European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 26, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Jet aborts Takeoff stops Short of Potomac Washington api Eastern airlines 5 p m. Shut la flight to new York was aborted at Takeoff tues Day when the Pilot hit his brakes because he feared a collision with a helicopter authorities said. The plane carrying 175 passengers skidded to a Stop 130 feel from inc Potomac River. An Faa spokesman Stephen Hayes said the Boeing 727 came to rest on a Section of the runway overrun that had been completed Only  december to provide pilots with More room to abort a Takeoff. The safety area was null following inc crash into the Potomac of an air Flor Ida flight in 1982. One person received minor injuries officials said. Another Faa spokesman said the helicopter departed on the wrong flight path but Wila to said the helicopter Pilot Jesse Lla Daway told the station he had been cleared to take off along the same Light path As inc plane. When i saw him the planet did a climbing left turn to avoid his flight path Al which Lime he aborted his take off and pulled to a Stop said Hadaway who was bound for Greenbelt my. David Hartman Host of Abc s Good morning Ameri Ca was a passenger on inc plane. He told Wila to i think people took a lot of deep breaths. And was i scared when 1 looked up and saw the water coming you  Cecil Wynn who fishes in the area said i be been coming out Here for four years and i be never seen any thing like this. I guess that s Why they extended that run Way. It s a Good thing they did because otherwise he would have been a  the airline Pilot was just about at top  said witness Andy Sawicki. I thought he was going into the water. He zigzagged when he left the runway. I guess he was trying to stay on land As Long As he  Sawicki said he saw the helicopter flying toward the plane s Takeoff trajectory. The National transportation safety Board will investigate the incident said spokesman Ira Furman. Carla Bradshaw spokeswoman for National orthopaedic Hospital near the Airport said Only one passenger was taken to the Hospital. Linda Monroe of Mamaroneck n.y., was treated for neck pain and released. It lifted a few feet off the ground then the Pilot pulled tack on the throttle somewhat dramatically said Andrew Ellis 32, a passenger. The Pilot turned the plane. 1 guess in an Effort to slow it  after the plane came to rest everyone at the same time burst into applause and everyone was thrilled with the Pilot Ellis said. Eastern spokesman Glenn Parsons identified the Pilot As  Jachec. My understanding is that the Crew noticed a helicopter a photo Rescue workers and passengers 5lnd near Eastern airlines Jet 130 feet from the Potomac air in Washington. Making two or three passes and did t know what the Devil was going on and aborted the Takeoff accordingly Par sons said. Samuel g. Walker director of sales and services for Eastern Airl pcs said the Pilot did a magnificent  Walker said there was no indication of serious damage to the aircraft which taxied under its own Power to a Hanger for an inspection. Emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene but were not needed. Eastern airlines spokeswoman Pauli Musto said the Airliner was carrying 175 passengers and Walker said there were seven Crew members. The airline flies its shuttle every hour from National Airport to Laguardia air port in new York with another flight making the la Guardia to National route. Faa spokesman Bob Buckhorn said the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter lifted off from the general aviation area of the Airport to the West of the main runway 36, which runs North and South. The helicopter Pilot was cleared for departure to the Northwest which would have taken him away from run Way 36. Instead he departed to the East and into the path of the jetliner Buckhorn said. The plane came to a Stop 130 feel from the River. Faa spokesman David Hess said. The Airport s major runway begins and ends close to the water with Only Grassy areas Between the ends of the runway and the beginning of the River. In january 1982, an air Florida jetliner crashed into inc 14th Street Bridge after taking off from the same runway killing 74 people on the plane and four on the ground. After the air Florida crash the Faa which runs National extended the Grassy overrun on the North end of the runway from 220 feet to 750 feel to provide pilots with More room to abort a Takeoff and avoid going into the nearby Inlet of the Potomac River. Although the Faa began considering construction of the extended overrun in the Luc 1970s after several air Craft had to abort Lak offs pressure mounted for its