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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. September 20. 19s6 the stars and stripes Page 7 Cowboy Ron a Pix president Reagan after addressing a fund raising luncheon far rep. Henson Moore a la. In new Orleans on thursday stands beside a painting of him that was Dune by local artist George Faa safety plan is nothing new private pilots say los Angeles i i the Federal aviation administration has unveiled a three step plan to improve aviation safely in the four stale Western Pacific re Gion hut private pilots charged inc plan i iffy nothing new. Tile announcement thursday night came As interest in air safely ran High Liefie of the aug. 31 collision of an Aero Mexico Airliner and a Small Plain Over c Cerritos. The crash kilted All 67 people aboard the two planes and 15 on the ground. The Faa plan unveiled by Jack mor Ris an Faa Accident prevention coordinator at a boisterous pilots seminar in a packed High school gymnasium Calls for Faa Accident prevention seminars throughout the Western Region com prised of California Arizona Hawaii and Nevada to emphasis the complexity of operating in congested air space. Consideration of recommendations made by a group of Faa aviation safety specialists that began meeting this week to study aircraft traffic in and around the congested los Angeles terminal control area. The task Force is headed by Faa Avi Alion safety director William Fromme and will report its finding 10 Faa director Donald Engen in to Days. Sick cd up enforcement of Viola Lions in the los Angeles terminal control area. The area is one of the busiest of the 23 teas set up by the Faa in inc nation s most crowded Nir spaces. Norris said there would be More air Iraq Lac control lers assigned to the area and More emphasis on catching violators. Enforcement of the Complex regulations ignited the hottest debate among tin 500 pilots who spilled into the aisles at  Iliili school in Van Guys. Some pilots scoffed at the plan saying enforcement is difficult under pre sent conditions. There Are big problems. This amounts to nothing said Rich Homel a  Angeles Pilot. It s very hard for them controllers to know what Blip on the screen is what plane. It s too easy to track the wrong plane he said. Pilots have complained that inc traffic control area around los Angeles is too Complex for pilots to distinguish. The Pilot of the Small plane that collided with he Airliner last month had wandered into the strictly controlled zone without informing traffic control lers As required. Air traffic controllers have complained they Are overworked and forced to use faulty Riedar equipment. Mafia membership admitted but not guilt new York Toimi the lawyer for a rep cd mobster on trial for conspiracy to Commil murder extortion and bribery acknowledged thai the mafia and its Rul ing commission exist but he told the jury there s no crime in joining. The commission does nothing More than resolve disputes and admit Mem Bers defense attorney Samuel Dawson said thursday in opening arguments of the Federal racketeering and conspiracy trial of eight reputed gangsters. The prosecution contends the eight men including the alleged leaders of three of new York s five crime families ran the commission that ruled la Cosa Nostra for decades with threats violence and murder the defendants arc charged in a 25 count indictment with conspiring to operate a racketeering Enterprise Ilia included murder extortion bribery and other crimes. Dawson the lawyer for Siil vane Tom mix Santoro alleged unit bobs of the Luechesi crime family told inc jury thursday of Tell you now plainly and simply there is a mafia in new York City. There is a  nevertheless he said membership in the mafia is not a Erime Hal is not what this Case is All  the eight defendants include three re puled leaders of crime families Carmine. The Snake Persico the convicted head of the Colombo family who is defending himself Anthony Tony ducks Coral to reputed Boss of the Lucchesi family and Anthony fat Tony Salerno alleged chief of the Ono Csc family. . Executes confessed killer Raleigh . A a Man who confessed 10 raping scaling and slashing & 25-year-old nurse was executed by injection Early Friday less than a mile from the Field where he left her to bleed to death John William Rook 27. Was pronounced dead at 2 11 a m said correction department spokeswoman re acc Mccoy. His last words were Freedom Freedom at last. Man. It s been a Good  . Supreme court voted 5-4 to reject Rook s Appeal after gov. Jim Martin refused to halt the execution at Central prison. ,.,.,. Crook confessed three limes to police that he raped Cal and slashed Ann Marie Roche of Raleigh in 1980, then ran Over her with a car and left her in a Field at a stale mental  was the third execution in North Carolina and the 66th in the country since capital punishment was re instated in 1977 by the supreme court. Rook wanted to Wear Western boots a Harley David son to shirt and Levi jeans to the death chamber said Mccoy. The wish was granted although Mccoy earlier had said he would have to Lake the shirt off to prepare � Forks last meal Rook requested a dozen hoi dogs All inc Way with Mustard Ketchup Cole Slaw Rel ish and Chili and two cokes said Mccoy. The condemned Man ale three of the hot dogs and drank one Coke she said. His sister Josephine tried at 8 25 pm to see Rook who Mel with another  earlier in the Day but he refused a visit from her. Visa applicants a line forms outside he French consulate on new of the european common Market countries and Switz Vork s i feb Avenue after monday s ruling thai re Erland service members and american living Over quires visas for All visiting foreigners except citizens seas Are required to obtain visas  
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