European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 27, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 shuttle crewman practices spotting targets on Earth with grandpa for first time freed hostage Thomas Sutherland holds his 4-Ycar-old granddaughter Simone for the first time after arriving at san Francisco International Airport on monday evening. Sutherland was reunited with relatives monday after being held for More than six years As a hostage in Lebanon. He said he plans to have a a very very Happy thanksgiving with his family in Berkeley Calif. A space Center Houston apr an Atlantis crewman peered Down at Earth through a Telescope tuesday trying to recognize various spots on the Globe in a test of How astronauts might serve the military from space. Shuttle crewman Thomas Hennon ran into trouble with the Pentagon Experiment monday night when a system that tells the astronaut the Telescope is trained on the desired target apparently failed. He had better Luck with the Telescope Assembly after turning it off and Back on and was Able to find three out of four targets Early tuesday. Hennen told ground controllers the curing system still did no to appear to be working exactly As it did in training but a it really has t hindered the actual acquisition of the  he could not find Pretoria City South Africa but the first time flier did spot Kampong Cambodia Harare Zimbabwe and Diego Garcia an Island in the Indian Ocean that was a major staging area for . Troops during the persian Gulf War. Hennen the Only Crew member who Isnit a full time astronaut planned to look at about 30 targets during the Mission including some secret Sites. The Pentagon wants to find out what astronauts can see from space. Hennon was picked for the flight because of his expertise in army imagery analysis and the fact that he spent months studying satellite maps and training in simulators. A a we re curious to Sec what a trained photo interpreter can discern from space a said air Force it. Col. James Mcleroy. Crew member Mario Runco or. Will work on a similar Experiment during the Mission which is scheduled to end dec. 4 with a Landing in Florida. Atlantis blasted into orbit sunday night. The six astronauts completed their primary task Early monday with the release of a $300 million satellite that can detect missile launches and nuclear explosions. A rocket boosted the satellite to an orbit 22,300 Miles above the Equator. It will undergo about a month of testing before joining a network of similar satellites. During their first full Day in space two other Crew members also took turns inside a Large vacuum Container that forces body fluids from the upper body where they gather in Zero Gravity Back to the legs. Scientists believe this Transfer of fluids May reduce the  astronauts Feci upon return to Earth. The Experiment has been conducted on two previous missions. When it was Mission specialist James Voss turn inside the collapsible sack tuesday morning he reported that the Waist Seal was tight and somewhat uncomfortable. A your records show that in training you tried a 26-Inch one and the one that a flown should be 28 inches. So we be decided the food up there must be pretty Good a Mission control said. A maybe i gained a few inches Quot Voss replied. Soviet spy ships homing in on economic intelligence san Diego apr soviet spy ships have ceased gathering military intelligence off California and Are now focusing on amassing economic intelligence around Hawaii a newspaper said monday. According to an article published in tuesdays editions of the san Diego Union soviet officials Are listening for business secrets transmitted Between the United states and Pacific rim capitals. Such information could one Day be useful in improving the soviet unions ailing Economy the report said a most of the trans Pacific financial communications Between Japan and Wall Street Between the asian Pacific rim and the Continental United states pass through Hawaii a said Desmond Ball an expert in soviet intelligence and a professor at the australian National University. Ball said that the soviet Union began refocusing its intelligence operations toward economic interests nearly six years ago. The reduction of tension Between the United states and the soviet Union has Cut the need for strategic military intelligence he said. The soviets signalled their intention to begin targeting foreign companies last month when Yevgeny Primakow chief of the soviet unions new Central intelligence service said he would not Rule out economic espionage to gather Trade and technical information. The electronic eavesdropping ships intercept Telephone conversations facsimile signals and data transmissions relayed by communications satellites officials said. The information can either be relayed to Vladivostok Home port of the red Banner Pacific Fleet in the soviet far East or stored on the ship for decoding and interpretation later. Unlike the highly encoded military and diplomatic intelligence once sought by the soviets encrypted commercial intelligence is no match for military code Breakers Navy experts said. Although no soviet intelligence ships have been spotted in California coastal Waters for More than 16 months the ships have been observed in record numbers around Hawaii Navy officials said. Ball said that this year soviet ships were seen around Hawaii two out of every three Days a dramatic increase Over 1990, when soviet ships were sighted Only 60 Days that year. The extensive movement of . Forces in and out of san Diego especially nuclear powered attack submarines always has made the Region a primary intelligence target for the soviet military Navy officials have said. But the Cia which has opened a station in san Diego is focusing on economic rather than military intelligence with the primary target being japanese investment and debriefing . Businessmen after trips abroad intelligence sources said. Several soviet leaders including Mikhail s. Gorbachev and russian president Boris n. Yeltsin have expressed a desire for a larger role in the Pacific rim Region and have tried to encourage foreign development of its far East natural resources. As the Pacific rims importance grows intelligence ships will serve As a primary information collection platform cutting Down on the risk of human spies engaging in espionage intelligence experts said. The soviet Union has a worldwide Fleet of 62 intelligence  Blaze near . Contained los Angeles up1 a a Brush fire fanned by winds gust ing to 40 mph blackened 750 acres near Sylmar Calif., chasing about 100 people from their Homes and destroying a barn and several outbuildings before being contained by firefighters monday evening. The Blaze which started before Dawn near the foothill and Golden state freeways spread quickly through the dense drought parched Brush covering rolling Hillside and Canyon country. The Speed with which the Blaze spread caused Many residents to fear a repeat of the Oakland Berkeley Hills fire that destroyed More than 3,000 Homes and killed 25 people last month. But firefighters prevented a repeat helped by the fact that residents hid cleared the dry Brush around their Homes most of which had fire retardant roofs. A the flames came dangerously close to Many Homes charring Brush just 15 feet away from one residence. It also burned to within 300 feet of a Mobile Home Park but firefighters aided by water dropping helicopters halted the fire before it reached and Homes. J one residence sustained minor damage to its Wood shake roof before firefighters doused the flames and saved the House. Sunset farms suffered the most damage a barn House trailer truck with a camper two Sheds and a Corral valued at $100,000. A a what prevented us from losing a lot of Homes in the area was the fact that Many of the Homes had non combustible roofs on them and most of the Homes had proper Brush clearance around the structures a los Angeles City fire department spokesman Jim Wells said. The Blaze defied control for nearly six hours before firefighters got a line around three sides of it. The smoke could be smelled in downtown los Angeles 25 Miles away. About 100 residents in the path of the fire were evacuated shortly after the fire erupted but were soon Able to return. At the height of the Blaze about 450 firefighters aided by the helicopters and two bulldozers battled to Complete the fire line and keep the flames from reaching residential neighbourhoods