Show yr Standard-Examine- Sunday r 9A April 8 1993 National j 1 Car pollution sensor included in air bill Waiting is over: Telescope ready $15 million Hubble set for launch WASHINGTON (AP) — It took scarcely a minute amid the hubbub of a late afternoon House committee meeting to insert the unassuming amendment into the clean air bill It meant the world to a bearded slightly offbeat chemist at the University of Denser 1600 miles Tuesday aboard shuttle Discovery CAPE CANAVERAL Fla (AP) — After seven years of frustrating delay the Hubble Space Telescope is finally tucked away aboard the shuttle Discovery ready to embark on its mission to scour the outermost depths of space The Sl5 billion observatory represents an astronomical advance of astronomical proportions — the greatest in fact since the first use of a telescope by Galileo in 1609 “We know a lot now we think Perhaps we don’t know anything Perhaps we’ll learn that" said Steven A Hawley part of the crew that is set to launch Discovery on Tuesday Among the mysteries that Hubble might help explain are quasars pulsars and black holes as well as the precise origin of the universe and the possible existence of other solar Systems and life forms But the telescope’s most extraordinary find during its odyssey likely will be one not yet envisioned said Eric Chaisson senior scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins Universitastronaut-astronom- er five-memb- er 15-ye- ar y- “The history of science has shown the greatest discoveries are those the human imagination has not even conceived" he said “We are going to demand that the Hubble look into regions of total darkness to look where nobody has ever looked hoping by design to discover the unexpected" From its perch 380 miles high the Hubble will be free of atmospheric distortion and therefore able to detect light of away But in the days that followed it would bring chills to some en- all wavelengths including ultraviolet The telescope will be capable of discerning objects 50 times fainter and with 10 times greater clarity than the best observatory on Earth Astronomers expect to study stars and galaxies so distant their light has been traveling toward Earth for 14 billion years The universe is believed to have been created 15 billion or so years ago by a terrific explosion known as the Big Bang That theory is based on the discovery by the late American astronomer Edwin P Hubble that the universe constantly is expanding The shuttle mission that will put the observatory named for that pioneer into orbit has been eagerly awaited by NASA and scientists around the world for more than a decade The Hubble Space Telescope originally was scheduled for launch in 1983 five years after receiving government funding Technical problems postponed liftoff for several years and the mission was delayed to 1989 by the Challenger explosion on Jan 28 1986 Concern over Discovery’s solid rocket boosters pushed the vironmentalists local air pollution control officials and the Environmental Protection Agency The provision now part of the massive and complex clean air bill approved last week by the Energy and Commerce Committee calls on states to require as part of pollution control plans in scores of cities use of a portable automobile pollution detection device similar to a radar gun that pinpoints speeders The requirement is not in a Senate version of the bill which 1 last week It’s not passed known if the amendment will survive future congressional action The mobile pollution sensor is the invention of chemistry professor Donald Stedman who has been working on the project for 14 years and has had a prototype ready since early 1987 Until now few people have been seriously interested in the sensor “It’s been a terrific struggle We’ve been going from month to month to keep my group tohe said in an interview gether" “Anytime I’m not teaching I’m telling people about this" 89-1- Associated Press An artist’s rendition of the Hubble Telescope in orbit il mission back yet again to so the booster’s lower right segment could be replaced Minor problems continued to crop up such as the discovery that several dozen midges tiny insects had inmosquito-lik- e vaded a payload preparation room at the launch pad Engineers feared the bugs might 43- damage the 24250-poun- d mid-Apr- g telescope and installation was postponed while the midges were rounded up Later a broken pipe sprayed water on electrical equipment foot-lon- and air out knocked conditioning Some computers were shut down temporarily interrupting testing of the telescope’s scientific instruments heat-sensiti- ve ‘Anytime I’m not teaching I’m telling people about this’ — Donald Stedman sensor inventor One of those who learned of Stedman’s device was Rep Joe Barton who sponsored the amendment requiring the as part of air pollution cleanup programs Barton called it a “common-sens- e solution" and a wav to identify the worst polluting automobiles" Known as a friend of oil interests Barton sees the device as a better way to combat air pollution — by getting the dirtiest cars off the road — than in requiring clean fuels including alternatives to gasoline or tougher exhaust controls Stedman also has done little to ingratiate himself with Denver area pollution control officials — as he admits — by arguing his invention would