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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 6, 1980

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 6. 1980page 10 the stars and stripes i Raay. June o. Sex Girlfriend unhurt As Pilot crashes plane into House T.-Br,-.1" m i Toni township. . A aviation Uff trials arc Irving to learn whether William i writer intentionally crashed stolen plane into the Home where his former Girlfriend was sleeping. I Ischer. A licensed Pilot was killed in the fir . But 24-xear-Nld mrs. Karen Worley. Her Sun. Brian. 3. And her father escaped unharmed through a bedroom win Dow As fire consumed the House. To me to determine that he crashed into the House on purpose is ver hard at this  said police thief Waller Gil Bert. A . In s not Jour ordinal plane  crash wednesday followed several a s of rape by i Ischer Over the couple s breakup authorities  the in Cyclops. Fischer s twin engine air plane made seven passes at the House owned by Woolley s father John Torchia. Suddenly the aircraft plunged into the House setting it afire and throwing Pischer 31, of Ocean township a former  airlines flight attendant into the backyard. Woolley. Who is separated from her Hus band had beep spending the night with her family after filing criminal mischief and assault charges against Fischer on tuesday police said. She charged he beat her with a Hammer broke her television set and lore out the Telephone. Gilbert said. It. Ray pc Nisson said authorities did l know if is Char knew about the charges or thai Woolley was spending the night in her father s House. Their Homes arc Back to  took off from Monmouth county Airport in nearby Wall township at about 5 . After appear aptly stealing the $25,000 Piper Aztec from the Garden stale aviation co. Pc Nisson said. Neighbors said he buzzed the Torchi and Woolley houses at very Low altitudes and at one Point sheared the top off a tree. On the last pass the aircraft sliced through Power lines and plunged into the Torchia House. Plane Pilot Dies House occupants escape with flames erupting the three persons in the Home of John Torchia in Neptun township n.j., escaped harm after i was trying to get the number of he plane said John Casey 65, who lives about a Block from the crash site. He made a left Bank and he got caught up in the wires and then he hit the House at full  Casey said it appeared Fischer s engine stalled during his final pass but other stolen plane piloted by William Fischer hit the House. Fischer died in the fiery plunge but his former Girlfriend mrs. Neighbors said the Pilot was turning the plane s Power on and off. Fischer had been going with Woolley for about 18 months before breaking up about a month ago Penniston said. Mickey dressier Ocean township Public works superintendent said Fischer had been employed in the township s Road de Karen Woolley her son Brian 3, and her father fled uninjured through win Dow As the House burned. A photo part Cal Ceta program since March 31 and was a Good worker who did a Good Day s  fire destroyed Torchia s Cape cod style House and a garage and blackened the rear of Woolley s Home. No other Homes were damaged and there were no other injun concern stirred by Miami riot poll finds Many fear race violence will hit cities this summer new York a Many americans Are worried thai the racial violence that erupted last month in Miami could flare in other cities this summer an associated press Abc news poll says. The Public rejects the explanation that the Miami violence thai left 16 dead an caused damage estimated at Sion million was due solely to special problems in Miami. Thus they fear More violence although almost no one expects problems in his own City or  a Abc news poll was taken May 2h-30. About two weeks after the Miami  percent of those questioned said racial disturbances arc Likely in other american cities this summer. Only 24 per cent said that the Miami troubles were caused by localized problems and that Vio Lence is not Likely to occur in other cities. Five percent fell that special problems triggered the Miami violence but that other cities Are Likely to have turmoil As Well. Eighteen percent had not heard of the Miami riot or were not  were no significant differences be tween the altitudes of Blacks and Whites on this in lion. Fifty three percent of the Black expect More trouble this summer and 54 percent of the whiles look thai View. Twenty one percent of the Blacks said the Miami violence was based on local prob lems while 25 percent of the Whites said  violence erupted May 17 in Miami after an All while jury in Tampa acquitted several former while Miami patrolmen of beating a Black Man to death. Bui Black leaders also pointed to frustration in the Black Community Over the massive efforts to help incoming cuban refugees gel jobs and other assistance at a time when unemployment is High among  the Public s expectation of Vio Lence Only 9 percent of the Public said they expect racial trouble in their area in the next six months. Eighty seven percent said they expect no problems and 4 percent were not  finding of the poll is thai fewer Black americans say they Are belter off than they were 10 years ago. In March 1978. A special a Abc news Pill of Blacks found 73 percent said Blacks in America were belter off than 10 years before. Eleven percent said Blacks were worse off and 12 percent saw no change. This latest a Abc poll said 58 percent of the Blacks said their situation had improved in the past decade Down 15 Points from 1978. Seventeen percent said Blacks situation had worsened and 22 percent said there had been no change. In Bush cases the remainder were nol sure. While there his been a change in Black altitudes there has been none in while attitudes on Black Progress. In both 1978 and in the latest poll. 4 percent of the White said Blacks situation in America has improved while 4 percent said it had nol. As with All Sample surveys the results of the a Abc news poll can vary from inc opinions of All americans because of Chance variations in the Sample. For polls based on 1,615 interviews the results should vary no More than 3 percent age Points either Way because of sampling error. Thai is if one could have talked last week to All americans with telephones there is Only one Chance in 20 thai inc re sults would vary from the findings of this poll by More than 3 percentage Points. Of course the results could differ from Oiher polls for a number of of her  in the exact wording of the questions the Liming of inc interviews and How the interviews were conducted could also cause variations. Wyoming fireworks stand blast kills 4 . Wyo. A Wyoming crime lab investigators still Don t know w by a Small wooden fireworks stand exploded and burned killing four persons including three  were to con linux searching ashes thursday for re Mains of victims and clues to the cause of the blast wednesday. It. David Wiegand. Acting Albany county sheriff said his men were trying to find anyone who knows anything about the cause or the identities of inc adult and i rec youngsters who died. The whole thing was a Ball of Black smoke Wilh sparklers coming out of  said capt. William Hanson of the Laramie i ire department. The blast Ai 2 14 . Wednesday blew the top of a Semi trailer 300-400 feet in the air. Melted four trailers to inc ground and destroyed the 7 by 20-foot stand he said. When  arrived 11 trailers used to store and trans port the fireworks were involved in flames Hanson said. We were Able to pull away three trailers and they were filled with assorted fireworks he said. A Large Mobile Home where fireworks stand operators Don and Carol Llad Dunham lived also was pulled to safely he said. A nearby Mobile Home was destroyed and at least three vehicles were either destroyed or badly damaged. The area was a distribution Point for several fireworks sales Sites across the state. Hours after the initial explosion at inc stand Ali acc Miles South of Here near . 287, the smell of burned Gunpowder was still heavy in the air. Heavy Black smoke was seen five Miles away and brought traffic on inc Highway to a standstill for two hours. It looked like night then fireworks were Hilling my window like Golf balls said Lailie Adams whose House is about 100yard away. Vegetation near the stand was scorched and fireworks and debris littered the ground up to 100 Yards away  
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