European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a the stars and stripes sunday september 25,1977 weapon i / / kill satellites Washington up the Carter administration plans to have a satellite killer 1 weapon ready for use in any space War with the soviet Union by 1982, defense sources said Friday. The air Force approved a $58.7 million contract earlier this month for develop ment and testing of a space weapon de scribed As a Cylinder the size and shape of a Large Tomato  would be designed to Home on a tar get s heat steer with tiny rockets and de stroy the enemy satellite by crashing into it at High Speed. It would carry no explosives but would use its Speed As a weapon. Pentagon spokesmen declined to con firm that the contract involved an Antis Stellite system but administration source said it does. They said the move despite president Carter s announced policy of trying to Stop work on space weapons was prompted Bygrave concern Over the continuing of soviet tests in the same  told a news conference in March he had suggested to the soviets that we forego the Opportunity to Arm satellite bodies and the Opportunity to destroy observation  but an administration source said Friday we would prefer neither Side had this sort of weapon but it takes two  this source said however that no Deci Sion has been made regarding actual deployment of a satellite  said the administration was Al lowing work to proceed on the same time table As outlined by the Ford administration which planned for flight tests of a weapon in 1980 and operational status in 1982.the air Force has increased emphasis on space War programs in the past two years As a result of soviet tests of killer satellites Orbital space vehicles de Billy Carter stands behind his son buddy after the youngster was correctly identified by All four panellists on the the real buddy Carter lbs television show to Tell the  impostors trying to fool the panellists by claiming to be the son of the president s brother were David Grier left and his Cousin David Reid both of new Jersey. A photo refused to make Coffee for Boss not a waitress Secretary is fired Waterloo Iowa up Dian Abecker said she was fired Friday because she refused to make Coffee for the  28-year-old Secretary who has worked since her High school graduation for the Waterloo Community school District said making Coffee was not part other Job. The school s personnel director  e. Hanson said making Coffee traditionally was part of the Job and that i she did not make it she would be out of  woman quoted a letter she received thursday from Hanson which said you were warned that should you on Friday sept. 23, continue your refusal to full carry out the assigned responsibilities your employment with the Waterloo Community school District would be Termi  i did not make Coffee she . George Diestelmier said although the final word must come from Hanson itis my understanding that if she did not make Coffee Friday she would be  Hanson could not be reached for com ment. Becker who is not a Coffee Drinker said the 31 women employees in the District s office Are required to make  seems funny to me there in t one Man s name on the list to make Coffee she said. They consider this part of my Job and i do not. If it would have anything to do with my work i d do it. It s not what i was trained for and it s so far away Fromm secretarial work that it s absurd. When i took typing and shorthand the never taught me How to make Coffee. If i d wanted to do this Type of thing i Wouldhave applied for work at a restaurant. I can t be a Secretary and be a  it were anything else. She said. I feel As though i m being made an example of. I feel like that runaway slave from roots i feel like i m being made a example so i asked him if he wanted to Cut my foot off she  be fired Over something like this it seems the school system should be  signed to Man Uever close to other Satel Lites and blast them with explosives. There were four such russian intercept tests in space last year and another in May. Only three Are believed to have Bee successful. The contract awarded sept. 8 went to Vought corp. Of Dallas Tex. A Pentagon announcement said Only that the award was for development and test of hard Ware in support of the space defense technology  Pentagon sources said the satellite killer would be launched aboard a rocket then separate in space and seek out it target. The 1972  anti ballistic missile treaty bans interfering with National technical Means for reconnaissance spy satellites. Pentagon spokesman Thomas b. Ross said the treaty includes no prohibition on tests such As the rus sians have been conducting. $80-billion suit filed Over ignition san Diego Calif. Up the . Government the state and the nation s four major automakers were named defendants Friday in an $80-billion suit accusing them of withholding information on a More efficient vehicle ignition system. The action was filed in . District court by wildly enthusiastic environmentalists an Al Cajon organization that seven individuals formed six weeks ago. Defendants Are the Federal environmental Protection Agency the California air resources Board general motors Ford motor co., Chrysler corp., american motors and any institution organization or entity receiving Public funds for Auto Mobile engine emissions and Energy re  Katherine Rowe a member of the Plain Tiff organization said the capacitive Dis charge ignition developed and manufactured by Robert Van Houten of grand Junction colo., used increased Volt age to make cars run More efficiently and produce less pollution than those having Standard ignition systems. The suit alleged the defendants had at their command a Means to make gasoline engines 50 per cent less Likely to fail electrically to eliminate fouled spark plugs and to reduce tuneup requirements. It alleged the defendants knew of the advantages of the capacitive discharge system and obtained Money to improve the environment but in fact created a worse situation. Automatic firing of drug users is by . Washington a the Federal government will no longer automatically fire workers or reject Job applicants who have smoked marijuana or used heroin the three civil service commissioners have ruled. Until now Job applicants could be rejected and employees dismissed for using marijuana heroin and at least 50 other substances regarded As habit forming harmful or potentially dangerous. The decision reached last week will apply immediately to hiring and firing in most Federal  of drug usage frequently appears in background checks. The govern ment does not ask about drug use on application  still could take action if they found drug use interfered with the performance of an employee during his official duties