European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 3, .1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 on space Center Houston a endeavours 10-Day Earth mapping Mission  have come at a better time for scientists studying volcanoes. Since fridays launch powerful radar filling the shuttle cargo Bay has gathered 3-d images of an erupting Volcano in russians far East hawaiian volcanoes and Washington states dormant mount Rainier. The six astronauts aboard Are describing and photographing the scenes 138 Miles below them As ground controllers aim the $366 million radar from Houston. Early on sunday astronaut Thomas Jones described gases streaming from Sicily a mount Etna Volcano. / a it sounds like this is a Volcano kind of week a a ground controller replied. The eruption of russians Al Kuchevsky Volcano began shortly after the shuttle began its Earth mapping voyage. The timing was perfect considering that the volcanoes Only other recorded blasts were in 1737 and 1945. Video beamed Down by the astronauts saturday showed thick Gray smoke billowing eight Miles High from the Volcano located on a sparsely populated part of a video image of the eruption of russians Al Kuchevsky Volcano is sent from the shuttle endeavour on saturday to scientists on Earth. The Kamchatka Peninsula. A quite a sight a astronaut Peter a a Jeff Isaf said. Later this week the radar will focus on the new Guinea volcanoes that began erupting two weeks ago and on mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. Scientists Hope the radar images shed Light on the climatic effects of volcanic Ash and gases spewing into the atmosphere. The findings also May provide clues for predicting volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Also sunday the radar was aimed to Ward the Southern Ocean and the South Pacific to give oceanographers data on currents and wave Heights As Well As a topographical map of sea floors. The radar is expected to Span nearly 600 Sites before the Mission ends next monday. California program trades the Couch for guns Walnut Creek Calif. A got a gun Well turn it in Here and you can get a Little free therapy. Others have Given out Cash toys and concert tickets but Contra Costa county decided to sign up three dozen psychologists to provide three hours of therapy for e4chgun. _ a we done to believe that just because you re a gun owner you need psychotherapy but there Are Many people  afraid and who need better skills in coping with that fear a said psychologist David d. Of Grady who developed the program. A a Grady president of the Contra Costa psychological association said he got the idea after gun violence menacing society started showing up in his own practice. One patient an Eagle scout bought an assault weapon on this 18th birthday and brought it loaded to school. Another a 45-Yeariold Vietnam Veter fan who suffered a brain injury that left him chronically impulsive and irritable has an Arsenal of 25 weapons. The program which begins tuesday appears to be a first said officials of state and National groups. V r the question is whether the guns for therapy Swap will prove to be As big a draw As concert tickets or Cash. �?o1 think that some people will see that a hey this could help me improve my life a a a said John Sassaman a spokesman for the California psychological association. �?o1 think it is sexy enough to grab Peoples  under the program. Which runs through the end of the year residents of the suburban county East of san Francisco can turn in unloaded weapons at police stations in return for vouchers Good for up to three hours of psychological services the vouchers Are Worth about $300 in services. Participating psychologists will also teach workshops on preventing violence managing anger and conflict and will work with police to teach firearm safety and alternatives to guns in Home Security. The guns collected will be  in . To sell s. Africa new York apr South african president Nelson Mandela slipped into town saturday for a visit that will include a . Speech and meetings with business leaders. Four years after his triumphal tour of the United states As a newly freed political prisoner Mandela is making his first trip to America since winning the presidency last Spring. Mandela Quot 76, made no Public appearances saturday after arriving on a private Jet. He was to spend saturday night at the Rockefeller family a estate in Westchester county just North of the City and attend Church sunday with former mayor David Dinkins. His we Klong visit to new York and Washington will include an address to the . General Assembly meetings with president Clinton and other . Officials and a series of luncheons and dinners with business leaders whom Mandela Hopes to persuade to invest in South Africa. A As his nations first Black president Mandela has a simple message on this trip its time to do business. Sanctions against South Africa for its former apartheid policy have been lifted and . Money could help create jobs for millions of poor South africans. A w Jnelson Mandela arrives saturday in new York for his first . Visit since becoming South africans  officials discover caches of missing goods hidden in brain terminal new York apr Amtrak officials investigating a track fire discovered hundreds of pieces of clothing family photographs and household goods that had been shipped through the railroads delivery service. A a the disorderly heaps of parcels and suitcases apparently had been stolen Over the years Amtrak spokeswoman sue Martin said saturday. The items none of which had a High Cash value were scattered along Quot secretive catwalks in Pennsylvania station a bustling terminal for Amtrak and regional commuter Railroad lines -1 some mail was found dating to the 1960s, years before Amtrak was established in 1971, but other items appeared to have been shipped on Amtrak a package express service within the last two weeks. In Many cases people have filed claims that have already been paid Martin said. Amtrak will try to identify As Many items As possible she said. The catwalks which run above tracks and platforms connect to unused mail rooms where homeless people live. Martin said seven arrests have been made since the discovery sept. 21. A a they re taking out the expensive staff and Selling it probably for drugs and discarding the rest a Amtrak police sgt. Robert Collins told new York new Day