European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 24. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 to movie on Christa Mcauliffe draws criticism Concord. . A a made for it vision movie about the challenger shuttle disaster has upset and offended Many of those closest to Christa Mcauliffe. The new Hampshire schoolteacher who died in the explosion on Jan. 28,1986. Among the critics arc Mcauliffe s Mother. Grace Corrigan and Concord mayor James Mackay. Who said the him reduced him to tears. Corrigan. Or Framingham mass. Said at first it was difficult to watch a screen ing of  which will air Sun Dav on Abc. It marked to upset me. Then 1 said. No. I m not going to let it because it is onh a Ido she said. Corrigan. Whose husband. Edward died this year said actress Karen Allen failed to credibly portray Macau Lilac. I did t feel it was Chrisla. But i did t think it would  she said. Mackay complained that the movie invaded the Macau Lilac family s privacy and also said Allen s portrayal of the for Mer teacher in no Way caught the depth of Mcauliffe s personality. Mackay said the him conjured up painful images of the ill fated. 73-Sccond flight and was difficult Tor him to watch. The whole thing was very emotional to  Mackay said. I started to cry a several  Macau Lilac. A Concord High school so Cial studies teacher who was the first Pri Saccom pinned by daughter Caroline and son Scott Chrisla Mcauliffe rides in a Parade held for her by her Hometown of Concord n.h., in this 1985 photo. Vale citizen chosen to Fly in space die with six other Crew members. Bob Hollcr a reporter for the Bosto Globe and author of i touch the future the Story of Christa  said he thought the movie was pretty  it just was a pretty powerful moment in history reduced to a Dull docudrama. It s real superficial Hollcr said. It cheapens history when it becomes so  George England said he knew there would be mixed reactions to the film but defended it As sensitive in almost every  Nasa officials said the Agency has take no formal position on the movie but two spokesmen said they believe sentiment at the Agency runs against the film. It s the sort of thing that basically rethink is probably too soon to be  said Hugh Harris Deputy director of Public affairs at the Kennedy space Cen Ter in Cape canaveral Fla. If i were guessing people who were not involved at Nasa will find it a very touch ing film but there will be some people at Nasa who feel it cuts close to the  said Bill Shechan Nasa associate administrator for communication. Englund said any movie about the disaster was bound to cause debate. I can understand Why some people would think it s too soon he said. Buti Don t know if there Ever would have been a consensus about the  19 americans canadians honoured for heroics Pittsburgh a a retired funeral director who pulled a Man in a stalled wheelchair out of the path of a train in Oregon was among 19 americans and canadians recognized thursday by the Carnegie hero commission. I m kind of elated. I be never been called a hero  said Dale r. Layton. 65. Of Canby. Ore. The 19 cited thursday brings to 7.424 the number honoured by the commission since its founding by Pitts Burgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1904. More than $18.3 million has been awarded in one time  ments and pensions to the heroes or their survivors. Five of those honoured thursday died in their Rescue attempts. Union had pulled into a Coffee shop s parking lot on nov. 17. 1988. When he heard a train whistle blowing non Stop. He turned and saw the train bearing Down on Lawrence Supnet. 28, of Portland whose Battery powered wheelchair had become stuck in the track at crossing. I turned and ran just As fast As i could run Laylon said in a Telephone interview. I just gave the chair one Sank and tilted it Back. I bet it was t five heartbeats from i he Lime i grabbed it and the Lime the train was  also recognized thursday were i5 other american Sand three canadians Garry w. Prof til. 34, of Hollywood my. Who drowned trying to pull a Man from a water storage tank in Lusby md., on sept. Is 1988. Michael g. Martinez 40. Of Hialeah Fla., who died of a heart attack after saving an unidentified woman from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean at Miami Beach Fla., on May 29, 1989. John k. Airna 44, of Beaumont Texas who died trying to save a Man from drowning in a port Arthur Texas Marina May 26, 1989. Betty b. Lamb 69, of Sacramento Calif., who died trying to save her 3-year-old grandson from drowning in the Pacific Ocean july 12, 1989, in Jen nor Calif. The child also died. Keith a. Jensen 33, of new Denmark new Brunswick who died trying to save his parents from their burning Home Jan. 31, 1988. In new i runs ick. James k. Webb of Fishkill . And Richard Gustin of Lagrange Villa. N.y., both 25. They helped Rescue three men from a burning car in Buchanan . On april 11.1989. Anthony j. Vaca 23, of Antioch Calif who pulled three men from two vehicles that caught fire after colliding in Antioch on March 23, 1989. Donald l. Dobson 31, of Reading. Pa., who dragged a woman from a burning apartment in Spring City pa., on May 26, 1988. Denise Bocock. 