European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 9, 1995 . The stars and stripes Page 7 House Washington a the House rejected a bid Friday to throw out a base closure list setting in motion the closing of 79 military bases nationwide. In a 343-75 vote the House rejected proposal by rep. Frank Tejeda a Texas to overturn the recommendations of the defense base closure and realignment up Mission. Because both the House an Senate would have to vote against the list to keep it from taking effects Friday s action hearts the list becomes Law said commis Sion spokesman Wade Nelson. With Friday s action the military has two years from july 13 the Date presi Dent Clinton approved the list to begin closing bases and six years to Complete the closures. Members from districts hit hard by the closure recommendations accused the commission of succumbing to political pressure in compiling its list. But districts helped or not affected by the list out number those hit by closures so Tejeda s proposal had Little Chance of passage. Kelly fab an aircraft repair base adjacent to Tejeda s District is among the facilities slated for closure. I do not be Lieve that closure of Kelly air Force base is in the Best interest of our National Security Tejeda said. Rep. Henry Gonzalez a Texas whose District includes Kelly in san Antonio called the closure process a Sham others criticizing the closure list rep resent districts around Mcclellan ,calif., another maintenance base. I know that what i am engaging in her today is probably under the Rubric of a Pri Mal scream said rep. Vic Fazio list s defenders said the Pentagon must trim overhead to pay for weapons modernization and readiness in the next i realize with the grow ing pressures on defense resources we simply cannot afford to keep All the installations and facilities open that i be Lieve our military May need again said rep. Floyd Spence r-s.c., chairman of the National Security committee. Clinton approved the list Only after angrily criticizing the commission s recommendation to close Kelly and Mcclellan Over the Pentagon s objections. At Clin ton s direction the air Force has put to Gether a privatization Plain designed to enable Sacramento calif., and san Anto Nio to preserve most of the jobs that other Vise would have been lost. Over Iqual Washington a the unite states spends far too much Money on submarines that Are inferior to Russia vessels witnesses told a congressional panel thursday. They urged Congress to make the new attack submarine program More competitive. V a a through years of doing business the same old Way the submarine Industry has not capitalized on advances in Commer Cial technology said Anthony Battista a private consultant and former House defense aide. Consequently we Are paying too Damn much for today s the hearing by the House National Security military procurement subcommittee appeared to be aimed at building sup port for the House version of the 1996 defense budget As it headed into a con Ference with the Senate which has approved a different plan. The conference must work put the differences and come up with a Compromise that will go Back to both Chambers for final approval. The House voted to cancel the third sea Wolf submarine a program Worth $1.5 Bil lion in 199 5 to general dynamics corp s electric boat division in Gro Toji conn.,and quonset Point r.i., and accelerate development of a smaller attack submarine. It would provide $850 million to elec tric boat to create two hulls one for the second sea Wolf and one for a one of a kind transitional submarine in two years and $150 million to Virginia s Newport news shipbuilding to create prototypes of submarine components. After that the shipyards would compete for the next generation of submarines. The Senate voted to fund the thirds Wolf and to let electric boat build the first new attack submarine in 1998. Newport news would produce the seconding 1999, and the shipyards would com Pete after that witnesses said the competitive designs of the House plan would Lead to a sub Marine More advanced than the Nas. Russia s nuclear submarines Are Supe rior to . Submarines in All respects except reactor safety and electronics naval analyst Norman Polmar said. On the 9th of september 1993, we will celebrate Bur grand opening Al building 941, adding More Hent to our Cah a Darryl due to the draw Down of . Forces we Are loaded with bargains on Dod surplus property S.C. As Dinning tables desks chairs hutches and dressers. We also have Home appliances musical instruments tools and recreation equipment. We Price in dollars but always accept Deutsche Marks. 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The Boeing defense. & space group has joined with the aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and try to propose an Aerial theater ballistic defense War plane that will use a High Energy Lase that can track and destroy ballistic mis Siles from hundreds of Miles away. A competing team from Rockwell Hughes and a systems inc. Also is vying for what could become a $6 billion crash program by 2002. / both teams envision installing the laser on Board a Boeing 747-400 aircraft the Only civilian Airframe with the size an lifting capability to House it. T using a modified Boeing 747-400freighter As a platform the Boeing lock heed try team proposes to use a Multi megawatt Power chemical laser to de stroy ballistic missiles. The laser beam would be aimed and fired through a nose Turret that can scan a 240 degree arc. Boeing manager Paul Shennum whoa commercial derivatives director at the company s defense group is overseeing his team s airborne laser project said Many details of the proposed laser weapon Are classified. But Shennum said a will be effective in Clear air at a Range of hundreds of Miles enabling the aircraft to operate in Friendly territory. Heat generated by the laser beam would cause catastrophic failure of the missile Bod after a 3 to 5-second pulse he said. 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