European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes thursday december 6,1990 win a Quot v a death a the final Choice a photo these chilling photos show an apparent suicide at Massachusetts Plum Island during a raging storm. Above Sandra Cook 48, of Newburyport stands watching seas whipped by Gale Force winds and unusually High tides. Below clutching a Beer bottle and a cigarette she washes out to sea after witnesses saw her enter the water apparently voluntarily. A Rescue attempt failed Bottom Phot and her body was found about five Miles away. The drama was captured tuesday afternoon by a photographer shooting the weather. 4 v at i a v a a a computer hackers using May Cost millions Houston up a thieves used computers to obtain millions of dollars in free Telephone service through the Johnson space Center in what one expert described As the biggest  theft in the nation the Houston chronicle reported wednesday. The newspaper said hundreds of people used the illegal system during a period of at least two years at an estimated Cost of up to $12 million. The National aeronautics and space administration could not determine precise figures for the loss said space Center spokesman Steve Nesbitt. The $12 million figure was based on costs of similar break ins nationwide said Law enforcement agents specializing in computer crime. A a it a the biggest one in be Ever heard of and certainly the longest running one in be Ever heard of a said detective Jim Black computer crime unit coordinator of the los Angeles police department and an authority on telecommunications theft Telephone service was stolen by using a Long distance credit card number and by direct use of nasal a phone lines Nesbitt said the credit card fraud was discovered by at amp to when use of the card s number exceeded typical patterns. There was no indication of who was responsible for the thefts. Heavy losses were sustained through four lines in the space centers regular phone system. A that was shut Down. It s been deactivated a Nesbitt said of the compromised Points of Access a the Nasa theft is the second  penetration of a government Agency in recent weeks the newspaper reported. On nov. 17, it was reported that hackers and others had stolen phone service Worth millions through the Houston offices of the drug enforcement administration. Hackers try to gain unauthorized Access to computer systems and refer to unauthorized use of Telephone service As phone  assisted by computers a Phr eakers find Pix numbers through trial acid error by calling All available numbers in a prefix then share the numbers. Private Branch Exchange is the name Given to the Telephone switching systems commonly used by medium and Large companies. Nasal a system was one form of Pix. In both government break ins the intruders gained Access to the Federal Telephone system a dedicated phone service similar to a wats line. There is no per Call Billing on the its a fact that allows abuse to go undetected for so Long computer underground sources told the news paper. A v a a x a that was a number that was set up for our off site offices to be Able to reach the government Long distance service a nes Bitt said. Quot new York apr two White men were acquitted of murdering a Black teen Agar in a mob attack in Brooklyn a Bensonhurst Section that heightened racial tension in the City. / / a jury took four hours tuesday to find Joseph Setimo and James Patino innocent in the .1989 slaying of Yusuf Hawkins a 16-year-old shot to death after he and three friends went to the White neighbourhood to look at a us a car. The Blacks were set upon by a mob of up to 30 people wielding baseball bats. Another defendant Joseph Fama has been convicted of murder in the slaying. John Viento whose first murder trial ended in a Hung jury went on trial again tuesday. Several other defendants face trial next year. The attack heightened racial tension during the mayoral contest Between David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani. Dinkins went on to become new Yorky first Black mayor a Quot Serrano 21, and Patino 25, smiled broadly and embraced when the verdict was announced Clearing them of murder riot and other charges. A a in a sorry for what happened to Yusuf Hawkins but i had nothing to do with it a Serrano said. A i was confident. I was secure in my  ? t Serrano was convicted of a weapons offence punishable by up to a year in prison. Sentencing was set for Jan. 11. / none of Hawkins family was in court for the verdict but the Rev. A1 Sharpton a family adviser complained about the verdict. A a a the first defendants Are convicted but when Oljey get to the Bottom of the list the Community pressure is no longer there a he said. A maybe we just have to stay on the system All the  a Fama who shot Hawkins is serving 32 and two thirds years to life in prison. Keith Mondello the mobs alleged ringleader was acquitted of murder but convicted of lesser crimes and Drew a term of five and one third years to 16 years. A a. A. Atlanta up a a Small company in South Carolina is making a new Type of night vision Gaggle for the military which its inventor says will help Correct some of the problems that have led to aircraft crashes and fatalities in saudi Arabia. 7 Frank Witt founder and president of instrument flight research inc. In Cayee s.c., has been Oping optical equipment for the defense department since 1979. The company a current project involves goggles that simulate nighttime viewing conditions. The goggles allow pilots to undergo night flight training during tiny Light hours said Witt who has been working on the device for about 10 years. The goggles which will be marketed under the trademark in Tefas weigh 24 ounces and Are made from a plastic like substance. They also can be used in tanks armoured vehicles tracks and by ground combat units. The goggles Are being tested by the military and could be approved for production within six months Witt said. Several other countries also Are interested in them. If the defense department approves the goggles and a contract for their production Witt estimated first year sales could reach $5 million. Witt said safety is the goggles biggest Selling Point a your goggles will eliminate most of the safety hazards encountered during night vision training flights which have become a very controversial subject due to what Many experts feel Are excessive  lives and costly aircraft Witt said. A Standard night vision goggles have various limitations that one must train for. Its a Good device but there have been numerous accidents that Many people Felt were the result of the training process rather than the goggles themselves. We believe that our goggles which can be used during the Day when the training Pilot has full vision will eliminate the midair accidents Quot not Only could in Tefas eliminate the need for training at night Witt said but if a Pilot gets into trouble the instructor can alter the goggles instantly to give the Pilot a Clear View of the ground and instrument panel