European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday August 27,1988 Fri Nasa investigate cuts found in shuttle s of rings news updates Salt Lake City a the Fri and Nasa Are investigating suspicious damage discovered in some o rings seals that had been destined for use in space shuttle Booster rockets an offi Cial of the manufacturing company said today. None of the damaged of rings which were found in june and which appeared to have been deliberately Cut were sent to Booster manufacturer Morton Thio Kol said James Dockstader vice presi Dent of operations for Hydra Pak inc. The West Jordan Utah company that produces the of rings. During the Normal inspection proce dures in the manufacturing process. Certain space shuttle of rings appeared to have received damage of a suspicious origin he said. The damaged of rings were immediately secured and no dam aged of rings were shipped to Morton  Morton Thi Okol the Fri and the National aeronautics and space administration were advised immediately an Dockstader said both agencies and by Drapak launched investigations. Relying upon the results of these investigations Hydra pack has taken Steps to prevent similar incidents in the future and is confident the problem now is solved he said. Fri spokesman Cal Clegg confirmed the Agency has launched an investigation of possible sabotage a Federal violation. But he declined to elaborate. There was no immediate comment from Morton Thi Okol officials who were not yet in their offices. Dockstader said some kind of Inci Sion had been made in the of rings but he declined to say How Many were dam aged or what instrument had been used. He also refused to speculate on a Possi ble motive. No employees have been dismissed Dockstader said. On aug. 18 Morton Thi Okol producer of the boosters at its Wasatch operations in Northern Utah successfully conducted the final qualifying test of the Booster which had been redesigned in the Wake of the 1986 challenger explosion. The explosion which killed challenger s seven Crew members and grounded the . Manned space program was blamed on a faulty Booster joint which allowed a plume of fiery Gas to escape igniting the Craft s main liquid fuel tank. Of rings Are used As seals to prevent the super heated gases from escaping the joints. Morton Thi Okol engineers have redesigned the joints to incorporate a third of ring and other improvements including a Metal capture feature have been added. Dockstader said Hydra Pak submit the of rings to thorough internal inspections which Are followed by inspection by Morton Thi Okol personnel. The nature of these cuts were such that they could not get past our inspection he said. They were very obvious and there is no fear that any damaged of rings left our  Navy of dismiss 12 after investigation of homosexual activity aboard ship Balb Bragoli Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy eleven enlisted women and a female officer who admitted to being lesbians Are being kicked out of the Navy following an investigation into homosexual activity aboard the destroyer tender Yellowstone a Navy spokesman said Friday. Allegations about possible homosexuality on the ship surfaced during an investigation of an unrelated incident according to it. Dave Morris a spokesman for Fleet air Mediterranean. The names of the 12 women involved were not released. The Yellowstone left its Home port of Norfolk va., aug. 2 As part of a Carrier Battle group scheduled for deployment inthe Mediterranean. During an initial shipboard investigation 22 people were interviewed. Of the 22, Morris said the 11 enlisted women and one female officer admitted to being homosexuals. In mid August the Yellowstone arrived in Marseilles France and the 12 were re interviewed by two Navy attorneys and a naval investigative service representative mor Ris said. The enlisted women were transferred to the United states for administrative separation while the Junior officer received non judicial punishment for fraternization and for conduct unbecoming a naval officer Morris said. She has Bee transferred to a Shore command while awaiting administrative discharge he said. The investigation determined that no misconduct occurred aboard the ship Morris said. And allegations that other lesbians were on Board have not been substantiated. All individuals involved were in non sensitive positions he said. The Yellowstone s Crew is about 1,125people. Of the enlisted personnel about 340 Are women. Of the 42 officer aboard about 10 Are women. Vow rejects Jane Fonda s apology Chicago a the veterans of foreign wars has refused to accept Jane Fonda s apology for her support of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and passed a Resolution Askin Congress to try her for treason. At their 89th annual convention wednesday about 13,400 vow delegates passed three resolutions by voice vote one of which said the apology is not enough to redeem the  the vow is not insensitive to sincere expression of contrition the Resolution stated but the vow wants to be assured that the apology is no