European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9nasa orders 2 models of bargain Price satellites from wire reports Washington a Nasa accustomed to paying More than $220 million apiece for Earth observing satellites has ordered two new bargain Price models with a Promise to have them launched within 24 months. The National aeronautics and space administration announced wednesday the awarding of contracts to try of Redondo Beach calif., and cd a of Rockville my to design build launch and operate the two  try will build one version for $59 million cat will produce the other for $49 million. The Nasa contracts specify launch within 24 months Speed unprecedented in an age when it takes spacecraft five to 10 years to gel off the drawing Board and into space. The satellites will observe Earth with new sensor technology eventually replacing the aging and ailing landsat which now Cost More than $220 million each. Sex Exxon skipper off Hook Anchorage Alaska a the groups suing Over the Exxon Valdez Oil spill in state court decided there was no Point in keeping former skipper Joseph Hazelwood As a defendant since there would be Little Chance of collecting an award from him. A stipulation signed Friday by Anchorage Superior court judge Brian Shortill retains Exxon corp. And Exxon shipping As defendants in the lawsuit brought by six Alaska native corporations and seven Alaska towns. The plaintiffs Are seeking unspecified compensation for damage caused by the 19s9 Exxon Valdez Oil spill which polluted roughly 1,500 Miles of Alaska coastline from Prince William sound to. Kodiak Island. Hazelwood who was fired after the 11-million-gallon spill has not worked As an Oil Tanker Captain since. The multimillion Dollar Oil spill suit against Exxon went to an Anchorage Federal court jury  twin Dies Philadelphia Angela Lakeberg the siamese twin who was separated from her sister last year in a risky operation died thursday morning less than three weeks shy of her first birthday. Angela whose parents Are from Indiana died at 1 a.m., said Beatrice Parker spokeswoman for the children a Hospital of Philadelphia. Angela and Amy Lakeberg were joined at the Chest when they were born june 29,1993, at a Hospital near Chicago. They shared a common heart Ana fused liver Amy died aug. 20 during a 13-hour operation at children a Hospital. Angela had been in the Hospital Ever since. Because the two shared a single heart it was known All along that Amy would not survive the operation. Angelas chances were not considered much better with some doctors saying before the operation that she had Only a 1 in 100 Chance of survival.113 aliens to be deported Tallahassee Fla. A scores of illegal aliens incarcerated in Florida Are being released Early so they can be deported to ease prison overcrowding. Gov. Lawton Chiles and the states six member Cabinet granted clemency wednesday to 113 foreign felons All nonviolent offenders to make room for violent american criminals w to would have been released Early. A we have to release a state inmate for every criminal alien we have in the corrections system a Chiles said. A clearly its in the states Best interest to begin this deportation As quickly As  insurance commissioner Tom Gallagher who is running for governor cast the Lone vote against the plan. He said it discriminated against Florida residents who committed nonviolent crimes but have no Chance for clemency. Most of the 113 aliens were convicted of drug offences. They were to be turned Over to the immigration and naturalization service and deported within two months. They will not be prosecuted in their Home countries for their crimes Here. Future of Normandy Wall on shaky ground washing ton apr mismanagement and a diversion of donations have endangered the future of a memorial near the invasion beaches of Normandy France intended to Honor . Veterans people involved in the project say. The first panel of the a Wall of Liberty was dedicated sunday on the eve of the a Day anniversary in Caen in Normandy. I3ut two Days earlier the president of the Battle of Normandy foundation builders of the Wall resigned in a management dispute and staff members Rose in revolt against the foundations financial policies. A the corporation is in a crisis of financial and management integrity quoted Timperlake a former Bush administration bureaucrat wrote shortly before resigning. He was the second president in a month to step Down amid the financial crisis. Six staff members in a letter to the Board also wrote they had Art a ethical obligation to let veterans a know the truth about the weaknesses and serious financial shortcomings of the  they said Large amounts of Money donated by veterans for the Wall had been diverted to bolster other programs run by the nonprofit organization William a. Mckenzie a Dallas lawyer and chairman of the Board said in a phone interview from Caen that while there Are some administrative problems they will be resolved. A that Wall will be built he said. He pointed to the accomplishments of the foundation on behalf of veterans. Among its a Day events it dedicated a memorial Garden near the Wall and a statue of Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower in nearby Bayeux. And former Secretary of state Lenry Kissinger opened the foundations Campus for Normandy scholars a converted Abbey where american University students will take one month courses studying world War the Wall meant to Honor the 5 million americans who served in Europe and North Africa during world War 11, is being financed by veterans who Are asked but not required to donate $40 to have their names included on the Structure. About 60,000 have registered and $2 million has been raised. But Tom Gantt who resigned at the end of april As chief financial officer because of manage mint disputes said the Wall project is now basically broke. He said that $1 million was spent on legitimate program related a activities but that the other $1 million was shifted to other foundation projects including a Battlefield tour program that lost Money ave not done anything illegal Quot he said a ethics May be a Little different Story though Quot he said the general accounting office and the internal Revenue service have been investigating the foundation for possible irregularities. George Stover organizer of the Wall dismissed in an interview with the stars and stripes last week allegations that the foundation was misusing donated Money by sending him and other members of the foundation to Normandy. He said the air travel was provided free by air France.  a is As it r a 1, a r it 5. A. A a ,.of ad.\. Quot �f.-1�?T a a if. To i v -1 = v 2 a a a up up and away a Jap Scales 28, of grand Junction colo., decides to catch highline Lake state Park in Loma. The Craft automat some air without his Jet ski sunday while cruising around i Cully stopped because of he riders kill Bracelet. Agriculture chief faces probe into gifts Washington a the Justice department is investigating whether agriculture Secretary Mike Espy took free travel lodging and tickets to sporting events from Tyson foods inc., a poultry company with close ties to president Clinton. Espy spokesman Steve Kinsella confirmed late wednesday that the Justice department is investigating assertions about Espy a conduct made in March in a Wall Street journal article. But Kinsella refused to comment on reports in thursdays new York times that investigators also were looking into a trip Espy took to Arkansas in May 1993 As a guest of Tyson a and other possible gifts. At Issue is whether Espy violated a prohibition in a 1907 meat inspection statute against taking gifts. Violation is punished by a mandatory year in prison. The investigation also has turned up hints that agriculture department documents were. Shredded in Spring 1993 during debates Over enforcement policies at the department officials told the times. The associated press reported in March that Espy s aides insisted on getting All records in Early 1993 from the food safety and inspection service concerning its proposal to enforce tighter inspection standards for poultry. Those standards were promised in March but no regulations have been produced. The Wall Street journal article noted heavy lobbying of Espy and his acting assistant Secretary in charge of meat and poultry inspection Pat Jensen including attendance at sporting events As guests of Arkansas based Tyson a. The article suggested that the influence of Tyson the nations largest poultry company led the department to delay stricter regulations for poultry while imposing them on beef. Tyson chairman Don Tyson is a longtime Backer of Clinton the former governor of Arkansas. James Blair Tyson a general counsel and his wife Diane Are dose friends of the Clinton. Blair once helped Hillary Rodham Clinton make a si00,000 profit in cattle futures trading on a 51,000 investment