European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Scientists doubt ski will work Washington up a vast majority of the country s scientific elite specializing in Fields Basic to Star wars research doubt it can be tested enough to guarantee it will work in an attack a new Survey shows a Cornell University research Arm conducted the Survey released thurs Day on Capitol kill by sen. William Proxmire among the 6s3 members of the National Academy of science who work in the Fields of physics chemistry mathematics engineering and the like there were 451 responses to the Survey. I Hope the president reads the results of this Survey very carefully said prox mire. What the Best scientific minds in this country Are telling him loud and Clear is that Star wan won t work audit s a waste of Money. The people who really believe in Star wars Are now just a Small but vocal minority within  eighty seven percent of those respond ing to the Survey said they consider in improbable or highly improbable that an integrated missile defense system can be tested sufficiently to provide Confidence it would work As intended the first time it had to defend against a full scale at  Over 80 percent said the prospects Are poor to cd timely poor hat a missile defense system would be Able in 25 years to meet he administration s criteria tint it be permanently in place and Cost effective at the margin the Cost effectiveness requirement refers to ensuring that any deployed sys tem would create an incentive not to re Spond with additional and More expensive offensive arms and that those added offences would Cost More to build than the defences to Block them. Almost 75 percent of those surveyed said a missile defense system would have to Knock out More than 99 percent of the current soviet Force of about 9,000 nuclear warheads to provide an effective population defense. But just shy of 11 percent said they thought a missile de sense system could be built within 25 years that could Knock out 90 percent to 99 percent of the soviet Union s War Heads if soviet forces remained Frozen at current Levels. Some 51 percent projected a system could screen out Between 10 percent and 90 percent of the soviet warheads with sunday november 2, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 ail Jollu Ufal. Elf Vul in vat. Tir a t f showed 53 percent believed the percent age of warheads destroyed would drop to Between i percent and 50 percent. Just 2.5 percent of those responding said they strongly support stars wan properly known As the strategic defense initiative. Nearly 11 percent were Neutral 25 percent were opposed and Al most 55 percent were strongly opposed the Survey said Juit under 46 percent said they believed the program budget about $3.5 billion for the current fiscal year should be Between $500 million and ii. 5 billion. With election Day just a few Days away local and state Campaign posters signs of the time compete with traffic signs for the Atten Tion of Rector leu at an intersection in Dpi Pho the tillage of Scotia n.y., near Schenectady. ? 01 St airborne div troops to resume peace keep no duties in Sinai desert Washington a for the first time since 248 of their colleagues died in an air plane crash soldiers from the 101 Siai borne div at fort Campbell by will depart this week for peacekeeping duties in the Sinai desert. Approximately boo soldiers with the 101st will begin departing fort Campbell tuesday to replace a Tike number of men from the 82nd airborne for six months a peacekeeping duties with the multinational Force and observers the Pentagon said. The Force is an International Organiza Tion established in 1981 to guarantee the Security provisions of the 1979 peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel. Last dec 12. 248 Soldier of the 101st perished when the chartered commercial Airliner ferrying hem Home for Christmas crashed after a refuelling Stop in Gander Newfoundland. Eight Crew members also died in the crash of the Arrow air dc-8. Canadian investigators have yet to release their final report on the suspected cause of that crash. Ever since the Accident the Pentagon has ordered the air Force s military air lift come to ferry the soldiers travelling to and from the Sinai aboard military aircraft. The Pentagon said that policy is still in Force. The upcoming tour by the 101 is will Mark the t Ith rotation of american sol Diers to the Sinai since the multinational Force and observers was established. Report released on errant Shell Hyannis mass. A a 105mm howitzer round landed on a Cape cod Highway instead of a target at Camp Edwards because the Naiona guardsmen who fired in used More than twice the proper charge investigators found. A report released thursday by col. Howard w. Edmiston jr., inspector general for the Massachusetts National guard said the artillerymen we e sup posed to use three Basof propellant in firing the round but used seven. The Shell flew More than a mile past the target sept. 27 and onto route 6, the major Highway on Cape cod where in blew a Hole 2 feet in diameter and 3 inches deep no one was injured. The men involved were in a unit of the Connecticut National guard. Camp Edwards is used As a training base for guardsmen from several states. Massachusetts National guard spokesman it. Col. Donald l. Consol Magno said the 105mm Shell comes loaded with seven bags of  guardsmen tiring the guns Are sup posed to remove in needed bags if less propellant is needed. Safely procedures governing such practice artillery Are More than Ade quate if hey Are followed he said. A copy of the report was Given to maj. Gen. John t. Gereski adjutant general of the Connecticut National guard who said he will Issue a statement on possible disciplinary action against the guardsmen in seven to 10 Days. Wii spitfire sold to collector for $115,000 London up a world War it Era spitfire fighter Plazie was auctioned Friday to a private collector for $115.500, a spokeswoman for Christie s auction Bouse said. The buyer an English collector who wished to remain Anonymous outbid 300 other potential buyers for the plane and planned to add it to his private col Lection of Vintage aircraft the spokeswoman said. The 1942 spitfire needs massive Resto ration Robert Brooks director of historic aircraft for Christie s auction House said. The plane has no engine and the wings fuselage and cockpit need re building he said. The Vickers super Marine spitfire Mark in was the most successful of the spitfire line and was the main fighter plane used by the British during world War ii Brooks said. It remained in production from the Early 1940s until 1947 two years after the War ended. Christie s in 1984 auctioned for �390,000 an operational spitfire that shot Down several German planes during the War Brooks said. Museum officials tried to determine the combat history of the fighter auctioned Friday from its markings but All thai had been determined was its Sale to the South african air Force after the War. Brooks said. In 1950, in was sold As scrap but the buyers could t bring themselves to Cut it up he said. Since the 1950s, the spitfire had Bee mounted outside the South african scrapyard until Early this year when the owners decided to sell it. It was shipped six weeks ago to Christie a one of the few auction houses that regularly Deal in historic aircraft Brooks said