European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. October 4, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 sugar in crashed plane s fuel system Fri joins probe of fatal wreck sabotage suspected Washington a the fuel system used by a plane Hal crashed Wilh a Load of Parach ulysls in Georgia was contaminated Wilh sugar presenting inc appearance of sabotage Federal officials say. The single engine Cessna 208 caravan crashed on a private. Rural Airstrip sunday near Jenkinsburg. A. All 16 parachutists and the Pilot were killed. Investigators disclosed earlier Hal inc fuel had been contaminated and thai the aircraft also May have been overloaded. Ira Furman a spokesman for the National transp Orla lion safely Board said wednesday night Hal preliminary analysis of inc fuel filler indicates inc presence of sugar although investigators hive not determined How the sub stance got into the fuel system. The Board has asked for the assistance of the Fri in the investigation although the Board will continue to look at the aviation safely issues present in this Accident Furman said. Furman cautioned Hal  have not deter mined when the sugar found its Way into the fuel system and that sugar could have been present for some time finally working its Way into the engine sufficiently to cause engine failure. A Black discoloration was found in inc fuel in inc right furl tank of the aircraft Early in inc investigation. In Atlanta. William Whitley supervisor of inc Fri s narcotics division in Atlanta said the Agency was inter sled in one Guy on the plane but he would not identify inc person. However inc Allan la cons Lillion quoted unidentified sources in thursday s editions As saying inc Fri was in Vesliga Ling a possible link Between David Lee Williams 35. Of Atlanta inc plane s owner who was killed in inc crash and Andrew Thornton who parachuted to his death in Knoxville tcnn., sept. 11. Thornton 40. Of Paris ky., was found with 75 pounds of cocaine in a Duffel bag strapped to his Waist. The Federal aviation administration said it had grounded Williams plane Friday two Days before the crash because an Faa inspector at the Fulton county Airport near Atlanta had found contaminated fuel. At the time it was not determined what the contamination was. Investigators said the plane nevertheless was flown by its owner about 20 Miles from Fulton county Airport to Dekalb peach rec Airport and later to the location of the Parachute Center in Jenkinsburg about 50 Miles South of Atlanta. Maintenance workers at an Atlanta air freight company reported Hal inc plane s fuel when examined thursday was inc color of Black Coffee instead of inc Normal Amber color  said. Meanwhile investigators also were pursuing the possibility Hal inc aircraft was overweight Wilh inc Load of fully equipped Parach ulysls. The plane s weight limit for the sunday flight was 3,115 pounds invest Igors have said. The Wisl wind Sporl Par Vachule Center estimated that each parachutist carrying equip Mcnol would weigh about 200 pounds which along Wilh the Pilot would bring the Load to More than 3,200 pounds. Investigators have said Hal the Nosb had not yet Cal Cula cd inc actual weight aboard the aircraft. The plane had been in two accidents earlier this year one damaging the Wing and inc other causing major damage Nosb chairman Jim Burn Cal said earlier this week. Costs of driving q1983 �11964 1985 note figures include variable and toed costs and Are based on 10.000 mles annual driving Csc to trim Chart suck Antrim automat Amod Tori special incentives May take bite out of hike in car prices Detroit a Chrysler corp s announcement of a 2.7 percent average Rise in prices for 1986 cars finishes a round of Detroit Price hikes that amount Loas much As $2,000 on some models. But within Days of marking up their sticker prices automakers began offering goodies like Exira options and warranties that Cut into the increases. Market analysts say that in a few weeks Cut rate financing and rebates May reappear and negate most of the increases. It s conceivable Well Sec a return to incentives by the end of the month har vey Heinbach an automotive Industry analyst at Merrill Lynch in new York said wednesday. Chrysler corp. Announced its prices wednesday following general motors corp. And Ford motor co., which earlier announced raises of 3 percent and 2.9 per cent respectively. American motors corp. Raised its prices an average 2.4 per cent. That puts 1986-Modcl prices up to $2,000 above those of 1985 models sold in late August and in september during de troit s financing and rebate War. However hidden cuts in real car prices Are coming in the form of More fryc of charge options and warranties. In recent Days pm has announced it would expand Ihrcke year 36.000-Milc engine and drive train warranties from a few cars to All its nearly three dozen lines. Ford said it would begin Selling optional equip ment in Cost saving packages. Even Wilh incentives prices arc not what they used to