European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 25, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 7space shuttle Atlantis hits the skies Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit with seven astronauts tuesday on a Mission to study the environment of our planet. Atlantis roared off its Seaside  at 8 14 . Est. The spaceship Rose on a 700-foot pillar of flame and headed out Over the Atlantic Ocean and up along the East coast. Low Clouds Over the emergency Landing site at Kennedy space Center caused a 14-minute delay in the launch. Other weather problems including a worrisome storm off the coast had dissipated earlier. Atlantis twin solid rocket boosters dropped into the Ocean two minutes into the flight As planned resembling a falling Star from the launch site. Atlantis reached its 184-mile-High orbit in the usual 8vi minutes. It was nasal a second attempt to Send up Atlantis. The first on monday was halted 5yi hours before liftoff by fuel leaks that officials later said were temporary and minor. The eight Day flight a shuttle Mission no. 46 is the first devoted to atmospheric research. The shuttle carries 13 scientific instr it ments. Among other things scientists Hope to learn More about damage to the Ozone layer. During the flight about 200 research stations around the world will make observations As Well. The combined Effort is expected to yield the most comprehensive study of the atmosphere Ever. Researchers from seven countries have been working on the Mission since the Early 1980s. The flight originally was scheduled for 1986 but was put on hold after challenger exploded that year. A a it a speaking much More to the people now than it was at that moment a a said Dirk Frilout a belgian physicist and Crew member. A it s surely on time that we do it  a report last month indicated an Ozone Hole probably would form in the skies Over the Northern hemisphere later this year. Besides Frilout the Only non american aboard Atlantis the Crew members Are commander Charles Bolden jr., Pilot Brian Duffy David Leestma Kathryn Sullivan Michael Foale and Byron Lich Tenberg. Frilout is the first belgian to Fly in space. On hand to see him off were princes Philippe and Laurent nephews of Belgium a King Baudouin i who Are first and third in line to the throne respectively. The Mission is part of a Long term Nasa program to study the environment from space. Scientists want to measure Ozone and other components of the atmosphere Over an 11-year solar Cycle the period from one Peak of solar activity to the next. One of the instruments aboard Atlantis an Electron beam gun will fire streams of electrons into the atmosphere to create artificial auroras. The leaks in Atlantis engine compartment on monday were traced to seals in the plumbing that apparently contracted in response to the super cold , governor to hold hearing on execution from wire reports Santa Rosa Calif. A gov. Pete Wilson says he a willing to consider clemency for convicted killer Robert Alton Harris who stands to become the first person executed in California in 25 years. Harris 39, has been on death Row for 13 years and blocked four earlier orders to Send him to the Gas chamber. He is scheduled to go to his death april 21 for the 1978 murders of two san Diego teen agers. On monday Wilson a Republican who supports the death penalty said nothing in the Law requires him to hold a hearing on whether Harris life should be spared but he would do so  Lassord with Hose los Angeles a an elderly Man threatening his family with a knife was restrained when a sheriffs Deputy used a Garden Hose to Lasso him an official said. Oscar Campbell 79, was taken to a psychiatric Hospital for evaluation Deputy Victoria Beren Bau said. Campbell who uses a Walker was in his driveway saturday waving a knife at members of his family when deputies arrived Berenbaun said. He warned the deputies to leave and dared them to shoot him she said. One Deputy distracted the Man while the other picked up the Hose and threw it around him from behind Berenbaun said. The officers then disarmed him.9 injured in prison fight Powhatan a. A an inmate at a maximum Security prison refused monday to allow guards to search him for contraband sparking an altercation that left seven guards and two inmates injured officials said. A several other inmates got involved and one thing led to another a said Ben Hawkins executive assistant to corrections director Edward Murray. He said the a a altercation at Powhatan correctional Center was Over within a half  outage Sparks Alert Scriba . A an Alert was declared monday at the Idle nine mile Point 2 nuclear Power Plant when it lost its outside source of electricity for about an hour Niagara Mohawk Power corp. Officials said. The outage meant alarms and related visual indicators in the control room could not operate said Utility spokesman Robert Burtch. However on site diesel generators provided Power to keep the Plant operating Savely he added. The 1,080-megawatt Plant is not generating its own electricity because it has been shut Down since March 4 for refuelling. No radioactive materials were released Burtch said. Off site Power from two 115,000-Volt lines was restored about an hour later Burtch said. Franklin takes Over her Job As Secretary of Commerce by Bob Deans Cox news service Washington a As the windless Economy bedevilled his re election bid president Bush swore in a sea soned executive As Commerce Secretary monday imploring her to become a an evangelist for a Strong Economy driven by Competition and fuelled by  with 9 million americans out of work Barbara Hackman Franklin took control of the Agency and its 35,000 employees vowing to run the Commerce department As a a american a front line for growth Prosperity and  a former director at seven of the country a largest corporations Franklin 52, comes to office at a time when a widening array of . Businesses face hardship and perhaps extinction unless they can improve their competitive position in the global marketplace. A the cold War is won a Franklin said. A a today a Battles Are not Between armies. They re Between the economic interests of various nations. I will work to open new markets promote . Products and add american  Franklin became the second woman a the first was Juanita m. Kreps during the Carter administration a to head the Commerce department since its creation in 1903. With her at that Post women now spearhead the Bush administrations Trade Force holding Down its two top Trade slots. Bush appointed Carla a. Hills now 58, As . Trade representative in february 1989. A native of Lancaster county pa., Franklin has held directorships at some of the country a biggest corporate names including the Dow chemical co., Aetna life and casualty co., the Black and Decker corp., and the Westinghouse electric Coro. A spokesman for the Commerce department said Franklin no longer holds Active directorships in these companies. She also founded her own management consulting company Franklin associates a Washington based firm that advised corporate clients on government policies and International Trade practices. A she has Termi pc Sidcot Bush shares a laugh with Barbara Franklin just before her swearing in As Commerce chief. Rated the operations of that company a department spokeswoman said. A staunch Republican Franklin was appointed by president Richard Nixon in 1971 to a committee aimed at helping the White House recruit women to High level government positions. Since then she has served four terms As a member of the presidents advisory committee for Trade policy and negotiations. Franklin is married to Wallace Barnes chairman of the Barnes group inc., a major manufacturer and distributor of Industrial products based in Bristol Conn. Sen. Rudman won t seek 3rd term Concord . A sen. Warren Rudman influential Republican who co wrote the Gramm Rud Man deficit reduction act announced tuesday that he will not seek a third term. Rudman who had agonized Over the decision for months expressed frustration at Congress and said a i just done to think id enjoy it for six More  the 61-year-old former new Hampshire attorney general is the senior member of new Hampshire a congressional delegation. He was first elected to the Senate in 1980, defeating incumbent democratic sen. John Durkin. In 1986, he was re elected with 63 percent of the vote. A i feel confident the people of this state would have elected me to a third term he said tuesday. In the Senate the moderate Rudman earned a name for himself As co author with sen. Phil Gramm of the balanced budget Law that set deficit reduction Steps for the Federal government. It has prompted major Battles Over spending priorities. He said in his announcement that he is a terribly frustrated with what he considers Congress failure to address the rising costs of entitlement programs such As social Security and medicare. He called the Issue far More important than his announcement. A i do not see this Congress doing what has to be done while we have time to do it a he said. Among those expressing an interest in Rud Many a seat is fellow Republican gov. Judd Gregg. On the democratic Side John Rauh a millionaire businessman who was an unsuccessful candidate for the democratic Senate nomination in 1990, quickly jumped in to the race tuesday after Rudmanis announcement. Rudman