European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a stars and stripes sunday february 2, 1988 amid grounds its Fleet of ah-64 copters by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington a the army has. Ground Edall of its my ii i Isuji ii in 111 following the discovery of cracks in tie Mam than dozen of the new tack service has also decided to suspend the acceptance1 of any More apaches from the manufacturer the Mcdonnell Douglas helicopter co., pending the results of an Apache has been designed As the army s most deadly front line Aerial weapon for use in providing close combat support against enemy tanks. The Heli copter has been designed to navigate and a. A in dark Ness and poor weather and carries hellfire missiles Hydra 70 rockets and a 30mm Chain fully deployed the Apache will be the / primary attack helicopter the service said 1in a Brief prepared statement said the army issued the grounding mss As a precautionary of there have been no a Cums related to the main Rotor Blade the statome traded. A spokesman Royf Kermy aviation systems com confirmed how4r that at least 13 of the advanced helicopter a nips bad been found to have cracked lad Howard Demere reached by phone at his St. Louis,mo., office said the first instance of Blade cracking was discovered on Jan. Is on an ah-64 that had been Seaside for testing. Examination were immediately or dered for All 68 apaches now in the inventory leading tothe discovery of 12 More cracked Blades. That prompted the flee twide grounding and i orders which were issued to on jant2� to dded. The a con a idiot metals and composite maternal ii Jcj Lelta to last for at least4,500 night hours. first crack was found had been Flor Torony aboohavjl2ur3 Pemer Esaid. Army has so farms the gunship is designed to replace the Obras that were developed during the Vietnam army intends to acquire 675 of the powerful twin engine copters by the end of the 1988 fiscal year at a Overall program Cost of about $9 billion. According to Demere each of the copters Cost roughly $8.8 million excluding research and development sex developmental testing the main Rotor Blades on the copters demonstrated a capability for continue Safe operation after tree strike or ballistic Impact caused by enemy weapons thursday s statement discovery of the cracks thus came a a Surprise. Demure said and army to Tryx jul fun at this Point have no idea of the Are 22 feet Long. To Hearst about 10 feet from the up up Ontic cd and emanated from the trailing. A the other cracks discovered were similar in Natani that they began on the rear Edge of the Blade be added. A comprehensive investigation has begun to deter mine if there is any possible design Haw in this Blade or if there Are other factors which contributed to Ike crack the statement added. According to Demere Mcdonnell Douglas helicopters has been producing Between nine and 12 of the Tew copters each month. Decision to suspend further acceptance of thes at a Lime when Mcdonnell Douglas cosh reduced payments for its overhead expenses Becaum accounting last May 17, need All overhead pay ments to Mcdonnell . That suspension was relaxed on aug. 2nmmkgarmy conch Edthe firm had made significant pf8hmnrevijng its accounting according to the army Mcdonnell Douglas Nilehn ten ii currently receiving 75 percent payments Oil overhead costs instead of the Normal 90 percent students to visit . Capital. Motherland Cut Wulc Sowden staff Wal my two student Council Pru far rung Dodds schools in 1spend next week in Washington Icar Nii first hand Bow the us. Government Icke a 17-year-old senior at soes Terberg High school in the Netherlands and Holly Grossetta a senior at Vicenza High school in Italy Are among 104american High school students chosen to participate in the youth Senate selection followed an screening process that include hour written examination on a of fitment and the Constitution an Omar Neview a essay and completion Abr extensive application form. Rijs Wilhe five regions inthe depart a in defense dependents two Grossetta each won a $2,000 a warship in addition to the All expenses paid week in the capital. Their Agenda includes visits with president Reagan and members of Congress and the s selection is the capstone to an Honor filled and Busy two years at 1 High school. In addition i it of the student Counce Gatwis Aih reporter Phoung Pober for the school of the National Honor bks he was selected to represent Thop Roonie i ear at the Model of Sis past we8us. In the the r in therland As a null or of Theofel United nations. A principal Leo Browne praises , saying that in his 26 years with the school system Holly is the Bestall around person of school age that Ive Ever known. She s a real plus person areal she is the top academic student in he class he said. Grossetta and Icke met last summer during a special science program. is president of society and football been interested in current. Icke who was looking for Ward to his first trip to the