European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Bad news for Coffee lovers new York api cold and Windy weather has caused new damage to the hard hit brazilian Coffee crop the brazilian Coffee Institute reported tuesday. Cesar Gomes a spokesman for the government supported organization said just above freezing we Uther monday night damaged Many newly planted Coffee Trees in the brazilian state of Parana which was severely hit by Frost in july 1975 and is just begin continued on Page 28, col. It the St Ftp and ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 31 wednesday May 18, 1977 in Roi if 21855 a wrecked helicopter sits on the helipad atop the pan am building in new York City after the Blades flew off killing five persons and injuring eight. A photo follows deaths of 5 copter service in . Suspended new Yorik Dpi new York air ways Armoun Cid tuesday it planned to resume helicopter flights from the roof of Manhattan s 59-Story pan am building where one of its aircraft keeled Over Sud Denly monday slashing people to death with its 20-foot rotors. Five persons died and eight were protests from City officials who said the shuttle service was too dangerous the company said the suspended helicopter flights from the skyscraper to the City s three major airports would be resumed after an investigation into monday s tragedy was completed. Related Story p. 28 when an airline for a stance. Pan am has a crash they Don t Stop their operations when you have an Auto crash you Don t pull All the bricks off the Road a company spokesman said. Investigators began a detailed study of increase military outlays Brown asks . Urges allies to spend More Brussels api defense Secre tary Harold Brown tuesday called on America s allies for a substantial in crease in their military spending . Officials reported. They said he named no figure. Brown spoke to a meeting of 14 nato defense ministers who were to decide by wednesday just what they will Promise. Hie . Officials said Brown called for action within a year to increase stocks of antitank weapons especially in Northern Germany where Many strategists believe the sonet Union would make a big tank strike if it invaded the West increase stocks of the supplies which would be used up most quickly i combat such As munitions improve the readiness of Allied units in Central Europe and arrange ments to reinforce them. Many Are at reduced strength especially Over week ends. The officials reported Brown As pleased with the general response to Bis spelling out of the greater defense Effort that president Carter called Forat the nato Summit in London a week ago. It remained to be seen How specific a Promise the ministers would give to spend More Money. All Are under heavy pressure at Home to hold Down defense spending. Brown made a series of recommendations for changes la nato s Long term planning lie wants it to set up a program for seven to 10 Yean rather i continued on Page 28. Col. 1 the helicopter wreckage tuesday to deter mine what caused the Craft to keel Over its lethal rotors cutting a Swath of death. Four of the victims of the Accident were hacked to pieces by the whirling rotors the fifth was hit by twisted pieces of Metal sent t continued on Page 28. Cal. Ii Avondale meets with Spain chiefs Madrid up1 ignoring an anti Yankee bomb explosion. Vice president Walter Mondale met tuesday with top Spanish leaders and expressed the Carter administration s concern Over the dangers of nuclear Energy. Mondale also brought greetings from president Carter to Premier Adolf Suarez who received him at Moncloa Palace. Mondale told the Premier America is gratified by Spain s return toward demo continued on Page 28, col 4
