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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday february 10.1988 space station program chief to quit Washington a Nasa already facing con eyes signal pressure id lease a robot space factory until o mantled . Span station is built ii losing one of the station s most articulate defenders Andrew s. Sloan. Who has headed the Nasa space station program for less than two year is retiring from the Agency effective april i a spokesman Mark Hess says he is going into Industry but has not yet accepted any offers. Sloan is known la Hau in frustrated by divisions on Capitol Hill Oscr it a e cation by slow Progress in getting it built Ami by  support from the re fib admin anon. Lie was not available for comment tuesday Hess said Stofan was not leaving out of Hillern Csc although hell be the first one to admit there were times he was frustrated that the program was not mov ing As quickly As he would like for it to have moved he would also admit it was a difficult Job. Nol a fun Type Job. There Are too Many external influences Dic Tating Llie  Nasa s Public affairs office quoted Sloan As say ing i be accomplished  i set out to do when 1 came Here. The program is on track  however three influential members of Congress Are withholding $90 million in space station funds appropriated last year but not yet spent until Nasa administrator James c. Fletcher submits new proposals for use of a robot space platform called the Industrial space facility. Fletcher hns told Congress Nasa has no uses for the is. That prompted the congressmen to write that they would hold the Money in Reserve until these issues Are  the letter from sen. William pro mire d wis. And reps. Edward p. Roland a mass and Bill Green. R-n.y., was dated Jan. 21. In Smirk is chairman of the Senate subcommittee that appropriates Nasa funds. Boljand is his counterpart in the House arid Green is the ranking minority member on the committee. Scrapbooks give a Muse of Confederate leaders Boca Raton. Flu. A newly discovered civil War Era scrapbooks Lime Ili filled historian a and archives i who say the leather bound vol times crammed with idlers and personal a ifs provide valuable human glimpses of the confederacy. The foui1 scrapbooks were found on a Dusty Library shelf it Florida Atlantic University last month and Are believed to be Worth As much As s 100.0 10. It sides idlers of Confederate generals Ami soldiers the Hii oks hold lick urls. It adv. War Hun k newspaper i clippings and currency. I lie discovery is tremendous. It Lutinus live there Are tilings of really l.-irgi.1 value there things none of us new said nok d c evil War historian Misthy Foole of Memphis i can. I inc a  this was some thing  said Otto Penmann Fnu Niler of the Hetu Nann Archie Picolo n in Library in new Vork City. An Annn virus  apparently donated the collection Lottie University Mure Blun 15 Vears Yipu. The school s Fili so nol Lisl lie donor. Among the items in the collection a  Over sic piece of the Gray uniform Cion Thomas Jonathan slum Wall Jack com was wearing when he was accidentally shot May 2. 1863. By Cine of his us i men at the Battle of Chan  in Virginia. Jackson s Arm had to he amputated. A surgeon s c Ewt tucks a caul of Jackson s last Days. A four Page letter from Sam Monsson describes Jackson s Hopes of moving to Richmond va., As his condition worsened in Way 1863. A july 14. 1862, Leller from Confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee to Union on. George Meridian Eti stains a plea for an Exchange of War prisoners. A Jan. 30. To sell letter from Jeffer son Davis the confederacy s president written to a Friend 20 Days before his inauguration. The Post of president of the provisional government u one of great responsibility and difficulty. 1 have no Confidence in my capacity to meet its  Davis wrote. University archivist John Hills the fatal grandson of a Union general said he never Reali cd the scrapbooks historical or monetary value. Billmann a a Cleolar in residence at the school pulled the volumes off a Dusty shelf on Jan. 4, he said he at once asked Lueal appraiser Herman leers a or. To look at them. It will Lake us some Lime and study to team the his Orical importance of this find but for the Layman it portrays the humanitarian Side of inc Confederate generals and their soldiers Uelmann said. Bet i Man n noted that the letter from Morisson does t mention Jackson s alleged last words of let us Cross Over the River and rest under the Shade of the  this letter defies his famous last words marvelled Buttmann. There is no mention of itt skyscraper must be shortened court says . . Api a Manhattan i a Loper must a Ardussi Thutop i2sto nes of an unfinished 3l-Slor apart i no building that was Binh taller than zoning  allowed the state s highest Uirt ruled tuesday. The City had originally Given ii do St in per permission for the $7,2 million Tower after relying is had the Developer on a faulty City to no map. York slate court of appeals judge Joseph Bellicose said that even if ing rules. The City s buildings commissioner was fully within his rights to revoke the per Mit after Ibe error was discovered Della Tosa said. Hearty output of Ipton Irria oms co shuns thai the pack this Lime of year. The Plant annually being corporation of America s a a porn dues about s million of the hot i or Plant in Wheeling i. Is All Curt shaped cake pans for Valentine s do. Army Laboratory identifies remains of 6 mias Washington a a army Laboratory in Hawaii has identified the remains of Sis american military Soltice is missing Fiora the Vixtrum War. Inc Pentagon said tuesday. Dan Louard. Lar Pentagon s chief Spule Sman. Said ii remains would be win from a team Aih m Hawaii to Travis Aib c ahf., in thursday morn i after a full military honors ceremony. Five of the Sii were in the same group of remains repatriated to the United states by the vietnamese government last nov Ember. The remains of the Sim had Lieen repatriated in August i9gi, Bui efforts to identify hint had been unsuccessful until recently the Pentagon said. The Pentagon identified the mis sing air Force col. Franklin a. Caras lost Over North Vietnam on april 28. 1967, Caras was torn on Jan. 19, 1934. He listed his Home As Spanish Fork Ulah. Air Forte Oil. Oscar m. Dardeau jr., lost Over North Vietnam on nov. A i9r7. La rockall was bom on dec. Ii 9ji, and listed his. Home Ai Villa i Latoc la. Navy Cap. Trent r. Powers lost Over North Vietnam on oct. 31, 1%s. I ouers was born on aug. 24, 1930, and listed his Home As Minneapolis. Air Force it. Col. Edward a Luclin Hoff lost Over North Vietnam on nov. 18, 1967, Lehnhoff was bom on March 14, 1936, and Lis Ltd his Home As fort Scott Kan. Navy cmdr. Edwin b. Tucker lost Over North Vietnam on Panl 24, 1967, Tucker was bom on feb. 1, 1935. And listed his Home As Baldwi Vilk mass. And. Navy it. Cleric Mckinney lost Over South Vietnam on april 14. 1972. Mckinney was bom on april 2i, 1145, and listed his Home is Cleveland. The Pentagon said Mckney i re mams were among bosc recovered More than two years ago. Mis identification of Mukics the work on that set of 26 re Mains repatriated to the United states on aug. 14,198s, the Pentagon said. All  remains were identified by the . Army s Central identification Laboratory in Honolulu. With the latest identifications there Are 2,404 americans still listed As missing in Indochina As a result of the Vietnam War. Of a Jiom i,767 Are Lisicic Ai missing in Ether North or South v Jelna. Howard said. The remains of 152 americans have own repatriated to inc United states and Sutic Quelly identified by the Laboratory since the end of the car. The . Government appreciate the cooperation of the socialist Republic of Vietnam that resulted in the recovery and return of these remain and Hope it is representative of continued cooperation to Resock this longstanding humanitarian  the i Pentagon said  
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