European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5dod ordered to probe ski allegations by George Lardner or. The Washington Post Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney has been ordered to investigate a Pentagon scientists charges that officials of the strategic defense initiative organization engaged in a violations of Law and regulation Gross mismanagement Gross waste of funds and a abuse of authority. The directive was issued Friday by the governments office of special counsel an autonomous Agency that found a a substantial likelihood that the scientists allegations concerning the space based anti missile program were Well founded. The special counsel also conferred official whistle Blower status on the scientist Aldric Saucier who was fired last month from his $75,500-a-year Post with the army a strategic defense come the army a component of the multimillion Dollar ski program popularly known As a Star  Saucier a dismissal for what his military superiors termed a unacceptable performance a was temporarily set aside last week following congressional protests to Secretary of the army Michael . Stone. A we accomplished our Mission a Saucier said sunday of the ruling by Robert d. La Heureux associate special counsel for investigation. Saucier said he was told that most of the allegations he made in a complaint to that office last november were endorsed for further investigation. Congress established the . Office of special counsel to protect the Merit system generally and whistle blowers in particular. Saucier is a civilian scientist with More than 25 years of government service. He also worked at ski offices in 1986-87 on detail from the army. He charged that the program was riddled with a false or misleading statements to Congress about the potential effectiveness and necessary development time and costs for Brilliant pebbles a proposed Constellation of space based interceptors that would Circle Earth waiting to swoop in on and destroy enemy missiles. A a off the books expenditures and diversions of appropriated funds including false statements to Congress to conceal these expenditures. A a excessive Reliance on defense contractors to prepare Duplica Tive research and studies that were not used. A false statements about ski Cost estimates with underestimates ranging from $300 billion to More than $1 trillion. A wasteful research and development spending on ski lasers instead of subjecting them to timely tests against actual ballistic missile targets. In a letter to Saucier la Heureux said Cheney was initially being Given 60 Days to submit a report to the special counsel but a these matters usually take somewhat  under the Law the report must include a summary of any evidence obtained a listing of any actual or apparent violations and actions taken or planned As a result of the inquiry. Among the allegations Saucier made was that in february 1987, it. Gen. James Abrahamson ski director arbitrarily ordered a doubling of the then proposed strategic defense systems kill ratio against enemy targets in a report that eventually went to Congress the joint chiefs of staff and the National Security Council. Saucier stated in an affidavit that Abrahamson Quot said the numbers did no to look Good enough and instructed a Secretary to change them on the word  Saucier the strategic defense Comdr a chief scientist for advanced technologies and architectures was ordered fired in january because superiors rated As unacceptable a study of his proposing a modified Patriot system to track and respond to incoming enemy missiles a move that he said could save billions of dollars. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago March 3,1982 a the . State department stood by its allegations about nicaraguan repression of minority Indian tribes even though a key piece of Quot evidence turned out to be a hoax. The hoax involved Fra Bulent pictures of atrocities committed by the leftist sandinista army that were published in the conservative Paris newspaper be Figaro. 20 years ago March 3,1972 a the Nixon administration defended the presidents visit to China insisting that the United states surrendered nothing in the talks. In addition an aide said that much of the traditional cold War rhetoric was gone from the meetings. 30 years ago March 3,1962 a president Kennedy announced that the United states would go ahead with atomic tests in the air by the end of april unless Quot a firm agreement Quot with the soviets to halt nuclear explosions was reached by then. 40 years ago March 3,1952 a . Truce negotiators told korean communist forces that the United nations questioned the value of continuing peace talks when the communists had already flagrantly violated those agreements that had been reached. World War ii 50 years ago today 3 mar. 1 a 9 4 w a japanese troops in Burma push in the Waw Pyin Bon area Northeast of pegu while a British brigade arrives to reinforce the defences of Rangoon. Japanese aircraft raid Broome a town in Western Australia housing Many refugees from Java in the dutch East indies. On the Central soviet front the germans admit that the partially encircled 16th army is suffering food shortages California children do paper Chase to Trace forgotten chinese workers Madera Calif. Apr cardboard tombstones line the classroom Walls and every sixth graders desk has a stack of death certificates. But the setting Isnit morbid to Madera teacher Bill Coate and his 30 students. By digging through old government records the youngsters Are a a doing history instead of just Reading about it Coate said. They Are detailing the lives of chinese workers who helped build Madera and the once thriving adjoining town of Borden in the 1870s. A these kids Are breaking new ground. No one has done this before. It brings the hair up on your Arm a Coate added. Coate has directed similar class projects at James Monroe elementary school each year since 1985. The daughters of the american revolution named Coate the nations top history teacher in 1988 for having his sixth Grade classes research the lives of local pioneers in the san Joaquin Valley Northwest of Fresno. A the love for the past has always been with me a Coate said. A a in be taken my love and turned it into a tool to integrate the curriculum and give the students a reason to  in the process he added the pupils provide a a tremendous contribution to the county a  this years project has piqued the interest of cheese american historians from san Francisco 160 Miles Northwest. Some believe As Many As 100 chinese workers Are buried beneath seven tombstones that had been ignored for generations until the children started their research. Little else is left of Borden. A a they re going through death certify sixth graders from James Monroe elementary school in Madera Calif., visit a chinese cemetery with Albert Cheng of the chinese historical society of America. Cates leases censuses. Its tedious work and its amazing what they be come up with a said Albert Cheng representing the chinese historical society of America. The pupils also Are weeding through stacks of marriage records and faded newspaper clippings to Trace Peoples lives. A it leads into grammar critical thinking and writing. It just opens up the entire curriculum a Coate said. Coates pupils Are writing a Small Book recounting the lives of everyone they believe is buried in the cemetery. They Hope to have the tiny cemetery declared a state historic site. A they were Here before we were and they were forgotten just like that a said student Christina Alcala. A they were treated real bad they died got buried and were left alone. 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