European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 1, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5  hot line sold to Swiss owned firm upper Saddle River. . A tin. Hot line the link set up Between Washington and mos cow More than 25 years ago to reduce the risk of an accidental War has fallen into foreign hands. The hot line was part of a division Western Union corp. Spa kept the division s telex and inter National Tal Al  businesses. Tele Columbus is of Ned by motor Columbus a i. A Telix Tutini Nealions and Cable television com Pany based in Laden. Swit Carland. Western Union spokesman Warren tic hotel said saturday. The line which consists of satellite connections and ground lines is secure because messages Are encoded As they travel Between the United states and the soviet Union. It. Cmdr. James cud la. A Navy spokesman was quoted As saying in saturday editions of the Star Ledger of Newark. Contrary to popular belief the hot line is not a red phone sitting on the president s desk. Pentagon spokeswoman Jan Bodanyi said saturday. Hot line messages Are transmitted from a Small room in the Pentagon housing computer Termi nals. They instantly appear on soviet screens and can be printed out at the rate of 1,800 words a minute. Five years ago. He ability to Send facsimiles was added. Voice conversations Are considered More Likely to be misunderstood or mistranslated Bodanyi said. Itt corp. Set up the hot line in 1963 when then president Kennedy expressed concern after the cuban missile crisis about the amount of time it took to Contact soviet leaders. . And soviet officials Send test messages i their own languages alternating each hour to make sure the line operates. The tests arc culled from literature and encyclopedias. The Sale Drew criticism from rep. Matthew  do of new Jersey the ranking Republican on the House telecommunications subcommittee. Rinaldo said he was concerned that the link which could make the difference Between War and peace is controlled by a third  he said he would Call for a hearing on the Issue. It s time we began taking a hard look at How foreign ownership of vital services affects our National Security Rinaldo said. Celebration Marks Washington s inauguration new York not commemorating the Day two centuries ago when George Washington was sworn in As the first . President a steel Gray line of Navy and coast guard ships steered through new York Harbor saturday with a Gaggle of hooting bonking Flag Flap Ping civilian vessels in their Wake. Two 21-gun salutes boomed through the Harbor As 13 tugs escorted the ships beneath the towers of the verrazano Bridge and a fireboat sprayed streams of water into the air. Brisk winds and chilling rain kept crowds to a minimum but even if the skies were murky the meaning of the Day was Clear. On governors Island near the official reviewing stand. Peter Nemiroff Leader of the color guard from the sons of the Revo Lution said of the first president he was statesman Soldier and Farmer. When others fought and bickered he was the steady unifying Force. Through his leadership we were Able to begin this  saturday s festivities set the stage for sunday s re enactment of Washington s . Which was to be the last major event of the Bicentennial. Other Bicentennial observances have been the Celebration of american Independence in 1976, and the 1987 Salute to the draft ing of the Constitution. The spirit of the Day was particularly Strong in the pack of sonic 60 yachts motorboats tugs tall ships and even a paddle Wheeler that cruised Down the Hudson to rendezvous with the Navy and coast guard vessels then turned for the proud northward procession. Aboard the civilian vessels people cheered and waved and threw confetti into the water in a raucous counterpoint to the uniformed sailors standing at at Tention on he naval vessels. Overhead helicopters and planes crisscrossed each other seeming to match the swirling flight pattern of seagulls near 2,000 protest with March in Washington a about 2,000 people representing a Hodgepodge of causes ranging from korean reunification to Gay rights marched from the Ca Pitol to the while House saturday to protest Bush administration policies. Organizers of the Campaign for a people s fightback sponsored by More than 500 organizations had predicted a larger turnout but a steady rain mud died their Small tent City established Fri Day on the Capitol grounds and thinned the ranks. As the marchers passed the . Courthouse where the Iran Centra trial of former presidential aide Oliver North spectators in Ilo Boken ni., watch  sail up the Hudson River. The water s Edge. Mayor Edward Koch surrounded by 3,000 dignitaries and members of the armed services said we dedicate this ceremony today to the memory of the men lost on the   forty seven sailors died on the Battle ship Iowa april 19 when a series of blasts went off in a gun Turret during a . But sorrow was not the order of the Day. As the Parade of ships passed within 300 Yards of governors Island Kochi led the to my tuber coast guard band in stirring rendition of the Washington Post  As the coast guard tall ship Eagle passed the Island a Man dressed in Colo Nial garb stood near the reviewing stand holding a Bald Eagle on a Perch. At Battery Park in lower Manhattan some 4,000 foreign tourists and enthusiastic Citi ens from new York and around the country applauded As Salvo after Salvo announced the arrival of the guided missile Cruiser Ticonderoga. Ten year old Kevin Falloon of Brook Lyn said his Mother conned him into coming but admitted i m glad she  is  Many people said their presence was not so purposeful. "1 did t know there was to be a Celebration said Hiro a Muri. A 22-year-old visitor from Japan. Cecilia and Carl Glorud from Orange county calif., said they had t known about the Celebration. But across the East River on the Brooklyn Heights promenade Enriqu Perdomo. An immigrant from Ecuador said he was their by design. Every time there s a historic event like this i Wake my children up with patriotic  he said. Across new York Bay by the Ellis terminal in Jersey City where 17 Mil lion would be americans took their first Steps onto the Mainland of their new nation about 450 people lined the Shore huddled in heavy Coats and scarves. Bush policies Washington awaits a verdict from the jury Many chanted North North. Guilty guilty,guilty." part of the group was protesting . Policy in Central America. Others were promoting More Federal assistance to the homeless restoration of student Grants and Loans More aids research cutbacks in weapons spending and other issues. Overall said Sahu Barren a principal organizer of the coalition the group was seeking the establishment of a people sound of $150 billion the same amount proposed for a Federal Rescue of failing savings and Loans institutions to bail of the homeless inc hungry an the  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May i. 1949 the soviet Union assured the British it would Stop interfering with  operating on canals in the British sector of Berlin. 30 years ago today. May 1. L 5v sen. Wayne Morse. Dore. Said president Eisenhower failed to grasp the Cir or he was making in naming mrs. Clare Booth Luce ambassador to Brazil. 20 years ago today. I or. Perry Hudson an Independent researcher testified before committee that a chemical process had been developed that could redux May 1. House  Piui u Inonu Iii Piucci Nuu Uei the apparent cancer causing agent in cigarette smoke to years ago today. May i 1979 the Carter administration proposed legislation that would make it easier for the Cia to engage in Covert operations abroad