European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tomorrow military Medicine on the How Good is the military medical care that soldiers airmen sailors. Marines and their families receive in Europe who Are the doctors and nurses in Europe arc is. Farces medically ready for War or terrorists Judy Sarasohn medical writer for the stars and stripes spent four months visiting military Hospi tals and clinics from England to Turkey and listening o what the doctors nurses medics patients and administrators had to say. She also talked to the decision makers in Washington. Her first report on the condition of military hospitals in Europe appears tomorrow. The stars vol. 44, no. 230 wednesday december 4, 1985 ise Ooisy Ana d 8693 a Nasa chief 3 others indicted on fraud charges los Angeles a Nasa administrator James m. Beggs and three far Mer associates at general dynamics were indicted monday on charges of plotting to hide Cost overruns on the sgt. York anti aircraft gun. General dynamics and he four men were accused in a seven count indictment of conspiring to hide the company s losses on the army contract to build the prototype gun systems by charging them to other government contracts. Despite a Call to step Down Jim Mcculla a spokesman for Nasa in Washington quoted Beggs As saying. I am not going to  Beggs has been Nasa administrator since leaving general dynamics in 98l. His three co defendants Are still with the company. . Attorney Robert Bonner declined to elaborate on the 39-Page Federal grand jury indictment at a news conference saying Only that the investigation had been under Way for about 18 months. He refused to say what triggered the in Quiry or whether general dynamics employees would testify for the government. The individuals and the corporation were charged with one count each of conspiring to defraud the department of defense be tween Jan. I 1978, and aug. 31, 1981, in its function of administering and paying its contractors. They also were charged with six counts of making false statements. The indictment said $7.5 million was mis charged resulting in a s3.2 million net loss to the government. Rep. Robert g. Torricelli . A member of the House science and technology committee which oversees Nasa called for Beggs to resign. He cannot merely Lake a leave of absence until the questions arc resolved Tor Ricelli said. He is presiding Over nearly $8 billion in Federal spending. When a Man is indicted on a charge involving fraud in see fraud on Page 28 Atlantis safely touches Down in California Edwards fab Calif. A the space shuttle Atlantis landed on a Concrete runway in a California desert tuesday re turning from a week in orbit and a historic first test of construction techniques that will help shape an american space station. Atlantis with its seven member Crew blazed through the Earth s atmosphere in a Long fiery Glide from a 218  orbit., crossed the California coastline North of los Angeles and touched Down under partly Cloudy skies at Edwards fab. Mission commander Brewster Shaw put the spaceship on the Center of the runway and lied smoothly to a Stop. The Landi Grol a lated a voyage of 2.8 million Miles that began nov. 26 with a launch in darkness from the Kennedy space Center in Florida. Welcome Home Atlantis Mission control said As the shuttle rolled to a Stop. Five thousand spectators were on hand to watch the returning space travellers. The astronauts were returning somewhat reluctantly from what has been a flawless mis Sion since a spectacular night liftoff last tues Day. I m looking Forward to getting Home but 1 will miss the View of the Earth from up Here Sherwood Spring told a news con Ference from space on monday. Spring and Jerry Ross spent much of the news Confer ence discussing their two lengthy space walks in which they demonstrated space station construction techniques by building a 45-foot Tower and a 12-foot Pyramid Structure and moving them around easily. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences i be Ever  Spring told report ers who radioed questions from the Johnson space Center in Houston. It was the first Effort in understanding the Way we will probably construct a space  Ross said he and Spring will spend time with space station designers to assist them in understanding what it Means to build a space station and what is the Best and most efficient Way of doing  the National aeronautics and space administration plans to build a Large per manent manned space station in orbit in the Early 1990s. During the flight the astronauts launched three commercial communications satellites grew crystals in weightlessness operated a Small drug factory and aimed a special Cam Era at drought stricken Ethiopia and Somalia in search of underground water. The drug processing machine was oper ated by Charles Walker a Mcdonnell Douglas Engineer making his third space trip with the device. Walker purified a hormone called Eryth Ropoc Itin a Complex protein that can be used to treat red blood cell deficiencies. Mcdonnell Douglas and its project partner 3m, hoped to produce enough of the pure hormone on this flight to Start animal and human testing required by the . Food and drug administration. Astronaut Mary Cleave reported that a 3m Experiment intended to glow larger and purer crystals than can be grown in Earth s Gravity had gone Well. Such crystals could super cede existing semiconductor based electronics with a much faster generation of Light powered data and communications systems. Announces candidacy Conzon Aquino widow of assassinated opposition Leader Benigno Aquino announces that she will run for be presidency of the Philippines. President Ferdinand e. Marcos has called for a special elec Tion to be held feb. 7. See Story on Page 28. Weinberger says allies seem willing to support ski Washington up  Caspar Weinberger said tuesday that v 3jmmfec United states appear willing to participate if Lyk rein Rich and development of America s Star wars program and he added that an agreement May be signed Weinberger in Brussels for defense planning committee. So. The response to the space shield Pras the strategic defense initiative the research program has enough spation of both allies and . Busi there arc a number of different Roca i play Weinberger said on the my Rod. The principal thing is the participation and we be had discussions this morning that indicate there is a lot of interest in that. Of i there s a lot of obviously  and extremely competent scientists and Cupp ind organizations and groups in the european a feb countries and we would be delighted to have them participate. Some  to do it on the basis of a Golk agent agreement some on an individual basis. A the main thing is to have them weft pro it because obviously we need All the help we can gel and there s Strong help  Britain. Of the nato optimistic Over " really known phase cd that of full Public Thor the allies can a i m to Day program. Bonner in Rome Sekiu Bonner wife of soviet dissident Andrei a Ftp Jis Rov Waves to photographers from her hotel room window in Rome on tuesday morning. Sec Story on Page 28.