European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 10, 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 3 soviet sub Captain refused Rescue . Says by the Washington Post Washington the soviet skipper whose Yan Kee class missile submarine Sank in he Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda before Dawn monday initially refused Rescue apparently out of fear or Pride or both . Officials said wednesday. The skipper waited alone until the last minute be fore paddling away from the sinking submarine in his ran sources said. He then resisted attempts to take him aboard a Small Boal that came alongside his Rafi in the id fool Waves to ferry him to 3 nearby soviet freighter they said neat came a spirited Nidio conversation Between inc freighter Captain and soviet commander ashore said the sources. The United states apparently monitored soviet communications during the incident. The submarine had been ripped by fire and explosions killing three and injuring eight members of the Crew of about 120, according to defense department officials we Don t know what his problem was said an official familiar with the soviet exchanges Between sea and Shore. Maybe it was Pride or fear or maybe he wanted to paddle at the Way to Virginia a trip of about 1,300 Miles theol tibial said. Soviet superiors ashore sternly ordered the reluctant skipper to Board the freighter according to knowledge Able officials. He finally did so. And the freighter was last seen heading toward Cuba. Reconstructing the situation Navy officials gave the skipper High Marks for the Way he and his Crew fought the fire and scuttled the ship. For a while they said it looked As if the skipper might not be Able to Force the burning submarine to the surface. Water pouring into the ripped Cap of the missile lube where the explosion occurred made the 9,300-ton submarine so heavy it lost buoyancy at a crucial depth they said. The skipper brought the sub Marine slowly to the surface though when saving the submarine appeared impossible officials said the skipper seemed to do a thorough Job of opening valves so water would spread evenly around the submarine s nuclear reactor and other crucial components after in Sank. Even distribution reduces the risk of ruptures from varying pressures in the submarine s watery grave 3ft Miles below the surface. . Undersea specialists said the soviets seemed to be trying to Low inc submarine Home when the Salvage Battle was lost. They said the Sohm Plain area where the submarine Sank is covered by about 15,000 to 18,000 feel of water making them doubt the skipper was trying to reach deeper water for scuttling. A soviet kirov class Cruiser patrolling farther North was ordered to the scene to help the submarine Caus ing further double Ihal scuttling was planned immediately after the tire was extinguished. No Way to Start a race two year old gelding Koala Black run to the starting Gate of a Brisbane ans Ella Racetrack. Jockey Doug Mai Ngsun who escaped serious in jury remounted his 20-1 Shol but finished last in inc Field. Belated Victory posted with delivery of a mail san Francisco up forty iwo years later Roy Man got his Victory mail from an army buddy who Sens it from a world War ii troop Liberty ship while in route to Oran Algeria. Dear Roy the letter began. At last 1 can say Howdy  written by Alfred King the message was a warm greeting from somewhere at sea More than four decades ago. King now 75, and Man now 82, were firemen with the san Francisco fire department until King was drafted trained As a specialist in chemical warfare and shipped off to War. The a mail envelope King sent to his Friend was one of 235 pieces found last june in an attic in Raleigh . Writ ten by 93 servicemen aboard the troop trans port ship Caleb Strong. A Young Man from Raleigh now de ceased was to have mailed the letters but never did it. Instead he left an army Duffel bag full of the mail in his aunt s attic. Found by an exterminator the mail was Send to the Raleigh postmaster. Since the letters were never mailed the postal service decided to track Down the Send ers to offer them the letters Back. So far 29 letters including Kings have been resumed to five veterans and the son of a deceased Veteran. Man was believed to be the first addressee to finally get one of the letters. The alter was returned to King who turned it Over to Max. With newsmen family members and a mall crowd of postal patrons looking on at a special ceremony Mai opened the envelope and read the letter out loud. It s Good 10 be Able to say Howdy again King had written. I can t Ell you where 1 am at but he said i Hope the censor lets up and i can give you a  in fact the troop ship had been in route from Newport news va., to the Mediterranean port of Oran. Max of Guerville calif., and King of san Francisco worked for the fire department after the War until Man re tired in 1969 and King in 1975. I was really surprised Max said after Reading if letter adding thai he Woi id Frame and display it in to i ome. Journalists report plane flew close to Reagan s Washington a several journalists aboard air Force one carrying president Reagan from Raleigh ., to Atlanta said icy saw an aircraft Fly unusually close wednesday but the Federal aviation administration said in had nol received such a report. Related Story photo. Pages the journalists members of a Pool of White House reporters travelling with the president sent a message to White How spokesman Larry Speakes who was sitting in another part of inc plane with Reagan and other members of his staff. No reply was sent Back. There was do unusual change of direction of the plane and it was not known whether Reagan or other officials aboard the plane noticed the other aircraft a White House spokeswoman Denny Brisley said later she had no report of such an occurrence. Faa spokesman Fred Farrar said he checked with Faa authorities in Washington and Atlanta and thai nothing unusual had been reported. Reagan s plane was about 10 minutes out Oraleigh. Where he had addressed a Republican fund raising dinner when the other plane was spotted. The president landed in Atlanta As part of his political trip before returning to Washington. Ferry could be made into floating jail Koch says new York a an old ferry would become a floating lockup for 1 so prisoners under an emergency plan to House a jail population swelled by drug arrests says mayor Edward i. Koch. New York s emergency plan to add 2,300 jail Beds Over then a year was announced wednesday. The City also intends to use prefabricated facilities at Rik ers Island for 150 inmates and build two jails upstate officials said. The Staten Island ferry would be permanently anchored at hikers Island across from la Guardia Airport. The Jaili would be Buill in Ogdensburg and Cape Vincent sections for More space did not account for the surge in arrests sparked by the crack crisis and the arrest of 56,000 drug dealers last year in the City operation pressure Point. Although the boat could accommodate 3,500 Pas sengers when in service the plan Calls for Only i so prisoners because other space would be needed for to rooms showers and bathrooms Theodore Kan director or the Legal Aid society a the system s capacity is 12,878 prisoners but the aver prisoners rights project has railed questions about age daily population has been 13,571, Koehle said. Food service on a jail boat recreational facilities Sani Koch said capacity has doubled since 1979, but pro tation requirements and accommodation for visitor said corrections commissioner Richard j. Koehlor. The City is Asp seeking permission from . District judge moms e Laster to reduce the floor space required for suspects awaiting trial from 60 Square feet per person to 40 Square feet Koehr said. That would free space for 1,300 inmates on a Short term basis. The City already has another 1,000 jail Beds in the works. With the emergency plan and the space request thai would add 4,600 Beds