European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday August 26, 1978 fuel leak at missile site kills Airi Wichita Kan. A a great big thunderhead of Orange vapor that spewed from an underground missile silo killing an airman and forcing some 200 Rural Resi dents to evacuate apparently formed when a pipeline valve failed and allowed volatile fuel to leak. Air Force official said. Air Force personnel in protective gear who entered the unarmed Titan ii missile Complex late thursday said the situation had stabilized. The Cloud that had drifted about 200 fee above the missile site moved northward in a 10-Mph wind and disappeared some eight hours after the leak occurred about noon. A steady Breeze during the Day prevented a major disaster said capt. Karen Meier an environmental specialist wit the air Force. Although the lethal Cloud was no longer visible Friday an air Force spokesman said precautionary measures would re main in effect. Evacuated residents of the farming area 30 Miles Southeast of Wichita were told they could not yet return to their a special team from Little Rock air base in Arkansas where a similar int occurred Jan. 27. Was dispatched Aist airmen from Mcconnell air Force i missile a replacement for one Rel for routine testing was not armed i nuclear warhead said capt. Alan information officer at Mcconnell. I was no danger of explosion because liquid fuel that Powers the missile when nixed with the propellant was not present defend said the fuel an oxidizer com of nitrogen tetroxide apparently j As it was being loaded into one of hostages of the 150-ton, 103-foot missile asst Odin its underground silo. As the Gas hit the air it formed a Corro Jve vapor which filled the silo and rushed through vents. The Cloud described by ones witness As a thunderhead billowed Over the  Nichols saw the Cloud shortly  noon from the cafe where she was waking in Rock 1v4 Miles from the mis Ftfe site. She said she drove to the  later she said a group of men " " i out of the silo and leaped Over a barbed Ista Rudgis killed in blast aboard copter Grafe Wohr. Germany is to free 1st annd div soldiers were killed Friday afternoon when an oh-58 helicopter apparently exploded while in flight near toe town of Eschenbach three Miles North West of Here a 1st army div spokesman  in the Accident were the Pilot a chief warrant officer from co a 501stcombat aviation in and two passengers a major from he co 2nd brigade 1starmd, and a specialist four from 1st in 46th in the helicopter was flying in support of 2nd brigade units now training Here the spokesman said. Names of the victims Are being withheld until next of Kin Are notified. Wire Fence throwing off their  of them got in a truck and the oth ers got in the Back and they drove towards screaming at onlookers to get out of their Way she  said the men drove to a farmhouse across . 77 and washed each other of with hoses before getting Back into the truck to take the injured to the Winfield a killed was . Robert Thomas. 29, of Philadelphia. Six other airmen were in Munger. 19. , was in critical condition with Hing Burns and was to be flown today from win Field to a facility at Scott Belleville Iii. Airman . , ala., was listed in i at a Wichita  other  Titan ii Crew Wen Mcconnell but their Infanta \ lived serious. Short circuit Blamedf-104 accidentally strafe to Seeburg Germany a an electrical Short circuit caused a Jet fighter to fire its Cannon accidentally into this Vil Lage in southwestern Germany during an approach run at a nearby practice target a West German air Force spokesman said . Col. Hans Guenter Schroefel said investigations showed that a crazy coincidence caused five 20mm practice rounds from the f-104 Star fighter to plunge into barn and adjacent Street late thursday without harming  said the Pilot reported that following a fire free signal from ground control he took the safety catch off his control column trigger As he banked to Start his run on a mock Village used for Aerial target practice about two Miles out Side Seeburg. The Pilot said his Cannon then fired with out his pressing the trigger with the plane pointing toward Seeburg split seconds be fore entering the target approach corridor. Ground tests later confirmed that Short circuit caused the Cannon to fire once the safety catch was removed and 77rounds were found missing from the sin Laos to return bodies of 4 american fliers Vientiane Laos a calling it a giant step Forward the head of the . Congressional delegation visiting Laos said Friday the laotian government will hand Over the remains of four american fliers killed in Laos during the vietnamese War. These will be the first remains of Ameri can airmen killed during the . Involve ment in the