European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 25, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Nasa stages radioactive disaster Drill Cape canaveral Fla. A Federal slate and local officials wednesday rehearsed How they would react to a radioactive disaster during the october launch of space shuttle Atlantis with a plutonium powered plane tary spacecraft. The six hour exercise involving More than 200 people tested the communications network that would link All the agencies in Case of a launch pad explosion that re leased radioactive material into the air a possibility Nasa called extremely Remote. Personnel on and Oil the base took air ground and water samples As they simulated measuring a Small amount of radiation As it dispersed. Atlantis is to blast off oct. 12 with the Galileo space Craft in its cargo Bay. The Crew of five astronauts is to release the payload on the Start of a six year outward trip to orbit the planet Jupiter. Galileo will be powered by a pair of 122-Pound radioisotope thermoelectric generators each containing about 24 pounds of highly toxic plutonium-238 dioxide. Instruments called thermocouples convert the heat released bythe plutonium s decay into electricity. Joel Reynolds. Nasa safety chief Here said the lest simulated a launch pad fire the astronauts were Able to escape before the shuttle exploded. Reynolds indicated there were problems with some communications links and with the computer generated Model of the radiation dispersal pattern. He said a fire alarm also forced a a Rief evacuation of the control Center. The Drill involved officials from Nasa the depart ments of Energy and defense the environmental Protection Agency Federal emergency management Agency and Florida state representatives. Bodies of Leland party returned to . Mickey Leland Washington a the bodies of rep. Mickey Leland a Texas and eight other americans killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia aug. 7 returned to the United states wednesday and were met by a military Salute and a prayer that the nation rededicate itself to their Mission of peace humanity and  Leland s Mother Alice Rains of hous ton and brother Gaston looked on As the congressman s Flag draped coffin was the first removed from an air Force c-i4ijet transport which brought the crash Vic Tims from Addis Ababa to Andrews fab md., near Washington. The plane also bore the bodies of three congressional aides four foreign service officials and a new York philanthropist who had shared Leland s ill fated mercy flight to an ethiopian refugee Camp near the Sudan Border. We gather to Honor nine fallen he roes of peace said House speaker Tom Foley a Wash. They reached Addis Ababa by different roads. But each was on a Mission of peace humanity an compassion. In asking god s Blessing on each of them let us dedicate ourselves to their  As the air Force band softly played dirges three All military teams of pall bearers went about their solemn work with lockstep precision each making three trips into the transport plane. Slowly the Silver coffins were loaded aboard nine hearses on the Tarmac. Leland s Mother stood with hands clasped at her Waist through most of the45-Minutc ceremony. She dabbed tears from her eyes when the door of the Hearse bearing her son was closed. Leland s body accompanied by his Mother and other family members was flown to Houston where 50 people met the plane at Ellington Field. Leland was to be buried in a private ceremony thursday morning at Golden Gate cemetery. The Andrews fab ceremony was at tended by about 400 people including about 25 members of the House and scores of congressional aides As Well As relatives of the crash victims. In addition to Leland the american victims were Patrice Johnson 35, Leland a chief of staff. Hugh a. Johnson 34, a member of the House select committee on hunger of which Leland was founder and chair Man. Ivan Lee Tillim 33, a new York investment banker and philanthropist. Joyce Francine Williams 39, an aide to rep. Ron Dellums a Calif. And an expert on child health and nutrition. Robert Woods a political and eco nomic officer at the . Embassy in Addis Ababa. He was serving his first overseas assignment. Gladys Gilbert 43. Special projects officer for the Agency for International development. Thomas Worrick 48, Deputy Aid representative in Addis Ababa. Roberta Worrick 48, wife of Thom As Worrick and an Aid contract employee who had written a novel and a Book of Short stories about life in Africa. In addition to the nine americans seven ethiopians were killed in the flight. First lady plays Tennis lakes