European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 3,1986 new Arizme launch schedule delayed by tests Bordeaux. France a no new launch schedule can yet be announce for Europe s ariane rocket sidelined like inc other major Western satellite launch system the . Shuttle it was announced tuesday. Frederic d ally so president of the rocket s operating company ariane space had been expected to announce anew launch schedule at a press Confer ence Here tuesday. He was reporting on work to replace a faulty third stage ignition system blamed for the failure of the last launch May 31 and two earlier launches. He said however he could not announce a firm schedule. Work on he ignition system indicated the Hope that launches could be resumed in february could not be met and the extra delay will be some weeks d Allcut said. He said the new third stage igniter would be three limes As powerful As the troublesome unit and of a different de sign with two ignition is rather than one. Jean Sollier president of society euro Peann de propulsion which makes the igniters said that although 23 ignition tests had been made extra time was needed for further tests to make sure every possible source of trouble had been covered. The delay Means the number of ariane launches would be reduced from eight to seven in 1987, d ally so said. Failure to launch for 10 months would Cost Arian space 500 million Franca $77millionand he two year program to perfect the third stage would Cost be tween 700 million and i billion francs s107 million-si54 million. But d Auest said that because of the Lack of other launch systems. Aisne has won eight new launch orders since it was grounded and a total of 16 orders this year five of which were previously booked on the shuttle is not expected to Fly again before 1988 and then will give priority to military and . Scientific payloads not commercial or foreign satellites ariane s order Book now includes 40 firm satellite launches Worth a total of117 billion francs $1,95 billion. World today 6 canadians charged in . Counterfeiting ring Vancouver. British Columbia a six canadians have been charged with running a counterfeiting ring that authorities said blanketed the area from Vancouver to san Diego with $20 Bills so Good they fooled some police of the six had 5200,000 in phony Bills when he was arrested sept 24 in Washington state. The others were arrested thanksgiving Day after a six month u.5.-Canadian investigation said Royal Canadian mounted police sol Peter was not immediately known How much fake Money the operation May have circulated but Clifford skip Jones secret service agent in charge of the Seattle office said monday about$25,000 in counterfeit Bills were passed in West pm Washington alone. Manet painting auctioned for More than $11 million London a a painting by Edouar Manet sold at auction monday for More than $11 million the highest Price Ever paid for an impressionist s auction House said the winning bid of 7,7 million pounds for la Rue Mosnier Aux Pav eurs by the French master was received by Telephone from a european buyer whose name was not 1878 painting was from London s Cour Laud collection and was sold on behalf of descendant of Samuel courtault who founded the collection and the courtault Institute of title translates As Mosnier Street with the painting depicts the View from Manet s Paris studio looking Down the Street with Road workers in the foreground and carriages and figures beyond. . Court denies Appeal by East German spies London a the Appeal court on monday turned Down an Appeal by an East Ger Man couple Reinhard and Sonja Schulze against in year jail sentences for plotting espionage in Britain and using false Justice lord Lane said the couple who were sentenced july 10, undoubtedly came to Britain As spies for communist East Lane said there was no evidence Ine Schulien had actually transmitted secret information Back to East Germany and they were no traitors in the sense of being British and working for a foreign the three judges said the sentence was appropriate and refused to give the couple per Mission to Appeal to the House of lords the highest court m Britain. Yellow fever death toll in Nigeria put at 470 Lagos Nigeria up a yellow fever Epi Demic raging in Central Nigeria has already killed 470 people an official with the wond heal health organization said lobe Mon Kosso who regional director for Africa was quoted by Nigeria s guardian newspaper monday As saying the epidemic has killed470 people mostly Young children ingenue and Cross River states. He said the epidemic first reported three weeks ago also has spread to the two states of Imo and Alambra. Sheik Mohammed Shamseddine left confers Wilh Mohammed Kehdl Center and Dale Shawn in Beirut. 2 american moslem leaders meet hostages wives in Beirut Beirut Lebanon a two visiting american moslem leaders met monday Wilh the wives of three americans held hostage in Lebanon and with Ai smile moslem cleric who promised to help in efforts to free the captives. Mohammed Mehdi Secretary Beneral of the new York based National Council for islamic affairs and his Deputy Dale Shahen met the wives of Thomas Sutherland Frank Herbert Reed and Joseph Cicippio. After the meeting Mehdi Cril died president Rea Gan s handling of the hostage situation Reagan was obsessed with Israel and whatever is Rael did Reagan followed. Reagan followed the israeli line and claimed that tie will not negotiate with the kidnappers he the moslem Leader also said his meetings give me the Hope that while the Road is a Long one we will have a Good Sutherland whose residence on the american University of Beirut Campus was the site of the meeting told the american moslem i am very Happy that a pure Here and we Welcome what you Are trying to do for Ilham Cicippio a naturalized american of lebanese descent said she Felt there is something moving. We really Admire these people who Are working with us and May god help us Mehdi replied we Are very pleased to have the Opportunity to be of service and hopefully we will be successful and we can All celebrate by is married to syrian born Fahima Dalati. Earlier. Mehdi said Sheik Mohammed Shamseddine. Spiritual head of Lebanon s 1 million Strong shiite Community told him he would help us fulfil our humanitarian listened to him and to his advice said Mehdi who is a shiite. Shamseddine warned us against expecting speedy results Mehdi told reporters Asho left the Shute Leader s Home in moslem West Beirut it was the first conference Mehdi bad with a Leb anese Leader since he arrived sunday appealing for the release or foreign hostages in inc name of humanity and the Koran so Sara s holy Book. Swiss outline new environmental plan Bern Switzerland a the Swiss government on tuesday outlined a Broad ranging program of tightened Federal controls and increased International cooperation1o protect in environment following the disastrous spill of toxic chemicals into the Rhine River near Basel last month. Addressing both houses of parliament president Alphons Egli said the spill after the nov. 1 fire at warehouse of the Sandoz company destroyed in one night the country s reputation As being especially advanced in dealing with ecological problems. He said the spill of More than 10 tons of chemical washed into the Rhine with the masses of water used to extinguish the Blaze did catastrophic damage to Europe s busiest River. The president said it was not known Bow Long i would Lake for the Rhine s ecosystem to recover from the effects of the disaster. He also said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Egli who also Heads the environment ministry. Pledged moves to prevent such disasters in the future deluding if necessary drastic action and big expenditures by the said work has begun on a National inventory of All installations that could pose a threat to human health and the environment in Case of an Accident chemicals especially dangerous for the Environ ment May Bave to be banned Egli added. He said Federal control would have to be expanded considerably cooperation with other european coun tries would be intensified and chemical production processes would have to be examined and Analysed to determine the risk potential. Our modern society must also discuss which risks it is still prepared to Lake he said the government is ready to offer its Good offices to ensure that compensation for damage willbe handled in a rapid and in bureaucratic claims for damage caused abroad could be considered under Swiss Law he did. We Bop their draw on be tiled without intervention of he South he said
