European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. August 9, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 scientist take giant leap toward fusion Princeton . A scientists have healed a in rifled Gas o a record 10 limes holler than the Core of he Sun a big step toward harnessing the fusion nuclear reaction that Powers the stars re searchers said thursday. The Gas temperature inside a dough nut shaped reactor in several mid jul v experiments reached 200 million degrees centigrade or 360 million degrees fahrenheit said Harold Furth director of the Princeton University plasma physics lab oratory. No previous Laboratory Experiment has Ever achieved such High tempera lures said Furth. Who said the previous record for a fusion Experiment was so million degrees centigrade in 1980. He said researchers Hope next year to achieve the right combination of heating insulation and Gas density that will Lead to a Long sought goal getting As much Energy out of a fusion reaction us re searchers have to put into it. That break even Point should Actu ally be achieved in 1989, he said. It is regarded As a crucial Milestone because researchers Hope to use fusion Energy for commercial Power generation Early in the next Century. Fusion research is aimed at harnessing the tremendous Energy released when the nucleus or Core of a Hydrogen atom fuses with another to form helium. In contrast today s nuclear reactors use the Energy released when atoms of uranium arc split in a process called fission. Experts Hope fusion will become a Safe and environmentally attractive null car Power source that eventually could run on a virtually inexhaustible fuel deuterium a form of Hydrogen abundant in sea spectators gather around record get White shirk in Monzuk , record shark reeled in by charter boat Captain Montauk . A after a two hour struggle a Fisherman reeled in what Marina officials called the largest great White shark Ever caught by line a 3,450-Pound Behemoth measuring nearly 17 feet Long. Cart Darenberg a spokesman for the montault Marine Basin said Char Ier boat Captain donate Braddick completed the Cadi at about 8 . Wednesday. Braddick landed the 16-fool, 8 Inch fish Wilh help from famed shark Fisherman Frank Mundus. Braddick said his Charier boat was linked Wilh the Cricket ii mundus1 boat and the shark was actually caught with help from five other fish Ermen including Mundus. The fish was caught with relatively Light equipment because the Fisher men wanted to be sure it would qualify for inert fishing records he  used a Penn International reel and a Saber Rod. The line had a 150 Pound breaking limit. Braddick was in the Atlantic 30 Miles South of Montauk. Mundus is Montauk s most famous shark killer. The jaws film charac Ter Quint played by Robert Shaw was based on Mundus. Mundus a spooned a 4,500-Pound shark in 1964 the largest Ever on the East coast but Sharks that area spooned Are not considered for world records. Daic Berg said the world record Stal us of the shark captured wednesday spending approval by the International game risk association. The previous record was a 2,664-Pound shark caught off South Australia in 1959. Darenberg said Marina workers had to bring in a special scale to weigh the great while shark and figure out a special Way to haul the fish from the water. To trigger fusion scientists heal Hydrogen Gas to incredibly High tempera Tures which Breaks Hydrogen atoms into a mix of Hydrogen nuclei and electrons called a plasma. In such heat the Hydro Gen nuclei collide and fuse overcoming the repulsion of their identical electric charges. The record temperature Marks the first Lime researchers have achieved temperatures needed for a useful Power generating reactor said . Clarke head of the . Department of Energy s office effusion Energy Ron Davidson director of the plasma fusion Center at the Massac Hukills Institute of technology Cal cd the Princeton achievement very significant a major Milestone for  it gives fusion researchers Confidence that the break even conditions can be demonstrated at Princeton nest year he said in a Telephone interview. At Princeton the Gas was heated by shooting beams of High Energy atoms into the plasma which was of the deuterium Type of Hydrogen. The density of the plasma was Only about a Millionth of the density of the atmosphere Furth said. Even at the very High temperatures the pressure of the plasma is less than that of the Atmo sphere he said. The very hot plasma is confined by magnetic Fields and one important characteristic is How Well the plasma s heal is retained through the insulating effect of Hal confinement. The Princeton Nia