European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 weather examined As cause of Delta crash fort Texas a the Pilot of Delta flight 191 voiced Little con Cern about a thunderstorm just before the jumbo Jet crashed killing 134 peo according to conversations Between air traffic controllers and the Crew that were released the Federal aviation administration released a transcript and tape of conversations that took place before the Delta air lines l1011 crashed in heavy rain Dur ing its final approach to Dallas fort Worth International at one controllers directed All pilots to begin using flight instruments to approach the runway instead of relying on visual a common procedure when visibility is impaired by poor weath at 2v4 minutes before the controllers announced some Varia ble winds at the North end of the where the Delta flight was trying to controllers then told the Pilot of flight 191 to reduce Tower Delta 191 heavy out Here in the feels the Pilot weather is being examined As a Possi ble cause of the with special Atten Tion to wind a sudden phenomenon in which a Strong flow of air rushes to Ward the then shoots violently outward in All after telling the Pilot of a Learjet to make room for the Delta an air traffic controller go officials earlier said that order was is sued when a controller spotted the plane coming out of the Clouds at 50 to 100 feet and speculated that the Jet Al ready had hit ground and bounced once by the controller who issued the command made a spontaneous said Earl assistant manager for the air traffic division of the Faas Southwest Faa Southwest Region director Tex Melanin said the controllers experience ranged from a minimum of eight years to More than 20 one thing that is important that will come across the tape is the High degree of professionalism that existed in the cockpit of the aircraft and with the air traffic Melanin at one Point in the minutes before the Delta flight 191 asked controllers for permission to go around what the Pilot called a Norm manager for the dal Las fort Worth International Airport said the Jet was avoiding a storm cell separate from the weather cell that flight 191 the regional Faa will continue work ing with the National transportation safety Board during the investigation that should continue for at least two More Melanin the death toll in the crash Rose sunday to including one person killed on the with the death of a Florida Man who suffered Burns Over 35 percent of his body and multiple speedup ordered in tight on pc pollution the danger of pcs an Oil like chemical since 1929 As a fire resistant coolant in electric create heat while lowering voltage of electricity forum in of High occupancy were banned from manufacture in 1979 and will Cost millions of to As an i highly toxic Over time in Small pcs must be disposed of carefully so As not to into water treatment and eventually and in flow vaporize into harmful passes when heated and into deadly d toxin like Dizenzo furans when transformer pc coolant casing Washington a the general services and saying it wants to put a lot More Teeth in its ant pollution has ordered a two year speedup in plans to eliminate the danger of pc contamination in thousands of Federal office the which runs Federal ordered its 11 regional administrators on monday to make an immediate inventory of repair those with a possibility of pc leakage and re inspect them said Joseph a Gas in Gas administrator Terence Golden has decided to Complete an anti pc program by 1988 rather than by the deadline set for All buildings in the country by the environmental Protection weve put a lot More Teeth in what were Slye poly chlorinated biphenyl can cause cancer and other disorders in Laboratory animals and Are even More dangerous in fires because they change into dioxin and other powerful cancer causing Loretta spokeswoman for the american federation of government employees the largest organization of Federal workers said the Union would Monitor Gas procedures and were obviously glad that the Gas has recognized the seriousness of the problem and is moving to rectify she this is a to priority Issue the speedup is import this is necessary not just for people who work in the buildings but for the general which uses Virgin Cha Henger reported on course health risks pct pervade the decompose Stowey accumulate in the fatty til in the food in Laboratory they have caused reproductive gastric skin i wont and Corr Cuffy Tow prawn environmental Protection Agency ban High twi Ewfim i w v by october thai will require costly removal and replacement of up Oudt Sula spokeswoman for the american postal workers said the Federal government is being pressured into action by lawsuits from workers charging laxity in control of pc leaks in Post about people work in the buildings affected by the Slye manufacturers of electric transformers used pcs As insulators from 1925 to when the health Hazard was Slye said planning for mondays order was moving for Ward before the pc Issue was raised dramatically at the smithsonian institution in Washington safety officials announced because of the potential Hazard of pc they would not permit firefighters to enter several smithsonian museums if fires broke potential pc problems also were found in part of the White House away from president reagans Liv ing and working Slye said he did not know if any other buildings run by the Gas had reported pc he said it would Cost roughly million to Check the transformers in Federal refit those with problems and continuously inspect any pc filled equip ment that has been approved for it will Cost about million to do the work in the Washington area and about million throughout the rest of the an indication of How the Federal bureaucracy is concentrated near the nations catamaran bidding for transatlantic record the boat Virgin Atlantic challenger the route 2949 nautical Miles 65 it engines 2 x 1960 he v12diesels fuel consumption 148 Gallons per hour target average for 45 knots London a the Virgin Atlantic a 65foot motorized was reported on course tuesday in its attempt to break the Speed record for an Atlantic crossing and capture the Blue Riband the which left new York Harbor monday morn ing passing Ambrose Lighthouse at running Well on schedule and Hopes to make its second refuelling rendezvous with an Oil Rig late this a statement from the attempts organizers said the statement said the first refuelling Stop took just 16 during which Gallons of fuel was taken the lineman Crew includes airline and record company entrepreneur Richard who is bankrolling the Ven the Only Snag so far has been a thunderstorm Early tuesday that made communication with the vessel diff organizers the challenger is scheduled to arrive at Bishop Rock Lighthouse near the Scilly islands off the Southwest tip of England around noon if it does the crossing time of 66 hours would break the record of 82 hours set by the United states on its Maiden voyage from new York to Southampton on july the race across the Atlantic has been described As an attempt to bring the Blue Riband trophy Back to but the curator of the maritime museum where the trophy is housed has indicated because the challenger is a it does not qualify for the