European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Somlay Daca Mhar 21. 1907 the stars and stripes pay 5 space shuttle Booster test firing scrubbed i Killam City Utah Al l a full state pm finny of a ride mined space shuttle Booster was scrubbed saturday in Iho a Toni n my Immi i Init when ii rocket s in Nisun Seileni failed officials  Iii. A decision in Resech Dubnyk tin.1 text. Considered i crucial Mili sum in the re sumption of manned . Space Jln Shiv. Was in he made sunday afternoon Siirid Allan Mcdonald Morton to Luckul inc s vici1 president for shuttle in metting. A safely Deuce in Hil rocket s ignition system halted the urn Down. He said. Kwh of inc device which is part of he Bonder failed or the fire control circuit feeding it information malfunctioned., he said. Mcdonald sail engineers would have to examine the device wore determining inc exact i Aune. It s unfortunate Mcdonald said of the scrubbing. It s n great do appoint mint  Rocc Mitch in manager of inc Nasa s in fill rocket motor program office mud tin1 problem was minor. , the Tysl firing had been delayed twice. A computer caused ii two hour Wail when n malfunctioned during the last in a writes of dry run countdowns said str Ltd Thirlkill Vuk f president for space operations ill Thiodul. Which builds inc Booster the computer aborted hot count Down just i to seconds before mock ignition to Tiki a said. A second delay occurred when a so of frn in fuel was found inside a Tallinn in n system Ilia rotates the no la at inc base of the inc let during firing. The 12fc-Fnol-Ong. 1.2 million Pound solid fuel Rockol was to be tired for iwo minutes in 2 finry on Lap position at mor Ion thin Kul s lost area about 25 Miles West of Ingham City in Northern Utah. The first full scale test of inc Rede signed rocket was conducted aug. 3d and i Al tired a Complete Success. Four full scale k is firings of the redesigned boost or Are required by Nasa before Ihu Tlle nights resume. On saturday inc  dipped to to degrees a oink Liftig engineers to install a  Healing system to warm the aft skill housing thu rocket s huh is. Wind blew at up to 10 Mph producing a wind Dull Factor of 10 below Ero. A presidential commission invest Gal ing the explosion of the shuttle challenger found thai naming gases from one Booster s burning fuel leaked through a Fausty joint until ignited the spacecraft s huge  fuel Lank triggering the blast that destroyed the spacecraft and killed its seven Crew members. Freezing pc Launchi weather is believed to have contributed to the failure of Chr Hooter s Point seals by reducing the resiliency of rub her like of rings in inc joints. The new Booster incorporates three of rings Malv of cold Sci Island a the new design also has thermostatically co milled Heaters around the easing it each joint in maintain joint k m i Romire at a minimum if 75 degrees fahrenheit. The weather is certainly giving some of our design it lures a workout said Mill till. We re very  o see How the  arc look try. We re pleased 10 have this Opportunity to test Lite joint Heaters he said. Earlier Morton Thi Okol spokesman Kocky Saab said a successful in mild materially Advance the redesign motor lest program and significantly Holster Confidence in the design and in the re Naining lest schedule leading u resumption of space shrill be of Ligols. On thursday Kennedy space renter director l Orcsi s. Mccartney snid there was a 50-50 Elia Nice thai the  to Hulk Mission scheduled for launch june 2, would be delayed two or three weeks. Alabama gunman slays 2 policemen kills self Ozark Ala. Alj a gunman shot Liis neighbor and killed two police Orti cers who responded to a re port of Domestic trouble before killing himself sat urday. Stale troopers and the Alabama army National guard helped Oark police surround the duplex after inc Livo of icon were shot Early saturday officers surrounding the House tried for several hours loj ilk to inc suspect identified As 25-year-old Randy or Illenden Hui he never responded. This is a very tragic situation and a hell of a Way to Sturt  Suid police chief Alan Hen Al Tell. At a news conference bin afield identified the slain officers As Charlie Ray Alcuri 34, and John Drew Simf Crl 57, Seiferid was a 15-year Veteran of the department Akuri had been with inc Force 12 years. The neighbor. La year old Addic James draught apparently was shot before the officers arrived Lien Eft id said. Draught was listed in stable condition at Dalof Ouhy Hospital. No motive was Given for die shootings which occurred at the Home of a woman identified Only As the gunman s Cousin. I Otic were called to the scene by the woman when she tied officials said. The gunman s body was found w Hen officers from inc Park police department and the Dale county sheriffs department along with mini hrs of an Ala Bama slate trousers swat scam enl Rcd the duplex after firing tear Gas canisters inside. The Duples is part of a 70-um t Complex which was evacuated during the standoff. The sup Cal is dead apparently from a self inflicted gunshot wound Ben Fidd said. He s been dead for some Lime based on initial appearances. However we did not know thai we had no Way of knowing thai so we used every safety precaution pos sible by no Field said Alcuri was inc first officer to arrive at the duplex after the gunman s Cousin reported a disturb lawmen storm the House saturday in Stark Ala., where n gunman killed two police officers and himself. Hance. Alcuri was gunned Down As he was trying i Ait draught who was lying in the front Yard. Seifen was shot after he arrived to Assisi Alcuri bin afield said. A third officer also was fired upon but was not hit when he came to Back up  police chief said none of he officers fired any shots at Cril Tendon. Doth officers died heroes going to the Aid of another person Bench iced said. The bodies of the slain officers remained in Franl of inc duplex until authorities could secure the area with smoke and other tactical  Denefield said. The police officers Are the first in this Southeast Alabama town of 13,000 to be killed in the line of duty officials said. Kennedy biography erred on his peace corps role Boston a rep. Joseph p. Kennedy ii a mass. Worked at a peace corps site but was not a peace corps Volunteer As slated in a biography his office released to an almanac. The Boston Globe reported. Kennedy s press Secretary Chuck my Dermot confirmed the discrepancy Hui said in w As an Huncsik error thai was not meant to mislead anyone. The reference appeared in the 19hk almanac of american politics. Officials with the almanac said the biography from Kennedy s office read "1974 peace corps Volunteer Kenya assisted in the development of an Agri cultural project  Mcdermoth said Kacnik do a Sun of the late sen. Robert f. Kennedy worked for six months in 1974 assisting a Friend w to was a peace corps Volunteer in Kenya working on an irrigation project. James. Flanigan a spokesman for the peace corps confirmed that Kennedy was not a peace corps volum cer. My understanding is that he was in Kenya Al a peace corps  he said referring to the almanac listing. My term Oil said we did make a mistake Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. Ii hj7 the army was preparing a full investigation into charges that american personnel in Germany have engaged in Black Market activities and other violations. 30 years og0 today. ,. Dec. 21. 1957 prime minister Harold Macmillin won parliamentary approval for the establishment of nuclear missile Silas on British soil. The my ii of ii rim is voted 2x9 to 251 to support  s decisions. 20 years ago today. In this particular form. Lii id