European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 28. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 wait bit tiny 21 �onpne8ttkatttv at to strikers return with 3-year pact Washington a a 2wav strike against american Telephone & Telegraph co. By155,000 members of the communications workers of America ended thursday and Long distance operators installers and production workers were told 10 return to work. Final Accord on a three year contract came amid afternoon when the Union and company came to terms on scheduling lengths of Shin and other work rules for the men and women who sell install and maintain at to Telephone equipment the terms of the Basic National contract were agreed to june 17, but the Union was Adaman that no one would return to work until ail of the issues were resolved. The agreement will be submitted to the work ers for a secret ratification vote aug. 4, but they will work in inc meantime. Rozanne Cissman. Cwa director of Public affairs said the Tola agreement. Represents major breakthrough in the telecommunications Industry because of a far reaching and innovative total employment Security package and other gains which met the Union s chief bargain ing  inc plan at to and Cwa will run a school to train workers for new jobs when their skills can no longer be used by at to in the fast changing telecommunications Industry. Laos Mia s identification was error army Board says by Richard c. Grossly i military writer Washington the army s Graves registration service acting on new findings of forensic specialists who re examined remains resumed from Latis for the first Lime has rescinded the identification of a service Man the Pentagon said thursday. The unusual action was taken june 10 and involves remains identified a year ago by the army s Centra identification Laboratory in Hawaii As air Force it. Col. Thomas Hart Iii. Originally of Orlando Fla the remains were among those of 13 airmen that were recovered in february 1985 from an ac-130 gunship that crashed about 24 Miles Northeast of pause Laos dec. 21.1972. Only two sets of remains have been identified positively by the laboratory1, but 10 of them received burials by the families. An Lith was sent to a funeral Home and was not buried. A 12th Sel was not accepted by the family and is in an army mortuary in Oakland Calif. The 13th set was identified As Hart. The Pentagon declined to identify the 11th and i2lh Sci of remains. Following an injunction filed by Hart s widow the army conducted an investigation and concluded in february thai positive identifications of scattered re Mains will be made Only on the basis of fingerprints blood types and a Ray samples and that fragments of bodies should receive mass burials. The army did nol rescind the identification of Han at that time. Two forensic experts drs. William Maples and Ellis Kerley later re examined the remains identified As Han s and presented new evidence Hal the armed services Graves registration office used As the basis id rescind inc identification according loan army document. The action was Galcen by a four Man Board of morticians. After reconsidering the identification findings of the . Army Central identification Laboratory Hawaii and reviewing the subsequent contradictory find Ings by Maples and a Crecy the approved identification of the remains of the following person rendered oni july i9kj is hereby rescinded the document said. It s the first time it s happened Ever a Penta gon spokesman maj. Larry Icnogle said of the Deci Sion to rescind inc identification. The Board reconvened and reversed its own  Icenogle said inc action does nol mean the remains Are nol those of Hart but Only that it cannot be proven within All reasonable scientific certainly that they arc his remains " the evidence presented by the forensic experts which Icenogle said was not identified indicated that the scientific basis for the army Laboratory s identification of the remains was unknown and not yet acceptable to the scientific  the forensic review acts to strengthen instead of weaken the credibility of the army Laboratory s identification system he said. The Board s decision to rescind inc identification in the absence of scientific certainty seems 10 be in accordance with the new army policy stated in february. Officials feel Dod could do More to improve charter airline safety Washington a Pentagon officials assured Congress on thursday that they Are tightening up procedures for chartering commercial airliners but three congressmen said they still Don t think inc defense department is doing enough to ensure safety after a crash that killed 24s soldiers. James p. Wade jr., assistant Secretary of defense for logistics told a House subcommittee the Pentagon is taking Steps to improve inspections and reviews of charter airlines. Those inspections and reviews were promised by top defense department officials in the Wake of Las december s crash in Newfoundland of a chartered air plane that killed 256 people including 248 members of the 101st airborne div resuming Home from Mideast peacekeeping duties. But Wade and the Pentagon were criticized by members of the House armed services investigation subcommittee. You seem to be saying to us stay out of our hair " rep. Bill Nichols d-ala., inc panel s chairman told Wade. But you waited until the mule gets out of he Bam to improve inspections. Whether you like it or nol you re going to gel new legislation Nichols told Wade. Rep. Larry Hopkins r-ky., whose District includes Many residents of the loll Home base in fort Campbell accused Wade of spouting gobbledygook. We have 248 pieces of evidence that things need to be changed in the Way the Pentagon oversees charter planes. Rep. Charles Bennett d-fla., who has introduced a Billelo require the Pentagon to inspect All charter flights 48 hours before they Lake off said the defense depart mention t doing enough to make sure Charters Are Safe. Wade responded Hal the Pentagon is overhauling it procedures and is working with the Federal aviation administration which oversees commercial carriers to make sure planes used by the Pentagon Are Safe. The cause of the december crash has nol been pin pointed but previous congressional hearings have heard testimony thai the Carrier. Arrow air had a series of problems and flaws in its planes. The Pentagon uses military planes to haul cargo and contracts with commercial airlines to carry about 95percent of the trips made by uniformed personnel. Wade opposed Bennett s Bill saying ramp inspections Don t ensure the safety of the plane and noting Hal not All defects would show up through such a Check. Rather said Wade the Pentagon and the Faa want a tighten their reviews of charter carriers particularly of finances because a Carrier in financial trouble migh iry to Cut Corners that could Lead to safety problems. Requiring inspections before All flights would re quire the hiring of 100 inspectors and Cost $10 million to $20 million a year said Wade he estimated lha the Pentagon Charters 3,000 flights a year. Insurance woes shut Down roller coaster at Texas fair Dallas a the Texas stat fair will shut Down its famous roller coaster because of liability insurance costs. Two other rides Are being sublet to other operators Tor the same reason Bob Halford Laid thursday. He is the fair s assistant general manager for marketing. We re going to close the Comet coaster which is a wooden coaster that s been in operation Here for 40years," Halford said insurance coverage for the fair has gone from $114,000 for s50 million in 1984 to about is million for $12 million in coverage this year he said Well miss the coaster because it s future to just seems like it s always been round Halford said. He Laid he did not think the closing would affect Overall revenues for the 31-Day fair that begins in late  coaster could return if the insurance situation changes he said you know the Coney Island coaster s been Down this year which is Proba Bly the most famous coaster m the world he said. The insurance is the reason. Insurance has just become a Tough chore for everyone the stale fair grossed More than $11million during last year s 18-Day run said David Nixon director of conces Sions. Since 1979. Two major accidents have occurred Al the slate fair resulting in millions of dollars in court settlements. Sands of tinle in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 28,1946 president Truman announced that the United states would meet its goal of sending 6 million tons of foodstuffs to food Short nations of the world. 30 years ago today. June 2b, t956 Ben Hogan who played with a lame leg won the International Golf championship id Virginia water England and led America to Victory in the Canada cup. 20 years ago today ,. June 28, 1966 Kansas Flash Jim Ryun who was voted outstanding athlete of the meet sprinted to Victory in the Climax mile of the National aau track and Field championships at Downing stadium Al Randalls Island . 10 years ago today june 28, 1976 Bruce Jenner smashed the world record in the grueling decathlon by scoring 8,538 Point to win the event at the . Olympic track and Field trials at the University of Oregon in Eugene