European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday november 11, 1985 space bound congressman says training has been most enjoyable space Center Houston up rep. Bil Lnelson d-fla., whose december shuttle Mission will make him the second congressman to Fly in space is enjoying training so much he almost feels guilty about it. I m trying to learn not just what i need to learn to Fly and come Back. I have a responsibility to help Lead the nation s space Effort in Congress Nelson chairman of the House subcommittee on space Sci ence and applications said at a news conference. Nelson 43, is scheduled to take off dec. 20 with Sii Crew mates for a five Day Mission aboard the shuttle Columbia. The training has been most engaging. It has been most enjoyable and if this is what hard work is supposed to be i almost feet guilty about it Nelson  in space Nelson said he will be helping conduct experiments aimed at unlocking some of the mysteries of cancer. In one Experiment Nelson said he will grow Large protein crystals in the weightless environment of space for the cancer research program at the University of Alabama at  primary goal of Columbia s Mission is re search in materials processing and the launching of an Ria communications satellite. Nelson whose District includes the Kennedy space Center said researchers believe that if they can gain a better understanding of the molecular Structure of proteins they May be Able to find ways to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. There s a dramatic example of having a practical application of science Nelson said of the Experiment. We will see a whole new interest develop Pic he space program because of its application to dreaded diseases on  cancer researcher or. Charles Bugg believes the protein crystals will grow larger and with Lea distortion in the Zero Gravity of space than is possible on Earth. While versions of the Experiment have made pre Vious shuttle flights the technique has not yet been perfected. Nelson also has suggested he be allowed to Chat with soviet cosmonauts aboard the salyut space station during tie shuttle Mission an idea prompted rep. Bio Nelson exits the space shuttle simulator. By a september trip to the soviet Union. We started thinking that As a gesture of Good will we ought to suggest to the soviets that we wanted to talk to them. That is being worked out right  Nelson s Cre Matea Are commander Robert Hoot gluon co Pilot Charles Bolden Franklin Chang Diaz Steven Hawley and George Nelson All Nasa astronauts and Robert Cenker an Ria Engineer. In april sen. Jake Garnr Utah and chairman of the subcommittee that oversees Nasa s budget became the first lawmaker turned astronaut. Stateside Dod probing claim that auditors inflated savings figures paper says St. Louis a the Pentagon s inspector Gen enl u investigating an allegation that two High level Pentagon auditors inset at the Mcdonnell Douglas corp. In St. Louis inflated the savings achieved by some of their audit by tens of millions of dollars the St. Louis Post dispatch reported. In a copyright Story in its sunday editions the news paper said the auditors work for the defense depart ment s defense contract audit Agency called the Ducaa. Felks auditors accuse them of claiming savings that bad actually resulted from improvements made of the company without the Ducaa s help. Two of the five audits in question got White House awards a audit of the month that award goes to the beat audit by the Ducaa in the nation that month. The winners of the monthly awards compete at the end of the year for a $2,500 award Given for the Best audit of the year. The newspaper said one of the auditors accused of improper audit techniques at Mcdonnell Douglas is Glen d. Ernest. Until july Ernest was the resident auditor in charge of the 36 auditors in the Ducaa s office at the Mcdonnell aircraft co. The other auditor Thomas j. Flynn head of the operations audit team at Mcdonnell. The Ducaa s office at Mcdonnell aircraft is in charge of detecting waste in the company s aircraft operations. Its claims of savings Are among the highest within the Ducaa. Flynn conducted the controversial audits under Ernest s supervision. On several occasions Ernest turned aside objections that experienced auditors in the Ducaa had raised about Flynn s methods the complaining auditors say. Senior auditors who worked alongside Flynn and Ernest made the allegations that prompted the inspector general s current inquiry. In interviews with the Post dispatch Ernest and Flynn denied any wrongdoing. But they refused to Dis cuss the audits in detail. Robert Hubbard who Heads the Ducaa i regional office in Chicago said in an interview that he stood by the audit. A