European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The a Lri ands amp a types authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 11 wednesday april 25, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a shuttle roars into orbit with Hubble Telescope the Telescope carrying shuttle lifts off tuesday. A Cape canaveral Fla. Apr the discovery blasted into a record High shuttle orbit tuesday with the $1.5 billion Hubble space Telescope an astronomical Marvel that will enable Man to peer deeper into the universe than Ever before. The shuttle roared through a thin Bank of Clouds into a Clear Blue sky on a 700-foot column of flame almost three minutes late at 8 34 . Edt. The ship carried five astronauts and nasal a most Complex and costliest payload. A it was one of the prettiest launches i Ever saw and its a Beautiful Day to have Hubble space Telescope in orbit instead of Here on Earth like its been for so Many years a said Nasa administrator Richard truly. With 31 seconds left in the countdown the computer that runs the final moments before liftoff refused to close a fuel valve and shut Down. The problem was quickly overcome and the clock resumed after a three minute pause. At two minutes six seconds into the flight the discovery a two solid fuel rockets burned out and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean. The shuttle continued upward on the thrust of its three main liquid fuel engines. Six minutes later the discovery reached an Elliptic see shuttle on Back Page a feisty Polhill surprises doctors tells of other hostages Captivity by Janet do Agostino medical writer Wiesbaden West Germany a Robert Polhill relied on humor and anger to endure Captivity emerging with a generally positive Outlook medical experts said tuesday. A the is intellectually very Shaip has a great sense of humor and considering his ordeal has a reasonably positive mental status a said or. Col Kenneth Kos Kinen who examined Polhill at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. Polhill has told . Officials that he was kept in the same room As americans Alann Steen and Jesse Turner and with Mithilesh War Singh who was released in 1988, and May have been in the same building As other hostages. The four were kidnapped from the Campus of Beirut University College where they worked. Polhill had been held by moslem extremists for nearly 39 months. He spent his second Day at the Hospital resting eating and undergoing medical tests. Debriefings with . Officials also began tuesday. He will remain at the Hospital for several More Days. The professor of accounting was reunited with his sons Steven and Brian both from new York about 12 30 . Tuesday and had lunch with them and his wife Feryal. A at this Point considering what he a gone through in a very surprised that he is in fact As feisty and has such a sense of humor As he does a Koskinen said at a news conference. Koskinen a flight surgeon paediatrician and director of Hospital services headed the army and air Force medical team that brought Polhill from Syria to Wiesbaden after his release in Lebanon on sunday. Polhill a humor was noted and respected by his captors according to Koskinen. He is a quite talkative open and just More than willing to share a lot of his feelings a Koskinen said. He has Strong feelings about his Captivity and still is angry at his captors. He channelled his anger into humor to help relieve anxiety and Cope with the Captivity Koskinen said. The former captive has a Hearty appetite and is a essentially emptying our Kitchen a Koskinen joked. A a he seating four meals a Day and ravenously enjoying All the food we re giving  Polhill is fatigued and has lost about 25 pounds. He is extremely thin and walks slowly. A for a Man that is 55 years of age he looks much older than that a Koskinen said. This May be due to the Strain of Captivity and from diabetes which he has had for 25 years the doctor said. Polhill received treatment from physicians and appropriate medications while in Captivity. But the Quality of that care is difficult to judge Koskinen said. His diet in Captivity was basically a heat what you get and not the kind of food that would be recommended for a diabetic Koskinen said. Polhill suffers from the less serious form of diabetes called Type ii but requires insulin to control the con see Polhill on Back Page Steven Polhill 22, right and Brian Polhill 19, prepare to reunite with their father Robert Polhill. Europe troop cuts could save estimated $6.6 billion yearly by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the United states could save $6.6 billion a year if troop Levels in Europe drop by 80,000, As proposed by president Bush. The estimate part of a general accounting office report is based on the Assumption that those 80,000 military slots Are eliminated not Tran feared elsewhere. The savings figure represents about 2.2 percent of the defense budget. As part of its analysis the general accounting office noted that savings from troop reductions could be offset somewhat by the Cost of implementing the conventional forces in Europe treaty. Those costs include compliance inspections of Warsaw pact Sites and the destruction of conventional weapons. The United states would share these costs with other nato members. Although precise figures were not available the auditors concluded that the savings from reduced overseas troop Levels would far outweigh the see troop cuts on Back Page Bush rules out response to crackdown on Lithuania Washington apr president Bush said tuesday he will not impose sanctions on the soviet Union in response to the Kremlin a crackdown in Lithuania saying such Steps at this time could backfire. A a in a concerned that we not inadvertently do something that compels the soviet Union to take action that would set Back the whole cause of Freedom around the world a Bush said after a meeting with congressional leaders. Bush told a group of agricultural writers that while he is not ready to announce penalties at this time against the soviet Union a if there were anything done it would. Be on the economic Side. Bush said he would not consider imposing a Grain embargo on the soviet Union in response to its actions in Lithuania. Administration officials said Bush who appeared a Day ago to be on the Brink of imposing economic penalties decided to wait after reports from Moscow that . Sanctions could wind up making the situation worse in Lithuania. A a in a not going to give up trying to get the soviet Union and the lithuanians into a dialogue a Bush said. A i would encourage the soviet Union and the lithuanians to go Forward right now with dialogue a he said. A a let a Hope they can Start talking. This results in a great Deal of potential for the Freedom that we seek for the  a therein lies the answer a Bush said. See Bush on Back Page