European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga the stars and stripes saturday january to 1987 Crew picked for next shuttle flight Washington api Frederick h. Hauck. Who steered the space shuttle through inc difficult recovery of two errant communications satellites will be named next week 10 command the first flight since the challenger Accident Nasa announced Friday. Hauck a Navy Captain who made one other flight has been acting associate administrator of the National aeronautic and spate administration for external affairs since last a fed May Cut discount rate official says Washington Dpi the top White House economist Friday said if inflation remains Tow and the Economy stays sluggish the Federal Reserve boards Likely 10 reduce inc discount rate. Beryl Sprinkel chairman of inc presi Dent s Council of economic advisers said he expects inflation to remain sub Dued in ivn7, and that the rapid growth in the Money Supply ii not Likely to affect monetary policy. Sprinkel also said the lax Reform May cause slow economic Grawin in the first half of 1987, and that should create pros sure for lower interest rates. If these developments occur i would expect that the fed would adjust the Dis count rate to inc marketplace Sprink Elsaid at a news briefing held to comment on Friday s economic reports that showed a drop in unemployment and Flat wholesale Price Index. Asked of thai meant he anticipated a lower discount rate which the fed charges on Loans to banking institutions Sprink Elsaid i think that would be  Sprinkel said the elimination of tax shelters will Hurt certain sectors of the Economy Over the Short term and that could result in sluggish growth in the first six months of this year. But Over any reasonable period of time tax Reform is a Strong positive for the Economy Sprinkel said gust. The first shuttle Mission is scheduled for feb. In 1988, bul Many space experts think it May Lake Longe to meet All the safety issues raised after Las year s shuttle explosion. There has been intense Competition within the astronaut corps to be named to the first Light and previous space experience was a major Factor in the selection of inc Crew. The others named to the Hauck Crew Are air Force col Richard o. Covey Pilot John a lounge George d. Nel son and David c. Holmers Mission specialists. Hauck was commander of the flight in november i9b4 that caught up with the Wistar and Jalapa communications satellites and retrieved them for return to Earth. The satellites had been launched from a shuttle earlier in the year but had failed to gel into n proc orbit. The refurbished satellites recently were sold and scheduled for relaunch. Nelson whose nickname is Pinky donned a jul pack in april 1984 and flew it Chend through space to pull in the ailing solar Max satellite for repair. He also flew on the last successful shuttle Mission in january 1986. Covey was the Pilot on a Mission that repaired Yel another ailing satellite syn com. Hilmers was aboard a secret de sense department Mission in october1985. A movie police car crashes into a Cement truck during Liming of the sequel Beverly Hills cop out to Beverly Hills cop in los Angeles wednesday. The sequence turned out to App Ald be More dangerous ban planned when the stun Maui was injured. Congressman blocks police removal of sculpture to homeless at Capitol Washington apr tors were allowed to maintain a Vigil around a museum like statue on the Capi Tol grounds Friday after police nearly evicted them thursday just As House leaders inside were introducing a j500 million emergency package Loaid the homeless. Their sense of Liming is about the worst a Ever seen said Mitch Snyder Leader of the Community for creative non violence s crusade on behalf of Theroi less a quilt wrapped around him As he huddled Tiem to the nearly  that has been on the grounds since thanksgiving rep. Henry Gonzalez. A Texas intervened 10 keep Capitol police from re moving the sculpture which depicts a homeless couple and child in a nativity scene a shopping cart filled Wilh House hold items in the background. And still there is no room at the inn reads the inscription on its base. Under Capitol regulations props considered part of demonstrations must be moved off the grounds at least every 24 hours. Conv s demonstration permit expired dec. 30 and a Federal judge re fused late last month to Grant an injunction preventing eviction. House leaders have allowed the Sigillo continue bul the sergeant at arms had told the protesters they would be evicted and the statue removed by 4 . Thurs Day. Gonzalez chairman of the House housing subcommittee pleaded the group s Case to the leadership and the action was called off. Protesters at the site thursday held a Banner that said Congress shelter the  the threat to the six week Vigil came As House democratic Leader Thomas Foley and others told reporters they were introducing an Aid package they hoped to enact by Early Spring. The package includes si70 million for emergency shelter Sloo million for fam ily housing $30 million for transitional housing and 130 million for new health care programs for the homeless. It also contains Money for food and renovation of government property and buildings for use As homeless facilities. This is not a Short term problem and it s not going to go away said rep. Bruce Vento d-mmn., credited with introducing the first Bill on  years ago. Right now we have a crisis and we re nol anywhere near meeting that  Foley said the Bill had 50 co sponsor from both parties and More members were expected to sign on. He said key officials and committee leaders from both panics support the package. All of us agree that one of inc to priorities of the Federal government is to see that nobody in this country goes Hun Gry and nobody goes without shelter said rep. John Miller a Wash. Hearings Are set to Start feb. 11 in the subcommittee chaired by Gonzalez. But even with Swift congressional action the Money will not be available to help the homeless this Winter. We should have done this Las year Gonzalez said after the press conference talking to protest Leader Snyder in the Chilly windswept Capitol parking lot. Snyder who has drawn National alien lion to the homeless problem through dramatic fasts and other Means said he approves of the Bill. But he said it has not been introduced yet in the Senate and has some distance to go before be coming Taw. We want to remain Here until the legislation has passed said Snyder. It seems appropriate that the Symbol of the homeless be allowed to remain Here while Congress is deliberating  president spends Day Back on Job Washington a president Reagan intent on resuming his cherished horseback Riding pretty soon met with aides and did paperwork in his first full Day at the while House Friday after surgery out of the Public Eye and under doctor orders to avoid strenuous exertion. While House spokesman Albert r. Bras car said Reagan was meeting Wilh chief of staff Donald t. Regan and work ing on the state of the Union message he Wilt deliver to Congress on Jan. 27. Reagan who told reporters i feel great As he left Bethesda naval Hospital on thursday was to remain in the residential quarters of the White House Friday. During his four Day stay at the Hospi Tal Reagan s physicians said no evidence of cancer was found and hey called his recovery from monday s prostate surgery excellent in every  up cakes said Reagan s doctors had advised him to avoid heavy lifting Wood hopping horseback Riding or other strenuous exercise during a six week re covery period. He said he did nol know whether the president would make his usual february rip to his ranch near Santa Barbara calif., where he often chops Wood and rides