European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november 17, news updates americans detained Bangkok. Thailand a authorities ordered on tuesday two americans who had illegally crossed into lao on a search Cor . Prisoners of War to remain in Thailand pending an investigation of their Slat us. Donna Long and James Copp Bath from North Carolina re turned o Bangkok on saturday after spending 41 Days in a lao Tian jail. The laotian authorities detained them after they sailed across the Mekong River from Thailand to illegally enter Laos. One in Laos they passed out offers of a $2.4 million Reward for americans they believe arc still being held snore than 13 years after the Vietnam War ended. The injunction will be Tipp caled. Abandoned baby Redwood City Calif. A the Molher Ofa baby bom and abandoned on a jetliner flying Cross country was Given another court Date during a Short hearing monday. Christina Locasto. 24, was or dered to return to san Malco county municipal court on jan.19, when a Date will be set for a preliminary hearing held to deter mine if someone should stand trial. Locasle. Of new York had pleaded innocent to one felony count of child Andam Jermont. If tried and convicted she could face a three year prison sentence. A United airlines worker found Newborn Alyssa Locasto under inc sink of a United airlines Jet he was cleaning after passengers left flight from Newark n.j., to san Francisco on july 13. Authorities used a passenger list to Trace Locasto. Custody of inc child has been awarded to her paternal grandpa rents John and Frances Locasto of Staten Bland . The parents. Arc allowed to bit six hours a week under supervision of a social worker. Defender of Kristall Nasht speech resigns from jewish Council Post Frankfurt West Germany a a jewish Leader in West Germany who defended last week s controversial Krist Allnach speech in parliament quit his Post wednesday officials said. Michael Fiirst Deputy chairman of the Central Council of jews in Germany had been harshly criticized for the com ments he made after thursday s speech by then parliament president Philipp Jenninger. Jan Ninger who quit he next Day amid an uproar Over his comments reminded his audience that Many germans initially welcomed nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and recalled that Many people thought the jews deserved being put Back in their  he also called the Early Naif years a triumphal  juror Over the speech mounted at Home and abroad but when Jenninger quit he said he had been misunderstood. He also told nationwide television you can t Call everything by its name in Ger  Jan Ninger 56. Gave he speech on the 50th anniversary of Kristal nacht the night of terror against the jews that Sig naked the Corning holocaust just hours after the speech. First told a nationally televised panel discussion "1 Welcome the fact that the parliament president described in full clarity what was happening in Germany between1933 and 1938,especially the fact that everything Hitler did was strongly supported by the masses of All Ger  furl 41, told the associated press on monday Hal he stood by what he said  be been confirmed in that opinion by the Many Pecpec who have called me since then he said. He acknowledged however that a majority of wot Ger Many s jewish Community fell differently. Council chairman Heinz Safinski who had led the criticism against his Deputy announced first s resignation wednesday. He gave As a reason the longstanding Lack of agreement Between me and him self Galinski a 75-year-old Auschwitz survivor said at a Council meeting in Frankfurt Galinski said the rest of the National Council s leadership stood behind him " 100 percent first a lawyer in Hanover was not available for comment. Col apse of Telescope in . Deals major blow1 to research expert says Green Bank . A one of the world s biggest radio Telescope collapsed in what an astronomer called a major blow to science. The 26-year-old instrument a dish the length of a football Field in diameter Cave Way late tuesday said George Seilstad assistant director for Greenbank operations at the National radio astronomy Observatory. Absolutely nobody was Hurt but the Telescope itself is beyond repair and Here was damage o the control room where the Telescope is operated from Seilstad said wednesday. The collapse is under investigation. We know it was not weather related because last night was a Beautiful eve Ning Sei Ceslad  300-foot Telescope which resembles a to satellite dish was used to pick property sales Kaiserslautern West Germany the  office of the de sense re utilization and marketing serv ice located near the Auto strip Yard will begin holding weekly retail sales starting Friday because of Fth Large turnout at the monthly sales the arms sales Branch chief said. A variety of items will be sold at each event depending upon what excess per so Sand government property is Avail Able. Sales usually include household goods office supplies electronic equip ment sporting goods and military cloth ing among other items. ,.all sales will begin at 8 30 . And conclude