2 -- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 4, 1998 LOOK IN NATION/WORLD Comet may soc harm satellites AROUND THE NATION 4fr pow'r Q Q FOR ALL THE MICHIGAN BASKETBALL NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT. THURSDAY, NOv. 12. [ . Y I~WYIY Y~rY The Associated Press Tiny chunks of material that con- stantly boil off comet Tempel-Tuttle may pose a hazard for hundreds of space satellites when Earth passes through the debris path in mid- November, scientists report. As Earth draws nearer to this rain of Leonid meteors, efforts are mounting to protect valuable satel- lites that relay radio messages, scan the ground and watch the stars. There is concern that delicate space instruments may be harmed, although the amount of danger, if any, is not known. The Leonid meteors - leftovers from the comet's gradual disintegra- tion - come streaking down through Earth's atmosphere once a year. Viewed from the ground, the Leonids sometimes put on a spectac- ular display, a so-called meteor storm, as Earth slips through the comet's fine leftovers. Astronomers suspect this year's encounter may be the most intense in 33 years. So space scientists are a little worried some of the 600 spacecraft now in Earth's orbit might get bumped - hard. The concern isn't so much about physical damage from collisions with space dust as about electronic mischief, the researchers said. Sudden contact with even very tiny dust grains might generate elec- tric pulses strong enough to disrupt electronic equipment aboard a satel- lite. It could, conceivably, be bad enough to knock a satellite out of action. On the ground there is little dan- ger; the dust specks burn quickly once they enter the air. But satellites orbiting above Earth's atmosphere are essentially unshielded, and not much can be done to make them less vulnerable. Possible defense tactics include turning the power down during the meteor shower to avoid electrical damage, and rotating the spacecraft so vulnerable parts, such as solar panels, present less surface to the shower. At present, there are about 600 active satellites in Earth's orbit, many of them military, many civil- ian, and each with its own set of vul- nerabilities. Court frowns on wide police searches WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices were skeptical yesterday about giv- ing police blanket authority to search people and their cars without consent after tick- eting them for routine violations. "It does seem an enormous amount of authority to put into the hands of the police, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said. "We do have constitutional checks because we're not always sure that the police will exercise good judgment." "If somebody jaywalks, the police could search them?" Justice John Paul Stevens asked. "Correct" said Iowa Assistant Attorney General Bridget Chambers. 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Report: CIA ignored Contra drug sales WASHINGTON - In September 1981, as the Reagan administration was approving a covert CIA program to finance anti-Sandinista exile organiza- tion attempts to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, "an asset" told the agency that one of the major contra rebel groups intended to sell drugs in the United States to pay its bills. The cable described for CIA head- quarters a July 1981 drug delivery from Honduras to Miami, including the names of those involved, and called it "an initial trial run" by members of the Nicaraguan Revolutionary Democratic Alliance. An earlier cable had said the rebels felt they were "being forced to stoop to criminal activities in order to feed and clothe their cadre." Although the cables were circulated to the departments of State, Justice, Treasury and Defense and all U.S. intel- ligence agencies, the CIA neither fol- lowed up nor attempted to corroborate the allegations, according to a report by the CIA's inspector general. 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AROUND THEWORLD Developi nations cool to increased role BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A U.S.-backed proposal urging the devel- oping world to take a bigger role in combating global warming has gotten a cool reception at a U.N. climate sum- mit. Developing nations led by China blocked efforts to discuss "voluntary" quotas for poorer nations at the confer- ence, the biggest since a landmark global warming agreement was reached last year. The issue of how poorer nations par- ticipate in stopping global warming is one of the thorniest. Some nations balk at the idea of reducing greenhouse gases, saying the rise in emissions results from efforts to sustain basic human needs. Spurred on by China, the 163 nations decided by consensus Monday to block the issue from even reaching the agen- da as they kicked off their two-week conference. Debate on other issues was continu- ing yesterday as the delegates soogt to flesh out the 1997 treaty protocol agreed to in Kyoto, Japan. "To say the least, we are disappoint- ed that it appears that countries will n4 have an opportunity to explore this matter in any detail," U.S. negotiator Melinda Kimble told the delegates. Cousteau Society inspired by trip PARIS -- After a voyage to the polluted Caspian Sea, the heir t Jacques Cousteau's legacy said yes terday he wants to clean up the land- locked body, source of much of the world's finest caviar. "The work of Capt. Cousxeau must not stop," said yachtsperson .ir Peter Blake. "We must build on it rather than diminish it because it will be for the benefit of the world," he told reporters at UNESCO headquar- ters in Paris. - Compiled from Daily wirerepo II II Pick up an application at The Students Publications Building, 420 Maynard, 2nd Floor or call 764-0662 for more information. 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