European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday july 27, 1991suspect firm May get at contract by the Washington Post Washington a the Pentagon is preparing to award what could be the largest air plane engine contract of the 1990s to Pratt amp Whitney at the same time that the Justice department is investigating whether Pratt executives used stolen government information to win an earlier engine award. The final decision on the $9 billion engine contract for the air forces new advanced tactical fighter at was on the Agenda thursday of the defense acquisition Board according to Pentagon sources. Results of the meeting will not be released until next week. In april the air Force recommended the Connecticut aircraft engine maker Over general electric co., following a five year Competition in which both companies submitted designs for a new generation of engines that permit supersonic flight while Stilt allowing a plane to evade enemy radar. Since then however court documents have surfaced identifying Pratt and some of its top executives As having been involved in an alleged criminal conspiracy uncovered during the Justice departments ongoing probe of Pentagon fraud known As 111 wind. The papers were filed by Federal prosecutors june 24 in connection with the guilty plea of Melvyn r. Paisley the former assistant Secretary of the Navy they allege that Paisley after leaving the Navy passed on to a Pratt executive crucial information about competitors bids that allowed Pratt to win 30 percent of the engine business for the Navy a Fa-18 fighter program. Paisley then negotiated a consulting contract with Pratt a corporate Parent United technologies corp., that brought him �218,453. Sources familiar with the investigation identified the Pratt executive As Eugene j. Tallia vice president and head of its Washington operation whose offices were searched in june 1988 when the Iii wind probe first surfaced. Prosecutors Are also looking into the involvement of at least two other United technologies executives who May have also received the confidential bid information the sources said. Their identities t could not be Learned. This week rep. Nicholas Mavroules d-mass., a senior member of the House armed services committee wrote to the Pentagon a no. 2 official urging that the award of the at engine contract be delayed and that Pratt be considered for possible suspension or debarment from ederal contracting. Mavroules who expressed concern about the Quot integrity of the acquisition process a represents Lynn mass., where be maintain a big engine Plant. Hartford based United technologies has refused to discuss the Tallia Case or its involvement with Paisley. But in a statement the company said it has Quot taken and will continue to take this matter very  Deputy Handcuffs arrests Florida child for throwing rocks Thonotosassa Fla. Up a Deputy sheriff arrested a 9-Ycar-old Honor student for throwing rocks at a playmate and hauled the weeping girl to jail in Handcuffs. The incident tuesday has prompted an outcry from parents and neighbors including the father of the boy who was Tammy to offs target. A Quot i think it s ridiculous i really do a said Chico Mendez. Quot my boy and that girl Are like brother and  his son Joey Mendez underwent surgery wednesday for an injury to his leg which occurred after he lost control of the go cart he was Riding when Toloff threw rocks at him. A Hospital spokesman said the wound was serious. He was listed in fair condition thursday. Hillsborough county Deputy sheriff Howard Lopez who arrested the girl on a charge of aggravated assault said he had no Choice in the situation and simply followed the Law. Quot kids throw rocks and kids shoot other kids with guns a said Lopez 28. Quot they have to understand at this age they re going to be held accountable for  the incident in the town North of Tampa occurred at about 8 . Tuesday As Tammy and other children in the neighbourhood including 13-year-old Joey Mendez were taking turns Riding a go cart up and Down their neighbourhood Street. When Joey a turn came Tammy picked up some rocks and threw them at the Road. The boy swerved and drove under a parked pickup truck severely cutting his leg. Quot he Joey turned to look at us and ran into the truck a said Tarina Weaver who was standing next to Tammy at the time. Quot he did no to slow Down  Tammy ran to turn off the go cart White neighbors called the 911 emergency number. She remained at the scene until the police and an ambulance came then her father told her to go Home. After talking to witnesses the Deputy went to the to offs House. The girls father Jerry Toloff said Lopez asked to speak to Tammy. Quot he said a you have the right to remain silent a a said Tammy. A i just said a dad am i going to jail a a Lopez said he handled the arrest As gently As possible. He said he handcuffed the crying girl because it is department policy. Tammy Toloff poses with the go cart her Friend Joey was Riding when she threw rocks. �?o1 did no to handcuff her until i sat her in the car because 1 did no to want the neighbors to look a he said.  her to a Branch of the sheriffs department in nearby Brandon and had her fingerprinted before releasing her to her father. Sheriffs capt. James Walker said deputies Are instructed to use their own discretion when deciding whether to handcuff a suspect. A obviously we done to like to handcuff juveniles. That a not a common practice a Walker said. A it was unreal a said Jeannie Weaver a neighbor of the to offs a what did they think this criminal was going to get away from them a House panel urges equal rights for pizza Washington up for years pizza chains have battled Federal regulations that prevent their meat pizzas from being served in school cafeterias even though Frozen pizzas Are allowed. On thursday the House agriculture committee tried to resolve the matter by telling the government it can if it wants exempt meat pizzas from a requirement to be federally inspected before they Are served. Rep. Dan Glickman d-kan., who sponsored the amendment said it would allow pizza restaurants Quot to compete on an even footing with other food suppliers. Quot its a reasonable approach a said lobbyist Randy Russell but he noted the final decision still rests with the agriculture department. It took the committee members three attempts to define a pizza for purposes of the proposal an amendment to an agricultural Bill. They started with Quot dough based hand held products such As pizza Ana finally came up with the More direct Quot pizza containing meat  woman spent 2 decades on the Lam a at Home Indianapolis apr Mary Wright lived for 22 years As a fugitive raising six children and hiding in the one place authorities never thought to look the neighbourhood in which she had always lived. The 41-year-old Mother who escaped from prison while a teen Ager lost her Freedom when she was stopped for a broken car taillight. Quot i Haven to been in any kind of trouble for the last 22 years not even a traffic ticket until last night a she said thursday. Quot there a no record of maty Wright in the last 22  returned to her old Indianapolis neighbourhood As soon she went Over the Fence of the Indiana women a prison across town in 1969. On wednesday she borrowed a car from a daughters Boyfriend and was driving to pick up tools to assemble bunk Beds when a state trooper stopped her and Learned she was an Escapee. Quot i was scared to death. I knew he was going to find that warrant on me a Wright said during a Jailhouse interview. A new charges of escape and driving without a License were filed against Wright who will remain in jail until her return to the Indiana department of correction. When she escaped May 10, 1969, Wright was to months into a one to 10-year term for assault and Batery with intent to kill authorities said. She attacked 63-year-old nurse at the Indiana girls school Whei she was sent for truancy. Wright said the nurse Slappe her face and hit her in the stomach so she struck Back. When she arrived at prison she was harassed 1 older prisoners she said. Quot i just Felt like everything came Down on me. I did no to feel i deserved to be there. After escaping she stayed at a friends House in hot old neighbourhood for two months before moving i with her parents she said. After four years she move in with the Man who became the father of her five of est children. The six Range in age from 25 to 12. A i left him1 about 11 years ago. He was a Violet Type a said Wright who worked As a hotel maid inv i tory clerk and nursing Home aide. Patrick Heffernan Public information officer for to prison system said Wright will have to finish her Sei tence plus possible new time for escape. Quot granted she was gone for 22 years but we did fir her eventually a he said