European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday december 22,1987 pm a air France plane crashes on Landing killing 16 Bordeaux France a an air France plane crashed monday on ils approach Lobor Deaux Airport and ail 16 people aboard were killed officials said local gendarmes said the twin engine Turbo prop plane crashed and burned about 100 Yards from a Day care Center where children were play ing but no one on the ground was Hun. The brazilian made plane carrying 13 Pas sengers and three Crew members was flying from Brussels. Belgium. Aulon relics said they had no immediate Indi Calion of the cause of the crash but the French news Agency acc acc France prese quoted an unidentified witness As saying he saw the plane on fire Asil was going Down. Reagan assured treaty will be of d in Senate Washington a a group of Republican senators led by minority Leader Bob doll of Kansas assured president Reagan on monday in arc is overwhelming support in the Senate for the new  treaty to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear missiles. Sen. Richard Lugar r-lnd., said some Mem Bers of the group of 10 lawmakers have Riser. Nations about certain parts of the treaty hut they would resist any amendments or any situations that would bring about renegotiation of the agreement with the soviets. Lugar said Reagan understood he Senate May pass some reservations or declarations about the treaty.  predicted there would be ample votes for ratification. Dole after reserving judgment announced last week that he supported the treaty. He said he organised the meeting with Reagan to let him know we re making Progress toward ratification. Peace talks proceeding despite Contra offensive Santo Domingo dominican Republic a peace talks were to open As scheduled Here monday afternoon with sandinista officials even though the rebels began a huge offensive in Nicaragua sunday. We Are Bent on negotiating on having a change of attitude by the nicaraguan authorities Bosco Matamoros a spokesman for the rebel umbrella organization nicaraguan Resis Tance said monday. The mantras said 7,000 rebels attacked Mili tary bases and centers for Gold and Silver proc Essing Early sunday in Eastern Nicaragua. The government said that 1,000 rebels were involved and that its troops were repelling them budget nears approval Washington a Congress monday appeared on the verge of approving a budget package nearly three months into the fiscal year and president Reagan said he s hopeful that an end is near to the impasse Over Aid to the nicaraguan contras and other Points of Contention. "1 think great Progress has been made Reagan commented As he met with Republican congressional leaders. I Hope that they can get one a budget pack age Down Here that i can sign so we can All go Home  earlier Reagan s budget director James Miller said the weekend wrangling Between congressional and administration Nogol gators was no Way to run a  you know Stales. Put budgets together but they Don t have the same kind of brinkmanship and falling apart that we have Here in the Federal government Miller said. I think perhaps one reason is they have a much better budget process than we  Miller interviewed on lbs to s this morning pro Gram said the spending Bill which was expected to win final congressional approval later in the Day has every thing railed together and runs about 1,400 pages. How could one senator or congressman know what s in that massive document Miller asked. It s just no Way to run a  we need a fundamental overhaul in our Laws and the Laws Aboul the budget and the budget process he said. Barring task min ulc wrangles both the House and the Senate planned to vote on the Bill which provide a Foo billion for Federal agencies to operate in the fiscal year that began oct. 1 and an accompanying measure cutting $22.6 billion from this year s deficit through a mix of lanes spending reductions and asset sales. In a rare sunday session lawmakers sent Reagan a measure extending the government s spending authority until 12 01 . Tuesday. Trial authority had expired saturday and without an Extension Federal Agen cies would have had to keep heir doors locked monday. The House passed it 207-178 and the Senate approved it on a voice vote. The president signed the Bill Laic sunday. Helicopter crashes killing 14 Lafayette. La. A a helicopter carrying is men crashed and burned monday on the deck of an Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico killing All but one of those aboard the coast guard said. The coast guard picked up one survivor and Lew him 100 Miles to the Ourn unit of West Jefferson hos Pital in suburban new Orleans. Chuck Kalnbach a spokesman for the coast guard said no one else survived the Accident. Thirteen workers aboard the Craft were employees of pc Rod drilling according to Edward l. Billarrial division manager of Forest Oil corp., which operated judge denies mistrial in racial attack Case new York a the judge in the Howard Beach racial attack Case denied defense motions for a mistrial monday following a report that the jury for woman offered to sell her trial diary to three newspapers. Jurors continued deliberating for the 12th Day in the trial of four White teen agers charged with causing the death of a Black Man a year ago. Stale supreme court Justice Thomas Dimakos said the report in he daily news on the trial diary was hearsay and insufficient grounds fora mistrial defense attorneys