European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Catch up on latest wednesday August 23, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 sex Sofro Laufs Gopher in Houston space Center Houston a the astronauts who brought the United states into the Era of manned space flight Assem bled monday to remember the past and look at the  former astronauts arrived at the Johnson space Center to begin two Days of briefings from or. Christopher c Kraft jr., the Center director and  Carpenter who orbited Earth three times during the fourth Mercury pro Gram night in May 1962, was asked whether he missed the old , 1 miss them he said but that was another chapter in life. It was exciting but it had to pass. Let s face it we re too old to Hack it any , All 26 seemed in Good enough shape to try a shot into space this week. And just As when they were Active astronauts they were Cool and Calm an had few comments for reporters. Most were in business suits or sports Oats but Thomas p. Stafford wore the air Force Blue uniform with the three stars Ofa lieutenant general. James a. Lovell who was aboard apollo8 when it made the first orbit of the Moon said he May have retired five years to soon now that there Are women in the space  that is going to be very interesting thing and i am anxious to see How it works he said. Lovell now a Houston businessman said the two Day session is the first Gas blows roof of embassy Berlin up a Gas explosion blew part of the roof off the East Berlin Resi Dence of the Czechoslovakia ambassador to East Germany but a spokesman at the czech embassy said no one was injured. 2lhc5iikT  us have had to Al together win outer former astronauts and talk is if old limes and find out what listing to happen in the future " the briefings will include reports on the space transportation system the Tapa ?? Carpenter said the former astronauts Are the Best ambassadors possible for the space program and this meeting is a great idea so we can catch up on the things that Are happening and the things that Are go ing to happen Alan Shepard who took the first sub Orbital flight in May 1961 and then landed on the Moon in Apollo h nine years later said he manages to come to space Center from time to time to keep up with what going on. But i think we All Are looking Forward to this meeting. It is a great  first safety corrections on Pinto Bobcat failed Washington a _ Ford motor co. S p aimed safety corrections failed badly in government crash tests after the company agreed to recall 1.5 million pin tos and 30,000 Mercury bobcats the Feder Al safety Agency says. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told of the failure monday and the National High Way traffic safety administration late confirmed it. Nitsa spokesman Hal parrs said that after the failure of the planned corrections the Agency forced Ford to go further wit hits modifications. The latest corrections appear to have remedied the problem offices when the cars Are hit from the rear. Ford spokesman Chuck Gumushian said he could not say whether the additional corrections if Given final government approval will delay the recall program. Ford announced the recall june 9, saying free modifications would begin in september. The Pinto has been a highly publicized Highway safety Issue. In one lawsuit a California jury awarded a severely burned teen Ager $128.5 million in damages be cause of a fiery explosion of a Pinto Gas tank when the car was hit from the rear. The amount later was reduced to 6.6 Mil lion. When Ford announced the recall under pressure from Nitsa the company said it would replace the fuel filler pipe and sea with a longer pipe and improved Seal and install a new polyethylene shield across the front of the fuel tank. But when the cars were tested by hts the fuel tank still leaked gasoline in a collision. This was the condition that led to the problem of fires Nitsa cited. In the latest test conducted Friday Parris said Ford added a second shield and improved the device that holds the  was no leakage. It looks As though this fix will do the Job he  models affected by the recall announced by Ford Are All 1971-76 pintos and1975-76 bobcats except station wagons. Court refuses to halt busing in Dayton Cincinnati a a Federal appeals court refused on monday to Block busing for school integration in Dayton Ohio this fall saying the request came too close to the Start of the term. The Dayton Board of education had re Quested that busing be put off while it appeals a desegregation order to the . Supreme court. The order Calls for busing 15,000 of 38,000pupils. The Board had noted that a desegregation order for Columbus was stayed by . Supreme court Justice William h. Rehnquist while under a similar Appeal. But the 6th . Circuit court of appeals said a stay would be disruptive in Dayton because classes begin next week. The court said the Dayton and Columbus cases Are different because there was no integration plan in effect in Columbus whereas the Dayton plan of Pupil assign ment and transportation that was in effect in Dayton during the 1977-78 school year will remain in effect during the 1978 79 school  on monday in Washington the Justice department joined the a act in asking the full supreme court to overturn Rehn quist s stay in the Columbus Case. In Cleveland where hearings began on a limited integration plan adopted last week by the school Board a Federal judge said monday that the school system does not need a cosmetic desegregation plan. . District judge Frank j. Battisti had ordered More than half the City s 100,000 pupils bused but Cleveland s financial problems resulted in a plan that would close 12 schools and bus 1,883 pupils. The Cleveland hearing was to resume wednesday. Happy Joyful school Well they will beef you re properly prepared. Books to Aid students from elementary school through College Are now available at stars and stripes shopping Center stores