European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes a. A. A saturday february 12,1994 a at a glance before he took his life Deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster Felt a the had personally failed and talked about quitting his Job his wife reportedly told investigators. See Story on Page 4. Iranians assail . Iranians poured into Tehran a immense Azadi Square chanting Quot death to americal Quot on Friday to Climax celebrations marking the 15th anniversary of the islamic revolution. A pages midshipmen file suit Nava Academy midshipmen involved in a cheating scandal have asked the courts to Block the Navy from holding hearings to expel them. A Page 6 Jackson photos sought Michael Jackson a attorneys have asked a judge to give them nude photographs taken of the entertainer As part of a child molestation investigation. A pages China curbs religion China has announced rules on religion that forbid foreigners from converting chinese. A Page 10 buyouts backed Federal employees who voluntarily quit May be eligible for a Lump sum payment of up to $25,000 each under a Bill passed by the House. A Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 22-25 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword 21 faces a places. 20 focus. 1517 Horoscope. 24 Jumble. 24 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 religion. 10 sports .27-32 to listings .31 weather.11 discovery safely on Earth despite bad weather delay Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle discovery and its .-rus-Sian Crew returned to Earth on Friday after being forced to stay up an extra orbit because of bad weather at the Florida Landing site. The shuttle touched Down at Kennedy space Center at 2 19 . Est ending a history making Mission that began just a few Miles away eight Days ago. A a you be paved the Way for a new Era of cooperation in human space flight a Mission control told discovery a five american astronauts and one russian cosmonaut. The Crew was greeted in both English and russian. Cosmonaut Sergei Kri Kalev became the first russian to Fly on a . Shuttle it when discovery blasted off on the science Mission feb. 3. Thick Low Clouds and High wind prevented discovery from Landing on the first Opportunity i hours or one orbit earlier. But conditions improved enough to allow for the mid afternoon touch Down with Only some High Clouds in the sky. Officials had considered diverting the shuttle to Edwards fab in california.-. On the Way Home discovery sailed Over Western Canada Montana Down through the Midwest and. South and on into Cape canaveral. Discovery circled Earth 131 times and travelled 3,439,704 Miles. A a it a really a Beautiful ride in. In a looking at All the sights a said shuttle cmdr. Charles Boldenjr. As the spacecraft headed toward Florida. About 500 people gathered at the Concrete runway to Welcome discovery Home. The Mission made history with its . Russian partnership but the failure to release a troubled satellite tainted the science part of the Mission. The Wake shield facility a steel Craft shaped like a flying Saucer was supposed to Fly free of discovery for two Daws and grow High Grade semiconductor films in its pure vacuum Wake. It was hoped the films could some Day Lead to faster computers. A a _ a a _ \ \. A a but transmission troubles and ultimately a bad guidance system prevented Crew members from deploying the satellite. Instead it grew the films while dangling on the end of the shuttles 50-foot robot Arm. Astronaut Ronald Sega who spent years working on Wake shield while teaching at the University of Houston and was in charge of it aboard discovery said the Experiment at least showed the concept would ,. F from Page 1 dutch also Are contributing to the package said the official. The f-15es, the strike version of the famed Eagle fighter Jet Are the most sophisticated warplanes in the . Air Force with increased capabilities for targeting and longer Range for bombing runs. A it gives us longer legs a said the official. The f-15eswill depart from their base at Raf Lakenheath in England the Offir Cal. A a a. A a a. Washington also is dispatching two More ac-130 gunships to Aviano a in Southern Italy and two More ec-130 Compass Call command and control Center aircraft to Aviano the official said. Among the other aircraft included in the package Are a four f-16 fighting Falcon jets from the Netherlands. A four f-16 fighters from Turkey. A four Jaguar attack aircraft from Britain. A most of these Are recalled aircraft that had been sent Back Home several months ago a the official said. They Are expected to begin arriving at their bases Over the next several Days the official said. Pentagon officials said thursday that the nato air operation wont risk involving . Forces in an open ended quagmire. The nato operation is a a set definite and precise Mission that is to reduce the carnage caused by the shelling or the potential to Shell Sarajevo a army Brig. Gen. James t. Hill said