European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 5 stateside the stars and stripes tuesday september 23,1906 8 crewmen jump to safety As 2 train engines collide Lincoln neb up two Burlingto Northern freight train engines smashed head on and bunt into flames but the eight crewmen escaped injury by jumping to safety moments before Impact authorities said  Impact of saturday s collision demolished the engines a Sand car and a freight Carand spewed diesel fuel into a nearby Creek Doug Wells District fire chief  said the four crewmen on each of the trains jumped to safety before Impact. Railroad representatives at the scene said damage could run As High As j4 million senator s wife knocked unconscious in Bike fall Washington a Shirley Mutzen Baum 63, wife of sen. Howard m. Metzenbaum a Ohto remains in stable condition in a Hospi Tal s intensive care unit after she was knocked unconscious in a bicycle Accident a Hospital spokeswoman said monday. The Metzenbaum were bicycling on a path inthe George Washington memorial Parkway along he Potomac liver in suburban Northern Virginia when mrs. My Lizenbaum Tell and hit her head on the Concrete said Roy Meyers the sen Ator s former press Secretary. The Accident took place at about 11 30 . Sunday he said. Woman leaves farm Home to try living As bag lady Spokane Wash. Up a 50-year-Oldmother has left her farm for Washington d.c., where she plans to live As a hag lady for several weeks to find out what homeless people feel so she can help them later  Lund and her husband David have provided a Home for dozens of Foster children Over the years on heir 180-acre farm near Deer Park  be done my Homework about Street people. I be read a lot and i be witnessed the plight of the homeless in both California and washing Ion she  be planned this All out for four  gasoline prices falling Lundberg Survey discloses los Angeles up the average retail Price for a gallon of gasoline dropped a half cent in the last two weeks As supplies increased wit the end of the Peak summer travel season the Lundberg Survey released sunday  biweekly Survey of 16,000 gasoline stations nationwide showed the average Price for gallon of Gas sept 19 was 87,85 cents Down from 88.35 cents sept. 5, said Trilby Lundberg publisher of the Survey. We clearly have More Supply than  Lundberg said. The Market downturn is atari build mainly to lower seasonal  concorde lands in s. Calif after 51/2-hour delay of flight Ontario Calif. A the supersonic jetliner concorde Drew an estimated 30,000 spectators in the finish of its first commercial flight to Southern califor Nia despite a 5vw our delay thai pushed the Landing into darkness the British airways concorde arrived sunday at Ontario International Airport on a one Lime visit Lopick up passengers for a package Lour that includes a return via the Queen Elizabeth 2.crowds jammed the streets around the Airport hop ing to catch a glimpse of the Jet on its Way in for scheduled 2 30 . Landing said police department technician Jerry  numbers dwindled As the word got out that the flight had been forced to turn Back to London because of a faulty fuel injector. The crowd on hand for the Landing was estimated at 30,000.passengers and Crew switched to another plane said Richard Ucente a British airways regional vice presi Dent. The concorde came Down at 7 45 ., and it was t clearly visible until it came to a rest on the Airport apron and was lit up with floodlights. Of yes definitely it s Worth seeing said Howard marshal of Alia Lama. It s  it s history said Richard White of Chino built s late. What s the use of having a plane that s to fast Ifil slate capt. Jeremy Kendall who flew the Jet from new York 10 Ontario near los Angeles said the night Loo about three hours and 22 minutes. To Hajel can travel at 1,350 Mph or about twice the Speed or sound but it i supposed to Fly at less than the Speed of sound Over the United slates so As not to create sonic , the Cabin s display of Speed and altitudes How j thai at one Point Over the Rockies the Jet exceeded the Speed of sound attaining a top Speed of about 630 Mph. The Normal Speed of a jumbo Jet i about 550 Mph. The concorde landed at los Angeles and san fran Cisco airports during test flights in the 1970s. 2 fail in attempt to Trace flight of Lindbergh across Atlantic Montgomery. Ala. Up two men whooped to use an alcohol fuelled plane to Trace the route of Charles Lindbergh s his Lonc Iran allanic flight could gel no farther this year than an Alabama High  two men flying the plane were not Hurt in an emergency Landing but the plane was damaged so severely it will have to be rebuilt or replaced to make the flight one of the pilots said  University professor Max Shauck 50, landed the Craft South of Montgomery on . 