European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. September 28, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 airline workers face smuggling charges Miami not Twenty two cargo and baggage handlers for Eastern air lines were indicted on drug smuggling charges Friday by a Federal grand jury in Miami and a Mexicana airlines worker was indicted on similar charges. Investigator said the ring had smuggled tons of cocaine past . Customs inspectors at Miami International air port Over three years. Federal officials said the ground Crews kept cocaine shipments arriving from Colombia on the planes until inspectors cleared the flights to continue on to Domestic destinations. Once the flights were cleared the hags were unloaded at another part of the Airport and picked up by accomplices Eastern officials said Friday that the company was dismissing nearly 50 other ramp and Airport workers not named in the indictments because of infractions of company  Leon b. Kill nor . Attorney for the Southern District of Florida praised Eastern for cooperating in the probe. According to kill nor 19 incoming flights from Colombia Over a three year period were identified As having carried shipments of cocaine. Kenneth Kennedy assistant special agent in charge of the Miami office of the Fri said it was believed that Many More loads of cocaine arrived through the same Eastern pipeline. Another Federal official estimated that 300 pounds of cocaine was brought into Miami in this manner Over the three Yeai period and that the Airport Crews were paid As much As $250,000 to Clear the shipments. The Case broke last summer after fed eral agents Sei cd suitcases stored in the cargo Bays of two Eastern jets that flew into Miami from Colombia. The cocaine involved in these seizures totalled about 1,800 pounds and the airline was fined $1.3 million. Friday s indictments listed 45 counts of conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine. Investigators seized property and Bank accounts from the alleged ringleaders on the basis that they were obtained through the profits from smuggling illegal drugs. An Eastern official who asked that his name not be used said it was the air line s belief that the pipeline into Miami International Airport already existed when Eastern took Over several South american routes previously operated by Braniff airlines in 1982. We inherited the Bedrock of this operation without knowing  he said though he acknowledged that he was not certain whether any of the employees in diced Friday were formerly employed by Irani of. We were pretty naive Back then about the global movement of drugs and it grew irom there. Finally we knew we had a cancer in our guts and we asked the feds to help remove  i1 inches of Snow Coots Colorado mountains by the associated press eleven inches of Snow fell on Colorado s san Juan mountains Friday and thunderstorms and winds of up to 50 Mph swept into Wisconsin knocking Down Power lines and destroying one Home. Travellers advisories for Snow and Slippery roads were posted for the cascades of Oregon parts of the Northern Sierra Nevada and in the san Juan Chain. A Tornado touched Down in Elkhart ind. Downing Power and Telephone lines injuring one person and overturning a school bus. No children were in the bus at the Lime and the two adults aboard were unhurt. Heavy thunderstorms led to Flash flood watches in lower Michigan and a flood warning was in effect for milk River and its tributaries in Northern Montana. A state of emergency was declared in Van Buren county mich., where More than 7 inches of rain has fallen in two Days. The storms have killed one person and injured five in South Haven mich., and two Miles of interstate 196 were closed Friday because of deep water under an overpass stale police sgt. Charles acc blur said. Northeastern Illinois had 3 inches of rain in As Many hours according to James Hall a National weather service spokesman. Flooding closed some viaducts and streets in Chi Cago and Power outages were reported in parts of the City and its suburbs. In Malla. Mont., where an estimated 8 inches of rain fell in 24 hours the National guard was called out to help residents stack sandbags along the Banks of milk River. Rising Waters forced the evacuation of residents of a trailer court in Harlem Mont., but no injuries were reported. Hundreds of Amtrak passengers had to be bused 90 Miles around washed out sections of track rail officials  s heavy rain caused the worst flooding in 30 years along the Canadian Border according to the National weather  of Northwestern Wisconsin battled flood ing along the Mississippi River and officials in la Cross declared a flood emergency. The Mississippi at la Cross Rose to 13.5 feet half a water from the flooding milk River inundated a Mobile Home court at Harlem Mont. Foot above flood state and was predicted to Crest at about 13.7 feet sunday. Friday s was the highest Mark the River had reached in september since records were begun in 1873, the National weather sen ice said. At Sheboygan wis., 2.36 inches of rain fell in a half hour blocking roads damaging buildings and causing Power outages. More than 2 inches of rain was record dentist staff killed in air crash Montrose. Colo. Up a twin engine air plane crashed into a Rocky Hillside killing a dentist and four staff members who regularly new Between his practices in Gunnison and grand Junction officials said Friday. The wreckage of the Cessna 340 was found in rugged wooded terrain Northeast of Montrose near Crawford Reservoir Montrose county under Senff Richard Patrick said. A ground Crew at the scene re ported that All aboard were killed. The Pilot or Andrew christens in 47, was a grand Junction dentist. His passengers were Nicki a ctr Mann Michael Cordova  Hancock and Shanna Moss All of grand Junction. Christensen s bookkeeper Jeff Smith said the group was returning from Gunnison where christens in has had a second practice for nine years. Smith said the four passengers worked for christens in. They would go up there twice a month on thurs Days Smith said. Wreckage was scattered Over about 400 Yards in Hills near the Border of Delta and Mon Rose counties. The plane was reported missing at about Midnight thursday after it failed to land in grand Junction. It took off from the Gunnison Airport at about 6 30 . Officials said the weather was Cloudy at the time and High winds and rain were reported further West on the probable flight path. The wreckage was spotted by a private Pilot Landing at a nearby Airstrip. Nissan Audi am raising car prices Detroit up three car makers Friday announced Price increases for their 1987 models ranging from 1.9 percent to As much As 3.9 percent when com pared to similarly equipped 1986 models. Nissan motor corp. . Announced that it will raise car prices for the 1987 Model year by an average 3.9 percent or $452 per vehicle to offset lower reve Nues caused by the weakness of the . Dollar in rela Tion to the japanese yen. The German car maker Audi said it will raise prices of its new models by an average of 3.1 percent or $618, Over comparably equipped 1986 cars when calculated on a sales weighted average. American motors corp. Announced Price increases of $170, or 1.9 percent on its typically equipped Ren Ault Alliance subcompact for 1987. Cd at Cedarburg and Cedar Grove and More than an Inch elsewhere in Southeastern Wisconsin. Trees and Power lines were also knocked Down Over much of Marquette county. One Mobile Home was demolished two Miles South of Montello said sheriffs Deputy Kevin Koeshall. Temperatures were in the 80s and 90s across much of the South Central and Southeastern United slates. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1946 a Public opinion Survey released in Berlin said that a majority of the German people believe that the Nuernberg War crimes defendants have been proven guilty at a fair trial and about 50 percent think they will be executed. 30 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1956 babe Zaharias the greatest woman athlete of All Lime died in Galveston Texas after a three year fight against cancer. She was 42. 20 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1966 Helen Kane 62, the Boop Boop a Doop girl of the roaring 20s, died of cancer in new York. The 1950 movie three Little words in which she was heard singing her most famous song i Wanna be loved by you was televised in new York a few hours before her death. 10 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1976 the immigration and naturalization service announced that it will attempt to Deport seven people accused of murder and other atrocities As part of the nazi regime in Europe