European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes c Page 9 even in by Peggy Davidson staff writer Lan Stuhl Germany a when Catherine with and Steven High pledged themselves to each other in sickness and in health they hoped that they  exercise the sickness clause until after the honeymoon. But they did. The two army captains were married in a civil  the american embassy in Cairo on june 4. Two weeks later while touring the pyramids with became ill and was evacuated to land Stuhl army regional medical Center suffering from complications from a previous surgery. And that a just the latest obstacle that the couple has hurdles to Start a new life As husband and wife. A year ago at fort Ord calif., the pair unhappily faced the Prospect of separation. High had an assignment to the joint operations Center in Panama and a deployment to the Sinai Peninsula was planned for with. They realized that the Only Way they could stay together would be to get married. Military policy is to keep As Many married couples together As possible. Without a marriage certificate with had As much Chance As any other army lawyer to be stationed in Panama. So the couple made Long distance plans to marry in Egypt so that they could be stationed together in Panama this fall. High flew to Egypt where with is assigned to a multinational peacekeeping Force. On. The Way there he developed a Case of food poisoning. Once in Cairo he spent the Day before their wedding in the Back seats of cabs which chauffeured them to the myriad of offices where they got the �?o18 Stamps seals and signatures needed so the ceremony could take place High said. Recovered from his own Short illness High travelled with his wife to Germany and has  during her four week stay at the Hospital. The couple met at fort Ord two years ago where High was a helicopter Pilot and with a Brand new army lawyer. With stopped High to ask directions to an apartment manager. Instead of directions High gave her a tour of several apartments offering suggestions and recommendations. With said they became a instant Good  about a year into their relationship they realized that they a had so much in common a said with a the same undergraduate degrees the same interests the same sense of  their ceremony at the embassy was the required civil ceremony that satisfied the Laws of both Egypt and the United states. Two Days later they held a simple Church a a blessings ceremony at with a site which was attended by friends there. The couple plan a second ceremony in the United states before with moves to Panama this fall. Both officers plan to make careers of the army. A we had a lot of options to talk through a with said. A we made choices to be in the  careers or marriage High said a flexibility is the  and a sense of humor with added. Now that the a in sickness part of their marriage is out of the Way the couple plan to spend the rest of their married life a in health a they said smiling at each other. A amps Lynda Davidson newlyweds Catherine with and Steven High Are together at her Hospital bed. Satellite release workplace politics banned planned As part by russian federation Leader of Atlantis flight Cape canaveral Fla. Apr the main Job during this weeks flight of Atlantis is delivery of a huge communications satellite but the five astronauts will devote most of their time to nitty Gritty research. A the satellite of course is needed up there a said Mission commander John Blaha. A that has a priority and people want to get it up. But from a personal standpoint i think the science has the More far reaching  assuming the satellite is released six hours into the flight As planned a a we la be up there eight More Days to do other stuff a said astronaut James Adamson. A i think All that other stuff is quite  he was referring to medical tests Ozone measurement heat pipe experiments flame study and More. Atlantis was scheduled to lift off on nasal a 42nd shuttle flight no earlier than wednesday morning. Launch had been set for tuesday but was delayed Friday by at least one Day so workers could replace damaged Cable in a circuit used to separate the orbiter and external fuel tank during ascent. Blaha and his Crew have been training More than a year for the complicated satellite release. After ground controllers determine the $120 million tracking and data relay satellite is Fine astronaut Shannon Lucid will activate switches to free it from the cargo Bay. An hour later a two stage rocket will boost the satellite from the ships 184-mile-High orbit to 22,300 Miles above Earth. There it will join three other tracking and data relay satellites placed in space by astronauts since 1983. Another a the second a was destroyed in the 1986 challenger Accident which killed All seven aboard. The newest satellite will be As big As a House when its two solar panels and two umbrella shaped Gold plated antennae Are unfurled. Each of the antennae will be capable of transmitting the contents of a 20-volume enc Clope Dia Inone second. A it will replace the next oldest tors Craft which will become a spare. The oldest one already is a spare. The satellite network allows Mission control to communicate with astronauts in space at least 85 percent of the time. Contact previously was possible Only when spaceships were in sight of ground tracking stations less than a fifth of the time. Moscow apr russian federation president Boris n. Yeltsin on saturday banned political activity in russian government offices and Republic run businesses in a decree dealing another blow to the communist party. The order would sharply curtail the party a ability to influence or obstruct decisions across the vast Republic and is an apparent attempt to Weed out anti Reform communist bureaucrats throughout the russian government. The decree Calls for legislation to be introduced at the National level to remove political influence from government the military and state enterprises according to the government run russian information Agency. Anyone can belong to a party but political activity must be carried out in a non working hours and outside the limits of state organs institutions organizations and enterprises a the decree said. The official news Agency did not mention penalties for violating the ban or indicate How the decree would be enforced. The decree is to take effect two weeks after its publication in newspapers expected in the next several Days. Yeltsin was elected june 12 As the first president of the russian Republic the biggest and richest of the 15 soviet republics. During his Campaign he repeatedly urged de politicizing state agencies the military and the Kab the soviet unions secret police. The decree said soviets working for the Republic a should follow the legislation of Russia in their serv ice and Are not bound by the decisions of political parties and mass Public  Yeltsin a edict does not affect unions which will be allowed to continue a in agreement with the administration of the institutions organizations and workers  until recently the communist party from which Yeltsin resigned last summer wielded enormous influence in All government and government run businesses in the soviet Union. Membership was essential to getting promotions including the military. The party continues to Wield considerable influence through thousands of a a cells in factories offices and military units across the country. The party nationwide has an estimated 16.3 million members nearly half of whom Are in the russian federation. Yeltsin a decree said that a persons party affiliation or Lack of it a cannot be a ground for limitation of their rights including occupation of some Post a the Agency reported. The decree Calls for the russian legislature to consider submitting a Bill to the National supreme soviet legislature that would ban political activity in the supreme court the armed forces the prosecutors office the Interior ministry and the Kab. It also Calls on the russian government to find employment for anyone who loses his Job because of the halt in political activity in the workplace. Powell vows new Iraq fight if necessary Helsinki Finland a Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said saturday the United states would use Force against Iraq again a if  a there is always that possibility but if is something we would wish to avoid. We Are not looking for additional use of Force in the Region a Powell told reporters on arrival at Helsinki Airport. But Powell said Iraq must a completely comply with All .  Powell was due in Moscow on monday for a six Day visit at the invitation of his soviet counterpart Gen. Mikhael Moiseyev. Powell hinted at a possible new superpower arms agreement but did not elaborate. A with the conclusion of both the cafe conventional forces in Europe treaty and the Start strategic arms reduction talks treaty i am sure he and i will be studying new ways to examine the relative balance of forces in Europe a Powell said of Moiseyev. During his unofficial visit in Finland Powell was scheduled to meet with president Mauno Koivisto and defense minister Elisabeth Rehn