European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28, the stars and stripes saturday january 25,1986 voyager 2 confirms uranus magnetic Field Pasadena Calif. A after an 8 a year trek to the outer reaches of the solar system. Voyager 2 zeroed in on Ura Nus Friday and its approach proved that the planet has a magnetic Field the National aeronautics and space administration scientists said. The space probe presumably made its closest approach to three of the planet s Moons they said explaining it would take 2 4 hours for the confirming radio signal to reach Earth. Meanwhile an unspecified emergency aboard the european space Agency s Giot to space probe which is heading toward a March 14 encounter with Hallcy s Comet left that Agency unable to receive More than a weak signal from that spacecraft at a German tracking station voyager project manager Dick la scr said. Nasa agreed to let the europeans use two of the three dish shaped antennas tracking voyager from Goldstone Calif., he said. The two Goldstone antennas would lock onto Giotto s signal after voyager came within Range of other antennas in Australia so none of the pictures and other information transmitted by voyager from uranus would be lost. Late thursday night. Voyager confirmed uranus has a magnetic Field by discovering and crossing the planet s Bow Shock the zone where speeding solar winds collide with a magnetic Field said Deputy voyager project scientist Ellis Miner. At 2 52 get Friday engineers received a signal showing that voyager accepted a final set of commands to aim its cameras and sensors and lock its schedule for its 42,143-Mph closest encounter with the most Distant planet Ever visited by a spacecraft from Earth la scr said. Navy from Page 1 other but arc More than 50 Miles apart while conducting flight operations. Speaking to three Western reporters in his tent on the grounds of Tripoli s Al azizia military Barracks in Tripoli khad Afy said Reagan thinks he can still treat the arabs As though he were living in the age of the crusades. Libya s slate run radio called the naval and air operations another aggressive provocation by Ronald Reagan. Which will not go White House officials denied the United states was trying to provoke a military confrontation with Libya and khad Afy whom Reagan has accused of supporting Palestin Ian terrorist groups. Pentagon sources said the moves in no Way presaged plans for a retaliatory strike against Libya for last month s terrorist at tacks in Rome and Vienna. But another source within the Pentagon when asked Kaniut the us. Plans said you could look at it As thumbing our nose at Kha Day and telling him that we consider this International airspace and if he wants to make something of it come on out and the exercise added another source is intended to demonstrate the United states will not be intimidated by an increased so Viet naval presence in the Region or by Kha Day s decision to place his own military forces on Alert and to pledge continuing support for palestinian terrorists. It s asserting the right to passage in International airspace with plenty of notice to everyone in Advance of our peaceful in tent said one source who like the others spoke Only on condition of anonymity. The source noted the Navy had con ducted similar rights off the libyan coast in january 1985. Those flights prompted khad Afy to charge the United states was preparing to invade. Another source said the flight operations had been approved earlier in the week by the National Security Council As a warning that we re not forgetting these terrorist attacks. We know what khad Afy has done and we want him to know we re prepared to the libyan coast line is indented in the Middle by the a shaped Gulf of Sidra a body of water More than 100 Miles in length that Libya claims As its own. The United states refuses to recognize that claim asserting libyan territorial Waters extend Only 12 Miles offshore. The last time is. And libyan forces engaged in combat was Over the Gulf of Sidra in August 1981 when two libyan fighters at tacked two Navy f-l4s. The attackers were shot Down by the american planes. Publicly the Pentagon said no aircraft sorties were planned Over the Gulf of Sidra. But another source refused to Rule out such flights suggesting it might depend on the libyan response. In the meantime it became Clear thurs Day evening that . Forces in the Mediterranean were at an unusually High state Sentinel from Page 1 morale welfare and Mccre also will be set up and will have Large screen televisions. Soldiers will be Able to watch the super bowl during the live broadcast sunday night or later on tape. Movies and also will be available. The Gajju of midair Force Exchange sys tem plans to set up tents with concessionaires and merchandise Doherty said. Some commercial Tours will be offered As will limited Tours of the Border to allow the .-Bascd soldiers to see a Little More of Germany. K soldiers or . Timor relax at the areas _ to Sagaden Chicks Eearl _ _ Ere also will be Tours of historic and t Nic Sites in the area including Munich and Innsbruck Austria. Usa eur has asked arc to open its doors to the .