European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . . Sends Iran signal via submarine in Gulf by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington the . Navy is sending an attack submarine into the persian Gulf to keep tabs on the expected arrival next month of Iran a first submarine military sources said Friday. A the Best defense against a submarine is another submarine a said one of the sources All of whom spoke on condition of anonymity. It will be the first time a . Submarine has entered those shallow Waters the Navy confirmed. The service said the Topeka was entering the Gulf a to conduct a routine scheduled maintenance  in a statement issued late Friday the Navy Saiof the sub will enter the Gulf today. However the sources said it will also Monitor the activities of the iranian kilo class diesel submarine f or chased from Russia that is slowly making its Way to ran the second source said. The Topeka is a nuclear powered attack submarine a and it is a Superb anti submarine weapon a the second officer added. The . Submarine will pass through the treacherous Waters of the Straits of Hormuz on the surface a not Only to allow it to navigate safely but also to Send a message with its presence the second source said. The iranian submarine manned by a joint iranian russian Crew is in the red sea and is travelling so slowly that it wont reach Iran until the Middle of november the first source said. The iranians purchased two subs and have an option on a third As part of a $750 million Deal that officials from Moscow Nave defended As a necessary Means to a the but detain against a submarine is another  a Anonymous military source help support their Cash starved nation. The vessel is flying the russian Flag stays on the surface and is accompanied by a support ship. Russian submarines usually remain on the surface when they merely Are moving from port to port but dive when on patrol. . Officials have said the arrival of a modern iranian run submarine with significant fighting capability does no to sit Well with them. The new submarine while not so sophisticated As . And soviet nuclear powered vessels is a quiet vessel and can be considered a threat to shipping in the heavily travelled Waters of the Gulf. Acting Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger raised questions about the submarine with russian officials in september in new York. Eagleburger said Iran a has a certain relationship to terrorism that we consider to be  the United states has maintained a constant presence in the Gulf since operation desert storm. Submarines have routinely operated in the Region As part of the Carrier Battle groups but previously did not go along when the Battle groups entered the Gulf the Navy said. A Canadian astronaut Steven Maclean talks to a reporter from the space shuttle Columbia on Friday. Astronauts test robotic vision system space Center Houston a columbian screw saturday trailed a Domino like target through space to test a Canadian robotic vision system. Astronaut Charles Lacy Veach used columbian a robot Arm to Pluck the White spotted Black target panel from the payload Bay and raise it High above the shuttle then release it. Canadian astronaut Steven Maclean tracked the 4-by-8-foot target with the space vision system As the shuttle flew in formation 140 feet from the panel for about 20 minutes. Pilot Michael Baker tracked the panel visually for another 25 minutes or so As the shuttle slowly moved away from the target. He then fired the orbiters steering jets for a third time and Columbia headed Back to its previous orbit. Maclean said the aluminium panel would fall through the atmosphere and Burn up in four Days. Saturday s test was the last of several the astronauts performed on the Canadian space vision system which uses computers and to cameras. The machine vision system is intended to help astronauts locate within a fraction of an Inch the end of the shuttles 50-foot mechanical Arm. Researchers believe it could ease work with the Crane including construction of space station Freedom later this decade. On Friday the astronauts fired the space shuttle jets and photographed the resulting glow around the Tail of the snip. Maclean beamed Down videotaped images of the Bright flashes against a starry night sky. Researchers believe the glow is the result of residual Jet fuel and the Impact of atomic oxygen on shuttle surfaces. The tests should determine whether the glow hampers optical measurements taken from the spaceship. �?~1 Columbia Dove Friday from 184 Miles above the Earth to 131 Miles where there is More atomic oxygen it was the lowest circular orbit Ever flown by a shut tie the spacecraft normally do not Fly that Low because of the increased atmospheric drag. The shuttles 10-Day Mission is scheduled to end with a Landing this morning at Kennedy space Center sunday november 1,1992all 12 bodies recovered in copter crash in Utah from wire reports Hill fab Utah the air Force is investigating the crash of a helicopter that plunged into the great Salt Lake killing 12 people and injuring one. By Friday All of the bodies had been recovered from the Inland sea said Hill spokesman Dave Kendziora. The survivor a 27-year-old airman was listed in serious condition at a Hospital Friday with lacerations to his face and right leg. The air Force said it was withholding the names and hometowns of the victims until relatives were notified. Some of the victims were army personnel officials said. The Mh-60g pave Hawk helicopter was on a training Mission when it went Down thursday night about 100 Yards off the Northern tip of Antelope Island. The helicopter was attached to the 1st special operations Wing at Hurlburt Field fla., near Pensacola. The pave Hawk can carry 15 passengers including a Crew of three.. Ships to go to Croatia Washington two . Military sea lift come chartered ships will transport supplies from Canada to Croatia in support of the Canadian military forces deploying there As . Peacekeepers the Pentagon announced Friday. The first ship the american Falcon was to have departed saturday from St. John new Brunswick. It should arrive nov. 12. The ship was to carry 380 vehicles 60 pallets and 220 containers of supplies for the Canadian forces a statement said. The second ship the american Eagle will carry 120 House trailers. The Pentagon said it is scheduled to depart Montreal on nov. 15 and will arrive nov. 27 in Rijeka a port on the Adriatic sea about 130 Miles East of Venice Italy. The Canadian forces Are part of the expanded . Protection Force being deployed to the warring republics of the former  arrested Baltimore a a suburban elementary school principal has been arrested on drug Kingpin charges stunning parents and colleagues who regarded her As a Canna dedicated educator. A a in a so burning mad i can to stand it a said Lynda Thebaud the Mother of a third grader. A i can to stand it that she dragged the kids into All this. Principal is the last position a drug dealer should be  Patricia Emory 45, who has worked for two decades in the Anne Arundel county school system was arrested with her husband James in their Home thursday and charged with Possession and intent to distribute marijuana under Maryland a drug Kingpin statute. The Law requires a minimum sentence of 20 years for anyone convicted of conspiring to distribute Large amounts of illegal drugs including More than 50 pounds of marijuana. Authorities say Emory a 47-year-old husband was a major player in the ring that dealt drugs in the Baltimore Washington area and had ties to Mexico. Emory was charged a because we feel she knew what was going on and did no to do anything about it a said capt. Michael p. Fitzgibbons commander of the county a criminal investigations  testifies in arms Case Washington a Cia Pilot testified Friday that the Agency knew a great Deal about secret arms shipments to the nicaraguan Contra rebels at a time when Clair George the director of operations was denying such knowledge before Congress. The Pilot who works undercover spoke during the trial of George who is charged with seven counts of perjury obstruction and making false statements to investigators looking into the Iran Contra affair. Speaking from behind a screen to conceal his identity the Pilot said he notified his superiors about the secret Supply operation after learning of the Downing of an arms carrying plane Over Nicaragua on oct. 5,1986. The Pilot had worked for the Contra Supply network in Al Salvador before joining the Cia in september 1986, he said