European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Industry output up Only .1% in september Washington Ujj . Industrial production grew by a lethargic 0,1 Patent in september Fol lowing to identical August Rise As gains in manufacturing and utilities were offset by drop in Mimno output the government said thursday. Estimates compiled by government analyst pegged the Industrial production Index to 125.3 last month on a scale that begin at 100 in 1977. Based on More Complete data the an Pul of the nation s factories mines and utilities Rose by 0.3 per cent in july to 124,9, followed by a 0.1 percent gain to i2s.i in August Early reports bad placed the july production Index at 124.6, 0.3 percent above the june level. According to the revised data the Index has advanced 0.8 percent since september 1985. The manufacturing sector increased its output by 0.3 percent last month to 129.8, 2.2 percent above the september 198 5 level. Durable manufacturers boosted production by an identical 0.3 percent but thai left output in the import battered heavy Industrial sector just  percent above the 1985 level. Non durable manufacturers on the other hand in creased production by 0,2 percent but thai was enough la boost production in the Light manufacturing Friday october 17.1966 the competitiveness scoreboard retd a the co Ovnik of 22 Industrial country soon Atar Ida no 10 Tayom Smogo my attune Bouzek if Foj Niffen sector 4.6 percent above last year level. The mining Industry which has been hit hard by the collapse of Oil and natural Gas prices suffered a 0.4 percent decline in output last month following a re Vised 0.6 percent drop m August but fed analysis said Oil and Gas drilling Rose in both months while other kinds of mining activity declined broadly. The mining Index now stands at 96.1, 11.2 percent below its Levetin september 1985. Utilities which slackened production by a revised 0.6 percent in August mostly because of a Sharp de tint Iii electric it v a i a i i a ii in of Noii ably Cool Walh Asugui Iii Yau  i T my Cline in electricity generation associated Wilh  Easo to Thor recouped last month with a 0.8 Congress Ona study faults Faa for a Security at Dulles Airport Washington a a congressional study criticized the Federal aviation administration on wednesday for lax Security at Dulles International air port one of two airports tiredly operated by the Feder Al Agency. The report by the House government operations committee concluded passenger screener at the air port outside Washington receive Only minimal training and testing in addition Dulles Security officials May not be Able to account for As Many As 2,500 Faa issues employee identification badges inc report said. Faa spokesman Bob Buckhorn acknowledged some Security shortcomings at the Airport in the past but said Many of the problems Nave been corrected and Security lightened the situation that existed at the Lime of the con Gressional hearing is not the situation that exists today Buckhorn said. Rep. Vardiss Collins a ii chairman of the sub committee on government activities and transportation which conducted hearings on Security at duties last july matted the Security lapses at the Airport a potentially dangerous dereliction of  a one of Only two Faa owned and operated air ports in the country Dufla should serve As a Model for other airports throughout the country. Unfortunately that has not been and still is not inc Case she said. Cilins acknowledged the Faa has taken some Steps in recent months to resolve some of the Security prob lems found by subcommittee investigate. The com Mittee called on the Faa however to develop an improved passenger Security plan for the Airport within 60 Days. Passenger and Luggage screener at the Airport As in most other airports around the country Are employees of a private Security company that is under contract Wilh the airlines serving the Airport. While the airlines Are responsible for ecu Rily Check son passengers and Luggage the congressional report faulted the Faa for failing to oversee the screening programs failing adequately to train its own Airport police and for apparently not being Able to account for hundreds of Security badges. The report which examined internal Faa Security reports on the Airport dating Back to 1984, said the Agency estimated As Many As one fourth of the More than 9,000 identification badges issued by the Faa for Airport employees contractors and vendors May not be accounted for. The Faa operates both Dulles Interra tumult and Washington s National airports. Airman killed in crash had written of aircraft troubles brother says Tucson jaw. A an air Force officer complained in letter to Bis brother about mechanical problems with his fighter Jet just weeks before he was among two servicemen killed in a plane crash the brother said. First u. Michael b. Sett a 24, of Tucson we killed monday when an Rf-4c phantom Jet crashed into a hangar at Osan As in South Korea. L Nicholas Dejura 21, said his brother a weapons control officer on the plane complained in a letter last month about mechanical proofed with his aircraft. He wrote it s a Bummer dude not much flying or tet. The last two times i have the. Plane has fined with smoke or inert have been other problems Nicholas Segun said. Major Robert s. Sana a spokesman Tor the Pacific air forces command at Akkam fab m Hon Lulu said be was unaware of the letter and could t make any comment about in including whether it Rete Rcd to the plane thai crashed. Barca said an investigation into what caused inc Cash we being conducted by Taud of officers. An air Force official Al the Pentagon added that Mamic Nancy history would be part of the investigation Segnora was assigned to the 15th tac Roma so a Dena a on Okinawa Japan out made frequent Reco Naissance flights from the South Korea air base said i rooster Elaine Segur. She said air Force officials had told her that her ton was on a reconnaissance flight when the crash occurred. Also tilled in the two Man pure was the Pilot 1stu. Christopher a Bole 24, of Houston. Increase. The utilities inde now hands at 111,2 percent below the level a year ago. By specific markets the biggest gain was in production of durable consumer goods up 1.4 percent Aner i 0.6 percent decline in August. The Clenry Inch det autos which were idling at near record Levels in  because of unusually Low dealer incentive i  in Moil other markets advanced moderately with two exceptions. The output of non durable consumer goods and intermediate products both de creased by 0.1 percent. Stateside Veteran shuttle astronaut to head safety Branch space Center Houston up in move to implement recommendations from the challenger disaster panel Nasa named be team shuttle astronaut Frederick Gregory 45. Chief of its new operational safety Branch. The purpose of the new position is to provide a senior safety manager for Agency wide Over sight of space and aeronautic program open Lions As Well As research and development thai affects ground and night safety. Nasa officials said wednesday. The position at Nasa Headquarters become effective oct. 14. Gregory will participate with Industry the department of defense and other Golem Musj agencies in developing policy and criteria to As sure safety of personnel equipment Waadt noncom for Complex ground end flight open two Nasa said in a statement. The presidential commission that  the Jan. 2s challenger explosion thai i cd seven astronauts recommended thai Nasa Nee courage the transition of qualified Ait Namauu into Agency management to ilk a a or Lith m office of safer rehab qty at q Assurance. Reagan extends charter of Export import Bank Washington jup1 Preti deat wednesday signed into Law who ton various a Bill extending the Export import charter for six More Yean. This sends an important signal to both