European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 8, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7 stateside Atlantis to be launched despite 2 tiny cracks Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle Atlantis will carry an astronomical Observatory into orbit As planned next month despite two hairline cracks on door hinges Nasa said wednesday. Managers decided to proceed with launch preparations after tests showed the tiny cracks would pose no danger during flight said National aeronautics and space administration spokeswoman Lisa  denied Bond pending re sentencing. Charlotte . Apr a Federal judge denied Bond wednesday for Jim Bakker saying the pal founder might flee while awaiting re sentencing on fraud and conspiracy charges . District judge Graham to Lullin said he found prosecutors arguments that Bakker posed a danger to the Community  but the judge said Bakker s attorneys did not prove he did not pose a flight risk. Last month the 4th . Circuit court f appeals in Richmond va., upheld Bakk cry a convictions on fraud and conspiracy but threw out his 45?year sentence and ordered a re sentencing by Mullen. Mullen has said he would hold a re sentencing hearing april 25. Mullen had the authority to release Bakker on Bond while awaited that hearing. Minimal forces needed in Europe Schroeder says by Chuck Vinch a Washington Bureau Washington the Swift and decisive . Military response to the iraqi invasion of Kuwait shows that the United states docs not have to permanently base combat units in Europe rep. Pat Schroeder said wednesday. A the War does no to usually occur where you expect it a said Schroeder a Colorado Democrat who chairs the House armed services subcommittee on military  the United states has spent years preparing to fight on the Plains of Europe the massive sea lift and Airlift to the Gulf proves that the . Military can win wars in Distant places with minimal warning time and no pre positioned combat units she said. Speaking at a hearing on the future of . Bases in Europe Schroeder said the persian Gulf War highlights the value of a dual Basing a a concept that Calls for combat units to be located in the United states and to rotate regularly to Europe for six month unaccompanied Tours. Schroeder envisions a permanent Skeleton Force in Europe of As few As 25,000 logistics and support personnel on accompanied Tours to maintain pre position cd equipment and be prepared to accommodate combat reinforcements from the United states. A the real Beauty of dual Basing is its flexibility a she said. A if we really Start to worry about soviet expansion into Europe we can have a full corps or More exercising in  if the soviet threat is Low the combat deployment to Europe could be reduced to a division and the additional dual based units assigned toothed regions of the world. Not surprisingly the defense department is decidedly Cool to Schroeder a idea. Quot there is still a need for Forward deployed forces in Europe a said Stephen Hadley assistant Secretary of defense for International Security policy. Gen. John Galvin supreme Allied commander Europe also spoke against the plan. A a if Europe gets into a War we  going to be in the real Beauty of dual Basing is its flexibility. If we really Start to worry about soviet expansion into Europe we can have a full corps or More exercising in Europe % a rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo. It a Galvin said. Quot its better to already be there and be Able to influence the course of events from the  Galvin said the United states already plans to substantially reduce its Forward presence in Europe. By 1995, tactical fighter wings will decrease from eight to fewer than four and ground divisions will go from five to two. A at the same time we have wanted to he cautious about How far and How fast we reduce our forces a Galvin said. A one can go too far and not know it until it is too  reports of fireball sighting made in 9 states Philadelphia a people from Maine to West Virginia reported a Brilliant fireball in the sky Early wednesday offering descriptions ranging from a the size of a Volkswagen to the shape of a a Boomerang on its Side a a a this was big a said new York state trooper Richard Haas. A a in be seen shooting stars before and this was nothing like that.�?�. People in West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania new Jersey new York Connecticut Massachusetts new Hampshire and Maine reported seeing the Bright Light moving from West to East about 3 . Philadelphia air traffic controller Jim Krimm said he took three phone Calls reporting it. One Pilot radioed that it a appeared to be the Mother of All meteors a Krimm said. Many witnesses said the object appeared to have a Green and red Tail and lit up the sky for about five seconds before it disappeared Over the horizon. Haas said he was driving in Danby n.y., when he and his partner saw the Bright Light in the Western sky. A it appeared to. Be real Low a Haas said. A we opened our windows to listen for a crash but we did no to hear  in Atlantic i Highlands n.j., Danny Fletcher 23, said he had just returned Home from work when he saw the speeding Light close to the horizon. A at first 1 thought it was a scud missile a he said. A Mark Barton a police officer near Boston said it looked like a a Boomerang on its Side. A Cluster of lights with a big red fire Tail behind  what people saw most Likely was a Low flying meteor that burned brightly from the friction of entering the Earth a atmosphere,.said Walter Webb manager of planetarium observations at the Charles Hayden planetarium in Boston a a it a not unusual for fireballs to be seen Over an area of several Hundred Miles a Webb said. Derrick Pitts an. Astronomer at the fells planetarium of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia sail the object Likely broke up. James Cornell of the smithsonian astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge mass., said the object either disintegrated in the atmosphere or fell into the Atlantic Ocean based on its West to East trajectory. A a heavenly kids these five finalists for the 44th annual Christ child of 1991 preen while a Winner is ton mass. The other Good natured contenders for the starring role Are from left picked at Saint Kevin rectory in Boston on tuesday. The chosen child is 9-month-old Laura Sullivan 6 months old of Boston Sergio Gonzalez 11 months old of Boston Kerryn Fiore Center of Boston who will appear in the traditional new England Pas Gina ficociello 5 months old of Weymouth mass. And Luke Lohan 5 months old Sion play Quot the Christus on March 21 at immaculate Conception Church in Stough of Quincy mass