31, of Camarillo. Calif who helped save a 7-year-old boy from drowning in the Pacific Ocean at Oxnard. Calif on june 22. 1989. James j. Stack Iii 30. Of Chicago Ridge. Iii., who subdued a Man who attacked two men on a bus with a knife March 14, 1989, in Bloomington. Iii. David e. Kamerath 47, of sail Lake City w to rescued a 6-Ycar-old girl from the second floor of her burning Home april 21, 1989. John m. Mattson. 24, of Pickering. Ontario who struggled with a Man who stabbed a store owner during a robbery in Pickering on aug. 15, 1989. Jeffrey a. Jones 33, of Cathedral City Calif., who pulled an injured Man out of his pickup truck March 4. 1989. As a train approached in Coachella. Calif. Marc Branch 27, of  Stville new Brunswick who rescued a 16-year-old girl from an overturned burning car oct. 14. 1987, in i Aque Tville. Donald l. Reed. 51, of Moscow. Idaho who saved two women from drowning after their boat Sank in the frigid Snake Kiver on april 15. I9h9, in pull Man Wash. Karen a. Caylor. 29, of Pittsburgh who pulled a woman from a car that was sinking in a canal May 16. 1989, in Naples Fla. Christopher m. Rumbaugh. 27, of Orlando. Fla. Who pulled a woman out of a burning car june 8. 1989. In Tavares Fla. Hazelwood did not seem drunk trooper testifies Anchorage. Alaska a a stale trooper who was summoned to the grounded Tanker Exxon Valdez to Deal with an allegedly Drunken Captain Testi fied thursday that when he arrived the ship s master. Cap. Joseph Hazelwood. Did not seem impaired. The trooper. Michael j. Fox. Said at a Elwood s criminal trial Here that coast guard officials told him the Cap Tain was drunk and they wanted me to Lake care of  he said he assumed they needed help wrestling this drunk off the  but when he arrived at the scene of the nation s worst Oil spill. Fox said the situation was t As he expected. He said he asked Hazelwood what was the problem and Hazelwood referred to himself in the much quoted comment you re looking at  he said Hazelwood did not see drunk or impaired in any Way. The 43-year-old Hazelwood of Huntington . Is charged in state court with second degree criminal mischief a felony and three misdemeanours reckless  operating a vessel while intoxicated and negligent discharge foil. Meanwhile in Washington the jus Tice department and Exxon corp. Were reported to be near agreement on settling possible criminal charges Over the Mas Sive Oil spill. Justice department spokesmen would Only confirm that Pica negotiations have been under Way with Exxon. The talks were said to revolve around possible penalties of up to $500 million to be paid Over a number of years by Exxon into a natural resources Restora Tion fund for Prince William sound. One source said that under the draft agreement Exxon would have to  Only $150 million initially. The rest of the $500 million would be spread Over seven years with each payment subject to Challenge by Exxon. But Alaska officials said they would not endorse such an agreement and said they hoped improvements can still remade that would make it acceptable to the state. Under the proposed agreement the Federal government would abandon its commitment to Alaska to assist with its civil claims against  Alaska at Torney general Douglas daily said. He told reporters that the Justice department was trying to Force the state to make a Hasty endorsement of a plea bargaining agreement that amounts to Little More than a pig in a poke and Falls Short of ensuring full restoration of damaged resources. Environmental groups and a Congress Man also called the plea bargaining inappropriate accusing the Bush administration with pushing for a Quick settlement that would allow Exxon to escape More severe criminal penalties. Exxon attorneys have tried to limit the amount of Money they must  directly to the . Treasury As criminal penal ties preferring to  most of the penal ties into the restoration fund sources said. Environmental lawyers said that Money paid for restoration under the criminal settlement could be tax deductible As an Ordinary Cost of doing business and later May be used to reduce future assessments against Exxon under various civil proceedings. Criminal penalties could not be deducted from future assessments nor would they be tax deduct Ible. Exxon announced thursday it was taking another charge against earnings of $300 million for litigation costs in connection with the spill bringing the com Pany s total costs to More than $2 Bil lion