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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 18, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 18,1994 . The stars and stripes Page decision hovers Over official s Fate Washington a the incoming White House chief of staff Leon Panetta said sunday that he is reviewing the question of Why the head of the White House military office has not been disciplined for using a presidential helicopter for a Golf Outing i Panetta was asked about a report in sundays new York times that the head of the military office Al Phonso Maldon jr., is still on the Job seven weeks after the ill fated trip. A a in a reviewing that Case a Panetta said sunday on no cd a meet the press. Panetta also appeared to indicate that Maldon a stat us May soon change. A one of the things in a going to ensure is that when we say we re going to do something we re going to do it a he  incident dates to May 24 when Maldon and White House official David Watkins used a Marine corps helicopter to get to the Holly Hills country club near Frederick md., 55 Miles from the White House. Watkins then assistant to the president for administration and management contended that the Mission was a legitimate Effort to scout out a Golf course that Clinton might use while staying at Camp David my. In the resulting publicity Watkins was fired. He eventually agreed to reimburse the government $13,000 for the Cost of the trip. Thomas a a Mack Mclarty the departing White House chief of staff said at the time that Maldon a retired  colonel would be  maintained that he was simply following or Ders from a Superior. As head of the military office Maldon is in charge of presidential transport including the use of air Force one and the squad of passenger helicopters the Marine corps maintains for presidential use. It s Crew Moon launch Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa celebrated the 25th anniversary of Apollo Llos liftoff saturday with a countdown replay with the launch of four Model rockets and without the Crew. Apollo 11 astronauts declined to at pc tend the morning ceremony and sent regrets for a commemorative dinner. All three attended the 20th anniversary launch ceremony so instead of the first two men to walk on the Moon a Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin a and their fellow crewman Michael Collins the National aeronautics and space administration settled for the last Man on the Moon and one who lost his Chance to walk on the lunar surface because of an Accident in route. A a it a their decision. I respect it. But i wish they were Here a said Berrit Wynn who helped launch the Model rockets. A after 25 years of constantly being hounded for autographs they probably want to kick Back a Wynn said. More than 500 people gathered for the launch ceremony at Kennedy space Center just three mites from where Apollo 11 blasted off at 9 32 . Edt on july 16, 1969. Four Days later Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. Many of the celebratory had worked on Apollo 11 and Are now retired or in different professions. Apollo 11 launch commentator Jack King now a Public relations Man in Washington noted that More than 5.6 million parts were in the rocket and spacecraft a any one of which could go  King timed his remarks to end at 9 30 ., just in time for a replay of his launch commentary starting at the two minute Mark. He ran a Little Over. As a result his pronouncement of Quot liftoff we have a liftoff thirty two minutes past the hour liftoff of Apollo 11�?� came at 9 33 . No one cared. All eyes were on four Model Saturn rockets whooshing 200 feet into the air and then floating Down gently with red and White parachutes. A see. By goodness we be still got it a King said. Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise now an aerospace company executive stood in for Armstrong Aldrin and Collins on saturday just As he did in 1969 As part of the Apollo 11 backup Crew. An oxygen tank explosion on his Way to the Moon in 1970 stole Nis Chance to walk on the Moon Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan the last Man to walk on the Moon in december 1972, was the Apollo 11 Crew substitute for saturday nights commemorative dinner. Haise said he expected Back then that after Apollo humans would return to the Moon in his lifetime. He still believes humans will explore the solar system and beyond a though not As quickly As Many of us who Are in the autumn of our careers would like to  Joan Taylor photographs her son Peter Taylor left and grandchildren Max 6, Center and Morgan 9, in front of a sign posted by neighbors on the Street where Nicole Brown Simpson lived in the Brentwood area of los Angeles. I of slaying Nicole Simpson s neighbors sick of curiosity seekers los Angeles a the Aroma of espresso wafts through the morning air at Starbucks in Brentwood where residents gather after a jog or before work to talk and read the newspaper. A weary looking waitress whips up a cappuccino for Andrea Clark. A i  sleep at All last night a the waitress said. A a it Sall the nervous Energy that a around Here Quot responded Clark a regular at Starbucks near me Zaluna where a waiter named Ronald Goldman used to serve up pasta and pizza. Nervous because their upscale enclave is a secret no More. Nervous be cause their fancy Homes luxury cars and trendy shops Are a fixture on the evening news. And nervous because their neighbourhoods have been invaded by curiosity seekers in search of a glimpse of the place where Goldman and . Simpsons former wife were murdered. A a it a out of hand. Its Disneyland a said Pauli Orchon sitting on a ledge outside Starbucks As traffic whizzes along san Vicente Boulevard the areas main thoroughfare. A few blocks South tourists with camcorders Are a common site in front of Nicole Brown Simpsons condominium. Cars slow As they try to peer into the cloister of ficus that Shields the spot where the two were slashed june 12. A sign nailed to a nearby Palm ibo tourists who Are Goji a a there Are seeking to fulfil themselves by inserting themselves in something real. They want to be Able to say when they get Home a ooh yeah and we stopped by Brentwood.1�?� a Chaytor Mason psychology professor tree reads a Media amp cookie Loos get a life a go Home and live your own so we can live ours in  the rebuke does Little to Abate the Stream of visitors from As far away As South Africa and Australia. Peter Taylor a Salesman from Tulsa okla., brought his two Young children to the murder scene on the last Day of their two week vacation. A i would have kicked myself had i not at least come Down and looked a he said. A curiosity a was All new York City schoolteacher Rose eng could say As she peered at toe Stone Walkway leading up to where Nicole Simpson 35, and Goldman 25, were found in a Pool of blood. As eng snapped a picture of her Friend standing in front of the Condo a Motorist in a passing car barked a Sicko a while Many neighbors say they understand the fascination with the murders in which . Simpson is accused they Are growing weary of lenses shoved in their faces and lawns being  maybe it la just die Down when Summers Over a Orchon said. Chaytor Mason professor emeritus of human factors psychology at the University of Southern California estimates that up to a year could pass before Brentwood stops being a worldwide attraction. A the tourists who Are going there Are seeking to fulfil themselves by inserting themselves in something real a Mason said. A they want to be Able to say when they get Home a of yeah and we stopped by Brentwood.�?T�?�. Residents can be thankful for one thing. Grave line Tours which loads tourists into a Hearse and hauls them around los Angeles to visit celebrity death Sites decided against adding Nicole Simpsons Condo. A i know morbid curiosity like anyone else. In a the Guy who started it Quot said grave line owner Greg Smith. A but i really feel for those neighbors. In a totally sick of this whole   
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