said. Editors of All three newspapers said they had been offered Nina Krauss jurors cye View of uie Case by Mark Friedman a Field producer for any Vav to who said she had authorized him to act in her behalf. Scott Kern Jon Lester and Michael Pirone All is and Jason Ladone 17, Are charged with murder or manslaughter in the death of Michael Griffith. Griffith 21, was among three Black men who allegedly were attacked by a gang of 12 White youths outside a pizzeria in he largely White Howard Beach Section of Queens on dec. 20,1986. Some of the defendants also face conspiracy and assault charges. The trial began in Early september. Collision from Page 1 dem occurred but thai neither blew its horns in warn ing. Some said the Tanker May have struck the Passen Ger vessel near the Center. The crash occurred off Mindoro Island. 110 Miles South of Manila in a Well used shipping Channel. Overloading for years has been the Bane of Phi i Pine shipping and unofficial estimates of aboard the Dona Paz ranged upward in the i from 1,500. Of the owners of the Dona i said Khodl sieved it was Cam ing 1.493 passengers and . Cmdr. Cipria no Luspo. A philippine coast Huaji spokesman said inc ship was capable ofcarryinguob.200 people. The Navy said 12 Peak were aboard the Victor which was carrying of barrels of Oil from Manila s Balaan refinery loj Bate. I went to am Fidow to see what happened and i saw the sea Jar amps said Aquilo Osabel who was plucked Fra the water after he jumped from the Dona i ruled to my companions to gel ready there is a the fire spread rapidly and there were flames people were screaming and jumping. The smoke was terrible. We could t see each Oil Flat dil was dark. 1 could Sec flames but i jump the passenger ship Don Cha picked up 24 Pas sengers from the Donaj Pond two Crew members from the Tanker but in cd finding no other survivors capt or Marangco skipper of the Don Clau Dio say a vessel rushed to the scene after the Crew _ Ball of fire. He said survivors were scream or help in the flaming shark infested Waters five commercial ships a Navy vessel and the presidential yacht were sent to the area monday to join the search bul also reported no further survivors. Cap. Maryellen Jadick a . Air Force spokeswoman said three Hh-3e helicopters from the 31st Aero space Rescue and recovery so. At Clark air base flew Over the site monday and found no Trace of survivors. Photographers who viewed the site from an aircraft said All they saw was a huge Oil Slick. The worst Marine disaster of the 20th Century occurred feb. 26. 1916. When the French Cruiser prov ence Sank in the Mediterranean with the loss of 3,100 lives. On dec. 6, 1917. The French ammunition ship Mont Blanc collided with a belgian Steamer in Halifax Harbor and 1,600 Ikon la were killed. A total of  died when the British passenger ship titanic struck an iceberg and Sank on april 14-15, 1912. The Rig. The men were flying to the Rig to begin a two week Christmas shift he said. It was Landing on the heliport and apparently emphasize apparently it hit one of inc legs on the Rig and crashed onto the deck said Billarreal adding thai he did not know the exact weather conditions. The helicopter s iwo pilots were employees of Petro Leum helicopters inc. Of Lafayelle he said. The person who answered the Telephone Al Phi Headquarters re fused to discuss the crash. The Rig identified As Penrod 83, is located about 60 Miles South of Morgan City Buck from Page 1 firming the need for z stable . Dollar once Congress passes ils budget package but without Selling new tar gets. The statement to supersede the fractured louvre Accord of last february has been roughed out in draft form said . And european officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Unlike the earlier agreement the new statement will not Call for supporting the Dollar around partic ular Levels the sources said. Al the same Lime it will Praise the United Slat i for Steps toward reducing the Nal Ion s budget deficit while also mentioning recent coordinated european interest rate reductions and stimulus packages in West Germany and Japan the sources said the document is designed to help Calm financial markets and would take the place of a formal meet ing of finance ministers and Central Bank Leaden that make up the so called group of seven the United slates Japan West Germany Britain France Italy and Canada. With the decision to Issue a statement the group of seven is unlikely to hold a meeting until the usual Winter session in january or february sources said. Analysts suggested that finance leaders were wary of holding a full fledged meeting Al this time because it would raise Market expectations ones that would be hard to fulfil. There s a limit to what they can do Al this  said c. Fred bergs in director of the Institute for International economics and a former Treasury depart ment official in the administration of president cancer. Navy from Page 1 and education aspect of the i sue he said. The study also recommended upgrading athletic facilities for women expanding child care facilities and Home care programs and taking Steps to ensure that uniforms for women Are adequately locked in Navy clothing sales Siores and exchanges. The study group consisting of 28 officers and enlisted personnel visited ships squadrons and Shore commands in Europe the Pacific and Atlantic and conducted interviews with More than 2,500 naval personnel Over inc past three months