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Show 2A The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday Januarj TO, 1W Spotlij Ships Pick Up Pieces of the Shuttle mil mill'd I' rom VI rouhl h.ive ilont lur tlu ( out' II just stopped Hi' di'M ribed the mood in Ihe control room as extremely professional under the circumstances, va ry sum " her. there was not much said When computer screens showed no more data was coming in, he said, sion but shuttle director Jesse Moon-saihe wanted to discourage that "You are asking me to lav out causes," he said I'm not prepared to do that " NASA scheduled a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday and said President and Mrs Reagan will attend engineers watched the views from cameras We were hoping something better would come out of it." fie said "After a while, we resumed gathering data, " put it all up and called it a day Speculation focused on an ominous bright flash that was visible at the base of the fuel tank before the explo United Press Internationol The space agency impounded every scrap of paper, film and data connected with the launch and pleaded with souvenir hunters to turn in anything they find on the beaches in this Photo news conference Wednesday. Moore refused to speculate on cause of the disaster. Jesse Moore, chief of NASAs space shuttle program, answers reporters during a central Florida area. Reagan -Calls Kin of Challengers Crew WASHINGTON (UP1) President Reagan telephoned grieving relatives of the Challenger Seven" Wednesday and made plans to attend a memorial tribute at the Texas space center for the victims of the worst disaster in man s exploration of space. On what was to have been a busy-dadevoted to promoting a 1986 legislative agenda that was shoved aside by the shuttle tragedy, Reagan made a somber series of condolence calls to families of the astronauts he mourned as brave pioneers. "It was tough," said one presidential aide. He talked privately and personally." The seven were killed Tuesday when a massive explosion ripped spacecraft apart their billion-doila- r over the Atlantic. On the advice of astronaut John Young, who had the difficult job of serving as liaison between NASA and the families. Reagan waited until more than 24 hours had passed to call with expressions of sympathy and concern. In l'alm Bay a community south of the space center, plans wefe made to name a school after Chruita McAuliffe of Concord. NIL.; who was aboard the shuttle as the first "common citizen to fly in space. She had planned to teach two lessons from space to schoolchildren all across the country. Killed along with McAuliffe. 37, were commander Francis R. Scobee. 46, pilot Michael J. Smith, 40. Judith A Resnik. 36; Ronald E. McNair. 35. Ellison S. Onizuka. 39,and Gregory B Jarvis, 41. An investigation team held its first meeting to start the long inquiry into why the $12 billion shuttle, appearing to be on a perfect course, suddenly exploded 74 seconds after liftoff Tuesday, raining fiery debris into the Atlantic Ocean. ; Lt. John Rhilbitj, commander of the Coast Guard cutter Point Roberts, brought back the'first load of debris. He said there was 600 pounds of it. much of it in small pieces. "Most of what we found was bulkhead-type material, aluminum with insulation attached to ,t." he said. There were a couple of charred pieces and we did bring in some small cylinder-typ- e tanks this morning." The Point Roberts was the first military ship on the scene. He said his crew watched the debris coming down and got the location from a tug in the area. Aides later said he spoke with the wives of Dick Scobee, Gregory Jarvis, Michael Smith and Ronald McNair, the father of Judith Resnik, the son of Ellison Onizuka and the husband of teacher-astronau- t Christa McAuliffe. At the same time, a White House team flew to Houston to arrange for the president and first lady Nancy Reagan be present Friday when the victims of the worst space disaster "We need every piece of that because we don't know where the clue might be," said Richard Smith, the director of the Kennedy Space Center. Moore said it was unlikely bodies of the crew members would be found. "I would always like to hold out hope," he said. "However, we've seen a lot of small debris." The crew apparently had no warn- Fund Set Up to Help Build New Shuttle are mourned during service at the Johnson Space Center. