European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 8, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Arp Otomori Huloa mulch after went tidy Raffet pair convicted of razor attack on nyc Model new York a two men accused of slashing Model Maria Hanson s face with a razor Blade were convicted or assault wednesday and attorney for on or them claimed he was betrayed by the attorney for the co defendant Steven Bowman 27, and Darren Norman 20, were accused of holding Hanson Down and slashing her face at the Behest Olma Keup artist Steven Roth who was Hanson s former landlord. Prosecutor Consuelo Fernandez charged thai Roth 28, set of the attack last june 5 on the 25 year old Model because she spurned his romantic advances and demanded that be return an $850 Deposit on a apartment she rented from  also has been convicted of assault. All three nun lace up to 15 years in  m relieved a smiling Hanson said at a news conference in her lawyer s office. She said the cried when she col word of the conviction. Hanson said she was outraged by charges levelled by lawyer Alton Maddox during the trial. I m the victim All Over again and again an again she said. Maddox a lawyer for Bowman had claimed that Bowman who is Black was the victim of a racist Frame up by authorities and  said he was betrayed by Plummer Lott Norman s attorney. Maddox said he had tonight two prosecutors one at the District attorney s table and one at the defense table with him air control centers Short of personnel  says Washington a the ranks of fully Quali fied air traffic controllers at Many of the nation s most critical control Points have shrunk by up to s3 percent since a nationwide controllers strike in 1981, Accord ing to results of a Federal investigation release wednesday. Controllers at 43 major airports and control Center surveyed arc overworked and their facilities under staffed said the report by the general accounting of fice. However the report said controller errors have de creased at 26 of the 43 Sites and the Federal aviation administration is making Progress restoring control lers to their full ranks. The Oao s investigation based on data collected i March and april reported that severe drops in staff have been accompanied by massive overtime and in creased use of supervisors on routine work. Of 6,311 controllers authorized at the facilities checked Only 3,802 positions just Over half Are filled said the report by the  an investigative Agency of Congress. The Survey Drew no conclusions about safety threat posed by the undo staffing. But sen. Frank Lautenberg d-., who requested the investigation said it shows controller shortages to be widespread and  in Ulenberg chairs the Senate appropriations transportation subcommittee that was scheduled to begin hearings thursday on the Lack of controllers. We actually have fewer air traffic controllers Thane assumed and their workload is heavier. Air traffic safety is suffering nol in a fo1 cases but across the country 1 Jiuiben Btij said. The  collected statistics from 16 of the Faa s20 in route air traffic control centers which guide aircraft Between Airport. Also surveyed were 27 of the nation s largest air ports and radar equipped approach facilities. The number of full performance level controller sat All 43 facilities has drooped since 1981, when presi Dent Reagan fired the nation s entire corps of control lers for an illegal strike the  found. Traffic meanwhile has increased at All but four of the control Points. Boston s Logan Airport has seen the biggest drop sinfully trained controllers Down 58 percent. The largest traffic increase a 58 percent hike at Newark . Intr i National Airport was accompanied by a 10 per cent drop in controllers. The  found controllers and supervisors at Thefan s Chicago control Center worked More than 46,500 hours of overtime from oct. 1, 1985, to sept.30,1986. At nearby o Harc Airport where Federal official shave already warned of overtaxed controllers the  found the control Tower staff worked nearly12,800 noun of overtime. Nonetheless the  report showed operational errors when controllers allow air planes to get Loo dose went Down at 26 of the 43 Sites from i9s5 to1986. Lauton Borg warned that errors nationwide increased by 18 percent for the first Quarter of this year. New Hindenburg crash jolts ceremony Lakehurst . A the commanding offi cer of the naval base Here cringed when a Model of the Hindenburg fell from a podium bounced once an plunged to the ground during a ceremony marking its fiery explosion. Somebody would think that was prophetic  r. Macdonald told the 500 people gathered wednesday. Many in the crowd with based the explosion 50 year Sago of the 304-foot German Airship at the site where they stood for the ceremony a Barren Field at the naval air engineering Center known in 1937 As Lake Hurst Nas. Ground was broken wednesday for a historical Marker. Not everyone attending wednesday