European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday june 23,1990 i a taking a breather with the Capitol in the background Alison Greene  Hajiera created the sculpture and Alex Haltem of new York City get a few breaths which features live plants enclosed in a greenhouse of Washington fresh air from a unique artwork called equipped with a filters and respiration masks. . Planetarium dedicated to teacher Christa Mcauliffe Concord . Apr the Christa Mcauliffe planetarium was dedicated thursday As a memorial to the teacher astronaut killed in the challenger disaster and a Way to Honor her passion for motivating children to learn. A this planetarium is More than a memorial to Christa Mcauliffe. It is More than a planetarium. It is a Promise to continue the work she believed in and a Promise to fulfil her dream a said Nasa administrator Richard truly. About 1,500 people including some of Mcauliffee a former students and White House chief of staff John Sununu attended the opening ceremony. The $2.6 million planetarium is new Hampshire a official memorial _ to the 37-year-old con Mcauliffe Cord High school teacher who died with six other astronauts when the space shuttle exploded in january 1986. The National aeronautics and space administration had selected Mcauliffe As its first citizen in space t from among 11,000 teachers who applied for the spot. A Christa was selected because she was an extraordinary role Model As a teacher and an extraordinary role Model As a person a her widower Steven Mcauliffe said thursday. He said his wife a goal was to excite and motivate Chil illegal copying los Angeles up a a growing number of Homes with two or More videocassette recorders has led to an increase in the practice of illegally copying videotapes costing the Industry More than 5500 million a year a Survey said thursday. A the Survey showed that growth in multiple Var households is the primary Factor driving Home copying activity a said Bill Krepick vice president of Macro vision corp., which released the study. The Survey of 1,000 Var owners conducted by the new York research firm of Schulman Ronca and Bucuvalas inc., found that 5 percent of All households with Vars have at least two of the machines hooked up Back to Back for copying. Macro vision based in Mountain View calif., is one of the leaders in producing anti copying technology for the video Industry. A Consumers freely admit that if they Are prevented from copying a title in 39 percent of the cases they Dren to learn and that she saw her shuttle Mission As a Way to a a honorable and credibly represent classroom teachers and the debt and respect that we owe to  Mcauliffe and other speakers said the planetarium has accomplished those goals. At a news conference before the dedication truly said head like to see Ordinary citizens return to space but made no promises because of the backlog of missions caused by the challenger disaster. Truly who flew on two shuttle missions said the experience of space flight a is deserving to be shared with people who Are not just like  the planetarium resulted from a the fierce Pride and love of people who cared about someone and who cared about what Christa cared about a said Sununu who was new Hampshire a governor when the challenger exploded. Most of the planetariums funding came from the state but there were private donations As Well including Money raised by schoolchildren across new Hampshire. The planetarium which took 18 months to build features an interactive system that allows the audience to select by an electronic majority vote where they want to travel in the universe. It also will allow journeys into mathematics geology meteorology Art the history of music or the demise of the dinosaurs. A it is a dream. We had tears in our eyes watching Mcauliffee smother Grace Corrigan looked on with Pride. A a in a very Happy and very proud to think that something so disastrous is culminating in something so wonderful a she  videos rising would Purchase the prerecorded videocassette a Krepick said. But Robert Alexander president of video Industry consultants Alexander amp associates in new York said that he believes the incidence of Home copying is less than 2 percent among Var owners. A right now you really have to want to copy a Alexander said. A you have to get a lot of equipment to do it so you must know that you re doing something illegal and i done to think Many people Are comfortable with  additionally Alexander said movie studios have been slashing prices for videos with new titles usually retailing for less than $20 a copy. A most Consumers would rather have a new copy than a copied one a he said. However Alexander said the Advent of dual deck Vars May produce an increase in Home copying. A the dual deck machines Are an invitation to copy illegally a he said. Near tragedy in sewer turns out just Ducky West Hartford Conn. Apr a frantic Mother ducks anguished quacks brought help after six of her offspring fell through a grate into a storm Drain while trying to Cross the Street. A she was hysterical a said Dawn Bell a visiting new yorker who called for help after she saw the Mother Duck pacing around the grate hopping up and Down on the curb frantically calling to her wayward Brood. Police officer John guyan and animal control officer Barbara Gilcher came to the Rescue. Removing the grate Gilcher descended into the shallow Slimy water and rescued five of the ducklings. The sixth duckling however waddled Down the pipe under the Street. Guyan used a High pitched whistle to keep in touch with the duckling which peeped Back at intervals. A Short time later it emerged on the other Side of the Road. The reunited family then gave up on the crossing and floated serenely Down a nearby  mayor refuses to bail son out of jail Atlanta apr mayor Maynard Jackson has refused to Post a $ 1,000 Bond to get his son out of jail. The Bond would free Jackson a younger son Maynard h. Jackson Iii 19, pending an Appeal of a disorderly conduct conviction. The mayor said at a news conference thursday that he would not Post the Bond and would not explain his reason. The mayors son is serving a 45-Day sentence after being convicted tuesday in Atlanta municipal court on a charge stemming from an incident monday in which a sheriff s Deputy watched him throw his Girlfriend to the ground. Jackson has been arrested three times this year and was frequently the Center of noise complaints during february at the Home of his Girlfriend Maria Norma Duarte 30, police said. He is in the Atlanta corrections Center a being treated identically As All other inmates a said Tom to cock acting corrections office  House snarls traffic during move to museum port Allen la. Apr a 165-year-old French Creole style House being moved to a museum blocked traffic for More than three hours because it was too wide to Clear the railings on an overpass. State police it. Tim Brunett said traffic backed up about five Miles on Louisiana Highway 1, from port Allen to Brusly until workers got the House High enough to Clear the railings. The Aillet House was being moved from its original site North of Brusly to the West Baton Rouge historical associations museum in port Allen where it will become a permanent exhibit. Gerry Daigre a Dow chemical . Spokesman said the company donated the House which is held together by wooden pegs rather than nails and has Cypress weatherboards.3,100 get employees on strike in the Northwest Everett Wash. Apr about 3,100 get Northwest Telephone company workers in three states went on strike Friday after talks on a new contract broke Down a Union official said. Members of the International brotherhood of electrical workers walked off the Job shortly after Midnight in Washington Oregon and Northern California said Douglas Weisner business manager for local 89. The bulk of the More than 3,100 affected get workers Are in Washington and Oregon. They include Telephone Cable installers splicers operators and clerical workers Weisner said. Union and company negotiators met for several hours thursday but failed to reach an agreement Weisner said. Employees had been working under extended provisions of a contract that expired May 26. The Union rejected a three year offer earlier this week by 72 percent Weisner said. A they gave us a proposal thursday but they never made any significant movement from the last proposal we received last time a Weisner said. A a ratification Bonus of $270 per employee was the Only  Bob Wayt get Public affairs manager had said earlier thursday that the company was optimistic a settlement could be reached