European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes Friday january 10,1992 singers Kenny Loggins and Dionne Warwick pose at a news conference where the nominees for the 1992 grammy awards were announced. See Story on Page 4. B-2 production to Stop at 20 president Bush has decided to Stop production of the air Force s controversial b-2 stealth bomber at 20 planes an official said. A Page 4 Wilder bows out Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder stunned legislators and a statewide television audience wednesday night by announcing his withdrawal from the race for the democratic nomination for president. A Page 5 an out of this world find scientists have detected at least two planets orbiting a dense Star in the Milky Way Galaxy. A Page 6 Woolworth plans overhaul Woolworth corp. Plans to close sell or revamp 900 stores in the United states in an overhaul designed to boost its sales and profits. A Page 7 decline in wholesale prices prices paid by wholesalers fell in december and for All of 1991, the first annual decline in five years the government said thursday. A Page 17 Abby Ann Landers 19 action line .16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword.19 faces a no places 18 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings .27 weather .11 correction because of an editing error in two photo captions on Jan. 4, the frigate Aubrey Fitch was misidentified. Also Petty officer 1st class Benjamin Drayton jr., is assigned to that  from Page 1 adding that he had undergone an Electrocardiogram and other tests after falling ill. Quot it s All going very Well indeed a he said. Vice president Dan Quayle interviewed on no cd a today program said that Bush a bout with stomach flu Wasny to slowing him Down and should have no bearing on the presidential Campaign. Quot we re going to conduct a vigorous Campaign a he said. He said he had spoken to Bush on wednesday night and that the president was joking about his illness. A a a have i got my name in the papers Back there a a Quayle quoted the president As asking. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Bush a Electrocardiogram to Check his heart checked out Quot totally  Bush sought to allay any notion that his health or age might become a Subtle Campaign Issue for a crop of much younger democratic hopefuls. A do you think Only old people get the flu a the 67-year-old president quipped at his news conference. A i think democrats get the flu from time to time. So i  worry about  he predicted it would backfire if any one tried to make health an Issue. A a in be been blessed by Good Strong physical condition a he said. The concern Over Bush a health overshadowed the climactic outcome of the Trade talks that had been the Centrepiece of Bush a 12-Day, 26,000 mile trip through Australia and Asia. Barbara Bush remained at the state dinner and spoke in her husbands Stead after determining that he was not seriously ill Quot he made a very funny joke on the floor. He said to Miyazawa a Why done to you Roll me under the table and ill sleep it off until you finish  that a when i knew he was of a she said. Television broadcasts around the Globe showed chilling video of Bush slumping to the floor his head Back and Mouth agape. Fitzwater said Bush had recovered enough within minutes to make jokes on the scene. A the joked that he might have a Large dry cleaning Bill to Deal  Bush a physician or. Burton Lee pronounced the president a in Overall excellent health and said he was expected to recover from the flu a in a Normal period of  Bush had said last summer when he began clearly indicating he would run for a second term that the Only thing that might prevent a re election bid would be any potential health problems. His irregular heartbeat suffered while jogging the previous May was still a fresh memory. That problem was determined to be caused by a thyroid disorder called Graves disease from which mrs. Bush also suffers. Bush was treated with a drug that destroyed his thyroid and was put on a hormone replace ment drug. Fitzwater said the presidents collapse at the dinner was completely unrelated to that problem. A mail the presidents vital signs Are Normal a he told reporters on thursday. Bush returns to the United states from his 12-Day journey today and next week has Campaign trips scheduled to new Hampshire state of the first presidential primary in february and to Kansas  from Page 1 the Bush administration is making Japan a Scapegoat for americans inability to cure its own economic ills. A foreign ministry official speaking anonymously said thursday that Bush invited Miyazawa and japanese emperor Akihito to visit the United states. Miyazawa said he might accept the invitation in May according to the official. The government will decide whether Akihito whose constitutional role is Symbol of the nation would accept the invitation. Thursdays final 30-minute meeting Between the leaders focused mainly on strategic issues ending two Days of talks that seemed to represent an economic role reversal for leaders of the worlds two largest economies. Japan Long accused of protecting its markets accused the . Side of violating free Trade principles by demanding sales targets for . Products in ailing industries such As autos. A if we re asked to come up with Concrete figures for increased import Isnit that the same thing As managed Trade