European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday Juno 7.1987 15 astronauts selected 1 St Black woman chosen space Center. Houston a the nation s space Agency announced the selection Friday of 15 astronaut trainees including the first Black woman Ever selected for the space corps. Those selected included four from the air Force three from the Navy one from the Marine corps one from the coast guard one from the army and five civilians. Seven of them will be pilots. The others will be Mission specialists on the space shuttle. The selection followed consideration of 1,962 applications with interviews and medical culmination for onyi7. The National aeronautics and space administration snid the 15 trainees will report to Johnson space Center in Houston on aug. 17 to begin a yearlong program of training and evaluation after which they will be eligible to be named to space shuttle flight Crews. Three of the civilians selected arc space Center employees and one works at Nasa s Marshall space right Center in Alabama. The first Black woman named As an astronaut trainee is or. Mae c. Jemison 30, a California general practitioner. Those from the air Force Are capt. Thomas d.1 Akers capt. Curtis l. Brown jr., maj. Kevin p. Chil tit and maj. Donald r. Mcmonagle. The Navy selections Are it. Kennelh d. Bowersoy it. Cmdr. Kenneth s. Rig Hollcr or. And i. Cmdr. Mario Runco or. Others in the military Are Marine capt. Andrew m. Allen army maj. James s. Voss and coast guard 14.cmdr. Bruce e. Melnick. In addition to Jemison the civilians Are Jan d. Pozier c. Michael Foate Gregory j. Harbaugh and William f. Craddy. Prior to Friday s announcement Nasa had selected 157 astronauts in 11 groups since 1959. The last Selec Tion was in june 1985. There currently Are 82 Active astronauts in Nasa. Spider in and his Bride leave Shea stadium after heir wedding tows witnessed by other superheros and fins. / of Iee web fhe superhero said new Vork a surrounded by his superhero friends spider Man look a Bride before thousands of baseball and comics fans at Shea stadium. The Bride the fictional Mary Jane Watson was resplendent in her Satin lace and tulle High neck landform fitting gown with diaphanous bodice and flounce at the knee. Her gown was the last design created by the late Willi Smith. She carried a bouquet of Casla lillies and roses. The Groom wore his Blue and red spider Ian costume with tails cummerbund and a White Bow tie added. The couple models hired for the promotional stunt that coincides with their wedding in die comic strip and comic Book took their vows Friday evening at Home plate before a sellout crowd that also had come to witness the return of acts pitching Ace Dwight Goodrun. The Mefs and the Pittsburgh pirates look the Field after the ceremony. New York won 5-1. The vows were offered by spider Man creator Stan Lee of Marvel comic As Best Man capt America stood by with spider Man s other superhero friends iceman fires Lar the Hulk and lie Green Goblin. Do you spider Man being of sound mind and us Peabody Lake Mary Jane to be your lawfully wedded ride forsaking All other super heroines Lee asked. Do you Promise to never leave footprints on the Walls or ceilings or cobwebs in the Corners and do you agree to Pine hit for the mets to they ask you to the rousing cheers of the crowd spider Man looked at his Bride and said i Mary Jane do you being of sound mind and spectacular body agree to forsake other masked Marvel ites to never Ever swat a spider and to hug Comfort and kiss away any bruises incurred after a Long Day of bashing bad Guys and stay out of the acts locker room Lee recited. Spider Man and Mary Jane repeated after Lee saying with this ring i the with the pronouncement of spider Man and wife the superhero carried his Bride from the Hean shaped platform to the waiting limousine that whisked them off to a reception in a Manhattan disco. The newlyweds have three options for the Honey Moon. According to he comic Book version they will hide away on the Riviera according to the comic strip they will begin new careers and in real life who knows said Mary Jane. Stateside 1 killed 1 seriously Hurt in Cleveland clinic blast Cleveland one employee of the Cleveland clinic foundation was killed and an other was critically injured Friday when a valve in a Sicam line exploded clinic officials said. Clinic spokesman Frank Weaver said the explosion occurred in a powerhouse in the basement of the education building shortly before 2 . Michael a stationary Engineer in i he Power Plant was killed Weaver said. Law re acc Cornish a supervisor in the Power Plant was in critic Iii condition in Cleveland Hospital with second and third degree Burns Over 90 percent of his body Weaver said. The steam is used for heating buildings and Tor sterilizing surgical equipment Weaver said. Damage was confined 10 a Small area and the clinic s Large Hospital Complex was not hindered. Turk jumps to his death from ledge of Texas hotel san Antonio up a Man jumped to his death from a ledge on the 26th floor of a downtown Bank building police Bulaz 25. A turkish National living in a in Antonio died in he incident shortly before 11 . Lit the Bank building police said. Mike dim Balim a partner in the Tram mob Craw co., which owns the building said the Man apparently reached the ledge by smashing through a iwo pane window on the 26th floor with a Hammer. Woman 86, accepts $15 for rooster killed by cop grand Bay Ala. A an 86-year-old woman has accepted is 5 in payment from sheriff Tom Purvis As Resolution for her rooster who was shot and killed by Deputy a month ago. Paul Edmandson said he shot the rooster in self defense. Edmondson said the rooster named Sarah at tacked him when he entered Evie stay s Yard. Sea has a guard dog named Bear bul she Sard the dog is afraid of guns and hid under he porch. He came by Here yesterday and paid Roe say said. Yes i m satisfied with the Deputy went to say s House during Domestic disturbance investigation at her neighbor s House. Ailing German climber aided by others on Peak Denali National Park Alaska up a German climber heading up mount me Kinley collapsed and climbers from three coun tries helped get the unconscious Man Down to a helicopter thai flew him to the National Park service reported that members of various climbing teams trying to scale 20,3 20-foot mount Mckinley helped get Hubert Eggert Down from 17,200 feet to 14,000 feel where a helicopter managed to pick him other climbing learns from Britain Germany and the United slates banded together to help act oxygen to Eggert they then got him into a sleeping bag suspended by ropes which they lowered Down the Mountain Eggert was suffering from High Alli Lude Pul monary and cerebral edema but Hospital officials said that once Back Down to Earth the climber improved almost immediately they said he would return Home within the week. Wildfire Burns 750 acres before it s controlled Clearlake Calif. A firefighters Fri Day contained Al fast burning wildfire that scorched about 750 acres and caused More than $250,000 damage officials said. The Blaie destroyed six Small Cabins sin vehicles eight outbuildings and damaged an at to Micro wave station said Linda Orvedahl a spokeswoman for the California department of forestry. The fire broke out wednesday about 12 Miles cast of Clearlake Oats and was 85 percent contained by Early s hot dry country with a lot of thick Brush and hard to fight said Chris loss rom another forestry department Telephone company facility suffered heal damage estimated Al $10,000, at to spokesman brute Kei said
