European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday november 8, 19850 space shuttle lands safely in California Edwardl.  the space shuttle challenger and   ended safely on a desert runway wednesday to end Ami a Mission viewed As an important step toward a european investment in an american space  five americans two West germans and one dutch Man in the Crew touched Down on a dry Lake bed at 12 45p.m. After an Orbital journey of nearly 3 million Miles. On Landing commander Henry Hartsfield tested a new nose wheel steering system by guiding the Craft feet off the runway s Center line and backs id it would take time to analyser Success would Clear the  to land once More on the a re cry Ihra narrower Concrete runway at the  launching site in , challenger and congratulations on a Dutiful Light Mission control radioed As the shuttle rolled to a  astronauts returned with a Rich Harvest of information gathered from experiments that studied the  on materials processing Cryst Sand human phys id  Monr aeronautics and space admin St Mhz jul onto carry the expert gym the pics Simsw Lair nodule an challenger s cargo Bay experiments was in West Germany marking a. Time a foreign country controlled a shuttle payload during Hight. Most of the experiments involved Basic research an result won t be known until after weeks or months of  , Deputy Secretary of the West German ministry of research and technology said the a Long spa Clab built by. Is a logical step toward euro in the permanent . Space station that president Reagan authorized last year. Nasa s Jesse Moore director of the shuttle program agreed , we see a partnership building As we head toward the space station in the 90s."nasa is negotiating with several european countries the european space Agency Japan and Canada to gain participation in the space station.  and Reinhard Furrer the two West German Inch dutchman Wubbo Okeli Bonnie Dunbar and Guthorn Nuth Iofi Totsc Kenned space Center on thursday for the a Loci jest. Hartsfield and challenger s two pilots Steven Nalera Nejames Buchli were to Fly later wednesday to the Johnson space Center in Houston. Pay raise from Page 1 forces Europe Headquarters in London said98 percent of sailors m the United kingdom Ana Northern Europe will receive the raise sin either their nov. I or end of month paychecks. Some May not see the raise until mid december when the information is added to the computer system. The spokesman said he did not know when sailors in the Mediterranean will receive the raise. Gary Olson a spokesman for the army finance Center in Indianapolis said his service is proceeding differently. He said mid month army checks Are based on the last end of month Check amounts. So the army will estimate the value of the raise including the retroactive Jaruzelski quits polish Premier Post Warsaw Poland a Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski who imposed martial Law in Poland to crush the Solidarity Labo Runion resigned at Premier on wednesday but kept his dominant position As head of the ruling communist party. After giving up his Post As head of govern ment Jan Izeki was named to the largely ceremonial Post of president replacing Hen Ryk Jab Louki. As communist party Fine Secretary the 62-year-old Jai Zelski has the mos powerful position in the country. His resignation As Premier ended an extraordinary period in the history of communist Poland and the soviet bloc in which four Ilar army general held the two most powerful positions in the country head of the party and head of the government. During martial Law the army and  party appeared to be in control of the country an unusual situation for a soviet bloc nation. Deputy Premier Zbigniew Messner a economist who was hand picked by Jaruzelski to head the government s eco nomic Reform program two years ago was asked to form a new government. Jaruzelski s decision to step Down As pre Mier will allow him to concentrate his at Tention on revitalizing the communist party before next year s party Congress. The party lost about a third of its 3 million members following imposition of martial Law and the suppression of Solidarity the Only Independent labor Union in the soviet bloc. Jaruzelski was named Premier in february 1981 and party first Secretary eight months later during the height of the Politi Cal crisis sparked by Solidarity s demands for political and economic  dec. 13, 1981, Jaruzelski ordered a military suppression that arrested thou Sands of Union activists including Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa. Portion to be Able to pay it at  who have been receiving the maximum amount to which they Are entitled at mid month will see an increase of about 10 percent in mid november Olson said. He said about 64 percent of the army receives maximum mid month  10 percent increase approximates the pay raise soldiers arc due from oct. I through nov. 15," an army spokesman said. Soldiers who receive a specific amount atm month or who receive All their pay at the end of the month will Sec the raise inthe nov. 30 checks he said. Those soldiers also could request their raise As a casual payment from their local finance