European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 burned out Philly residents move to new Homes soon up photo mayor w. Wilson Goode Philadelphia a some of the 250 people burned out of their Homes in the fatal move confrontation should be mov ing Back within weeks to the neighbourhood that for 10 months has served As a glaring reminder of the problems Bede Iling mayor w. Wilson Goode. Sixty one sleek Homes going up in West Philadelphia making a modern 3 /2-Block Patch in an area of decades old Row houses. The Brick Row houses normally sell for $20,000 to $30,000. The 2/i-Story Brick and Cedar townhouses the City is building Cost $135,000 each and real estate brokers City officials and residents Are wondering what they will come to mean for the troubled neighbourhood. We re still on standby said Clifford Bond noting the uncertainty Over taxes he and other displaced residents will face when they return. The area was destroyed last May 13 when police dropped a bomb on the head quarters of the Radical move group set Ting off a conflagration that also killed 11 people in the fortified Home. Goode immediately pledged to have the houses rebuilt by Christmas. And while City officials expect some people to begin moving Back by the end of March they now steer Clear of a target Date for completion of All 61 Homes. The project s general contractor go construction co., of Norfolk va., has said much of the work could be done by april 15. Seven Homes Are finished and 15 More should be done before april said City hous ing office spokeswoman Barbara Farley. The reconstruction itself has been plagued by residents complaints about the Homes design demands for a 10-year War Ranty and a dispute Over Cost overruns that led to the firing last month of Ernest Edwards As the project s Developer. Displaced homeowners will get title to the Homes free and Clear except for liens and mortgages that existed on their pre Vious property said City housing director Julia o. Robinson. Eighteen families were tenants and if they decide to continue to rent they would be assured of the previous rents until nov. 30 under a plan the City has proposed. Residents will be allowed to sell their new houses for what they can get and real estate spokesmen say demand is Good. The Supply is extremely limited. It Al ways has been. It s even worse now said Reginald Downs. A lot of people Are hold ing onto their Homes anticipating the new Homes will increase their Market value. People Are trying to get in for that same reason. They were Small starter size Homes. That s what people were looking for. I could sell around 30 of pm if i had pm right  Eastern fined $9.5 million report says Washington a the Federal aviation administration is seeking a record Fine of $9.5 million from Eastern airlines for maintenance violations according to Agency officials and a published report. After a two month inspection the Faa said the Miami based air Carrier had committed 78,000 individual rules violations and the Agency is seeking the $9.5 million Fine the new York times reported. The newspaper said Eastern said 60 percent of the charges were inaccurate. John Layden an Agency spokesman confirmed that the Faa sent Eastern a letter last Friday seeking a substantial civil  citing Agency policy he declined to reveal the amount. He said the Faa was negotiating the Fine with the airline the nation s third largest and he expected the matter to be resolved sometime next week. The previous largest Faa Fine was $1.5 million levied last september against american airlines for maintenance infractions. Violations uncovered at Eastern include improper defer ral of maintenance failure to conduct inspections or re pairs ordered by Faa directives failure to maintain Ade quate records of the airline s response to Faa directives conducting flights without minimum required equipment and failure to follow manufacturers maintenance manuals Layden said. A spokesman for Eastern in Miami sharply criticized the Faa for announcing its findings before allowing the airline a Chance to adequately review them. . Airline accidents total fetal accidents total deaths 1975 includes airlines scheduled and charter operating Large aircraft in passenger and cargo service excludes commuter airlines through dec. 18 Chicago Tribuhl charts source National transportation safety Board 85" car thief missed loot in the Boot Rancho Cucamonga Calif. A whoever stole a car and dumped it 20 Miles away was t top Bright police say there was $100,000 Worth of jewelry left in the trunk. We re talking about the stupid thief of the year san Bernardino county sheriffs detective Robert Terrell said thursday. Terrell and detective Bruce Mcphail Learned wednesday