331, where witnesses said it skidded and finally came to rest on a Bridge after its left Wing was clipped on a  said he and his co Pilot John Russell 52, of san Antonio have two choices either rebuild Thi Sailplane or modify another one and do the flight i Don t think there s much of a Chance of making the trip this year if i have to modify another air plane Shaun la said. Ill probably have to wait until Cit  said the Piper Aztec apparently had engine problems saturday morning just after Takeoff fro Mmontgomery s Dannelly held. The prop was cycling uncontrollably in the left engine and we picked out an emergency Landing Field but the Highway became the Best Landing spot because there was Lilile traffic Russell said. The two were on their Way to new York from Mont Gomery where they received donated fuel. From new York they hoped to duplicate Lind Bergh s 1927 non Slop Solo flight across the Atlantic with a plane thai has two 250-hp, fuel injected. Lycoming 540 engines that bum a 50-50 mixture of Wood alcohol and Grain alcohol. Violence Mars los Angeles ethnic fest los Angeles a a two Day Celebration Foloi Angeles ethnic heritage was marred by a Melee and scattered violence a which More than 40 people were injured officials say. At least 39 people were arrested Over the weekend atthe downtown Street scene festival which is sponsored by the  saturday when police estimated the crowd Al 500,000, fans threw rocks and bottles and stormed stage when a scheduled Rock band did t show up. On sunday when Only on estimated 50,000 to 70,000 peo ple turned out Ine violence was More random said police la. Dan  were violent incidents at practically every performance where a band played Schatz  d get one Guy who d gel too close to someone else and before you d know it a fight would break out people would throw rocks and bottles for no apparent  said four people were stabbed. One Man was reported in critical  least 35 people were treated at county us med ical Center for bruises and scrapes said Hospital spokeswoman Adelsida de la Cerda. They re the kind of injuries you d get in a fight or from being hit she said. Five police officers were treated at the scene for minor injuries Schalz said. Sunday evening police arrested 16 men who Alleg edly threw rocks or Bailies at officers or spectators Schatz said. On saturday when the ramones failed a appear 23 people were arrested. Mediation innovations help thousands avoid trials Washington up new ways in Media Elegal dispute spared More than 13,000 citizens in three american cities from courtroom Battles last year saving them and the taxpayers plenty a new Justice department study showed sunday. Multi door courthouse programs an experimental Type of centralized intake and referral system to resolve grievances without resorting to court trials were assessed for the study in Houston Tulsa okla. And the District of Columbia by the american bar association. A dispute with the City Over a water Bill or a Fisi fight Over parking in your neighbor s driveway should Noi go loan already overburdened court if mediation can be arranged said James Stewart director of the National Institute of Justice a Justice department Agency. In the study former assistant attorney general Maurice Rosenberg described the projects As letting the forum fit the  in an interview Larry Ray director of the standing committee on dispute Resolution for the Aba said mediation solves the problems about 95 percent of the time for an obvious saving to those involved As Wellas the taxpayer. While it is difficult to assess exactly How much. Money each person saves and the court systems by not having to prosecute the cases it is substantial Ray said. Based on 1,200 interviews Over 18 months in the three cities the study found that most of the people who used Ihen found them helpful 83 percent said they were satisfied 82 percent said they were willing to return and Only s9 percent said the centers helped resolve their problems. Ray said Many people thought the centers would intervene directly in their complaints. None of the programs handled serious criminal nut ters or civil disputes involving substantial amounts of Money. The Multi door courthouse program s primary objective is to reduce the runaround that Many citizen were getting when seeking a redress for their grievances Stewart said. All three programs handled substantial caseloads the study showed including Domestic assaults con Sumer disputes with merchants and citizen complaints. A citizen with a problem can walk into a Center describe his complaint which a specialist will review and advise on whether it should be mediated prosecuted or passed along to other agencies Nch 01 the better business Bureau. Last year the study said Tulsa handled about 400cases a month Houston 600 and the District of co Lumbia with the newest program bad an average of125 cases each month. The centers on the average Cost about $140,000 a year to run Ray said. In the three cities about half the cases were resolved Al the time of followup interviews the study said and 14 percent were pending