European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday. April 15,1987 near collisions at 4 airports reported in to hour period airline delays of is Rel Rutm or mowing hot Writt 500 i 400 Washington a the fed eral aviation administration is investigating four incidents Over a 10-Hourperiod in which commercial jetliners came within danger of colliding wit smaller planes official disclosed  four near collisions last Friday involving Jelliner from United air lines trans world airlines North West airlines and american airlines tit considered an unusually High number according to aviation safety experts. See related Story next Page the Faa is already under criticism because of an increasing number of such  All of last year the number of reports in which commercial air Craft were reported to have flown within 100 feet of another plane aver cd just under one per Day Accord ing to Faa  spokesman Fred Farrar continuing die Friday incidents said that in two of the cases air traffic control ten bad provided the jetliner Pilot with advanced traffic advisories and in another Cue the smaller plane was not on radar. The incidents in which two aircraft in each Cas came within 500 feet of each other occurred at altitudes ranging from 3.500 feet to 9,000 feet near Chi Newark  Saginaw Mich. And Burbank Flats pet 1.000 taxing and Tatoo flt w Oettli a corded to Cru i it could not be determined immediately How Man passengers Wens in the various jetliners. Here Are the incidents As described by the Faa 12 42 . A Northwest airlines dc-9, flight203, was flying at 9,000 feet 22 Miles Southeast of Saginaw and came upon a singe engine Piper pa-28cherokee that passed just 500 reel ahead at the same Altitude. Farrar said air traffic control had advised the North West Pilot of the Piper which was flying under visual flight rules when he two planes were six Miles apart. 12 25 pin an american airlines Boeing 727,making an approach to land at Chicago s o Hare inter National Airport suddenly noticed an unknown air Craft passing 500 feet below and i do feet away. No Light number was available. The Pilot of the private plane apparently had flow directly Over the radar antennae and therefore was not picked up on lower radar Farrar said adding in Pilot of the Small plane most probably was in Viola Tion of the Airport s restricted airspace. 5 43 pm. A Tram world airlines l-1011, flight32, was flying into Newark International Airport when it banked sharply and began to climb allowing an unidentified aircraft to pass underneath. The Pilot re ported the two planes narrowed to within 200 feet horizontally and so feet vertically of each other at7,000fect Farrar said air traffic control had been tracking the Small plane and twice advised the Twa Pilot of the traffic. The second time the Twa Pilot saw it an turned said Farrar Twa officials could not be reached monday far comment despite several Telephone Calls to the airline. 7 25 . United airlines flight 268, a boeing737 on an approach into Burbank came within 300 to 500 feet of an unknown plane at the same Altitude an reported to the Faa that he bad been unable to con tact the approach  could not immediately say whether the smaller plane was on radar or Why the United Pilot had trouble contacting the control Tower. According to airline schedules Twa flight 32 was bound from Philadelphia to Newark Northwest flight 203 was bound from Philadelphia to Detroit an United flight 268 was bound from Burbank to Chi  Are incidents reported by pilots of the aircraft and which Are usually then investigated bythe Faa. Last year there were 839 near collision reports a average of just Over two incidents a Day received by the Faa. Of those about half involved incidents i which aircraft came within 500 feel of each other and 340, or just under one per Day involved at least on commercial aircraft. Southern air reinstated As Dod Hauler Miami a the military Airlift come has re instated Southern air transport inc. As a cargo Hauler for the Pentagon officials for the Carrier and the Pentagon Aid monday. Southern air had been temporarily suspended on Friday pending investigation or the april 8 crash of a cargo plane at Travis fab Calif. Five Southern aircrew men died in that Accident which occurred during what the Pentagon has described As a routine Pilot proficiency training flight. The cause of the crash is still under investigation bythe Federal aviation administration and the National transportation safety Board. The Miami based Carrier was reinstated after the in a statement released in Washington the Pentagon said the command s review resulted in a decision to reinstate Southern air transport As of april 14,1987."the