European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 28. The stars and stripes Page 7 Hail causes heavy damage in Alabama Montti Dieky. A. I Hail ihi1 sic of ii Tims Hills in undue car and Mick i Tii Ali ships flopping Malk Ami suburban directs arid insurance Gurnis Pri Dick dam Ace claims would fn.1 in inc Millamm of dollars. Do j of Tux a hat Complete havoc is .1" wid Tom Tojim had a stale farm insurance agent whose office was besieged try phone Calls cram clients with Poco a Fil Llord and smashed cars and truths. Ii  horrible car dealer Frank  said a he surveyed the dam age a his Agency a her mond e1 f nmg1. Hail so urn. We vent ctr tic 10 2.000 vehicle pm our lot and i would say 9y per com of them have same damage Mcgough said. Hail is the won thing thai Tan happen to an automobile Dealership be cause ii Donti All your vehicles  my Jimj i std one Emp Kift Esli nisted damage Al Clow to $500.0110, we be had some people working Hen in years and they say this is the worm they be Ever  my Frough Aid. Torn Mccollum. Senior View fire Tlell of claim at Alfa insurance f. Cir naked he Cost of he squirm to his company Wilt be More than is million by the Lime All claims Are submit cd. He said Alfa called in 20 a Enis from throughout Llie ate to help Hind la claims. Emergent1 Matiavi Ernell flu i ils said Ilire were numerous a Sporis of heavy thunderstorms and hailstorm during Ilie afternoon Siml Early evening monday hut that there were no or porn of any Tornado lout Hing Down Seal astronomers and engineers said they were pirated with the cabling of a Mirror that is  to give them sharper Telescope images but said it would Lake six weeks to measure its Success. On monday engineers in Steward Observatory s Mirror Laboratory i he University of Arizona began easting he 11 foot diameter honeycombed piece of Glass which astronomers Hope will Lead to a new generation of More powerful telescopes it s going great so  raid Roger Angel astronomer at the Observatory who is credited with devising the casting method used for the Job. But we can t jump up and Down till we get it out and Sec Hal it s All  the Mimir will be plated in the astrophysics re search consortium Telescope being built in the Sacra mento mountains near Sun spot . The consortium is a joint project of five universities the University of Chicago Princeton. New Mexico state University of Washington and Washington state. The casting took 26 hours with the fibs Mclind at Peak temperatures of 2,133 do Eric a in a Furnace Ilia rotated 8vj times a minute. The spin formed the Glass Inlo a parabolic curved surface that is narrowed Al he Center. The temperature of the Glass had fallen to 1,016 degrees when he Furnace slopped spinning. Angel said. The Glass will be allowed to Cool Only at a very slow rate Over the Neil 6  to prevent stresses Hal could crack it he added. When i comes out of its maid the Glass will have a smooth curved surface on lop and a honeycombed Bottom. The hollows in the honeycomb will make the Mirror much lighter than conventional Telescope mirrors and easier to Cool which will enable scientists to make cleaner images at a lower Cost. Conventional mirrors of the same diameter made of solid slabs of Glass i ave Iveigh cd four to five limes As much As the two ions the finished honeycombed Mirror will weigh said Angel and Peter St Rill matter director of Steward Observatory. Thai weight makes it difficult for scientists o match the Mirror s tempera Ture to that of the nighttime air and blurs images they said. The spin casting technique also will be used to pro scientists keep a close Natch us i spine Tenn fur Nan revolves Al the Una really of Arizona s Mirror Laboratory. Ducc bigger mirrors in the future with a greater parabolic curve. Angel and Strittmatter said. The greater curve will give the mirrors a Shorter focal length and allow them to be housed in buildings Hal Are smaller and cheaper than the Giani Dom housing ensling telescopes. Honeycombed mirrors offer very big advantages particularly when you go in bigger Sie Angel said. Once cooled this honeycombed Mirror will be polished will a new technique in about six months much Shorter than the two to three years thai has been required previously scientists said. Then it will be coated with a reflective aluminium surface and be ready for use within a year they add a. The new honeycomb method has triggered renewed interest worldwide in astronomical research Strittmatter said monday. One plan Calls for the construction of twin 3 i font mirrors in a binocular like configuration called the Columbus project. That project tentatively planned for mount Graham in Southeastern Arizona will he a collaboration involving italian astronomers with the universities of Arizona and Chicago and Ohio state University. Massachusetts veterans ban soviet Szuc fens from Parade Greenfield. Mass Impi ten soviet students have been barred from marching in the town s memorial Day Parade veterans groups said. As far As my unit is concerned by Caw or have so Mani severans from various wars definitely we will not let the youngsters March with us said William pct skew commander of vow Tost -117 in tire Enfield. Personally t have i cd emotions for the simple reason thai they Are  the 10 soviet students Are travelling to Western Massal Hus lets for amen can soviet Friendship week events sponsored by the Traprock peace Cen Ter in Deerfield. Which sought to have them included in the Parade. The students will be treated to Sev eral other events being organized in Honor of Thrif visit said Jennifer Shikes spokeswoman for Traprock i each Center. William i helps. Commander of american a Gion i Osl 81 in Greenfield said he thinks the fact Hal the soviet students aged 12 through 16, Are com ing to Western Massachusetts is great but added that allowing them to March inihemay3q Parade would be against what Korea and Vietnam War Vel rank were fighting  i love kids. 1 work with them All the time it s just the  i helps said. Let them have their own Little Parade but not on memorial   said the Traprock peace Center understood the reasoning be Hind the decision. We Don t have any difficulty with the  Shiva soul. A lot of the Points brought up were Well  navigational satellites launched without hitch Vanda Oberc fab Calif. M two Navy navigational satellites which put on a spectacular Light show after launch reached their planned circular Polar orbit tuesday officials at this coastal base said. A Mas consultant Al Vandyn bet. On Forney said the launch aboard a scout Rock i monday evening went by the  Forney said solar panels that charge the batteries powering the satellite were deployed on one of the satellites shortly after it reached orbit. The spare satellite will be stored in orbit until needed. The functional satellite will be operational in to Days. The Oscar Saielli Icv each  i pounds Are used at a navigational system for submarines and commercial shipping As Well As in Oil and Mineral Denu Sii work. Their 6 57 . Launch left an exhaust Contrail clearly visible from Malibu about Loo Milcsik the South. The Contrail was the result of a twi Light phenomenon said master sgt. Bruce ii Kidorf. A Vandenberg spokes Man. It is the result of spent fuel from the Booster Ruck i As it travels through the upper atmosphere. The fuel combines with water droplets thai in Lalli a he said. Thow Crys Lyls Are struck i High Alti tude sunlight he added. It May be dark on . But there s still sunlight above. It causes an Aurora boreal is effect and is usually visible for i 5 to 20 min  the Contrail which reflected shades of Blue and Green Over Orange county resembled a giant pret cd in Hal area after it was blown by High Altitude winds