at a Pentagon briefing thursday. A a that a the Only objective we have at this a it does not Start us on a Slippery slope toward a generalized Campaign of airs trikes a he said. A cease fire Between the warring factions around Sarajevo took effect at noon thursday. But should serbian shelling of Sarajevo resume nato War planes would strike at a Range of targets not just those inside a designated Security zone around the capital City. A if there is shelling from outside the 13-mile cease fire zone there Are provisions for responses to that a Walter so Combe the Deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said at the briefing. Nor will nato jets confine retaliatory strikes to a specific Battery or mortar Slocombe said. A if there is an attack we will not put ourselves in the position of having to find the particular gun that fired the particular Shell a the official said. Nato aircraft have been authorized to destroy both heavy weapons and a military related targets he said. Those categories presumably could include ammunition dumps or Supply depots but Slocombe declined to be specific saying such information could be of use to an opponent. More than 100 fighter bombers from the United states and nato nations such As France and Britain could take part in the strike Force. The aircraft have been taking part in operation deny flight patrolling bosnian airspace since april from bases in Italy and Navy warships in the Adriatic. Under an ultimatum issued by the nato allies on wednesday the serbs had 10 Days to move their heavy weapons 13 Miles from Central Sarajevo or place them under . Control. Otherwise they would be subject to nato airs trikes. There have been reports that both the serbs and bosnian government forces have turned Over some weapons to the United nations. Hill from the joint staffs office of strategic plans and policy said the 13-mile distance was chosen because it covers the Range for most of the weaponry used by the serbs. Also a larger Region would have increased the monitoring area a and Burden a for . Forces on the ground and aircraft overhead the general told reporters. The serbs Are believed to have about 200 to 300 artillery pieces or Large Caliper mortars 50 tanks various anti aircraft artillery weapons and some shoulder fired surface to air missiles inside the 13-mile Region Hill said. The operation is not without risk and to find and detect any such weaponry a is not an easy task a Hill said. But because of operation deny flight he said a your pilots Are Well trained. We be had plenty of experience in the from Page 1 the norwegian capital of olso lend support to Allied forces Northern Europe Headquarters in nearby Kolhaas. Many in the Squadron have tickets to some of the events. Lillehammer is about a three hour drive away though crowded roads Are expected to lengthen the trip to about four hours. Olympic organizers Are encouraging people to arrive by train or bus to redi f congestion. Gonzales said he has drawn a crowd Ever since he landed a ticket to the technical portion of the women a figuring skating contest. The technical segment involves compulsory jumps and spins and is a prelude to the free skating program the final and most popular phase of the Competition. His two tickets Cost $50 apiece gon Zales said. He and his wife have no plans to sell them despite All the hoopla about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. A we want to go a he said. A a it a a Chance of a Weiss possesses a ticket that is even More valuable the women a figuring skating final. The show is expected to pull super bowl viewing numbers for lbs if both skaters participate. A a in a not going to give them up a Weiss said with the laugh of a Man who has a winning poker hand. Weiss Gonzales and others in the unit were Given the Chance to attend any of the events when organizers conducted a special drawing to distribute tickets late last year. In october each household in Norway received a form that asked family members to select if interested dates and times of events they want to attend. A lottery for the tickets was then held and the Lucky parties were contacted in january. A second lottery was held later for distributed tickets that went unclaimed for the not so popular events. Air Force staff sgt. Nick Nicole Topous los will attend the two men bobsledding final feb. 20. A we wanted to go see the jamaicans a Nic Letopoulos said of what has become part of Winter olympic lore. A i believe the Virgin islands is going to have a team this ski jumping is what army spec. To sure Smith plans to take in. He and the others spoke about a the once in a life time Opportunity they have to witness an olympic event. While others plan to look for to shirts and pins Smith will seek out some commemorative olympic coins. He thinks All of the stories and talk about Kerrigan and Harding is overdone and he blames the Media. The showdown Between the two figure skaters a does no to have any effect on me a Smith said
