European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday augusts. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Greenspan takes Over As fed chairman Washington and Alan Greenspan is taking Over As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board with a Strong commit Lenl to follow anti inflation policies Greenspan who directed inc Council of economic advisers under president Ford easily won Senate confirmation monday to succeed Paul Volcker As head of the nation s Central Bank Clearing he hurdle on a 91-2 vote. Senate banking committee chairman William pro Mirc d-wis., said the 61-year-old economist has displayed a Clear commitment to follow Moni iary policies to counteract prom inc said thai in inc past. President Reagan ignored inc fed chairman s recommendations for new appointments to the Board no with his own Man As fed chief and another vacancy to be filled once again the president can rely an he chairman to fill vacancies pro Mirc said. Thai should make for a better Board he said. Proxmire added that had Greenspan been rejected by the Senate it is unlikely the administration would appoint a Bill or Ual Fkd voting against Greenspan s nomination were Sens. Bill Bradley d-nj., and Kent Conrad . Not voting were Joseph r. Biden jr., decl Jake Gam. A Lati John acini. A a Mitch Mcconnell Ray. David Pryor dark Paul Simon Dell. And Robert t. Stafford a i. At the while House Reagan said he appreciated the Senate s Quick consideration of inc nomination. Or. Greenspan s a Prience in both the Public and private sectors spanning if last three decades superbly qualifies him for this important and challenging position 1 Reagan said. Parisian Pyramid a photo Vivilora to part1 Palace of the louvre will have to Start allocating even More time to Lour the great museum. Is new addition a Glass Pyramid will be completed in half a year. The building is being erected in the courtyard and Wai designed by chinese bom american architect . Pel. Of begins converting titans to carry satellites Littleton Colo. A an out dated Titan missile has been taken from its silo and converted to launch satellites instead of nuclear warheads in what the Pentagon Calls a Milestone in inc recovery of the space program. Martin Marietta corp. On monday rolled out the Titan 2 space launch vehicle the first of 13 ordered by inc air Force under a is28.9 million contract. Air Force Secretary Edward c. Al Dridge or. Said the air Force is counting on the titans to become the workhorses of . Space military programs adding i would expect the program to go far beyond inc 13 we have on for payloads top Large to be accommodated by the Titan 2. Inc air Force has ordered 23 Titan 4 rockets from Martin Marietta la has also ordered 20 smaller Delia 2 rockets from Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Tor launching navigation satellites. The total of 56 rockets will dramatically reverse the plan of a few years ago to phase out rockets As launch vehicles in favor of the space shuttle. The air Force even before inc explosion of the space shuttle challenger in january 1986, had viewed the shuttle program As too unreliable for putting satellites into orbit and won approval to use Titan rockets. After the challenger disaster and two failures of the air Force s Best alternative launcher the Large Titan 34d, aging or broken satellites went in replaced for months. The titans Are being converted 10 carry up to 7,000 pounds of payload material into orbit company and air Force officials said at a ceremony in the Den ver suburb of Littleton. The Titan 2 rockets will be used to launch a military what lick satellite from California s Vandenberg fab next Spring and eventually other High prior Ity payloads which Are critical to our National Security Aldridge said. The Titan 2 is intended to launch its payload into a Low orbit where spy satellites As Well As scientific instruments arc based. The Pentagon this year is spending about $17 billion on space projects. The 103-foot intercontinental ballistic missiles were originally designed to carry nine megaton nuclear warheads Martin Marietta astronautics group president Peter b. Tets said. In june the last of the 153 Titan icbms built by Martin Marietta was taken out of commission. Titans have been replaced by the minus can mid Ectman and my missiles which the Pentagon says arc More accurate. In converting the titans Martin mar Ietta is replacing 20-year-old wiring and other instruments said program director James Grichen. Worker Cut off a lop Section designed to hold a warhead and replaced in with two 10-foot sections de signed 10 hold fragile satellites. Titans developed a reputation for in reliability after one exploded in � silo during maintenance work near Little Rock ark., in 1981. Previous Accident have involved the loading or unloading of liquid fuel but company and air Force officials say they have solved the problems. Senate favors ban on Sale in . Of titanic items Washington a the Senate in a rebuke to a French expedition retrieving artefacts from the titanic has approved legislation Banning Sale or for profit display of the items in the United Stales obviously the plunderers will be Able to vend their wares in other parts of the world but not in the United Stales said sen. Lowell p. Weicks or. A Conn. The titanic lies in International Waters off the Newfoundland coast. Surv on relatives of victims and some . Scientists have said he remains of the titanic should be left Undis Turbed As a memorial to the More than i to passengers and Crew members killed when the unsinkable flagship of the while Star line went Don april i1912, after striking an iceberg. Wick or introduced the Bill monday and the Senate swiftly accepted in on a voice vote with bipartisan support. The French team which joined . Explorers in sep tember 1985 to find the sunken luxury liner has resumed to the site with a mini submarine to pick up cups dishes bottles and other Itomi strewn on the Ocean floor. A learn from the Woods Hole mass Fyk Iano graphic Insl Tulion. Which along with the French Etc Kirin found the titanic in is85. Look detailed photo graphs and video lanes Lail summer but made a Point if not removing hemp Weicker said the current expedition is the Crews of commercial the French government team which is financed by private investors hat said i i has no plans to sell inc items Only to display them. Wick or did his legislation would not bar exhibition of titanic artefacts in not for Profil ventures. The ban would be removed if inc United suites secure Dan International agreement covering Salvage of the ship. In give approved legislation last year instructing the i Agan administration to work inward such an agreement but the Sulf department said France England and other count in show no intern. In the House. Merchant Marine and fisheries chairman Waller b. Jonn. , Hai did he b considering an Imp on ban on titanic artefacts Simitar to Weicker s Biu. Peace activist trespasser gets 30 Days in Woods Washington api a Man con tided of camping illegally Carou from the while House hat been sentenced b a Federal judge to 30days in the us. District court judge Oliver gah imposed the unusual sentence monday on Stephen simple who said he had been staying in Ufa rite Park in Hopes of bringing about peace and an end to militarism after nol initial 19th-Century natural lit and Wynier near David Thoreau Alto spoke of the ret Loraite of licit of out door life Jowh i of turd i hit simple might be Able logic i Good Ghl t to up in Virginia s Shenandoah Jim Najj Imit. The judge Alto ordered Sam pc to my mrm during a return hearing sept i Honan in the Virginia put. Federal la prohibit com Pink in la of Jetle Park but i number of Peter a limn conf Rosaie there holding signs while Hui Load it a Milt map Punim of Sam pc. 3. Lii he hat no i cd and Dot. He complained Dunn the Zirul that hit to unit Chr Clive Mai Durup Tol hit deep and that he Only slept Well Hon he was in the Woods. Nina Kraut Sam pc i attorney said Gas i t order appears to bar simple from Lafayette Park and possibly inc District of Columbia because of a bet of Camp Iru Undt. Kraut did she plans to Appeal the Orni Rocc she did Asch s ruling interferes
