European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 8, 1992 the stars and stripes b Pago 5california, . Papers Lead pulitzer new York a the Sacramento Bee the new York times and new Day each won two pulitzer prizes on tuesday. The 1992 prize for spot news photography was awarded to the staff of the associated press for photos of the attempted coup in Russia and the collapse of the communist regime. The Sacramento Calif Bee won pulitzer for Public service journalism and for beat reporting. The Public service award went to Bee reporter Tom Kun son for a the Sierra in peril a an examination of environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada Range in California. Deborah Blum won the beat reporting prize for a the Monkey wars a a series exploring the Complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research. The winners in the annual journalism contest were announced by Columbia University in new York which administers the pulitzer Competition. Each award carries a Cash prize of $3,000 except the Public service Honor which comes with a Gold medal. It was the 76th year the prizes were Given. In other categories the pulitzer for spot news reporting was awarded to the staff of new York new Day for coverage of the subway derailment that left five Passen Gers dead and More than 200 injured. The International reporting prize went to Patrick j. Sloyan of new Day on Long Island for his reporting on the persian Gulf War. The reporting was conducted after the War was Over and revealed new details of Friendly fire incidents. Howell Raines of the new York times won in feature writing for a a Grady a gift a an account of the writers childhood Friendship with his family a Black housekeeper. The Story appeared in the new York times Magazine. The times Anna Quindlen won the commentary prize for her columns on personal and political topics. Jeff Taylor and Mike Mcgraw of the Kansas City Star won the pulitzer for National reporting for their critical examination of the . Department of agriculture. Lorraine Adams and Dan Malone of the Dallas morning news won the investigative reporting prize for articles that accused Texas police of extensive misconduct and abuses of Power. Other winners were in a explanatory journalism Robert s. Capers and Eric Lipton of the Hartford Conn courant for a series about the flawed Hubble space Telescope. A editorial writing Maria Henson of the Lexington by Herald Leader for editorials about battered women in Kentucky. A editorial cartooning Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia daily news. A feature photography John Kaplan of Block newspapers of Toledo Ohio for photos depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-Olds across the nation. No award was Given for  prizes for the arts were also announced tuesday. The 1992 award for fiction went to Jane Smiley for a thousand acres. For drama the Winner was Robert Schenkkan for the Kentucky Cycle. For history Mark e. Neelyjr. Won for the Fate of Liberty Abraham Lincoln and civil liberties. The Winner for general non fiction went to Daniel Yergin for the prize the epic quest for Oil Money amp Power. The pulitzer prize in the biography category went to Lewis b. Puller or. For fortunate son the Healing of a Vietnam vet. The poetry award was Given to James Tate for selected poems and the music prize went to Wayne Peterson for the face of the night the heart of the dark. A special pulitzer went to Art Spiegelman for maus a comic Book that tells the history of his father who was a holocaust survivor. Stans and strips 10 years ago april 8,1982 a president Reagan ordered Secretary of state Alexander m. Haig or. To Fly to London and Buenos Aires in an attempt to reach a peaceful settlement of the crisis Between Britain and Argentina Over the Falkland islands the White House announced. 20 years ago april 8,1972 a defense Secretary Melvin r. Laird warned that the United states would continue bombing North vietnamese forces until they withdrew from South Vietnam. Also South vietnamese troops abandoned Loc Ninh a key City giving communist forces a Clear run to Saigon. 30 years ago april 8,1962 a president Kennedy invoked the Taft Hartley Law signing an executive order creating a Board of inquiry on the three week West coast shipping strike. 40 year Sago april 8,1952 a slamming Sammy Snead won his second masters Golf title with the highest score in the tournament s history 286. Opponent Ben Hogan pulled to a tie in the tournament s third round but High winds in the final round gave All the players trouble and Snead s Par 72 was enough to Clinch the title. World War 50 years ago today 8 april1 a 9 4�?� 2 american and philippine resistance collapses on the Bataan Peninsula and the order is Given to destroy All military equipment before surrendering All of Luzon Only 2,000 of 78,000 soldiers can be evacuated to Corregidor. In Europe German and italian bombers strike Malta in the worst bombing the tiny British outpost in the Mediterranean will undergo during the War. Space shuttle endeavour awakes As Nasa tests its main engines Cape canaveral Fla. Apr Nasa fired the engines of the new space shuttle endeavour for 22 seconds monday in preparation of the ships Maiden voyage in Early May. The three main engines roared to life one by one just tenths of a second apart. Endeavour rocked slightly As expected on the launch pad As thick White steam billowed from the engine nozzles. Just As quickly the engines were shut Down about a second apart. Endeavour remained bolted to the pad throughout the test which is required of All new orbiters. The twin solid rocket boosters were not ignited. Shuttle director Leonard Nicholson said the test appeared to go Well although engineers still needed to Analyse the test results. The engines will be inspected Over the coming weeks. A every indication we have is that things went just As we would have liked them to a Nicholson said. A we think we re on track for launching this vehicle Early next  Nasa is aiming for a May 7 liftoff. During the test Mission commander Daniel Brandenstein and the six other astronauts assigned to endeavours first flight a sat elite Rescue Mission watched from the launch control Center. No one was aboard endeavour. Brandenstein said the test was a the last major Milestone before launch. A from our perspective in looking at a thoroughbred vehicle like that its a Little bit of an unnatural act keeping it tied Down and making those engines run Quot Brandenstein said. A but we believe very strongly that its an essential part of getting a vehicle  steam Billows from endeavours engines during testing at the Kennedy space Center. The engine firing was delayed briefly late monday morning because of a blown fuse on the launch platform. Endeavours external fuel tank was filled with More than a half million Gallons of liquid Hydrogen and oxygen. No significant leakage was reported during fueling. It is the seventh time in the 11-year shuttle program that Nasa has conducted a flight readiness firing. During the seven Day flight spacewalk ing astronauts will attach a 23,000-Pound motor to a communications satellite that has been stranded in a uselessly Low orbit for two years. The motor is designed to boost the satellite to its proper position 22,300 Miles High. Endeavour the $2 billion replacement for challenger is named after the ship commanded by 18th-Century British explorer James Cook hence the English spelling of the name. Munching armadillos on March expert warns source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981 a new Orleans a they be been around since the Days of the Dinosaur and might Well be Here after Man is gone. What a More they re advancing rapidly North from Mexico. No they re not killer bees but at least one zoologist thinks armadillos ultimately May be More trouble. A a in a sure they Are going to be a real problem As they interrupt the food Chain a said Rick Atkinson curator of the swamp exhibit at new Orleans Audubon zoo. A they scour the Forest where they go. They eat everything on the ground plants insects lizards a any thing they can reach. A the truth is i never found anything.  they  eat except potato Peel the environmental effect of armadillos Isnit Clear and Atkinson said no research has been done on the topic. The pea or nine banded armadillo a the Only one of u species to be found in the United states a probably made its Way up from Mexico spreading at maybe 100 Miles a year Atkinson said. It spread East from Texas after world War ii. The armadillos now reach Missouri in the West and the North Carolina South Carolina line in the East. They abound in Louisiana Texas Mississippi and Florida. The shy primarily nocturnal animals with tiny Neads and curved Shell covered bodies Are burrowing mammals with Sharp toenails capable of digging with amazing Speed. The hard Shell makes armadillos susceptible to very Little a except automobiles a when grown. With their very Low heart rate and metabolism they can survive Long periods in almost airless Burrows. A they can swim some but evidently when they come to water they prefer to just walk along the Bottom Atkinson said. A a that a supposed to be How they crossed the Mississippi River when they came