European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 1,1992 at a glance capt. Sonny Reeves of the 1st so 11th army Cav regt in Fulda Germany nears he finish line of the Mountain Bike course in the Gunge Din Challenge 1992. See Story on Page 10.perot has backers one fifth of registered voters say they would support Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot in a three Way race for the White House with president Bush and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a los Angeles times poll has  Page 4 aids insurance coverage in a Texas Case that could affect millions of americans insured through their employers the supreme court asked the Bush administration for its views on whether Federal Law protects aids sufferers whose coverage is slashed by Cost conscious companies. A Page 5time to Honor children the military is emphasizing Quality services for youngsters and issues that concern them during april a the month of the military child. A Page 8unfair Trade practices the Bush administration is charging 43 nations with unfair Trade practices that Rob american companies of foreign sales. Japan and the 12-nation european Community led the list of countries named by the administration. A Page 17index % Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 faces no places. 22 letters. .12 Money matters. 17-18 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 1 3 More lawmakers to retire from scandal plagued House Washington apr three More House members announced their retirements including an Ohio Republican who wrote More than 500 bad checks on the now defunct House Bank. The retirements brought to at least 46 the number of House incumbents who will not be returning next year. This years retirements fuelled by the Bank Brouhaha the redrawing of congressional districts and other factors Are the largest in years. The three lawmakers who announced their retirements monday All Are veterans a a Robert a. Roe a 12-term Democrat from new Jersey and chairman of the Public works and transportation committee. A Chalmers p. Wylie a Ohio who is in his 26th year. A Howard Wolpe d-mich., a seven term lawmaker. Wylie a wife Marjorie confirmed that the 71-year-old Columbus lawmaker would not seek another term. He has conceded that his House Bank account showed 575 overdrafts but contends that 44 of them Are in error. Wylie a member of the House banking committee got just 59 percent of the vote in the 1990 election against a virtually unknown opponent. His District was left relatively unchanged under a new political map drawn by the state legislature last week. Roe in announcing his retirement said he had no doubt he could be reelected but wanted to spend More time with family and friends. A i intend to be very very Active both in Public life and political life a said Roe 68. A i May go Back to private business. I might teach at some of the  Wolpe 52, said he was leaving because of a Federal courts redistricting plan which placed him in a heavily Republican District with the likelihood of difficult primary and general election campaigns. A while i will be leaving Congress at the end of this year i have no intention of leaving Public life or abandoning the struggles in which i have been engaged a he said. Wolpe in a statement cautioned against a the cynical perceptions of the Congress now in Vogue a saying they undermine Trust and allow Public attention to be diverted from the nation s More serious economic and social problems. Roe has not said whether he wrote any bad checks at the House Bank. Wolpe acknowledges writing eight. A number of the 46 retirees Are eligible to convert to personal use the amount of Campaign funds they had at the end of 1989. Only lawmakers who were in office on Jan. 1, 1980, can take the Money and they must retire by the end of this year. Crew puts on Stellar performance space Center Houston a Atlantis astronauts on tuesday Mei sure the Energy emitted by the Star nearest Earth after taking their turn at the Academy awards with a videotaped Salute to Star wars creator George Lucas. A belgian instrument aboard the shuttle gauged How much radiation from the Sun was reaching the atmosphere. Researchers Hope to establish an accurate Standard for this measurement to help Analyse Long term trends in solar output and the Earth a climate. Even slight variations in the temperature of the atmosphere caused by changes in the amount of solar radiation the Earth receives or absorbs could mean drastic climate changes possibly including droughts and minor ice Ages. Dominique Crommelynck principal investigator Lor the Experiment told astronaut Dirk Frilout tuesday morning that the instrument is returning a very Good  both men Are belgians and Frilout a physicist is the first from his country to Fly in space. On monday Lucas who received an honorary Oscar on monday night was hailed by the orbiting Crew members As a an explorer in his own  the astronauts hurled in Oscar through the weightlessness of the shuttle Cabin. A the imagination and ingenuity that have turned dreams into the reality of spaceflight Are no different than those which turn ideas and inspiration into motion pictures a commander Charles Boldenjr. Said. The astronauts had taped the segment and beamed it Down Friday at the request of the Academy of motion picture arts and sciences which gave Lucas the Irving g. Thalberg award for High standards of film production. The astronauts also hunted Luminous auroras to photograph after losing a second scientific instrument to a blown fuse. An ultraviolet Telescope conked out on monday and is Down for the rest of the nine Day flight. The flight is devoted to studying the threatened Ozone layer and other aspects of the atmosphere. An Electron beam gun that was being used to create artificial auroras a Light shows in the heavens a failed on thursday. After the Hollywood broadcast the Crew again put on a show for to cameras demonstrating equipment ranging from a Laptop computer to the Gray tape used to hold things in place in Zero Gravity. They also floated food through the air As they ate lunch. Astronaut Byron Lichtenberg narrated As a video camera captured the View from 184 Miles above Earth a a Vista he called a the most spectacular sight that you could Ever  a the vastness of the sky is incredibly dark especially at night a he said. A a it a like somebody has poked a billion billion holes in a Black velvet cloth and surrounded it with the most Brilliant Light you can  the principal investigator for the failed ultraviolet Telescope Stuart Bowyer said scientists will a be Busy for two to three years analysing the data obtained by the instrument in 19 of More than 34 planned observations the Telescope had focused on some stars that never before had been studied in the ultraviolet Wavelength. Atlantis is scheduled to land at Cape canaveral fla., on thursday morning. Aquino orders watch on Marcos body Manila Philippines apr president Corazon Aquino a government on tuesday ordered its consular office in Honolulu to keep a 24-hour watch on the body of former president Ferdinand Marcos to prevent its unauthorized return to his native land. The government directive signed by Aquino a chief aide Franklin Drilon was addressed to philippine Consul general Pedro Chan in Hawaii. On monday Marcos widow Imelda said the body of her husband would be brought to his Home province from Hawaii on april 10 or 11. She said burial was planned there on april 21. Drilon ordered Chan to a absolutely refrain from undertaking any action that would facilitate the return of Marcos body unless approved by Aquino a office. It asked Chan to keep a 24-hour watch on Marcos body at the Valley of the temples in Honolulu and immediately report any attempt to move his remains. In a separate statement Aquino reiterated that the ban on the return of Marcos remains would stand until his widow Marcos complied with a condition requiring her to submit burial plans for approval by Drilon. A once the details of the burial plans Are submitted i have directed Secretary Drilon to make sure that Public order and safety Are protected and that the bringing Back of the remains will not be used for political purposes a Aquino said. Drilon also ordered transportation and communications Secretary Pete Nic Omedes Prado to ban any plane or ship from bringing Back Marcos body without official permission and to revoke the Landing permit of any violator. Raiders seek clues to Berlin Wall deaths Berlin apr Berlin authorities raided Homes and offices of former East German communist officials Early tuesday in a Hunt for evidence about killings at the Berlin Wall authorities said. The pre Dawn raids on More than 40 locations throughout the former nation were part of ongoing probes of former East German communist Leader Erich Honecker and his old inner Circle the Berlin Justice ministry said. Honecker and scores of other officials Are under investigation for the deaths of More than 200 people who died while trying to flee from former East Germany. Honecker allegedly gave the infamous shoot to kill orders to the Border guards who once patrolled the former nations heavily fortified Borders. He has been holed up in the chilean embassy in Moscow. Germany has demanded his extradition. Berlin Justice ministry spokeswoman Jutta Burghart said the raids were carried out at the Homes of former communist officials throughout former East Germany and included offices of the communist party a successor the party for democratic socialism