construction after the air Florida crash. Englishman monopolizes holdings captures file Atlantic City . A so what is an englishman doing collecting rent from an australian on new York Avenue winning that s what. The cutthroat world of International monopoly is no kids game. Jason Bunn 25, of Leeds England de throned two Lime world Champion Greg Jacobs of Australia on tuesday with a devastating demand for j700 rent when inc Man from Down under landed on new York Avenue with Bunn s luxury , heavily mortgaged to pay for his own buying sprees in the real estate trading game was a Little Short. Earlier the two had knocked out finalists from Austria. Japan and Peru. A lot earlier America s Hope Jim Forbes of Winter Haven. Fla., Well Down to defeat. I like games. I like Competition really intense said Bunn whose Victory earned him a monopoly game containing $15,140 in real Money exactly the amount of funny Money contained in a regulation monopoly set. On hand was Esther Darrow widow of Charles Darrow who invented the game 50 years ago in the midst of the de pression and named the Streis on the Ward for the thoroughfares of Atlantic City where he had spent Happy times. Bunn a medical company Engineer who has been playing monopoly since he was 7, downed Jacobs in to hours of play at the Claridge hotel and Casino. The Competition which Drew players from 20 countries began with local Lourn ments sponsored by the companies that sell monopoly in 32 countries said tournament director Chris Campbell. He said the International editions printed in 18 languages besides English Are Laid out the same As the games distributed in the United Stales but Curren cies and Street names arc changed to Fil the scene. In England players collect 200 pounds when they pass  while american players May land on the Swanky Park place players in Peru find themselves on Avenida Larco. In Paris it s the Rue do paix. The rules Are inc same explained Campbell of Parker bros., the company that originally rejected Darrow s idea As Loo complicated. But it s inc Complex rules and unpredictable Roll of the Dice that make the game so challenging said Forbes who was eliminated in earlier rounds sunday and monday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in new York. Forbes 35. Who began playing monopoly As a boy in Kentucky said the game depends on understanding the rules and predicting the mathematical probabilities of the Board. For example he said any player Worth his $1,500 stake knows he Ana his competitors Are three times As Likely to wind up Landing on inc space marked jail As any of the 40 other spots on the Board. So he suggested seasoned players quickly try to acquire inc Orange coloured properties just beyond the jail new York Tennessee and St. James avenues. Players recently sprung from jail arc More Likely to land on those spots Forbes said requiring them to pay the owner Hefly rents. I think you have to be a Little bit vicious Forbes said. Though he s inc world Champion Bunn holds a less aggressive philosophy it s just something to do on a lunch  police raid cocaine processing fortress near Miami Miami a Heli Copler borne assault officers raided a cocaine processing fortress guarded by Remote cameras Doberman Pinchers and barbed wire and confiscated guns and More than 30 pounds of the drug offi ii was a pretty impressive sight drug enforcement administration special agent Billy Yout said of tuesday s Swift attack that caught the Only person in the compound ools were fired in the assault by More than two dozen officers using three helicopters said Yout. An air assault was chosen because the compound. Guarded by 10 dobermans and an Highl fool Lail Chain link Fence topped with barbed wire was deemed Loo Lough to approach from the ground said Yout. The compound was a veritable fortress he said of inc isolated property about 15 Miles West of Miami. As the helicopters dropped into the compound Youl other a cols and police officers watched from hidden positions. Officials confiscated 30 pounds of cocaine and More than 25 guns including a Uzi machine gun Youl said. Officers also found about 70 Gallons of Ether and acetone used in processing cocaine hand held and Short wave radios baseball Caps Wilh the word police printed across inc front two Bullet proof vests and other pieces of body Armor police said. Also seized were about si50,000 Worth of jewelry clothing resembling police uniforms and approximately 2,000 rounds of ammunition. No charges had been filed by tuesday evening against the Man arcs cd. The Man named in a search warrant was nol at the compound when the assault took place Yout said adding that a Federal warrant for his arrest was being prepared