s service witnessed the actual event. Cub scouts who Laid a Wreath at the spot for instance looked in a at a replica of the Hindenburg s Gondola towed out to the empty Field for the ceremony. But Lorne people carried authentic Hindenburg Memorabilia. Joe Ryan vice principal of Neptune High school brought a color print of the Airship and Small piece of Metal salvaged from the wreckage. Edward Gildner carried a framed front Page of themay 7,1937, edition of the new York daily news that showed the charred Frame of the Hindenburg with a caption air Queen s  he also had a Meta fragment and a piece of the fabric that covered the Frame. Kalhe pack 78, carried a yellowing photograph of the Hindenburg taken moments before the crash. She and her husband George drove from new York on May 6, 1937, to Sec the giant ship land. We were about 200 Yards away from the mooring Mast and then just like a Flash it was gone George Maack  less than a minute the Hindenburg became a molten mass of aluminium a victim of its own Hydro Gen. Although helium was a safer alternative the United slates at that time would nol sell the  to nazi Germany. On wednesday Navy officials remembered the 36crash victims and hailed the Navy and civilian ground Crews who helped save Many of the 91 passengers. Although it happened within the space of 32 Short seconds it captured the world s attention and has held it for half a Century Macdonald said. Macdonald confirmed reports wednesday that the Navy is considering a revival of the Airship program. A statement he handed to reporters after the Cere Mony said the Navy is currently assessing Light or than air technology As a Way to augment airborne Early warning systems at sea . Constitution seen through children s eyes Washington a one child wrote that . Constitution is outrageous Radical and Awe some or in other words totally  another com pared it to a resilient pair of jeans. And a third likened it to a Slop sign that keeps you from bumping int other people i Freedom in their own inimitable style those were some of theiso offerings that the . Department of education named tuesday As winners in a National essay contest on the Bicentennial of the . Constitution. The winners were chosen by a panel of educator Sand civic leaders front 1,350 finalists that earlier had been culled from More than i million essays. Secretary of education William j. Bennett who will present engraved certificates to the winners in a round of ceremonies Here May 28-29, called the essays heartening the real message of the Constitution and what i stands for May be particularly Clear when seen through children s eyes with children s wonder and simple clarity Bennett said. The children were asked to Tell in 250 words or less what the Constitution Means to me and to our  Justin Guzzino a tint grader from Kenwood elementary school in Hammond ind., wrote that the Constitution Means Justice and fairness for me an for All the people in my  " gives me Freedom to believe in god and when grow up it will give me the right to vote like my mom and dad Justin wrote. For 7-year-old Rebecca Rodko a first grader at the Multi cultural Magnet school in Bridgeport conn., the Constitution is like a Stop sign in the Road that leu everyone drive Down the Road without gel Ling Hurt. The Constitution stops you from bumping into other people s  Laura Reni 8, a second grader at Price Laboratory school in Cedar rapids Iowa likened the Constitution in Jan that it his a ?00 yrs. A s jus a amazing that after two Hundred years the Constitution is in Good shape even though the country has grow much bigger she reasoned. Mclinda bums an eighth grader at guest Junior High school in Roseville mich., wrote a letter to a foreign pen pal about studying the Consoli Justion. Other Way Home from school she said familiar things now looked different to me. 1 passed my Church. Jay synagogue Tony s newsstand the local courthouse and the elementary school playground filled with children of every ethnic background. These everyday sights symbolized what the Constitution stands for the Unity and the Freedom of the  Teri Thompson a fourth grader at East Marion elementary school in Silver Springs fla., invoked the terms outrageous Radical and awesome to describe the work of the Constitution s framers. She praised the Radical founders who worked outrageously a their awesome undertaking and said the Guaran tees these rules gave us were totally  essay of Hoa Nguyen an eight grader at Kala Kaua intermediate school in Honolulu and a Vietnam Ese immigrant began with a wish if Only Vietnam could be like America Elizabeth  senders a  at a ouch West Georgia Academy in blackly ga., wrote the Constitution of 1787 was like Betsy Ross s Flag a handmade homemade american original. The delegates thought debated often fought to create a Constitution personally suiting the lifestyle of  essays will be published in a Book called the Constitution s