European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday june 23,1991 concern gape canaveral Fla. A Nasa is proceeding toward a late july liftoff of Atlantis despite a possible prob ice with the space shuttles cargo a giant communications satellite. Tests indicated Friday that a motor for the satellites space to ground Antenna might potentially prevent the Antenna from extending properly in orbit Nasa said. The concern surfaced during routine preflight tests. A. A a a a Agency officials reviewed the preliminary data at a special meeting Friday. A a they re optimistic a \ said Nasa spokesman Dick Young. He said additional tests would be conducted to make sure no repairs Are needed. A the $100 million plus tracking and data relay satellite is designed to link shuttles and other Low orbiting spacecraft such As the Hubble space Telescope with the ground. The space to ground Antenna is 6v2 feet in diameter and has two motors one a backup in Case the other fails in orbit. It is the primary link for relaying radio signals to and from a terminal in White Sands . The satellite also has two Large umbrella shaped antennae to communicate with shuttles and other spacecraft. These apparently work properly. They underwent extra testing because of problems with a similar Antenna on the Jupiter bound Galileo spacecraft. Nasa was scheduled to Start loading hydrazine fuel into the satellite on saturday As planned. Atlantis is to be moved to the launch pad Early this week. The space Agency is aiming for a liftoff around july 22. Meanwhile the shuttle Columbia returned to Kennedy space Center atop a modified jumbo Jet Friday a week after Landing in California at the end of a nine Day medical research Mission. Columbia touched Down at Edwards fab calif., on june 14. During the Mission four of the seven astronauts conducted medical tests to give scientists a better understanding of How humans  space. A. A v. A a the Boeing 747 Jet with the spaceship bolted on top left California on wednesday and spent the night at Biggs army air Field in Elpaso Texas. It landed at Kennedy space Center in Cape canaveral after a two hour flight from Columbus fab miss. The shuttle columbian a next trip into space is scheduled for next summer. Spectators lined the beaches South of the Kennedy space Center to watch the Jet and shuttle Complete their Cross country flight. The sight is expected to become rarer a Kennedy will be a prime shuttle Landing site starting with the flight of Atlantis next month Nasa said thursday. John Luke Mills meets the press after winning a relay race at the nude Olin picks games. The thrill of Victory in the raw Only in new olym pick games by Peter Jensen the Baltimore Sun Darlington my. Even before the race began the 400-Yard relay team from Rhode Island had the look of a Winner Speed attitude and of course hardly a stitch of  than 24 seconds later the thrill of Victor it in the raw. The teams Anchorman a a hirsute 40-Ycar-old sales manager from Providence a crossed the finish line first barely ahead of his opponents. A we wanted to win this thing a said a triumphant Carlos Cardoso after scoring life Victory in the nude for the new England naturist association. A we take it very  serious or not it was hard to dismiss competitors in the nude olym pick games on Friday a not to mention maintain Eye Contact with them. Imagine a mass Skinny dip at the company picnic or maybe the Myca locker room if it Ever went coed staged in a private Campground near the Village of Darlington in Maryland a northeastern Harford county and held in conjunction with an annual gathering of East coast nudists the four Day event. Was  billed As a world championship for nude sports. As evidence of their whimsy olym pick planners have included table Tennis Tennis paddle boating body painting costume making dance cheer leading and Watermelon eating among their events. The scheduled non competitive events included jumps by nude sky divers this a Ter a a nude olym pick demonstration sports in 1v91, but you can always keep your fingers crossed for next year and even a workshop on nude Public relations. A a a a a a a a it a great fun a said Robert Burger 51, of Lansing mich., a Ham radio Buff a in the Buffy who promotes nudism among shortwave operators. A a it a Nice to see the Young folks come out for something like  the games which began thursday and were to continue through saturday Are sponsored by the Tri state Sun club of Broadway n.j., and the naturist society a Wisconsin based National organization. Organizers said the term olym pick is meant to give the Competition a lighthearted atmosphere and to emphasize that people a a pick a clothing optional lifestyle. However a spokesman for the . Olympic committee in Colorado Springs colo., said that the committee is not amused by the variation on its trademark word. . Quayle want More Lead tests Washington . A Marilyn Quayle said initial tests found High Levels of Lead in water from some taps at the vice presidential  a we be gotten some reports Back that weren to real heartening a said the wife of vice president Dan Quayle. A we want to have it redone because it did no to make any sense a she said. A we done to want to jump to any  the testing was ordered after revelations that president Bush suffers from Graves disease a thyroid condition just like his wife Barbara. Their dog Millie has been diagnosed As having Lupus. Doctors told Bush that the chances of All having such diseases of the immune system were 1 in 20 million. The Bushes lived in the vice presidents mansion on the grounds of the naval Observatory for eight years. A a environmental factors such As bacteria or High Levels of Lithium or iodine have been suspected of touching off Graves disease or other thyroid disorders. However most experts do not consider Lead a suspect. Tumor malignant new York a a tumor removed during delicate brain sur Gery on a 3-year-old greek boy is malignant meaning that he will need costly radiation and chemotherapy treatments his doctor says. The boy Nicholas Sillas still will have better than a 50 percent Chance of a cure said or. Jeffrey Wisoff a paediatric neurosurgeon. Dimitri Sillas 25, and his 23-year-old wife Sophia brought the boy to the United states after doctors in Greece discovered the tumor about six weeks ago. By the time Wisoff performed surgery on monday at the division of paediatric neurosurgery at new York University medical Center the tumor had grown larger than a Golf Ball. It was wrapped around the brain Stem. Tests later in the week on the tumor determined it was malignant Wisoff. Said. Still Wisoff said the boy has already shown signs that headaches and other pain caused by the tumor Are gone. Students get thief St. Paul Minn. A a thief picked the wrong place to steal a gym bag outside a karate class. Seconds after a Young Man snatched the bag from a hallway outside the East Side Tang Soo do school of karate three White uniformed Barefoot martial arts students were in Pursuit. After a five Block Chase through a residential neighbourhood police said the Man banged on the door of a House and screamed a Call the cops a. At that moment the three male karate students had the Man. Surrounded said the Homeowner who asked not to be identified. A they had him pinpointed and he just sat on the next door neighbors Steps until the police got Here a the Homeowner said. Police arrested the 19-year-old Man and booked him on suspicion of theft. He was freed pending further investigation