European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Appolo an artist s concept of the Orient express a trans atmospheric Rohlck that some experts have estimated would be Able to Fly up to 20 times the Speed of sound. Orient express May be next aerospace Craft by Richard c. Gross Washington up president Reagan has publicly endorsed the Orient express a hypersonic plane Tor atmospheric and Low orbit space flights being pushed by the air Force and now on Aero space company drawing boards. Although Reagan disclosed the concept of the plane during his state of the Union address air Force Nasa and aerospace company officials have been sharing knowledge about the trans atmospheric vehicle As the plane is known formally for several years. In fact aerospace and air plane manufacturing giants such As Lockheed corp., Mcdonnell Douglas corp. And Rockwell International corp. Have distributed artists concepts of their visions of what the hypersonic aircraft might look like. The Mcdonnell and Rockwell versions Are Needle nosed and Lockheed s resembles the space shuttle. Maj. Gen. Donald Kutyna who coordinates air Force research and development of space systems told a symposium in col Orado Springs colo., in november that $500 million has been committed to de signing the aircraft. He estimated it would Cost up to s3 billion. It is something we Are very serious about and we think the technology is now within reach Kutyna said. We have been examining the principles for some time and now we Are ready to head into the next  the Pentagon has been soliciting bids for the engine prototype for the plane which some experts have estimated could Fly up to 20 times the Speed of sound. The Speed of sound is about 750. Mph. Reagan said it could go faster. We Are going Forward with research on a new Orient express that could by the end of the next decade take off from Dulles Airport and accelerate up to 25 times the Speed of sound attaining Low Earth orbit or flying to Tokyo within two hours the president said. A source familiar with the military and civilian space programs said the plane which would be made of Light composite materials and feature new engine designs is a lot closer than anyone had pro  there is extreme optimism where there was none eight months ago. I be been told the capability will water your  the source said there has been Dis Cussion within the space Community about building the plane As a replacement for the space shuttle challenger which exploded last week 74 seconds after Takeoff from Cape canaveral killing All seven Passen Gers. It can be built almost As quickly As you can do a new shuttle maybe up to two years or More said the source who spoke on condition he not be identified. But most experts according to published reports do not expect the plane to become a reality until the 1990s. Money to make embassies safer May Nof pass congressional knife Washington not Secretary of state George p. Shultz was told wednesday by key members of con Gress that he state department s request for a $2 billion increase to increase Security at is. Embassies has virtually no Chance of approval. Rep. . Fascell d-fla., the chairman of the foreign affairs committee told shut that the likelihood of congressional support of the budget increases Jor the management of foreign affairs was slim and none. In a three hour hearing outlining the administration s foreign policy goals for this year. Shultz found himself spending considerable time defending the requests for in creases in the state department budget. The state department has the smallest budget of any Cabinet Agency usually running about 52 billion yearly. But because of the bombings at us. Embassies abroad the administration is seeking an increase in Security serv ices and new building costs of some $2 billion for the 1987 fiscal year including a supplemental Grant of $780 million for the current fiscal year. ,. ,.,.over All the administration has told Congress that it Plano spend about $4.4 billion through the 1990 fiscal year on Security improvements. Shultz seemed most irritated by an Exchange with rep. Daniel a. Mica d-fla., who Heads a special subcommittee dealing with Security matters. Mica said that even though he had been a Champion for additional Money for the state department and for fighting terrorism it is going to be very hard to Send $2 billion additional overseas while we re cutting possibly pensions and Domestic programs at  i Don t know the Way out he said but the concern is  Shultz replied that american diplomats and their families were on the front lines they Are being shot at they get killed and we owe  i remember the atmosphere when our embassy was bombed Shultz said and coming Here and people Tell ing me that we have to do the sooner the better All the things that Are necessary to make our embassies More secure no ifs and buts about it. This has to be priority. He was referring to the mood on Capitol Hill in sep tember 1984 after the . Embassy in Beirut Lebanon which had been moved to East Beirut was bombed. Throw weight glad you asked Washington a White House chief of staff Donald t. Regan got himself into trouble when he suggested most women Don t understand ballistic missile throw weights and on wednesday a woman asked him Point Blank for a definition. Well from the Point of View it s the amount of actual warheads that come from the curve of the missile from the time it leaves until it actually lands and How much do you actually drop Regan replied to a question from Abc to today show correspondent Andrea Mitchell. The state department s arms control glossary defines throw weight As the useful weight placed on a trajectory toward the target by the boost or main propulsion stages of the missile. In an interview published during the Geneva Summit conference in november Regan told a re Porter that women Are not. Going to under stand throw weights or what is happening in Afghanistan or what is happening in human  Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. A i to 1wn Hwu i �._. U. A _ Vul Iii of Lavu Atyinn in the one killed 21 injured As tornadoes hit Texas refs tse so state a a party to a policy of starvation in the cffeonesda7, &�.1%s�8 to who american occupation zone. Hiim one Nenon and Ini Urina More than was in critical condition said spokeswoman Susan Bailey. 30 years ago today. Feb 7 1956 in Algiers furious algerian settlers greeted French Premier Guy Mouet with a barrage of Rotten fruit and stones and Tore to pieces a Wreath he placed on a memorial to French War dead. 20 years ago today. Pin 7 1966 us marines staged another amphibious Landing on the coast of Central vie a Marine co�pokesma8n in Saigon said. The new Landing a the second three Days. To years ago today. 6 Sheila Young of Detroit mich., won the women s 500-meter Speed c Gold medal in Innsbruck. Aust a. Killing one person and injuring e than20 others authorities said. Twisters hit two apartment houses sever Al Homes and a doctor s office in Tomball at about 4 15 . About 90 percent of the houses in town suffered some damage said police chief Derwood Kennedy. We be had four or five touch Down and the damage is quite extensive Kennedy said. Power lines Are Down by the hundreds and the Hail was so severe it s ankle deep in some  one person was killed when the storm struck a trailer Park in Harris county said county sheriffs Cpl. Joe Hughes. He had no details on the death. They re serious injuries. We be had a lot of traffic lights knocked Down and a lot of Trees Down and blocking the Road so the injuries have been very slow in coming in she said. Sonic of these people were in automobiles and got hit by flying  those being treated suffered a lot of head injuries fractures Back injuries and cuts Bailey said. At least 11 other victims were taken to Tomball Community Hospital for treat ment although a Hospital spokeswoman who declined to give her name did not know How badly they were Hurt