European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 a the stars and stripes thursday june 4, 1992way by the new York times Washington the scandal shaken United Way of America plans to reduce employees freeze salaries and encourage workers to resign or take voluntary leave without pay this summer the interim president of the United Way of America told 260 staff members tuesday. In an interview tuesday afternoon Kenneth w. Dam president of the organization which represents the interests of local United ways around the country said its ultimate size would be determined by the wishes of those local groups. A in terms of How big we re going to be that flows out of the 1,400 United ways around the country Quot he said. Quot we done to have a target. We need to reduce somewhat a that seems to be a consensus around the  cutback in staff is the most recent sign that the United Way has been fundamentally changed by a scandal surrounding its former president. Investigators Are looking into the Transfer of millions of dollars from the Charity to several organizations it controls the Purchase of condominiums with Agency Money and the $463,000 salary and benefits package received by the former president William Aramony who was forced to step Down in february. Cathleen p. Black a United Way Board member and the former publisher of Usa today Heads a committee formed in the aftermath of the scandal to examine whether the organization should be run differently. A fall american institutions Are having to rethink their Mission Quot dam said. A the same thing is happening in universities. The same thing is happening with museums. Certainly the same thing is happening with regard to most non profit  the organizations 260 employees were asked to state by june 19 their intention on leaving. Those who resign voluntarily will receive eight weeks Severance pay in addition to the Standard Severance based on years of service. Astronomer Edward Shaya of the University of Maryland explains research based on photos taken by the Hubble space Telescope while Bruce Margon listens during a news conference in Washington on  Galaxy data reported by new Day washing ton a astronomers studying the remains of two colliding galaxies have found a place in the universe where tens of thousands of massive stars arc being born and others May be dying in spectacular Supernova displays As often As once a month. Our own Milky Way Galaxy is expected to collide in similarly violent fashion with two nearby galaxies called the magellanic Clouds said Edward Shaya an astronomer. But it wont happen for perhaps 5 billion to 10 billion years. The research reported tuesday by the National aeronautics and space administration draws on photos by the Hubble space Telescope of an object called Arp 220. It is thought to be the remnant of two spiral galaxies that collided about 200 million Light years from Earth. A Nasa satellite found in 1983 that Arp 220 produces huge amounts of infrared radiation and is a trillion times More Luminous than our Sun. The Hubble photos show new details of the extremely Active Arp 220. Called a a starburst Quot Galaxy it is experiencing an intense burst of Star formation. In addition to a Bright dust obscured Core the Galaxy has at least six Gigantic Star dusters each con Taining billions of stars. And two objects near its Edge appear to be supernovae. Supernovae Are Stellar explosions that occur when a massive Star exhausts its nuclear fuel and Dies in a burst of glory. A Supernova May produce More Light than billions of other stars combined. Shaya an astronomer at the University of Maryland said the new Hubble photos suggest that Arp 220 May be a Supernova factory. Instead of having to scan the heavens in search of the objects astronomers should be Able to look to Arp 220 to Sec dying stars pop off like a string of firecrackers. Or. Bruce Margon chairman of astronomy at the University of Washington said the new findings May prompt theorists to reconsider the Energy sources behind violent events in the universe. It has been argued for example that massive Black holes which Are the super dense remains of collapsed stars May lie at the Center of galaxies and give Rise to such objects As quasars or compact bodies that can Emit As much Energy As dozens of galaxies. Margon said the new observations of Arp 220 May prompt astronomers to a turn their attention away from massive Black holes and to bursts of furious Star formation As the thing that Powers violent events in the universe sex workers say pan am was lax on Security by the Washington Post new York a nearly 3vi years since pan am flight 103 exploded Over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people some of the airlines former employees Are testifying in a Brooklyn courtroom that the struggling Carrier was More concerned with the Bottom line than with bomb detection. Six weeks of testimony against pan american world airways concluded tuesday with a witness saying the airlines Security against terrorists was so Slack that it a played russian Roulette Quot with passengers lives. Other witnesses have testified that pan am regularly ignored government Security bulletins and failed to Monitor unaccompanied baggage such As the suitcase that detectives say contained plastic explosives on flight 103. The airline and two subsidiaries pan am world services and Alert Security management have declared bankruptcy. But the plaintiffs Are seeking damages from the airlines insurer United states aviation underwriters inc. Of new York citing Gross negligence. The plaintiffs Are relatives of 170 of the 259 passengers and Crew members and of one of 11 Lockerbie residents killed on the ground in the crash dec. 21, 1988. They Are seeking at least $300 million in damages. International treaties limit damages to $75,000 for each victim unless wilful negligence is proved. At Issue is How the unaccompanied suitcase containing the bomb was placed aboard the Boeing 747. The plaintiffs maintain that it was loaded into a Malta air plane bound for Frankfurt Germany then was transferred undetected to the 747 that served As flight 103 from there on its route to new York. The defense cites insufficient evidence about How the bomb went aboard the 747. According to indictments in the United states and Scotland two libyan intelligence agents placed the bomb aboard the flight from Malta. Frederick Ford a former pan am official painted a portrait in earlier testimony of a company More concerned with profit than protecting passengers. Two years before the Lockerbie disaster pan am officials trumpeted a beefed up Security program that became known As Alert Security management for which it charged passengers an additional $5 a flight. Ford who once headed the program called it Little More than a Public relations ploy designed to generate $18 million annually for the financially ailing airline. The advertising touted bomb sniffing dogs and armed Security personnel. But the dogs paraded at new Yorkus John f. Kennedy International Airport on the programs opening Day were untrained pooches rented from a Long Island Kennel Ford . Drug Czar raps cities plans to hand out Needles by the new York times Washington the Bush administration on tuesday denounced the mayors of new York City and Washington for allowing drug addicts to receive clean hypodermic Needles under programs intended to curb the spread of aids. Bob Martinez director of the office of drug control policy for the Federal government urged mayor David n. Dinkins of new York and mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly of Washington to reconsider their positions. The Federal drug Czar said there was no proof that such programs could reduce drug use or Stop transmission of the virus that causes aids. Also he said in letters to the two mayors the programs Are a wrong on moral grounds and lend drug use a a degree of official  this was not the first time that the administration has expressed its concerns on Needle Exchange programs but it was the most vigorous and direct criticism so far. Still the administration docs not have the Power to Block the programs and City officials in new York and Wash Kington said they did not intend to use Federal Money. New York has More than 3�?~uhk reported cases of aids far More than any other City. In Washington 3.7.m cases Hae been reported. Ronald s. Johnson coordinator of aids policy for new York City rejected Martinez a criticism. A there is evidence that Needle e change can reduce his transmission Johnson said. A the spread of his infection enough of a Public health Issue to a rant our exploration of Community Bast Needle Exchange As one option in of fight against  moreover he noted new Yorkus or Gram which is to begin this summer i eludes education and counselling