be a much better way to combat smog than the mandatory testing and oxygenated fuels program now in use in the area Denver is among the most ion-plagued cities in the nation Stedman said as many as several thousand of the devices — costing about $50000 apiece — might eventually be in use To test vehicles adequately a city such as Denver would require five of the mobile sensors as de-vic- es “cost-effecti- pollut- Voters in Ann Arbor approve penalty for abortion — $5 ANN ARBOR Mich (AP) — This university town voting to declare itself a “Zone of Reproductive Freedom” to preserve abortion rights still echoes with the voices of 1960s liberalism “Just Say No to Capitalism" is typical of the occasional graffiti on Main- 'Street! Aging Volkswa-- j - gen- - buses painted with flowers ’ are at home on the streets Utility poles are studded with staples used to tack up leaflets for the latest cause “Please save Black Pond Woods" begs one no - -- tice with the reminder “Please recycle this paper” On Monday voters approved a measure that would limit the penalty for abortion to $5 The charter provision modeled after the city’s $5 marijuana ordinance takes effect only if a state or federal law bans abortion Kim Lane Scheppele an assistant professor of political science at Michigan calls the abortion measure “the municipal equivalent of civil disobedience” The provision which backers 2-t- believe is unlike any other in the nation attracted no organized opposition and its passage surprised no one Yet the voters also approved raising the marijuana swarm ' of seismic ac- tivity that jangled nerves and tossed merchandise from store shelves but caused no major damage or injuries The quake struck at 7:39 pm just' one minute after the game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants got under way at Candlestick pro-choi- pro-choi- ed out forcing a nationally televised show off the air The game was postponed and the series resumed 10 days later Many of the 23760 fans at Friday’s game seemed unaware of the temblor Egelko said Giants’ pitcher Russ Swan paused for a moment on the mound before he resumed pitching The A’s went on to win the game 2 The quake Friday evening was centered in the Danville area damage That quake shook Candlestick about 20 miles southeast of San minutes before the start of Game Francisco said Pat Jorgenson a 3 of the World Series between the spokeswoman for the United Giants and A’s before a crowd of States Geological Survey in Men60000 Some cracks appeared in lo Park It was was followed by a 35 the stadium pieces of concrete temblor at 7:51 pm broke off and power was knock ce "Losing 114 lbs used to be a fantasy After NutriSystem it’s a reality" pre-ga- 9-- ce state-funde- : Game between Oakland A’s San Francisco Giants shaken up again “In the press box everybody sort of sat up and said ‘No that didn’t happen Did someone jump hard?” said Bob Egelko an Associated Press reporter covering the game “It looked like the players hesitated” It was a spooky reminder of the 71 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California on Oct 17 killing 67 people and causing an estimated $7 billion in state-funde- or But she said politicians shouldn’t dismiss the vote as a fine from $5 to $25 symbol of frustrated liberalism in Critics of the abortion measure a university town “It does show there is at least point out that like the marijuana fine it is largely symbolic The some constituency in Michigan Michigan Court of Appeals ruled’ that is going to be' very upset if in 1977 that communities may restrictive abortion measures are not enforce a city provision in ever passed” she said Ann Arbor elects place of state law lawmakers but they are a minoriScheppele who teaches a seminar on abortion at Michigan said ty in the Legislature which has Moderate quake rattles Bay area SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A moderate earthquake' rattled the San Francisco Bay area during an exhibition baseball rematch between the teams that were about to start a World Series game at Candlestick Park when last year’s killer quake struck The temblor measuring 45 on the Richter scale capped an d supported a ban on abortions and requiring minors to have parental consent for an abortion The city of 108000 showed its leanings in 1988 when d the issue of banning abortions for poor women was on the ballot It passed easily statewide but lost in Ann Arbor Some chafe at the city’s liberal image others shrug it off “It’s a university town and university towns always do unusual things” former Mayor a conservative strain exists alongside the city’s liberalism pointing out that it has a Republican may- used to dream about being thin But I couldn't take oft the weight NutnSystem identified my Now I have "I problem and helped me overcome it They were there for me— they listened Robert J Harris said “It’s going to perpetuate that liberal stereotype It’s trying to perpetuate the image that Ann Arbor is above state law that somehow it has placed itself higher than state law" complained senior Mark Tullki a member of the Conservative Coalition ticket Paul Stebleton a sophomore from Maine who is said it was the abortion opponents who are a vocal minority imposing their will on others pro-choi- J Call L Today! 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