Chine showed insulating Power equivalent to about 20 Fici of the fibreglass insulation used in Homes said Clarke of the Energy department. New Fords Yugo among 10 worst cars in Federal safety tests Washington two Low Cost imports from Korea and Yugoslavia and Ford s new Pride and Joy the Tau rus and Sable performed poorly in 1986 crash tests the government says. The annual tests by the National Highway traffic safety administration showed 10 models More than one third or the 26 cars tested doing poorly in the 35-Mph head on crashes. The Impact was severe enough in the 10 cars that one or both of the front seat occupants wearing scat belts would have been killed on Impact from head injuries he study reported. The tests conducted Wilh instr Umcil equipped dummies Over the past eight months have been highly controversial with automakers who contend they can vary widely because of test circumstances and do not reflect injury risks under real Highway conditions. But Auto safely advocates argue the tests represent a Clear indicator to car buyers As to the relative Protection one May expect As a result of automobile de sign during a major Highway crash. The crash test results separate the safer cars from the less Safe can insisted Clarence Ditlow director of the Center for Auto safety who expressed disappointment thai More can did not perform better. The Highway safely Agency generally regards any head injury rating of More than 1,000 As probably being fatal. The cars thai exceeded the 1,000 threshold for one or both front seat occupants were the Isuzu i Mark Yugo go from Yugoslavia Plymouth Colt Vista. Saab 9000, american motors jeep co Manche Volkswagen scirocco Ford Taurus Mercury Sable Hyundai Excel from South Korea and Subaru cd. The Yugo recorded a head injury rat ing of 1,415 for the Driver and 1,318 for the passenger while the Hyundai Excel just dipped under the 1,000 threshold at 999 for the Driver but soared to 2,662 for the passenger. Both companies in statements pm cd Down the significance of the government test results. Hyundai said its own 35 Mph crash tests conducted after a new scat Belt system was installed last april showed the Excel performing better. Ted Kadi a Hyundai spokesman said the new seat Belt system which is on All the Hyundai cars now on the Market provides an increased safely margin. By Locking up faster than the system used in the Nitsa lest car. Bill Pryor president of Yugo America inc., emphasized that the Yugo meets or exceeds All Federal safety standards including requirements for crash Protection that arc based on a less severe 30 Mph crash lest. Among the surprises in the 1986 Nitsa tests was the poor showing by the Taurus and Sable models a totally new car in which Ford has invested Mil Lions of dollars. While the head injury rating on the passenger Side was Good for both the Taurus and Sable 695 and 6su respectively the rating for the Driver jumped to about 1,200 for both cars. Ford motor co. Officials were dismayed by the Nitsa findings but maintained that great attention has been devoted to safety. The Best performers in the 1986 tests were the Toyota celica Chevrolet Nova Chevrolet Cavalier Oldsmobile Delta 88 and Buick Century All of which recorded a head injury rating for both front Seal occupants of less than 800. Air Force cadets and faculty linked via computer Colorado Springs. Colo. Up each of the 1 250 air Force Academy freshmen has been is sued a microcomputer in a program pcs ipod to in crease personal Contact among faculty and cadets an Academy official said. The system which will consist of 200 Miles of Cable thinking 6,000 users is believed to be the largest local area network in the world the official said thursday. The $6.5 million network will link Cadet rooms faculty staff the gymnasium fieldhouse and dining Hall officials said. Identical microcomputers will be installed later this month at the military Academy at West Point ., and the naval Academy in Annapolis md., officials said. Col Erlind Royer of the electrical engineering department said research at other schools shows use of microcomputers increases personal Contact among classmates. More significant he said is the fact that Survey results of the lower three classes of the Cadet Wing indicate cadets expect to save an hour each Day on  cadets will pay ,125 each for the Zenith Micro computers through regular paycheck deductions. Screens Are provided by taxpayers and arc permanently installed in the rooms. Several hours of lectures and training on microcomputer operation will be provided to cadets. Officials say the course will include a briefing on the ethical use of software