European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 stars and stripes monday february 24, 1986 piece of shuttle tank reported recovered Cape canaveral Fla. A a four Man research submarine has recovered & piece of jagged Metal from the Ocean Bottom that appears to be a Section of space shuttle challenger s external tank officials said sunday. In addition an unmanned submersible has spotted motor parts believed to be from the Ipac plane s main engines. That wreckage was not picked up and the space Agency was checking parts numbers on it to make a specific identification. The twisted and torn piece of Metal thought to be part of the huge liquid fuel main tank is 8 to 14 feet wide said Navy . Cmdr. Deborah Burnette. The outer skin of the tank is normally painted rust but she said searchers did not report the color of the recovered material. The find was made saturday Northeast of the launch site Burnitte said. Making the recovery was the sea link ii and its sup port ship Seward Johnson both owned by the Harbor Branch foundation of Florida. The sea link is turning of to be the Workhorse of the search flotilla. It located a debris Field containing much of the right solid fuel rocket Booster a week ago and on saturday filmed wreckage of what is thought to be the left Booster. The Metal was being brought to Cape canaveral to be examined by experts from the National aeronautics and space administration for positive identification. The pieces of debris which the Navy said May be part of a shuttle motor were photographed by the Navy s unmanned sub deep drone operating off the Nasa boost or recovery ship Independence. The Independence continued investigating sonar contacts sunday with the Navy Salvage ship preserver which used divers in efforts to bring up some unidentified objects pinpointed earlier. Meanwhile the Navy s nuclear powered sub nr-1 conducted photo video and sonar documentation of right Srb solid fuel rocket Booster debris the Navy spokeswoman said. The sub carrying ii Crew members had no plans to recover debris before analysing its data Burn the added. A new search platform the vessel . Pierce was scheduled to arrive monday joining the Fleet of eight surface ships two manned subs and three robot submersible. While the main objective of the search activity is the right Booster officials want to recover As much submerged material As they can find to piece together As possible evidence of the cause of the Jan. 28 explosion that destroyed the shuttle and killed its seven member Crew Dur ing liftoff. Investigators believe the seals around the Bottom seam of the right rocket Booster leaked allowing explosive Gas to ignite into a Jet of flame that May have triggered the detonation of the external tank. One of the theories is that the liquid fuel Lank May have sprung a pinpoint leak of its super cold fuel freezing and hardening the synthetic rubber of ring seals. This May have allowed the gases from the rocket s solid fuel to seep through. Marcos from Page 1 Camp and shouted Marcos concede Coop Erate with the they also chante Daquino s nickname Cory. Aquino has insisted she actually won the election. At a news conference sunday in Cebu City she called on decent elements of the armed forces to support Enrile and Ramos. In another development soldiers in the Southern Philippines commandeered a philippine airlines plane sunday to try to join the rebel forces but they were arrested on arrival at Manila Airport an airline source said. The source speaking on condition of anonymity said the plane was taken Over by a unit of the philippine constabulary in co Tabatto about 550 Miles Southeast of Manila. Four civilians and 105 armed soldiers boarded the plane the source said. Marcos 68, who has been in Power for 20 years told a televised news conference saturday he had uncovered an assassination plot against him and his wife Imelda by reformist military officers close to Enrile. Opposition leaders have denied such plot existed. Enrile said Marcos in their Telephone conversation suggested the possibility of members of the plot not being Enrile said he replied that he could not negotiate on that basis because the Basic demand is for the president to step Down to prevent opposition leaders disclosed a proposal sunday for a five member committee including two generals from each Side to find ways to end the standoff without bloodshed. Ramos who Marcos last week designated to head the philippine armed forces starting March 1, vowed that his forces would defend themselves until the final Victory is Ramos claimed to be supported by 90 percent of the philippine constabulary and integrated police Force troops which he has commanded for several years. However Marcos told a sunday news conference head received a pledge of loyalty from philippine armed forces commanders. At the Camp where Enrile and Ramos were staying some soldiers and Aquino s supporters wore yellow shirts the color that Long has symbolized her Campaign against Marcos. Outside Manila the situation was reported generally Calm although troops were placed on Alert in at least one District on the Island of Leyte. The top military commander in the Cen trial Philippines Brig. Gen. Renato Ecarma met with reporters at Camp Lap Lapu in Cebu City alter spending the morning with his staff and said i respect the decision of minister Enrile but i will take orders Only from president Marcos and Gen. Ecarma said he believed the majority of philippine officers were siding with Marcos and army chief Gen. Fabian c. Ver the staunch Marcos loyalist who Marcos had said would be replaced by Ramos on March in Taloban on Leyte about 350 Miles Southeast of Manila constabulary com Mander Brig. Gen. Jose Lopez told the associated press that troops were put on Alert there because the enemy might take advantage of the situation in Lopez was referring to the new people s army the communist insurgents fighting the Marcos government. In los Angeles saturday 10 officers and staff members of the philippine consulate said they support two rebel military officers and called for Marcos to resign to avoid a bloody confrontation. He Marcos should now step Down in accordance with the demands of defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile and it. Gen Fidel Ramos acting Consul general Leovigildo Anolin statement signed by Anolin and other staff members calling for Marcos Resig nation was released by consulate press offi cer Larry