European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday april 3, 1992 at a glance my Mem a Black format cake. In today a food Section you la learn How to make the perfect piece of this creamy concoction made with a healthy dose of Cheny  news for Clinton polls released in two big presidential primary states show Bill Clinton is facing an Uphill Battle next week to maintain his front runner position. A Page 4flying Telescope during the persian Gulf War the army a Star warriors nearly sent their $660 million flying Telescope to saudi Arabia to Hunt Tor scud missiles. A Page 6french Premier quits a Edith Cresson whose 10-month tenure As France s first woman prime minister was a struggle for respect resigned  Page 8 pm keeps top position general motors corp. Remained the nation s biggest company despite losing $4.45 billion in 1991, Fortune Magazine said in an annual ranking. Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. 19 faces a places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Atlantis sails Back Home Cape canaveral Fla. A Atlantis glided through the Dawn thursday and landed in Florida with seven astronauts who had spent More than a week in orbit studying the Earth a atmosphere. The shuttle touched Down at Kennedy space Center at 6 23 ajn., its arrival heralded by the customary twin sonic booms. Commander Charles Boldenjr. Brought the spaceship to a clean Stop on the Concrete runway. A Welcome Back to the planet Atlantis. Congratulations on an outstanding flight a Mission controls Sidney Gutierrez told Bolden. More than 150 people gathered at Kennedy a Landing strip to Welcome Atlantis Home including nasal a new chief Daniel s. Goldin. About 300 guests including the astronauts families had to watch from eight Miles away because of the wind direction a officials feared shuttle fumes might blow toward the crowd. The sky was hazy at Landing time. Atlantis circled the world 143 times during its nine Day voyage and travelled 3.7 million Miles. The shuttle streaked across Central Florida on its Way to Kennedy passing just North of Tampa and Over Orlando. It was a rare event a shuttles have landed at Kennedy Only eight times before and generally come in from the North. The Mission was to have ended wednesday after eight Days but Nasa added a ninth Day for More experiments a Only the fourth time a shuttle flight has been prolonged for scientific purposes. The six Man one woman Crew began orbiting March 24. The shuttle was launched one Day late because of Hydro there were other minor problems. Two of the 13 instruments used in experiments were knocked out because of blown fuses. The environmental research expedition a the first in 46 shuttle flights was the first of perhaps 10 atmospheric Laboratory missions planned for the next decade. Scientists want to measure Earth a deteriorating Ozone layer and other parts of the atmosphere during an 11-year solar Cycle the period from one Peak solar activity to the next. Scientists were thrilled with the data that was gathered. A a it a difficult to express How elated the whole team is. Its probably been one of nasal a most successful missions a Douglas Torr principal investigator for one of the atmospheric research instruments said wednesday. The astronauts lost their favorite Experiment last thursday when a blown Frise knocked out an Electron beam gun. The gun had generated 60 artificial auroras in night skies Over the Southern hemisphere and twice sent radio Waves to students equipped with special receivers. Another blown fuse on monday knocked out a sensitive ultraviolet Telescope after it had observed More than half of its Distant astronomical targets. The Crew spent much of the rest of the flight trying to photograph elusive natural auroras a colourful displays of shimmering Light. They also fired Clouds of Gas into the atmosphere and mane Vered the shuttle More than 200 times for studies by the instruments including four that monitored radiation streaming from the Sun. At the request of the state department the astronauts beamed Down video images of a burning Oil spill in the former soviet Republic of Tajikistan. The astronauts also found time to videotape a tribute to a Star wars creator George Lucas that was broadcast during mondays oscars  from Pago 1 we be heard previously a said the official. Grachev emphasized that the rebuilt russian Force will not have the kind of strike capability. The old soviet military had said the official. To emphasize the militants defensive nature Grachev said the Force will be a evenly distributed around the Republic a so no neighbouring country will appear threatened. It will also restructure attack units by trimming heavy tanks from certain divisions and shift the position of Quick strike aircraft squadrons to reduce the ability a to go on the offensive on Short notice a the official said. The russians also plan to use a a defensive doctrine As opposed to the kind of offensive capability that a been a hallmark of soviet strategic thinking in the past a the official