centers he said. Spokesmen for each of the services said any adjustment necessary would be made in the and of the month  raise Means the monthly Basic pay of an is with four years service will increase from $979.80 to ,009.20, that of an e-7 with 12 years service from st.433.40 Tosi,476.30, and that of a major with 10 years service from $2,493.30 to $2,568,according to Dod. The raise includes Basic pay the Basic allowance for quarters and the Basic allow Ance for subsistence. But defense compensation officials said that while those will be paid other items in the authorization Bill will not be paid until a defense appropriations measure becomes  attorney in the defense general coun Sel s office said items such As the raise willbe paid because the Law now requires the department to pay  she said that As a matter of policy the defense department does not pay discretionary items items that the Law merely says it May pay until the appropriations committees have had a Chance to consider  new maximum Bonus would be discretionary if the authorization Bill said the defense department May not must pay such a Bonus she  authorization Bill sets spending Lim its while the appropriations measure pro Vides the Money to implement programs. The House and Senate have passed differ ent defense appropriation Bills and the differences will have to be ironed out in to Confer ence. Congress still has not passed most of the ills needed to finance Federal agencies even though fiscal year 1986 is under  defense department is operating under a continuing Resolution that allows itto function at last year s spending Levels. Following guidance from the defense Reagan from Page 1 Reagan had raised the it elect of letting the soviets derail Star Wilc merely b refusing to abolish their nuclear full Haj. The terms for our own Deal cedi would be the elimination of the i Sive weapons Reagan said in to View. The Sll Sifi appeared meat. If the soviets maintained a Ushma annal Star wan would not within hours of  of the inter View monday Tulsa note House sought to clarify . Officials insisted that the us mutate will not disarm uni la Crall by that Star wars will godhead Ven if the soviets refuse to Dis Mantle their nuclear missiles. Reagan was questioned slow subject wednesday As he  room after a speech to a Groyz up importers. The  questioned about the  by Secretary of Inge p. Shutlz after More than 14_. T talks in Moscow. Shultz met with met chief Mikhail Gorbachev to Lay the groundwork for the superpower Summit to 19-20 in Geneva. Told reporters the talks had not produced Ankur cements or narrowed the differences sign Lily Between the two sides. Shultz Disi seem very optimistic based on his Meeb with the soviet Leader yesterday a report act sad the president. Moscow has a Way whacking you that Way Reagan replied. General counsel s office the defense department is implementing the 3 percent raise. The family separation allowance in creased from $30 to $60 a month. Hazardous duty pay ranging from $110 to $250 a month. Hostile tie pay increased from $63 to$110 a month. Survivor Benefit plan changes that in crease the government s contribution to benefits and increase the spouse s say about participation and coverage. The previously authorized but never financed temporary lodging expense allow Ance of up to $110 a Day for four Days also May be paid. The authorization Bill made it an  department is not implementing the following changes until the department appropriation for 1986 is approved o most other travel allowances including increased mileage rates for service Mem Bers who use their cars when they move per diem for family members student travel in the United states weight limits on House hold goods shipments and increased Over seas Extension pay. Basic Allowan for quarters bad payments in Advance. 9 increased maximum Bonse for Spe Cial pay for nuclear careers. Special pay for qualified enlisted members extending their tour of duly at certain overseas posts. 181 older ch-53 copters grounded by 3 services by Norman Blac Washington a the Navy Marine corps and air Force have temporarily grounded 181 of their ch-53 trans port helicopters because of a suspected problem with the main Rotor. The action taken Over the weekend an confirmed wednesday by the Pentagon was prompted by the findings of a routine inspection of a Navy ch-53d sea stallion  discovered excessive Clear Ance Between the threads of a main Rotor head Locknut that helps hold the Rotor Blade Assembly to the aircraft. Should the Lockiel come free the copter s Rotor Blades would Fly off. The ch-53 is made by the Sikorsky aircraft division of United technologies corp. The Pentagon said wednesday the temporary grounding affects Only certain older models of the Large copter. All models equipped with a so called Wal had sleeve Assembly must undergo maintenance before their next flight Saida Navy spokesman who asked not to be named. In november 1984. 60 newer models of the same copter the ch-53e, were temporarily grounded because of a problem with the Tuil Rotor.   Damn i. Was Portland mama Portland  Ramon rang is. Loulist. 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