European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of bars Media from covering move of Titan in monday May 23. 1983 the stars and stripes Paga 3 Cal e canaveral Fla. A Lii first of the air Force s powerful new is so million Titan in space rockets was transported id a launch pad saturday under curious censorship the 20-Story-tall rocket the largest unmanned Booster in the . Space Sta ble is scheduled to make its Maiden flight in october boosting a classified military reconnaissance satellite. Development of the Titan in was accelerated following the explosion thai destroyed space shuttle challenger in 1986. The grounding of the shuttle Fleet left several critical National Security payloads without a Way to gel into space. Many of those will he hoisted by the new rocket. The air Force which held a Media extravaganza at Cape canaveral in Jan uary when the first rocket was delivered and its launch pad was dedicated Origi Nally said news Media would be escorted to the pad to cover saturday s Roll out. But air Force Sec Clary Edward c. Al Dridge jr., who presided a the january festivity ruled he Media out. With the Pentagon explaining Only that the launch sequence of military launch vehicles is not typically an Ilam of Public  but when the decision was made sat urday to move the Titan in air Force i Ibec affairs officials alerted the news Media at their Homes by Photic. They also made arrangements to release photographs him and videotape of the move. When asked if there were any Security or safely reasons for barring the press saturday air Force it. Col. Ron Rand director of Public affairs at the Eastern space and missile Center replied absolutely  a Titan 34d, predecessor of the Titan in is being prepared on an adjacent pad for a secret military launching but Rand said Hal had no bearing on the ruling. The rocket was visible for Miles Dur ing its 45-minute move from in Assem Bly building to the launch pad. The Clos est Point Tor the Public to Sec it was about six Miles away. The launch pad debuts of previous space rockets at Cape canaveral have been open to news coverage. Martin Marietta is building 2 Titan 4s for the air Force at its Plant near Denver. The Pentagon is seeking Mil Lions in Public funds to build an additional 27 boosters. The Roll out of the Titan v is another major step toward recovering our space launch capability col. Lawrence Good commander of the Eastern space and missile Center said in a statement. From Washington Aldridge said the Titan in program is one of the Cornerstones of our National Security strategy to rebuild assured Access to space. This Booster represents the new Workhorse of space for our  for the next several months a team of specialists from the air Force and mar tin Marietta astronautics group will Check the compatibility of the rocket with the new launch pad and will prepare the vehicle for launch. The air Force plans to launch iwo Titan in rockets a year from Cape canaveral to boost military satellites for reconnaissance communications and communications intercept. Other launches Are scheduled from Vandenburg fab Calif. The Titan in can boost 32,000-Pound payloads into Tow Earth orbit and 10,000 pounds to stationary orbit 22,300 Miles High where most military satellites arc based. The air Force released inti photo of it Allan Ivr a Clil Roll i jul saturday treasure Laden warship sunk in 1822 found Athens Greece a greek div ers have plunged 162 feet beneath the Aegean sea and Back into history finding a treasure Laden turkish warship sunk by greek revolutionaries in 1322. The remains of the wooden sailing ship were found near the Island of chios in the Eastern Aegean at a Point where historical accounts place the sinking of the ottoman ship according to Peter Nicolaidis a diver and Salvage expert this Bou Loti Simaz or explosives invincible was set afire and sunk by greek Admiral cons tagline Kanaris in revenge for turkish killing and looting on chios. Thousands of islanders died in the turkish raids which shocked other nations and swung Western european com Kllc Onwu from the 1b22 neck of the turkish warship lies in the seabed. Tries behind the greek struggle for Independence from the ottoman Empire. Greece won Independence in 1830. The French Painter Eugene Dela Croix produced a famous picture the massacre of chios based on the raids. It s an incredible discovery straight out of the history Book we used to read in school about the War of Independence Nicolaidis said in an interview Friday with the associated press. Nicolaidis who heard about the wreck while leaching an underwater archaeology course to local divers last Winter started querying fishermen about where their nets Magged on seabed obstacles. He pinpointed the wreck on May 3, he said. When i dived i found ships Lim Bers sticking out of the Muddy seabed and dozens of objects islamic Cook ing pots cannonballs a candlestick even a chalice from a greek orthodox Church he said the ship was obviously crammed with loot from chios. 1 think there May be Gold and Silver items As Well he said "1 also saw what i recognized As human Bones he added. He said the wreckage indicated the vessel was at least 100 feel in length. According to historians More than 1,000 people including 400 greek captives were aboard the ship when Kanaris staged his attack in the Early hours of june 7, 1822. The greek Admiral sailed from the nearby Island of Psara. Towing a boat stuffed with explosives. Its pointed Bow was rammed into the Mouth of a can non on the Bou Loli Simaz and a fuse lit. The ottoman Admiral Kara Ali was killed in the blast that split the ship. Kanaris and his Crew of greeks escaped. This is a very significant very Emo Tive find coming from his particular period of history said George papa tha Nassopoulos the culture ministry s adviser on Marine archaeology. Papal Nassopoulos said the 162 fool water depth at the site will make investigation difficult since underwater archaeology rarely is  Al Depths Over 113 feel but he Saiu. This is a ship that must be explored Nicolaidis said he Hopes it will be possible to tap american and turkish expertise to excavate the wreck As an International project. American experts from the Institute of nautical archaeology at Texas aim University working in cooperation with turkish divers have pioneered underwater excavation off the turkish Aegean coast. Greek Marine archaeologists focus on locating and surveying historic wrecks scattered around the Aegean and rarely carry out excavations