European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 in j the stars and stripes Friday. February 16,1990 2 Star wars satellites put in orbit Cape canaveral. Fla. A two satellites rocketed into space wednesday on what the air Foresaid was the most ambitious Star wars Experiment yet. The satellites were to test a plan to destroy hostile missiles by bouncing laser beams o orbiting mirrors. One satellite carried a Mirror designed to reflect lasers fired from a hawaiian Mountaintop Back to a ground target to test the accuracy or such a system. The other held sensor for measuring How Success fully scientists can Correct distortions caused by dust moisture and gases As the beam shoots through the atmosphere. The satellites were carried aloft by a 12-Story Delta rocket at 11 15 . Nearly two hours later the air Force announced both were in their proper orbits. Both spacecraft arc doing almost exactly what we expected them to do said air Force col. Tom Meyer a project official. Meyer said the Experiment was the most ambitious yet in the Pentagon s program to develop a space based shield against missiles. A Success in the $313 million Mission could help preserve the s4.5 billion that president Bush is seeking for research in budget year 1991 for the strategic de sense initiative or Star wars. Some members of con Gress favor cuts in that amount. In the missile intercepting project called relay Mir  Experiment two ground stations on Maui Hawaii will  Low powered laser beams simultaneously atthe 2,300-Pound satellite orbiting 270 Miles above Earth. The satellite holds a 24-Inch Mirror designed to direct a laser beam with an error of less than 57 Mil lion Sofo degree. The project will use the first two beams As signals to Orient us Mirror. When an air Force station atop mount Haleakala Aims another beam at the satellite the beam should reflect off the Mirror and strike a sensor target at the base of the Mountain 12 Miles away. The tests arc scheduled to Start in about two weeks and last eight months. The Mirror s beams will pass within Range of the Hawaii stations at least once a Day. The second satellite called lace for Low Power atmospheric compensation Experiment will test a set of 210 laser sensitive sensors packed into a Square measuring 13 feet on each Side. The mount Haleakala laser to be used on the 3,175 Pound payload has a special flexible Mirror for distort ing the laser beam on Earth to compensate for atmospheric disturbances. The beam should be Sharp and powerful by the time it reaches lace orbiting 340 Miles above the Earth. Previous laser tests using targets on satellites and space shuttles have established a pattern for the Type of distortion caused by the atmosphere. If we get rid of the distortion in the atmosphere and get Good accuracy with the laser coming off a Mirror it is a major step in our program to develop directed in orgy weapons said air Force col. William Browning one of the project managers. Lace also carries an Experiment to track the exhaust plumes of rockets to determine which wave lengths Are most useful in detecting these plumes. An other Experiment will measure Neutron Levels in space to help scientists develop a Means of distinguishing Between enemy warheads and decoys. The lace experiments arc expected to Start in about 60 Days Ana continue for 30 months. Drug from Page 1 pledging to cooperate in the fight against drug trafficking. Bush s Summit partners were expected to press him for More eco nomic Aid to help induce Farmers to switch from lucrative coca plants used to pro Duce cocaine to growing Legal crops. The United slates has pledged a $206million increase in spending on military Law enforcement and economic assist Ance for Peru. Colombia and Bolivia next year As part of a five year $2.2 billion andean Aid package. Garcia who had once threatened to Boycott the Summit because of the . Invasion of Panama has invited a group of peruvian coca growers to accompany him to the Cartagena Summit to under score the economic Impact of eradicating cocaine production Fitzwater said. We have no opinion of that Fitzwa Ler said. He can take anybody he  but Fitzwater said Bush would not meet with the coca growers and indicated that the United states docs not want the growers to attend. This is a Summit meeting Between the Heads of state Fitzwater said. There will not be other ancillary kinds of activities  on the Issue of . Naval warships i South american Waters Fitzwater would not Rule out the possibility of a Summit discussion on use of . Vessels but he said Bush did not intend to raise the subject. Brent scowcroft White House nation Al Security adviser had broached the idea tuesday during a meeting with re porters. Fitzwater said resulting press accounts had caused some consternation among . Officials who were worried about How scowcroft s remarks might be interpreted in latin America. There will be no military assistance for drug fighting to any country that is not requested by them coordinate through them and executed in support of their counter narcotic objectives Fitz water said. Filz water voiced optimism abort the sense of cooperation that the Cartagena Summit would Foster. But he and other officials predicted Little Progress on longstanding differences. 