added. The announcement was seen As particularly significant the official said because it Marks a turning Point in military thinking for the russians. T they had emphasized putting their armed forces under the umbrella of the Commonwealth of Independent states the Loose federation of 12 of the 15 former soviet republics that was formed in the Wake of the dissolution of the soviet Union. A a they re dearly embarked now on a course of action establishing their own defense ministry a said the official. Also remarkable was Gracheva a openness the official said. A a he san interesting Guy. He was More forthcoming in terms of talking about the downsizing of the military than anything i be Ever heard before a said the official. Soviet military officers a have never been precise about the True size of their military nor had there been any indication about Yeltsin a plans since he declared himself defense minister of the largest Republic. Grachev offered no schedule for the reductions but the official said he expected the transformation to take a a couple of years a at least. Some of the changes appear to have been forced on the russians by their dire economic problems As Well As the Sharp increase in the number of draft dodgers the official said. In his discussion of the new plans for the russian Force Grachev did not raise the Issue of strategic nuclear weapons the official said. Those weapons supposedly Are a Cis responsibility. However the senior official said the discussions left the americans with the impression the Cis a will Start to serve a Var useful purpose As a transition device and that the remnants of the former soviet military Force Quot will be Republic based a reflecting the political Structure now emerging. It appears that Rosefa t neighbors a such As Poland the Baltic and the Moldova a Are worried about Ruria s newfound Independent my Italy spirit and concerned about the continued presence of russian troops in their regions. Only the ukrainians have exhibited a Confidence in the face of the russian developments. A second official who also spoke anonymously said a russian troop strength of 12 million or 12 million amounts to Quot a significant reduction Over the Force the americans feared the russians might be contemplating even though it still leaves the Republic of 150 million with a a lethal highly Mobile and sophisticated a but defensive a military  from Page 1 correction because of a reporting error a car Salesman quoted in the recent series a Wheeling and dealing was mis identified. His name is Eddi Bonilla. Also in the series the size of the staff at the new York Headquarters of overseas military sales corp. Was misstated. Company officials said about 180 people work at that location. Mittie has not recommended any disciplinary action for the worst Check bouncers. Former rep Tommy Robinson dark., emerged As the top bad Check writer with 996 overdrafts who exceeded his next months salary 16 out of 33 months. The top current lawmaker is new York Democrat Robert j. Mrazek who wrote 920 overdrafts during the period exceeding his next months salary 23 out of the 39 months. A total of 296 current and 59 former members wrote at least one bad Check at the House Bank which closed last december after the overdrafts came to Light. Here Are the names of the 22 worst offenders identified by the House ethics committee followed by the numbers of bad checks and the number of months the overdrafts exceeded their next paychecks. Arkansas Bill Alexander. 0.487 checks in months. Format rap. Tommy r0bin80n, ribs bad checks 16 Montha. California format Rao. Jim Bates a 89 checks nine Montha. Former rep. Doug Bosco a 124 Chacka 13 Montha. Format Houma democratic whip Tony Coelho a 318 Chacka. 12 Montha. Charles Hatcher. A 819 Check Worth $273,000 Over 35 Montha. H i Charles a. Hayes. A 716 checks 15 months. Kentucky Carlo. Perkins a 514 Cheek. 14 Montha. Massachusetts Joseph Early d. 140 Chacka 15 Mortha. Michigan John Conyers 0,273 checks 9  Robert Davis. R. 878 checks to Tang 1350,000,13 13 Missouri William Clay. D. 328 Check it nine months. New York Bob Mrazek a 920 Check. 23 month. 8tephenj.80larz, 0,743checks, 30 months. Edolphus towns 0,408 Check 18 months. Ohio Edward f. Fek3han, d. 397 Chacka Eighton ontto Mary Rose Oakar 0,213 checks 18 month. Oklahoma Mickey Edwards a 388 Check totalling 154,00ft Pennsylvania a  a 430 Chacka Nln month. Former rep. Doug Walgren 0, 858 checks 10 Tennessee Harold e. Ford 0,888 Check Worth $552,447,31 Texas Ronald d. Colemand 873 checks 23 months to Tang $279,848.joke from Page 1 cussed the constitutional question of whether a president who resigned in disgrace Midway through his second term would be Able to run again. A might be Quot tribe said. Hockenberry then opened the phone lines. Before callers went on the air they were let in on the joke a and played right along. A they were giving serious analyses of How it would be easier for the democratic party if Nixon were the nominee. 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