they done to seem to be Able to understand that no matter what we say a Noboru Hatakeyama Japan Stop negotiator complained before the agreement. Wrapping up a four Day state visit to Japan and a rigorous 12-Day tour of Pacific nations Bush said the consensus would produce More jobs in the United states a the stated goal of his Mission. A the message has been received a he said at a news conference with Miyazawa. A i think we have created  the two leaders appeared together at the conclusion of their talks which came amid Sharp divisions Over american demands for increased japanese purchases of autos and parts As Well As a general lessening of import barriers. Bush brings Home a Loose pledge from Japan to buy 20,000 More . Cars per year and a doubling of purchases of . Auto parts to $19.1 billion by fiscal 1994. But within minutes of Bush san nou Cement the . Automakers who accompanied him voiced their unhappiness. Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca said the agreement a does no to sound like a lot of  Poling the Ford motor co. Chairman asked if he saw anything significant in the Accord said a not what in be seen so  Bush said his visit to Japan a has reaffirmed our vital political Security and economic relationship and helped to further an opening of Japan a markets a to our  in a written statement the two leaders said they were resolved to a enhance openness and oppose protectionism in their commercial financial and investment  in a Tokyo declaration released by the two leaders the two sides said that a economic issues have assumed new prominence. In the Post cold War Era. Bush said there were 11 arrangements to increase . Exports of autos paper Glass and semiconductors to Japan. He described the package As a significant but  from Page 1 article in the current Issue of International Security a journal published by Harvard University. Postol has previously criticized the Patriot and is probably the leading critic of the missile in the United states officials at Raythelon corp. Of Lexington mass., released a 32-Page rebuttal to Postolos paper that the company said was being mailed to readers of International Security. The company has billions of dollars of orders for Patriot missiles that could presumably be put at risk if the interceptor is proved ineffective. Some 158 patriots were fired at iraqi scuds during the Gulf War in what was the world s first anti missile Battle. The overwhelming visual impression broadcast Over television was one of general Success. Initially the Pentagon and Raythelon claimed a virtually perfect record of interceptions. More recently Raythelon has backed Down somewhat saying the Success rate in saudi Arabia was near 90 percent and slightly under 50 percent in Israel. One reason for the different rates it said was differing amounts of Crew training. During operation desert shield that preceded the War Patriot Crews were sent from the United states to saudi Arabia. Later during the War Patriot Crews were sent to Israel from Germany. Patriot Crews in Europe said that training was not a Factor in the weapons performance. In fact they argued Germany based units sent to Israel had been working with the missile system longer than their stateside counterparts. A your battalion was the first fielded Patriot battalion in the army Quot said Patriot launcher staff sgt. Lawrence w. Reid 4th in 43rd air defense arty in Giessen Germany. A Patriot units have been in Germany since the Spring of 1985.�?� Reid was one of 700 soldiers in several Patriot batteries sent from Germany to Israel in late january when iraqi scud missiles began raining Down on Tel Aviv and Haifa. A was far As the systems parameters what we expected it to be Able to do the Success was phenomenal a Reid said. But in his paper Postol says there is Little or no evidence of such successes. Instead he says the visual displays of Thunder and flame seen around the world during the Gulf War presented Only an illusion of anti missile Success. The iraqi scuds he said were so poorly designed that they fell apart As they closed in on their targets fragment ing into pieces and making their interdiction difficult. The Patriot interceptors would Rush toward these speeding fragments and then fire their warheads creating a fireball often mistaken As a successful interception. In fact Postol says inspection of videotapes shows scud warn acis streaking by unscathed. In addition he says ground damage was greater than would have probably occurred if the patriots had succeeded. Other experts however said Postol s definition of Success is unrealistic. A the fact that damage was being caused by fragments of missiles i done to think actually shows that Patriot was a failure. I think is just shows How difficult the task is a said Henry Dodds an air defense expert with Janes defense data Agency in London. The Agency is an internationally recognized defense authority. He said the difference Between damage to targets in Israel and saudi Arabia could be traced to location of Patriot Crews. Patriot batteries in saudi Arabia had months to set up and test their systems while Crews sent to Israel had literally no time to be choosy he said. Reid agreed that there was Little time to look for Ideal locations in Israel. A we had 24 hours from the word go to get there and be ready Quot he said. Start writer Luke Britt contributed to this report