Zabala. We believe that the Strong clamor of the filipino people for Ferdinand e. Marcos to step Down is appropriate As called for by developments obtaining in the country the statement said. We Are taking this position in the Hope such action will bring about a peaceful transition of government authority and avoid violent confrontation among our peo ple especially the members of the armed forces of the Philippines the statement said. Asked if the staff members feared retribution Ambala replied that is a risk we have to Ernie Dolfin a columnist for the los an Geles based philippine american news and a vocal opponent of Marcos said i think it s the end for Marcos regime. In the next 48 hours it s All the los Angeles consulate was the Sec Ond to break with the Marcos administration on saturday As the two rebel military leaders holed up their Camp in the Philippines. In Honolulu the philippine Consul Gener Al Raul cd. Rabe and six consulate offi cers said they no longer considered Marcos president of the Philippines and joined inthe Call for his resignation. In an interview on Kobs to Channel 2, Anolin said the Best Way to restore order in the Philippines now is for the presi Dent to relinquish the presidency and allow minister Enrile and it. Gen. Ramos to form a Council to govern the country until the duly elected president and vice presi Dent take Over. The statement from the los Angeles consulate officers said they support Enrile and Ramos in the Hope such action will bring about a peaceful transition of government authority and avoid violent confrontation among our people especially the members of the armed forces of the the local officers said they will continue to Render consular service to he Public until a legitimate head of government is in place. We continue to remain Loyal to the re Public of the Philippines and to aspire to the ideals that the filipino people strive to achieve the statement said. Letter from Page 1 he stressed that medium Range weapons those with a Range of about 3,400 Miles offer More Hope of a breakthrough than Long Range nuclear arms and space based defense systems. White House spokesman Ben Jarratt on saturday declined to say if Reagan s letter bad actually been sent to the Kremlin yet but he confirmed that the president bad drawn up his response and was circulating it to the allies sources on Capitol Hill and negotiators in Geneva. A major stumbling Block to an agreement Between the superpowers is the strategic defense initiative popularly known As Star the space project s aim is to see if the United states could be shielded from a soviet nuclear attack. Gorbachev says laser beams and other futuristic technology could take the arms race into a dangerous new sphere. His disarmament plan appears to depend on the United slates giving ground on wars which Reagan has refused to do. Sex drama professor Dies Washington not the Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke a leading figure in Washington theater for More than 50 years died of heart failure at Providence Hospital Here. He was 79 years old and lived in Washington. Hartke founded the drama department of Catholic University in 1937 and was a professor there until 1974. He directed such performers As Helen Hayes Susan Saran Don Jon Voight and de Mcmahon. But still the official said the president Hopes his letter could Lead to real Prog Ress at the bargaining table. In weighing the response to Gorbachev the president sent Paul h. Nitze his senior arms control adviser to Western european capitals to consult with leaders of the nato countries. Edward l. Rowny another arms control envoy was dispatched to China Japan South Korea and Australia. They returned feb. 13, and the following Day a meeting was held at the state department that brought together top experts from the slate department the Pentagon the National Security Council and the . Arms control and disarmament Agency. A consensus was reached to recommend to Reagan that he respond to Gorbachev in a positive vein and focus on intermediate Range missiles. Reagan pondered Bis move for More than a week and ultimately took their advice. 2 of Nasa should resign senator says Memphis Tenn. A a member of the Senate space subcommittee called saturday for the resignations of two top Nasa officials because they allowed the shuttle challenger to lift off despite Clear warning sen. Albert Gore jr., d-tcnn., called for Nasa acting chief William Graham an administrator James Boggs who is on leave to step Down. Safety was Given a Back seat to the requirements of the launch schedule Gore said. They were so eager to get the shuttle off that Day that they ignored Clear Gore said that he did not hold the women personally responsible for the disaster but that a new administrator was needed. Graham misled the subcommittee during a hearing about How much top Nasa officials knew about safety problems just be fore the Jan. 28 shuttle explosion that killed All seven Crew members he said. Beggs Gore said is a part time administrator at Best because he has been on leave so much to Deal with Legal problems tied to his former Job As a senior executive for general dynamics corp. Temperatures february 22 l h 4 34 36 52 it 35 12 30 12 20 4 24 4s is 30 61t x 71 n44 is 22 40a n Albany atlant Atlantic Colv Bostonich Liwo Clevelan Dallas Denver Roll Honolulu Houston Kansas Cit Las vegas is 352 71 0 is m n 40 40 67 4� 77 ii 34 10 26 41 sin is a20 o afloat Usmiami Minneapolis new Orleans new York cell Orlando Phoenix Portland sail Lake cell san Francisco Tui Letlon european weather forecast for monday fair to partly Cloudy skies Al Elbut Eil reme Southern Germany where ii we be Cloudy with Snow through most of the Day. High temperature from 25-Jo, tows from s to 10. Sunset monday 531, Sunrise tuesday 721. Outlook for tuesday fair to partly Cloudy skies by All areas. Highs from 20-24, lows from Uro to i. Temperatures recorded sunday 4am 4pmadana, p a 43 Amsl Erdem i 23 25athens, i 57 59 Avlon p 34 52berlin, f � 19 Bremerhaven i i 23brussels, i 25 90 Copenhagen f Frankfurt London a Madrid p Munich Sparis m Rome d 4am4pfn10 21 19 2721 m 883fs provided by Oil i7ln weather so tuban Trarbach. Other worldwide Lemper lures High low77 52 37 9023 4 41 4163 54 High Low Montreal d 34 1 Moscow d Loslo d n i Toronto d 23 Vancouver r 37 to supplied by the associated Cloudy a mostly Doudy a Doudy hair r Rains Snow. Cairo t Dublin Helsinki. I Jerusalem Lisbon a
