European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 first lady May return Home soon Washington a Nancy Rea ran looting better and better every say following breast cancer surgery Throe Days ago is expected to return to the while House by week s end. While House aides said tuesday. President Reagan meanwhile was said to be anxiously awaiting the Day his wife will come Home. And Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on a working visit to the while House look time out during his Depar Ture statement on the South Lawn to wish the first lady a speedy  we know whal a source of strength she is for you or. President in your  the prime minister told Reagan. Earlier in the Day White House spokes Man Martin fit water reported that the tint lady was up and around looking at her Flowers and answering  the first lady is recovering very  he said. We Don t have a precise time of return to the White House but i think it s possible the end of this  the president scheduled another of his daily visits to Brih Coda naval medi Cal Center and planned to share dinner with mrs. Reagan Filz Walcer added. Mrs. Reagan s spokeswoman Elaine Crispin said the firs lady planned logo through her correspondence keep up with Reading and visiting with friends on the Telephone. She s real chatty the spokeswoman added with a chuckle. The president Crispin said is looking Forward to mrs. Reagan s Clurn la the White House. First lady nutty or Penn Waves to reporters from her window m Bolh Tsuda naval Hospital during a visit by president Reagin. Teller accused of Over optimism on ski los Angeles a Edward Teller known As the father of the Hydrogen bomb was Loo optimistic and misled National leaders about the chances of developing a Star wars a Ray laser weapon according to a grievance filed by the former head of the classified program. Roy d. Woodruff who resigned in 1985 As associate director for defense systems at Lawrence Liv crore National Laboratory also alleges improper conduct by Roger Basel director of the nuclear weapons Laboratory so Miles East of san Francisco. Woodruff claims baud failed to Correct Overly optimistic technically incorrect statements on the strategic defense initiative As Star wars is for Mally Mcnown by Teller and scientist Lowell Wood then punished Woodruff for his dissenting views by discrediting him forcing his demotion and denying him a pay increase. The grievance filed april 3, was sent to David Gardner president of the University of California which operates the Laboratory for the Energy department. A separate letter by Woodruff accuses the univer sity of dismissing most of his grievance and focus ing Only on he pay dispute rather than substantive issues. Copies of the grievance and related documents were released tuesday by Robert Nelson co chair Man of the Southern California federation of scientists and an astrophysicist at Nasa s Jet propulsion Laboratory. Woodruff confirmed the authenticity of the documents but said he resents their release for political purposes. Wood and Teller a 79-year-old physicist and out spoken Star wars advocate Best known for his role in developing the Hydrogen bomb after world War ii were not immediately available for com ment. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 22, 1947 the . General Assembly voted 40 to 6 with 11 abstentions to approve the United states proposal to create a Balkan Border watch. 30 years ago today ,. Oct. 22, i9s7 the defense department Dis closed Hal defense Secretary Charles e. Wilson or dered military research and development funds trimmed by 10 percent. 20 years ago today. Oct. 22, 1967 . Marshals hauled out about i dozen anti War demonstrators in Washington who succeeded in storming through a Pentagon door. Thou Sands had broken through Security lines and stormed the door but most were repelled by marshals and sol Diers. ? 0 years ago today. Oct. 22. 1977 sin persons including three members of the Lynverd sky nerd Rock band were killed when their twin engine air plane crash a while at tempting an emergency Landing. Twenty others were injured in the crash about eight Miles from the Mccomb miss Airport. Fired for Rescue work Cook says Midland Texas a Cook David Kelly says he lost his Job because he skipped work to help rescuers free 18-Monlh-old Jessica Mcclure trapped in an abandoned Well. Kelly said tuesday that he s had several other Job offers but has t made a Choice. Meanwhile Kelly s former employer who says the firing was prompted by other reasons says her shop has been pelted with eggs and she s received Crank phone Calls. Kelly,.40, said he Learned saturday he had been fired from foods fantastic catering company after working round the clock with rescuers. He said he handled the air Hose pumping fresh air into the cavity from thursday through the Rescue. Kelly said company owner Charlene Bunnell told him. "1 understand your feelings at whal was going on but you Don t care enough about the  Bunnell denies Kelly s account of the firing say ing Kelly took the vindictive action of telling reporters he had been fired because of his Volunteer work. I am a typical Small business employer trying to run a business. He was not treated any differently than any other employee she said. . Gold Coin most popular in country Washington up the United Stales mint celebrated the first anniversary of its Gold Bullion Coin program tuesday by announcing the american Eagle Gold Coin it now the most popular in America and has earned profits of i173 million. In 12 months of sales Gold Earks have captured 63 Piceni of the Domestic Bullion Coin Market said Donna Pope director of the . Mini. Eagle sales also Are holding their own in world sates she said running neck and neck with the Canadian Maple Leaf Gold  during the year the mint has sold 2.72 million ounces of Gold coins Topping original sales estimates by 23 percent the mint through Coin dealers Banks and other Finan Cial institutions also has sold 446.000 one ounce collector coins. It s a phenomenal Success Pope said. Profits go into the government s general fund she added and help reduce the nation s budget deficit. In addition the mint has sold 1.4 million Silver Eagle coins to collectors three times the up ctn number totalling 12.06 million ounce