European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 4, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5sea to if called dead despite subcontracts Washington up the Pentagon denied thursday that its recent decision to proceed with construction of additional major components for the Navy a sea Wolf submarine signalled any intention to buy More than one of the advanced attack boats. Quot there should be no confusion Here Quot said Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams Quot the sea Wolf program is dead. We Are not contemplating going ahead and building a second or a third  As part of an Effort to Cut $50 billion in defense spending Over the next five years president Bush announced in january that he would cancel construction of further sea Wolf submarines after the completion of the first such vessel which is now being built in Groton conn., by the electric boat division of general dynamics corp. The decision had been criticized by democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton who argued before the Connecticut primary election that the sea Wolf construction line should be kept open. Senior naval officers have expressed concern that the United states might not be Able to maintain its ability to produce nuclear submarines if such construction is discontinued. News reports wednesday had said that the Navy or dered subcontractors to Complete construction of some major additional components of the sea Wolf and some had suggested this indicated that More of the vessels might be built. Pentagon spokesman Williams said thursday that after the Navy was ordered to Stop All sea Wolf construction beyond the first sub that service requested that it be allowed to continue building additional sea Wolf components that were already nearly Complete could be used As spare parts for the one boat to be built or in other submarines or were needed to Complete the Overall sea Wolf program. Williams said such permission was granted March 19. Among those additional components to be produced the Pentagon spokesman said was the an/bsy-2 combat system which he described As a the brain of the sea Wolf. The whole fire control  the additional unit to be built would serve As a backup to the first and would also be used to write the computer software that would control it. The system is built by general electric in Syracuse n.y., and at amp to in Greensboro n.c., at a Cost of $155 million. Other major additional sea Wolf components whose completion is being allowed include a a main propulsion unit being produced by Westinghouse electric corp. In Sunnyvale calif., for $47 million. A main and auxiliary seawater pumps being made by electric boat in Groton for $33 million. A a steam Turbine Generator being made by general electric in Lynn mass., for $16 million. A a system that controls the atmosphere inside the submarine made by Hamilton Standard in Windsor locks conn., for $3.5 million. A a Periscope by Kollmorgen corp. In Northampton mass., for $3.5 million. A a gyroscopic Compass by Litton in Woodland Hills calif., for $974,000. A an atmosphere monitoring system by Perkins Elmer in Pomona calif., for $923,000. A a Periscope direction finder by Al in Lansdale a for $629,000. A a multipurpose radio Antenna by Granite state manufacturing in Man Chaster n.h., for $464,000. A an underwater communications system by Mcchan in Lititz pa., for $18,800. A a Periscope computer by Para Max in great  n.y., for $3,400. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago april 4,1982 a Britain sent a Fleet of warships on the 14-Day voyage to the Falkland islands in preparation for military action in Case diplomatic pressure directed against Argentina failed. 20 years ago april 4,1972 a the . Supreme court ruled 5-2 that states May not automatically take away the children of unwed fathers stating that a natural Parent should have a Chance to prove his or her own fitness. 30 years ago april 4,1962 a actress Elizabeth Taylor and Singer Eddie Fisher announced the end of their three year marriage ending suspense built up in recent weeks by Taylor s growing interest in her Cleopatra co Star Richard Burton As they worked on location in Rome. 40 years ago april 4,1952 a a nationwide strike of 31,000 Western Union Telegraph workers hit a vital segment of the country a communication lines. Supervisors staffed Telegraph offices in major cities and messages to other Points were being refused except in cases of death or serious illness. World War ii 50 years got Oday 4 april194 2 japanese troops and planes Hammer the defenders of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. In the Indian Ocean a British patrol plane spots the japanese aircraft carriers approaching Ceylon but the Fleet arrives later than the British expected and their warships have left the area to replenish supplies. Britain and Italy agree to Exchange sick and wounded prisoners. Woman returns from work to find Philadelphia had torn Down Home Philadelphia a the City contends it had every right to begin destroying 39 rickety Row houses on a drug infested Block even though a resident of one building Wasny to notified of its plans. Helen Anthony 59, returned Home from work tuesday to find narcotics officers and work Crews standing near the rubble that had been her Home for 23 years. Her family could Salvage Only a few items a a wedding picture a television and some clothes. City officials said that they thought it was abandoned and that police had found bloody heroin Needles on the first floor where Anthonys late husband once operated a fish store. Also City inspection Crews said the masonry bulged dangerously and a stairway was falling apart. It looked As though Only squatters inhabited the building they said. Quot if she lived there she  have a said Pamela Donleavy the prosecutor who coordinated drug raids in the North Philadelphia neighbourhood and who helped pick buildings to be Tom Down As a shooting galleries a places where addicts and dealers camped out. Officials said the Anthony House was targeted for eventual demolition but was torn Down ahead of schedule tuesday because it suffered damage during destruct Geraldine Johnson surveys the nibble this week after Philadelphia officials Tore Down her mothers Home in an operation to destroy drug addicts hangouts. Tion of the House next door. Andrew p. Bralow chief Deputy solicitor for licensing and inspection said the City has the authority to act immediately in such situations without notice to a property owner. Anthony said she should have been told her House was a target. A a in be been in this City 40 years i will not live in Philadelphia again. You treat me like a dog Quot Anthony told the Philadelphia inquirer after her family tried to meet with mayor de Rendell on wednesday. Rendell said he would offer help. Quot she owns the House. She deserves some sort of compensation Quot the mayor said. Her son Milton said she would Likely live with a daughter in new Jersey. . Mint pays tribute to 200-year history in juice 2194 Days of War or. H. Smith a   ire. World almanac Book of world Var 11 d son bock5 corp. 196�?T Philadelphia a when the . Mint opened in Philadelphia in 1792, coins were made one at a time in a press that required a Sharp tug and a Quick jump out of the Way. Today s machines churn out 11 coins per second. Both types of equipment were on display thursday As the Philadelphia mint celebrated its 200th anniversary. A it took the United states eight years from 1792 to 1800, to make its first 1 million coins Quot said the mints superintendent John t. Martino. Quot it now takes us 20 minutes to make 1 million coins at  during a Brief ceremony actor Fred Harper portrayed David Rittenhouse the first mint director and Steve Bednarik a medal maker portrayed Henry Voigt the first chief Coin maker. Bednarik inserted Lead Blanks and swung the Arm on a replica 1793 screw Coin press. A what they did Back then had to be hard work Quot Bednarik said. A if it swung Back it would hit them in the jaw Ana  Congress created the mint on april 2, 1792, in the same legislation that authorized coinage of a cent dime Quarter half Dollar and Dollar. The first mint site about two blocks from the current 500,000-Square-foot building near Independence Hall was the first building constructed by the Federal government for its own use. It remained in operation until 1833. It was succeeded by two other buildings in the City before the mint moved to its current site in 1969, a Pink Granite building that covers five acres and has the capacity to make 15 billion coins a year. A this is the largest facility of its Type in the world Quot Martino said. Last year the mint produced 7.2 billion of the nations 13.1 billion coins. It made $51.7 million in pennies $30.7 million in Nickels $92.7 million in dimes $142.8 million in quarters and $7.4 million in half dollars. Most of the rest were produced at Sites in Denver and san Francisco. A facility at West Point n.y., also makes coins and medals on a limited basis. The sculptor engravers who design All the nations coins and commemorative medals also work at the Philadelphia mint which has 600 employees