European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 28. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 a Arrow Marls � Hal scientists believe is a Supernova or exploding Star and professor Robert Garrison of the University of Toronto Ells he Story of tin discovery. A Pho ii newly discovered super May rewrite Stellar the Les Toronto us l astronomers say inc discovery of the brightest Supernova in 383 years May Knock Down theories on Stellar evolution As scientists study inc death of a huge Star that exploded 150,000 years ago but whose Light is just reaching Earth. Day by Day Well be knocking theories Over astronomy professor Robert Garrison of the University of Toronto said wednesday. The Supernova was discovered late monday by la Shelton an astronomer with the Toronto univer who works at the school s Las Campanas of serval in North Central Chile. In was confirmed Tushy by other astronomers and the Harvard  Cen Ter for astrophysics in Cambridge  the Light from the titanic blast of a Star in the Large magellanic Cloud a satellite ency to the Milky Way is travelling at 186,000 i Hajt second but it is Only now reaching Earth from feb distance of about i  tight years. It is the brightest and arcs Supernova since a Brilliant outburst in 16m astronomers in  hemisphere where the Supernova is or file trained telescopes and satellite sensors on in phenomenon. It s an a sourly unique Opportunity said Astron Omer Robert Irso mar of the Harvard smithsonian Center. I Stead about these historic events and you think we maybe there will be a Bright one in your it maybe nol it s just great to have  on said the discovery is important because astr Slomers have identified the Star in question and  of it before the blast. It s going to he said j scientists Beady May he Able theory. To tread believed a Stai incr would show is. Vity before the blast. By cd its activity wus Normal pro Orrison said. Before this discovery he said theory and Little solid data on Coli t ton of temperature brightness and spec of such a Star before a blast. Evolution studies a lot Knock Down one. Explode in if  w this Star to. The explosion. Had Only an Indica in specifics Analysed in scale of the Latip the Magni he also predicted that As the no astronomers will have belter Csizi the universe. They know the i _ magellanic Cloud and now can comp tude of the blast with others farther away to better measure distance. They also May learn More a jul mat happens in the final stages of a Supernova or in tvs believe the shattered Core of such a Star a blk Niue to cot lapse into an Ultra dense  Black Hole objects with such tremendous Gravity new not cannot escape. M a Supernova is rare Only about three per Century Are expected in the 100 billion Sun Milky Way and comes about when a Star much larger than Earth s Sun Neare the end of its life and becomes unstable. It can collapse on itself and explode shooting huge volumes of Gas and debris into space. You be seen pictures of a nuclear explosion this is like that on a cosmic  Garrison said. Pentagon proposes to provide More housing units by 1992 by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington military families should find housing More abundant if Congress approves a Penta gon plan to build or tease 46,332 units by 1992. That would leave a shortage of about 11,000 units to be Deal with in subsequent budget cycles officials said. The plan covering fiscal 1988-92, would provide 13,948 More housing units overseas 8,538 to be built and 5,410 to be leased. That would cover slightly More than 60 percent of the total overseas deficiency. The report said 22,336 family housing units Are needed overseas 7,035 for the army 2,351 for the Navy about 8,000 for the air Force and 42 for the Marine corps. The air Force figure does t include 2,600 units that would be needed in South Korea if that country becomes an accompanied tour area or 4,500 units in Japan being built at no Cost to the United Stales another 13 arc needed for other defense department agencies. The plan Calls for 32,884 units to be built or leased in the United states making up nearly 80 percent of the stateside shortage of 42,11s units. Most of the army s overseas housing shortages More than 5,700 out of the total 7,035 Are in Ger Many and in Livorno Italy. The rest Are in Panama. Livorno needs 296 units. Locations in Germany with acute shortages include Baum older Mannheim Frankfurt Stuttgart and Vilseck. The Navy needs 466 units a Naples Italy and 1,369 Al Subic Bay Philippines. The other overseas Navy locations where shortages exist Are Bermuda and Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The Marine corps overseas housing shortage of 42 units is primarily at the Marine corps As at Iwakuni Japan. Apart from Japan and South Korea the air Force needs 80 units in the azores 822 in Germany 1.836 at Clark a. Philippines 1,024 Al Florin pcs Abbel Gium 166 in Italy 35 in Spain 771 in the nether lands 279 in Turkey and 424 in the United kingdom. Military Roundup army association to meet in Europe during april Garmisch Parten Kirchen Germany More than 600 people Are expected to attend the 1987 european convention of inc association of the . Any april 12-14. The delegates represent 17 european chapters and 22.000 members. They will discuss this year s association theme partnership the common  speakers Wilt include German Community Leaden and . Army and Allied officers. Three panels will discuss areas of cooperation among allies budgeting and sociopolitical issues. The 3rd army div s spearhead association chapter is hosting the event. Safe chooses Pitburg As candidate for award Pitburg a. Germany Pitburg a has been selected As Safe s nominee for the air Force installation excellence award for the Sec Ond year. Pitburg was selected for management Initia Tives that improved readiness productivity and living and working conditions said la. Col. Todd Stewart commander of 36th civil engr so. The nomination recognizes programs such As the base s plan to use waste heat from the nearby Tilburg brewery to heat base housing and its Snow control program which has been earned Best in the air Force two years running. Three of units in Europe win maintenance award Washington three european units arc among 11 that received the 1986 air Force maintenance effectiveness award. The units Are the 81 is component repair so Raf Beni Waters England 4b7 h tac missile maim so Comiso Sicily and 631st tac control flight Wurzburg Germany. Air Force selects winners for engineering awards Washington an air Force sergeant in England and a unit in Spain won honors in the 1986 air Force annual engineering awards pro Gram. Tech. Set. Ervin m. Martin of Raf wetness Field England was selected As technician of the year while Del 2, 2186th information systems so at Menorca Spain won an award in the Electie Power Plant category. The Honorm were among 18 people and units receiving awards