European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes sunday May 10,1992 House members urge shift in priorities for warplanes a the top Democrat and ouse armed services committee Washington Republican on the on Friday proposed a major change in the Pentagon a plan for buying four new combat aircraft. By the full panel Calls for accelerating development of the Navy sax attack plane while putting off a decision a role fish the proposal which is Likely to be adopted this week full panel 3vy on building the air forces multifold fighter. The plan also Woula trim spending on the air forces f-22 fighter and slow work on upgrading the Navy a Fa-18 fighter. Reps. Les Aspin d-wis., and William l. Dickinson r-ala., made the proposal As the committee prepared to write its version of the defense budget for the fiscal year beginning oct. 1. The Overall spending plan totals $274 billion about $7 billion less than president Bush proposed in january. The Pentagon plans to spend $350 billion Over the next two decades on thousands of the four combat aircraft. The defense departments schedule makes the f-22 the top priority Ana develops the a plane last. Quot there Are two things wrong with Pentagon plans for w fighters and attack planes a Aspin said in a statement. A they wont give us the planes we need from the Pentagon a proposed $2.2 billion budget for the aircraft in fiscal 1993. The air Force plans to spend $75 billion on 648 of the Long Range air to air combat aircraft which is manufactured by Lockheed corp., Boeing co., and general dynamics corp. The plane is slated to enter production later this decade. New fighters and attack planes a Aspin said in a statement. A they wont give us the planes we need when we need them and even if they Aid we  have the Money to pay for  in a memorandum to colleagues the lawmakers cite a congressional budget office report that said paying for the air Force and Navy tactical aviation planes will require about $10 billion annually. The lawmakers plan essentially would continue full scale development of the f-22 but trim $200 million a prototype of the f-22 crashed and burned during tests at Edwards fab in California last month. The plan rejects the administrations full scale development of the Fa-18 Type e and Type f aircraft. The upgrade of the fighter and ground attack aircraft involves More powerful engines and other changes. The administration is seeking $1.1 billion in fiscal 1993, but the plan would Cut $535 million. The Navy wants to spend $65 billion on 1,000-of the planes built by Mcdonnell Douglas corp. It is also scheduled for production later this decade. The administration is Only seeking $150 million for the a the Navy a Carrier based plane designed to replace the a-6s, a 1960 Vintage aircraft after the year 2010. The plan however would add $575 million in the fiscal 1993 budget and Calls for competitive flying prototypes As soon As possible. The Navy and air Force envision 875 to 975 of the planes at a Cost of at least $105 billion. The plan would eliminate $5 million for research on the Multi role fighter an air Force plane designed to replace the 1970s f-16. The air Force program envisions More than 1,000 planes at a Cost of $75 billion. The fighter would enter production in the year 2005 under the Pentagon a plan. Cincinnati Bridge is falling Down explosives Send a Section of Central Bridge falling into the Ohio River in Cincinnati on Friday. The Bridge will be replaced by a 1995. Four Lane Span to be completed in clinics forgo funds because of gag Rule Milwaukee a planned parenthood affiliates from new England to Washington state have rejected Federal funding rather than comply with a gag Rule on abortion counselling. A Wisconsin affiliates decision to turn Back $2.25 million Means three of 38 clinics will close and the state group will begin charging poor women for checkups and birth control said executive director Severa Austin. Quot we will not abandon our commitment to providing patients with full information so they can make their own informed decision a she said. Hie three clinics including one of 10 in the Milwaukee area and one of three in Madison will close by years end. The gag Rule backed by president Bush was upheld by the . Supreme court. Under administration guidelines doctors at federally supported clinics Are permitted to talk to women about any pregnancy option including abortion if they believe there is medical cause to do so. But other clinic staffers including nurses Are not allowed to discuss abortion with patients. In new England planned parenthood of Northern new England rejected $676,000 in Federal funding because of the Federal Rule said Judy Tabar an associate director in Burlington it. She said it would not close any of its 25 clinics in Maine Vermont and new Hampshire. Planned parenthood groups in Everett and Tacoma wash., and Hartford conn., also have announced rejection of Federal funding. Late Shah a brother held after drug raid on Home from wire reports Beverly Hills Calif. A the brother of the late Shah of Iran was arrested Friday after drug enforcement administration officials raided his Home and found opium that could be smoked authorities said. The arrest of Mamoud Reza Pahlavi 65, culminated a four month investigation sparked by the . Postal services discovery of the opium in a package addressed to Pahlavi a Home. The package was delivered about 3 p.m., the same time members of the Dea led Southern California drug task Force swarmed the Home with a search warrant. They recovered the package containing 500 Grams of opium along with two loaded handguns a narcotic pipe and Scales Dea spokesman Ralph Lochridge said. The drugs were mailed from Europe he said. Pahlavi was arrested on suspicion of possessing opium and suspicion of possessing opium for Sale. Woman found guilty Louisville by. A a woman who prosecutors said had a romantic obsession for mayor Jerry Abramson has been convicted on six counts of making interstate Telephone threats to the mayors wife. The . District court jury acquitted Jerry sue Griffith on two other counts. Jerry and Madeline Abramson who married in 1989, both testified that they had received a barrage of Telephone Calls and letters from Griffith Over the past several years. Assistant . Attorney Haney Jones Iii said Griffith 48, became infatuated with the mayor in 1986 and wanted his wife out of the Way. The defense contended Griffith was mentally ill. Griffith who moved from Louisville to upper Ville va., in january 1991, faces up to five years in prison on each count. Sentencing is scheduled for july 15. Biologist found innocent Houston a a former University of Texas biologist was found innocent of trying to murder a colleague by lacing nasal Spray with a Carcinogen. A jury acquitted or. John Linner on thursday after deliberating six hours. The 48-year-old biologist was accused of trying to kill fellow scientist Barry  Winkle by lacing the former co workers nasal Spray with a cancer causing chemical called . Van Winkle suffered what he described As a a a violent burning sensation when he used the tainted Spray in april 1991 at the University lab in the Woodlands where he and Linner worked together. Prosecutors theorized that Linner was disturbed when University administrators announced plans to shut Down their Laboratory and  Winkle was Given another position with the University while he Wasny to. Local a act head Dies Manning . A Billie s. Fleming a civic Leader and businessman who devoted his life to improving relations Between Blacks and Whites died Friday. He was 69. Fleming was president of the Manning chapter of the National association for the advancement of coloured people for 33 years. He was Active in the fight to end segregation in Public schools through a 1954 Clarendon county Case that was combined with the famous Brown is. Board of education Case from Kansas that went to the supreme court. 3 More bodies recovered Pope fab . A the remains of three More Crew members have been recovered from the wreckage of an air Force transport plane that crashed into a Lake april 28, base officials said. Eight of nine bodies have now been recovered from the wreckage of the c-130 that crashed into Blewett Falls Lake about 70 Miles West of Pope fab in Southern North Carolina. About 60 percent of the plane remains in the Lake said col. Steve Tomhave a safety investigator