European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Soviets seeking of to launch rockets from Fla. Cape canaveral. Fla. Apr the soviet Union wants to launch rockets from Florida creating uneasiness among their american commercial counterparts officials said wednesday a. The request cannot he considered until the . Government issues a new policy on commercial launches which reportedly is due out soon. The new policy which outlines the conditions under which other countries could enter . Launch markets for the first time is awaiting final approval by president Bush. The soviets would like to launch Proton rockets from Cape canaveral air Force station adjacent to nasal a Kennedy space Center. The Center is much nearer the Equator than the soviet launch site. That makes it easier to put satellites into the most commonly used orbit above the Equator. Space Commerce corp., a Houston based company that markets soviet rockets outside the soviet Union recently relayed the informal request to the spaceport Florida authority a slate Agency formed last year to support . Commercial space ventures. With the request space Commerce also submitted a Proton operating manual about three quarters of an Inch thick and in English. William Wirin executive vice president of space Commerce said wednesday that a formal request would be made after the new policy is announced. American launch companies fear their businesses will be jeopardized if american commercial payloads Are allowed to ride on soviet rockets. Friday August 3. 1950 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5 Raymond Buckey and his Mother embrace after child molestation charges against him were dismissed. Los Angeles api a the nation s longest costliest criminal prosecution ended wednesday As a judge dismissed child molestation charges in the Mcmartin preschool Case. Quot the ease of the people is. Raymond Buckey is hereby dismissed and the defendant is discharged a said los Angeles county Superior court judge Stanley Weisberg. Quot that completes this  the ruling came after jurors deadlocked Friday in Buckey s retrial on eight charges and the judge declared a mistrial. Buckey called an afternoon hews conference in Beverly Hills to announce he had filed a null Tail lion Dollar wrongful prosecution lawsuit. The Mcmartin ease consumed seven years of court Lime and Cost los Angeles county More than $13.5 million making it the longest most expensive criminal court Case in . History. Buckey s Mother Peggy Mcmartin Buckey was in court for the dismissal along with his sister Peggy Ann. Roth women were former defendants. The Case started with dozens of molestation charges and seven defendants but Only Buckey and Nis Mother Ever stood trial. When the first trial ended Jan. 18, buckeyes Mother was acquitted Ohall counts and Buckey was acquitted on 40 counts the jury deadlocked on 13 counts and Buckey was retried on eight. Buckey spent five years in jail before being released on bail.6 killed when Hurricane lashes cargo new York apr six crewmen of a greek cargo ship were killed and one was injured when their ship foundered in the grip of Hurricane Bertha 350 Miles off Cape cod on wednesday authorities said. Twenty one members of the Crew were rescued they said. A we have accounted for everybody 20 in Good condition one alive but injured six deceased a said la. Cmdr. Paul Milligan a coast guard spokesman. The condition of the injured Man was not known. Three bodies were still missing wednesday. But witnesses said they saw the men dead and in the water so the coast guard counted the three among the six dead Milligan said. The search for bodies was called off because of bad weather he said. / the Crew abandoned the 593-foot maltese registered freighter Corazon at 4 20 a.m., 11 hours after reporting the ship was breaking up. Thirty foot Waves whipped by winds gusting to 90 Mph had broken its keel. Soviet Hong Kong and norwegian merchant ships steamed to the scene to Rescue Crew members crowded in a Lifeboat and a life raft. . Military aircraft coordinated the Rescue efforts a she had fairly Calm passage coming across the Atlantic and Bertha just swung right into her a said Charles Aitchison president of Asca Marine inc the ships new York agent. Quot obviously they be tried to save As Many As they could. They re All out there working hard to do  authorities did not know if the ship was leaking fuel or How much fuel was aboard. Hurricane Bertha churned on toward Canadas maritime provinces carrying 75-Mph winds but was expected to weaken. A swimmer in Florida drowned tuesday in rough water attributed to the Hurricane. The Corazon bound from Greece to new York was carrying More than 25,000 tons of Cement and the Load Likely contributed to its damage said coast guard it. . Rodney Gadsden. By mid morning the Corazon s Bow was submerged and its Stern was standing Clear of the water 350 Miles South Southwest of Cape cod said coast guard Petty officer Anthony l. Whitehead. One Crew member apparently fell into the water when the Crew boarded the Lifeboat and life Taft Whitehead said. That Sailor was pulled from the water dead by the russian trawler by m Pel. The survivors were taken aboard the soviet merchant ship Leonid Leonidov which was headed to Portland Maine about a two Day trip Milligan said. But efforts to save the life Rales occupants went less smoothly the gym Pel attempted to Rescue what was reported to be 12 sailors aboard the raft Whitehead said. But the raft was pulled into the trawlers propeller and rudder area. And several sailors were pitched into the Ocean. Those aboard the life raft were later pulled to  Bills irk ind. Twister victims i a Petersburg ind. Apr some victims of the tornadoes that devastated Petersburg in june feel insult has now been added to injury after receiving Bills of up to $200 for ambulance services. Quot it just has t set right with some of the people Quot said the Rev. Jeffrey Stratton Petersburg a Volunteer coordinator. More than a dozen people have received the Bills. Quot what 1 have told the people is that an ambulance service is still a business a Stratton said. Quot although i doubt if that Billing was the first thing on their minds it still Cost them  Jess Roberts director of Alexander ambulance so prices in Evansville said 23 ambulances from throughout Southern Indiana helped with disaster Relief following tornadoes on june 2 that killed seven residents. Roberts said Alexander billed four Tornado victims but later expressed regret. The company sent letters on july 17 to people who had received the Bills advising that no collection would be attempted because the service was voluntary. Mcdonald a seeks to Cut garbage Washington apr Mcdonald s corp. And a leading environmental group said thursday that they will work together to slash the amount of garbage and litter from the company s thousands of fast food restaurants. Fred Krupp. Cd Vurtice director of the environmental defense fund said Las goal was to Combine recycling composting and redesign of materials to reduce solid waste from the to Dos 11.000 Mcdonald a outlets to Zero. A a it a hard to take me seriously when i say i d like Mcdonald s to a hair True Krupp said. A my dream is getting Mcdonald s to compost most a their waste and reduce the rest fit so they Don t has e any Gai Bat a Midi s plastic tamers have made it one of the most prominent san tools of what critics Call a throwaway society agreed to form a joint task Force w Ith the def. Among the options Are reusable cups and utensils redesigned packaging and shipping materials and inc use of Mcdonald s Puri Hasmig Power to promote recycling. The task fire report expected in six months Wei be made Public. If the two sides disagree they May Issue dissenting statements. Each Side will  its own expenses. A Quot this is going to be a difficult Neess hut we want it to work a said Shelby a Stew. Director of environmental affairs for Mcdonald s. A tins is an entirely new process for us and evidently for businesses in  a in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 3, 1050 a the atomic Energy commission announced that Dupont had been selected to design construct and operate atomic Energy facilities. 30 years and today. Aug. 3, i960 a vice president Richard a Nixon warned democrats that president Eisenhower would veto any massive spending legislation that he regarded As purely political. 20 years ago today. Aug. 3. 19 70 a i he first hijacking of a jumbo jetliner ended with the Hijacker in Havana Cuha and the plane safely m san Juan. Puerto Kina. I he gunman woman deemed the pan american world an ways 747 on a flight from new York to san Juan ? 0 years ago today. Aug. 3 caused by crowded Mam train station in Bologna Italy. At least in people wer. Killed 1vh0a powerful explosion possibly a Morist Bon drip pm through the it