-Bascd troops a Center spokesman said. Arc will transport the troops to the three recreation areas. Unit funds will pay the rest exec pts the spokes _ Jugh the weather interfered with certain Sentinel forecasts indicate it will be Fine for soldiers who get to go to the recreation areas. The weather could t be better said Lef Tjui arc marketing director. By thetic to to Gleet Here there will be a White Blanket to order for one of the Best or surprises they will Ever blast rom Page 1 lost y3ftpeeadijiveabu Nidal whose real name is Sabral Bahm Hiudt a saying his palestinian followers with european groups of the extreme in eluding Germany s red army faction. Kuehn confirmed that the German terrorists known to have cooperated with palestinian guerrillas in the 1970s, still a steady flow of arms from then in a separate interview Muday in Bonn a Well placed official expressed frustration Raling with the unsolved terrorism Ajmes. All this a Jungle not at All transparent said the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. We Don t even know where Abu Nidal is. You Don t know what sort of persons arc involved and who sends them to what the Reagan administration contends that Abu Nidal s group receives n t from libyan Leader Mono officials Muety agree that is groups probably ult he government a . Req Feih i Lipin theri cans in Tough new eco Lions against Libya. The germans say economic sanctions Are ineffective and the evidence linking Kheda by to the Airport attacks is weak. The Frankfurt shopping Center bomb plan Ted in a parked Bow automobile blasted a Hole in the Wall of the Exchange pick up Point. Authorities said later they were searching for two men believed to be showed a bought the who provided false Mou Xan passports to whom through what channels but palestinian terrorist groups Are using them in their attacks Kuehn said. The Frankfurt Airport blast caused by a suitcase of explosives killed a Mother and her two children in the crowded passenger trial. A groups claimed responsibility. Geff Hal thormities say they have not verified any ult Juns including one by a group in the Arab revolutionary organic Lugar volunteers to observe election Washington a the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said Friday he is willing to serve on an official delegation of . Observers to the feb. 7 presidential election in the Philippines to show american support for de sen. Richard Lugar said although he has serious reservations about the fairness of the balloting there is some reasonable Chance of having a Good philippine president Ferdinand Marcos is facing what appears to be his toughest Challenge in his 20 years of Rule from opposition candidate Corazon Aquino. Related Story. Page 3. President Reagan was to formally Des Ignate a delegation of about 40 members later Friday. Lugar said he expects the group will go several Days before the elec Tion and return several Days after the votes arc counted. We should not certify the Validity of the election process nor place a Seal of approval or disapproval on its result he said. That is up to the filipino while citing problems with the election that make him question whether it will be fair Lugar said the philippine acting for eign minister Pacifico Castro Tolt him thursday there May be some flexibility in the decision to keep foreign observers away from the polling places. Lugar said the election procedures themselves could produce a fair election but the question is whether there is the political will to make it work and make it work he said he concluded it would be a serious mistake for the United slates not to demonstrate its support for democracy in the of readiness. One administration official said the United slates had informed the soviet Union through diplomatic channels the situation was Touchy and urged caution. And Pentagon sources while demanding anonymity offered the following status report m the United Stales now has 31 Navy ships in the Mediterranean 20 of which Are combat vessels. Five of those Are ships As signed to a Marine amphibious group most of which Are in port. But the Navy has moved 14 combat ships including the two carriers and six support vessels into the Central Mediterranean. In addition to those vessels the 6th Fleet s flagship the Coronado and the Fleet s commander vice adm. Frank b. Kelso Are at sea with the Battle Force. The Saratoga which entered the Mediterranean on Jan. 15, and the Coral sea Are carrying a combined total of six fighter squad Rons and two squadrons of attack jets with each Squadron comprising about 12 planes. The soviets have 28 ships in the Mediterranean of which six Are combat vessels. At least two of those Are inside the Tripoli flight control Region in which is. Planes intend to Fly. A soviet guided missile Cruiser is shadowing the 1 5. Carriers and the soviet flagship remains in port in Tripoli apparently coordinating the col Lection of intelligence data and passing it on to the libyans. A soviet frigate and destroyer remain stationed off the coast of Israel apparently watching for any indication israeli planes might conduct a strike against Libya. Temperatures _ drag fonts in tic ally Ellmore ton. . Elan . L h5 67 26 4630 52 6s 752 23 27 5042 57 30 4337 42 2 5325 44 54 7532 40 46 7230 35 21 3845 " 3237 3423 Isburn Lland. Malm land Ore. Rinoski. Lou i Sill Law cd Lysine Diego san Francisco san Juan Seattle Siracu Tucson Washington Wichita european Eather forecast Tor partly to mostly j winds win diminish Birom 30 to 35 tows t sync la sunday lot Silas Lor All areas a Law Benelux Ullh Early evening. Hie temperatures r Adana Amsterdam in Athens Paulano in Berlin r Breme Navi Brussels s prove Trarbach. Other we _ and the Benetin a flan Snow in the . Him temperatures j 25. Sunset saturday a. 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