European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page g the stars and stripes wednesday. October 23, 1985 115 protesters arrested trying to Block workers from Arsenal stateside Ilter i pro some in huh k is a. Hiap police 115 pen Pic .1 d by hundreds of protesters to h Omo Winker hmm their jobs tithe army s largest i ,.ii. D of trying to Vrab .1 re cd ruled in the head and required . And one officer underwent x tapped on his hand nails on the streets and lobbed paint filled Light bulbs and trash at squad cars in tee said several women blocked one Roadway to the Arsenal by chaining themselves to old cars pushed into the Street. Harges of excessive violence came from both sides. We dealt wit i them As calmly As we could until we met resistance said Rock Island police sol. Gene Anderson. We used sufficient Force to effect arrests. When you have people trying to disarm a police offi cer that s not kid about 200 protesters outnumbered 2-Lo-l by police. Tried to Block worker heading for i hair jobs at the Arsenal located on a 946-acre Island in the Mississippi Rich. A similar demonstration was staged in june 19h4, when about 300 protesters us k part and 104 were arrested. Traffic Mol very swiftly said Davenport. Iowa. Police sol. Steve 1 Ynn. I think we were belter prepared this year and there was just not As much pail ipalion by protesters this Arsenal spokesman Paul Powell said 9k percent of the workers made it to their jobs compared with % percent for an average monday. We caused the issues of arms and . Central Ameri can policies to be debated today on our terms said Dern Onsi Ramr Ami . To. Of the project disarm. A movement like ours can Clung c history even if the act we perform Are Small or 11 rational or even Hallow the 2 Lour predawn protect focused on Bridges thai link the Island to Rock Island and mole. Hi., and Daven port. Davenport police said they arrested f�2 protesters All on Misdemeanour charges. In Moline in Misdemeanour arrests were made. All but a few of the demonstrators were released by Early afternoon. Rock Island police arrested 35 demonstrators five on felony charges including the injured protester Bradley Mcallen who was charged with attempting to disarm an officer Anderson said. We were dealing with some groups Over Here that were using guerrilla Type tactics he said. Rock Island police officer Albin Reid was arresting three protesters when one stepped on his hand but an x Ray showed no damage Anderson said. Oil , a protest organi or from Chicago said witnesses told him Mcallen v struck on the head after he was subdued by police. Police said he was struck to prevent him from taking an officer s gun. John Volpe of Davenport another protest organi or said ral other protesters suffered cuts and bruises. Hayes said she was arrested for disorderly conduct in Davenport after she and several other women drove two junk cars into a Street and then chained themselves and the cars together. Police removed the Impromptu blockade in about 20 minutes she said. Man subdued after trying to open exit door on Airliner at 14,000 feel i Iii i l la Man with a history of emotional problem tried to open in exit door on an Lias can airlines do -1 at 14.000 feel monday but was subdued by passengers ind flight attendants police said. One passenger suffered a broken jaw during the Strug Gle on flight 470. Which was carrying 70 passengers and five Crew members As the Man fought to open the pres sure sealed door while the plane nude its descent into Philadelphia. Gordon Kyan 29, of Philadelphia was arrested after the aircraft landed safely at Philadelphia International Airport. The flight from Atlanta with a scheduled Slop in Phila Delphia continued to Boston where it arrived 24 minutes late. Jim Mclntosh a spokesman for the Philadelphia Fri office said Ryan was charged under a Federal statute covering crime aboard aircraft with interfering with and assaulting a flight Crew. . District judge Peter Scudiri released Ryan to the custody of his attorney and brother on unsecured bail. The judge also ordered him to undergo a psychiatric examination. Eastern said the Man who suffered a broken jaw was an off duty Las turn employee. No other injuries were reported. Joseph Scott a spokesman for the airline said there was never any danger of the door being opened. It s scaled by pressure when the Cabin is pressurized. It plugs and it just in t possible to open it he said. Mclntosh said Ryan did not say Why he tried to open the door. The Only thing i have right now is he attempted to disembark at 14,000 feet he said. Philadelphia police detective Warren Rosen sold Ryan had a history of emotional problems. Authorities said they were testing a White powdery sub stance confiscated from Ryan to determine if it was a drug. Burning foreign goods workers to fully toss Lumen textile Roods onto a Bonfire in he parking lot if Jackson Mills in Lia . The protest marked the official he sinning of to utile week in a and reflects concern out the importation of foreign textiles. Ford recalls 4,000 pickups because of Leaky fuel lines i Troia a fun lines have forced the recall of 4,00 1 19x Ranger and i pickup trucks i Ord motor of. Announced. Ford asked owners of the vehicles equipped with 2.9 liter electronic fuel injection engine to bring them to i Ord dealerships for free replacement of 2-Inch, Tow pres sure fuel hoses. The Hose May crack allowing fuel to leak. Ford said. There is a potential for a fire any time you have fuel leaking said James Bright Ford spokesman. That s Why we re considering it a safely me said the problem was by workers at a Ford Assembly Plant in Louisville by. The leakage has been linked to one fire at the Plant although no fires or injuries have otherwise been reported As a result of the problem. Bright said Ford said the problem will be corrected on 28,000 More of the vehicles at the Assembly Plant or at Ford dealerships before they Are delivered to retail customers. Drifter living on army Range Hurt by ammo blast fort d1x, . A a drifter who lived for months on a fort Dix firing Range kept several Hundred rounds of am munition in his crudely built Bunker be fore one of he rounds exploded injuring him and bringing him o the attention of officials the army says. John Faux on 27, was listed in satisfactory condition monday at memorial Hospital in mount Molly where he was taken after an army sergeant discovered the Man stumbling along a Road. Faux on suffered hand Arm and Chest injuries last thursday when a piece of ammunition exploded As he tried to Dis Mantle it. Army spokesman Richard Dowling said. Me apparently spent his Days scrounging food from dumpsters in the training Range areas and picking up lost or spare ammunition Dowling Saia. He was described As filthy by the peo ple who picked him up. At first we thought he might be a terrorist but Faux ton told authorities he had been living on the base for a few months in a shelter about three quarters of a mile from the Road und 10 Miles from the main Section of the base. Dowling said investigators discovered a shelter consisting of a Hole in the ground surrounded by sandbags and covered with a camouflage Tarpaulin. There were several Hundred rounds of live and Blank ammunition in and around the shelter but Faux ton had no weapon Dowling said. Since he had nothing else to do any Way he could have found that much am munition walking on various ranges the spokesman said. We re used by 35,000 Basic trainees a year in addition to Hundred of reservists and National the Fri entered the investigation Over the weekend because it involves alleged crimes by a civilian on military property special agent Michael Mcdonnell said. Faux ton has not yet been positively identified. Now it s a matter of trying to find out who he is and what this was All he said. While he recuperate. Faux on is being held without bail on charges of larceny of government property wrongful Possession of explosive devices and entering a Mili tary reservation for unlawful purposes Dowling said. Army investigators also believe Faux ton May be linked to a number of Petty thefts last summer at Sheds on firing ranges where camping gear flashlights and other supplies Are stored he said. Weapons Are not kept at the firing ranges he said. The hut was in the Impact area of some 60 firing ranges. The area is off limits for training and recreation and is marked to warn Hunters and others of danger he said. The ranges Are patrolled but in the Impact area which is the area behind the target there is the danger of rounds going through the target and of unexploded duds he said. Faux ton was dressed in a castoffs Mili tary uniform but authorities do not be Lieve he has Ever been in the service at fort Dix. Dowling said there s no indication of military experience. camping skills left a lot to be
