European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces voi.36, no. 176 is doily ond sunday tuesday october 11, 1977 if 21855 a Docking Snag forces Russ to abort Mission Moscow up the soviet Union first manned space Mission in seven months soyuz 25, was aborted Earl monday when trouble developed during an attempt to Dock with an orbiting space Sta radio and the official soviet news Agency Tass announced cancellation of the two Man Mission after a lengthy silence. They said cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalenock and Valery Yumin were preparing to return to soyuz 25 had been in space barely 24 hours and had approached to within 120yards of the new salyut 6 space station when unspecified problems of some deviations from a planned Docking routine the linkup opera Tion was cancelled Moscow radio announced at the end of its noon new program. The Crew began preparing for a return to first since february soyuz 25 was the first manned soviet space Mission since last february an Western observers had expected it to be a space spectacular to Mark the 20th anniversary of the launching of sputnik 1 and the nov. 7 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the russian revolution. The soviets have had two previous soyuz salyut Docking failures that forced missions to immediately abort and inthe previous cases the soyuz capsules re turned to Earth almost exactly 48 hours after liftoff. Soyuz 25 lifted off at 5 40 . Sunday and if the previous pattern of space fail ures holds True the capsule can be expected to touch Down around the same time Early Mission control at the Bai Konur cosm drome in soviet Kazakhstan was believed to be gearing up a massive Emer gency system for helicopter search and two previous failures soyuz 23 in october of 1976 and soyuz 15 in August of1974 saw dangerous touchdowns in Snow cosmonauts Kovalenock and Yumin the 40th and 41st persons to Complete soviet cosmonaut training school were out of the soviet radio control zone for 10 hours until 11 . Sunday night. Moscow radio and Tass said that shortly before Midnight they began checking on Board equipment and carrying out a programmed series of Maneu vers. By 7 09 . Monday they had approached to within 120 Yards of salyut 6 a new space station Only launched on sept. 29 and automatic Docking procedures were under Way. Then came the trouble and the order from Mission control to abort and prepare for reentry Maneu vers. Sunday punch George Brett right of the Kansas City royals crashes a right off the head of his new York Yankees third base counterpart Graig Nettles during a first inning flare up sunday in Kansas City. Royals coach Chuck killer rear tries to break up the fight which emptied both benches in the final game of the american league playoffs. The yanks won 5-3, on a three run ninth inning rally to take the Pennant. Details on the game and this action on Page 21. A peace prize also to Belfast women rights group win a Oslo up amnesty International the organization which fights Man s inhumanity to Man throughout the world won the 1977 Nobel peace prize monday an the 1976 prize withheld last year was Given to Betty Williams and Mairead Cor Rigan leaders of the Northern Ireland women s peace norwegian Nobel committee said amnesty International has used its forces to protect the value of human life. Amnesty International has Given practical humanitarian and impartial support to people who have been imprisoned because of their race religion or political Washington up the current Issue of washingtonian Magazine proposes evicting Congress and the supreme Cou from the nation s capital because no City should have More than a single Branch of government inflicted on it proposed moving the court to los Angeles and Congress to Hannibal to. One Branch of government is enough no City should have More than a single Banch of government inflicted on it the Magazine said. The Burden should be shared around the country. Keep the presidency. Move the supreme court to los Angeles to work on their image. And ship Congress to Hannibal the reasons for evicting Congress Are that it would save Energy Washington would get a baseball franchise Congress gives Washington a bad name you can t Trust them with your daughters there would finally be enough cabs to go around Congress has All the Good parking places and they Don t pay their the two Belfast women were cited forthe peace movement they formed to end the violence in Northern Ireland. Alfred Nobel s wish was that the peace prize should be Given to those who most actively worked for peace and brotherhood the citation said. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams acted from a deep conviction that the individual person can make a meaningful contribution for peace through constructive conciliation the 1977 prize was Worth $145,000 an the 1976 prize $142,000. The committee withheld the prize in 1976but stated at the time it could award it in 1977. The Belfast women did not form their movement until August 1976, six months after nominations for 1976 were closed. But the norwegian Public strongly favored the two Belfast women and through a press Campaign formed a people s peace prize which was awarded in Oslo last peace prize has been under severe criticism in the last few years since it a awarded to controversial politicians. The 1976 and 1977 winners Are grass roots movements which should be backed by most people said Tim Greve head of the norwegian Nobel Institute in Belfast Corrigan broke Down and wept when told she and Williams had won the 1976 s just overwhelming she said through sobs. This is a tremendous encouragement for us in our work. I accept the award on behalf of those people of the world particularly in Northern Ireland who have worked and Are working so desperately for peace in Stockholm Thomas Hammarberg the chairman of amnesty International executive committee said we will use the Money to build our organization i countries where we Are weak or non exis continued on Page 28, col. 4 Gen. Taylor warns Senate on canal text Washington a a former chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff warned the Senate on monday that any attempt to spell out a . Right of military intervention in the Panama canal treaty will kill the treaty and Lead to serious problem with latin America. Retired Gen. Maxwell d. Taylor told the Senate foreign relations committee that he understands the lawmakers concern that the treaty does not define specifically what Powers the . Would have to protect the canal after it is turned Over to Panama in the year 2000. But he said that because of the difficulty of agreeing with Panama on the exact meaning of certain terms it would be continued on Page 28, col. 2
