European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday december 24,19b6 of says 10 my missiles operational by Norman Black a military writ Washington the air i Nice in declared its first him nuclear missiles operational marking the firs Lime in 16 years Mil United Stales has added a new ballistic missile id its land based Arsenal iln1 in Lugon said tuesday tie air in Rex achieved initial operational capability fur the peacekeeper missile Hist Ninalu Al 9 4 . A said Robert Sims the Pentagon s chid spokes Man. " i lies Tittl this within Cost and in schedule. The air Lurtz nil has 10 peacekeeper missiles in Alert on the Plains ill Southeastern Wyoming la air f r Meis h. War Ren air or vhf it disc. The nation s newest i cum is significantly advanced Over the existing minute nun missile m Range accuracy and pay Kiad and ii is the first new in he since the minutemen Iii in 1970," lie mid. The air Force has been installing Llic first Batch of my missiles dubbed the peacekeeper by the Rea Gan administration at Warren since last fall. Under air Force procedures however 10 Nothe missiles had in he installed and brought up id full Alert for Llic service to declare the new weapon operational. Tin1 10 missiles now installed in Wyoming Art fully operational Sims said equipped with 10 nuclear War Heads each and poised for launch in the event of War. Congress has so far authorised the deployment of 50 of the giant my missiles. That first group of 50 is being installed in refurbished minuteman Iii silos. Last Friday the Reagan administration announced it would ask Congress 10 authorise deployment of an other 511 my missiles by building them for launching from rail cars. Making the missile Mobile is viewed by the president As a Means of overcoming congressional concerns about he missile s survivability the my is the largest land based missile Ever deployed by the. Uni cd Stales. The land Bawd Arsenal is currently comprised of minus Conan missiles the largest of which carries three warheads. A four Slage missile the my stands,71 feet High and weighs about 145,000 pounds with its 10 warheads. The air Force expects to Complete the deployment of the first 1988. Taken together we believe that the president s strategic modernisation program is on schedule is achieving a significant Milestone As of last night and offers us the benefits of greater deterrence and of giving the soviets the initiative to come to the. Bargaining lame and stay ill the negotiating Sims said. This is indeed an important Milestone for us he added. Muhammad All Auto firm will produce luxury cars Rafter. Wis. I i plans for a Sio million a o Plant that would make luxury cars for a company headed by Muhammad a were announced tues Day Muhammad Ali will be president of All motors a subsidiary of Diversi fied mobility inc.," said Clayton Niel sen president of Nielsen building systems inc. The firm plans to produce Al least .1,000 hand built luxury cars each year Al the plan company Airney John couture said the first line of cars will he called the am-3wc. Meaning Ali. Champion of Fth world three limes Nielsen said. The first 100 cars will be released for he Domestic Market targeted for celebrities Nielsen said most of the remainder of the first 3,000 would go to saudi Arabia and Muslim countries where Ali is popular Nielsen said the cars priced $30,000 to $40,000, would use the Frame and engine of Gen eral Milors corp s i Pontiac Fiero Cou Ture said. The company would employ at least 300 people. Nielsen said. Engineering drawings will Start immediately for the Plant layout Nielsen said. Construction will probably Start somewhere in late february or the first of March. It will be six to nine months fur the completion of the entire facility. Prototypes will be built in a Tempo Rary building he said. The prototypes should be completed in two to three months. Teacher Day coincides with shuttle tragedy Washington a president Reagan has designated Jan. 2h, 1987, the first anniversary of the space shuttle challenger explosion As National teacher appreciation Day in Honor of Christa Mcauliiffe one of the seven victims the memory of a very special teacher inspires us Reagan s proclamation issued monday referring to the new Hampshire teacher who was to have been the first Ordinary to travel in space May Al americans commemorate Sharon c Hrisia Mcauliffe and her Brave companions. May we also express our gratitude to everyone who continues the legacy of Devotion and excellence that she and the rest of american teachers have Given us through the years Rea Gan said in the proclamation. The proclamation also designates the 1986-87 school year As National year of the teacher. By word and example teachers in part moral and civic Reagan said. During our most formative and impressionable years teachers help us understand our selves and the world around us. Pur teachers in Public and private schools from pre school through elementary secon Dary and beyond deserve the gratitude of our nation for their Wisdom sacrifice comm Mcaulitte Nily service and do Votion to their students the president said teachers prepare us for the future and anyone who today works dreams imagines creates and contributes to the Well being of our country can thank de voted teachers who provided help knowl Edge and inspiration along the Samantha in Bronze a photo Jane Smith Mother of the late Sursati Iha Smith stands beside a life size Bronee statue of the Mains schoolgirl whose Pence Mission to the soviet Kunlun made world headlines. The me Morial to Samantha. Ii who was killed in a plane Cash last year via unveiled in August Maine. Airline pilots sometimes doze off study says Boston a commercial airline pilots often fight intense drowsiness and sometimes even fall asleep while flying planes on Long overnight trips a researcher says. Occasionally everyone in the cockpit nods off at the same time while the plane Flics on automatic Pilot he said. Planes have been known to cruise past their destinations As the pilots and navigator snooze. When you Are in the Cabin and your head is rolling Over and you can t stay awake just remember thai the Guy up front is human too said or. Martin c. Moore Ede of Harvard medical school. Moore Ede an expert on work scheduling and sleep based his conclusions on a study conducted for an airline which he declined to identify As Well As on interviews with cockpit Crews. He blames the problem on boredom and erratic schedules thai Force pilots to work Odd hours without time for their bodies 10 adjust. We be known for a Long time hat pilots get sleepy on Long flights. It s inevitable said or. Jonn k. Lauber a psychologist on the National transportation safety Board. The difficulty is Over lying that sleepiness to any performance problems or safely. We know that napping does at the Federal aviation administration spokes Man John Leyden said the Agency has heard of Iso lated eases of pilots falling asleep but does t con Sider it a widespread or major problem
