European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. Novembers. 1987 the stars and stripes pages Faa fears Job actions will affect safety Washington a the Federal aviation administration worried about the possible effect of labor unrest on air safety has stepped up its surveillance of airlines with  dispel is. Inc agon cd s chief said. Faa administrator Allan Mcartor singled out East pm. Airlines As one air Carrier where he said labor is Rife has him worried Mcartor sold to is disturbed by conflicting reports from pilots at Eastern with sonic complaining Lull they have been forced by management to Fly aircraft thai Are not air Only. Bui he said Al this time he has not been Able la determine whether the allegations Are True. Karen cd Romsak an Eastern spokeswoman snid Lair airline considered the Faa surveillance of Eastern As no different from the Agency s surveillance of any air Carrier with labor difficulties several Eastern pilots made inc allegations about big sister to the Rescue management pressure � congressional hearings last month. Later another group in Eastern pilots testified that they never encountered such pressures and Chas lied the pilots who made the complaints. Lie said the Agency has assigned significantly More surveillance people to Lias Cin because of the conflict ing reports by the pilots As Well As allegations by Man big Emcil of work slowdowns by pilots. The Faa chief said he was concerned specifically Ghoul the allegations at Kastern. But that Lite Agency also was paying increased attention to several other airlines including Northwest and United where there have been labor disputes Northwest has had labor strife As part of its merger with Republic airlines. Pilots at United airlines for some time have sought to Purchase the air Carrier. Mcartor said he did not believe the labor squabbles Ai various airlines some caused by recent mergers have caused a deterioration of safety to the extent thai they should be  but there is sufficient pressure int 1 intend to become More personally involved toward understand ing the internal Issue of some of the airlines and do what we can and make sure Hal safety is not in  Mcartor added. We h the surveillance people in lie Field to try 10 Monitor As Best we can some of die air carriers that arc experiencing labor management difficulties. Those areas Are very disturbing to me personally Mcartor old a group of reporters. Mcartor said inc Faa has not established any Spe Cial task Force to examine labor unrest Hul has put additional inspectors on carriers where there have been labor difficulties. Mcartor issued a warning to both airline managers and labor not to use safety issues As bargaining Points. You better nol use Hal As a Pawn. If so now you re dealing in our Ballpark and you re dealing with Public safety Mcartor said. 4-month-old girl saved from dryer Bay Minette Ala. A a u month old girl who apparently climbed into a clothes dryer along with her doll suffered bumps and bruises before she was rescued by a sister. The toddler s Mother. Sharon Wil Liams said 14-month-old Theresa and another daughter. 2-year-old Christina had been playing in the Yard. Hearing a scream Williams sent the oldest of her three daughters 7-year-old Melony to investigate. Melony found Christina in their neighbor s Utility room and found there a tumbling inside the dryer. Williams said the two younger girls apparently had pushed open a Gate in the Yard and gone to the neighbor s House after throwing the doll in the dryer Theresa climbed in and Christina probably closed inc door accidentally. Williams said her voice quavering and hands shaking As she recalled the Accident. Mcloney turned off the dryer and res cued her sister. We had her to the Hospital in min  Williams said. Although a rays of the child s Skull spine and ribs showed no injuries. There a stayed overnight. Mcloney Upsel by the incident accompanied her sister to the Hospital. " tinny was Able to Sec her gelling belter minute by minute Williams said. She does t realize she saved her life  Melony Williams. 7, Smik s As she holds listers Christina left and Theresa. Navy s test of Tomahawk called Success Point Mug. Calif. A a submarine launched Tomahawk cruise missile Etc Cid three bombs Over Island targets tuesday before ending its 500 mile journey by diving Inlo a fourth target the Navy said. The lest successfully demonstrated the missile s conventional land muck capability and its ability to strike multiple targets said it. C mar. Don Lewis of the Pacific missile test Center. "11 ejected a bomb let package Over the targets and the missile kept going said Lewis. The tests were performed Over the military s san Csc Mcnac Island so Miles off the Southern California coast. The Tomahawk is a subsonic Jet powered Craft controlled by computer guidance systems to Fly close to the Earth to a void enemy radar detection. The missile was launched from a sub merged submarine travelling off inc coast. The missile crossed the Island then flew approximately 500 Miles and hit multiple targets on inc Island with live combined effects Bombl cts Lewis said. Once the munitions were depleted the pm pay missile performed a terminal dive into a simulated Largel also located on san cd Menle  Lewis said. Three top editors of Dpi resign Washington a the three top editors of the United press International news Agency announced on tuesday that they arc resigning effective nov. 20 be cause we can no longer assure inc Quality and integrity of the Dpi  editor and vice president Ben Cason and managing editors Barry Sussman and Kim Willenson said they gave the Washington based news Agency Advance no Tice of heir announcement so it could seek successors without a loss of editorial  their announcement was made in a memo to staff members and up subscribers. It did not mention Mario Vazquez Rana a my ican publisher who owns the financially troubled news Agency. Up1 employs about 1,400 people. Vazquez Rana bought up for $41 million in june i486. The Boston Globe newspaper in Massac Huells had reported on oct. 23 that the i rec editors planned to quit because of differences with Vaquez Kana Over planned Shaft layoffs and control of editorial expenses. Sussman confirmed he resignations in a Telephone interview tuesday but declined to discuss the reasons. The three editors met wish up employees on tues Day after announcing their resignations. According to a up staff member who attended that meeting the Edi tors said they resigned because control was removed from our hands and because of plans for massive layoffs at the news Agency. Asked at the staff meeting about layoffs Cason was Jun cd As replying we were asked to stay and super Vise the layoffs and we would not do  he said 300 layoffs had been mentioned. Up spokesman Christopher Smith said the company had no immediate comment but was preparing a statement. Cason. Editor of Dpi had been assistant managing editor of the Washington Post newspaper for 10 years. Sussman up managing editor for National affairs. Was a 11-year Veteran of the Post. Willenson up managing editor for International affairs is a former correspondent on the . Congress for Newsweek Maga inc. Up released a statement later tuesday quoting executive vice president Claude Hippeau As saying the company deeply regrets the departure of the i rec editors and will be announcing inc names of a new editorial team  up s staff and clients can rest assured that inc company is reviewing candidates of tic very highest journalistic Caliper. We View this Effort As a Chance to consolidate and improve the already High Quality of Jim s news product Hippeau said. Simoti Softie in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 5, 1947 John Gilbert Manl 58. Former . Ambassador to Britain and three term new Hampshire governor was found dead in his Home Ai Concord. . Of what police called a self inflicted Bullet wound. 30 years ago today. Nov. 5, 1951 a communist press report said the soviets planned to attempt to bring the dug in their second satellite Back 10 Earth alive. 20 years ago today. Nov. 5, 1967 a bulgarian refugee who claimed to have buried Adolf Hitler s Deputy Martin her Mann could t find the Grav Silc near hrs truck Ger Many in a search with authorities. A German court ruled in 1954 that Hermann was legally dead but re current reports said he was living in South America. ? 0 years ago today. Nov. 5, 1977 accepting a White House approved Deal for leniency a . District judge fined former Central intelligence Agency director Richard hams $2,000 and gave him a suspended iwo ear Pris on sentence fur failing to Tell a Senate committee All he knew about the Cia s coven action in Chile