after Eye treatment Kennebunkport Maine a first lady Barbara Bush played Tennis wednesday and bantered with her husband a Day after beginning new medication for treatment of Graves disease then posed Cross eyed for reporters in mock exaggeration of her condition. Can we inspect your eyeballs please president Bush called to his wife As she enjoyed a spirited game of doubles at the couple s Seaside vacation Home. She walked to the Edge of the court where the president had brought a group of reporters and photographers. Mrs. Bush stood with her hands on her hips and made a Bug eyed face crossing her eyes toward her nose. Asked How she was feeling she at first said she was just sick about her Tennis game then added no. I feel  mrs. Bush tuesday was ordered by doctors to begin taking Predni Sonc a mild steroid for Eye irritation and double vision triggered by Graves Dis ease a thyroid condition she suffers  thyroid attacking characteristics of the Dis ease were arrested by a radioactive iodine treatment she had a few months ago but the Eye Condi Tion had not improved her office  interrupted her vacation to return to Washington for treat ment but was Back Here by tuesday eve  first lady at first seemed annoyed that her husband brought re porters to watch her play with partner bets Heminway against Barbara Bush daughter in Law Margaret Bush and Cousin Debbie  president got a mischievous gleem in his Eye when suggesting to White House chief of staff John Sununu press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater and the reporters that they stroll Over to the court following a question and answer session in front of the presiden tial family s Walker s Point  thought there were some things George Bush would t stoop to mrs. Bush joked. Attired in a White Tennis dress and wearing a visor Cap the first lady appeared in Fine form vigorously hitting and serving the  said his wife s eyes already had improved and that the doctors had said she would get Quick Relief with the prod Nisonen a form of cortisone with fewer Side  disease results from a mix up in the body s disease fighting immune system. The body produces antibodies that mistakenly attack the thyroid  s major lament was that the fishing has been Lousy in the week that he s been on vacation. I be fished every single Day and Haven t got one. Told an 18-Pound bluefish was caught Tram theaby to camera boat that was following his Speed boat one Day. Bush was obviously envious. Runaway Crane rams cars injures operator in a. City Scranton a. A a runaway heavy Crane careened Down four Cit blocks wednesday sides wiping or crush ing 11 cars then crashing and burning pin Ning the operator inside. Police firefighters and Rescue workers worked almost an hour to free Angelo Sulla 45. He had cuts on his face and right wrist and complained of leg pain. Sulla an employee of Farley Iron works at Archbald was listed in stable condition at Community medical Center. Authorities believe Brake failure caused the  Crane sideswiped one car parked on the North Side of the Street and damaged several More before coming to rest atop two parked cars. The entangled wreckage of a car and pickup truck sat next to the Crane. Three cars in an apartment House parking lot were damaged by the Crane s Boom. Pennsylvania Power & Light co. Cut off electricity to the neighbourhood for safety reasons after the Accident according to local manager Rich Beasley. About 1,200 customers lost Power for about two hours. Paul Baltrusaitis of Peckville told police he was looking for a Day care Center when the Rig turned a Comer and apparently lost its brakes. We pulled up to the intersection and he was passing us from left to right said Jack Mudrack of South Plainfield . Another 10 seconds sooner and we would have been under  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug 25 1949 during an official ceremony at the while House president Truman signed a proclamation declaring the North Atlantic treaty in effect. 30 years ago today. Aug 25,1959 vice president Richard Nixon administered the oath of office to Hawaii s two new senators Hiram l. Fong and Oren e. Long and its congressman Daniel k. Inouye. In a ceremony in Washington. 20 years ago today. Aug 25 1969 British troops occupied the town of Dungannon about 60 Miles from Belfast Northern Ireland following warnings from civil nights leaders that anew eruption of violence Between roman catholics and protestants was imminent. 10 years ago today. Aug 25 1979 vice president Walter Mondale left Washington for to Visi China predicting he would make Progress in discussions on Trade and Commerce