European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page Tyel Toro Marine corps As. Calif. A the commanding officer of the Black Kniphus fight or Squadron which joined in the april raid on Libya was relieved of duly after inspectors contended his planes were improperly maintained officials said. It. Col. Robin Syvio commander of a Fine fighter alack so jul was ordered removed from duty by maj. Gen John i Hudson commander of the 3rd Marine aircraft Wing said i. Col. Jerry Shyllon base spokesman. Maj. Alexander Aitken. Aviation maintenance officer and third in command of Llic Squadron also was relieved of duly Shyllon said. The Black knights were the first  lawmaker asks Faa to Reh re fired controllers Washington Uipi a member of Congress Cilip inc dangerous game being played with air safety has introduced a Bill that won Iii allow rehiring some of the air traffic controllers fir ii for Uri King in i ssi. Rep. Guy Molina. . Recently introduced a Bill that would provide a mechanism for the Federal aviation administration to rehire at Leasi 1.000 of the 11,700 controllers dismissed by president Reagan after the August 981 walkout. The legislation faces in Uphill struggle because Reagan remains adamantly opposed to the idea of rehiring government workers who struck illegally. No similar Bill has been introduced in i he Senate. Testifying thursday a cure a House Post office and civil service subcommittee. Molina said the current air  control work Force is understaffed and inexperienced. We arc eng a de in a dangerous game literally a rate against Lime to Averi major air disasters which would result in a substantial lifts of life Multari said. There is Only one Issue Here and that Issue transcends All tellers  he . We have a system that is Dange Nimlo stressed due to Lack of experience this is directly impacting safely. There is Only one source available where the Faa can buy that experience and that is from the group that was fired in i9hi." but Walter Luffsey i he Faa s associate administrator for air traffic said the Agency is focusing on hiring and training new personnel rather lha n rehiring some Veteran workers. Military unit to Fly the new sophisticated Mcdonnell Douglas f/a-i8a Hornet a twin engine Jel thai can travel almost twice inc Speed of sound the Regis ice newspaper of Orange county reported a relay. The plane is designed As both Cigner and bomber tic Squadron returned  month from a  tour aboard the Carrier Cora sea during which ii joined in a bombing run that targeted libyan military insinuations. On Jan. 8. During the same tour Black knights maj. John Summerlin was killed in a crash off the coast of France cilia to unidentified sources the Register said a routine inspection after the Black knights return Home found the f/a-i8a Hornet Rishi cars were reported ready for flight when in fact. They were not. Improper maintenance procedures were  said wednesday. Bill i a my to pm phase a that no air Craft Here operated in an unsafe condition of course he a Decd All maintenance procedures  e to do with safely Shyllon said base officials would not re veal details about maintenance problems do sources said fighters were designated ready for combat and capable of flight when they should have been Down for re pairs or inspection the Register reported. The aircraft were never flown when they were unsafe Shelton maintained. Thai would be foolish. The commander has to Fly  an unidentified Pilot Lold the newspaper in try is companion among squadrons for the Best readiness record and sometimes Pluncy arc listed As Mission  when they actually arc being repaired. Savio declined i comment the newspaper said. Attken said he bad no statement in make. The removal of a commanding officer in not a disciplinary action under military regulations but it can adversely affect his Ca reer Shyllon said. Savio who had been scheduled to move to Wing Headquarters no month will be transferred sooner the spokesman said he added that milk in s status is in  the Eltoro base is Al Miles Soui heal of los Angeles Thomas Funk prepares la go for a Drite in � Milar powered automobile in Kline sunny driving in cer Runny. The Lohret who a Vespa Shieh Doe 13 Mph was come retd by the solar Ohil club with the help of a Trade school and Lral firms. Ford proposal seeks to modify air bag Rule Washington not Ford motor co. Proposed thursday o install air bags on the Driver s Side of a majority of its new passenger cars by the 1990 Model year if the government would drop a More Strin gent require men i. In a petition to the National Highway traffic safely adminis Iraklion which has been wrestling for More than a decade with the air bag Issue Kord Saki the cars would have manual Seal belts for All passengers. A Rule adopted by the safely Agency two years ago requires automatic restraint sys tems like air bags or self fastening seat belts for Drivers and passengers in the from stats of Alt automobiles by the 1990 Model year. The Rule would be dropped if. By april i. 1989. Stales covering iwo thirds of the population require seat belts to be used. Such has have been adopted by 27 Stales although nol All conform to the specific Enicia set Forth by the safety Agency. Ford s proposal would allow audio makers to skip automatic restraints on the Passen Ger Side if on he Driver s Side they Pui in air bags which Ford says Are safer than a Lomalie belts. The Agency had no comment on Ford s proposed Rule change but i received Strong endorsements from the insurers and some automobile safely groups thai have been the leading proponent of air bags which inflate in a collision to Cushion occupants from the Impact the cd nor for Auto safely anole or prominent o Umer safely group. Differed sharply however calling the proposal just the latest Effort by Ford motor co. To keep air bags from the american  Brian o Neill president of the insurance Institute far Highway safety a research organization supported by the insurance Industry said Ford s Promise to produce Large numbers of cars wild air bags is what we be been waiting for n breakthrough id Ward making them Standard equipment and at a reasonable  stale farm insurance cos., the nation s largest automobile insurer also hailed the Ford proposal calling it a positive and most significant Milestone in the Field of car occupant  Isaic farm has been the leading proponent of air bag sym Ems and successfully sued the government to re Instate a Rule on a Lomalie restraints thai had been cancelled by former trans Norta Tion Secretary Drew Lewis. Technically you do Low passive restraints on the passenger Side but on bal Ance this proposal is much Betler for inc Public because it brings millions of cars equipped with air hags on the Market said James Filz Patrick a lawyer Here who has marshalled slate farm s court Effort Over passenger restraint systems. The Ford proposal was made after the Highway traffic safety Agency and the insurance Institute found in studies of vehicle use that ears have Only one occupant 60 percent of the time. O Neill of the insurance Institute said his organization s analyses indicate that air bags on the Driver s Side will save Many More lives than automatic safety belts for Bath front Seal occupants. He said that the designs some manufacturers planned to use for automatic scat belts would not result in High rates of use for inc belts. Advocates of air bags and Highway safely officials said that if inc Ford proposal is approved it could Spur other automakers to follow suit for comic title reasons. Ford the second largest american Auto Mobile maker behind the general motors corp suggested it would install automatic scat belts not air bags if it had to comply with the current safely Rule. The company lid significant uncertainties about Pas  air bag systems had not been resolved. It said that for thai reason it could nol choose air bags As its primary Means of compliance with the current Rule unless it Euld develop automatic Bells As a Back up system. That scenario presented problems also Ford said Noling that Engineer work Load and Supply base constraints would not permit Ford to conduct parallel