arabs in the 1967 Middle East War. His remarks came less than a week after president Bush criticized settlement building As counterproductive to peace and implored Israel to halt construction. Sharon promised participants at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the West Bank jewish settlement Maaleah Adu Mim that 2,500 apartments would be built there i Rythe next three years. That would double the settlements population the radio said. A this is part of the government plan to Settle in greater Jerusalem and it will take a few years a million jews a Sharon said. Newspapers reported in May that Sharon had pledged to build 36,000 housing units on the occupied West Bank in settlements on the North South and East Borders of Jerusalem and in jewish suburbs Israel has built around predominantly Arab East Jerusalem. Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East War and later annexed it As its capital. It also captured the West Bank from Jordan and the Gaza strip from Egypt in that War. A Israel has no plan and will never have any plan to abandon the West Bank and Gaza a Sharon said in his speech parts of which were broadcast on Israel army radio. Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir meanwhile told jewish leaders that Israel Schimp s reactions have researchers studying the past Atlanta apr the Chimpanzee who caused a stir when researchers said he understood and responded to the English language now is changing tenses. Kanzi a 10-year-old Chimp at the Georgia state University language research Center has made references to past events three times recently said research director sue Savage Rumbaugh. Scientists generally thought subhuman species Deal Only in the present. But Savage Rumbaugh said she and her husband Duane Rumbaugh have proved that Kanzi can a recall events and wonder about things that they cannot  when Kanzius Mother Matatia was moved from the research Center Kanzi working with a keyboard on which symbols represent words asked his handlers a a Matatia hide a he searched several places including a spot where he once found her hiding and at each location repeated the question. It. To allay Kanzius anxiety she made a videotape of Matatia and showed it to him. He jumped and yelled and demanded to see it again and again. Finally he seemed satisfied that his Mother was of and he calmed Down. In april the Rumbaugh concluded a nine month study in which they found that Kanzi a Bonobo Chimp understood and responded to the English language at the level of a 2-year-old child. Duane Rumbaugh said the study was the a first time in science that there has been really Strong data collected under controlled conditions that indicates any animal can understand human  in the study Kanzi correctly responded to specific requests on 79 percent of 660 test sentences that he had never heard before. Some scientists lauded the work while others said the Chimp was merely responding to non verbal signals from his handlers. Settlement activity was not meant As a provocation and promised Israel would continue to build Israel radio reported. . Views on the settlements have drawn debate in Israel after hints that american Aid to help Settle soviet jews could be conditioned on israelis cooperation in the peace process. Shamire a government was expected to request $10 billion in . Housing loan guarantees to help absorb More than 280,000 soviets who have arrived in the past two years and More than 700,000 others expected in the next several  in the act $45 Lynda Davidson pfc. Lonnie Henton staged a Little show of his own last week when the Soldier joined la Toya Jackson on stage in Baum older Germany. Jackson was in Baum older on wednesday night to help kick off the Community a Celebration of july fourth. Henton is assigned to cob 3rd in 12th inf