European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. June 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7hanging out James Wilkinson 34, of los Angeles hangs from the 55-foot a by a in the famous Hollywood sign. The Long haired Bare chested Man who described himself As a performance artist attached a 15-foot wooden Cross to the sign and strapped himself to it arms outstretched for two hours on monday. He was later arrested. Dod fraud suit against be blocks Jet engine contracts Washington apr the Pentagon has suspended future contracts with general electric  aircraft engines division because of alleged fraud in Selling military Jet engines to Israel the government and a be official said monday. The action stems from a scheme in which former israeli air Force Gen. Rami Dotan and a former be marketing employee Herbert Steindler diverted . Funds intended for Israel. Be fired Steindler in 1991. The israeli military demoted Dotan and he is serving a 13-year prison term in Israel for criminal violations in connection with air Force procurement. The Justice department alleges in a lawsuit that be gave Dotan $7.85 million to influence his decisions regarding contracts for Jet fighter engines. The suit was filed in Federal court in Cincinnati. Be will Appeal the suspension which the company feels was a a lacking in both fair process and substantive Merit a said be spokeswoman Jane Jurasck. However defense logistics Agency spokesman Larry Wilson said there were two meetings last month on the matter Between be officials and the Pentagon. Wilson said the suspension stems from gets failure to spot the activities of Steindler and Dotan sooner. A they needed a compliance program that catches this kind of stuff a Wilson said. A if there a wrongdoing it should be detected. Its not supposed to go that far. Basically what you have Here is a multimillion Dollar fraud. Money was wrongfully  gets aircraft engines Plant is in Evendale Ohio outside Cincinnati. A former be employee has alleged that $40 million in . Military funds intended for Israel was diverted. 1 he suit is scheduled for trial nov. 2. The suspension does no to affect existing contracts Juracek said adding that she does no to know How Long it could last. A suspension normally is the first step toward either Dis barring a company or allowing it to resume bidding on government work. A contract disbarment is the harshest administrative Sanction the Pentagon can impose on a contractor. Such an order prevents a company from bidding on or receiving new contracts from any Agency of the Federal government not just the defense department. Fights ruin music sports fest Pembroke Pines Fla. Up rights and gang violence disrupted a weekend music and sports festival sponsored by music television video forcing police to Cut the concert Short and evacuate 15,000 people. Police and Park officials closed . Smith Park in the fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines about 4 30 . Sunday after repeated fights erupted Many involving gang members. The two Day mtg show ended before the final performer disc jockey and Singer Tony Moran could take the stage. Three dozen Pembroke Pines police officers were on duty at the concert. After the fighting broke out they were joined by three dozen More from Pembroke Pines and the neighbouring communities of Miramar and Cooper City while Broward county sheriffs helicopters covered overhead. A we were constantly breaking up fights a said Pembroke police it. Carl Schilling. A we d break up one and go to  a there was definitely a gang presence Here today. Banks testing donated blood for rare form of aids virus Washington up the nations 2,400 blood Banks have begun testing donated blood for hiv-2, a rare form of the aids virus the american association of blood Banks said monday. The test was implemented after the food and drug administration recommended that blood Banks screen for both hiv-1 and hiv-2, two forms of the human immunodeficiency virus. A while the risk posed by hiv-2 to patients is extremely Remote our screening of All blood donated in the United states As a preventive measure demonstrates our commitment to safety a said or. Shannon Cooper american association of blood Banks president. Screening of donated blood for both hiv-1 and hiv-2 May be done by using a single combination test so the additional testing does not require other Steps Cooper said. A series of questions also screens out people considered at risk for his infection. Donated blood is tested for a variety of blood borne diseases including syphilis three forms of hepatitis and a leukaemia causing virus Htlv-1, in addition to the two aids viruses. Of 214,609 aids cases reported in the United states Only 31 were attributed to hiv-2 infection. Hiv-2 is More common among europeans and West africans. A total of 3,537 aids cases were blamed on contaminated transfusions with nearly All of the cases stemming from transfusions before blood centers began screening for hiv-1 in March 1985. A report by the Federal centers for disease control last week said Only 15 transfusion related aids cases were recorded in the United states since his screening was implemented. Mckinley claims four More climbers and we were definitely outnumbered a said it. Joe Yetto. Two police officers were treated for cuts and bruises and 12 other people were treated for fight injuries and heat exhaustion. Afternoon highs hovered near 90 degrees and police said the heat helped aggravate tempers. A some rain might have helped. It was just too hot a said mtg producer Terry dub Ono. Concert promoters tried to Cool crowd members by spraying water hoses on them but to no Avail. Police arrested 13 people including five juveniles. One was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. A hoodlums came along and ruined it for everybody a said Judith Armondi 17. A they should have tightened Security. They should have checked people at the  the Pembroke Pines concert was the third Stop on the mtg sports festivals 10-City tour which will end july 19 in riot torn los Angeles. The event features triathlon competitions and live  wipe away firefighters tissue Issue from wire reports East Longmeadow mass. After the fire department announced it was running out of toilet paper and had no Money to buy More dozens of Good Samaritans came to the Rescue. Chief Robert Wallace said More than 50 people including a donor who sent 16 Rolls in a stretch limousine dropped off 240 Rolls at the firehouse in this Springfield  kills lawyer self los Angeles a a Man shot his attorney to death monday in a Law Library then killed himself police said. The two men had been seen arguing in the los Angeles county Law Library. The lawyer Michael Friedman 38, had represented the gunman James Sinclair 62, in a civil Case police it. John Dunkin said. A i believe they May Nave been in recess and went Over to the Library during the lunch hour a Dunkin said. Talkeetna Alaska apr a Ranger watched through binoculars As four climbers on mount Mckinley slipped and fell 3,000 feet to their deaths officials said. The Accident brought the mountains death toll this year to 11. The climbers were roped together for safety sunday when they fell from 19,000 feet said John Quinley a National Park service spokesman. Rangers found the bodies at 16,000 feet. This is the deadliest climbing season Ever on the 20,320-foot Mountain North americans highest Peak. The pre Vious High was eight in 1967 and 1980, Quinley said. An air plane search had been launched after the four mountaineers were reported overdue sunday and Crews eventually spotted them making their Way across an icy Gully Quinley said. A medical Camp at 14,000 feet was notified by radio and a Ranger there watched the men through binoculars Quinley said. A Short time later the Ranger reported seeing the climbers fall. The Accident occurred in relatively Good weather. There was no immediate word on the cause. Zane Varner a paralegal said one of the men about Dawyt gun and shot the other Man tour times. Was complaining about lawyers As he pulled a a there was blood All Over the place. Then he turned the gun on himself a Varner said. About 25 people were in the Reading room at the time Library director Richard Lamele said. Police it. Ben Gering said said two guns were found near the bodies. One apparently the weapon used to kill the attorney was jammed. The gunman used a second weapon to shoot himself Gering said