European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday. September 7,1988 2 shuttles scheduled for 89 face delays by the new York times in a blow la space scientists two of he nine space shuttle nights planned for next year arc to be delayed and with them key astronomical missions Accord ing to o new shuttle launching schedule made Public last week by the National aeronautics and space administration. The most notable postponement is the jl.5 billion Hubble space Telescope the space Agency s top scientific project. The launching has been pushed Back eight months from next june to february iwo when the 42-foot, 12,5-ton Tele scope is to begin orbiting the Earth. The other delay is the $70 million a Elro project a Cluster of three advanced telescopes meant to scan the heavens from within the shuttle s 60-Fbot-Long payload Bay. The project has been pushed Back four months from novem Ber 1989 to March 1990. Naturally we re disappointed said Ray Villard a spokesman for the space Telescope science Institute in Baltimore which i to Analyse data from the orbit ing Observatory. We be run numerous ground tests and we re arduous to Sec How it really performs in  the Hubble space Telescope was initially scheduled to be launched in August 1986. But the explosion of the space shuttle challenger and the death of its seven member Crew in january 1986 grounded the shuttle Fleet and All Nasa payload the new schedule mean the Tele scope 5 launching will be delayed a total of three and a half years. These and other shifts in the shuttle schedule were caused by postponements in the resumption of shuttle flights and by a shortage in rocket fuel arising fro the explosion last May of a solid rocket fuel Plant in Nevada the space Agency said. Two shuttle missions Are now planned for this year and seven next year. Ten shuttle nights Are planned in 1990, nine in 1991 and 13 in 1992, the space Agency said last week. All shuttle nights were hailed after the the launching he been delayed for Telescope enabling scientists to see seven times farther than is possible with ground based equipment challenger explosion so that the nation s Fleet of winged spaceship could undergo inspections and repairs. The resumption of flights is to begin late this month or Early next month. Like Many other Nasa payloads awaiting transport into orbit the space Telescope is in storage costing the space Agency $7 million � month to keep it ready for flight. Built to work in the vacuum of space the Telescope has been shielded from dust moisture and noise. Giant fans units clean room filter the air while Engi neers lending it Wear masks and rubber gloves. As a result its 94.5-Inch primary Mirror is almost free of contamination. In space the Telescope is expected to enable scientists to see seven times far ther than they can with ground based telescopes which must peer through the Earth s atmospheric Haze. Epa creates new task Force of handle medical waste threat Washington not the environmental Protection Agency has formed a new task Force to coordinate its responses to the threat of pollution by medical wastes. The new unit s activities will include defining what constitutes medical wastes and the dimensions of the problem across the nation assessing existing state and municipal programs and the potential need for nation Al tracking of the wastes determining the environmental and economic impacts of medical debris devel Oping options for dealing with the problem and educating the Public on the Issue said j. Winston por Ter the Agency s assistant administrator for waste pro Grams he described the planned activities last week at hearing of the House subcommittee on transportation tourism and hazardous materials. Critics of the Agency including rep. Thomas a. Luff in a Ohio chairman of the subcommittee complained that the problem required faster stronger regulatory responses by the Federal government. But or. John a. Moore acting Deputy administrator of the Agency and head of the new task Force said the Agency s planned program of studies is not sexy or glamorous but it is essential Hal each pan of it be  a background paper released late last week by the Agency noted that 160 million tons of solid waste regenerated in this country each year and that because some 70 percent of the population lives within 60 Miles of the coastline much of this waste finds its Way into the oceans estuaries and beaches. Of the solid waste about 3.2 million tons is medical waste and of that 10-15 percent is infectious. Although infectious waste constitutes a threat to Public health and the environment medical wastes generally have been found by several studies to Bee Tess virulent than Ordinary household  cording to the Epa. Agency officials say that household garbage with it decaying food scraps and used personal Hygiene items provides a much better medium for infectious Ballena than medical wastes nevertheless Epa believes inadvertent exposure to such wastes is unacceptable the Agency stated. Cd deletes criticism of aids report Atlanta a the National centers for Dis ease control deleted All criticisms of its efforts to fight aids among Blacks and hispanics before presenting a report on those efforts to the Public according to government records. Cd director or. James o. Mason acknowledged that pans of the analysis were condensed from 16 pages to two pages after they were reviewed by cd  declined to say Why the Agency deleted critical sections of the report. Mason said the $12,000 study by a private consult ing firm was not intended to be used by the cd to provide an Overall picture of its efforts to prevent and control aids among minorities. He said the cd has not yet developed an Overall strategy to fight aids among minorities. If we were to draft a specific Forward looking game plan we would involve them minorities in crafting it Mason said. It in l something thai the cd would develop without consultation and involvement of minorities  among other things the consultant s report said cd had no cohesive plan of action aids among minorities. To prevent stateside California Florida Lead in labor Day traffic deaths Chicago a traffic accidents during the labor Day weekend killed nearly 400 people on the nation s streets and highways. By Midnight monday authorities in the so slates had recorded at least 396 traffic deaths. California the most populous slate had the highest number of traffic fatalities at 45, followed by Florida with 27 and Texas with 25. Alaska. Delaware North Dakota Rhode Island and South Dakota reported no fatal accidents. The National safety Council had estimated that 420 to 520 people could lose their lives in Highway Acci dents during the period. Safety Council statisticians say 410 traffic deaths could be expected during a non Holiday three Day weekend at this time of the year. For counting purposes the Holiday began at 6 . Local time Friday and ended at Midnight monday. Rare mastiff Bat found in Florida pregnant Pembroke Park Fla. A a pregnant Flor Ida mastiff Bat a species biologists feared was extinct was in Good condition monday and eating like a Little pig a student veterinarian said. The Svi Inch 1 a ounce fur Al was found weak and dehydrated last week on the Balcony of a Coral cables company. Thrilled biologists took the Bat to an animal clinic where it was nursed Back to health. The pregnancy thrilled experts because the Jed had not been spotted in Southeastern Florida in 10years, and some biologists worried that the animals existed no More. The Florida mastiff is found Only in this Region. Veterinarian Theresa Parrott is keeping the Bat at her Home where it is fed Worms. She s eating like a Little pig said Parrott s assist ant  Lynn i r school janitor May have won that $54 million l Longwood Florida a lottery officials were checking their calculations for a record $54million lotto Jackpot and a report that � school janitor has the Only winning ticket. Lottery officials know the ticket with the err eco series of six numbers was sold in the Central Florida Community of Longwood but 280 mile away Liberty county sheriff har Rell Revell said monday night that Bristol resident Charles Hill has offered his Lickl As the Winner. It in t confirmed Revell said adding he sent a Deputy to Hill s House As a Security precaution As word of Mouth spread through the tiny Florida pan handle Hamlet. Hill who told deputies his ticket got wet sitting in a laundry pile is a janitor at a Bristol elementary school said Revell. Telephone Calls to Hij House late monday and Early tuesday went unanswered. Winners have 180 Days to claim their prizes. Lottery officials expected to project the exact payout of saturday Nigel s Lollo drawing on tues Day. The annual payment to the Winner will be about $2.16 million each year after taxes using alot Lery department formula Hal divides total winnings by 20 years and deducts 20 percent of the yearly Windfall for taxes. The Florida Jackpot lopped the previous