Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 52

Will Congress Agree? Army Seeks to Test Canceled Helicopter Vertol with a helicopter in the Army museum at Fort Rucker, to see if one pilot could fly two helicopters at once with digital controls. The idea is to see if the HLH and the "slave" helicopter obeying computerized commands could lift the same load from one place to another without colliding. 1989. "A bargain," one Army official said, arguing that a tremendous amount would be learned by the three agencies under the experimental program. A related experiment under discussion but not in the Pentagon budget calls for teaming the refurbished HLH at over the next several weeks that it wants to embark on a national research program with the HLH, not put it into production.

The Army would contribute $25.7 million, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and NASA $22.6 million each, for the total $70.9 million sought through fiscal 20 tons, compared with Is tons for the American CH-47D workhorse helicopter and 33 tons for the HLH. Refurbishing and flying the HLH, the Army argues, would help it design a new heavy-lift helicopter for the 1990s. Besides the expected congressional resistance to restarting the HLH program when budget-cutting is the order of the day, the Army will be up against the argument that the Pentagon is far along on its JVX short-takeoff-and-landing transport. The Army counters that it will need more lifting power than the JVX will provide. The Army intends to stress to' congressional committees ay.

reelings By GEORGE C.WILSON Th Washington Poil WASHINGTON The Navy brought World War II battleships out of mothballs, the Air Force resurrected its B-l bomber and now the Army wants to bring out of storage and start flying the heavy-lift helicopter that Congress canceled almost a decade ago. If Congress goes along an uncertain prospect the Pentagon and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will spend $71 million to determine what the dusted-off chopper can do. Congressional committees complained in 1975 that the Army had exceeded its legislative authority by building a heavy-lift helicopter rather than confining itself to research. Congress canceled the program that year after $179 million had been spent, but before the helicopter could be flown. The chopper has been sitting in a hangar at Boeing's Vertol plant in Philadelphia since.

"There is no stated future requirement for the HLH (heavy-lift helicopter)," the Senate Armed Services Committee said when members voted to cancel it. Since then, the Soviets have fielded heavy-lift helicopters, including the Mi-26 Halo. The Army says the Mi-26 can lift Gas Delivers More For Your Energy Dollar. a warmer winler season may. we suggesl 10.

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Have heating system checked, cleaned and adjusted to insure maximum efficiency. St. Leo's Sets Mini-retreat The men's and women's retreat groups of St. Leo's Church, Ashley, will sponsor an open mini-retreat Sunday, Dec. 16 in the church hall.

The retreat will be conducted by Rev. Joseph Freund, CSSR, of St. Alphon-sus Retreat House, Tobyhanna. Schedule begins at noon with a conference on images of the church in the New Testament, followed by reflection and work groups. Rosary will be recited at 1:25 p.m., and a conference on New Testament themes on the church in the modern world will be held at 2, followed by further reflection and work groups.

Stations of the Cross will be said at 3:15, and a conference on prayer will be given at 4, followed by group reflection on prayer. Father Freund will celebrate Mass at 5. The opportunity for confessions will be available during reflection periods. Refreshments will be available during the PEnnsvivnnm 'gj r'3 ens nno witter campnnv.