European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 1995 . The stars and stripes Page 5 new missile defense Washington a the Senate set in motion wednesday a plan to erect a National missile defense system to protect americans from renegade nations armed with nuclear chemical or biological weapons. The 85-13 vote to develop plans for a Multi site missile defense system was part of a $265 billion Bill to authorize defens spending in fiscal 1996. " the Senate approved $7 billion More than president Clinton requested with the Republican majority saying the nation s defense must be strengthened by spending More Money on weapons including missile defense the lawmakers moved immediately from the vote on the anti missile system to a final 64-34 vote on the Bill. That followed approval tuesday evening of a parallel Bill to appropriate $243 billion for specific Pentagon programs next year $6 billion above the administration s request. The most contentious Issue in both Bill was the decision to add $600 million to the president s $3 billion request for National missile defense. In the original Bills half of the increase would go to  a  missile system that challenges the Basic principles of the.19.72 .-soviet anti ballistic missile treaty. The final version accepted wednesday was a Compromise plan worked out after democratic objections to the original re publican proposal threatened to delay passage of the Bill. The Compromise crafted by senior members of the Senate armed service committee commits the Pentagon Only to developing an anti missile system the Money would not be used for building a system or to deploying one by 2003, As the Dave Buck of Hattiesburg miss., gives his Boxer Zack what seems to be an unwanted original version required. Bath tuesday afternoon while sitting on the front Steps of his Home. It Calls for negotiations with Russia on sent to the showers changing the abm treaty the Cornerstone of cold War nuclear deterrence that limited both superpowers to Only one anti missile site / it says the United states should consider withdrawing from the abm treaty if those negotiations fail. Withdrawal from the treaty would open the Way for building a Multi site anti missile system. Republicans made Clear they would push ahead with their goal of constructing aground based National defense system to protect americans from the growing mis Sile threat from such rogue nations As North Korea and Iraq. We owe that to the american people said sen. William Cohen Maine one of the architects of the Compromise this sets a Clear path to deployment added sen. John Warnerr a. Opponents accused the republicans of f trying to revive president Reagan s vision of a space based Star wars defense sys Tern and warned that Russia would renege on other arms reduction pacts if the unit de states unilaterally disregarded its abm obligations a vouch of the other additional Money in the two spending Bills is aimed at making the military More combat ready by beefing up spending on existing equipment such As the Rah-66 Comanche helicopter smart bombs fighter planes and naval destroyers. ,.-,. Included is $1.5 billion requested by the administration for a third sea Wolf nuclear submarine $1,17 billion to buy 24 f/18 fighters double the number requested and $400 million More than the administration sought to deploy smart bombs and missiles on existing bombers. The House has passed its version of the authorization Bill and is to resume debate on the appropriations Bill today. Estimates for 22 jets Rise Washington a a new air Force estimate indicates the development Cost for the 22 fighter will Rise by a half billion dollars during the next several years. ". a design review by the air Force found that the Esti mated $10.5 billion engineering manufacturing and development phase of the 22 program will increase by $572 million or about 5.4 percent through 2002. The increase stems from development and production delays problems with the fighter s engines and a higher than expected total weight of the aircraft. An air Force official who spoke on condition of anonymity described the problems in an interview tues Day. They were first detailed in a report by the Publica Tion defense week. Lockheed Martin corp. Is developing the 22, which will be built in Marietta a. Major subcontractors such As Pratt & Whitney and Boeing co. Also Are involved in the project to build a highly capable and Stealthy fighter for the 21st Century this is a Cost plus contract Type the official  government is responsible for All of the contractor costs associated with this project. We Are at risk in Panama says . Plans talks on keeping military presence Washington a president Clinton plans to hold informal exploratory talks with Panama on the possibility of maintaining a reduced . Military presence in that country after . Surrender of the Panama canal president Ernesto Perez Balladares said wednesday. Balladares made the disclosure after a two hour meeting with Clinton. Later presidential press Secretary Mike Mccurry said the United states favors a continued presence to fight narcotics trafficking in the Hemi sphere and to facilitate humanitarian Relief efforts. The Panama canal treaties Call for the evacuation of All . Forces from Panama once control reverts to Panama on dec. 31, 1999. But pressure in Panama has been increasing for some . Forces to remain partly because of the economic Impact of a Complete pullout. Speaking to reporters Balladares described the proposed talks As preliminary in nature with neither Side undertaking any commitments. On saturday the United states turned Over to Panama control of two . Military bases leaving eight others still in . Hands. $572 Mill Ion terms of having to pay for All of the contractor s  " but if Lockheed Martin does a poor Job managing the 22 project its guaranteed 4 percent profit will de Cline under the Cost plus contract according to the offi Cial. " the air Force is not saying who is at fault for the problems. Some rising costs May Stem from added capability the service is seeking in its original design. The air Force and Pratt struggled to improve an under per forming engine a problem the service now believes is. Solved ,. -. Long term use of aspirin can Cut Colon cancer risk 44%, study says Boston a taking an aspirin every other Day for 20 years can Cut your risk of Colon cancer nearly by half a study suggests. Many studies in recent years have shown that people who regularly use aspirin reduce their risk of Colon and rectal cancer. But two important questions remained How much should they take and How Long should they take it a Large new study of women nurses found that the risk Falls when people take As Little As four to six aspirin a week. But the benefits do not kick in until at least a decade of use. Researchers who conducted the study said they believe the findings apply equally to men. Many doctors already routinely recommend that men and women older than 50 take an aspirin every other Day to lower their risk of heart disease another Well established Benefit of aspirin. The latest findings were based on the nurses health study which has followed the health of 121,701 nurses since 1976. It was published in today s Issue of. The new England journal of Medicine. A team led by or. Edward Giovannucci of Harvard medical school found that the benefits of aspirin for the Colon develop slowly. But after 20 years of aspirin use the advantages became Clear users have a 44 percent reduction in the Chance of getting Colon and rectal cancer