European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday december 3,1920 Cape canaveral Fla. Up the shuttle Columbia soared into orbit sunday for a 10-Day Mission to look for Black holes enigmatic quasars exploding stars and other mind bending space oddities in the Depths of a violent universe. Running six months late because of crippling fuel leaks columbian a seven member Crew hit the deck running after a spectacular pre Dawn climb to space. They worked their Way through a series of minor but nagging problems As they struggled to activate columbian a astronomical Observatory a a $150 million payload of four telescopes. Quot it appears that All the payload systems Are in Good shape and after we get through our initial calibrations focusing and alignment it. We re very optimistic about the Prospect of some outstanding science a Mission manager Jack Jones said. The goal of the 38th shuttle Mission is to news briefs carries study High Energy a rays and ultraviolet Light a. Radiation that does not penetrate Earth a atmosphere a Given off by the most violent stars and galaxies in the universe. Around the clock science observations were scheduled to begin around Midnight when one of the Astro a telescopes was to measure Subtle variations in the ultraviolet Light from a Star known As hd37903. The team Hopes to determine the amount of obscuring dust in the cold vast reaches of space Between the  Robert Parker 53, and Jeffrey Hoffman 46, and civilian researchers Ronald Parise 39, and Samuel Durrance 47, spent the morning working out problems with a Complex mount shared by three of the shuttles telescopes. Their cremate commander Vance Brand 59 co Pilot Guy Gardner 42 and flight Engineer John Quot Mike lounge 44 a Are charged with keeping Columbia ship aloft shape and pointed in the right direction hampered by scratchy communications Brand at one Point noticed a a mild odor of  moments later a data display unit used to Monitor the Telescope aiming system dropped off line after apparently overheating. But two other units Are available and officials said no major problems were expected. The Only other problem of any significance involved a computer needed by one of the telescopes. The computer Quot crashed Early sunday and engineers on the ground spent the morning trying to solve the problem. In soviet Central Asia meanwhile a Proton Booster carried a Crew of three including a japanese television journalist into orbit sunday to link up with the soviet Mir space station tuesday. Two cosmonauts have been on duty there since aug. 1. It was the first time since 1975 that manned soviet and . Space missions were launched on the same Day putting a record 12 people in orbit at the same time. Columbian a Mission began with a spectacular burst of fire and Thunder at 1 49 . On sunday. The launch was delayed 21 minutes because of Low Clouds near the launch pad. Air Force safety officers held up the countdown to make sure the ship would be visible to tracking cameras in the event of a major malfunction during the Early phases of flight. Once off the ground it was smooth sailing. The successful launch marked the end of a Long summer of frustrating setbacks and delays for Nasa. Hydrogen fuel leaks grounded Columbia in May and september and the shuttle Atlantis in july. If All goes Well Brand and Gardner will guide Columbia to a Mojave desert touchdown at Edwards fab Calif., at 8 46 .  having trouble by the los Angeles times los Alamitos Calif. Doctors treating Burt Lancaster confirmed that the 77-year-old actor who has been plagued with failing health in recent years suffered a moderate stroke and was having trouble speaking a family spokesman said saturday. A. Scott. Ostrow a longtime Friend and financial adviser said in a news conference at los Alami tos medical Center that the Oscar winning film Star and one time acrobat was in stable condition and that he was in a a Fine spirits. But Ostrow said Lancaster Quot now has some right Side weakness As Well As some difficulty in  steal millions in valuables from plane Montreal apr armed thieves ambushed a private plane As it taxied Down the run Way saturday an fled with nearly $13.7 million in Gold ingots and other valuables in one of Canada s largest robberies police said the pre Dawn heist at Dorval International Airport outside Montreal was carried out with commando style precision by at least four men including one armed with a soviet made ak-47 assault Rifle. ,. They used a stolen garbage truck to smash through a Fence then drove off with the loot in stolen vans police said. A pipe bomb exploded three Miles away under an Airport construction trailer and police called it a a a diversion  the twin engined Turbojet had been chartered by brinks Canada Ltd. And was returning from a regular run from new York via Ottawa and Toronto Quot. A a spokesman said the men drove away with Gold and Silver ingots Bonds securities and jewelry however they left behind sacks containing an unspecified amount of Cash. Police said some fingerprints were found. By the los Angeles times Long Beach Calif. A a 13-ship Navy task Force set sail for the persian Gulf from Southern California on saturday carrying the first combat reservists to the Mideast in the biggest such West coast deployment since the Vietnam buildup in 1965. Up to this Point reservists called up for operation desert shield duty had been support service specialists such As medical personnel and intelligence gatherers. Altogether 7,000 marines from the 5th expeditionary brigade