European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 24. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 pan am fined for safety violations Washington a pan american world airways inc country s sixth largest airline agreed Friday to pay j1.9s million in penalties far safely violations uncovered by government inspectors ear Lier this year. The Federal  administration said the Agency and pan am settled on inc Fine after the airline reorganized and strengthened its maintenance operation where most of the violations had occurred. Faa administrator Donald Engin said pan am Hai taken prompt action to Correct the deficiencies including expanding its maintenance Force by a oui 200 people. Pan am spokesman James Arcy said about hair the Fine already has been paid. In a statement. Pan am said none of the discrepancies found by inc Faa at any Lime compromised safety to the travelling Public flight Crews or ground  the Faa had notified Pun am earlier this month that it would seek s3.1 million in tines for violations of Federal air safety regulations found during a two month inspection that began March 10. Bui according to Faa officials the Fine was reduced to$l.9i million after pan am representatives produced new information concern ing the nature of some violations and it circumstances surrounding them. We did not renegotiate the Fine said. Faa spokesman Bob Buckhorn. The airline came in and provided us with added information that led us to re evaluate the Fine according to Faa officials inspectors who exam ined pan am s operations found hundreds of safely violations most of them in the Way pan am was conducting its maintenance and internal inspection programs. Among the findings according to Agency inspectors were that pan Arn operated planes that were not considered air worthy. For example a Boeing 747 was flown i it limes although its Aileron a pan on he Wing surface that provides lateral control was out of alignment. 41 installed aircraft parts thai had gone beyond their approved service life. In one Case a plane was flown 37 limes after a Landing gear should have been overhauled. Operated aircraft with parts that needed repair and made some repairs without using approved tech Nical information. O did no make inspections within required Lime limits and failed to keep adequate maintenance re cords or an accurate list of people authorized to perform maintenance. 34 air controllers suspected of drug abuse Palm Dale Calif. A author lies Friday said 34 air i raffle controllers under investigation for alleged off duty drug abuse have been pulled from their radar in reins at a Center thai oversees thousands of civilian flights daily. I acted in accordance with my responsibility to preserve the integrity of the air traffic control  Center manager Don Early said at a news con Ference in nearby Lancaster. He said the employees Are under investigation for alleged use of cocaine and hashish while off duly any hint of impropriety that could adversely affect air safety must be treated with the utmost seriousness he said. None of the controllers at the Federal aviation administration facility has been arrested. Early said. He confirmed reports from Union officials that the con trollers had been put on desk duty while the investigation continues. Early said 12 controllers were put on desk duty wednesday and 22 More were ordered away from radar screens thurs Day. Union officials had said the investigation affected 38 controllers but Early said inc number was 34. The controllers have been ordered to submit to urinalysis for drugs. If they test positive they face actions ranging from firing to being placed in rehabilitation programs Early said. He refused to say what evidence authorities might have gathered but said none of the allegation had been proven and none of the controllers has actually been charged with a crime. Supervisors have been called in on overtime to Lake the place of the control lers under investigation. Early said. The controllers Are among 238 who work Ai the los Angeles air route traffic control Center which directs flights Between airports from Bakersfield 225 Miles South to the mexican Border and into Nevada and Arizona. Palmate ii at the Edge of the Mojave desert. 40 Miles North of los Angeles. Kerr Mcgee to pay Silkwood heirs $1.38 million Oklahoma c1tv Kerr mag corp. Agreed Friday to pay inc estate of Karen Silkwood $1.38 million settling a 10-year-old nuclear contamination lawsuit in which a jury award of $ 10,5 million for her heirs was overturned on Appeal. The agreement announced by inc defendant and attorneys for the estate of the Laic nuclear Industry activist was termed fair Andjus Byboth sides. I feel pretty Good about it said Bill Silkwood of Nederland Texas Silkwood s father. It s been a Long 12 years j for  Silkwood a Laboratory analyst i at the Kerr Mccue Cimarron plutonium Plant near Crescent died in an Aulo Accident nov. 13,1 1974. The 28-year-old employee i was on her Way to meet with a i new York times reporter to Dis a cuss alleged safety problems All the Plant. She had been contain-1 rated by plutonium several Days i earlier Silkwood her Case inspired the 1983 movie Silkwood which starred meryl Sircey in the title Rote and was directed by Mike Nichols Jim Ikard. Chief attorney for the Silkwood estate. Said about j500.000 of the settlement will be divided equally among Silkwood s three children Beverly Kris Tine Kristy Meadows. 19 Michael Earl Meadows. 17 and Dawn Elaine Meadows. 15, of Ardmore. The rest will go for attorneys fees and expenses including about $70,000 to Bill Silkwood. Who is co administrator of the estate he said. Bill Silkwood said the three children Are All in favor of the Sull Lement. It is a Relief to them Loo. They Are  As for his daughter he said she did what she Lead to do i think people remember her As a person who did t give up. We proved through the courts that what she said was  Rick perches director of corporate communications for Kerr Mcgee said the Oklahoma City Energy com Pany in no Way accepted blame for alleged plutonium contamination of Silkwood and in fact believe we would have prevailed in a new trial. Bui perches said Kerr Mcgee fell it was to its eco nomic Benefit to Settle out of court and get the Case behind ii that is not our Only consideration but it was a Large consideration Pereles said. He said the company believed the economic Deci Sion was Foremost for us. The Legal process would have Cost in excess of the  Bill Silkwood answers questions after settlement. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug 24 1946 Cape Kathleen Duranl who is now on trial in Frankfurt for the inert of the hessian Crown jewels was further charged with ordering the Castle s German manager to give her an undisclosed amount of jewelry belonging to Kaiser . 30 years ago foday. Aug 24 1956 the Republican National conc lion has unanimously Nomi naked president Eisenhower and vice president Richard m. Nixon for second terms. 20 years ago today. Aug. 24, 1966 Secretary of defense Robert Mcnamara disclosed Pentagon plans 10 accept 40,000 men ordinarily disqualified for education and health reasons for military training in the next 10 months. Texans raising $2.5 million to build Vietnam memorial ? 0 years ago today. West _ " 1 974 Secretary of the army Martin r. Hoffmann intervened in the scandal by saying convicted cadets will be suspended for one to apply for readmission. Dallas up1 a War Veteran is attempting to raise $1.5 million for a memorial to inc 3,405 texans who never resumed from Vietnam. Of the 3.3 million americans who fought in the 15-year War that ended 11 years ago 450,000 or 15 percent came from Texas. Of those 3,24 j never made the Long trip Home and 162 still Are listed As missing in action. In 1982, several Vietnam veterans from Texas started a grass roots move ment to establish a memorial designed in memory of those texans killed or missing in action As Well As to Honor those who returned. The people involved had a very Posi live War experience said Arthur l. Ruff president of Vantage development co. In Dallas the fund raising chairman for the memorial. Ruff 44, is in charge of raising s2.s million for the memorial which will be located on the Texas slate fair grounds in Dallas Ruff estimated that si.5 million already had been donated or pledged but that nearly $1 million More is needed before the memorial s ground breaking ceremonies scheduled for veterans Day nov. Ii. Ii will take about six months 10 com plete the memorial. Ruff who served during i965-1966 with the 25lh inf div Northwest of Sai gon said the idea for the memorial has been Well received