European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 30, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7 astronauts size up environmental woes Cape canaveral Fla. Up even orbiting 160 Miles up the Crew of the shuttle Atlantis can clearly see the disruptive effects of human Industry on Earth a environment. In an Impromptu televised science lesson from space saturday astronaut Kathryn Sullivan answered a written question from a student in Florence ala., who asked what signs of human activity can be seen from orbit other than the great Wall of China. A a that a a really important question because that a one of the big themes of this Mission a Sullivan said of Atlantis atmospheric research flight. A you can see a lot of signs that there Are people very Active on the Earth a she said. A a we be seen jets flying along contrails in Busy parts of the sky cities on the ground plumes of smoke where people Are Clearing their Fields to Plant a new seasons crops airports boats in the water All sorts of things. A even from 160 Miles up its very Clear there Are lots of people on the Earth who Are doing lots of things and some of our activities have very pronounced effects on our planet. One or the reasons we Are Here is to contribute in a Small Way. To that Large understanding of our planet and its  throughout Atlantis Mission the six Man one woman Crew has been taking time to talk with schoolchildren around the world via Amateur radio. As of saturday the astronauts had contacted schools on five continents. A these Are the people that we All Hope to see get interested in science and curious about the Earth in particular a Sullivan said. A a we be taken a lot of Steps to try to encourage Young people to take Fiat in this Mission As closely As we can it them at this time. A a we be had a number of contacts with schools in various countries around the world giving children there an Opportunity to ask us some of their questions  answering a written question from a student in muscle Shoals ala., Sullivan said the Northern and Southern lights look the same from space because they Are caused by the same process the collision of particles from the Sun with atoms and molecules in Earth a atmosphere. A major goal of Atlantis Mission is to study Earth a auroras to learn More about the forces that shape the  a new project president Bush advised by his doctor to take a break from daily stress hooked up with the outdoor writer of the Sun from Baltimore for a Little fishing saturday. Bush and writer Bill Burton Are shown checking out some lures before hitting the Potomac River in Washington. Bush was on the water for five hours but caught Only one fish a a Large Mouth Bass that he described As a a relatively Small  teachers punished for allowing students to skip classroom to Woodhaven Mich. Apr four Woodhaven High school teachers have received bad Marks from their superiors for having their students do school work when they Are supposed to be watching the Channel one commercial television program. They were reprimanded for violating the districts contract with Channel one a 12-minute news program geared toward teen agers that includes commercial messages. The contract under which Channel one equipped the school with to sets says the show must be aired throughout the school every Day. The teachers said their refusal to show the program was not a protest against Channel one. They said it simply could not fit into their 55-minute lab sessions. The four instructors Are Karen Szymanski Ray Ruth Paul Morrison and Mary Mayette. All Are Veteran teachers with excellent work records said assistant superintendent Bill Meadows. Charles Kotulski a chemistry teacher and teachers Union spokesman supported the teachers efforts. A science education is More important than watching to a he said. A How do you do labs when you re also told you have to watch Channel one the teachers thought the priority was the curriculum of academics As opposed to the curriculum of to a Kotulski said. The Woodhaven education association has filed a grievance in support of the teachers. A school Board hearing is set for next monday in the City about 15 Miles Southwest of Detroit. Szymanski a 19-Vear biology teacher said Channel one reminds her of mtg a with a fast paced bombarding of news and music in the  a it puts the students in a mind set a she said. A they expect the teacher to get up there and continue the  Meadows said however that More than 80 percent of the teachers in the District supported Channel one when the Board studied the idea in 1990. A Channel one has been approved As part of our curriculum a he said and teachers Are obligated to teach the approved curriculum. Warm fuzzier of d for iraqi kids los Angeles apr a special order from the United nations freed 2,000 embargoed Teddy bears and sent them on their Way to ailing children in Iraq. The Teddy bears assembled by a nurse had been held for 59 Days in a warehouse at los Angeles International Airport. A is no to it wonderful a said Dianne Judice after learning that ambassador Peter Hohen Hellner of Austria chairman of the . Sanctions committee signed the order Friday releasing her shipment. A the people opened up their hearts and saw the True meaning of what the Teddy bears Are All about a Judice said. She added that she hoped to personally deliver the bears within three weeks along with Medicine and used clothing intended for the children. . Sanctions adopted after iraqis invasion of Kuwait in 1990, allow the shipment of Only food Medicine and other humanitarian supplies As permitted on a Case by Case basis. Judice a former paediatric nurse who lost a 2-year-old son to leukaemia found medical experts who supported her claim that stuffed animals have a therapeutic value for ailing children. Bridge legend Blackwood Dies at 89 Indianapolis a Easley r. Blackwood sr., who devised one of the Best known bidding conventions in the game of contract Bridge has died. He was 89. Blackwood who died Friday in his Indianapolis Home invented the a Blackwood convention a which allows players to Tell their partners How Many aces and Kings they hold. Blackwood a retired insurance executive wrote a dozen books on Bridge. He was general manager of the american contract Bridge league from 1968 to 1971 and once estimated he had taught the game to More than 10,000 people. He once told interviewers he picked up the game As an 11-year-old in Birmingham ala., a when my parents and grandmother needed a fourth and i was  in a 1984 interview he said he did not play any other card games. A abridge is so Superior that the Bridge player gives up other games a he said. A the thrill you get from Bridge is Superior to that of any other intellectual activity except maybe  survivors include a son Easley r. Blackwood jr., and a sister Margaret Trapp. Funeral services were scheduled today old coot Andy Rooney riles Leader with now from wire reports Charleston . A attention older feminists done to Call syndicated columnist Andy Rooney an a old coot or he might Call you an a old  Bettijane Burger president of the state chapter of the National organization for women blasted a Rooney column about indians in a March 18 letter published in the Charleston daily mail. She called him a an old coot who should be retired for saying that indians had More pressing concerns than worrying about the names of sports teams. Many indians have protested names such As the Atlanta braves As demeaning. A she suggests i should a be retired a a the 73-year-old columnist replied in a letter published in the newspaper Friday. A docs she have any a old bags in Ner now chapter or does she make them retire a burgers reply a we done to have a old  we have senior  suit settled Minneapolis a City officials have agreed to pay $3.4 million to Settle a lawsuit Over pollution in the Mississippi River. The suit filed by a citizens group in . District court said operators of the City water treatment Plant pumped Lime sludge and heavy metals into the River for at least five years. The Minnesota pollution control Agency joined the fight after discovering that the City had violated pollution permits More than 10,000 times. The City Council will pay $3 million to upgrade the Plant $260,000 for cleanup Grants and $200,000 in fines and court costs. The Cost is expected to be passed to residents in water Bills. The Plant treats about 65 million Gallons of water a Day usually sending pollutants to settling Ponds. Damage occurred when the Ponds overflowed and sludge poured into the  jars Alaska area Fairbanks Alaska a a minor earthquake rattled areas Northwest of mount Mckinley on saturday night. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7 32 . About 30 Miles Northwest of mount Mckinley said John Power of the Alaska earthquake information Center in Fairbanks