that police in Riverside had recovered the car which had been stolen sunday with keys to the trunk left in a purse under the front seat. " there was a lot of Finger crossing before we opened the trunk Terrell said. Pearls Gold Bangle bracelets necklaces of Turquoise Gold and diamonds and Century old Gold coins were among the items the 48-year-old owner a Rancho Cucamonga woman had collected Over the years. She estimated their value at $100,000. She said she had placed the jewelry in the trunk temporarily. She and her husband returning Home sunday from a trip to the san Bernardino mountains had stopped at a restaurant about 40 Miles East of los Angeles. That s where the car was stolen. Due process Calls for the Faa to present the details of its findings including any background for them and any support for civil penalties Eastern spokesman Jerry co sely said. They have not done  Eastern will not Duck or try to avoid any substantial safety allegation that has Merit. We Don t operate that Way he said. According to Layden Faa officials met thursday in Miami with senior Eastern officials to discuss a plan of wants vote on judge action that will Lead to Eastern s full compliance wit Faa regulatory  he said that "53 detailed items were brought to the airline s  Faa is satisfied with the safety of Eastern s pre sent operations and the commitment of Eastern s manage ment to implement Faa s recommendations resulting from the inspection Layden  said the airline received the Faa letter and confirmed that a meeting took place thursday. He said the meeting was mostly in regard to record keeping but nothing in regard to safety problems adding no civil penalties were  Layden however said we have served them with a civil penalty letter and we have specified in that letter chapter and verse of what we have found and in each Cassand what Section of the Federal aviation regulation was  inspection of Eastern which began dec. 3 and ended feb. 20, is part of an Effort by the Faa this year to conduct in depth inspections of major air carriers Layden said. The Agency announced the intensified inspection Effort after the worst year for civil aviation on record. Nearly 2,000 people died in air accidents worldwide in 1985. Eastern has faced serious financial difficulties and is struggling to break even this year despite labor conces Sions. The airline s debt of $2.5 billion eroded net income to $6.31 million last year and produced a $37.9 million loss in 1984. Texas air corp., which already owns 40 percent of Eastern s Stock has been seeking to Complete acquisition of the airline. The merger has not been approved by the Justice department. Gramm threatens to halt Senate Washington a sen. Phil Gramm says he is willing to bring Senate action to a standstill until it votes on his 32-year-old nominee to the Federal Bench. The nomination of Sidney a. Fitzwater came to the Senate floor on tuesday but a vote was postponed after lengthy debate so the Senate could go on to other Busi Ness. If confirmed he would be the youngest sitting Federal judge. Gramm a Texas said thursday he was weighing whether he had the 60 votes necessary to halt de Bate and Force a vote. If not he said he might wait until next week bring up the nomination at the close of business and stay on it All night with quorum Calls and votes if necessary. I feel strongly enough about this that i am willing if necessary to Stop the flow of legislation in the United states Senate to assure that Sid Fitzwater gets a vote Gramm Gramm said. Now i can t Force people to vote for him obviously but i can i believe Force the  i Hope i Don t have to do that he added. Fitzwater a state District judge has been criticized for his participation in a 1982 pre election incident in which signs warning that violating election Laws could result in a prison sentence were posted in Dallas minority precincts. The sign posting resulted in a lawsuit later dismissed. Fitzwater said he was told the signs were sanctioned by the sheriff and believed they would be posted in All precincts. However democratic senators opposed to the Nomi nation took a different View of the Case claiming the signs misrepresented Texas Law and were designed purely to intimidate Black voters. Fitzwater s Active participation in a Campaign to intimidate minority voters is appalling said sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., when he spoke against the nomination on tuesday. In Light of this record of hostility to voting rights Fitzwater s nomination to be a Federal judge is shocking Kennedy added. Howard Metzenbaum a Ohio also expressed reservations about the nomination. He noted that Fitzwater comes to the Senate with borderline credentials in the first