European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday february 3, 1992balloonists expect flight to Start this week Hill the Earth winds consists of a Hellum left balloon left and an Anchor balloon. By Malcolm w. Browne the new York times the two . Pilots and the russian astronaut who plan to make the first round the world balloon flight said Friday that they would take off As soon As weather Over the North Atlantic improves probably sometime this week. Their huge balloon Earth winds was inflated with helium tuesday night in preparation for a flight of about 22,000 Miles that could last up to a month. The balloon Captain Larry Newman of Scottsdale ariz., said the Earth winds was ready for the voyage and Only awaiting clearance from the meteorologists advising the balloonist. The Crew members had hoped to take off from their base at the air Dock hangar in Akron Ohio on saturday or sunday but forecasters were concerned about a storm Over the Atlantic. Although the Earth winds will Fly at 35,000 feet which is Well above Low Alti tude storms High winds and rough water would complicate a Rescue if the balloon had to be ditched. The balloons route will follow the eastward Jet Stream around the world at speeds that could exceed 200 Miles an hour. The Jet streams path which meteorologists plot every few hours changes constantly. But the course is Likely to take the balloon Over the North Atlantic to the Arctic then across Russia and Siberia. The Jet Stream often dips South Ward however and might bring the balloon Over the persian Gulf before resuming its northeasterly course. Aboard the Earth winds besides Newman will be maj. Gen. Vladimir Duhani Berkov a russian astronaut and Don Moses an american builder Mechanic and Pilot. Newman who was a Crew member aboard both the first balloon flight across the Atlantic and the first across the Pacific is an airline Captain on leave from America West airlines. The midwinter season from december to the end of february was chosen for the flight because the weather at other times of the year is More dangerous increasing the chances of encountering turbulence at High altitudes and abrupt shifts in wind or wind Shear. The Earth winds which consists of a helium lift balloon a pressurized Crew capsule and an a Anchor balloon filled with compressed air suspended beneath the capsule is about 350 feet High. Robert Rice chief meteorologist for the project said such a High balloon might encounter problems to a wind Shear in which one part of the balloon would be tugged in one direction and the rest in another. The helium filled lift balloon is made of thin polyethylene film similar but somewhat thicker and stronger than the film used to wrap bread. The Overall weight of Earth winds will be about 10 tons. Clinton fuss leaving other candidates in cold by Jill Iii itt by Jill Titt new Day Manchester , a the Media spotlight focused on gov. Bill Clinton s personal life May prove to be More damaging to the other democratic candidates whose campaigns have been cast into Shadow. The Clinton controversy is a freezing substantive discussion of the Campaign issues Quot said de Jesser a Media adviser to former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas a a there a Only so much space and so much air time a Jesser said in Washington last week after a forum on strategies to beat president Bush in november. A it brings campaigns to a Stop. This affects All the candidates a added Robert Squier a longtime democratic political consultant in Washington. Stumping in new Hampshire last week All the candidates Drew Large crowds but the press contingent chasing the Arkansas governor was by far the largest. A a he a got a whole bus of reporters. The others just have vans said Katharine seelye a Philadelphia inquirer reporter covering Clinton. A nobody i know is talking about things like Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey a health care  Dee Dee Myers Clinton a press Secretary noted that the number of reporters travelling with him swelled from about three to 25 in the past two weeks since Gennifer Flowers a former television Anchor and nightclub Singer said in a paid interview in the Star a supermarket tabloid that she and Clinton had a 12-year affair. Clinton has denied this. At each Campaign Stop Waves of other reporters join the throng. The Clinton frenzy has made the governor and his wife Hillary household names nationally but it May be too soon to say whether the Clinton Are achieving Fame or notoriety. Not surprisingly his Campaign aides say he emerged stronger from the controversy pointing pot growing duo get Light terms Medford Ore. A a judge gave a Light sentence to a couple who grew marijuana for cancer and aids patients agreeing with their argument that they were Only trying to ease Peoples suffering. On wednesday judge Loren Sawyer of Jackson county circuit court sentenced Sharon place to 80 hours of Community service and her husband Frank to 40 hours. Sawyer said he was satisfied the places were telling the truth about growing the marijuana solely to give away to people who were dying. Sharon place has Long Given hospice care and neither she nor her husband had a criminal record. The judge said that before handing Down the sentence he checked with oncologists to confirm it was difficult for patients to get marijuana legally. To polls showing that support has grown in the past several Days. A the certainly escaped obscurity a Clinton s fundraising chairman Mickey Kantor said in an interview thursday. A the went in front of 50 million people on 60 minutes on Jan. 26 and told the truth. His intense courage has set him apart from the  the other democratic candidates Are beginning to take shots at Clinton at the same time they Are pursuing their strategies of hunkering Down in new Hampshire and trying to get to As Many voters As possible either through personal Contact or to ads. I think what a happening now is that a lot of people who were for Clinton Are now seeing that he a basically self destructing. What a going to happen next a Iowa sen Tom Harkin said thursday in an interview before addressing the state legislature in Concord. A Rno it Law Peop Are saying a of what does Harkin stand for a and now that they re looking and listening to what i stand for they re saying a of my gosh. That a the Democrat we be got to  a vote for Bush will Send message to Congress Quayle says in . By Elizabeth Kolbert up. By Elizabeth Kolbert the new York times Manchester . To those who might equate a vote for George Bush with an endorsement of his tenure vice president Dan Quayle is suggesting an alternative. Campaigning saturday in new Hampshire Quayle exhorted new Hampshire republicans to consider a vote for the president As a Way a to Send a message to Congress. A we ought to talk about sending a message to the democratic Congress a he said. A and the Best Way to Send a message to the democrats is to vote for the  conveying a message a rather than choosing a candidate a has become the theme of the Republican primary in new Hampshire on feb. 18. While Quayle is asking voters to Send a message to Congress by voting for the president Patrick j. Buchanan a conservative columnist tells them to vote for him to Send a message to the president. This confusion illustrates the difficulty of running As a member of the party in Power during hard times. To express compassion for the pain caused by the recession and at the same time avoid the blame has proved a test of Republican ingenuity. Stopping at a shopping mall a Church and a High school Quayle sought to convince voters that the tax changes proposed by the president last week would provide Quick economic Relief. The presidents plan he said a is the Only plan that s going to put this Economy Back on  but he warned that con  it going t0 want to seem More and they re going to want to raise  a but the president Isnit going to let the democratic Congress get away with again a he said. In half a dozen appearances saturday Quayle mentioned Buchanan Only i passing and Only when pressed. A i kno till Well that Pat Buchanan knows Thi the s not going to be the nominee of tl1 republicans a he said in response to question. Asked Why the president would not Dot Bate Buchanan Quayle said a or Publ cans debate democrats not each other. When reporters noted that the dec Era tic candidates frequently debated on another and had done so the night by fore he said a they look real Good of there done to they a the vice president Drew Good Crown at most of his stops but they were no uniformly enthusiastic. In front of the town Hall in Amherst he was greeted b protesters calling for the vice president t be an independently elected official