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The U.S. Space Foundation has established a fund in memory of the IHE GUARDIAN seven Challenger astronauts, with proceeds going toward replacing the $1.2 billion space vehicle. The foundation has pledged $10,000 toward the fund, MacLeod said. The Space Foundation, established in 1983, is a charitable, scientific and educational organization. SHUT Of Oh I I ijJIKlMI Last moments of r. jr doomocl non-prof- it shuttle , Kate Smith, famous for her rendition of "God Bless America." is home from the hospital after undergoing surgery earlier this month to amputate her right leg. "She's getting along well and is in splendid spirits, said Smiths sister, Helena Smith Steene. She said Smith had been in good condition for the past few days and was released front Raleigh (N.C.) Community Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Smith lives in Raleigh. Smith, 78, was hospitalized Jan. 11 with circulation problems stemming from diabetes. The next day, her leg was amputated above the knee. "She made a steady recovery from the operation." Steene said. They were really very wonderful to her at the hospital, but there's no place like home." Jimmy Carter is belatedly getting his White House china, thanks to friends. The china, which features a green border encircled by a gold band and a gold presidential seal in the center, will be used for the first time Thursday night at an Emory University dinner for the Carters in Atlanta. White House china has been a presidential custom since the days of George Washington but Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Ford and Carter declined to follow tradition, instead using Harry Truman's dishes. The Carter china is privately funded, and a spokeswoman for Lenox, the same firm that designed Nancy Reagan's controversial china, would say only that friends had picked up the bill for the 35 place settings. The dishes will go in the Carter Library after their Thursday night debut. Tribune Wire Services Nation Lowers Its Flags, Mourns Shuttle Crew Continued From A-- l where the Rev. Dan Messier said, It's going to take a while for the community itself to bounce back. Christa McAuliffe was Concord, New Hampshire. She was us. When she stepped on that shuttle, Concord, New Hampshire, stepped on it with her. Garn Consoles the Families Of Shuttle Crew Members stessiJ ,'tr jfc Continued From l faith in God that they are alive eternally. While having left this earth, I certainly believe that they will be reunited in our Father in heaven's kingdom in the future." Garn said he learned of the shuttle explosion from his wife Kathleen at his suburban Virginia home.Kath-leecame in so crying and sobbing that I thought something had happened to one of our children," the Utah Republican said. She could hardly get out what at happened." Kathleen Garn was worried last April that she was witnessing an accident as she watched an explosion of rocket flames lift her husband into space aboard Discovery. Garn said his wife gave him a great big hug" after she heard the fate of the Challenger crew. I felt the hug was saying, I'm glad youre here, he said. A-- tiii: ticas mites . ' u j'Jt .., vs i i v ' ,. Ww die m shuttle disaster n Daily . w,. M SPACESHIP DISASTER "It took a while to set in," Garn said of his reaction to the tragic news.' My gut reaction was, 'No, that hasn't happened. It is not real. And I drove to the office just sort of numb. . I dont think it really set in until I got here to the office, and then it was just like getting hit with a sledgehammer." Garn, a former Navy and Air Na-- t onal Guard pilot, acknowledged tnat the thought There but for the grace of God go I" went through his mind as he watched the television replays of Challengers explosion. But, he said, "In an aviation career of 35 years, I suppose Ive always felt that way," noting he has lost friends in flight training, including two Navy r crews of 23 people within a . HOLOCAUST! IN SPACE -- m t Acts at iuay I i - Assoooe1 P ess i oser photo British Press Tells Tragic Tale LONDON Fleet Street gave the shuttle disaster top play, complete with captivat ing pictures and screaming headlines as a U.S. space tragedy became a global event. Lloyds Quickly Settles McAuliffe' s Policy Senators to Peruse Shuttle Tragedy WASHINGTON Danforth. Sen John xatil Wednesday his (ITD Commerce Committee will hold hearings on the tragedy of the Challenger space shuttle with the understanding that the senators are not in- vestigators ' Danforth. the cummiltee chairman. said the hearings will be under the direction of Sen Jake Gam. R Utah, the only senator to have been space-shuttl- e mission Danforth. w ho descrihi d himself as a strong supporter of the space program. tohi reporters. Certainly we're not investigators" and