European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 27, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 cruise missile successfully launched by b-1b by Norman Black a military writer Washington an air Force bib heavy bomber successfully launched a cruise missile for the first time this week the Pentagon said. The test conducted tuesday at the Utah test Range outside Salt Lake City saw a bib fire the weapon from a rotary launcher in its bomb Bay while flying at Low Altitude the Pentagon said. The cruise missile s warhead had been removed and replaced with an instrument test package and All Indi cations Are that the test results were excellent the Pentagon added. The air launched cruise Mibb Ilc Iti Ciulli a flying torpedo with Short stubby wings and Tail Fin. The Jet powered missile is designed to carry either conventional or nuclear warheads and to hug the ground in order to evade radar. The air Force several years ago began equipping its aging Fleet of b-52 bombers to carry cruise missiles giving them the ability in a War to mount Long Range attacks against targets in the soviet Union without penetrating russian Borders. Unlike the b-s2, the new bib was designed to Fly at Low Altitude and is now taking Over the role of penetrating  in the event of War it would be expected to Cross soviet Borders and deliver nuclear bombs. In  Llie Rufii Iusco of 100 ii ibb Itu waver Congress specified it Loo should be capable of firing cruise missiles. This Congressi anally mandated capability was de signed into the aircraft to allow it to function in Ashoot and Ponc talc role in the future and eventually in a stand off capacity when the stealth bomber be comes the primary operational penetrating bomber the Pentagon said. The Pentagon declined to say at what Altitude the missile was fired in tuesday s test or How far it flew after launch. The cruise missile has a maximum Range of roughly 1,500 Miles. The air Force said the bib that fired the missile was based at Edwards fab Calif. Hard hat Jonathan Wolf a student at the Carroll school in Lincoln mass., struggles with a 20 Pound medieval combat Hel met at the Hig Gifu armory museum in Worcester. The museum lets visitors try on replicas of Armor and Arma ments from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period to get a feel for what life was like then. Anti smoking regulations rejected by new York court Albany . A the state s top court snuffed out Tough anti smoking regulations wednesday ruling that the appointed Board that approved the statewide rules had usurped legislative Power. Administration officials vowed to take the Battle Back to the legislature. The court of appeals in is 6-1 ruling upheld decisions from two lower state courts voiding the action of the stale s Public health Council. The decision ended a yearlong attempt by gov. Mario Cuomo and state health commissioner or. David Axelrod to prohibit by regu lation smoking in most Public places and to require employers to provide a smoke free environment for any worker who wanted it. The legislature repeatedly has rejected anti smoking Bills thai were even weaker than the Council s rules. We hold that the Public health Council overstepped the boundaries of its lawfully delegated authority wrote judge Vito Titone for the majority. The rules would have prohibited smoking in malls schools Arenas auditoriums food stores and taxis. Smoking also would have been restricted in larger restaurants nursing Homes and Bowling alleys. The Only places exempt would have been bars restaurants with so or fewer scats private parties tobacco stores Homes hotel rooms and private automobiles. While the legislature has Given the Council Broad authority to protect the Public health the Council in this Case usurped legislative authority and exceeded its legislative  dissenting judge Joseph Bellacosa said the Council s Powers granted by the legislature 75 years ago were Broad enough to impose a ban. The Public health Council consists of Axlrod and 14 doctors lawyers and other people. Generally following Axelrod s Lead on major issues Mem Bers Are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. The controversial regulations had been challenged in court by Schoharie county restaurant owner Fred boreal two state legislators and sever Al business and civic groups. I think for the legislature it s a big Victory said Boreali s attorney . Costello. It puts the Power to make Law Back where it  Axlrod calling the court decision a major blow to the Public health said he would try to get Strong anti smoking measures passed in the legislature. A housing homeless veterans Washington a the veterans administration said wednesday it is making Roo to House 525 homeless veterans in unused spaces at 10 Urban a medical centers around the country. The a described the move As a major expansion in its domiciliary care program using a si5 million special congressional authorization to create More space for homeless veterans. The Money will be spent on renovations and furnishings to create therapeutic living spaces and on personnel to locate homeless veterans through existing shelters and welfare agencies. A spokesman Bonner Day said Sites were determined through a system wide search for unused or underutilized space at the a s 172 hospitals and 117 nursing care centers. The 10 Sites Are at a medical centers in Cleve land Tacoma Wash Little Rock Ark. New York City Palo Alto Calif. Portland Ore. Lyons. , a. North Chicago Iii. And Montross . Each will have a minimum of 40 Beds and Cleve land the largest will have 75 Beds for homeless veterans. Day said the facilities would be renovated to create separate apartment like rooms for each bed. The space will be provided for homeless Veter ans who need less medical care than is provided in nursing Homes. Day said. The new spaces Are in addition to 17 a domiciliary units with More than 7,000 Beds the a said. 800-Pound Man is thankful but hell just feast on water Sands or time Hempstead . A having lost 165 pounds of his 1,000-Pound Pon Derositt Over the last two months Wal Ter Hudson May be the Only person in America who is thankful that he will not go on a food Binge this thanksgiving. This thanksgiving i m thankful to god that i Don t have a craving for food anymore  from his bed in his Hempstead Home. Hudson has been on a diet under the supervision of entertainer nutritionist Dick Gregory and As a result this year s Holiday will be far different than those of the past he said wednesday. Last thanksgiving. Hudson said he ate Turkey Ham stuffing baked Maca Roni com on the cob three pies and a list that goes on and  year i am Only going to have water he , 42, who has t left his House in 27 years because of his weight went on diet after getting stuck in his bedroom , who monitors Hudson s Progress said it is difficult to determine exactly How much Hudson weighs be cause he has an aversion to Scales. He looks at a scale like a burglar looks at a cop said Gregory. But Gregory  s Waist once More than 9 feet around has shrunk by a foot and his cholesterol level is that of an average 20-year-old  s goal is 190 pounds. "1 just know i will get there because i have so Many people now encouraging me he said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. Nov. 27, 1947 president Truman commuted the sentence of Boston s 73-year old former mayor James m. Curley for health reasons. Curry had completed five months of his six to 18-month sentence for Federal mail fraud. 30 years ago today. Nov. 27. 1957 president Eisenhower suffered a mild stroke that caused a slight speech impairment. Doctors said the 67-year-old president would require several weeks rest but did not have to be hospitalized. 20 years ago foday. Nov. 27, 1967 the death toll in Colombia mounted to at least 75 and scores of others were believed dying from having eaten bread contaminated with an insecticide that was acct gently mixed with several bags of baking powder. 10 years ago foday. Nov. 27, 1977 Topping his visit to Israel egyptian president Anwar Sadat said he would invite representatives from the jewish stale and All other parties concerned to Cairo to discuss preparations for reconvening she Geneva Arab israeli peace con Ference