European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 5, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5money constraints May delay ski Washington a financial problems will prevent the United states from meeting the 1996 target Date set by Congress for deploying its first non nuclear defense against Long Range ballistic missiles a senior defense department official said. Maj. Gen. Malcolm r. O Neill Deputy director of the Pentagon office that runs the strategic defense initiative said the system could not be ready for use before 1997 at the earliest a strictly because of Money a constraints. A it appears that window has passed and it probably will be pushed into 1997,�?� of Neill said tuesday. The Date could slip even beyond 1997 unless Congress Grants the full amount of funds requested by the Bush administration in each of the coming four years he said. The administration is asking for $5.4 billion for ski for the 1993 budget year in the stars and stripes 10years ago March 5,1982 a Sandi Patti was named gospel music a artist of the year and top female vocalist at the 13th annual Dove awards. Dottie rambo and the imperials also won multiple awards at the show which is gospel music s equivalent to the grammy awards. 20years ago March 5,1972 a John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono won custody of Ono a 8-year-old daughter by a previous marriage but the girl Kyoko had disappeared with her father Anthony d. Fox an Independent filmmaker. 30years ago March 5,1962 a the French government seeded preparations for resumption of algerian peace. Meanwhile French troops in Algeria continued to patrol streets with tanks and armoured cars. 40years ago March 5,1952 a in a radio transmission from the voice of americans powerful new floating transmitter president Truman reminded the people of China and the soviet Union How the United states came to their Aid in world War ii to save them from nazi Germany and Japan. World War ii 50 years ago today 5 mar.1 a 9 2 a japanese invasion Force sails from Rabaul new Britain heading for new Guinea. In Burma japanese troops fight their Way into pegu from the West Gen Alexander arrives to take command of British forces and orders counterattacks to Blunt Japan s offensive soviet troops recapture yuck nov an important rail Center Northwest of Kaluga on the Central front that begins oct. 1. This year ski gets $4.1 billion its biggest budget Ever. Quot of Neill said that even if Congress appropriated Evcic Dollar of the Pentagon s projected ski budgets Between now and 1996, the initial system would have a $200 million to $300 million shortfall. The 1992 defense budget passed by Congress last november included a provision called the missile defense act of 1991. It set As a goal a nationwide system of non nuclear defences against Long and Short Range ballistic missiles. The missile act said the defense department should develop for deployment a system of 100 ground based anti missile interceptors and a ground based radar system for guiding the interceptors to their targets outside the Earth a atmosphere. The system is to be based at grand Forks fab n.d., near the Canadian Border. The legislation said the system should be ready by 1996 a for the earliest Date allowed by the availability of appropriate  critics of the program say the benefits would not be Worth the programs Cost. O Neill said 1 h interceptors based at grand Forks relying on existing satellites to provide warning of ballistic missile launches around the world would provide Protection for Only about one Quarter of the Continental United states. The defense departments plan he said is to deploy eventually a Constellation of new satellites a called Brilliant eyes a to provide improved warning of missile launches and Early cuing of the interceptors. That combined with anti missile interceptors deployed in each geographic Corner of the Continental United states and in Alaska and Hawaii would protect the whole country he said. It. Gen. Malcolm r. Of Neill $1 billion in food Stamps buys fraud and abuse investigators say a Urce 2194 Days of War. W h Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world lat ii. Bison books co p 190 Washington a food Stamps which Are used by almost 25 million americans have become a form of underground currency traded for Cash crack cocaine appliances guns and cars officials said. Agriculture department investigators said they have uncovered instances in which a new Jersey real estate agent sold a House for $30,000 in food Stamps and an Ohio grocer redeemed $7.2 million in food Stamps a purportedly $3 million More than his total sales. The Cost of the program is expected to top $22 billion this year and the Cost of fraud and waste is Likely to reach More than the $1 billion estimated loss in 1990. A the pressure to violate the food stamp program increases when you have More people on the program and More Money involved in the program a said Adams staff disbelieves accusations by the new York times Seattle a female employees of sen. Brock Adams who terminated his re election Campaign in the Wake of accusations that he sexually abused women remain Loyal to him incredulous of the accusations brought anonymously by eight women. A a in be never seen anything like what the paper said about him. I really liked him. Id work for him again a Cindi a. Laws state Field director for the Adams Campaign said tuesday As employees began dismantling the senators Campaign Headquarters in Seattle. Like Many of Adams female employees Laws said she admired his stands on feminist issues including abortion rights. The majority of his staff both in his Senate offices and in the Campaign is women. They said the 65-year-old democratic senator did not resemble the portrait painted by eight women who told of being harassed molested and in one Case raped by Adams. The accusations were printed on sunday in the Seattle times. Adams denied the accusations. In some respects it was difficult to Andrew p. Hornsby jr., the programs Deputy administrator. The associated press recently obtained an agriculture department report that found Security breaches and accounting problems at the american Bank note co. Printing Plant in Horsham a. The auditors said they also found entrances left open for prolonged periods at the Plant which prints 70 percent of All food Stamps. The audit found that the food and nutrition service the agriculture department Agency that manages the program did not have effective follow up procedures to ensure that Security and accounting problems were quickly corrected. Investigators said $2 billion in food stamp coupons at the Printer and distributor were not fully safeguarded to prevent theft. An additional $2.9 million in sen. Brock Adams judge if the views expressed by the women interviewed tuesday reflected the full scope of Adams behaviour with women. The last episode described in the Seattle times occurred five years ago before the women interviewed were associated with him. Phyllis Cuttino Adams office manager fought Back tears and said in a shaking voice a i could never work for a Man who would do what was described to my constituents in Washington state. He would never do anything like that. There is no question in my  food Stamps could not be accounted for. The matter is still being pursued they said. Officials however blamed the problem on construction and the movement of printing equipment in and out of the building As a result of a merger with United states banknote corp., which acquired american Bank note co. In 1990. Morris Cissman chairman and chief executive officer of United states banknote corp., said the Security at the Plant today a is As Good As the .  the agriculture department estimated the Cost of mistakes fraud and mail losses at $1 billion in 1990. Figures for 1991 Are not available. The department had no separate estimate for the scope of the trafficking problem but Hornsby contended it is a really Small in the Overall scope of the program.drug director reportedly probed Washington athe Fri is looking into How Bob Martinez the Bush administrations drug policy director handled $63,000 in surplus funds from his unsuccessful gubernatorial re election Campaign in Florida according to a published report. Agents a questioned Martinez two weeks ago about Nis decision to Send two checks totalling $63,644 to the Florida Republican party last oct. 30, the Washington Post reported wednesday. On official stationery accompanying the checks Martinez said he hoped the Money would be used to Aid president Bush a re election Campaign and a nonprofit drug treatment organization. The Post quoted unidentified sources As saying the inquiry in part is aimed at whether Martinez May have violated Federal election Laws that limit contributions to Federal candidates to $1,000. When the turnover of the Money became Public in january Martinez contended that his actions were done in accordance with Florida Law. Martinez served one term As governor of Florida and was Defeated in november 1990. The Post said Martinez did not respond to requests for comment on the Fri probe. But it quoted his lawyer Brian Ballard As denying any wrongdoing