simply a Means of bolstering her Sag Ging career and political  the Resolution said that in a speech at Michigan state University in 1969, Fonda said that All of us should Pray to become  does her apology mean she also disavows her communist sympathies the Resolution asks. The third Resolution passed unanimously by voice vote accused Fonda of committing Many treasonable actions and statements and called for Congress to put her on trial for trea son. The resolutions also urged veterans to ask Congress to investigate her actions during the War and denounced Union Street a movie that stars Fonda and was partially filmed in Waterbury Conn. Fonda an ardent opponent of .involvement in Vietnam took a highly publicized trip to Hanoi during the War and posed for pictures next to Anorth vietnamese anti aircraft gun. Last june at her request she appeared on the Abc program "2020" to apologize. There was no immediate comment from Fonda or her representatives. In los Angeles a Man answering the phone at the office of Rick Nicita an agent who works with Fonda said spokesman Ron Meyer was not immediately available. Fonda was recently in Connecticu filming Union Street with Robert Deniro. Her presence divided the town be tween those who said the movie would help the area economically and those who refused to forgive her for her controversial past. Classes delayed at four Dodds schools by the stars and stripes construction at Frankfurt and Alconbury High schools Kaiserslautern Junior High and Pir Masens Elemen tary Junior High will give students enrolled at the schools extended summer vacations school officials said Friday. The school year will begin mondays scheduled for those enrolled at other department of defense dependents schools. Classes at Alconbury will not begin until thursday according to an Atlan tic Region spokesman in London. Several Small projects Are being completed at the school. Frankfurt High school students will begin classes wednesday according to a District school  $6.1 million addition to the main building has been completed but school officials said More time is needed to move equipment into the science laboratories inside the Addi Tion. C9nstruction was continuing Friday at Pir Masens elementary Junior High but a District official said the school will be ready to open tuesday. Workers at Kaiserslautern Junior High will need monday to get the building ready a District official  will begin tuesday. Dec quake Aid of d Brussels Belgium a the european economic Community on Friday approved about $330,000 in emergency Aid for Vic Tims of the deadly earthquake i Nepal and India. The 12-member trading bloc said in a statement that the Money was destined to finance internal transportation of International Aid and eventually other essential As  help will amount to 300,000 european currency units which is roughly $330,000. Sunday s quake which measured 6.5 on the Richter scale of earthquake intensity claimed at least 890 lives in Nepal and India. New Caledonia pact Noumea new Caledonia up prime minister Michel Ocard visiting new Caledonia to bolster a pact Between feuding nationalists and loyalists proposed Friday to de colonize the territory while keeping it French. Delivering a speech at the town Hall in Noumea capital of the territory he told several Hundred caledonian they should not miss the Hance for peace held out by the settlement signed a week ago i Paris. The pact creates three province ruled by their melanesian and european settler majorities and pro Vides for a local referendum on in dependence of the French overseas territory to be held in 1998. Viet pullout deadline Bangkok Thailand up vietnamese foreign minister Nguyen co Thach promised Fri Day that if possible Vietnam will withdraw All its troops from lao by the end of this year and Speed up its pullout from Cambodia thai spokesman said. Thailand and Vietnam also agreed to open bilateral talks on Trade refugees and the conflict i Cambodia Thach said. It was believed to be the firs time Vietnam has announced a deadline for its unilateral pullout from Laos. Last temptation London up Britain movie censors took 9 a hours to decide but thursday night Al Lowed Martin Scorsese s controversial movie the last temptation of Christ to be shown to Over-18-year-Olds in Britain with out cuts. Cardinal Basil Hume Britain roman Catholic primate immediately said no Christian should see i James Ferman Secretary of the British Board of film classification said the movie which has prompted demonstrations and much controversy in the United states has not been made in a spirit of malice nor does it vilify Christ in his life or his  product recall the 2-ounce cans of Crown Prince Anchovy fillets in Olive Oil Are being re called because of product swelling. The recall includes All codes on thebans of anchovies which Are labelled As products of Portugal said John Davis a7th medical coma spokesman. The cans Are being removed from commissary shelves and customers who purchased the anchovies should return them to the store where they were bought for a refund