2nd prison Escapee captured near Chicago Calumet Park. Iii. A an inmate who escaped from a maximum Security prison was captured wednesday after a Tow truck operator who gave the Man a place to sleep for the night recognized him from news reports state police said. Two of the six inmates who escaped from the Jolil correctional Center on sunday have now been recaptured. Three of the four inmates still at Large arc convicted murderers. Terry w. Colburn 21. Of Bloomington apparently was picked up by a Motorist late tuesday while hitchhiking along Chicago expressway in freezing rain said Cape. Dan Mcdevitt. The Motorist whom police would not identify took Colburn to a Friend s Tow truck operation in suburban Calumet Park where the Hitchhiker could spend the night. Lonnie Bram lilt jr., owner of airline towing said he suspected nothing when his Friend arrived with the cold and wet stranger. After watching television accounts and Reading newspaper reports of the escape later at Home he became con Vinced the stranger was one of the Fugi Tives. He called airline towing to warn the dispatcher then called state police. Col Burn who was serving a term for Bur Glary was arrested without incident at 12 45 . He was not armed Mcdevitt said. Colburn was one of six inmates who escaped from the prison 40 Miles South West of Chicago Early sunday. The prisoners sawed through steel bars then scaled a Fence investigators said. One prisoner was captured the same Day. State prison officials said tuesday five guards Are under investigation in the escape. Corrections director Kenneth Mcgonis said the guards were at least negligent and All have been removed fro the discipline segregation unit where the prisoners were held. The inmates absence went unnoticed during at least five routine checks be tween 11 . Saturday and 7 . Sun Day Mcgonis said. Still at Large Are Daniel Johnson 24, of bums tcnn., imprisoned for murder. James f. Allen 40, of Chicago imprisoned for three murders. Dave Rodriguez 21, of Chicago imprisoned for murder. Ronald Roach in his 20s, of Wyom ing iii., imprisoned for burglary. Troop from Page 1  he said and i think they Sec this As Good for them. I Hope they Sec it As a stabilizing agreement for  Gorbachev walked at Bush s condition that the United states be permitted to keep an additional 30,000 troops elsewhere in Western Europe in Italy an Britain and suggested to Baker Only Friday that the 195.000 troop limit proposed by Bush be applied to All of Europe including Italy and Britain. On tuesday however the soviets suddenly embraced the . Plan which Marks a Sharp Cut from the 275.000-troop ceiling that until Jan. 31 had been at the heart of the nato negotiating position in . Let s close the Deal Bush said. Nato and the Warsaw pact Are working to con clude a cafe Accord by fall. Although White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the latest Prog Ress should accelerate the talks Baker said the timetable remains unchanged. In addition to the Concession on troops the soviet agreed in Canada to a Baker mediated formula under Wlinich the United states the soviet Union Britain and France would meet to discuss Security arrangements for a reunified Germany. Among the issues at stake is the .-backed Posi Tion that Germany once unified remain a member of nato. The soviets have urged that Germany become Neutral or retain some association to the Warsaw pact. 5 associates of gop candidate killed in Texas air plane crash Putnam Texas a a Small plane carrying five business associates of Republican gubernatorial candidate Clayton. Williams crashed and burned in a Rural area wednesday killing everyone aboard officials said. Williams put his Campaign on hold and gathered the victims families at his Home after learning of the morning crash five Miles South of Putnam about 150 Miles West of Dallas. All were business associates and dear dear friends of Clayton s. They were All based in Midland and Fly ing from Midland to Dallas on a business trip said Moha Palmer a Campaign spokesman for Williams. Williams is considered the Republican front runner in a March 13 primary for the scat that will be vacated by Republican gov. Bill Clements. The victims were not members of Williams Campaign staff but they were key advisors and key people to his Campaign Palmer said. Said it was t known if the fire started before or after the crash. The Pilot of the Mitsubishi Mu-2 twin engine Turboprop had requested a lower Altitude from 15,000 feet said Ray Wall an investigator with the Nosb inform Worth. The plane went off radar after it reached 14,800, Wall said. Nosb investigator Warren Wandel who was at the scene said it appeared the plane was out of control and crashed at High Speed nose first. Palmer said the plane apparently hit a Utility pole. Reporters at the crash scene said the Craft also hit Power lines. The plane is owned by one of Williams companies Williams aviation. The victims were identified As Jamie Winkel 45, chief executive officer of Clay ton w. Williams or. Companies. Randy m. Kidwell 37, vice president for business development of advanced telecommunications corp. And a former Williams employee. Robert Smith 62, president of . Smith consulting. Aaron Gisbel 63, president of Aaron Giebel Petroleum Ltd. Pilot Kenneth Mardis 51. Smith and Gib cd were Board members for Wil Liams Clay Dcosta National Bank