European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 19, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 i i a n my cubans Fidel Castro Waves to journalists As lie arrives in Guadalajara on wednesday. Stands out at conference of 21 nations Guadalajara Mexico apr Fidel Castro the Black sheep of the latin american family is the focal Point the first iberian american Summit which has brought together the leaders of Spain Portugal and 19 new world nations. The leaders have come to Mexico a second largest City to talk about forging closer economic and cultural ties. A number of key leaders were expected to Tell Castro that the Price of admission to the regional family requires some move toward democracy and a Westem style Economy. The cuban president presiding Over a collapsing communist Economy desperately needs new partners to replace the defunct soviet bloc that had accounted for 70 percent of his country a foreign Trade. Only about 3 percent of cubans Trade is with latin nations. Cuba does not have diplomatic relations with eight of the 21 Summit nations a Colombia Chile Al Salvador Guatemala Honduras Paraguay Costa Rica and the dominican Republic a and was suspended from the organization of american states in 1962. But Colombia and Chile announced wednesday night that they were establishing consular and commercial relations first Steps toward restoring full diplomatic ties with Cuba. A we want to do everything we can to reincorporated Cuba into the life of latin America a president Carlos Andres Pirez of Venezuela one of the regions most influential leaders said As he and Castro prepared to meet privately. Of b-2 Washington apr the Pentagon should slow production of the b-2 stealth bomber until manufacturing and testing problems have been ironed out congressional investigators said wednesday. Nancy Kingsbury the general accounting offices director of air Force issues said the congressional watchdog Agency has a questions about whether this program is at the Point where an increasing production schedule is warranted.�?�. If production is continued it should be limited to the a lowest level needed to maintain production operations until testing is Complete probably in August 1996, she told the House armed services committee. The <3aos conclusions were immediately attacked by supporters of the radar evading strategic bomber designed to replace the aging 8-52 at a Cost of $860 if Leiofi per plane far and away the most expensive aircraft in history. The administration wants o of the b-2s. A a not Only has the Gao failed to Back up their conclusions they have apparently failed to ask some of the most pertinent questions a said rep. We Jihun l. Dickinson r-ala., the panels ranking gop member. Dickinson noted that the Gao a recommendation for buying 10 aircraft a two a year a until testing is completed in five years is 30 fewer than the number sought by the Bush administration in the same time Frame. He claimed that the Gao a recommendation would add $6 billion to $8 billion to the administrations Overall Cost for the b-2 because manufacturers could not take advantage of economies of scale. Those Are conditions that encourage mass production of a commodity by lowering its unit Cost As greater quantities Are produced. Kingsbury detailed the Cost of the b-2, production of which has been under Way for a decade. A so far Congress has appropriated $30.8 billion for the program but Only three test aircraft and two no flying airframes have been delivered. The b-2 is currently estimated to Cost $64.8 billion for 75 deployable aircraft. Specifically Kingsbury said b-2 contractors Are not meeting their manufacturing goals and they continue to experience significant problems a including defects and difficulties with subcontractors. The b-2, which is being manufactured by Northrop corp., has experienced a variety of problems because it is a revolutionary plane using new materials Kingsbury said. Moreover she said the flight test program is Way behind schedule. Since the first b-2 test flight two years ago test aircraft Are being delivered late and incomplete. To Date there have been Only 240 test flight hours a half the flight hours planned at the Start of the program. Additionally completion of the test program has slipped from 1993 to August 1996. Rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., called Kingsbury a testimony sobering. She said lawmakers should take a maybe a Little More time to Ponder the Issue. Currently at Issue is the $3.2 billion the Bush administration wants for four planes in the 1992 budget. The House voted earlier this year to severely reduce that amount. The Senate armed services committee has sided with the administration but chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., has predicted an Uphill fight in frying to get the full Senate to approve the Money. President Bush has threatened to veto any defense Bill that does not include the Money he wants for the b-2 bomber and for the strategic defense initiative. Bomb damages supermarket being built at Wii nazi Camp Berlin up a a bomb rocked a supermarket being built at the site of a world War ii concentration Camp where thousands of women were murdered by the nazis. A leftist group thursday claimed responsibility. The bombing which caused minor damage wednesday followed a decision by the state of Brandenburg a where the Raven Briick concentration Camp was located during the War a to authorize resumption of construction despite opposition from jewish groups and other activists. The leftist revolutionary cells said in a message to a German news Agency that it planted the bomb at the construction site near Berlin. The group also said it carried out an attack on a Berlin supermarket owned by the same concern that is building the one at a Vens Bruck. A the incendiary bomb in the new Branch in a Ven Briick and the burned Down consumer Temple in Berlin. Is our reaction. We will not wait till construction is ordered to Stop but will fight for it to Stop a the group said. Local authorities first halted then authorized further construction because of concern that the supermarket Chain would demand financial compensation. At a meeting with Brandenburg state representatives the officials said that a hedge would have to be planted to screen the store from a memorial Center where 23 nations have built cells in memory of the 50,000 to 90,000 jews gypsies prostitutes and other women who died at Raven Briick. Many were murdered in the Campos Gas Chambers. Others were worked to death or died in medical experiments. Nazi Hunter Simon pics Anthal in a letter to the head of Brandenburg state Manfred Stolpe said thursday that the plan to open a supermarket on the grounds of the death Camp was a difficult to reconcile with the remembrance of the  Heinz Galinski chairman of the Council of jews in Germany said a Legal Protection for the dignity and inviolability of the remembrance monuments must be demanded. A those civil servants who had lightly Given construction permits must be called to order a he said. A number of officials said the construction permit issued in 1990 was illegal because the builders had not submitted construction plans. Several firms expressed interest in acquiring land in the area but withdrew their applications after realizing they would be building on the grounds of the concentration  House admits Multi billion Dollar boo boo Washington a White House budget director Richard Darman acknowledged to Congress on wednesday that the administration made a calculation error that resulted in a $113.9 billion overestimate of tax revenues Over the next five years. A was far As we understand we made a mistake a Darman told the Senate budget committee. A there it is lets face it and move on Down the  president Bush a budget in february assumed the government would collect $6.34 trillion in taxes Over the next five years. But when the White houses office of management and budget released its midyear review monday that figure was reduced by $132.9 billion. The midyear review said that $113.9 billion of the $132.9 billion reduction was because of a technical  Darman explained for the first time wednesday that the term referred to a mathematical goof. He said Treasury officials calculated the government would collect taxes on Alimony pension income and royalties at a rate of 20 percent when the Correct figure is 10 percent. The revised projection of tax collections Means the Federal deficit which was already expected to hit record Levels will be even higher during the period. Darmand a explanation Drew Little sympathy from budget chairman Jim Sasser a Tenn. Sasser noted that last Falls politically painful five year deficit reduction agreement raised taxes by $137 billion Over the five years a almost equal to error Darman says was made. A if we re going to have these gnomes in the basement of Treasury losing billions of dollars i feel All those Days and weeks out at Andrews air Force base were for naught a Sasser said. He referred to last years budget Summit talks which were held at the air base in Maryland. Other senators seemed less surprised. A i predict there Are going to be More of these so called shocking revelations a said sen. J. James Exon a neb. The midyear review said the deficit in fiscal 1991 a which runs through sept. 30 will be $282.2 billion $35.9 billion less than was expected in february but still a record. And next years Gap will be $348.3 billion a $67.4 billion More than was anticipated in february