European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes mylar Medicine see pages 8-9 the stars and stripes vol. 44, no. 240 saturday december 14, 1985 a a d 8693 a 250 soldiers 8 Crew killed in Newfoundland Jet crash Bermuda Gander Newfoundland a a dc-8 Charier full of . Soldiers resuming from the Middle Kasl crashed on Takeoff and exploded thursday near Iander International Airport killing All 258 aboard and Scalier ing gifts and weapons across Snow covered Woods. Families and friends Learned of the As they assembled for a brass band Welcome at the headquarter of the loll airborne div at fort Campbell. Ky., but carried on with plans for a Christmas music concert As a tribute to the dead. Airport employees recalled him ring the exuberant americans singing carols As they crowded into the duty free shop. Just about every one of them bought some Little thin to take Back Home cashier Cynthia Goodyear a i they were just so Happy to be going Home the cause of tile 6 45 . Crash remained under investigation but the White House said preliminary reports showed no indication of sabotage or an in flight explosion in history s eighth worst aviation disaster. The charred cockpit voice and flight recorders were recovered and were taken to Ottawa for analysis said Peter Boag of the Canadian aviation safety Board who was directing the investigation. Boag s Deputy Dave Owen said Laic thursday night continued on Page 28 Ling qaid. I a photo a lire Burns while Rescue workers search for remains. Forf Campbell families shocked saddened fort Campbell by. A a Homecoming Celebration thursday for 250 soldiers was shattered by the crash at a chartered dc-8 Jet in Canada leaving friends and relatives to Hope that their loved one was on another flight. Right now the assets of fort Campbell arc geared for one thing helping the families said Mai. James Glt Isburg a Public information officer at the base. The army was notifying a Cal of Kin of the names that appeared on the passenger Manifest and special Telephone lines were my up for family members to Call however positive identification of the dead might take up to a week military authorities said. By midday More than 200 people crowded a gymnasium where a gala Wel come had been planned for the members of the 3rd in 502nd inf brigade 101st air borne div air assault. Through it storied history of combat in world War ii and Vietnam the division had never suffered More deaths in one Day military historians said. All flags on the base which straddles the Tennessee Kentucky line were ordered to half staff. The governors of the slates extended their sympathies to the families and ordered All government flags lowered. Some relatives Gleisberg said hoped their loved ones had missed the fatal flight because another detachment of the unit is scheduled to return next week. There was grief. There was concern. Here again they did l know if Luicir Hus bands or fathers or loved ones were actually on Board. There is still doubt and Hope on their part Gleisberg said. A band and choir concert of Christmas music went on As scheduled thursday night in tribute to the dead but Only about 100 people attended. I m sure there Are a lot of families on the Post helping the grieving families said Sec. Joseph cake another base spokesman. A chaplain at the concert asked the Audi ence to say a prayer to Mold us together into a Community of caring As Well As cry ing. And help us to Deal with the unanswerable the were returning Home on regular rotation from the Sinai where they had been part of a Multi nation Al. Middle last peacekeeping Force since july. Chaplains and the wives of soldiers who previously returned from the Sinai were on hand to Comfort and Pray with those Hawaii see families on Page 28 Congress struggles with spending Bill Washington a the government is operating through monday undo ? temporary Money Bill while Congress finish i. Long term spending legislation and preside 11 a a gain tries to reverse his defeat on tax revision. A government shut do avoided thursday night when Congress extended s spending authority until 6 . Est m y. The House and Senate t o Chi my. He to Conla pack cigarette lax the Dairy Nee s Rani air a to and present medicaid reimbursed. Al All wednesday when Only 14 House republicans voted Loi the tax overhaul Bill. The while House lobbied hard thursday to gain enough Voles before Congress departs. However the president and his top aides appeared to gain Only a few pledges of support. Some of those were on the condition that democratic leaders reverse them selves and agree to open the Bill to amendment on the floor. The House Bill to revise inc income tax code was written by rep. Dan Rostonkowski dial and other democrats on his ways and Means committee la is reasonably similar to the tax plan proposed by . House speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., d-mass., said he would t let the tax Bill come up again this year unless the votes were in place. If the president can deliver 50 to 75 votes. Well bring it he said. If inc republicans want to kill it that s their lawmakers also were working to find agreement on the farm Bill and on a separate budget package designed to save s80 billion in inc next three years. The farm Bill negotiations moved Forward thursday in a hard fought area when Senate negotiators voted 6-2 to accept a House offered package dealing Wilh subsidies and Price support Levels for wheat and Corn through see Bill on Page 28
