European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 9, 1994 Kri Kalev receives cosmic greeting from colleagues space Center Houston a russian Cosmo nauts aboard the space station Mir used a television Hookup tuesday to Send a Good Luck greeting to their russian colleague flying on the shuttle discovery. With discovery More than 200 Miles above the South Pacific and the space station High Over the Caribbean Mir Valeri Polyakov addressed Sergei Kri Kalev the first russian to Fly aboard a . Shuttle during a broadcast of Abc television s Good morning America. We have flown for a Long time with Sergei Polya Kov said in russian. I just want to wish him successful work among his american colleagues and a Safe return to Kri Kalev answered Back also in russian greetings. I hear you loud and the Orbital news conference involving two spacecraft and a .-wide television audience was the first of its kind but cosmonauts and astronauts have communicated Many times before. Such contacts Date to 1975, when the . Apollo spacecraft docked with the soviet soyuz. Since then shuttle Crew members have spoken Man times with cosmonauts aboard Mir via Ham radio. Discovery commander Charles Boldenjr. Said the co operation made him very very encouraged. I think it bodes Well for the motorcycle crash kills 2 Rhein main airmen Rhein main a Germany is two airmen were killed monday night when their motorcycle collided with a truck a base spokeswoman said. The motorcycle Driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 8 30 , according to a news release from the base Public affairs office. Attempts to resuscitate the passenger were unsuccessful and he died later the statement said. The Accident happened Between a Drelden Walldorf and the air base on b-44, at Kie Gruber exit said Susanne Bartsch a base spokeswoman. The exit is about 2vi Miles from the base. Names of the victims Are being withheld until relatives Are notified. The Accident is still under investigation by military police in Frankfurt who have jurisdiction for accidents that occur of f base. American consulate to reopen in Dusseldorf the United states will reopen a consulate in Dussel Dorf Germany according to an embassy spokesman in Bonn. The announcement was to be made tuesday in Bonn at a joint news conference held by . Ambassador Richard . Holbrooke and Johannes Rau minister president of the state of nor Rhein westfalen where Dusseldorf is located. The consulate in Dusseldorf was closed six years ago. According to the spokesman the new consulate will be dedicated to commercial activities and along with the staff of the amerika Haus in Cologne will Spear head efforts by the . Government to boost German american commercial and cultural ties. West Point dinner planned Heidelberg Germany the annual West Point founder s Day dinner for graduates of the . Military Academy and their spouses will be held March 19 at the Heidelberg officers and civilians club. Social hour begins at 5 30 ., followed by dinner and a formal program at 7 . Tickets Are $22 or $28 per person depending on menu selection. Active duty dress is army dress or mess Blue uniform with Bow tie. Dress for civilians is dinner jacket Busi Ness suit or West Point Blazer. Seating will be by class year. Reservations should be made by March 4. West Point graduates who Don t receive an invitation to the dinner should Call 370-8291 or 06221-57-8291 for information. The stars and stripes Page 5 Harding must appear before olympic panel l1llehammer, Norway a Tonya har Ding will a