spokesman for the Ducaa i office at Mcdonnell also backed them up. All recommendations included in the audit report Are valid and the amount reported As Cost avoidance and savings Are proper he said. The statements by the critical auditors along wit supporting document charge that Flynn claimed annual savings of $9.5 million from a new purchasing system at Mcdonnell even though the company began planning for the system nearly a year before the audit report for 1983, was made pub Lic. An executive at Mcdonnell says Flynn stole his findings. Flynn projected savings of s10.2 million through reductions in the company s inventories of material and equipment even though the company had implemented Many of the changes before the report was made Public earlier this year. Flynn claimed s4 million in annual savings from an audit of the company health insurance program. Other auditors say this came out of a last minute Rush last june when Flynn tried to improve his statistics before june 30, the end of the Ducaa s statistical year. Flynn took the action despite a subordinate s warning that the full amount was unjustified other auditor say. Only about a tenth of the j4 million will be saved each year auditors say. Flynn projected savings totalling $100 million in another audit although some of his colleagues say that the real savings will be about a fifth of that amount. Balloons released by kids Circle Globe to reach Nome Isioma Alaska a a school spirit project to mass Reg Hwy in by Louis rave led 4,000 i a and perhaps around the world. Two red balloons released by the Mason Ridge Pupil ended up recently in Nome on the Shore of the string school principal George Ramsey said that the helium balloons were let Loose oct. 4 with laminated cards cob u ining the names of the school and the student who Tew them. One balloon was sent by Mike Ackerman the other gave Only a first name Patrick. Grady Svoboda National weather service to pref Man said the Only Way the balloons could have ended in in Nome would be on the Jet Stream which travels at More thin 200 Mph. He said they probably went around the world before coming Down in Nome. Nuclear submarine Louisville will be launched in december Groton Conn. A the fast attack submarine Louisville scheduled for launch dec. 14, will be the third submarine launched this year at the electric boat sep. Yard. The nuclear powered ship is the 21st in the los Angela class. The Louisville s sponsor will be Betty Ann Mckee wife of adm. Kinnaird Mckee who direct the naval nuclear propulsion program. Mckee will deliver the principal address at the launch ceremony. The Louisville named for the Kentucky City u the fir submarine and the fourth us. Navy ship to Bear the name. The predecessors included an ironclad gunboat that participated in the civil War a transport that served in world War i and a heavy Cruiser that earned 13 Battle stars for world War ii service. Inquiry planned into Banning of talk by anti apartheid Leader Princeton . A a High school Roth director who prevented a South african anti at item activist from speaking at the school said be Felt Doty bound to object to any communist talking to any student  Roth officials said they would investigate the action by maj. Raymond Mckinney Mercer county Roth director who blocked the speech by the act. Motal Pula Cha Baku at Princeton High school on oct. Mckinney said Cha Baku had been affiliated v Ith the african National Congress an anti apartheid organization banned by the White ruled South african government which he said receives soviet backing. Capt. Brian Hoxie at Roth headquarter in fort Knox ky., said that Mckinney s actions would be investigated. The Headquarters has asked an officer to visit with the Mercer county people and discuss the  hoi said. They stole their Chance for a big California lottery win Dunsmuir Calif. A thieves stole 3,000 lot Tery tickets from a Gas station last week. But even if there were a Winner among them the Crooks would have gone through a lot of trouble for nothing. T a Al numbers on the tickets were immediately invalidated police said. Gaa to Stop assembling cars at Small operation in Greece Detroit a general motors corp. Has Eon armed it will end its Small scale car Assembly operation to March 31. Pm spokesman Jack Harned said Trtat the automaker had decided not to renew its contract with the local commercial automobile co., which Assem Bles can from parts shipped to Athens from pm i we German factories. Greek sources had said earlier that pm would end to production there and said the move was related to new government austerity measures including a tax on hum Lions could t comment on the auf a Jim will continue to import cars to Greece Harned