European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday february 28, 1987 Booster maker to give up millions in profit to Nasa Cape canaveral Fla. Up Morion Thio Kol inc. Builder of the space shuttle s flawed Booster rockets has agreed to give up $10 million in profit from Nasa and to provide $409 million in required work at Cost because of the challenger disaster officials said. It s kind or a no fault understanding but Thio Kolhaas consented to being dinged for the $10 million  aeronautics and space administration Gener Al counsel John o Brien said. The Nasa statement said such litigation Wouldhave disc cd attention from the critical National priority of safely returning the shuttle to  o Brien said by Telephone from Washington thatt Hioko s agreement comes without any admission of liability and that it must be viewed in the context of a Overall restructuring of the company ssl.3 billion con tract. Morton Thi Okol still faces a lawsuit from Chery Mcnair widow of astronaut Ronald Mcnair. He was killed along with six other shuttle fliers aboard Chal Lenger. Challenger was destroyed Jan 28, 19b6, when joint Between two fuel segments in its right Side boost or rocket ruptured triggering the explosion of the shuttle s giant external fuel tank. The presidential commission that investigate the disaster blamed the failure on a combination of factors including a faulty joint design the failure of key a ring seals Low temperature and Assembly problems. Morton Thicket s aerospace group is the prime contractor for the shuttle s 14-Story solid fuel boosters. The company has been negotiating Accident provision sin its contract since last summer. As a result of the discussions Morton Shioko agreed to accept a $10 million reduction in  therefore Nasa said it is unnecessary for Nasa to further consider a Levy of the fee  further Morion Thi Okol will perform Al no profit approximately j409 million Worth of work required to fix the faulty joints rework existing hardware to in clude the design fix and replace the reusable motor hardware lost in the challenger  under the restructured contract Morten Thio Olwill Complete work remaining at the time of the Chal Lenger disaster along with additional work ordered bythe space Agency because of the Accident. The next shuttle launch which will use redesigned Booster joints is scheduled for next year. The first full scale test of a Booster using some of the new design features is on tap for late next month. Charges dismissed against Mother of brain damaged child who died san Diego a civil libertarians hailed judge s decision dismissing a criminal Case against a woman who allegedly ignored her doctor s warnings on drug use during pregnancy and bore a brain damaged child. There is no Point at which it is appropriate to useche criminal Justice system against a pregnant woman said Lynn Pali raw an attorney with the american civil liberties Union s National reproductive Freedom project in new York. One of the Man reasons is that it deters women from going for the prenatal care that they  prosecutors contended Pamela Rae Stewart 28, ignored a doctor s advice to slay away from Street drugs refrain from sexual Intercourse and seek prompt medi Cal attention if she began to bleed during pregnancy. Stewart of Al cation gave Binh to the child Thom As in november 1985. The boy died on new year s Day 1986. Tests showed he baby was born with Mctha mobeta mine in his system and a Coroner s report listed mater Nal drug abuse As a contributing Factor in his death. Stewart was arrested last september. The prosecution s subpoena for medical records Ostewart and the baby was quashed. Defense attorney Richard Boscn asked during hearing monday that the charges be dismissed based on what he said was an unconstitutional prosecution. Municipal judge e. Mac Amos thursday ruled prosecutors were wrong to apply a Section of the California penal code to the Case. That Section was amended in 1925 to read a child conceived but not yet born is deemed to be an existing person insofar As this Section is  the judge agreed with Boscn s argument thai the legislature did not intend the Section to be applied Tor purposes of criminal prosecution. Amos said the stat Ute is meant to ensure that parents pay child support not to punish women for conduct during pregnancy. The judge indicated lawmakers could create a specific Law to punish women who Hurt their unborn Chil Dren. Deputy District attorney Robert Phillips said no decision had been made on whether to Appeal. I think the judge is in error he told reporter outside court we would t have pushed it ibis far if we did  civil libertarians had contended the charges against Stewart were an invasion of privacy. Boscn said he was tickled Pink by the , who was free on $2,500 Bond was not in court for the decision but Boeset mid she and he husband Thomas Monson were relieved. Or. Paul j. Zolnik the non apologist Al Grossmon Hospital in la Mesa who first reported drugs were present in Stewart s Newborn child said he expected the ruling. I knew from the Start that we Don t have a Taw Iha applies be said. But we have a problem in our society in that we have a tremendous amount of rooms whore doing drugs injuring themselves and their  Little Star is big hit fire j car old Emily hot Faid Bolti out a song during an appearance with her father s jazz quartet in � Chicago club. The audience of about 200 cheered he efforts enthusiastically. Fortunately. Ibe performance ended before Emily s usual bedtime. Drunken Driver sentenced to 77 years to life in deaths san Bernardino. Calif