European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 14, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 nubble s troubles Over Nasa bubbles Washington a Nasa showed off the first pictures from the restored Hubble space Telescope on thursday and pronounced the instrument fixed. The trouble with Hubble is Over sen. Barbara Mikulski d-md., said at a news conference called by the space Agency to display the first pictures taken by the Telescope. The Hubble was outfitted with a new main camera and improved optics for other instruments during a repair Mission by space walking Astro nauts in december. The repair Mission became necessary when officials discovered after the Telescope was launched in 1990 that the main 94.5 Inch diameter Mirror was ground too Flat at the edges making it nearsighted. We believe the Hubble is fixed said Daniel s. Goldin administrator of the space Agency when asked whether he could unequivocally say the $1.6 billion instrument had been restored to full capability. The first pictures displayed were of a spiral Galaxy million to 60 million Light years away. Mikulski held us pictures of the Galaxy made before the corrective optics were installed and afterwards. The difference was striking even to untrained eyes. The before picture showed the Pinwheel shaped Galaxy As if it were in a fog. The after picture had the same View with pinpoint Sharpness. Because of the Hubble fix we will be Able to do 21st-Century science said Mikulski whose state houses the Goddard space flight Center where the re pair Mission was planned and monitored. Goldin called the repair Mission the most difficult Nasa has handled since men walked on the Moon. There is no question Nasa totally fulfilled its mis Sion and did it on time and on budget said John h. Gibbons president Clinton s science adviser. He said Clinton who is in Russia has not yet been informed of the Success but he will be immensely  the space Agency sought to make the most out of what appeared to be a solid Success in repairing the Earth orbiting Telescope after a series of disasters such As the disappearance of the Slbil lion Mars observer and the blurred vision of Hubble itself. One Engineer at the National aeronautics and space administration predicted that the Telescope s ability to do science programs such As searching for Black holes and trying to determine whether the universe will continue to expand was restored by last month s repair Mission. ". V Reno vows Clinton probe to be done independently Washington a the special counsel investigation of the Clinton 1980s Arkansas real estate investment will be ruggedly Independent and in clude its relationship with a failed savings and loan attorney general Janet Reno says. President Clinton on wednesday reluctantly dropped his opposition to an in dependent review after the White House concluded that there was no other Way to halt a growing political controversy Over the Issue. We believe that a special counsel can conduct an Independent and fair inquiry and we believe that it will show what we believe that the Clinton did nothing wrong Clinton adviser George Stepha Nopoulos said. White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said in Moscow Early thursday that Clinton made his decision after con Ferring tuesday with his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton Back in Washington As Well As with aides. The president slept on it overnight and decided to go Forward she said. The now defunct Madison guaranty savings and loan was run by James me Dougal who also was the Clinton part Ner in Whitewater development corp Justice department investigators Are trying to determine whether depositors funds were diverted from Madison to help retire Clinton s 1984 gubernatorial Campaign debt and whether Thrift Money was improperly deposited in the White water account. Even with their Victory republicans who for weeks demanded appointment of a special counsel were not satisfied questioning whether Reno s Choice would be impartial and demanding that Congress conduct a special investigation of its own into Whitewater. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said the fact that Reno was acting at Clinton s request indicated she s not in effect an Independent attorney Gener  but rep. Jim Leach of Iowa senior Republican on the House banking com Mittee praised Reno As impeccably Hon est. Whoever she names will be above reproach he said thursday on lbs. The White House and congressional democrats quickly accused the gop of playing politics with the Issue and Reno sought to assure republicans and the Public that the investigation would be in dependent and comprehensive. The person i choose i want to be Rug attorney general Janet Reno says Shell name a special counsel for the Arkansas Case. Gedly Independent Reno said adding that she would name someone As soon As possible there was no Early front runner and officials were reluctant thursday morn ing to discuss potential candidates. Dole gave Reno a list of prospects a Roll Call one administration official called As Good As  Dole s list included two Carter administration attorneys general Griffin Bell and Benjamin Civiletti lawyer Robert Bennett who was special counsel to the Senate ethics committee former . Attorneys Michael Baylson Anton Valukas and Dan Webb and . Culvahouse former counsel in the Reagan White House. Women face discrimination in science Field study says Washington a women make up Only 12 percent of the scientists and engineers in . Industry because Many companies pay them less than men favor male networks and follow other practices that push women from the Field the National research Council reported thursday. I thought surely things were get Ting better but when i saw the Statis tics i was amazed said Betsy Ancker Johnson a retired general motors corp. Vice president and Engineer who helped prepare the report. The message is for companies to take advantage of the Talent that s available. The message for women is to work hard she added. The Council an of the National Academy of sciences convened a con Ference last january to study Why women make up 45 percent of the total work Force but Only 12 percent of the scientists and engineers. The Council found the median annual salary of women scientists with Bachelor s de Grees and As much As two years experience was 73 percent that of their male colleagues in 1990, $21,000 is. $29,500. Those with doctorates made 88 percent of the median male salary $32,800 is. $39,000. Salary discrepancies also existed among races. Female scientists Are twice a Likely As men to leave Industry for Aca Demic or government work. They also quit twice As often As their female counterparts in government. That ratio remains the same regardless of whether the women Are married or have children. Companies make it difficult for women to learn about Job openings because scientific jobs often Are filled through male networks. Women Are subjected to the prejudices of older male scientists. One woman reported a male oceanography professor telling her women can Only count Plankton not do in depth research. Corporations make it difficult for female scientists to juggle career and family. Circus train derailment kills 1, injures dozen Lakeland Fla. A a circus train derailed thursday with a full Load of performers equipment and animals killing at least one person and injuring a dozen others. The derailment was followed by the crash of a Wesh television news Heli copter that was covering the derailment. The chopper plunged into a school s Ball Field about a half mile from the wreck site injuring a photographer and the Pilot. No one on the ground was Hurt. Nineteen cars of the 59-car Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus train derailed about 9 15 a.m., officials said. There were 2bo people on Board one person killed one missing and 12 to 15 with minor injuries said Sonya Dodds a spokeswoman for the Polk county sheriffs department. We went into an emergency Stop procedure said circus manager David Cohen who was inside the train. It was very  standing near the wreckage he said the show always goes on. I suspect we will be late but the show always goes on. He said there were about 25 children on Board and none of them was injured. The train was travelling across Testate s midsection from St. Petersburg to Orlando. Cars that jumped the tracks carried staff members performers and equip ment said Rodney. Huey vice president of Public relations from his office in Vienna a. There were 50 elephants Lions bears and horses on Board none in the affected Section of the train he said. The cause of the derailment which occurred in heavy fog near a Point where tracks come together was not immediately known in Washington the nation Al transportation safety Board said it was sending a 10-member investigation team. Workers were on the scene to wet Down diesel and Battery leaks Dodds said. The circus has two units that travel the country by train making stops in Cit ies along the Way. The Blue unit was involved in the Accident. Among the headliners Are Romeo and Juliet year old asian elephants too Young to be performers but making their debut for circus fans. Besides clowns the performers include chinese acrobats and gymnasts High wire acts a horse and Bear act from the former soviet Union and a three ring dog act