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tOC'WMnesday Nov 21 1983Chico Enterprise-Record Manville offers plan in asbestos suits 1 Fired instructor back on job without paycheck Attorneys for the asbestos -claimants called the reorganize-' tion plan illegal and unconsti-tutionaL" Lifland did not say when he would rule on their request to block Manville from seeking creditor approval of the pro-' GROVE Okie (AP) A fourth-grade teacher fired for refusing to sign a as- oath returned to his job day but he will not Im unless the dismissal be is Robert for the asbestos claimants said Manville's proposal would a lawyer nants has give it too much leewsy in determining the amount of to go to asbestos victims NEW YORK AP) Manville C-orp has filed a reorganization plan that it says could provide more than $1 billion to people1 injured by exposure to asbestos but lawyers for victims say it offers no guarantee of 1 any money Attorneys for the asbestos claimants have asked Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland to stop Manville from seeking approval for the plan bom emu- tors Manville' once a leading producer of asbestos fiber entered bankruptcy proceedings Aug 26 1982 under Chapter 11 of the UK Bankruptcy Code contend- ing it could not cope with the burden of thousands of asbestos-related lawsuits Exposure to asbestos has been linked Id certain lung diseases" including asbestosis Under terms of the plan submitted by Manville on Monday the company would be split into two entities main businesses forest products 1 and building supplies would be immune bom any liability in the asbestos lillgatioa Under bankruptcy law Manville is allowed 60 days to win approval of its reorganisation plan bom the other parties in the case Afterward other parties would be allowed to submit their own reorganization proposals Manville however asked Monday that the deadline be extended to April 30 1984 It also asked Lifland to set a date after- which an asbestos victim could not initiate a law- suit against Manville for health damage related to asbestos exposure Manville did not ask for -a specific date but in a release distributed in the courtroom it "suggested the deadline be March 31 1984 lifland did not indicate when he would rule on any of those requests right to keep as much of M2's earnings as to maintain long-term viability of M2" Rosenberg has argued that provision means the asbestos victims are not assured of receiving any money from Manville Under Man people claiming with verified health damage would receive payments of up to $43000 based on the degree of injury that can be attributed to exposure to asbestos made by Manville -Manville said it expected the awards to average about $15000 each with the total coat poi-bly exceeding net worth of nearly $1 billion When Manville filed for reorganisation last year it said it expected a total of suits from asbestos victims by the end of the century But on Monday the company said it would not speculate on the number of cases expecteda -a MaftdiynUShtrtafcT he could stay on the Job until the appeals process is com-pleto as long as he is not tuned a paycheck know Grove Public Schools did not invent the sth Bradford said adding not going to express my on its merits Turley said he planned to teach his classes without pay Tuesday and Wednesday to help things go smooth for tho kids" before the Thanksgiving holiday Ho did not say whether-ho-would bo teaching next week however need some time to sold Turley 34 a lifetime Oklahoma resident who has taught in the state's echoed system for more than four years paid overturned believe in the United States and I believe in Russell Turley said believe the Constitution is right and correct but 1 believe a bee people should not be required to sign Since 1953 aU state employees have-been required to sign aq oath ofJoyalty jto the state and US constitutions or they may not be paid Grove School Superintendent Jim Bradford who recommended that the Board of Education fire Turley at a Under plan it would transfer most of its operations to a new company designated in court documents as M2 which would be Immune bom asbestos lawsuits Manville would shift a portion of that earnings to a second entity designatodas Ml which would handle payments to creditors including the asbestos victims Manville would reserve the Navy parades new list WASHINGTON (AP) A review of the purchases of spare to get the spare parte under control they have widely pub-parts has turnedup a number of 'new licized high prices In anattempt to instances of unjustified high prices show that it was the services tbem-Navy Secretary John Lehman said Tuesday selves that uncovered the costa Lehman called the news conference to announce that the Navy had reached agreements- on contracts worth $59 billion for nine major weapons systems That is $480 million under the original anticipated figure and was achieved through lathman said In most instances the Navy negotiated with the contractors for the lower costs Lehman said But in part the savings are only on paper since most of the $480 million Lehman claimed was saved never was appropriated by Con- Tbe biggest savings among the programs was on the F-18 the new fighterbomber that has been plagued with cost overruns Last year Lehman publicly threatened to cut down the (darned purchase of 1368 of the planes unless McDonnell Douglas lowered its price to $225 million each The contractor complied but the esc has been dropped again to 2 million Lehman said Still he refused to commit the Pentagon to purchasing all of the original compkanent Lehman said the Navy is still considering replacing some F-18s with a mix Of F-14 fighters and Ad bombers a threat the Navy baa made before Despite current crises in Central America and the Middle East the Navy not stretched too- Lehman saide Navy investigators are reviewing contracts for the 21 million spares bought annually to see where money can be saved Lehman said at a -news conference The Navy review is similar to an Air Force crackdown on its nan parts purchasing programs Both services have been embarrassed in recent months by revelations that they were overpaying for spare parts sometimes by enormous amounts Lehman displayed sane of the' latest examples at Ida news conference One involves a cardboard hood for the bomb sight on the Ad jet Grumman had been selling it to the Pentagon for $1800 each but the price has been cut to $80 Lehman said In another case Aerojet bad been charging $381 for a rubber device on a torpedo that was available for $750 In a third instance a specialized screwdriver that had been costing $780 will be purchased for $180 he said Although the Pentagon has opened criminal investigations of some cases of these things involve criminal Lehman said The problem is "that no one person is held Lehman said one person sees the whole In recent weeks as the Navy and Air Force have begun their attempts A Special Gift to you for the holidays FREE '50 ClfT CERTIFICATE Jit cm City must pay for benefits ol $298 of 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