European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Apache copter Fleet grounded by army Page 2 q Dod contractors in Alaska must employ Only 5 q Rozelle Calls for new nil drug plan Page 21. The ripes Feu Tab n Fly mob or author Inzeo unofficial publication vol. 44, no. 269 sunday february 2, 1986 . Akm co porch q 8693 a 7 challenger heroes eulogized Houston a engineers astronauts and scientists gathered Friday in a Plaza usually reserved for celebrations of daring Triumph to mourn with relatives and president Reagan for seven men and women who reached for space and died in a fiery explosion. Sometimes when we reach for the stars we fall Short Laid Reagan in a i0-Minutc Eulogy delivered under Cloudy skies at the Johnson space Center. A crowd estimated at 10,000 was on hand. But we must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the pain the president said. Relatives of the dead astronauts sat in a Center Section of seats set up for the memorial. Many wept and some senior space Agency executives sitting nearby joined them in tears. We Promise Dick Scobee and his Crew that their dream lives on said Reagan. Man will continue his Conquest of space to reach out for new goals and greater achievements. That is the Way we shall commemorate our seven challenger a formation of four t-38 jets the Type flown by Astro nauts roared in a tight Low pass Over the space Center. One Craft split off and wheeled upward in a Steep climb see heroes on Page 28 robot submarines search for shuttle s Crew compartment Nucy Reagan hugs Harold Moore fitter in us of astronaut Ron Mcnair. Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa put two robot submarines overboard Friday to photograph a Large Metal object on the Ocean Bottom that could be the Chal Lenger s Crew compartment. On a Day devoted to a memorial service for the seven astronauts in Houston Nasa said that if bodies were found in the Cabin it would not immediately disclose that fact. No comment will be made by Nas officials today on anything concerning per Sonal effects or human remains out of re Spect for the astronauts families the space Agency said in a statement. An investigating Board met with Mission control Center personnel Friday. One source said the Board was studying the possibility that a Tongue of flame from a leak Midway in the right Booster rocket Trig gered one of the explosive destruct pack Ages on the shuttle s huge fuel tank. That followed a report thursday that the Board studied liftoff films Frame by Frame and thought there was a possibility the flame had burned into the tank like a6,000-Degrce Blowtorch. The explosive on the tank is in place incas the shuttle goes off course and has to be destroyed by radio signal. The Small submersible named sprint was lowered into the water from the Nasa Booster recovery ship Liberty Star. It was buffeted by the current which also prevented divers from going Down and it was pulled out. A larger submersible a robot called scorpios was sent to the scene aboard an other Nasa ship the Freedom Star. I began its Survey with Black and White and color movie cameras and a still camera. Cmdr. Robert Bender Pilot of one of the see search on Page 28 riot torn Haiti under state of siege port a Prince Haiti a mobs rioted buildings burned and Jean Claude Duvalier president for life imposed a state of siege Friday. He told the people of his impoverished land that he is in control firm As a Monkey s he pledged to rectify the unequal and shocking distribution of wealth. Most haitians earn less than $150 a year. Related Story photo. Page 6. Four hours before making the Promise in an eight minute radio and television speech from the gleaming White National Palace he Rode through the City in one of his Bullet proof limousines accompanied by a heavy military guard. Rioters ran through downtown port a Prince in the morning building Street barricades. Police used clubs and opened fire on them. The general Hospital and witnesses re ported at least five people killed in the capital on Friday and 61 wounded 16 by gunshots. Buildings were reported burning in the towns of gon Aives Petit gon Aives Les Cayes and Cap haitian. A witness said police drove people off the streets with clubs and tear Gas in Cap haitian a North coast port that has been a focus of growing protest against the Duva Lier dynasty on this Caribbean Island. Rioting in port a Prince appeared to be quelled by midday. The streets tilled with police troops in Battle gear and the see Haiti on Page 28 Airlift Mission symbolizes Black history month Hodgson . The c-5a Galaxy touched Down at 9 30 . Friday it completed the first leg of just one More Ordinary Airlift Mission ferrying a Normal assortment of cargo and space available travellers. What made the Mission Lrafb Del to Germany att hundreds of other ush ear was theh Mack. Ial Crew was assembled at the suggestion of the base s Black history month committee said a Dover an. Tech sgt. Jimmie has flown a he Rose of the flight a col. William Jordan Theis to symbolize the contributions of pcs to meeting the nation s defense commitments and the role they play Winall aspects of the International Arena. February is Black history month. There Are people who Are to turn this comments ism or an attempt to Segre Gate a Crew. Neither statement is emphasized that the normally Are As to in an Ordinary mis flagpole one. We did t want to make this just to be doing something he said. And there Aren t any special events Inge have a Conwi bunion to make to the Normal everyday air Force Mission. This Mission is a Symbol of Black history month and we Hope it will help inspire Young Blacks to strive harder to achieve whatever their dream May be. Every member of this Crew Hasu eved a measure of Success in the air we Hope that a Light role models for on Page 3
