European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 30, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 7  salutes graduate who finishes at Bottom from wire reports Annapolis my. A finishing at the Bottom of the class paid off for Lonny stare a for one Day anyway. The . Naval Academy graduate from Roselle 111., received a standing ovation and $1,009 during commencement exercises wednesday for his Bottom ranking in the class of 1992. Graduating midshipmen traditionally pitch in $1 each for the midshipman with the lowest ranking a practice Academy officials frown on. No one knew until the last minute who would win the not so grand prize. Last week 1,016 midshipmen were scheduled to graduate. But when the final grades came in six did no to make  shakes California desert hot Springs Calif. A minor quake hit the Joshua tree area thursday. The temblor which measured 3.2 on the Richter scale struck at 2 52 p.m., said Robert finn a spokesman for the Cal tech seismology Laboratory in Pasadena. The epicentre was eight Miles East of desert hot Springs he said. Thursdays Shaker was an aftershock to the 6.1 quake that rattled the area april 22. A dispatcher with the Riverside county sheriffs department said there had been no Calls about the quake and there were no reports of damage or  offers Reward Nederland Texas a the father of Oklahoma plutonium worker Karen Gay Silkwood is offering a $5,000 Reward for information leading to the identification and imprisonment of anyone responsible for her death. Silkwood 28, died in an Auto crash in 1974. Oklahoma state investigators said the death was an Accident but Bill Silkwood said he believes somebody forced his daughters car off the Road. She reportedly had documentation about work practices at the Kerr Mcgee plutonium Plant near Crescent okla., and she was in route to a meeting with a reporter when the crash occurred. A we know someone killed her. We just done to know who or Why a said Bill Silkwood 67, a retired Painter. He is running a classified and in the daily oklahoman that will continue throughout the week. His daughters death has been the subject of at least two books and a 1984 movie starring meryl Streep. Farmer is not amused Limerick a. A there once were some wheat Fields near Philly. Where the wind blew the wheat Willy Molly when circles appeared plying saucers were feared hut the Tanner called that idea silly a police officer in i Imei ick Pun intended dist Ovied about a dozen in \ Stei ions t iop i n i monday i hrs i Iii ski  . A it i i incs Lloil i Gnu Iii in in i ni1,land and Lui cd Mil o be a  sinn i o i Ndres b i a i j Quot 111 d in i n id. I it. 1 i i i i i i i t d m i i v. .1111. 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He found the satellite surprisingly sensitive to touch a it wobbled away each time he tried to snare it with a bar during the first two spacewalks. At a news conference two weeks after their return to Earth Thuot said that the expert flying of shuttle commander Daniel Brandenstein also put his mind at ease. Thuot was propped on the end of the endeavour Crane during the first two spacewalks sandwiched Between the shuttle and satellite. A i had no concerns that if it Ever got near us head just put a few pulses in and Back it shuttle away a Thuot said. Brandenstein said his main concern was making sure the satellite once tumbling would not crash into the ship or the Spac walkers. Thuot Richard hic and Thomas Akers in the worlds first three Man spacewalk captured the Intelsat-6 communications satellite on May 13. Nasa opted for the risky last ditch approach after Thuot failed repeatedly to attach a 15-foot bar to the Bottom of the satellite. The satellite was lowered onto a rocket motor in the cargo Bay that was fired sending the Craft into High orbit. The satellite had been stuck at a woefully Low Altitude for More than two years because of a rocket malfunction. The satellite antennas and solar drum were deployed successfully last weekend and engineers for the International telecommunications satellite organization or Intelsat began six weeks of testing. The endeavour astronauts said their ground training was comprehensive but still did not prepare them for working in weightlessness. A it was something that in a not sure we could really train for very Well particularly with Hindsight a Thuot said. Fri to probe lawmaker assault Washington apr the Fri will join local police in investigating the assault and robbery of a congressman near the Capitol. Rep. Bob Traxler d-mich., was released from a Washington Hospital Friday. A a he a doing much much better. He s resting a spokeswoman Bonnie Piper said. Traxler 60, was found unconscious and bleeding Sci Cial blocks from the Capitol Early thursday police said i he Federal Itu eau of investigation was asked to As Sist ill the investigation because the assault involved a  Moltu i a a spokesman said Traxler told officers that he was approached from behind As he entered his vehicle. A Man demanded Money before striking him in the head with a Blunt object. The assailant then went through the congressman a pockets and made off with $8, said Dan Nichols a spokesman for the Capitol police. Nichols said crime on Capitol Hill As measured by arrests by Capitol police was Down a bit last year from 1,909 in fiscal 1990 to 1,586 in fiscal 1991. However that decrease mainly reflects a 17 pen Cut act line ill Misdemeanour arrests felony am is Weic up 17 Pei cent Ini the same period 25 charged with faking Accident claims id it i la i id ii \ t id i Ippi h i. 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