European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A mgr 6 tit stabs and str pts i . 1 controversial Star wars test in Hawaii appears set to go by Susan us Soyan a lot Ang Lri times Honolulu a a strategic defense initiative test blocked for years by protests lawsuits and even a Hurricane May take place As Early As this week when missiles Are launched from a dramatic wind swept Beach on the Island of Kauai. Opponents held a weekend Vigil and planned to tic up part of the Sohili dunes a an ancient a it Owaiian burial site a to try to Stop the launch which could come As Early As today. Although a state judge last week turned Down their request for an injunction to halt the test an unexpected Champion has taken up their cause a rep. John Conyers jr., Dumich. Concerned that the strategic target system or stars missile project Conyers May be an outmoded Boondoggle Conyers last week called in the Pentagon to halt it while an investigation is completed. A to Date this program has Cost taxpayers $210 million without any commensurate Benefit a Conyers chairman of the House government operations committee wrote to defense Secretary los Aspin. A the stars project very possibly May have been simply overtaken by events. The government says the test is a crucial component of the strategic defense initiative commonly known As a Star wars.�?�. Designed to mimic the disc Persal of multiple soviet warheads the stars project would fire unarmed refurbished Polaris missiles from the Barking Sands Pacific missile Range on Kauai a Southwest coast toward Kwajalein atoll More than 2,000 Miles away. The three stage guided missiles would carry targets allowing the military to test and develop its tracking capabilities. The first launch is. Scheduled for any Lime Between today and March 4. The army is required to give Only three hours notice to Clear the a ground Hazard area an arc 10,000 feet in diameter that encompasses part of the military base and half of poli Hale state Park. Poll Hale Hawaii a longest continuous White Sand Beach attracts nearly half a million visitors a year. The remains  hawaiians Are buried in the rolling dunes around the launch pad some contemporary hawaiians consider the site sacred and object to the use of land that is supposed to be held by the state. In Trust for native hawaiians. They have joined with environmentalists who Are worried about toxic emissions and the Impact of a failed launch on people and wildlife including Humpback whales. Missiles Are routinely shot from the Barking Sands Range but none has required evacuation of a Hazard area. The army contends the stars rockets will be in the same league As the previous launches. Its environmental Impact statement found the project poses no significant Hazard and any potential impacts could be mitigated. A a we be undergone an extensive amount of scrutiny both environmental and safety a a said Peter Mcclaran spokesman for stars. A a we be gone to court four different times and each time the project has been upheld. Everything is proceeding smoothly to the launch As  sen. Daniel k. Inouye a Hawaii chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on defense joined with project opponents in pressuring the army to conduct the environmental Impact study. But unlike them he accepts the environmental study s findings of a no significant  Conyers letter notes that an investigation by the government accounting office has raised major con cams about the Cost Ana feasibility of stars. He also says that the Start 1 and ii treaties eliminate multiple warhead missiles so a it is questionable whether we need to test against this perceived  Aspin s staff confirmed that the letter had been received but had no further comment Friday. Vote May Avert la. Teachers strike los Angeles a teachers Union leaders postponed a tuesday strike deadline so their members could vote on ii proposal to restore 2 percent of the 12 percent pay Cut they took last october. The proposal was made by state Assembly sea Willie l. Brownjr. The san Francisco democrats id saturday that the Money could come from a $31 Millio emergency fund administered by the los Angeles up find school District. / a the District has a Reserve for a crisis. This is a crisis a a he said after meeting with Union leaders. The school boards president Leticia quiz cd said she would recommend that the Board accept Browne a proposal at its meeting today. Union president Helen Bernstein said that her organizations leaders had not made a recommendation and that the decision by rank and file members would probably be a the most difficult decision  Ever make in their professional  a a it a a Choice Between bad and worse a a she said. Brown drafted the proposal after ending negotiations with school officials and United teachers los Angeles the Union representing 32,000 teachers. The Union s leadership then agreed to postpone its strike deadline to March 1. The possibility of a strike was raised after the District slashed teachers salaries 12 percent in october to help close a $400 million budget deficit. Teachers salaries currently average about $43,000. The Union sought a reduction in the cuts a guarantee that wages would not be Cut next year and an incentives package that would Grant teachers More decision making Power. Brown mediated four negotiating sessions Between the District and the Union but he ended the talks Friday saying