laotian War to be returned tothe United states. Rep. G. V. Montgomery d-miss., who Heads the group of eight congressmen vis iting Vietnam and Laos told reporters it s a giant step Forward in trying to find out about americans missing Here. Whenever had any encouragement or information in the  announcement came after a meet ing Friday Between the Montgomery group and officials of Laos communist govern ment headed by acting foreign minister Khamphay Boupha. Montgomery whose group arrived Inthis capital City Friday said the laotians did not identify the dead by  but said the remains were found at three different crash  laotians said they knew of no americans still alive in their  Montgomery called it a total breakthrough he said most of the 424americans unaccounted for in Laos would probably never be  laotian officials told the american lawmakers that most of the areas in which american fliers went Down were sparsely populated and  laotians said they have told Villag ers to search out presumed crash Sites but some were reluctant to help because they themselves had been bombed by the americans and because some areas still hid unexploded bombs and other ordnance left Over from the  remains of the four were to be turned Over to the americans saturday. . Air Force c-141 transport was to pick up the remains and then Fly on to Hanoi where the remains of 14 american filers killed Over North Vietnam Are to be handed Over. The vietnamese government previously had delivered the remains of 38 Ameri Montgomery said simple plane Side ceremonies will be held in both communist capitals before the remains Are flown to Hawaii where experts will try to make positive identification. Bomb dismantled on mount of olives Jerusalem a the 18th terrorist bomb found in Israel in two weeks was Dis covered and safely dismantled on the mount of olives in Jerusalem police said. A spokesman said a passerby spotted. The device under an Arab taxi and alerted police bomb disposal , two Arab labourers were killed by a bomb in the Gaza strip and police Dis mantled a bomb in the open air Market of Reh Vot is Miles Southeast of Tel  authorities say terrorists Are stepping up their activities in an Effort to wreck the Camp David Summit meeting of prime minister Menachem begin egyptian president Anwar Sadat and president Carter. The meeting begins sept. S. 3 balloonist take concorde Home new York a three american men who conquered the Atlantic in a bal Loon re crossed the Ocean in the supersonic concorde Friday and disembarked to the tune of up up and  Anderson 44 Ben Abruzzo. 48. And Larry Newman 31, All of Albuquerque n.m., were Given a hero s Welcome when they landed at Kennedy International Airport. Just a week before they landed in a Small town near Paris the first men to Cross the Ocean in a balloon. We did t go for records. This was personal adventure Between three wends. We did t realize it would have such tremendous Impact Newman told his Wel  Gondola in which they spent almost six Days was towed onto the Tarmac on flatbed trailer and a second trailer car ried the tattered remains of their  balloonist wore the 16 medals they received in France and carried trophies Alan Butchman Deputy Secretary of the department of transportation presented them with the extraordinary service med Al a Federal aviation administration award for actions resulting in the significant advancement of  is a record never to be broken be cause you Are the first  Butchma said. Abruzzo said the flight grabbed the world s attention because it was done Sim ply in a balloon the whole world love balloons Gle seat fighter a Roeffel said. Some of j Seeburg from a distance of items. Earlier another air Force. It. Col. Walter Gebel Den led the Pilot strafed the but mistook it for his nearby  can say it s Lucky Gebel said adding that the used were quite capable of even though they were note that sort of thing " pen he  Luftwaffe imn , police in this Miles Southeast of Stuttgart Laden Wurttemberge Jet had hit roofs of with at least 11 rounds and l Dows during its he proach run. But Giefel said subsequent snowed there were Only five i a barn and a Street. A a comm Assai Musaffi Ann Versai Ramstein Force commissaries in i part in a worldwide 20th Lin october according to a 1 emissary spokesman Here the Sale will involve More ii marked Down nearly 20 ular prices. Overseas commissaries to extend the Sale past 30 i allow for shipping time from the states the up " 3rd inf div go after fall from Wurzburg Germany Soldier died Friday Momtaj Fly he sustained thursday to rodent near Nurnberg 3rd Man said. The Soldier assigned Tot Armor 1st brigade at f turning from training i the Accident 6ccsaid. 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