European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars Ano stripes thursday August 14,1986 problems reported with f-18 Landing gear Washington not the Navy s newest Jet fighter the f-18 horrid has experienced occasional problems with pan of ils main Landing gear which can buckle under the stress of abrupt landings on aircraft carriers the manufacturer said tuesday. A spokesman Tor the Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Said the company had Noi found out what was causing the problem which occurred eight Lime in a recent six month period. In that time Navy pilots landed Hor nets about 65,000 limes the spokesman. Timothy Beecher said. Although no serious accidents have resulted from the problem the Navy and the manufacturer arc seek ing to fit ii because a plane that suffers a Landing gear failure cannot be flown in combat again until the part . Lawyers fret Over their Public image new York a american bar association members arc worried about what their leaders say is a growing Public perception of lawyers As ambulance chasers fee ladders hired guns and worse this year s Aba convention which ended wednesday has focused not so much on Legal issues Els on image arc lawyers honest or crooked officers of the court or slaves to the Dollar bound by cd Ficsor the Law of the Jungle the Public s View apparently is increasingly Clear. The 10,000 lawyers attending the convention have heard about a National Law journal Survey in which nine of 10 parents said they would not want i hair children to become lawyers and by an Aba Survey in which 68 percent of corporate clients said Legal professionalism was declining. The Public according to an Aba report blames the nation s 700,000 lawyers As a group for some serious problems especially the liability insurance Premium explosion. Although to and Ort Law reforms and whether Wil Liam Rehnquist would become chief Justice have been discussed professionalism and ethics arc the prime con Cerns at the convention said Justin Stanley a Chicago attorney who headed an Aba commission on the topic. People have been Corning up to me and saying it s High Lime we did something about this " he said. This referred to a multitude of Legal sins including the Pursuit of elaborate but unnecessary tactics in which the Resolution of a dispute is deliberately avoided in order to run up lawyers fees. Advertising Legal fees and services As if they were used cars. Corruption of lawyers and judges. Signing clients to High percentage contingency fee agreements in personal injury cases that require relatively simple Legal advice. When some lawyers rushed to Bhopal in search of clients following the chemical disaster in that Indian City i fell almost is if i were responsible for the whole thing said Stanley. And people i d meet socially seemed to feel the same Way. The polls indicate that most people have Confidence in their own lawyer said n. Lee Cooper of Birmingham ala., chairman of the Aba s litigation Section. It s other lawyers they re worried aleut Many of the lawyers including retiring chief Justice Warren Burger seemed nostalgic for the Era in which lawyers were perceived As gentlemen and Public serv ice at least rivalled profit As a motive. That was before s60,000 salaries for first year corporate lawyers multimillion Dollar personal injury cases and the popularity of corporate takeovers. The social setting of Law is so different now said Stanley. There s More cynicism a greater interest in Money a movement away from  some lawyers rejected the criticism. During a Dis Cussion of lawyers fees that come from criminal prof its Albert a Richcr a Miami defense lawyer said it s not my role to find out where the Money comes  Many agreed that any solution to the crisis in Public Confidence rested in Hopes for a Campaign by Law school bar associations and judges to make sure lawyers arc aware of ethical standards and that they obey them. The alternative was As obvious to the lawyers As it was odious to them increased stale regulation of the profession. But without a massive enforcement Effort will simply educating lawyers Dull certain behaviour is unethical end it the problem said Cooper is that a lot of Law yers get so wrapped up in defending their client they Don t Stop and think about  is replaced. An Admiral who helped Lead the Navy s april 15 missions against Libya said the problem cropped up several limes then. A Navy spokesman was unable to provide details. Apart from the Landing gear problem and Navy pilots inability to make full use of night vision equip ment because of insufficient training. Rear adm. Jerry breast reportedly told a Navy symposium in san Diego last month the of less performed by Well. The problem with inc Hornet s main Landing gear which holds the wheels under the wings is in a Metal part that guides inc wheels into their retracted Posi Tion tucked up under inc wings for High Speed flight Beecher said. The part known As a planing link is not supposed to support the plane s weight during Landing. Bui land ing a supersonic aircraft on the Short deck of a earner which pilots Call a controlled crash places stress on the entire plane. If the planing link bends Beecher said the wheels cannot be retracted properly. The failures appear to be random events not Trace Able to a specific production lot of the parts. They have occurred occasionally since the plane s Early Days and have been More frequent As More planes arc delivered and More landings occur. Engineers at Mcdonnell Douglas which has accepted responsibility for correcting the problem Are working on a prototype replacement part that would be stronger than the current one. Comfort in time of need five year Aid cancer patient Tiriris Reed grins while getting a Pat on his Bald head from Freddie Hanfner by at u Hospital in Jackson miss. Freddie 14 and also a cancer patient Shim his time and experiences with others undergoing treatment. It assured Turris that his hair would eventually grow but. Nancy Reagan s maid charged with helping gun smugglers Washington up Nancy Reagan s paraguayan born personal maid has been charged with helping to smuggle Small Caliper arms out of the coun try and has been placed on administrative leave a while House spokesman said wednesday. Deputy press Secretary Larry Scakes said Anita caste la a 45-year-old maid who helps mrs. Reagan with her wardrobe and has travelled extensively abroad with her was charged along with two paraguayan nationals. Speakes said Castelo was placed on leave last thurs Day and was arraigned in the . District court in Richmond va., on Friday. She surrendered voluntarily he said and entered a plea of not guilty. She was released by the court on personal Bond and waived her preliminary hearing in the court on tuesday. Scakes said that although Castelo s duties did not involve any responsibility Tor classified information she was questioned by the secret service to ensure that her activities did not breach National Security. She was accused of taking part in a scheme with two Oiler people to smuggle Small arms and ammunition to Paraguay. It was understood thai Castelo s part in the operation May not have been extensive. Castelo who became a naturalized citizen in 1967, will continue to receive her 117,430-a-year salary while on administrative leave Scakes said. Speakes said Castelo was born in Paraguay and has served on he while House residence Slaff since 1981, she is married to Manuel Castelo a naturalized Portu Guese and before working at the White House she was employed As a pan Lime housekeeper at Blair House the president s guest House. Callelo s husband also worked at Blair House. Speakes said that mrs. Reagan was informed and agreed to the granting of administrative stave. Castelo travelled with mrs. Reagan on air Force one constantly. She went with the first lady to Tokyo and on most other trips. I the charges Are considered a felony under provi Sions of the . Code and provide for a substantial Fine and jail sentence. Since these charges Are the subject of further Legal action in the courts we will have no further com ment Scakes said. T jul week Federal authorities in Richmond va., boarded a paraguayan merchant ship tied up at a deep water terminal and arrested the ship s Captain and an other Man and seized 350,000 rounds of ,22-caliber ammunition according to a complaint filed in Federal court in Richmond. The ship s Captain Julio Acosta of inc Marisca Jose Felix Estigarribia was charged with exporting munitions without a License and laces a possible sentence of10 years if found guilty. Eugenio Silva of Richmond also was arrested said Michael Bregman of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms. Silva was charged with dealing in firearms and am munition without a License and faces a possible sen tence of five years in prison and a $5,000 Fine