nation s Capi ," is the word he chooses to explain Bow to do 101 things at s hard during football season and soccer season but i be always been Able to keep be said. Icke whose favorite subjects Are government and physics plans to study Aero nautical engineering in College and Hopes Lead toward a career As an Astro the daughter of Gail Gros Setta it. Col. Bruce d. Grossetta the Fly cant to the Deputy chief of staff for plans now actions at the Sib Allied tactical air Force Insp is the son of air Force col. Harold left and Betsy Icke. Rainstorm paralyses traffic in Rome Rome a the worst rainstorm tobit Rome this Century turned streets into lakes and paralysed traffic Friday while much of Northern Italy was blanketed by heavy Snow. Can lined up for Miles on the City s main thoroughfares. Police and fire department switchboards reported receiving hundreds of cabs from people trying to move their furniture from their rain threatened Street level store and apartments. The torrential downpour which began falling thursday evening weakened Struc Tures and flooded dwellings in Low lying area. Four people were reported injured when a Wall collapsed outside a weather Bureau said that in 12 hours More than 3.2 inches of rain had fallen the most recorded in a 12-hour Spanin Rome since october 1900. A heavy snowfall continued throughout Northern Italy with the Industrial City of Turin paralysed by More than a foot of Snow and passes in the dolomites and Trento Alto adige Region closed following28 inches of snowfall in 24 hours. Bumper to bumper traffic was reported on the Brenner Highway the Busy Road linking Italy and Austria and on the Turin Costa Highway Between Italy and France. All roads hading to Rome Wen backed up with thousands of cars often blocked by flooded vehicles abandoned by Motorist police said. Major streets in the City Center resemble parking lots and Many passengers were forced to get off unmoving buses Only to find them water. Wide patches of water emerged on to streets surrounding the circus Maximus the Basilica of St John the Lateran and the Baths of Caracalla. Flights were being delayed or cancelled at Rome s Leonardo a Vina Airport because Pilot and Airport employees could not get to work on time authorities reported. Passengers apparently were having the same problem. Airport companies reported. That Many with reservations failed to show up at Check in counters. Trains in the North also were reported Tobe moving several hours behind schedule Many actually pushing the Snow off to track As they lumbered along. I ecu is referendum on Madrid Spain a the them plans to hold a referendum March 12 on whether Spain a Hiim continue its membership in nato vice prime minister Al Fonso Guerra said Friday. In May 1982. Spain joined the Atlantic treaty organization centrist government a Baukjl forces have never surf mepsted into the radiance a _ at ass conference Guerra said the socialist gov Ciment of prime minister Felipe i Tobej Leeton to bold the he said the nato i _ the nato military command Structure that spam maintain its or Ohio Tina of the storage or installation on its Sou and then be a gradual reduction of 12,000 american troop stationed at four bases Here. Guerra said a parliamentary debate on. Foreign policies was for feb. 4. And political Cam Cafeo the referendum whom begin before the vote. A tej october electoral form in of when the socialist woo a a Muty. Capturing 202 of the 350i5� lower House of parliament. In i is update 85 twisters killed 91 Washington up Torna does id no through 10 Anrig bbl mate in 1985 claimed the most of them Icenior com the we Romentha reported. 4hvottt hit Wen pee Ibyll Aua with 63fatalities, and a wave of 28 funnel Dodar raked the neighbouring states May 31.ftwister also killed Jet people m Arkansas and two Peideia Florida and Iowa. Alabama Duff and Michigan each reported one death settlement reached Springfield University of a student arrested and then cleared Dap ing a rash of dormitory Fox in 19t. Bat reached an out of court Trtol Sinrat is no Cash amount was listed b dismissal notice filed in us. Dit Trefet court by attorney for Yvette Henry and attorneys declined to say what the settlement , who graduated in january 1984, could not be reached for setback for Texaco r Houston a Texaco ins has lost its bid to have disqualified a judge who ordered the nation Laird largest Oil company to pay a record billion for interfering in pea Noil co merger with Getty of co., another judge Aid. A Texaco request to disqualify state District judge sokimoacwcfejr., who presided Over the final Efet. Week of the Complex 4�-Mont�Tnalwa administrative Jurgo Thomas Stovash or. " Al Sis fef0 Aat Umed office in becem1982. Shortly afterwards be announced t be cored remaining a nato Bat f57si.,kbels18 to armed forces oaf nato s military command Structure. Apple names chairman. Ita was nil Oen hip in nato has dogged Gonzalez chairman of to denounced. Calic a Appel and chief two a Teaa Macj
