European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes monday september 2, 1991defects Riddle b-2 stealth bombers Assembly delays slow production by the Baltimore Sun Washington the first six b-2 stealth bombers ordered by the air Force have been so plagued by manufacturing defects last minute design changes and other Assembly delays that contractors May be unable to build the planes As fast and efficiently As desired by the Bush administration a congressional investigation shows. Although the b-2 contracting team led by Northrop corp. Has improved the manufacturing process with each new plane in the Assembly line the results continue to fall far Short of goals set by company and air Force officials to reduce Thor number of defects and delays investigators said. The first of the revolutionary new radar evading bombers which rolled out in 1988, had 141,000 defects during its final Assembly the investigators said after examining Northrop s records. The second b-2, expected to incur no More than 80,000 defects at the same stage of production had 131,000 flaws while the third Model completed in june had 117,600 a Many More than the 101,000 defects anticipated by the company. Current plans for production of a seventh plane include a Northrop estimate that 71,200 defects will be found during the final Assembly  the review of the $65 billion program was done by the general accounting office the investigative  of Congress at the request of rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee. Despite the Gao findings there Are Strong indications that the stealth bomber will survive House and Senate negotiations Over differences in the 1992 defense budget. The talks Are expected to begin sept. 11. For its part the air Force issued a statement Friday that acknowledged a High number of defects in the bombers but called them a a inevitable in a maturing design and manufacturing process. The second straight year the Aspin committee and the House have decided to Stop b-2 production at the 15 aircraft already ordered setting up another Bat <1 1 cubans deported a a Federal official escorts a cuban Detainee onto an air plane at the Birmingham  Airport on saturday after the 10-Day hostage crisis at the Talladega Federal prison ended. About 30 cubans were deported. No one Washington up a fugitive wanted in three states in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer and other crimes was arrested saturday in California after a policeman saw a television program profile of the suspect Federal officials said. An Al Cajon calif., policeman recognized a ear parked on a local Street As that of the suspect Walter Ludy Anderson 3 1, said William Dempsey a spokesman for the . Marshal s service in Washington. The officer had seen a description of the car during the previous night s edition of the Fox television program America s most wanted which featured Ander log Harbor township. . Up a Young Man and four juveniles have been charged with stealing a miniature Penguin and two rare geese from the Philadelphia zoo. Torn care i. 21, of Hamilton township and four friends apparently stole the Birds on impulse during a visit to the zoo on aug. 22, said police sgt. I High olt. T he i Inch tall Humboldt Penguin and two while fronted goslings were found unharmed aug. 25 at an Etolie aviary at Toms Garden world in Mckee City which is owned by cd Afeei s parents. Was seriously ii ured Friday when prison and Federal officials stormed the building that had been seized by the cuban detainees. All nine hostages were rescued safely. Son for the third time the amp your. The program also detailed 29 aliases used by Anderson and his alleged crime sprees in new York City Atlanta and Indianapolis Dempsey said. During the show Anderson was described As a armed and  Al cd Ajon police and a Deputy . Marshal waited near the parked car for several hours before apprehending him at 11 15 . Local time. Anderson was carrying a gun at the time of his arrest but did not resist. He was taken to the metropolitan correction Center in san Diego where he was being held Dempsey said. Charles care i co owner of the Garden Market told police a Nephew claimed to have found the Birds wandering around Fairmount Park in Philadelphia and decided to put them in the Market s aviary. Police charged the juveniles who Range in age from 15 to 17, with receiving stolen property and released them to their parents. A warrant has been issued for Caucci s arrest. Philadelphia police said they also plan to charge care i. The Birds meanwhile have been returned to the  crawl tie with the Senate and White House. The Senate voted aug. 1 to spend $3.2 billion to build four More planes approving a Bush administration strategy to improve efficiency and help trim Overall costs by increasing the annual rate of production from two to seven planes per year by 1993. President Bush has called for a Fleet of 75 planes with a Peak production rate of 16 aircraft per year by 1998. Although the House tried to cancel the program last year House and Senate negotiators worked out a one year Compromise to keep the b-2 alive. Now b2 Crit _ is believe the bomber program May survive yet again this time with a Compromise to build Only to it More planes.  demand . Recognize slav republics from wire reports Chicago a hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown saturday demanding the United states recognize the breakaway yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia. American and croatian flags filled Daley Plaza where after the March about 400 people gathered for a rally. The speeches were in croatian and English. Protest signs read a Croatia is already Home of the Brave help make it Home of the free a and a Stop the butchers of  Croatia and Slovenia declared Independence on june 25 after yugoslav leaders refused their demand to turn their country into an association of Sovereign states. The Federal army agreed to pull out of Slovenia after bloody skirmishes with slovene forces. But it has refused to leave Croatia where at least 280 people have died in ethnic  mourned Beverly mass. A mourners packed a Church saturday for the funeral of a 14-Ycur-old cheerleader allegedly killed by her teen age Boyfriend whose jealous rages reportedly were inflamed by steroid use. Grieving friends and relatives who attended the service at St. John the evangelist Church said they were still stunned by the stabbing death of Amy Carnevale and the arrest of her Boyfriend Jamie Fuller 16. Fuller who had been due to begin his Sophomore year at Beverly High school this month was arrested wednesday. Prosecutors allege Fuller stabbed his Young Girlfriend then weighted her body with Cement blocks and dumped it in shoe Pond in Beverly. The Boston Herald on saturday quoted several sources As saying Fuller used steroids. The drugs enhance strength and muscle bulk but can also produce aggressive  charged in death Denver a a nurse accused of shutting off oxygen to a terminal cancer patient will be tried Lor attempted murder in the Many a death a judge ruled. Patricia Reilly 44, of Aurora allegedly Cut oxygen to Ronald Evans a 62-year-old lung cancer patient on May 22. Though other nurses restored the oxygen Evans died soon afterwards. At a hearing Friday Denver county judge Irving Ettenberg found enough evidence to try Reilly. Reilly who is Iree on Bond was scheduled for a hearing sept. 11 before Denver District judge j. Stephen Phillips. Prosecutors charged Reilly with attempted first degree murder because Evans terminal illness would make it difficult to prove the oxygen shutoff alone killed him. Reilly is on paid administrative leave until the Colorado Board of nursing decides w Hether to take any action. Quot fugitive sought in 3 states arrested5 charged in heist from Philadelphia zoo