be. The average retail Price paid for a car in 1970 was $3,430, Accord ing to Industry journal automotive news. A year ago. It was $11,100. The prices include options thai buyers have been adding to their cars Al brisk pm chairman Roger b. Smith this week refused to Rule out a return to incentives saying pm would Monitor the Silva lion each Day. To Heinbach that Means pm is ready to pounce at any Lime and May have to do so soon. Who in the world would buy a car from general motors now. Knowing they la be coming Back Wilh another round of incan lives he said. Wendy Balc an analyst Al Smith bar Ney inc. In new York said Cut Rale financing and rebates will come Back soon. The Maricl will be very comic Oilive next year and we re looking for sales to  she filed a rising wave of foreign imports and increased . Production by the japanese will make in Hal much More  House approves Bill authorizing government to close bathhouses Washington a the House turning aside assertions it was bashing Gays in the Battle against aids Lias approved overwhelmingly a measure allowing the surgeon general to close Public bathhouses and Mas Sage Parlours. The measure which also included si89.7 million for research and other activities related to aids was approved 417-8 wednesday As an amendment to a larger appropriations Bill. The Vole came just hours after the death of actor Rock Hudson whose Battle against acquired immune deficiency syndrome helped focus world wide attention on the deadly disease. The $189.7 million was s70 million More than the Rea Gan adminis Lvalion had req sled and was a s90 million increase Over 1985. Rep Robert Dornan r-calif., the amendment s Spon Sor said the measure was just the first of a series of Tough aids prevention measures that gop members intend to Odornan noting he had met Hudson or. A movie set years ago claimed Congress and political leaders have failed to act to  general population against aids fear ing retaliation from Gay political activists. We ought to have some Guys at the Federal level scr n Henry Waxman d-calif., who Voled for the Mea sure said no one disputed the need if shut Down Bath houses but he said the Mailer should be left to local authorities. He claimed the measure was unnecessary be cause the surgeon general already had the authority he needed to act. This amendment can serve Only one purpose Bash ing Gays in some Way said Waxman chairman of a health subcommittee. Waxman was the first House member to draw National atle lion to aids which in 1982 was Only known to have infected a few Hundred people. The amendment really docs nothing new said rep. Ted Weiss . In its substance no one can really oppose  like Waxman Weiss said he detected an anti homosexual tone to the measure implying that Gays arc somehow Cavalier and disregarding of aids. Shirley Barth a spokesman for inc Public health serv ice said lawyers arc trying to determine what the surgeon general s authority is. She said bathhouses always have been considered a local Issue. Rep. William Dannemeyer r-calif., has urged health officials to have the courage of their convictions to Lake on the strength of the male homosexual political Community to close bathhouses. Bathhouses have been targeted because they arc consid ered by some to be nests of promiscuous homosexual sex a major method of aids transmission. God s plan for Man was Adam and eve not Adam and Steve Dannemeyer said recently. More than 13,000 people have contracted aids most of Ihm homosexuals intravenous drug abusers and recipients of contaminated blood transfusions. More than half the victims have died from the disease which attacks the body s immune system. There is no known cure. Hacker sends recorded insult Salt Lake City a callers seeking information from a Community program on food distr Bulion Insl cad Gol a recorded message from an infiltrator who called them bums for leeching off taxpayers. A computer Hacker apparently broke Inlo the computer message system operated by telecoms bypassed Security measures and subs Itulid the original message with his own Salt Lake City police said wednesday. They arc seeking the intruder for possible charges of obscene communication. Hello there. This is Aloysius Gutter Schwartz of the for Cubie Gerbic commodity corporation the recording said. Listen you bums if you want cheese go out and gel a Job and buy your own cheese. Who do you think you arc. Leeching on the taxpayers like this Slop sleeping on Park benches. And go out and get a Job Cathy Hoskins director of the Community a lion program told authorities the bogus message which apparently was entered Over the weekend and discovered on monday upset Many callers. Program employees have been trying to reach people who May have heard the message to Correct any misunderstandings she said. The Community action program distributes government commode pics to inc poor and elderly. Those needing the Aid can Call a listed number and a recorded message provides information on available food