described the hearings in the nature of i an "airing" of the tragedy Earlier, Garn. appearing on ABCs "Good Morning America" program, appeared to question the value of congressional investigations into the shuttle explosion You've always got congressional investigations You've got publicity seekers." Garn said "1 think NASA and the outside experts they bring in are far better qualified than a bunch of politicians to try to judge this sort of tragedy " Chairman Don Fuqua an Mutinied Tuesday, his House Science and Technology Committee, will conduct a "comprehensive investigation . into the cause of the shuttle dent - acci- - Senate Republican leader Robert Dole, in response to questions, said the accident would probably delay the program "for a while" and added. "Obviously, were going to have to find the money to replace the shut- tle " Asked, if faced with major cuts un- der the Gramm Rudman budget balancing law. Congress would be willing to spend nearly $22 billion on a new shuttle. Dole said, ' We ll have to wait bi see when the request comes Wo may be on the way to a balanced budget by then period. When theres an accident, I think you always think, That could have been me. But its a risk that people like the astronauts are willing to take." Would Garn, who chairs a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds NASA, have regretted his success in getting the agency to let him ride the shuttle, had he known after launch that he was on a fatal mission like Challenger's? "No. Not at that point, I dont think." Garn said. During that first two minutes launch," he said, all youre really thinking about is the excitement of your going. I'm sure they were thinking nothing but, Hey, we finally made it, were on our way. Everythings normal. At about that same point of the explosion in the Discovery flight, crew member Charlie Walker and I were clapping our hands and shaking hands, because we were finally on our way after a long series of delays. So I'm sure at that point they were all ecstatic." Dr. Gregg Wright, director of the Nebraska Health Department, donated $1,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation to create a Christa McAuliffe Distinguished Teaching Award. Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander. chairman of National Governors &s-l- sociation, called for the establish ment of sdflolarship funds in all states in memory M Christa McAuv liffe. A Tennessee industrialist his donated $1,000 to start such a fundCia his state for a student who wants;Ur; I I. be a teacher. A memorial service was schedufej Friday at the Temple Israel in Akr0;.; Ohio, for astronaut Judith Resnik. Ifr Mexico City, the rabbi who gave Her religious instruction when she was;2 years old said that when he learned' JfV fher death "I almost fainted." Rabbi Samuel Lerer said the yoitpgV Resnik always intended to be an a$- tronaut. and once asked him if spaceC. travel might violate Jewish tenets' He told her We have a right to pen$ Irate and to search, to seek, to le4n I and to know the whole universe. 1 Another memorial service was set Friday for astronaut Ronald McNahC' at North Carolina A&T University;; where he graduated in 1971. The Re5 Jesse Jackson will take part in Ore; I : service, school officials said. In Mike Smiths home townoF Beaufort, N.C., about two dOzejv" friends got together Wednesday ter erect a memorial on U.S. 70 near Joes Grocery. It features seven large flags at f six in a half circle and one in the middle . a little higher thap the rest, for Smith. half-staf- . two-yea- Hearing. Not lnvoligalion on a was married to theater producer Charles Hollerith of friends in Montea at Jr private ceremony Wednesday in the home rey. Calif her publicist said The newlyweds plan to honeymoon tn Big Sur before returning to their Los Angeles home. The couple will divide their time between California and New York. Mrs. Lange, 47. who won two Emmvs for her role on "The Ghost and Muir," previously was married to actor Don Murray and movie director Alan Pakula, with both marriages ending in divorce Hope Lange ing a :CI Jimmy Carter Kate Smith LONDON (UPI) Lloyds of London settled the $1 million policy on schoolteacher astro- naut Christa McAuliffe Wednesday, the day after she was killed aboard the shuttle Challenger, a spokesman for the insurance market said. "In Ihe circumstances, we would have expected Lloyds to move with speed and sympathy, and they have behaved magnificently." said Mike Hemmtngs of Crawley Warren, the brokerage that placed the policy with Lloyds underwriters. 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