European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 4. 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3senate oks panel to probe mias Washington a the Senate voted Friday to create its own committee to investigate the Fate of service members missing in action from the Vietnam War. President Bush said anew there was a no hard evidence of prisoners being  the committee would have 12 members equally divided Between the two parties. The measure will automatically disband the panel late next year unless renewed. A we Hope to be Able to have the answers by then next Yea although we can to predict that a said sen. Robert c. Smith r-n.h., the chief sponsor. Smith said that a thousands of people. Have written cards and letters and made phone Calls urging creation of the committee. Recent photographs alleged to be american prisoners from the Vietnam War have led to a doubt and mistrust of our government a Smith added when the measure passed the rules committee earlier in the Day it called for a panel of six democrats and five republicans. Smith said the composition of the panel held up final approval for several hours but senators agreed to the equal numbers because mias Are not a partisan Issue. Minority Leader Robert Dole r-kan., said if president Bush appoints a similar panel a a there a no reason Yuri a Polar Bear at the zoo in Brookfield iii., tries to stay Cool by bullying up to a Block of ice Friday when the Mercury in the Chicago area hit 101 degrees the Baghdad Iraq apr . Officials saturday began to investigate whether Iraq has germ warfare capabilities As required under terms of the cease fire that ended the persian Gulf War. A i have an open mind at this stage a said team Leader David Kelly. A the iraqis have not declared biological weapons capability. We will go to Sites which we deem to be associated with biological  . Teams investigating iraqis nuclear and chemical weapons programs have already made inspections under the cease fire terms which Call for eliminating iraqis weapons of mass destruction. The fourth nuclear inspection since May is now going on. Biological weapons use forms of bacteria viruses fungi or naturally occurring toxins. Such weapons can be unleashed As liquids to contaminate drinking water or As aerosols dropped by bombs. During the persian Gulf War Western intelligence reports suggested that Iraq possessed some biological weapons although the Baghdad regime has denied the reports and none was Ever used against the allies. In Baghdad Kelly said he and others on his 28-member team were holding discussions with iraqi officials the two can to live in  in the rules committee sen. John Warner r-va., said his a main concern was that we not elevate unduly the Hopes and aspirations of the families who be waited i am relatively certain that within the next 60 to 90 Days we May have one or More living Povis or mias a sen Jesse Helms so Many years. To do that would be a  and speaking at the White House Bush said a there is no hard evidence of prisoners being  he added a for those who Are a scrupulously raising the Hopes of families by fraud that should be really condemned. You talk about something brutal to a Fame hottest temperature for the Day since 1988. Employees at the zoo put ice in the water to help Yuri and his pals endure a barely. And a we have no indication that they possess such  the team arrived Friday. Western intelligence officials have said in the past that Iraq May have weapons capable of causing anthrax typhoid and cholera produced at a factory South of Baghdad. . Congressional investigators found that the Commerce department approved sales of More than 20 shipments of biological agents to Iraq before its invasion of Kuwait last August. On Friday . Secretary general Javier p6rez de Cuellar announced a plan for stringent monitoring of iraqis nuclear chemical and missile facilities for years to come. The sweeping plan even dictates that Iraq must rewrite its Domestic legislation to outlaw production of nuclear chemical and other weapons of mass destruction and punish anyone who contributes to related military research. The plans were made Public Friday the first anniversary of the iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The invasion led to the Gulf War with a massive . Military intervention under . Command. By that a about As cruel As you can  still Bush said a if there a any hard evidence it will be pursued and run to the ground. And our policy has always been based on the Assumption that until we can account for every person missing that we have to run Down these leads to prove that nobody is  immediately following the Senate a committee action sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., said a i am relatively certain that within the next 60 to 90 Days we May have one or More living pos or  Helms declined to elaborate. Smith noted that the select committee would have the Power to subpoena and put witnesses under oath. The executive Branch which he said has resisted giving Congress intelligence on pos and mias is a either going to provide it willingly or we Are going to subpoena it. Its that simple. We want to Sec the intelligence As soon As  on thursday the Senate inserted provisions into the defense authorization Bil that would require Federal agencies Quot holding or receiving information on pos or mias to make the material Public. The measure sponsored by sen. John Mccain r-ariz., would apply to a any record live sighting report or other information relating to the location treatment or conditions of missing  s release signals beginning of real science space Center Houston apr Atlantis shuttle astronauts dispatched a huge satellite deep into space where it joins a communications network relaying information to Earth from shuttles spy satellites and other spacecraft. The Crew finally in space after three launch delays Over two weeks released the cylindrical satellite from a raised tilt table in the cargo Bay Friday about six hours after the shuttle blasted into orbit. _ after Atlantis commander John Blaha mane Vered the shuttle a Safe distance away a rocket attached to the $120 million satellite fired about an hour after deployment to begin its journey to a 22,300-mile-High orbit. The tracking and data relay satellite coasted for about six hours before the rockets second stage fired late Friday to set the orbit. The satellites solar panels and antennae were unfurled by computer commands from the ground. The two Craft then separated. The final step in deploying the satellite occurred saturday morning a two umbrella shaped antennae were outstretched and properly rotated. 1 a the spacecraft is healthy and doing Fine a Mission control informed the astronauts. A a that a Good news a a spaceman replied. Releasing the satellite was the primary task of the nine Day Mission which got off the ground on time Friday at 11 02 . Edt. The five astronauts plan to perform medical and scientific tests and photograph Earth. A at this Point with the tors deployed we get Down to the real science of the flight a said Rob Kelso a Nasa flight director. During their second Day in space saturday the shuttle Crew got started on several experiments. They activated an Ozone measuring instrument in the cargo Bay and prepared to test a device that could one Day be used to help Cool the planned space station Freedom. Mission specialist Shannon Lucid had trouble activating three of six cell syringes a Middick Experiment. Two of the pouches containing cell cultures leaked and the plunger in another became stuck. The 4,600-Pound communications satellite expected to be operational this fall will expand nasal a ability to Send data from space to Earth. Atlantis nine Day journey 184 Miles above Earth is the 42nd shuttle Mission for Nasa. It is the fifth time astronauts have been sent to deploy a tracking and data relay satellite. With its solar panels extended the satellite is 57 feet across. The tors system links ground controllers with space shuttles about seven other Nasa satellites and an undisclosed number of military spy satellites. The satellite released Friday will replace the second oldest tors Craft which will be used As a spare. The oldest tors already is a spare and Nasa plans to deploy two More by the mid-90s. . Team starts probing Iraq for biological weapons