European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 29,1991 the stars and stripes Page 3retired general among 10 indicted Washington up a Federal agents monday arrested eight of 10 persons accused of defrauding the Pentagon by manufacturing defective fuses for mines and Cannon shells. The 10 were indicted Friday and among them was retired army Gen. Wallace Nutting a former chief of the Southern come. His last army position was head of the readiness come at Macdill air Force base in Florida. The 33-count indictment included charges of conspiracy knowingly manufacturing defective military munitions submitting false claims to the government wire fraud Money laundering bribery illegal wiretapping and obstruction of a defense department investigation. The Fri in Washington said Nutting who now lives in Biddeford Pool Maine agreed to surrender and eight persons were arrested in Tampa Atlanta and Detroit. Robert w. Jones 47, of Indian rocks Beach fla., was still at Large. Eight of the 10 were involved with the now bankrupt munitions firm known As sooner defense industries of Florida. One is a retired government worker and the other is a government defense employee in Atlanta. Pentagon officials said the firm had debts of $30 million when it filed for bankruptcy. The Fri said the allegedly defective munitions in is Emil use fighting vehicle and the Light eluded the m-758 fuse Assembly for the 25mm High sex Everest conquerors australian Pilot Chris Dewhirst left and britons from left Eric Jones Andy Elson and Leo Dickenson look Down from the Gondola of a balloon that they flew Over mount Everest in the Himalayas. They were in Katmandu Nepal on sunday after making the first Ever hot air balloon flight Over the worlds highest Peak. Plosive incendiary tracer used in the army Bradley fighting vehicle and the Light armoured vehicle used by marines along with the safety and arming device for the army a Remote anti Armor mine. Also involved was the mk71-15 proximity Fuze for the Navy a 5-Inch gun systems. Officials said none of the suspect munitions produced by sooner were used in the persian Gulf War. The Fri said those arrested were a a Edward Geoghegan 51, a lawyer Board chairman chief executive officer and president of sooner defense of Florida inc. From 1983 to 1988. He is a resident of Clearwater fla., and was arrested in . Planning massive exercise with South Korea Seoul South Korea apr the United states and South Korea plan a massive joint military exercise this week amid continuing cold War tension on the divided korean Peninsula sources said monday. Meanwhile a newspaper said the United states plans to use a similar exercise next year to withdraw its nuclear weapons from the South a a condition demanded by rival North Korea before it will open its own nuclear facilities for International inspection. A . And South korean military officials plan to announce today the nov. 1-8 Field exercise dubbed a foal Eagle a involving 1 million to 3 million participants said . And korean sources. This is to be the 23rd year of a foal Eagle a which has never been publicly announced. President Bush announced a major arms reduction plan in september that included the withdrawal of All land and sea based tactical nuclear weapons from the korean Peninsula. He has not said when he would withdraw them. Washington reportedly has decided to also withdraw air launched nuclear weapons As Well. On monday the segue times a conservative South korean newspaper that is often reliable on military intelligence said that South Korea has been informed of a . Decision to pull out nuclear weapons during joint exercises that end next april. The United states and South Korea then would announce the completed withdrawal and demand that North Korea halt its nuclear weapons program and open its facilities to International inspections the paper said. Polish vote shows no Clear Winner Warsaw Poland a indicating deep dissatisfaction with the path of economic austerity two painful years after democracy was won Poland a first free parliamentary elections in five decades have yielded no Clear winners. No one party was close to winning even a Quarter of the votes cast sunday for parliaments lower House or the Sejm and the former communists finished a surprisingly close second to the Center left democratic Union of former prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki according to initial results. As Many As 19 parties were expected to sit in the 460-seat Sejm confirming fears of More of the kind of infighting that has impeded efforts to Deal with Poland a eco a John Bradford 61, the company a operations director from 1982 to 1988, arrested in Detroit. A Steven Bradford 36, son of John Bradford vice president of operations from 1982 to 1987, arrested in Detroit. A Steven Steinberg 40, a company officer arrested in Tampa. A David Barr 28, a company manager and program superintendent arrested in Tampa. A Gregory Boll also a manager and program superintendent arrested in Tampa. A William Tuttle a retired employee of the defense contract administrative service arrested in Tampa. A Nancy Roberts a voucher examiner with the finance and accounting division of the defense contract administrative service a resident of Marietta ga., arrested in Atlanta. The organization Tuttle and Roberts worked for now is known As the defense contract management come a unit of the defense logistics Agency which is a major buying service for the armed forces. World10th soviet Republic declares Independence from wire reports Moscow a Turkmenistan on sunday became the 10th of the soviet unions 12 remaining republics to declare Independence from Kremlin Rule. Turkmenistan a parliament adopted the Independence declaration a Day after saturdays referendum on the Issue. The parliament had first declared the republics Independence on aug. 22. Two other soviet republics Russia and the Ukraine have declared themselves Sovereign states but stopped Short of outright proclamations of Independence from the Central government. The soviet unions former Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia were recognized As Independent following the failed soviet coup of aug. 18-21.quake strikes Japan Tokyo a a Strong earthquake rocked Southern and Central Japan on monday injuring a woman and forcing a temporary suspension of High Speed train service Between the port of Hakata on Kyushu Island and Hiroshima. A 41-year-old woman in Yamaguchi prefecture about 550 Miles Southwest of Tokyo suffered slight injuries when a clock in a Bank waiting room fell on her head police said. The meteorological Agency said the temblor corded an intensity of 4 on the japanese scale a of 7 in the City of Fukuoka and registered 3 in nomic woes and secure needed foreign investment. Preliminary results were not available to indicate the makeup of the 100-seat Senate the weaker parliamentary chamber. President Lech Walesa found the Prospect of continued instability sobering saying a one could have anticipated that. After such a period when we did not manage to solve that Many problems that society will be very  voter turnout was just 40 percent the state polling Agency said another indication of deep disaffection with economic Shock therapy. Wages Are Well behind inflation and unemployment stands at 10 percent. Final results Are not expected until wednesday. Southern communities. Never too old to jump Avignon France a an 88-Ycar-old Frenchman became the worlds oldest sky diver last weekend when he jumped from a height of 13,200 feet it was announced sunday. Louis Garcia who celebrated his 88th birthday act. 20, set the record saturday when r a with his instructor Didier Pey Thieu. Oct. 20, set the record saturday when he jumped with his instructor Didier be Thieu. The two men floated in a free fall for 8,250 feet before opening their parachutes witnesses  beautifies German Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii on sunday beatified a 19th-Century German Churchman whose social work aided women and children gaining him the title of a the marxist  speaking to a group of pilgrims that included 30,000 germans gathered in St. Peters Square the polish Pope honoured father Adolf  to auction off shoes to Aid Volcano victims Manila Philippines apr Imelda Marcos plans to auction off her famous shoe collection to raise funds for victims of the mount Pinatubo Volcano Marcos aides said monday. President Corazon Aquino a chief aide Franklin Drilon said the government had no objection to the plan. The More than 1,200 pairs of shoes have been on display at the Malac Anang presidential Palace since the former first lady abandoned them when she and her late husband Ferdinand Marcos fled into exile in 1986. Imelda Marcos has said she will return Home next week to face tax charges and government officials have said she can claim her shoes and other abandoned possessions at that time. She will authorize a philippine journalist to handle the shoe auction said the aides who spoke by Telephone from new York on condition of anonymity. The aides said authorization to sell the shoes and other personal effects would be sent to Aquino a spokesman Tomas Gomez. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their Homes when mount Pinatubo erupted last june and devastated an agricultural area 60 Miles North of Manila. Nearly 700 people died in the eruption