European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. November 27, 1985 Iowa state athletes die in Des Moines crash Dos . Iowa a an ice buildup Likely caused the fiery crash of a twin engine plane that killed All seven people aboard including coaches and members of Iowa stale University s women s Cross country team officials and witnesses say. The Aero commander crashed and burned shortly be fore a during a Fri Ching drier la. Slamming into a tree in a fashionable neighbourhood two Miles West of downtown pcs Moines no houses were damaged but about 1,600 Homes were blacked out by the crash. The aircraft was one of three University owned planes diverted to pcs Moines by bad weather while returning Loames from Milwaukee where the men s and women s teams competed in Mcaa championships at Marque Etc University. According to Ames Airport manager . Westbrook the pcs Moines control Tower said that the Pilot of the crashed plane reported severe vibrations and that he was climbing to 3.000 at 5 25 . The Tower reported in went Down off their radar Federal aviation administration investigators would not comment. Westbrook speculated the crash was Proba Bly caused by ice buildup on the wings. Wisl Brooke said it was unusual for inc Pilot to be climbing again because the plane was so close to pcs Moines municipal Airport about three Miles away. He might have missed his approach and began climbing to come around again he said. He should have been at 2.600 feet but. O uld pc been lower because of ice he also said the planes were to land at the Ames air port where one runway was closed by construction and the other was ice coated forcing the diversion. The plan burst into flames on Impact and it was More than three hours after the crash before officials could extricate inc last body from the charred wreckage. The victims included the women s track and Cross coun try coach. Ron Crnko assistant coach Pat Moynihan and three members of the women s team which won Sec Ond place in inc Mcaa championships authorities said. The team members were identified As Julie Rose 21, of Ashford Kent England Susan banter 22, of Brentwood Essex. England and Sheryl Maahs 20, of spirit Lake. Also killed were student Trainer Stephanie strict Oha Warden and Burton h. Watkins of Ames director of the Iowa state flight service and Pilot of the plane. Fallen Bridge blocks tracks steel girders lie across the rails nor Heidelberg s main train station after a Bridge under construction fell to the tracks Ben a pillar collapsed. One worker was injured in the Accident. Some traffic was diverted temporarily. Bomb from Page 1 Hijack from Page 1 said egyptian troops remained on Alert tuesday along the tense libyan Border after reinforcements were rushed there sunday. Asked whether Egypt planned a military strike against Libya in retaliation Mubarak said we Are not callers for War. We Are callers for peace. War is not a simple thing Mubarak said. We cannot take that decision simply. And whoever punishes one person does not punish a whole Mubarak denied reports that Many of the passengers were hit by bullets fired by egyptian commandos in the assault. He said the hostages died when the hijackers tossed grenades around the Cabin or suffocated after fire swept the aircraft during the attack. Only seven bullets came out of the Pis Tols of our forces Mubarak said. Three of those bullets went into one of the Hijack ers. The other four went into two other Mubarak said the hijackers issued no de mands except for fuel to Fly on to Tunisia or Libya. He said Only six egyptian commandos actually entered the plane during the As Sault. The first commando to enter the plane lost a leg when one of the hijackers threw a grenade at him Mubarak added. He said Egypt s next move in the crisis will be discussed some time in the but he said we will never leave a terrorist act the maltese government said 59 people died in sunday s fiery end to the hijacking when egyptian commandos stormed the plane Ana terrorists lobbed grenades into the Cabin. An american passenger had been shot dead earlier it said. Mubarak spoke with reporters after Sepa rate meetings with defense minister Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala and soviet ambassador Alexander belong of who afterwards said the soviet Union condemns All acts of following the meeting Abu Ghazala told reporters Egypt had some evidence of libyan involvement in the hijacking. In a commentary monday radio Cairo for the first Lime openly accused Libya of funding and instigating the hijacking. This cowardly act was carried out by dissident palestinians with funding and instigating from Moa mar khad Afy s Libya which is a Well known supporter and Haven for terrorists the official radio said. Osama cd Baz the foreign ministry spokesman said tuesday morning on Abc s today television program that the govern ment has not reached anything conclusive or final on alleged libyan involvement. We re not going to Rush into any judgment prematurely said Elbaz. Eiba said the government has obtained the to Simony of certain people who got some knowledge of the operation while it was being conducted and who were linked to it and who arranged for it ahead of time and this kind of he refused to elaborate. Sivility. A Man in the Plo office in Bonn said the official Plo representative Abdol la Frangi could not be reached tuesday. But the Man said Frangi would not say anything other than what was in the statement issued by Plo Leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo. We have nothing to do with any kind of terror attacks outside of our country Arafat said. We condemn such attacks As those on the americans in Frankfurt and the one that led to the tragedy in German Interior minister Friedrich Zim Mermann called the bombing a cowardly attack. That caused indignation and Abhorrence in inc German this act of terror against Pur american allies is a dastardly crime directed at the Security of Germany and our Alliance with the United he said tuesday. The attack has strengthened our will to increase our activity in combating with our allies All forms of National and International Polit ical a Frankfurt Community Public affairs spokeswoman said the following services at the shopping Center will remain closed until further notice car repair garage pickup Point tailor shop portrait studio car Wash Baskin Robbins and the main information Tours and travel office. Blah Walleri de Reavlin and Diana Vartez contributed 10 this report temperatures Faust from Page 1 he won 174 games lost 17 and tied two for a .907 winning percentage. That Success led to his hiring nov. 24, 1980, As the 24th head coach in notre Dame history succeeding Dan Devinc. I just made inc decision last night said Faust. I Haven t said anything to my play ers Faust said he had talked to the Rev. Edmund p. Joyce the executive vice president who is in charge of athletics and also to his coaching staff minutes before making the announcement. He also said he had talked to Gene Corrigan the University s athletic director. Faust said he has t Given any thought to the future. "1 want to sit Back a couple of weeks and think about a new Start maybe As a head coach somewhere said Faust. Faust said he first thought about re signing after a 10-7 loss to Louisiana state last saturday. In was a Tough game we had a Chance Ltd had a Chance said Faust. I thought about it after the game. I did t want to make a decision then. I wanted to sit on it. You re always High when you win and Low when you lose and 1 did t want to make a decision Faust said he decided to wait until Mon Day to make up his mind. I talked with my family and talked with a personal Friend said Faust. I wanted his insight. I also talked to my dad. I wanted to talk it Over because coaching i such a lonely Faust said he would not have any input on the Choice of his successor. November 11 40 1 57 36 37 -7 54 13 34 78 74 61 41 77 34 76 57 13 70 76 17 -579 69 68 33 61 75 48 46 s70 65 47 44 -3 71 74 43 39 79 69 51 35 4 3c 76 58 30 40 7 19 43 Blev 41 79 37 64 65 Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta a Mamie Gay Baltimore Billing Birmingham Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington Charleston s c. Charleston w a. 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