European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 5 the stars and stripes Friday March 20,1967 Piedmont begins using anti Winston Salem . Up teas ii. A computer that warns pilots of other planes approach ing their airspace and directs them away from a Possi ble collision made its debut on a Piedmont airlines flight to Washington Piedmont airlines right 74 flew wednesday from Greensboro to Washington National Airport with the j60,000 traffic Alert and collision avoidance system operating in the cockpit. The system made by Sperry Dalmo Victor inc of Phoenix Ariz was developed after an acro Mexico dc-9 and a Piper Archer collided Over Cerritos calif.,last year killing 82 people. The teas ii warns pilots if another plane comes within 40 seconds flying time Piedmont spokesman Don Mcguire said. Of a plane cars to 20 to 21 seconds flying Lime thetas flashes a red warning tight and uses arrows and a voice command to Tell the Pilot which direction to Fly system to avoid a collision Mcguire said. Piedmont will evaluate the teas 11 aboard one of its Boeing 727s for several months then remove it an evaluate two More systems in different aircraft As pan of its limited installation program which will run through 1988, Piedmont spokesman Ken Carlson said. A spokesman for Sperry Dalmo Victor said teas ii is an improvement Over teas i which displayed in formation to an observer in the cockpit but not he Pilot. Teas ii has been certificated by the government. It s been Down in tests and it s been certificated for use Mcguire said. It s an additional tool for the Crew to have to help them in the  Mcguire said the Federal aviation administration expects to require the safety device in All commercial air planes and most private aircraft by 1989. The Faa said $40 million has been spent on developing thetas system. Rites planned for stowaway Kitten Boston up a 3-Wcck-old stowaway Kitten who lost his Battle for life after surviving a Boston to London sea voyage in a crate of Antiques Wilt be buried with ceremony now that he has a name. Officials Al the animal Rescue league of Boston thursday said the Liny male Kitten is to be buried Friday Al the Rescue league s Pine Ridge cemetery for animals in Dedham. Officials picked the name wee Yin for his grave Marker. Brittany Connelly of Plymouth suggested the name which is scottish for Little one league officials said. A name the Kitten contest sponsored by the Boston Herald prompted thousands of responses and Rescue league officials said they went through All five huge sacks of mail to pick a suitable name. We re exhausted said league spokesman Richard Biyal. You would t believe All the mail we be got piles and piles and piles of  the final decision was made by league president Arthur Slade who was originally going to adopt the Kitten. Wee Yin died tuesday of respiratory failure in the intensive care unit Al the league s shelter after devel Oping a respiratory tract infection saturday a Short memorial service will be held for the Kitten and league Board member the Rev. Or. Robert col ledge of Boston will speak Bryant said. We Don t want to turn this into a circus but we Are going to have a burial Bryant said. Stowaway Kitten wee Yin a photo insurance policy ploy snares 218 Houston up a sting operation that lured suspects by telling them they were beneficiaries of an insurance policy resulted in More than 200 arrest for crimes ranging from misdemeanours to murder police said. I saw Money As a Good Means to attract someone s Eye said officer Anthony Paonessa who came up with the idea for the operation. The tactical response apprehension project resulted in the arrests of 218 suspects 75 of those on felony charges la. Paul Dii Gjersand wednesday. Some of the suspects came from As far away As new York Florida California and Mexico. Letters were mailed to 2.200 suspects with outstand ing warrants held by the Harris county sheriffs department some dating Back to 1977, police said. More than 1,000 of the suspects replied the letter named the suspect As a possible Benefi Ciary in a Tife insurance policy held by Allied Republic insurance of Texas. The suspect was advised to Call and an appointment was made to meet a company representative. When the suspect arrived for the appointment his identification was checked and the warrant verified. The suspect was handed an envelope and told it contained the Check. He was then led to another room where he was told he had to sign other papers but instead was arrested. One suspect was carrying a gun but none resisted arrest and there were no injuries. Indian Ian copies teens1 suicides Lake station ind. Up the body of a 16 year old was found in his parents exhaust filled garage. Bringing to five the number of Chicago area teens who have copied the suicide method that killed four new Jersey Leens a week ago. The body of lorry Kibble or. Was found by his father wednesday lying on the front scat of the family car. To Floc boy died of apparent Carbon non oxide poisoning authorities Kibble who reportedly dropped out of High school several weeks ago left a noli1, but authorities refused to release its Comyn is. There have been Al least nine youths who have died by Carbon monoxide poisoning since four friends killed themselves by the same Means in Borg Enfield ., last week live in the Chicago area and one each in mole iii., Clifton  Luvisia neb., and sum nor Wash. In Borg Enfield on tuesday a police officer found a groggy Young couple in the same apartment garage where the four teens were found last wednesday. The couple were rescued before they suffocated on Aulo exhaust. Borg Enfield police had stepped up patrols and school officials counselled students in an attempt to avoid More youth suicides in the new York suburb. Stateside paper delivery method was just plane unlawful Palm City Fla