European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 13, the stars and stripes Page 5 Weinberger to write memoirs Beverly Hills. Calif. Ai j font id defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger is riling a Book about his years in the Reagan administration his literary a genl said. Norman Rokow. Co chairman of he William Morris Agency said Weinberger will begin writing his memoirs after a Short vacation. It is expected to Lake six to nine months to Coro Pilcic the Book. Bra Law who Calls himself a longtime admirer of or. Weinberg or said tic Book will be his account of he period from 1980 to the pre sent. Weinberger stepped Down As defense Secretary in november. "1 know it s going to be a mar Clous Hook Brokaw said i feel strongly thai history records events and this is l great Way to chronicle  a publisher is expected to be found within 30 Days he said. Brokaw represents a variety of political and entertainment personalities including former presi Dent Ford Rill Cosby lord la Young and Andy Griffith. He also represents Conner White House chief of staff Donald Regan former while House press Secretary Larry up cakes and for Mer presidential chief of staff Al expander Haig. Failure in Booster test firing further delays shuttle flight Washington up1 the first Post challenger shuttle flight will be delayed until Al least july 15 and prob ably until sometime in August based on using a backup version of a pan that broke in a Booster Tittl officials said. The shuttle discovery had been scheduled to blast off around june 2. But the failure of a nozzle Boot ring in a Booster test fired dec. 23 forced Nasa to announce an indefinite delay. Rear adm. Richard k. Truly chief of the shuttle program said thai while an investigation into inc failure is not Complete discovery s launch delay appears it Range from six to 0 weeks based on using a backup Bool ring de sign. Based on the use of an alternate design. We believe thai the estimate for the first flight ii Asil has been de scribed earlier no earlier than about the Middle of july and probably by inc Middle of August he said. I believe we arc six to 10 weeks from our previous planning Date. And that puts the next shuttle flight in the August Lime  James Fletcher the Nasa adminis Iralue said inc shuttle would not Fly until in is As Safe As we can make  there has been some talk in Washington hat political considerations inc National conventions and the presi a Phala a inv Fletcher left the Nasa  and rear adm. Richard ii. Truly explain Why inc Nhu tilt launch will a delayed. Denial election for example could affect the Liming of the Neil shuttle flight he said. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Long As i am in this Job polities will continue to take it Back scat to readiness. And readiness Means Ihal the shuttle will Fly Only when it s As Safe As we can make  shuttle rocket called workable but not Ideal Austin Texas api a member of the commission that investigated the challenger explosion said monday the shuttle s solid rocket design May be workable but is Mill not  Arthur Walker a Stanford University physics professor said at a news Confer ence that the engineering on the Rockol joint has always been poor and that he would be very concerned Abdul prob lems in a recent ice or the rocket. I Don t think the Basic design is a very Good one he said. The redesigned joint looks to me like it will be a work Able one. Not the Ideal Bui a workable  he warned however that there May be other accidents on the space shuttle in inc future because of its complexity. The shuttle he said is not an operational vehicle and never will be. It is not like an Airliner that requires just routine Maine  Nasa Hopes to resume shuttle flights this summer. Walker was a member of the Rogers commission which investigated inc challenger Accident hat killed seven astronauts in january 1986, the commis Sion blamed the Accident on a Leaky solid rocket Booster designed and built by Morion Thi Okol inc. Thi Okol recently tested a new design of the rocket and later announced thai a Hole had been found in one joint. I would be very concerned about the train operators seeking damages from crippled anti War protester latest blow Hole Walker said. Earlier in a speech to the american astronomical society meeting Here Walker said the challenger Accident was distressing because it was so clearly pre  were so Many warnings that people almost had to be deliberately obtuse to ignore them he said they had an Accident just waiting far the Righi conditions to  those conditions he said came when the shuttle challenger was launched on Jan. 28. 1986, in freezing weather  an already flawed solid rocket design. Sands or time Martinez Calif. A i an anti War demonstrator who lost both legs after being run Over by a Navy Irain Dur ing a weapons protest was sued by the train s civilian operators who claim they suffered mental anguish Over inc Acci Dent. It is  said Tom steel one of the attorneys fur maimed protester s. Brian Wullson of san Francisco. I think it s the most cruel and insensitive Legal Man Euver i be seen in  the suit filed Friday in Contra Costa county Superior court seeks unspecified damages from Willson iwo other protesters and Nuremberg actions which has sponsored a series of protests Al the Concord naval weapons station. On sept. 1. Willson and the two other protesters Sal on Railroad tracks outside the weapons Depoi in an attempt to Block alleged arms shipments to Central America. A train leaving the base ran Over will son. He suffered a fractured Skull and eventually Lom both legs below the knee. The other demonstrators Duncan Mur Phy and David Duncombe jumped aside and escaped injury. Filing inc suit against Willson and the others were conductor Ralph Dawson of Vallejo Engineer David Humiston of Antioch and brakeman Robert Mayfield of Vacaville. In their i Iii the three accuse the demonstrators of intending to Stop the train by allowing it to hit them with conscious disregard to the operators rights and feelings. They seek compensation for Humilia Tion embarrassment mental anguish and emotional and physical distress and loss of earnings. The suit did not elaborate and William Kolin attorney for the plaintiffs did not immediately a cum Calls to his office seeking further com ment. The crewmen Are being treated for symptoms of traumatic stress disorder such As depression feelings of isolation and anger Over the Way they arc treated according to their psychologist or. Arlyne Diamond of Santa Clara. They Sec All of the things happening for Brian Willson Diamond said. These Guys compared what s happening for him and what s happening for them. It does t seem right  Willson was out of town and could not be reached for comment his lawyer said. Steel however said investigations by the Navy Contra Costa sheriffs depart ment and Willson s attorneys All found the Navy never attempted to Stop the train. If the Crew did t run Over Willson deliberately icy at least acted with reckless disregard for his safely Siccle said. They ran right Over the Man icy Cut off his legs and now after leaving him a cripple for life they want hint to pay them Money he said. Steel said he and other lawyers for Willson were preparing la file a claim against inc Navy asking thai the Navy be held responsible for the sept. I Inci Dent compensate Willson for his loss and pay his medical expenses. The Navy will have six months to re Spond to the claim and if they reject it Willson s lawyers Hirn would be Able to file a lawsuit against the Navy steel said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago roday., Jan. 13,194s Dean Cromwell the University of Southern California s maker of champions was named head coach of the . Olympic track and Field team. 30 years ago today ,. Jan. 13,18 president Eisenhower told soviet Premier Nikolai a. Bulga Nin that he was ready to meet with him in a Summit conference provided Early diplomatic negotiations were fruitful. 20 years ago today. Jan. 13, 1968 the United slates pledged to iry to prevent the Vietnam War from spilling Over into Cambodia but left open the possibility of hol Pursuit of communist troops thai Bike Refuge Iacre. 10 years ago today. Jan. 13, 1978 Britain s 33,000 firemen were to end their nine week walkout after Union delegates voted overwhelmingly to accept n government wage package far below the strikers demands