at10 . Only . Identification card holders will be admitted and purchases must he in dollars. The weekly sales will run for a six month trial period to determine whether they provide a better service for arms customers for More information Call ets 483 8691 or 7416v. ". Correction a caption monday incorrectly stated that the arc members of the shuttle at lantis were sitting in their  Crew actually was in an my 13 personnel Carrier at the Kennedy space Center " " up naturally emitted radio signals fro space from distances As great As 10 Bil lion Light years. It was a major Surveyor of the uni verse capable of covering the entire Northern sky and was situated in a National radio quiet zone kept free of Man made radio interference by act of Congress Seilstad said. The Telescope completed in 1962, Cost �850,000 and took is months to build he said. It s a major blow Seielstad said. Well have to determine the exact cause and will do that As quickly As we can an then we will formulate plans to build something even belter National science foundation spokes Man Jack re nitric said it was use widely by both astronomers within the United Stales and astronomers from abroad. It will mean the loss of a major instrument and i m sure it will be Felt throughout the  Reti Irie said the Telescope funded by the foundation and operated by a consortium of universities including Harvard Yale and Johns Hopkins was one of the largest in the world. He said inc foundation funds a 1,000-foot-wide Telescope in Arecibo puerto Rico but it s not a movable one. There Are relatively few telescopes that Are that Large and Are movable he said. He said telescopes similar to the one that collapsed Are in California Australia and England. The Observatory which opened in1959, has eight smaller telescopes the smallest being 40 feel in diameter. Green Bank is about 100 Miles East of Charles ton in the Monongahela National Forest . Agency investigating complaints of stuck throttles in Dodges Plymouth Washington a Federal safety officials said tuesday that they have begun investigating allegations that a defective computer on 1987 and 1988-Model plym Outh Sundance and Dodge Shadow Auto mobiles causes the throttle to stick. The National Highway traffic safely administration said it has received 89 unconfirmed complaints about the prob Lem including reports of four accidents one of which caused an injury. V the throttle is controlled in part by a Small computer system in the car. The sticking reportedly makes the vehicle slow to return to Idle and causes a reduction in engine braking the slowing of a vehicle by the drag of inc engine Nitsa  the Agency said it has ended a five year investigation into alleged Power Brake failure in pm s 1980 a body cars finding that no defect trend existed. The alleged problem had been cited As contributing to Brake trouble linked to 1,417 accidents in deaths and 400 injuries Nitsa said. H after a lengthy trial a Federal court refused to order a recall of  million 1980 a body ears. Nitsa opened its inquiry into the Sun dance and Shadow vehicles a total pf345,000 cars As an engineering analysis the second highest level of  spokeswoman Karen Stewart said the company was cooperating wit the investigation. The manufacturer in a service bulletin on the problem this year described the problem Ai a failure of the engine to return to a lower rate of Idle if it were driven while cold in terms of Ever feeling that you re out of control of the car and you can Stop it no. It is just slightly higher than the Idle normally would be when the engine is warm Stewart  said the company believe no braking problem is involved. Sac finds no defect in 63 grounded b jobs Washington a the air Force has inspected and cleared More than two thirds oils bib bombers Fol lowing a crash last week that destroyed one of. The Long Range planes in Texas officials said tuesday. It col. George h. Peck a spokesman for the strategic air come said �3 of the 85 b-1 is at Sac bases had been inspected As of tuesday without any problem being selected. The remaining 13 planes in the Blel Fleet arc assigned to other air Force units for such things As equipment testing and minor modifications Peck added but at least four of those planes also have been inspected and cleared. The latest totals mean 67 of the 98 bombers or 68 percent have been checked since the nov. B Accident near Dyess of a Texas. In that Accident a bib crashed and burned in a Field near the base the second Accident to claim one of the new bombers in 14 months. The Crew of four ejected and survived the Accident. The air Force a refused to speculation the cause of the Accident although witnesses observed a fire around the plane left two engines before the crash. Sac s grounding order specified a mandatory inspection of electric fuel and Hydraulic fluid lines Sac which is responsible for land based nuclear bomber forces has. De scribed the grounding and inspection order As a Normal  the Wake of a major Accident the bombers  deployed to four operational bases Dyess Ellsworth fab. . Grand Forks fab . And Mccon till fab Kan