European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday april 8, 1986 Houston celebrates in dazzling style a photo the Houston Skyline is transformed into a and Texas 150th birthday and to the powerful lasers and fireworks illuminated formed his synthesized music which was concert of Light designed by French com 25th anniversary of Nasa s Johnson the sky and the buildings that form the picked up and broadcast live on radio Poser Jean Michel Jarre. An estimated space Center in Houston. Two thousand Western Edge of downtown bringing Al i m from Texas but i be never seen and million watched rendezvous Houston a projectors Brilliant searchlights beamed most the entire City to a dazzled halt thing this this big said John Cox Oscity in concert a tribute to Houston s up from the top of downtown towers against the Skyline the composer per Austin. Salvage Crews find 2 pieces of challenger Cape canaveral Fla. Up shuttle search Crews working against a fast approaching deadline brought to Shore a giant piece of challenger s right Wing and a Section of fuselage with a poignantly intact Ameri can Flag still visible. Space Agency technicians sunday Are thought to have sifted through debris recovered by a Scallop boat from the crash site of challenger s Crew Cabin but it was not known if any astronaut remains were found. The overriding priority for Salvage Crews is recovery of debris from the shuttle s right solid fuel rocket Booster the one that ruptured Jan. 28, destroying the spaceship and killing its seven Crew members. The presidential commission investigating the disaster has asked Nasa to submit its Accident report by april 18, and recovery of wreckage from the area of the fuel mormons accept Benson As their Prophet on Earth segment joint that failed could provide final proof of Why the fatal leak occurred. Late sunday a Salvage vessel returned to port carrying two Large pieces of shuttle wreckage a 30-foot by 12-foot Section of the ship s right Wing estimated to weigh 5,000 pounds and a piece of the left fuselage. As the ship pulled into port observers in a Park across the Channel could clearly see an american Flag painted on the Side of the fuselage wreckage along with a few letters of United the debris measured 25 feet by 9 feet and was estimated to weigh about 1,500 pounds. The big foot a commercial Scallop boat tied up at a Navy submarine Dock late saturday night after spending the Day Over the Cabin crash site using nets to Rake the seabed for wreckage. The ship unloaded enough crates and apparent debris to fill up a flatbed truck. An ambulance also met the ship but it was not thought anything was placed inside. A source close to the investigation said big foot was added to the shuttle Salvage Effort specifically to recover remains of at least one of the seven astronauts that May have eluded recovery. Divers from another vessel the preserver earlier recovered More than 75 percent of the smashed Crew Cabin along with remains of most of the astronauts but heavy Silt deposited Over the Cabin crash site by Swift currents has covered up remaining wreckage and made diving operations ineffective. Nasa officials will Only say big foot was hired to scour the sea bed for any debris that might have been missed by Navy Salvage divers. The ship remained in port sunday and Nasa spokeswoman Lisa Malone said they re evaluating the whole Salt Lake City a thousands of mormons voted sunday to support Ezra Taft Benson As their new Prophet and Church leaders said he had been schooled and prepared by god. Benson 86, became the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints after the death of Spencer w. Kim Ball last november. The Church has 6 Mil lion members. About 5,000 mormons in the Taberna Cle on downtown Temple Square stood and raised their right hands in a vote signifying their acceptance of Benson As god s Prophet seer and revelator Onearth. No negative votes were cast during the closing session of the Church s 156th annual general conference. Church members also voted to accept Benson s two Counselor elders Gordon b. Hinckley and Thomas s. Monson. I wish to testify to you that the lord Jesus Christ stands at the head of his Church even the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints Benson said after the vote. We Are his earthly stewards. We hold his Priesthood administer his ordinances preach his gospel and build up thousands of other Church members seated in chapels on or near Temple Square participated in the vote along with those viewing the conference via the Church s satellite television network that links meeting houses throughout the United states an Canada. Benson likened the Church to the ancient israelite who were victorious in Battle As Long As Moses kept his arms upraised. So will we be victorious As we hold up the arms of the lord s anointed servants he said. Benson s colleagues in the Church Hierarchy praised him As the Man chosen by god to Advance the Church despite opposition from critics and enemies. It is the lord who Over these years has tested and disciplined him schooled and prepared him Hinckley said. Faithful mormons believe the head of the Church receives revelations from god that Tell him How to administer its affairs. Under president Benson s leadership the work of the lord will move Forward. No Power under the heavens can deflect it from its course. We May expect there will be some who will try. Their efforts will be like Chipping away at a Granite Block with a chisel of Wood. The Stone will not be damaged but the chisel will be broken said Hinckley who is Benson s Counselor in the Church s governing first presidency consisting of the president and two Counselor. Anti apartheid protesters defy police removing shacks by the associated press police dismantling makeshift shacks on the Lawn of Wisconsin s Capitol arrested 20 anti apartheid demonstrators while 22 protesters were charged with trespassing after they refused to leave symbolic shanties at Purdue University. Five people were arrested monday when they refused to leave a shanty at the University of North Carolina. They were released about an hour later an were not charged. Opponents of South Africa s system of racial separation also held a Demon stration Over the weekend at Yale University while Indiana University trus tees voted to divest All holdings in two companies doing business in South Afri Ca. On the University of North Carolin Campus in Chapel Hill about 300 pro testers held hands in a Circle around the shanties As they were dismantled. It s just morally repugnant that the University is involved in the racist re Gime in South Africa said protester Robert Pharr or. Of mint Hill we re willing to do whatever Steps it takes to end our University s involvement in unc Chancellor Chris Fordham who had ordered the removal of the shanties Shook hands with the protest organizers and said he was proud of the students stand. The students have made the Best possible Case for further negotiations with their non violence and their conviction he said. The unc trustees have sold off some Stock in companies that Don t support the Sullivan principles on promoting integration in South Africa but voted Fri Day to delay a decision on the remaining $6 million Worth of Stock. In Wisconsin an estimated 35 Madison policemen Tore Down Wood and cardboard shanties sunday while about 100 Peop e chanted and shouted. Up to 150 demonstrators had moved onto the Capitol Lawn Friday and built numerous shacks. Three adults and a juvenile were taken into custody sunday and authorities said there were 17 arrests saturday. Most were charged with disorderly conduct or obstructing police said a Deputy sheriff at Dane county jail. The demonstrators wanted gov. Anthony s. Earl to Call a special session of the legislature to make the state investment Board sell its Stock in companies doing business in South Africa. A divestiture Bill died when the legislature adjourned Las month. Purdue University officials said the have no plans to divest despite the arrests and protest saturday at the West la Fayette ind., school