statement said the Carrier gave us their Complete cooperation during this review the reinstate ment should in no Way Impact on the ongoing investigations being conducted by the Nosb and the  Wilt continue to Monitor the Progress of these  . Jets intercept 2 soviet bombers Anchorage Alaska up air Force Jet Yghi cars recently intercepted iwo soviet bombers flying parallel 10 Alaska s Aleutian Island Chain and stayed with inc aircraft for two hours air Faroe officials said monday. The intercept in International airspace which occurred april 8 but was not made Public until monday was the eighth time this year thai Fie air Force hat scrambled its fighters intercepting 14 soviet planes flying near Alaska so far. By comparison in 1986, the air Force conducted 17 intercept missions involving 34 soviet aircraft at first the soviet planes flying toward the alaskan Mainland on april 8 continued their flight undeterred by the air Force fighters maj. Darrell Hayes of Elmendorf fab in Anchorage said. When the soviets finally turned around and headed West Back toward the soviet Union the . Jets escorted them Long enough to be sure they were really headed Back Hayes said. The air Force jets stayed with the soviet bombers for a full two hours Hayes said. Stateside 15-year-old heart patient still partially paralysed Minneapolis a doctors Are Uncertain whether a i year old  patient will re gain use of his right Side apparently paralysed by stroke suffered before the implant surgery. Christopher Urson of Esdaile we the Young Ca person to receive a total artificial heart remained in critical but stable condition monday after a Small version of the Jarvill 7 was implanted wednesday at Abbott Northwestern Hospital Larson remains unable to move the right Side of his body and although conscious Donnot always respond to simple commands or. Frederick Obod a heart specialist said Mon Day this condition May be due to swelling inside the brain from the stroke prior to implantation of the total artificial heart. Maine alumnus plans $600,000 Art donation Orono Maine api an Alumna Jim Given the University of Maine s an collection its largest rift Ever prints valued at More than$250,000, the first instalment in what it expected to be a $600,000 Art donation the 60 prints that already have been donated by Robert Venn Carrjr. Include works by Pablo Picas so Geo Labraque Jar Miro Wille fid Kooning and Kaethe of Lowitz  said Arr of North Palm Beachm and Torrington conn., plans to make additional gifts that would bring the total donation to $600,000 try 1990. Carr challenged other alumni from the cum of1938 to donate $1 for every 12 Worth of prints he  University Art collection has 4,500 pieces including 3,000 prints. Firm ordered to halt Magazine solicitations Tampa Fla a a Federal court has ordered a company to Stop mailing subscription solicitations for to guide Ida look like Bill with due dates of april 15. Federal postal regulations require that such solicitations include a disclaimer in bold print but no such disclaimers appeared on the mail Ings from publishers Agency prosecutors said. The scheme was designed to Lead recipient of the mailings into thinking their subscriptions to to guide have lapsed or that they owe publish ers Agency a California based subscription Agency 531.20 for a year s subscription Accord ing to a court document filed by the us. Attorney s office in Tampa. Scientist s work May Lead to new cancer treatments new York a an australian scientist has won a $50,000 cancer research award for mood cell studies that May Lead to new leukaemia treatments or Donald me calf Fiad of the cancer re search unit Al the Walter and Ella Hall Institute of medical research in Melbourne Australia will receive the Bristol Myers award for distinguished achievement in cancer research. Metcalf found Normal blood cells Are spurred to reproduce by hormones and some blood cell cancers or leukaemia a depend on those Hor Mones throughout the disease said or. Henry Pilot head of the selection committee plan to set standards for some pizzas dropped Washington a a1983 proposal to establish minimum standards for the amount och desc used in Frozen meal pizzas has been  the proposal was supported by some farm organizations including Dairy interests twas opposed by a number of Ioa manufacturers and  proposal would have required Frozen meal pizzas id contain at least 12 percent cheese with at least half of that required to be natural cheese the agriculture department said Mon Day. The proposal also would have required manufacturers of Frozen pizza to use More prominent Labelling for meal and poultry products containing cheese substitutes and imitation cheeses