European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes tuesday december 1,1987 a photo the to wreckage of a Light plane lies across � California Highway after the aircraft crashed into the Center under. Light plane crash onto Highway kills Man causes 5-car pileup Long Beach. Calif. A a Light plane crashed onto a freeway crowded with Holiday travellers killing a passenger critically injuring the Pilot and causing a five car pileup. Traffic was backed up for 10 Miles after the single engine plane smashed into the Concrete Center divider on interstate 405 Early sunday evening. Bui authorities marvelled that the plane missed cars and there weren t any serious injuries reported among the motorists involved in accidents. I knew we were going to gel hit said Beth Kueck or 35. Of Laguna Beach who was a passenger in a car damaged either by bits of wreckage or the Force of the fireball Hal erupted from the plane. I looked up to the Riant and saw the plane turn sideways Kuecker said. "1 put my hand up in front of my eyes. I thought we were going to  Kuecker and the Driver Sandra Sisson. 46, escaped unharmed and another Driver doused the flames with a fire extinguisher. The Piper Malibu crashed about half a mile from the Long Beach municipal Airport after the Pilot re ported smoke in the cockpit said Gary Mucho of the National transportation safety Board. Signal Hill police officer Steve Owens watched from a nearby Hill As the plane nose dived into the freeway and exploded in a big Ball of  the freeway was closed in both directions near the crash scene 2$ Miles South of downtown los Angeles and traffic was hacked up for 10 Miles both North and South. One northbound Lane remained closed Early monday California Highway patrol dispatcher Yvonne Cotroneo said. The Pilot Dennis Paboojian 46, of Cupertino Calif., was in critical condition monday at memorial medical Center of Lang Beach with third degree Burns Over 65 percent of his body said Hospital spokesman Doug Stokke. His passenger John Spiesman 62, of los Galos also a licensed Pilot was killed on Impact police it. David Buchanan said. The plane was in route from Palomar Airport in san Diego county to san Jose Airport. S gang violence blamed in 8 la deaths los Angeles a on the eve of a Campaign for a Holiday armistice among Street gangs eight peo ple were killed in or Urcla j Wiir a stacks rial bore the Hallmarks of gang violence of facials said. It is unusual for a rash like this to occur within a 48-hour period said Polk it. . Bunion of compion where three people were shot to death Over thanksgiving weekend. Monday was the Start of an Effort by the Community youth gang services project to persuade gang members around los Angeles to sign Holiday Cruces. The pledges credited by some with reducing Holiday season violence Las year would last through Jan. 15, Martin Luther King  birthday. The weekend attacks included several so called drive by shootings which arc common in gang turf wan. Among Hose lulled Over the Long weekend were a 16-year-old girl who was shot in the head As she stood outside her Home Friday night and a 16-year-old boy who was shot saturday when two group fought at a party in Lynwood authorities said. So far this year gangs have been blamed for 224 killings in the jurisdiction of los Angeles. Ballet choreographer Dies at 39 new York a internationally acclaimed choreographer Choo san gob who was associate Artis tic director of the Washington Ballet has died at his Manhattan Home. He was 39. Ooh died saturday of complications arising from viral colitis said his executor Daniel t. Richards. He won International acclaim with 36 ballets. Many of his works were filmed and broadcast on television throughout the world including the recently released videotape configurations with Mikhail Baryshnikov and the american Ballet theatre. He was the recipient of a 1978 choreographic Grant from the National endowment for the arts the May or s arts award for excellence in an artistic discipline in Washington in 1986 and the 1987 cultural medal lion of Singapore. Goh born in Singapore began dancing at age 10 at the Singapore Ballet Academy. In 1970, he left Singapore to join the dutch nation Al Ballet where he danced for five years and began producing ballets. In 1976, he came to the United Stales at the request of the Washington Ballet where he worked As resident choreographer. He was named associate artistic director of the Washington Ballet in 1984. Goh has served As a guest teacher with the Berlin Ballet the Boston school of Ballet the Royal danish Ballet Jacob s Pillow dance festival he Jeffrey Ballet school the Ballet de Santiago the Royal swedish bal let and the Washington school of Ballet. He is survived by his Mother sick Han Chang of Singapore and five Brothers and three Sisters. Stateside Young surfer rescues Man who leaped into water hunt1ngton Beach Calif. A a 16-year-old boy paddled out a surfer and came Back a hero. Jerry gland was Riding the Waves on she East Side of the Eniy pier Friday afternoon when a Man jumped 30 feet into the 6l-degree water said sol. Bob Moran. A witness. The Man was about 75 Fri from she pier screaming far help when Cleland dragged him onto his Board. I was just a mule bit scared the surfer and milled later. The Guy was panicking and swat lowing water. Everyone on the pier was Yelling Ai me whelp  Cleland said he got assistance from Marine safety officer John Barth. The Man was treated at a Hospital and re leased. Police did not know Why he jumped grocery workers strike ends with pay increase Cleveland a grocery workers hive approved a contract providing wage increase night. George Hennigin organizing director or local 880 of the United food and commercial work ers attributed the Low turnout to an Assumption that the contract would be approved. About 9.000 Cleveland area Union in Erben were idled by a three Day strike earlier this month. The contract include a pay hike of from 10 cents to 75 cents per hour. . Zoos Send mynas to Java for Breeding Baltimore a thirty nine Bali mynas from zoos across the United states have been shipped to the South Pacific for a Breeding program designed to replenish the endangered species. The growing human population on the Island of Bali Nas turned the birds1 tropical Forest Bibi Tat into agricultural land. According to latest estimates Only 1 so to 200 of the multicoloured Birds remain on the Island compared with a captive population of about 700 in . Zoological Parks said Fred 8. Boll curator of Birds at the Baltimore zoo. Under the sponsorship of the american association of zoological Parks and aquariums 19 of the Birds were shipped last month to Suraba zoo on Java West of Bali three perished in route. Beall  the Birds can be bred successfully in Java the progeny will be released on Bali zoos participating in the shipment include the Baltimore zoo the National zoo in Washington. D.c., the san Diego zoo the Houston zoo Cleveland s Melr Opark zoos and Seattle s Woodland Parks zoo. City finding big holes in its cemetery funds fort Collins Colo. A City official have launched an aggressive marketing Campaign Complete with essay contests to try to boost business for the Community s two cemeteries. The in Nebr of cremations has grown in the past Fivi years cutting into sales of burial space. Said Jerry Brown assistant director of Parka and recreation the department which manages Grandview and Roselawn cemeteries. It s a significant Impact Brown said tha year we had to Transfer $60,000 to cemeteries because of a projected shortfall and a majority of that is because  cremated remains usually Are stored or scattered he said. The Cost 10 Bury them in the cemetery is about one third that of a casket. Either Way it s bad for the City cemetery Bun Ness. Brown said. In an attempt to make residents More aware of cemeteries. Fort Collins sponsored a cemetery essay contest conducted a direct mail Campaign and purchased radio newspaper and Catalon advertising