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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sex pageje4 / the stars and stripes Friday August 18,1989 up a the b-2 Sec ally bomber lakes off from Edwards fab Calif., wednesday shortly before its second test night ended prematurely. Problem ends b-2 s 2nd flight prematurely Edwards fab Calif. A the b-2 stealth bomber s second flight ended prematurely wednesday when a Low Oil pressure Reading prompted pilots to land the $530 million plane an hour after Takeoff. We Don t even know if it s a problem yet. We re concerned with it and will have to Check it out said 1st it. Anu Sjaardema an air Force spokeswoman. The experimental aircraft designed to elude radar lifted off Over the Mojave desert at 7 29 . Put for what was to be a three to four hour flight. It return Dat 8 36 . Because there were some minor concerns with the Oil pressure indicators she said. The two men aboard. Air Force col. Richard s. Couch and Northrop corp. She said. We did achieve some of the things we set out to do Sjaardema said. The b-2 flew with its Landing gear retracted for the first time she said. Sjaardema also said the aircraft was flown a Little bit faster and a Little bit higher than on its first flight in july. But air Force maj. Dick Cole at the Pentagon later said the plane was flown to maximum Altitude of 10.000 feet and a maximum air Speed of 180  that is the same Elevation and Speed As during the july flight. The four engine bomber built with composite materials is intended to carry nuclear bombs and along with the by a replace the air Force s aging b-52 Fleet. However the b-2 has been under fire in Congress because of its Cost. Each of the b-2 s four engines has an accessory drive. One out of the four drives indicated Low Oil pressure Sjaardema said. Each accessory drive is like a trans Mission connected to each engine by a Shaft. The drives Power air Turbine Start ers and Hydraulic systems Sjaardema said. Air Turbine starters Are used to restart engines. The b-2 s hydraulics apparently control its Landing gear but it in t known if they Are used to move flaps and other control surfaces As is the Case on Many planes. Tech. Sgt. Donn Clarius said there was no failure of the Hydraulic system. News briefs 1T Leland Par Addis Abai forensic expert the remains of i others who were into a Cliff in Sou the bodies o companions we Camp arrived seven ethiopian Leland chairman Tec on hunger i bodies examined Ethiopia a  began identifying rep. Mickey Leland and 15 cd when their plane crashed Western Ethiopia. E Texas Democrat and his and been flying to a refugee Ethiopia s capital tuesday. Id nine americans including f the House select commit in the crash aug 7. Sex brigadier general Dies Spetsas or Catt apr retired . Marine Brig. Gen i Guadalcanal Camp this Island sout wednesday. He a Fuller a reside been ill following in the United state1 according to ret a Pondant by Sulzby Dent of Spetsas i survivors of his a cite Beach at Guam during world War full Moon e Washington tin cats got their years to watch a i dipped toward the transformed into thursday morning weather permit 2 20 . Thurs was within View c Western Europe a sailors in the a civic Ocean also w of the eclipse Wea the Moon Over Orange color Beca Ace Fuller a Veteran of then has died a doctor on Vest of Athens reported81. If up Quai for 10 years had veral operations for cancer he died tuesday. De new York times Corre Ger who is a summer Resi or was one of a handful of nent when the marines hit canal in the South Pacific lapsed a people on five cont Chance in More than 20 a eclipse As the full Moo Earth s Shadow and was glowing Reddish disk Early in the eclipse beginning a Central european time North and South America Ica and the Antarctic. Antic and in the Eastern Pae Likely to be Able to Sec part or permitting. Ashing on came up a Goldene of the Haze Over the City but it began to Darken noticeably at 9 24 . Not wednesday. \ hackers sold soviets septet i., allies Ger merry says Frankfurt West Germany a three West German computer Hack is have been indicted for pro Viding the soviet Kab we information from military and Industrial computers irate United states. Britain and 10 other countries  wednesday. The chief Federal prosecutor Kar Rebmann said i Case represents his office s first Proscott Jpn of compel for hackers for endangering National Security i Rebmann. In a four Page statement front office said the three men were indicted on espionage activities for the soviet the West German government Hascal cd the by up of the spy ring a major blow to inc soviets. The chief Federal pics editor identified the men Only by their first names and the first initial of their last names in keeping with West German practice. Rebmann said Peter c. Of Hannover and Dirk b. Of West Berlin Are in Epson while Markus h. Of Hannover has been  trial. There was no indication when the trial Wpm take place. Rebmann Aid the hackers provided the soviets with  from and passwords to a Large number ofom Vutci systems in the research Industrial and military arca vote said the systems were located in West Ger Many the United states France Britain Switzerland Italy Norway Austria Spain the Netherlands Canada and Japan As Well As Hong Kong. The pros Aridor said other information delivered to the soviets jew Udud computer programs As Well As a Security  by one manufacturer to prevent Una no affix break ins into its computers. R Rebmann cautioned however that the full scope of the information the soviets received is not known. After the three men were arrested in March West Ger Many s Ard television network reported that the Hack ers at soviet agents bidding gained Access to a key  department computer known As Optimus. Other computers included those used by Nasa and Star wars researchers As Well As computers tied to nuclear weapons and Energy research in los Alamos n.m., and the Fermi Laboratory in Illinois Ard said. Rebmann said that the espionage activities for the1 stretched Back at least until september 1986 and l b soviets paid about 90.000 Marks $49,000 for Walion. The Dan want Peter c delivered to his soviet Contact agent  in some 25 separate meetings Over the course because the soviets wanted the three West germans to ghats much information As possible themselves and then own Var it to the Kremlin agents. H from Page 1 cuban Ameri list ration lion Given gop efforts to Brin cans into the Republican fold and the Strong condemnation of terrorism. Bush stopped Here to Campaign for Portinen. Whose Campaign manager is Bushido to Jeb Bush on a roundabout route to Maja where he will spend most of the next three we Iraq his Seaside compound in the resort . It was right on the Way Bush Rford. He tand  Maine late in the afternoon and went straight to his Seaside residence the Republican state senator  Ger Ald Richman the do mocha a Haida in in a special election aug. I Jill i hi1 inn filling the seat held warmly received by the predominantly an american audience of about 600 people who paid $l,000-a-couple for the luncheon. And he saved his sharpest comments for Castro. V Ith Castro s Cuba just 90 Miles away she Ros twi Iliili i Mill the horrors of totalitarianism Bush Saia in Bush s Cornew Hubut Castro contrasted with his recent overtures to ump bin communist led countries in Eastern Europe  
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