European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. September 18, 198b the stars and stripes Page 5 a it one Dummy who does t smoke . Surri on general c. Everett Adelphia. Kemp has launched a Cam Koop uses a Small likeness of himself in Jan for a smoke free society by As he preaches the dangers of Carfl 20 10, the year the first a radars will relic smoking to first graders in Phil gradual from High school. Discovery launch planned sept. 29 Washington a Nasa on Friday scheduled space shuttle discovery for a sept. 29 mid Oming launch Oil the first Mission since the challenger Accident. The launch was set for 9 s9 . Not but could come any time in the following three hours the National aeronautics and space administration said. The announcement was made after a meeting at Nasa Headquarters betwee administrator James c. Fletcher and Rich Ard truly the head of the shuttle program. Truly briefed Fletcher on the flight Readi Ness review held earlier in the week at Ken Nedy space Center in Florida. I m delighted to have reached this Point truly said. My hat is off to All members of the shuttle team whose tireless efforts have brought us Here to the Brink of America s return to manned  that two Day meeting in Florida evaluated All of discovery s systems an cleared the shuttle for flight. A launch Date had been expected Fol lowing completion of the review wednesday. But truly delayed any announcement because of the possibility Hurricane Gilbert could disrupt operations at the Johnson space Center in Houston where shuttle nights arc con trolled once they arc launched. The inaugural flight will be a four Day Mission to deploy a s100 million tracking and data relay satellite a twin of one lost in the challenger explosion Jan. 28,1986.five Veteran astronauts will be on the flight. They Are Navy capt. Frederick Hauck the commander air Force col Richard o. Covey the Pilot and Mission specialists George a Nelson John m. Richard truly lounge and Marine it. Col. David c. Hilmers. In addition to launching the satellite they will conduct 11 science and technology experiments and Check out hundreds of design changes made to the shuttle. Nasa had hoped o return to manned space night sooner with the 26th shuttle Mission. But five announced Bunch dates had to be scrubbed because of Lech Nical problems involved in the $1.2 Bil lion redesign. There were 36 major changes and More than 400 lesser ones the orbiter alone received 210 fixes. The most extensive changes were made to solid fuel rockets that provide More than 70 percent of the Power to propel the shuttle into orbit. But there also was a Complete reworking of lilt shuttle s three main engines. Pentagon was no Fruhn conf race no regulations by Norman Black a military writer Washington the Pentagon Friday relaxed somewhat the truth in con racing regulations it imposed after this summer s disclosure of a massive Frau investigation but refused to drop the rules As the defense Industry asked. Despite assertions that the requirements were Unwor Kable and amounted to overkill the Pentagon said its defense department task Force on procurement has determined that both the certificate of contractor Busi Ness ethics and integrity and the profit recapture clause remain necessary to protect the government s  the certification and profit recapture regulations were imposed july 5 against defense contractors named in search warrants obtained by the Justice department. Fifteen companies Are currently subject 10 the special requirements. The Federal investigation which became Public in june concerns allegations that defense contractors hired outside consultants to obtain proprietary information on the bids of competing defense companies and that the consultants May have paid bribes to Pentagon employees tog i such information. The certification clause requires any of the contractors who receive a contract Worth at least $100,000 to certify hat they have not obtained any inside information the profit recapture regulation specifics the Pentagon can reclaim profits from any company that has obtained sensitive information improperly. The Pentagon said Friday that it was narrowing the application of he certification Rule by specifying the writ ten pledge would be required Only when a contractor is competing with other firms to Start a new project. Under the initial version of the Rule if a contractor were on the Pentagon s list the requirement was imposed regardless of whether the contract was sole source or competitive and regardless of whether it was for the Start of a project or to expand work awarded tothe company earlier. A Pentagon official said the change was designed to lighten somewhat Industry fears that firms could be held accountable now for actions that dated Back several years. As for the profit recapture clause that regulation also has been relaxed by a sharpened definition of what constitutes improper sensitive information. According to the source the original version of the Rule was being misread by Industry to say that i the Pentagon discovered a company had obtained sensitive information of any Type its profits could be seized even if the information did t affect competitive bidding. We did not intend to say that said the source so we re tightening the language. But if we award a contract and it turns out you got something improperly that affected the award we Are still saying we re going to take that profit away fro you. We re not backing Down on  defense contractors led by the Council on defense & space Industry association filed Public comments just a week ago urging the Pentagon to scrap Bot regulations. The group declined immediate comment Friday on the Pentagon s decision saying it had yet to receive a copy of the revised rules. The Pentagon said the new rules would be published shortly in the Federal Register but added that the changes Are effective immediately. Wii hero Sobejano Dies in a Hospital at 83 Sands of time Boston a Ramon St Pas Sobejano a native of the Philippines who became one of the United states Mosi decorated War veterans died Fri Day after a Brief illness Subijano 83, died in a veterans administration Hospital. Sobejano i the Philippines for the United Stales in 1927, when he stowed away aboard a freighter. He shipped out All Over the world As a Seaman before buying a poo Hall in Brooklyn with the $32,000 he won one night in a Casino. Sobejano lost ail his Money in the great depression and was forced to work As a Busboy. He was drafted into the army in 1942 and became one of the toughest soldiers in Europe killing More than 400 German soldiers from nor Mandy to the Rhineland. Sobejano was wounded four times including once by Bayonet and came Home disabled. He was awarded the Silver Star for his single handed capture of a nazi held fac tory near Dillinger Germany. According to his service record Sobejano crept into the ravaged factory under heavy machine gunfire and grenade explosions killing five germans wounding six and forcing the surrender of37 others. He also was decorated by the French dutch and belgian governments. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 18, 1948 the United nations mediator in the Middle East count Folke Bema dolls of Sweden was assassinated in the jewish sector of Jerusalem As fighting continued throughout the City 30 years ago today. Sept. Is 19ss six hours after 98,000 workers went on strike at Ford plants throughout the country the company and the United Auto workers signed a three year contract. 20 years ago today. Sept. 18, 1968 speaking to More than 7,000 people in Dallas presidential candidate George Wallace said he would veto a gun control Law if elected president 10 years ago today. Sept is 1978 testifying at a Public hearing in Washington a British doctor said the successful birth of the world s first test lube baby might Lead to women adopting embryos instead of children in the future