European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 16,1977 the stars and stripes Page 27 strike snags military charter flights  travel writer Frankfurt is a week old strike by Cabin flight attendants of trans International airlines the world s largest charter Carrier is affecting operations by one military charter operator Here. Delays of up to 24 hours have been experienced by passengers travelling aboard some Tia flights while other passengers have been asked to alter their plans and Fly one Day Early. Of the three military Char Ter outfits operating out of Here Milit air Davis Agency and Shoft our Only the first reports that it currently is moving Passen Gers aboard Tia. Walter b. Mccarthy president of Mili Tair said thursday that Tia was providing limited service by replacing the striking attendants with supervisory personnel. He said that Milit air uses Tia heavily and operates some three wide bodied flights a week with the Oakland  car Rier. He added that some Milit air Passen Gers Are experiencing delays in their transatlantic flights. In a few instances they Are being asked to Fly a Day earlier than anticipated he said. Mccarthy advised All passengers with confirmed reservations for Tia flights to get in touch with the charter operator to find out the status of their flights. In any Case Mccarthy added no passengers holding reservations for Tia flights have been stranded and Many Are being moved to other flights. Milit air s Telephone number is Frankfurt civilian 0611 691857 or 6904651. A spokesman for Davis Agency said influx brings economic Boom Leitheim mayor lauds go conduct Byda Synovec staff writer Leitheim Germany is the mayor of this Community of 5,000 people said he is pleased with the conduct of the nearly 2,000 . Soldiers who have been working and living Here during the reformer 77 exercise Carbon Edge. We be had no problems or complaints because of the Man Euver said Gerhard Hartmann during an interview at the re forger press Center. Therefore i must compliment the american soldiers on their conduct. They have been very  the Buji Germeister said the exercise is Good publicity for the Small town located a few Miles Northeast of Ulm. Every Day the German people see Sto Ries on their television about the Man Euver from Leitheim. And Many important government officials will be visiting Leitheim because of the Man Euver Hartmann added. The influx of americans who Are Man Ning the Man Euver control and Vii corps Headquarters press Center joint visitors Bureau and other military facilities located at Fliege Horst Cavern or in the City has brought an an economic Boom to the town. The owner of one Gasthaus said that nearly 50 americans Are eating in his establishment every night. It Means More Money but it also Means More work he said. Hartmann said the people of his Community understand the importance of such a Large exercise. Volvo italia prices Cut Bologna Italy up at a time when most car prices Are going up several times a year Volvo italia said the prices of its automobiles will go Down 3 per cent. The italian subs Ouary of Sweden s Volvo company said the Cut was made possible by the favourable Exchange rate of the swedish Krona. We know that armies need to conduct these Type of Maneu vers to train. We Don t mind the Large numbers of soldiers coming into our  he said . Army authorities have invited him to tour the Man Euver area with them and that they have Given him several briefings on the exercise. The organization for the Man Euver is very impressive the mayor said. 20 die As air Force Jet slams into . Peak Albuquerque . A an air Force plane hit a Mountain and exploded shortly after Takeoff Here killing All 20 per sons aboard military officials said. One big fireball and that was it a nearby resident said after the crash late wednesday night. Air Force Crews using flares and Heli copter spotlights recovered at least 15 bodies before Dawn thursday. Authorities said they did not know whether All of the victims were military personnel. The four engine Jet crashed near the top of Manzano Mountain at 11 45 ., just three minutes after Takeoff from Kirtland fab. An air traffic controller said he tried to warn the Pilot the plane was in trouble. The first indication we had he was in trouble was when the radar showed he was too close to the Mountain and flying too Low said the controller. We hit him on the guard frequency and told him to turn right and climb. But he never did he said. The Jet was a communications aircraft Cosmos 950, 951 launched Moscow up the soviet Union has launched two More satellites in its Cosmos series nos. 950 and 951. Stocks closing . Stock Price through the Courtesy of ache Halsey Stuart inc. 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The plane crashed about 8,500 feet up the Manzano Mountain Range about five Miles East of the Kirtland runway. Or. Crosby Eaton a resident of the four Hills subdivision located near the crash site said he was taking out his trash when he heard the plane flying very Low toward his House. He said the plane sounded like it was flying on one or two of its four  the aircraft flew Over his House at about 300 feet then turned into the Mountain he  he had turned North instead of South he would have turned right into four Hills he  fab and the Albuquerque International Airport share runway facilities at the outskirts of Albuquerque. 15 most Active new York up the 15 most Active stocks in new York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4  Thurs Day sales last chg. 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Reformer gets help with its trash disposal by de Hill staff writer Leitheim Germany is picture a 6-mile line of dump trucks standing bumper to bumper each of them with a full Load. Although they la never be lined up that Way that s the equivalent of what it takes to dispose of the trash and garbage generated during the 10 Days of Carbon Edge the reformer Field training exercise. During the Spring we sent out letters to Baden Wiir Temberg and Bavaria telling them of our trash disposal requirements said it. Col. Clarence e. Hall jr., of the Vii corps directorate of engineering and housing. About 52 communities responded. We contracted with 32 of them for the use of their sanitary landfills. In addition one contractor is providing four Large por table containers that Are to be emptied on Call. These Points Are located throughout the Man Euver  the estimates for this year Are based on figures from last year s exercise. In that one More that 5,200 cubic Yards of trash had to be disposed of. We have estimated the total Cost at around $30,000," said Hall. We won t know for sure until later when All the Bills Are  in addition to the Normal trash Points two special Landfill areas were contracted to handle contaminated soil. If Petroleum products Are accidentally spilled German Law requires that the contaminated soil be removed and replaced. Autobahn to Berlin to close for repairs Berlin a part of the transit autobahn to Berlin from Helmstedt Ger Many will be closed sunday night for roadbed and Bridge repairs East German officials said wednesday. The East Berlin news Agency adn said International traffic would be rerouted around a stretch of the Highway from Leip Zig to Potsdam South from 11  Sunday night to 5 . Monday. Conversion rates Brussels up thursday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars sept. 14 British Pound 1./425 German Mark 2.3320 French franc 4.9430 dutch Guilder .1.4672 belgian trans. 35.92 italian lira 884.30 Swiss trans 2.3878 greek drachma 36.33 turkish lira 17.so Spanish peseta 44.so these Are commercial banking rates and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate indicated. The Sale of Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.31 on Friday which is based on a Price fixing at midday and allows for a Standard handling charge. Sept. Is 1.7438 2.3265 4.9335 2.4655 35.875 834.2 2.3854 36.62 17. So 84.so