European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Sci i gives air Force a peek of future Ohio a the air Force is bringing together merchants of fact and fiction for a conference to Hammer out the shape of things to forty to 50 science fiction academicians and defense experts were to meet tuesday through thursday at the Bergamo conference Center near Wrigh Patterson fab in a Dayton sub science fiction writers Are technically highly creative said Michael an air Force civilian they Are the ones who dare to project or assume things that will futurists try to project the future based on we thought wed mix these two groups with our own people to see what wed the authors and futurists will join officers from the the strategic air the tac air come and other divisions of the air Force in discussing projections of technology and society in the next he another Joseph said it is not uncommon for science fiction authors to write about futuristic items that the military also is for he some writers and the air Force have separately contemplated the development of laser powered engines that could enable fighter planes to Fly continuously at three to six times the Speed of fighters can make a dash at two to three times the Speed of sound but cant sustain the Speed because it takes too much he writers participating include Gordon James Larry Joe Haldeman and Fred Erick past president of science fiction writers of the conference is the brainchild of Stan of Wright Patterson planning in he Assem bled representatives from the aerospace Industry for Futurist which featured discussion of artificial Intelli Yackowsky protests against apartheid continue across America by the associated press fort six senior citizens were arrested monday in an protest against apartheid in three men were arrested in Boston when they demonstrated against the Sale of and Florida Law makers voted for a plan that would Spur the states divestment in South protests against South Africa policy of racial segregation also continued in new Jersey and new the Florida Legislatures Senate governmental operations committee voted 5 2 on monday in favor of a Bill that would give the state government five years to pull out any Money invested in companies or Banks that do business in South the measure would mean that the state Board of administration would have to sell nearly billion in state holdings from foreign and Domestic companies that do business in South Africa and reinvest the Money in other the senior citizens were cited and re leased after they blocked the Entrance of University Hall at the University of Cali fornia at said us spokeswoman Lilia the elderly Demontra like hundreds of others at demanded the University divest itself of about mondays arrests brought to 456 the num Ber of people apprehended since the demonstrations began at the University april three protesters were arrested in Boston on charges of trespassing at the offices of the currency Exchange firm after they sat in there to protest the Sale of Kru a Gold South african arrested were Mel the Massachusetts Institute of technology faculty member who was a candidate for mayor of Boston in the last election Boston trans Africa president Willie Johnson and the Jack police the three pleaded innocent at arraign ment in Boston municipal court and had their cases continued to june in the about 300 University of Iowa students chanting divest now marched through the streets of Iowa City on the students would give the University 30 Days to consider their de Mand that the school sell its million in holdings in companies that do business with South if it the Stu dents threatened to stage another Satin at administration despite a judges order against such demonstrators at Wisconsin Capitol in Madison voted monday to end their 13 Day occupation of the buildings Rotunda with a rally demonstration leaders said the rally would be timed to draw As Many participants As culminating their Campaign to have the state investment Board withdraw Stock from companies doing business in South everyone escaped a photo pilots Bob and skip Evans pose in front of their blazing dc3 at the Ferris Valley Airport in secret service training riles neighbors Washington up suburban Maryland residents surprised by Low flying helicopters and bursts of gunfire have been told that an abandoned Hospital building is being used by the secret service and police for secret the Agency obtained a License to use the old Glen Dale Hospital about a month from the District of Columbia for training which secret service spokesman Jack Taylor declined to discuss on we dont really discuss our training with he the secret part of the Treasury is the Agency charged with protecting the president and other dignitaries and handling cases involving counterfeit Check and credit Kathy a press aide to District mayor Marion said both the Washington and Montgomery police departments were using the site for Williams said late monday that the City decided to pull out of the exercises at the site because of complaints from she said City administrator Thomas Downs and police chief Maurice Turner Are going to review the she basically the City administrator want aware the exercises were going after watching helicopters Buzz the site and armed guards1 swarm the area and hearing neighbors of the facility complained to Prince Georges executive Parris Frank one of the said Ive seen helicopters come in real Ive seen eight to 12 police cars up there and Ive heard gunshots coming from up Mae another they should put up notices at each Entrance there that lets us know theres going to be exer Taylor said the secret service has been using Only Blank ammunition at the site and has not been using which he said must have been used by at least one of the two police the old Hospital was built on a 216acre tract in 1934 to treat the District of Colum Bias tuberculosis it has been abandoned for a number of Amtrak train broadsides kills Driver a an Amtrak train slowed into a vehicle at a crossing Mon killing the vehicles Driver but leaving 117 train passengers and Crew the Empire builder in route from Chicago to Seattle and did not Tail but was delayed for two said Debbie an Amtrak spokeswoman in the crash occurred shortly after 8 about two Miles East of Norwich in North Central North Gerald of was killed in the said Mick a state Highway patrolman in the train broadside the Mclntyre the Accident was under investigation but the cause appeared to be inattention on the part of Huus because there were no obstructions to Block the View of the he the train was travelling at 62 Mph but braked before it demolished the vehicle and travelled another Quarter of a he the train sustained about damage to its Lead Mclntyre the engine exploded on take the aircraft carried 35 skydivers and a but no one was Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago May 1945 Germany announced May 7 that it had surrendered unconditionally to the although there was no official announcement from Allied govern ments or the Headquarters of the Allied or russian the British ministry of in formation issued a statement declaring that the Day would be treated As Victory in Europe Day in 30 years ago today May 1955 swaps won the Ken Tucky Derby in Nashua was 20 years ago today May 1965 three thousand marines landed on the coast of South Viet about Seabee the Navy construction and engineering specialists also went ashore to build a major the landings brought the total number of servicemen in that country to about 70 years ago today May 1975 the House of representatives gave final congressional approval to Federal strip mining