European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday february 4,1994 colonel says Cost cutting idea Cost Job by the new York times Washington an air Force col Onel told a congressional committee wednesday that he was dismissed from a prominent Job for recommending that a $27 billion military satellite program be scuttled. The colonel Sanford Mangold told the House government operations com Mittee that the Mil Star satellite system intended to provide worldwide military communications during a nuclear War had become a cancer upon the unite states air Force a 25-year Veteran Mangold said he was dismissed last june As the air Force officer in charge of spending for space systems in retaliation for opposing Mil Star one of the most expensive pro in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago feb. 4,1984 citing strategic and moral reasons president Rea Gan proposed to nearly double the immediate economic Aid for Central America with a fivefold increase in military Aid for embattled Al Salva Dor ,. 20 year Sago feb.4,1974 an Independent truckers shutdown brought new re ports of possible food shortages a gov. Milton Shapp of Pennsylvania urged a 45-Day moratorium on the protests to avoid a National Calami 30 years ago feb. 4,1964 the Senate handed president Johnson a first round Triumph in the $11.6 billion tax Cut Bill voting Down More Liberal treat ment of capital gains for certain prof its. ". ,. 40 years ago feb. 4,1954 More than 300 Pil grims were reported killed and 2,000 injured in a Stampede of 5 Mil lion hindus seeking to Wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges. River near Allahabad India. 50 years ago feb. 4,1944 american b-17s, part of a Fleet of 1,100 bombers and fighters targeting nazi targets Over Northwestern Europe hammered the key German a boat Center at Wilhel shaven in Daylight. World War ii 50 years ago today feb.4 1944 american soldiers wipe out the last major japanese pockets on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands of the Central Pacific. In Burma japanese forces launch an offensive in the coastal a akan Region. Soviet troops on the Northern front reach the Mouth of the Narva River and retake gov East of Lake Peipus Clearing the Leningrad Novgorod railway. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp. 1981 a Grams in the Pentagon s history. He said Mil Star should be replaced with smaller cheaper satellites. I was removed from the budget pro Cess at precisely the time i was ready to Shepherd in the most dramatic Cost cuts the space Community had Ever seen said Mangold who has been reassigned As an air Force budget planner and has sued for reinstatement. The elaborate Mil Star satellite system was created in great secrecy in the 1980s to help fight a possible Long nuclear War with the soviet Union. Now with the cold War Over and nuclear tensions sub siding the. Program is being presented by the Pentagon As a communications sys tem that can be adapted for use in non nuclear conflicts. But critics say a global military communications system can be built for less than $10 billion a potential savings of nearly $18 billion. The hearing part of Congress Over sight of military satellite systems provided a rare look at the Way in which hugely expensive programs Are debated inside the Pentagon. Mangold said he began to openly oppose Mil Star in 1992, convinced that it was the clearest exam ple of a cold War system whose contributions to military conflicts like desert storm or operations like in Somalia would be he also said that the costs of each satellite were unacceptable nearly $1.4 Mangold said he was left with no Ethi \ Cal Choice but to oppose Mil Star As openly and vocally As what followed he said was an inter Nal air Force space War surrounding he said he persuaded the air Force chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Me Peak to support the idea of cancelling the program outright. But he said senior of cers of the air Force space come an private contractors with billions of dollars at stake in Mil Star fought Back. First Mangold said they persuaded defense Secretary Les Aspin to save the program. Then he said they worked to Nave the colonel dismissed and filed administrative complaints accusing him of pressuring a contractor to hire a Friend. The complaints led to a formal reprimand last month by the air Force and Cost him his position. Courtney b. Matthews 19, is led into police Headquarters after his arrest on charges of killing four fellow Taco Bell employees. Soldier charged in Taco Bell deaths Clarksville Terin. A a Soldier who worked part time at a Taco Bell apparently hid in the restaurant until closing time then shot four co workers to death and emptied the Safe and Cash drawers authorities say. Courtney b. Matthews 19, was arrested and charged with Mur Der wednesday As funerals began for the victims. I m innocent. I m innocent. I did t do a Damn thing he Saida he was led into the police station prosecutor John Carney said he will seek the death penalty. The amount stolen Early sunday was not disclosed. Matthews is a helicopter repairman with the 101st airborne div air assault at nearby fort Campbell by. His rank was unavailable. He had worked at the Taco Bell for 10 Days. An unidentified co worker told the tennessean newspaper that Matthews asked frequent questions about the restaurant s procedures such As How night deposits were made. Business group backs health plan by the new York times Washington the business round table rep resenting about 200 of the nation s largest companies struck a blow against president Clinton s health care plan wednesday night. Despite urgent lobbying by Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton the group s policy committee endorsed a rival proposal sponsored by rep. Jim Coop or d-tenn., that would not guarantee Universal insurance coverage. It voted to treat Cooper s Bill As a starting Point for health legislation. Cooper s proposal is the Only major health care Mea sure with the support of democrats and Republican alike. I am humbled by their support Cooper said of the group s decision. John Ong who is the chairman of the influential business round table and the chief executive of . Goodrich co., said the policy committee believes Coop or s proposal would Foster Competition and bring Down health care costs. The White House expressed disappointment Over the vote although the effect on Capitol Hill was Uncertain. The vote is bound to help Cooper but both his sup porters and opponents said it would hardly be decisive in the swirling legislative journey that awaits the healthcare Issue. Still Ong said business was wary of one feature of Cooper s Bill that would deny employers tax deductions for anything beyond the cheapest health insurance. The business round table made it Clear that it liked Cooper s approach of creating cooperatives so Small businesses could join in buying insurance saying this would Foster Competition. The Clinton plan would do that too. But it would bring bigger businesses into alliances As Well and it would set limits on insurance Premium increases which the business organization rejects. Ong said the Clinton plan had the potential if enacted in its current form to create additional unfunded off budget entitlement the plan would create a prescription drug Benefit forthe elderly under medicare and some Long term care guarantees. Slaying suspect alleges sex abuse paper says re m my y a a. Seattle a a Man told police that he killed a teacher at his former school because the teacher sexually abused him for nearly a decade the Seattle times reported wednesday. Darrell Allen Cloud 24, surrendered tuesday and was booked into King county jail for investigation of homicide in the shooting death of Neal Summers on monday. Bail was set at $250,000. Cloud told police that Summers had sexually abused other students As Well the defendant s father William Cloud told the times. According to a suspect information re port obtained by the times Cloud told police that he killed Summers to end the years of sexual abuse Seattle Public schools superintendent Bill Kendrick said there was no record of sexual misconduct allegations against Summers in school files. Police spokesman Sean o Donnell said Cloud knew Summers but he would not elaborate on their relationship. A Rifle was found at Cloud s Home o Donnell said. Summers 45, was a popular eighth Grade social studies teacher who had taught at Whitman Middle school for 14 years. He was shot in the Back As he entered the building before classes monday morning. There were no witnesses. Cloud attended Whitman in the Early 1980s after summer began teaching there but it was not immediately known whether Cloud was in Summers classes. School District spokeswoman Dorothy Dubia said wednesday that the District would not answer questions about therase. _ Cloud was described by friends and former coaches As a standout football and baseball player who was a fierce competitor. He took things very hard and let his emotions precipitate his actions said Ron Sidenquist who coached Cloud i football and baseball. But Chuck Tarbox who also coached Cloud in football said violence would be out of character " a
