European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Siae stripes q sex officer claims proof of american Iowa. Page 7 q Philadelphia eagles name Ryan As head coach. Page 17 stripes Magazine the stars and stripes vol. 44, no 287 Friday january 31, 1986 in hour and Knon q 8693 a ships retrieve challenger debris a Vest gators seeking clues to National tragedy Cape canaveral a. A the sea yielded bit and pieces of challenger la ships combing 5,500 Square Miles searching far clues to the fireball that killed five men and two women and halted . Spac flights. Speculation focused an an ominous Bright Flash thai was visible at the base of the fuel Lank before the explosion. But shuttle director Jesse Moore who called the shuttle explosion and deaths a National  said he wanted to discourage that. You Are asking me la Lay out  he said. I m not prepared to do  noncom inc bodies has been recovered. In the Cape canaveral area plans were formed to name a school after Chrisla Mcauliffe of Concord ., who was aboard inc shuttle As the first common citizen to Fly in space. She had planned to Leach iwo lessons from space to schoolchildren nil across the country. Killed along with Mca Iliffe were commander Francis r. Sconce 46 Pilot Michael j. Smith 40 Judith a. Res Sec a clutch stories and Shatas an Pilgri 3. 4, 5, k anj9 36 Ronald j. Mcnair 35 Ellison s. Oni Uka and Gregory Jarvis 41, an investigation team held its first meeting to Start the Long inquiry into Why the shuttle appearing to be on a perfect course suddenly exploded 74 seconds after liftoff tuesday a Minini fiery debris into inc Ailan Lic Ocean. The space Agency impounded every scrap of paper film and  connected with the launch and pleaded with people to turn in anything they find on the Bunches in he Central Florida area. We need every piece of i hat because we Don t know when the clue might be said Richard Smith the director of inc Kennedy space Center. The largest remnant was a chunk of Metal 12 feet by -4 feel and Moore said it was unlikely bodies of inc Crew members would be found. "1 would always like to hold pm  he said. How continued on Page 24 thousands across nation mourn Crew Katharyn wok Iryll and carib tit Dolcino students of Christa Macau Tiff weep Tor her in Concord , Dyt Amara Jones associated priss writer Why did All these Good people have to die .1 Why now Why them the unanswerable questions of a id Yeii Nili Minne Apolis schoolgirl reflected the anguish of a nation wednesday As families friends and admirers grieved fur inc seven victims aboard the shuttle challenger. Wall Street tickers briefly halted and flags fluttered at half staff. Radii stations schools and i Isis natures observed  of silence. Hundreds of mourners packed a Church wednesday night in Christa Mcauliffe s Hometown of Concord ., where she was remembered As a teacher who led us to the threshold of space find on to the face of  at inc while House president Reagan pledged to continue the space program then turned to the sad Lask of telephoning families of the victims in offer his Condo Lences Reagan and the first tidy planned to attend a memo rial service for the challenger Crew Friday in illusion. In Washington legislation to establish a National recognition Day for teachers in Mcauliffe s memory was introduced wednesday in Congress. However painful it is to remember we must always cherish the pioneering spirit that led chrism Mcauliffe and our Brave astronauts in break the barriers of the unknown said rep. Gary Acken nun . The Bill s sponsor. The legislation would establish National teacher recognition Day lobe celebrated each year on Jan. 2b. Counselor tried to help children Cope with Thim Muina after classes across Ilsc country turned on television sets tuesday to Waich teacher Mcauliffe become the first private Citi in in space and instead saw the world s worst space disaster. Fifth and  us Barton open school in Minneapolis had listened to the launch Over the class see mourn an Page 24 Long disruption of space program seen Johnson space Center Houston a the destruction of the shuttle challenger could Lead to a shutdown in spaceflight comparable to inc 22-Manth hiatus that allowed the 1967 Apollo fire some authorities say. Others believe that it Calli into question the whole future of inc manned night program. While experts predict a possibly Long disruption of the shuttle program most say the National aeronautics and space administration eventually will lift the moratorium. I liken this whole thing to the Apollo fire Bruce Murry a vice president of the planetary society in Pasadena calif., said tuesday. Thai was a terrible blow. We picked ourselves up and Wini on 10 do the greatest achievement Ever in space humans going 10 the Moon in 106�. 1 think the same thing will happen  a Flash fire kilted three astronauts aboard the Apollo 1 spacecraft on Jan. 27, 1967 19 years and one Day before the challenger exploded in midair. It was 22 months before the next Light. The challenger tragedy prompted the space Agency to halt its missions temporarily until the explosion is explained. Jesse Moore the director of the Johnson space Center declined to speculate tuesday How Long inc investigation might take. We re obviously not going to pick any right activity until we fully understand what the circumstances were Moore said. It will be done just As quickly but As Pru Dan ii As we possibly can and As thoroughly As we possibly  the movement toward space and re search supersedes a crisis such As this one said Andrew j. Rudnick the executive vice pc Sidoni of the economic development Council. Some will question the pro Gram but the feeling will be make sure we do it right rather than Don l do it at  but some said inc dangers of manned flights Are not Worth the risk. Edward Ney a University of Minnesota professor of physics and astronomy and a longtime Merilic of the shuttle program says astronauts lives were lost for .1 project with see program on Page 24