it was Clear the two sides could not reach an agreement. The last strike by teachers in the nation s second largest school District occurred in 1989. It lasted nine Days before the District agreed to Grant 8 percent raises Over each of the following three years. Cursed babe Ruth paper nets $99,000 new York Al a Rhode Island philanthropist paid $99,000 saturday for the historic 1919 Sale agreement that sent babe Ruth from the Boston red sox to the new York Yankees. A a it a the most famous document in sports history a a Alan Shawn Feinstein of Cranston r.i., said of his Purchase. A i was prepared to bid this High. There was a lot of action but i wanted this  Feinstein said he plans to resell the agreement and donate the Money to Charity. It was one of several sports related items that fetched top Dollar prices at the Sale held by Leland a auction House. About $1.5 million was taken in said la land a spokesman Michael Puzzo. Feinstein a longtime red sox fan said he knows Well the historical significance of the Ruth document. The red sox never won a world series after getting rid of Ruth and baseball lore attributes that to the babes curse. A i am very familiar with the curse of the Bambino a he said. A yes i  other items sold saturday included a 1931 uniform worn by Yankee great Lou Gehrig which fetched $110,000, and a Rolls Royce once owned by baseball s All time hits Leader Pete Rose which brought s44.1wi the car was sold by roses sex wife Karo in. A $500 Check that a a shoeless Joe  used us Down payment on a House in 1916 broughr$2 ,r5.jj. Jackson who was illiterate usually traced a i  his wife had written for him and Only two documents signed by him Are known to exist puce a d. Other items included a Gold pocket watch owned s Tycobb $55,000 a Bat autographed by Ruth. S55j a. A football Jersey worn by Chicago bears Murnai Baa Gale Sayers $2,500 and one worn by savers teammate Brian Piccolo $3,300. Monday feb notary 22. To peace activists demonstrate at Aegis destroyer launch. From wire Erport Natii Maine a nearly two dozen peace activists demonstrated outside Bath Iron works at the launching of an Aegis destroyer saturday and one protester interrupted an address by new York Cardinal John of Connor. Attending the ceremony As a family Friend of the late Rev. John 1. A a Jake Laboon for whom the destroyer is named of Cor nor shrugged off the protest with a joke and no major disruption occurred. The  is an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer with an Aegis Multi target tracking system. Outside the shipyard Suzanne Hedrick who spoke for the protesters said a we re opposed to the Church giving its blessings to War  the woman who interrupted of Connor by Reading from a Bible identified herself As Susan Siverio. Of Connor acknowledging controversies that have routinely marked his tenure As the eighth roman Catholic archbishop of new York resumed his remarks after Silverio was escorted away. A you May wonder what the Cardinal in the roman Catholic Church is doing in a Classy place like this a he said. A live really come Here because in a running out of Friendly audiences.�?�2 nabbed in computer scam Sacramento Calif. A a couple was arrested Friday for allegedly ordering More than $150,1x0 in computer equipment and Bulin ii to corporations such As Lockheed and general dynamics the Fri said. Ralph Dickerson 45, and his wife Audrey. 25. Were arrested on fraud and conspiracy charges said Fri special agent Dick Ross. The Dickerson had been fugitives since a Federal grand jury indicted them three weeks age Ross said. The couple from Rio Linda near Sacramento allegedly ordered computer equipment and electronic information services using their Home Pucce. The packages were delivered to postal boxes which were registered under aliases while the Buh it went to the legitimate companies Ross said. By the time the companies got the Bill for products they did not order the couple had already picked up the equipment and moved on to a new Mailbox drop Ross  punishes sex couple ale and i b cd Alameda Calif. Two sailors a female whose sexual encounter aboard the destroyer tender Samuel compere was  videotape were reprimanded for indecent he . A published report said. The  was at sea last month when the male Sailor set up a video camera in a secluded area and performed sexual acts with a female Crew member. Navy spokesman senior chief James Jones told the Alameda times Star. The woman unaware she was being videotaped was angered when she found out about to and told the Captain the newspaper reported. _ the sailors whose identities were being withheld received Noc judicial punishment Jaces told tire newspaper. _ each w As charged Ith committing acc sensual a indecent acts aboard the . The Man also w As charged with three counts of giving sirs a Datum eats to investigators. He is appealing the charges Jones ate. Both seders Are still serving on the . The compere is based a Nas a Ameca arc s one of the few Navy ships with both men arc women aboard. It has a Crew of about Locc. Man guilty in murder rape fort Washington. Was a Man Vas convicted or raping and idling a 14-Ycor-Otd a \ More Man. Five Vears after her stud Rennod Xiv near her bicycle Ai Field. The Par a berated about i a hours before Cecot Ctm Janes Duquette 1 be Friday re or a Sexto. Assa .  my false Nauru Ona a.  a a augers. . 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