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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 6, 1986 the stars and stripes probe of Arrow air crash suggests Wing ice As cause Washington a the investigation into the crash of an Arrow air charter that killed 248 . Soldiers nearly a year ago strongly suggests the plane crashed because of ice on the wings Ca Nadian and . Aviation sources report. The Canadian aviation safety Board has yet to Complete it draft report on the Accident and its final findings Are not expected to be released until late Spring or Early summer. Bui source familiar with the investigation said the evidence clearly Points to a failure of the Arrow air flight Crew to de ice the dc-8 jetliner during its Stop Pover at Gander Newfoundland As the primary cause of the crash. Other possibilities including excessive weight and reduced Power in one of the four engines have been eliminated As primary causes of the crash. Bernard d. Descheney chairman of the Canadian safety Board Taid in an interview that the draft report has not yet been completed but that Wing icing is among the Possi lilies being Analysed. A Canadian source said investigator suspect the presence of ice on the wings of the dc-8 caused the aircraft to stall shortly after Takeoff. It Dew no higher than 175 feel before it crashed. Sources said it has been determined that the aircraft had adequate Takeoff Power when it lifted from the runway. The Jet was carrying 248 . Soldiers All members of a Middle East peacekeeping unit Home for the Christmas holi Days when it crashed seconds after lifting off from the Gander Airport. All aboard were killed. Pentagon investigators found the do 8 aircraft involved in the Gander Acci Dent was in shabby condition. Arrow air based in Miami fla., no longer has any Pentagon contracts. Canadian investigators All along Nave considered Wing icing As a possible Cul Prit in the Accident. According to Canadian and . Aviation sources a series of computerized flight simulations run about two months ago demonstrated that Only under the icing situation would the. Dos have crashed in conditions similar to those experienced in Gander on dec. 10. Sources familiar with the simulator tests said that even when Power was reduced in one engine and excessive weigh an extra 12,000 pounds were introduced the aircraft flew. To contrast when ice was simulated on the leading Edge of the wings the aircraft stalled and its flight path was similar to the path of the ill fated Jet. Teacher gunned Down 3 injured Lewistown Mont. A a High school student failing French shot to death his substitute language teacher and wounded a vice principal and two class males at the school thursday then fled to his Home where his parents turned him Over to police. The 14-year-Otd student who was armed with a Large Caliper revolver shot the Leacher in the face at Fergus High school then ran into a Hall and out the school firing As he went said Tom kill Ham assistant police chief. The assailant ran More than a mile to his Home with police in Pursuit and offi cers surrounded the House said Killham. Telephone Contact was made Wilh the suspect s parents. His parents surren dered him shortly after that about 2 30 p.m., said the assistant chief. The youth was identified As Kristofor Hans by Fergus county attorney Craig Buehler. Hans was charged with deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide and other charges May be considered in the shootings said Buehler. Teacher Henrietta Smith 40, was pronounced dead at the scene. After shooting Smith the assailant ran out of the classroom and fired three More times before fleeing the building. Vice principal John to frat was hit inthe Abdomen and two students suffered minor injuries Killham said. After wounding Moffatt the assailant turned Back and shot at the second staff person a second time Killham said As he left the building he turned and shot Back at the school  the wounded students seniors in a different classroom were injured by shrapnel said Killham. Muff at was taken to Central Montana Hospital. Most students were attending a girls1 basketball tournament taking place in the gym at the time of the incident but the shooting spree occurred in a class room and hallway away from the gym and the tournament was not disrupted said police chief Russell Dunnington school will be conducted Friday wit staff and additional Counselor to help students Deal with psychological reaction to the shootings. Omaha mayor won t resign faces recall Omaha neb. A mayor Milce Boyle on thursday said he will not resign and will face a recall election launched after a dispute Wilh the police department Over the arrest of his brother in Law. Boyle introduced at a gathering of re porters and supporters at City Hall by nov. Bob Kerrey an Omaha taxpayer said his decision came after a lot of soul searching the last few  he said it might have been better to personally have said no Hal this is enough. But we think that there s much to be done in this City and that it s too Good a City to let it go. Boyle earlier said he had leaned both ways in making his decision and he Dis cussed the recall bid Wilh other officials this week at the National league of Cit ies conference in san Antonio Texas. The 42-year-old two term Democrat has received support in recent weeks from fellow Democrat Kerry As Well As prominent labor and business leaders. Citizens for mature leadership launched its recall drive against Boyle in october. Group spokesman Jim Cleary who runs a Public relations business said Boyle had shown himself to be irresponsible Petty and sometimes Down right  the group said its Campaign was partly in response to Boyle s firing of police chief Robert Wadman on oct. 3. Wad Man was tired for insubordination after he refused to sign papers to discipline officers involved in the arrest of Boyle s brother in Law John e. Howell. Boyle has said the arrest was an at tempt to harass his family and to lure him into intervening illegally on How Ell s  few weeks ago he apologized for mistakes he has made although he was not  recall group collected Well Over the 19,669 signatures in needed to Force the recall Issue. County election com missioner Steve Wiitala said the group turned in 2,002 pages of signature on nov. 20. Wii Taus staff checked 24,136 signatures and certified 22,662 As those of registered voters. A zip a Dee Doo Dah Christmas pm but this tiaab1cvwv-ft of Uncle Remus Iman cutback until 1 to kit by him he it Aonia  Bride broke Sailor s heart Jeff him busted Pontiac Mich. Up everyone know the Aid Yam tha Sailon Luve a Girt in every port Many of them with broken  Comet Wendy to George who Alto edit herself wend Costin and Wendy Morgan to give if a Brand new two with feminist Angle. Fri agent in Camden nj., arrested the 26-year-old woman on a fugitive warrant wednesday recut ing her of marrying a Michigan tailor and then leaving the stat with $3,000 of his Cash and prop erty while he was it Tea. Sgt. Jerry Carlin of the Oakland county sheriff department raid it was at least the fourth time the had married sailors and then skipped town with their Cash. We talked to her father in Pennsylvania and he said she had done this to three other sailors Carlin told the Detroit news. The Only thing i can say is sailors be Ware,1 authorities said she married Christopher George 21, of Roch Ester Hills last july 17 after a three week courtship. The jailor who met i Bride near an East coast naval base went to sea on nuclear submarine three Days after the  Bride came to Michigan to live with her husband1 parents and everything was Fine until oct. B when she said the was going to visit her father in Monroeville pa., said chief assistant prosecutor Richard Thompson a few Days later Christopher George s parents started getting receipts from credit card companies regarding withdrawal from Auto malic tellers and charges the handmade Thompson said. Authorities said one withdrawal through an automatic Teller credit card was for $700. They said she also charged another $2,400 on her husband s credit cards. Sands of Tim in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 6,1946 despite $3.5 million in fines and the risk of another contempt charge. United mine workers president John Lewis in Washington continued the Coal mine stoppage. 30 years ago today. Dec 6, 19s6 the us. Attorney general Herbert Brownell announced the government would prosecute in persons who tried to mock integration in Clinton tend. The Fri started to investigate attempt by White Segre Patlon uti to drive Black students Irani a High school there. 20 years ago today. Dec. 6, 1966 prime minister Ian Smith answered no in Salisbury rho Desia to British Termi for settlement of the Rhode an Independence question. British prune minister Harou Wilson responded by seeking to invoke compulsory in. Sanctions against the Colony 10 years ago today. Dec. 6, 1976 lebanese left ill in Beirut accused Syria of launching terrorist Campaign to silence the1 to Section Ofle Wim t an party and other to Sytze Ingroup  
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