European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Q Gas explosion rocks downtown fort Worth Page 5 d nil stars to tour . Bases in Germany Page 21 d today s Dollar buys 2.26 Marks rates Page 27 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 329 Friday March 14, 1986 is of ii and sunday d 8693 a Gonzalez hails pro nato vote Madrid Spain a prime minister Felipe gon Zalez said thursday voters won a Victory Over isolationism and a Success for the whole country by surprising pollsters and approving Spain s continued membership in nato. Final results of wednesday s vote indicated that 52.5 percent of the voters supported Gonzalez decision to keep Spain in nato while 39.8 percent voted against it. The remainder of the ballots were Blank or were disqualified. As recently As last week Public opinion polls indicated voters would reject nato membership by a margin of 4 percent to 7 percent. This is a Victory of the Spanish people Over historic isolationism Gonzalez a socialist told the private radio network ser. Earlier Gonzalez said on National television that the referendum s results were a Success for All spaniards not just one sector Spain became the 16th member of nato in May 1982 and the 12th member of the common Market on Jan. 1. The referendum results appeared to signal Strong rejection of the conservative opposition and indicated Gonzalez could defeat conservative and communist opponents to win another four year term if general elections Are held As expected in october. Election officials said 59.7 percent of Spain s 28.8 Mil lion registered voters participated in the election. Anti nato groups pointing to the 6.8 million spaniards who voted no also were claiming a moral Victory. Antonio gala head of one of the anti nato groups and communist party Secretary general Gerardo Iglesias said the negative votes showed there were millions of spaniards who want Spain out of the Alliance and the dismantling of . Bases in  shortly after official results were announced late wednesday the . Embassy in Madrid issued a statement saying the . Government was pleased the Spanish people have chosen to continue the association with the 15 other nato members in the collective de sense of our common  in Washington White House spokesman Larry Speakes said thursday we think it is an important step and an important vote of Confidence for the Western democratic  nato Secretary general lord Carrington said in a prepared statement from his office in Brussels Belgium i am of course delighted at the outcome. I know i reflect the feelings of All other members in welcoming the  soviet Union launches 2 cosmonauts into orbit Moscow a the soviet Union sent two cosmonauts into space thurs Day in the first manned space shot since the space shuttle challenger exploded Jan. 28, killing All seven astronauts aboard.  breaking with a tradition of secrecy soviet television carried apparently live coverage of soyuz t-15 s 3 33 . Lift Oft. A ". -.-.-. I the sleek red and White Craft of to faked into As slightly overcast sky of  space base in a lists Provit Central Asia carry 4inwcominander Leonid Kizim and Engi we or Vladimir so Jove. The cosmonauts fold the endurance record for time spent /inspace-v237  off Cial news Agency Tass said they Are to link up with the soviet space f. -. Laboratory Mir peace in two Days. The Mir was launched without a Crew feb. 20 and is designed As a permanent space platform with Docking facilities for six spacecraft. Soviet television viewers could hear Kizim and Soloveva reporting Back to Earth 50 seconds after their Craft blasted into the sky trailing Orange flame. In Black and White footage shown on soviet television Kizim and Soloveva could be seen strapped in their seats with Kizim Reading what appeared to be sheets of instructions. A television announcer said the pictures came live from inside the Craft As it headed for orbit. The television also continued to Monitor radio conversation Between ground control and the cosmonauts for about four minutes. More re yes Oua in challenger search a ". Ape canaveral Fla. A divers have recovered unused spacesuits and parts of challenger s flight deck but High winds thursday halted efforts to Salvage More debris including a part of the rocket Booster suspected of Caus ing the shuttle explosion. The recovery ship preserver steamed into port wednesday night without run were sections of the flight deck where four of the seven astronauts Rode. The preserver docked at the Navy s Trident submarine Dock a secure area across a Channel away from the Public the ship had not been expected to re turn until thursday. It started to return to the search area thursday but turned Back to port after " Giotto approaching Core of Halley s Comet by  staff a Ter Darmstadt Germany the european space probe Giotto was hurtling toward Halley s Comet late thursday travelling the last few Hundred thousand Miles before its encounter with the Comet s nucleus Early Friday. About half of the 10 experiments on Board the half ton Craft had been switched on and were operating normally according in Mission thanks to valuable tracking data obtained from japanese and soviet probes that earlier flew near the Comet the european Craft was expected to Maneu ver within 320 Miles of the Comet s Core said . Bonnet an Esa spokesman. F this is much much closer than we originally thought possible. Our accuracy far exceeds our original expectations he told several Hundred journalists gathered to cover the event. Of data from the multicolour camera and nine other instruments mounted on the Igried to Analyse the comets charged particles and magnetic Fields other experiments aboard will study the effect of Hiblar winds on the  accumulated data scientists Hope will provide a clearer picture of the makeup of the universe since comets Are believed to have been formed As the universe was first formed More than 4.5 billion years ago. Comets Are believed to be dirty snowballs a mixture of ice and Carbon see Giotto on Page 28 other debris sources said. Reporters watching from a distance estimated that eight containers which sources said held the astronaut remains were placed into ambulances. Also aboard ship the sources said Shore As forecasters said afternoon thunderstorms were expected. Other body parts recovered saturday were taken to a Hospital at nearby Pat Rick fab. But the remains that arrived wednesday night apparently were taken see remains on Page 28 a photo Halley s Comet streaks toward a rendezvous with the european space probe Giotto