European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 27,1994 William j. Perry age 66. Education . And m.s., Stanford University ph.d., Perm state All in mathematics. Experience headed esl inc., a military electronics company from 1964 to 1977 served As Pentagon s undersecretary for research and development in the Carter administration from 1977-1981 chairman of technology strategies & alliances a consulting firm based in Menlo Park calif., before his nomination As Deputy defense Secretary. Family married Leonilla Mary Green in 1947. Three sons and two daughters. Perry May Hove to Deal Low blows to High tech Washington a president Clinton s Choice for defense Secretary William j. Perry is a longtime Champi on of High tech weapons. Now faced with budget constraints he  pick which weapons will survive v. With his Senate confirmation hearing a week away an the administration preparing its defense budget Perry will make key recommendations on the future of billion Dollar weapon systems from the b-2 stealth bomber to the c 17transport. " some lawmakers Are wondering How Perry proposes meeting foreign threats arid financing the exotic systems he has favored within a tight budget. It s a difficult Job Perry said in accepting the Nomi nation believe it s  � High on the list of uncertainties is the b-2 bomber. The government has purchased 20 of the aircraft built by Northrop corp., at a total program Cost of $44.4 billion. No further orders Are  rep. John p. Murtha d-pa., chairman of the House appropriations defense subcommittee said the air Force proposes keeping the Northrop team together and o Derma two aircraft per year. While Murtha says he is open to keeping the b-2 alive he and other lawmakers Are concerned about the Readi Ness of . Forces however sophisticated their weapons. Sen. Carl Levin d-mich., a member of the serial armed services committee said that without a change in the Way the Pentagon manages its Money the administration May have to drop below its projected manpower of 1.4 million. T. I Don t see How we can buy All the things we re slated to buy and pay All the troops what they deserve and have them As ready As they be got to be and still have the Mil lion four Levin  c-17 transport plane is in danger because of performance and structural problems. Late last year defense Secretary Les Aspin announced a plan to slash the order to40 aircraft and those Only if Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Dramatically improved its performance. Pratt & Whitney a division of United technologies corp., makes the engines for the c-17.although the administration s defense budget proposal is weeks away Aspin and Perry already have declared their support for a 12th aircraft Carrier. They also have committed to major research funding for the air Force s f-22fighter, built by Lockheed corp., and the Comanche Light helicopter built by Boeing helicopters and Sikorsky air Craft. Both aircraft carry radar evading stealth technology. No his victims found in firm s blood donors by Steve scholar Kaiserslautern Bureau More than 500 people who donated blood to a German plasma processing and distribution company closed last year in an aids scandal Nave tested negative for the virus that causes the deadly Dis ease a German official says. The tests followed an investigation by German officials that found that the Osterode based Haem Oplas co. Was negligent in screening blood products Fordiv and other infectious diseases. The inadequate techniques prompted fears that his infected blood products had film Star set for King event at Gaeta base Naples Italy is actress Halle Berry will be the key speaker at services honouring the Rev. Martin Luther King or. At the naval support activity at Gaeta Italy on tuesday. Berry is scheduled to speak at the base s Community Center gymnasium at 6 . Her visit is sponsored by the 6th Fleet. The actress also is tentatively slated to visit the Naples elementary and High schools the Gaeta elementary school and possibly the ships Belknap Yellowstone and Saratoga. Berry first came to nationwide Atten Tion As first runner up in the  teen Usa pageant. She has since gone on to featured roles in the films Jungle fever the last boy scout strictly business and Boomerang. Berry also starred in the Alex Haley miniseries Queen. She also will appear in the upcoming film version of the Flintstones As Fred s been distributed to German facilities. The human immunodeficiency virus causes aids. But or. Hanspeter Zocklein a spokes Man for the ministry of welfare in Nie Der Sachsen state said our investigation of the Haem Oplas company has turned up no tainted plasma or blood products. We tested More than half of the 1,100 donors and none tested positive. We also tested 90 percent of the products stored at Haem Oplas and found  the company forced to close nov. 9, has reopened Zocklein said from Han  of the investigation sent Shock Waves through Germany and much of the . Military Community in Germany. Some americans had been treated or received blood transfusions in German medical facilities. Concern among the . Armed forces and their family members is probably unnecessary because the investigation turned up no his positive donors said Barbara Slifer 7th medical come spokeswoman in Heidelberg. However . Military medical officials said they have Little information about the investigation or its results. The . Military knows of no cases of military members or their family Mem Bers receiving his tainted blood Slifer said. Information provided to us indicates that Haem Oplas donors and samples of donated plasma have All tested negative to his said maj. Don fipps the euro Pean come s blood program director. We re pretty confident no . People Are  contributing to this report staff writer de it Earls in Darmstadt Germany re Sti pairs made but tap water i undrinkable at in Ciurlik in Ciurlik a turkeys a americans at in Ciurlik a Are into their fifth Day without drinkable tap water after a water main broke sunday officials said. The main was repaired late tuesday abase spokesman said. However officials Are warning residents not to drink the water until chlorination and testing Are completed. There was no information available Asto when the tap water would be declared Safe to drink. Base residents started receiving free bottled water from the air Force on tuesday. In Ciurlik residents can use the tap water for Basic sanitation base officials said. The 14-Inch water main ruptured about 3 . Sunday said it. Col. Russ Daisley Deputy support group commander. V " " water flowing to base activities shut off by 8 ., Daisley said. By 2 . Monday the housing area at in Ciurlik also was without water. As a result of the water outage classes at in Ciurlik elementary and High schools were cancelled monday and tuesday base officials said. No 42, Dies after Chest pains Halle Berry executive  actress has entertained military audiences in the past As a member of a Uso tour. Wurzburg Germany is Soldier died this week after suffering Chest pains according to a 3rd inf div news release. Staff sgt. John e. Doty 42, was As signed to he co of the division s 2nd ,15th inf regt in Schweinfurt. Doty complained of Chest pains Mon Day night and suffered a cardiac arrest while in route from his borne to a Ger Man Hospital the statement said. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital. Doty originally from Battle Creek mich., is survived by his wife Sharon. Memorial services Are scheduled at 4p.m. Friday at the Camp Angier Chapel in Grafe Wohr where Dory s unit is deployed on a training exercise. Lieutenant honoured for helping to raise Sailor allowances London is a Navy lieutenant has been honoured by . Naval forces Europe for his work in increasing Cost of living and housing allowances for . John Jones has received the commander in chief . Naval forces Europe leadership award for 1993,a Nav eur spokesman said. The. Annual award honors a Sailor or Marine for showing leadership and for having an Impact on Mili tary personnel in Europe. Jones a Nav eur administrative officer in London successfully worked to increase cola and housing allowances Tor All military personnel assigned to a Veur. Jones accomplished this by persuading the . Per diem committee in Washington d.c., to visit Europe and observe living conditions for military personnel. The committee sets compensation for All Mili tary members. Jones said a lot of credit for the award should go to his staff but added that it s wonderful to be recognized for something like that. It s the High Point of my  the award includes a Navy commendation medal an honorary plaque and a week s vacation for two offered by the armed forces recreation Center which has hotel and recreation facilities for . Military Mem Bers in Southern Germany