European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday decembers 1986 the stars and stripes Page 6 chopper crash Holts nuclear winter9 test Burn san Dimas Calif a a Long awaited experimental Brush fire to study whether smoke and dust from an atomic War would trigger a nuclear Winter was scrubbed wednesday after a helicopter crashed while igniting a Tecsi bum. The Pilot escaped serious injury but the Accident left in doubt when the j7so.ooo Experiment would be performed. The main fire of up to 480 acres was postpone until at least tuesday because of excessive Clouds and winds forecast for the rest of this week and because monday would be needed to prepare for the Experiment said Steve Raybould . Forest service fire management officer in charge of the Burn. Despite the Accident a National aeronautics an space administration Experiment aboard another Heli copter sampled enough smoke to gel valuable information about How gases from wildfires May contribute Loic greenhouse effect believed id heat Earth s Atmo sphere said Nasa chemist Joel Levine. Two of the planes that were to have observed theburn promptly left the area to watch another smaller controlled Burn wednesday near san Diego said her Nic Zak scientist with Sandia National Laboratory in new Mexico. The hell Torch chopper was dumping thickened gasoline to Start a 5-acre preliminary bum around 10 40 . When the Cable suspending the Torch fro the Bottom of the aircraft snagged on Telephone lines across Lodi Canyon and lost its Tail. The Pilot escape the wreckage but the helicopter tumbled Down the Canyo county fire capt Garry Oversby said. He said smoke from the Tecsi bum May have blocked the Pilot s View of the wire. Helicopter Pilot Gary Lineberry 46, of Valencia test Burn helicopter moments before crash suffered some minor abrasions on his forehead said chief nurse pal Titus at foothill presbyterian Hospital in Glendon. Oversby said the Bell 260 helicopter was badly dam aged. The Tail Rotor dug into the ground breaking on Impact he said. Battalion chief Gordon Pearson said sex rep. He risen wins dec. 20 parole Washington a the . Parole commission agreed wednesday to free former rep. George Hansen from a Federal prison on dec. 20, after the Idaho Republican has served six months of Ais month prison term for filing false financial Salem Unis. In approving parole the panel noted that the House had merely reprimanded Hansen a relatively mild Sanction com pared Wilh the stiffest it could have imposed expulsion from Congress. The commission in effect Cut about five months off Hansen s term at the fed eral prison in Petersburg va., where he was sent june 20. Wilh credit for Good behaviour while behind bars he Wouldhave been released in mid May 1987 after serving 11 months. The commission said sin months imprison was an appropriate penalty for concealing from voters and Congress his acute dependency upon Loans from Pri vate  Hansen the finl member of Congress prosecuted under the 1978 ethics in government act was convicted of fail ing to disclose $334,000 in Loans plus profits from the Sale of Silver contracts and other transactions. The decision to Cut Short Hansen Stime in prison was made by commission chairman Benjamin Baer and panel members Vincent Fechtel Cameron Batjer and g. Mckenzie rail. Hansen who served seven terms in Congress lost a re election bid in 1984 by 170 Voles following his conviction. Hansen said at his trial that on the advice of attorneys he did not report the transactions on financial disclosure forms. He said he did not have to report the Hunt transactions because he and his wife had a Legal arrangement keeping their assets and liabilities separate. Pm to Lay off 4,500 at three plants Linebery has Llo Wii helicopter for 22 years id Withie county fire department. About 200 scientists and firefighter had gathered near Johnstone Peak 30 Miles Northeast of downtown los Angeles to observe the Oft delayed bum. The con trolled Lite which was to have contained 320 to 480acres, had been expected to create a  smoke plume for study said Philip Riggan the  service s scientist in charge of the Experiment. The fire previously delayed by rain and Strong Wini was meant to be a first step toward resolving uncertainties in the nuclear Winter theory said Aimo Mph Eric scientist Richard Turco who proposed the the Ory in 1983 with astronomer Carl Sagan and other  suggested that in addition to the immediate devastation caused by nuclear War smoke from bum ing cities and forests would Block enough sunlight to plunge Earth into months of near darkness causing disruptive climate changes mass starvation and Possi Bly extinction of numerous species including humans. Turco said the experimental fire was meant to help scientists make better predictions of How nuclear War would affect the climate by showing How much smokers emitted by a Large fire the size longevity chemistry and Sun blocking ability of smoke particles an whether rain and Clouds could help clean smoke from the atmosphere. He said the fire also was intended to provide information that could help scientists least How pollutants heal Earth s atmosphere in a so called greenhouse effect and How they May deplete Earth s protective Ozone  the nuclear Winter aspect Riggan said the Blaze was intended mainly to destroy dead Brush that poses a wildfire Hazard during dry spells. 1 killed 1 Hurt in coned blast new York a an explosion and fire struck a con Edison substation wednesday killing one person critically burning another and briefly knocking out Power to part of the City officials said. The blast occurred about 4 45 . On the sixth floor of the Utility s hell Gate subs ution in the South Bronx said mar tin Gillen a con Edison spokesman. Residents of Manhattan s upper Eastside reported their lights went out briefly around 4 50 ., and there were reports of scattered outages in other areas. Utility Crews were working to restore Power and the problem was not expected 10 spread to other parts of the City he added. Detroit a general motors corp. With Lay off about 4,500 employee sin Michigan and Missouri next year and reduce production at three Assembly plants to avoid offering incentive financing the automaker said. About 2,500 workers with be Laid offal the Harol rack Assembly Plant feb. 2, and plants in Oakland county s on township and at Wentzville mo., will lose 1,000 workers each to layoffs Jan 5, pm  three Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac Assembly plants produce luxury cars pm spokesman John Grut said. They arc not Selling As Well right Novas we thought they would Gnu said. What we re trying to do is prevent building up big  last month pm announced it would close ii plants in Michigan Ohio an Missouri affecting More than 29,000 workers in the next three years. The automaker reported operating tosses of 5338,5 million during the third Quarter. Grix said the layoffs announce wednesday would be indefinite but that production might be increased if sales pick up. The Orion township Plant will reduce production from 68 to 60 cars per hour on each of two shifts pm said. The Plant assembles Cadillac Deville Fleetwood Sedan and Oldsmobile 98 Regency models. The Hamtramck Plant will reduce production of Oldsmobile Tornado Buic Riviera and Cadillac Eldorado and Sev Ille models from iwo shifts at 54 cars per hour to one shift at 54 per hour the Missouri Plant will reduce production from 68 to 60 cars per hour on each of two shifts that assemble Buick Electra and Park Avenue Oldsmobile 98and Oldsmobile Delta 98 models. I one a zip a Dee Doo Dah Christmas at th�chr1&tmi�card poes anything round Here look like Thiofil no Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 5, 1946 a Federal Jud Washington fined the United k workers s3.5 million and Union Leader John Lewis 110,000 for contempt of court in the Coal strike. 30 years ago today. Dec. 5, 1956 Yugoslavia accused Hungary before the . General As Sembly in new York of violating Good Faith by Spir iting Premier Imre Nagy int Romania after be had obtained Asylum in the yugoslav embassy in , it was Learned in Belgrade thai the soviet Union rejected a Yugo slav protest Nole on the Nagy Kidnap Ping. 20 years ago today. Dec. 5,1966 Britain gave the rhodesian Cabinet leu Sun 24 hour to agree unreservedly to a document drawn up by prime minister Harold Wilton nut Rhod Tiao Premier Ian Smith for settlement of the Independence Wue. 0 years ago today. Dec. 5, 1976 daredevil stunt Minvel Knievel announced in Chicago hit plans to jump bit motorcycle 9j feet  Lossl Mruki