European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 3, 1992 . The stars and stripes Page next shuttle flight to be Public mostly Cape canaveral Fla. A  talk at length about the Metal balls they plan to eject from the space shuttle discovery next month and the camera that  use to pinpoint ground targets. But done to expect the five astronauts assigned to nasal a next shuttle flight to discuss their primary pay Load a defense department satellite. It s classified. Top secret. Hush hush. And that a that. Quot in be dealt with classified material All my military career and its very easy to Tell folks that a in a sorry. That a classified. I can to discuss it a a said shuttle Pilot Robert Cabana a Marine colonel. For David Walker the Mission commander and a Navy Captain what a hard is making sure he does no to let something secret slip while discussing the unclassified portions of the flight. Everything about the we Klong Mission except the satellite is open to Public perusal. Nasa focused its attention on the flight after Columbia landed at Kennedy space Center on sunday after a satellite delivery and research Mission none of it secret. On the seven previous shuttle missions to deploy classified military satellites virtually everything about the flight was secret. Launch times were announced nine minutes before liftoff and communications Between Mission control and orbiting astronauts were blacked out to the Public. Walker Quot this is a better Way to operate a Walker said referring to the upcoming Mission. Quot we done to have to have a ton of classified books. We Don t have to have a Bunch of special procedures. We done to have to spend Money on a very expensive Security communications system. That saves taxpayers Money and that a  it. Col. James Mcleroy of the air Force space systems division said that to $50 is the defense department had been spending up million a year to maintain classified capability for shuttle missions and that the figure was expected to climb to $70 million a year. Given the decreased number of military cargoes targeted for the shuttle the expense Wasny to Worth it Mcleroy said. The five astronauts All  arc to deploy the satellite sue hours after liftoff and then spend the rest of the flight conducting nearly a dozen military experiments. They will release six Metal balls at the Behest of space debris researchers. By tracking the spheres scientists Hope to improve their ability to detect Small pieces of space junk. Other studies include testing a camera that will provide the Longitude and latitude of ground targets and a laser receiver intended to pick up laser signals sent from the ground. Both systems could assist Battlefield commanders during War military officials said. One Experiment that has been omitted involved the shuttles automatic Landing system. Walker and Cabana were supposed to use the system at the end of the flight but Nasa officials recently cancelled the test and instructed the pilots to manually land the shuttle As usual. Walker and Cabana had spent Days practising with the automatic Landing system which has never been tested in flight. They re disappointed but also relieved. Quot we worked hard on it a Walker said. Quot on the other hand no Pilot that 1 know of prefers to let a machine land the vehicle instead of  officials said that the Auto land system needs More work and that there is no hurry to test it. Nasa plans to Send discovery on the years eighth and final shuttle flight around dec. 2, a ice weeks later than planned because of mechanical problems. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 3,1982 a Pope John Paul ii denounced divorce contraception and abortion in an open air service attended by 1.5 million people in Madrid Spain. 20 years ago nov. 3,1972 a watergate defendant Bernard l. Barker was convicted of misusing a notary Public Seal on a Republican Campaign Check. 30 years ago nov. 3,196x a president Kennedy told the nation that soviet missiles Are being dismantled in Cuba but said the United states would still insist on International inspection. 40 years ago nov. 3,1952 a the presidential Campaign closed As Republican Dwight d. Eisenhower warned against diversion from the soviet threat and gov. Adlai e. Stevenson predicted a democratic Victory. 50 years ago nov. 3,1942 a australian forces spearheaded an Allied Force driving toward the coast on the egyptian front virtually ringing a Strong Force of German troops. 50 years ago today nov. 3 1.942 Adolf Hitler orders Field marshal Erwin Rommel not to Retreat in Western Egypt but the afrika Korps begins moving Back toward Rubya As traffic jams in mine Fields Stow the advancing British. In the Pacific the marines capture Cruz Point West of the . Beachhead on Guadalcanal while a Landing by 1,500 japanese soldiers to the East impels another Marine Force to withdraw. Source ?194 Days of War w h Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp1981 a girl 4, recovering from transplants May go Home sooner than expected Pittsburgh a a 4-Ycar-old girl who received a transplanted liver and Small intestine last Spring May be Able to return Home to England this week months earlier than expected. Doctors had anticipated that Laura Davies would have to remain in Pittsburgh As an outpatient of children a Hospital for a year after being discharged in August. But they said late last we Csc that she was making such Good Progress that she could probably go Home to Manchester England within a week. Hospital spokeswoman sue Cardillo said Friday that Laura a British doctor was in Pittsburgh to work with doctors there Quot on the transition of care to  upon hearing the news Laura said Quot in a going Home to see my  Laura who had surgery june 10, has attracted worldwide attention. More than $600,000 was raised to pay for her care including $270,000 contributed by saudi arabians King fahd. Since the surgery Laura has grown taller gained weight and no longer retains body fluids As she did before the transplants. A yellow tint to her skin has disappeared and she is eating solid foods. The girl was born with an improperly formed Small intestine and an operation to lengthen the Organ failed. Before the transplant she was kept alive by intravenous feeding but the process destroyed her liver necessitating the double transplant doctors said. Laura Davies a 4-year-old who got a new liver and Small intestine is surrounded by characters from a Chuck e. Cheese pizza restaurant sunday in Wexford a. Singer blames Church for world s woes new York a Irish Singer sin Gad of Connor has defended her decision to tear up a picture of the Pope on National television saying the Catholic Church is Quot responsible for All the destruction we see in the world  Quot i consider the Vatican to be anti Christian because in the name of christianity they committed anti Christian acts Quot of Connor told time Magazine. Quot they blessed the bombs that went into Ethiopia. They gave permission for the Irish people to be starved the French people the african people for the jewish people to be slaughtered. They Are responsible for All of the destruction we see in the world  the Singer was interviewed for the nov. 9 Issue of time excerpts of which were released to the news Media sunday. Of Connor has been under fire since she ripped up the Popes picture on sat urday night live a month ago. She was booed off the stage at new Yorkus Madison Square Garden shortly thereafter at a concert in Bob Dylan a Honor. She condemned the Catholic Church for Quot the destruction of entire races of people and the subsequent existence of Domestic and child abuse in every country they went  however of Connor said Quot i do believe in god and in what in a trying to  asked to explain her reference to child abuse she said she was talking about her own experience growing up a under extremely abusive circumstances with a Mother who was a valium addict. A i went to school every Day covered in bruises boils sties and face welts a you name it Quot she said. Quot nobody Ever said a bloody word or did a thing. Naturally i was very angered by the whole thing and i had to find out Why it had  she said one reason controversy has surrounded her career is that she is Quot not a Safe woman because of her shaven head and outspokenness. Quot if i were a Young Man and i was on to saying these things i would not be As  taking a slap at Dylan of Connor said he should not have performed after the crowd booed her off the stage. She said Dylan told her after the concert Quot that i should keep on doing what in a doing. But its no Good saying that to me. Why does no the say it to them i mean Why does no the take his  Dylan did not speak to the crowd during his relatively Brief appearance