European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 27, 1992 . The stars and stripes Page 5army axes contract for ski tracker budget cuts Down program that already Cost $199 million Washington a with nearly s200 million already spent the army cancelled a $594 million contract for a key tracking component of the anti missile strategic defense initiative. The prime contractor for the ground based surveillance and tracking system is a subsidiary of Mcdonnell Douglas corp. In Huntington Beach Calif. Army officials blamed the cancellation on budget cuts and decisions to delay some parts of the ski program commonly called a Star  in a statement wednesday the army noted that Congress had decided to delay deployment of the tracking system until 2002. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 27,1982 a Greece a Premier Andreas Papandreou backing striking workers who closed Down hell Nikon a ordered that greek labor Laws be enforced inside . Military bases. 20 years ago nov. 27,1972 a a foreign submarine tracked by the norwegian Navy for More than two weeks after it penetrated Sone fjord on the Western coast escaped into International Waters the defense command said. 30 years ago nov. 27,1962 a an Indian spokesman rejected a key part of China a cease fire proclamation a provision leaving the chinese troops deep in Indian territory. 40 years ago nov. 27,1952 a president elect Eisenhower named two women to High ranking government posts and chose gop National committee chairman Arthur e. Summerfield As postmaster general. 50 years ago nov. 27,1942 Brig. Gen. Asa Duncan who played a key role in organizing the . 8th air Force was reported missing in action. Duncan was in route to North Africa when his plane went Down off Northern France. World War ii 50 years ago today nov 27 1 a 9 a 4 �2 Tunisia m British infantrymen capture Tebo urba in Tunisia Quot but a German counterattack with tanks and dive bombers drives them out a British column nears Bizerte across the Mediterranean German soldiers try to seize the French Navy at Toulon in a Surprise attack but French sailors sink three battleships seven cruisers 29 destroyers and 33 other vessels source 2194 Days of War. W h  publishers inc. World almanac Booko it world War ii b son books Corn 1981 a the army said the 1988 contract was 30 percent Complete with $199 million spent. It said termination costs for the project will be no More than $10.5 million. The army said it was not Clear How Many jobs would be affected by the decision. The system would have used sensors launched into space to track incoming warheads and pinpoint Dummy decoys released by missiles. The information would have been used to help direct interceptors to the approaching warheads through ground based radar. It would have augmented Sdit a space based sensors and covered gaps in other systems prior to the development of the space based sensor system known As Brilliant eyes. Mcdonnell Douglas spokesman Tom Williams said the company will continue to deliver advanced optical products to the government that can be used in other programs or in a revived tracking system by Mcdonnell Douglas. A a they re saying terminate the program not turn around and walk away tomorrow a he said. He said 65 employees at Mcdonnell Douglas had worked on the program with subcontractor employees bringing the total to 150 or 180. Ski has been a prime target of lawmakers seeking to pare the military Bud get following the end of the cold War. Congress last month Cut More than $1 billion from president Bush s $5 billion ski request for 1993. One army official speaking on condition of anonymity acknowledged that budget constraints and the reduced threat of attack from intercontinental ballistic missiles had made it difficult to fund the tracking system. The four major subcontractors Are Hughes aircraft co., Al Segundo Calif Honeywell  space amp strategic systems operations Clearwater Fla. Try inc., Huntsville Ala. And Orbital sciences corp s space data division Chandler Ariz. Exchanging Good will Seattle mayor Norman Rice left presents gifts to russian ing with a space capsule full of symbolic treasures including a adm. Gennady Varich aboard the russian missile Range ship letter of Goodwill from russian president Boris n. Yeltsin. I he marshal Krylov. The ship arrived in Seattle on tuesday morn capsule splashed Down Oil the Washington coast sunday. Jewish marshal hounded judge says Washington a a Deputy . Marshal was harassed and unfairly disciplined at work because he is White and jewish a Federal judge ruled wednesday. Deputy marshal Robert s. Turner was subjected to repeated comments about his religion . District judge Charles r. Richey said. The comments included a supervisors a a jokes about the holocaust that referred to High German Gas Bills during world War ii. Turner and other White deputies assigned to the District of Columbia Superior court were referred to As a White boys Quot and one Black Deputy said they worked in a Quot Black office for Blacks supervised by Blacks a Richey wrote. The harassment created a hostile working environment prohibited by Federal civil rights Law the judge said ruling in Turners civil lawsuit against the marshals service. Turner was assigned to Superior court in april 1989. A spokesman for the marshals service would not comment on the ruling saying officials had not read it. Richey ordered the service to see that such harassment was halted. The judge also ordered the service to delete from Turners employment record a reprimand for his alleged role in an inmates january 1990 escape and to give Turner Back pay for his one week suspension related to the incident. The investigation of the incident was Sloppy Richey said adding that a Black employee was Only Quot cautioned about his alleged role. Black employees allegedly responsible for two other escapes were not disciplined at All the judge added. A thus the court concludes that the plaintiff was a singled out for discipline at least implicitly As a result of the re Kre Sivc working atmosphere based on is race and religion a the judge said. Bah Humbug Deputy denies taking Tot s doll Batavia Ohio up was the sheriffs Deputy the Grinch who stole Christmas Vance Summerlin Deputy sheriff for Clermont county says no. Residents of a Low income housing project near Cincinnati say yes. Volunteers working with the . Marine corps toys for tots program were handing out toys in the project recently when they were ordered to Stop. A resident of the project w to asked to remain unidentified said Summerlin grabbed a Pink Barbie doll from a girl standing near a Van. A a the Deputy took it away from her and said a you re going to have to give that  she made a face than ran into a building hollering a he took my  a Summerlin who is a Community oriented police Deputy assigned to the project denied he took the doll. Quot i did no to snatch any toy from any child a hands a he said. He said there was a a total communication breakdown that led to the complaints. A it got out of hand. 1 tried to Stop it and get it Back under control. 1 was probably wrong to do that a he said. Summerlin said children were swarm ing Over the Van looking for toys. Katie Cornwell president of the projects residents Council disputed that account. A there was an orderly line Quot she said adding that she was near the Van. Summerlin was telling people they had to go through the Council to get toys. A everybody turned and looked at me kind of grumbled and left a Cornwell said. A it Wasny to handled properly. It  have been stopped the Way it i was. The Marine corps said the Van will return and no children in the project will be left without toys for Christmas