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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 20, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes. Capt James g. Rose his unit Eady for mat mover Page 9 g Short hers vie Lor Uri lure Page 2 o Saj for lacing death in Mowder Case Page 5 Mumuni patrons is Rittir line Page 8  Page 21 the stars an vol. 44. No. 276 monday january 20. 1986 a i 01,d 8693 a tourist Airliner plunges in Guatemala killing 91 Guatemala City Guatemala up a guatemalan Airliner circling a Landing strip crashed into a Jungle and exploded 155 mite North of Guatemala City killing All 91 people aboard including eight americans and a former venezuelan foreign minister. The Aero Vios do Guatemala jetliner look off from Guatemala City at 7 . Saturday and slammed into one or the Hills surrounding Lake Paten Liza just before 8 . Its destination was a Landing strip at Santa Elena which Tings the take s South Side and is a popular embarkation Point far tourists heading to the famed mayan Niino Utikal. Officials said no one survived the tourist Airliner crash Guatemala s worst air disaster in a i least 40 years. Aera Vias do Guatemala president Eduarda Gonzalez said 91 people died including tic plane s six person Crew. Gonzalez said the plane s passengers included eight americans two Bailom. To canadians two dutch one German one greek two Costa Picans two people from Curacao five colombians one Frenchman four venezuelans and one person whose nationality was unidentified. The four venezuelans killed were the nation s former foreign minister Arist Edca Calvani . An Aera Vias spokeswoman said Calvani had been in Guatemala to attend tuesday s inauguration ceremony for new guatemalan president  a close Friend of Calanni. Radio Palm ullage reported 62 bodies had been taken to a soccer Field in mores several Miles cast of the crash site. About 200 family Mem Bers crowded Aurora Airport in Hopes the names of survivors would be announced. Cansino said the plane did not land immediately in Santa Elena because of Low lying Clouds and began to Circle the Landing strip. Carlos Estrada a resident of Santa Elena Laid radio Palm ullage it had rained almost constantly in the area for nine Days. Gonzalez said however that there was to percent visibility at the Landing site. He called the crash  the secondhand plane was bought five months ago in Ecuador Gonzalez said. It was the first major airline disaster in 1986, following the deadliest year in aviation history. About 2,000 people died in crashes of scheduled airliners worldwide in 1985. Salute to or. King silent Carter Chris with Caretta Scott King the program was held in conjunction with the Ruit Junul tin saturday Al a Salute to greatness 1 dinner. Holiday honouring Martin ii Thor King. Reather forces downgrade of Winter exec fuse changed it ii run Pla today in the in Rah Centre 1.1. Gen. Andrew i1. Cd exercise director Fri id a would be Dow Ongradi warm wet weather saturated Rcd staff Ortli Many jul Ruperth Ive weather ins Sentinel the. Set la snarl he stale of  corps commander and lat the Field training exercise and Field exercise lie said it ihckrT111 Countryside to Hill Euverio Lilily. More than Luff Fri soldiers tiling  troops live need to Lake part a certain Senlin i nato s mfr Winicar Maneu vers by a concern for us Fly  to keep Man Euver image la German civilian Tvr cry loan absolute minimum cd Chambers weather a Page 28 Morrow medical writer Judy Sara Sului s report an inc Arif of plus Tor its Clink s in Europe. Nuclear tidal Waves could incapacitate Fleet by Jim Stev Cox news service Washington picture Ocean Waves unlike any seen before some son ring to the height of a 10-Story building and stretching inc length of four football Fields suddenly charging through a . Navy Battle group As it prepared far War. Mountainous domes of sea water would erupt to the surface temporarily smother ing the ships radar. Computer coordinated defense systems would be paralysed. Aboard the warships men would Beta about and unable to  at that Mot lint. To to Vieli would strike. Still resp Al a she . Carrier. Backfire a Urfis would stand far off from the stricken Battle group and fire ii ship missiles at will evasive Inaneu-1j " impossible in such seas. This  possible Navy scientists and Rimpi Ihrk a Thi underwater detonation of Nuas far a 100 Miles from the Targal ships if the explosions occurred in a a Semi Circle around the  trains would Rau mfr totes to each other  a turbulence beyond i cd the generation of very High sea Stales go haste phenomenon is under study by Navy and private sector analysts. In the All important first Salvo that strategists feel the soviets count on to overcome Superior . Naval forces the russians might be tempted to improve the Odds by creating High Sens. Survival ii not he Issue there i intent to capsize ships wrote i Cli Brown a civilian  is no onal. Period of paralysis. The anti Al Mal likelihood of functions k Reat Al rim and  Navy spokesmen said the service a several agencies looking at inc potential threat. It is not something we take lightly said it. Cmdr. Rob Donovan. Scientists at the naval surface weapons Cen Ter White Oak Laboratory in Silver Spring my. Arc heading the research Effort Donovan said. As an example of what to can Mem up Toufas Lesl at the no atoll in inc Marshall islands. There the Nuvy detonated a relatively Small 20-30 Kiloton device 90 feel beneath the surface. The resulting blast produced an Esti mated million ton hollow column of water 2,000 feet in diam scr. The column Rose to he of More than a mile above Bikini falling Back in a Man made storm of but Mclim 4n Ocean debris. 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