formed at Camp Pendleton joined 6,000 sailors for a six week voyage to the persian Gulf. Amid the tears of loved ones the unit commanders expressed determination. V Quot we re trying to demonstrate our resolve that we do not intend to Back Down a said rear . Stephen s. Clarey commander of amphibious group three. Quot we have a real capability. These Are not just paper  Brig Gen. Peter j. Rowe the Marine brigade commander declared Quot we All Hope this fellow Saddam Hussein will come to his  from Page 1, streets waved and cried out As his motorcade passed. In a Brief news conference Deby said he favored democratic Reform and a multiparty system. He also urged reconciliation with go Kouni of Eddei the president he and Habre toppled in 1982. Of Eddei is exiled in Libya. Meanwhile Maldon vice president of Debyn a patriotic salvation front held talks with National Assembly president Aringue Bawa Yeu the highest ranking official left in the capital. Deby helped Habre 48, oust former of Eddei from Ower in 1982, he served As defense minister until Pohs abre accused him of plotting a coup in april 1989, that seemed to be a widely shared sentiment by those at the dockside saturday. John Baker of la Jolla had driven to Long Beach to see off his Cousin Marine re serve capt. Larry Patzman. Quot i think we have to have the presence Over there a Baker said. Quot but i Hope All we have to Nave is the  while Patzman stood with his men on the deck of the Dock Landing ship mount Vernon his wife Sarah stood tearfully on the Dock holding their 16-month-old child. Quot in a a Little sad but proud. Now in a a key  in a going to be supporting the wives in his unit get information out to them and get them together  a few men on Board the Anchorage also a Dock Landing ship unfurled a Banner As the vessel got under Way. It showed Saddam inside a bulls Eye and was inscribed Quot wed go 7,000 Miles to smoke a Camel a a. Actually it will be a 12,000-mile voyage Navy spokesmen said and the task Force should arrive there about the time of the United nations Jan. 15 deadline for the iraqis to vacate  from Page ,1 _ a a a Lant at receiving roughly 11 percent of the vote a Strong increase Over the last West German elections a foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher of the Ftp said Quot we Are All pleased that we got such Good results. We must now together with our coalition partners establish future oriented  the of Dpi a comparatively Strong showing is expected to give the party additional clout in Kohls coalition. The environmentalist greens suffered serious losses obtaining just under .7 percent As compared with 8.3 percent in the last West German elections. The party of democratic socialism the renamed East German communists will keep about 14 members in the bundestag after gaming 2jpercent of the vote -4 including 10 percent in Eastern  from Page 1 Azacs Early warning radar planes which Are on patrol around Iraq and Kuwait 24 hours a Day. None of the Allied officials would say whether an Alert was ordered among the Allied forces that Are massed in saudi Arabia and the Region. But they were reported to have been of food thrown away at the Airport by de inn naft Arta Pula Oart Hal Stu a j___1____  4 y or a i it on a yellow Alert,1�?T one category below nil combat Alert on thursday when the i in Security Council passed the resold Tion giving Iraq the Jan. 15 deadline. Iraq on sunday cautioned Bush against using proposed peace talks to improve his Domestic standing and said it was com melted to serious dialogue on the Gulf crisis Quot if they want to make this meeting a real path toward dialogue then we Are closer to peace a Saddam told French television Saddam said chances of War Between the United states and Iraq Are Quot fifty fifty a also sunday 437 filipinos flew into Manila from Iraq and Kuwait some of them told of iraqis scavenging for scraps Quot a a de foreigners and of iraqi soldiers looting groceries and Homes in Kuwait a the life of the iraqis now is hard a said Gregorio Neri who had been in Basra iraqis second largest City Quot filipino lives May be difficult but theirs is miser Able i would never change places a also sunday 57 westerners flew to Freedom including 15 american hostages released from Saddam a Quot human shield through the efforts of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. A ,. About 2 Roll lib foreigners mostly asians and arabs but including several thousand americans and europeans remain in Kuwait and Iraq 7�? v they include some 600 americans britons and others held As Shields at strategic locations to deter attack Iraq s 250-member National Assembly or parliament rejected the Security Counti Resolution on the Jan 15 deadline. The state run Baghdad radio said the Assembly accused the United states of forcing Council members Quot under pressure of terrorism blackmail intimidation Andl enticement to vote for the Resolution in other developments sunday a a Iraq warned the soviet Union that it could lose its influence in the Arab world if it sent troops to the Gulf the official iraqi news Agency reported. The warming follows comments by soviet foreign min ister Eduard Shevardnadze on thursday that Moscow would Send troops if soviets trapped in Iraq were mistreated. A a group of american indians from South Dakota prayed in Baghdad saying they will offer their sacred peace pipe to Saddam. #, marines conducted their fourth amphibious exercise in the Gulf since up ration desert shield began in Early a Eusel Nii Litara of finals said