European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 14, 198b the stars and stripes Page 3 n an injured Pav Knorr thru re the Wenj 20 passengers through the train s windows witnesses said. Die Accident happened at i to . In this Montgomery county Community As the train was headed into town from Philadelphia. Mur Dock said officials doubt soviets were Able to identify Kal Jet Washington . Intelli gence officials concluded that inc soviets probably were not certain what Type of aircraft they were shooting Down when they attacked 3 korean air Linn 747 in 148despite president Reagan s claim of incontrovertible evidence 10 the contrary. Lii intelligence officials conclusion is contained in declassified documents re leased tuesday by rep.  Hamilton d ind., who was on the House intelligence committee at the time of the incident. The conclusion by the unidentified officials was sent to Capitol Hill last year by j. Edward Fox assistant Secretary of state Tor legislative affairs. The documents were declassified at the request of Hamilton who said they show that the Public record of the administration was at variance with what our intelligence actually knew about this  disputed Ifni Contention arguing that statements by administration officials have been consistent. Kal flight 007, flying from Ancho rage Alaska to Seoul South Korea crashed into inc sea of Japan on sept i 1983. After it was shot Down by missiles fired from a soviet fighter. All 269 per sons aboard were killed including Hep. Larry Mcdonald a a. American officials admitted that the United Stales had eavesdropped on conversation Between the soviet Pilot and his ground controllers. Within hours of inc crash. Secretary of state George Shutlz said the soviet fighter had moved itself into a position with inc aircraft so that with the Eye you could inspect inc aircraft and see what you re looking  four Days after tic crash Reagan declared that there is no Way a Pilot could mistake this for anything other than a civilian  he spoke of the incontrovertible evidence that we  but. According to Fox s letter . Intelligence officials had concluded by inc second Day sept. 2. 1983 that the Sovi ets thought they were pursuing a . Reconnaissance aircraft throughout most if not All of the  . Intelligence officials believed the Bottom line is that the soviets through their own ineptitude probably were nol certain what Type of aircraft icy were shouting Down according to the idler. The Kal plane was far off course when it was knocked out of the sky. It had strayed off course almost from the time it left Anchorage and the reasons Are still debated. There were no survivors and Only a relatively Small amount of debris was Ever found. Korean and . Officials say the mis Lake was due to a navigational error which went  but some administration critics have asserted thai the plane was deliberately off course. The soviet statements about a . Intelligence plane were based on the fact Hal an air Force reconnaissance aircraft a Mili tary version of the Boeing 707. Had flown a route in the general area where inc Kal plane was supposed to pass. In a dec. A 1987, letter. Fan added that in any Case the soviets had an obligation to identify the aircraft before they shot it Down and it is Clear from inc Pilot s conversation with his controller that he made no Effort to describe his Quarry and inc controller did nol ask him  Hoyden of head Calif labor panel Sacramento Calif. Api rep. Tom Hayden the former 196fj s Radical has been named chairman of the state Assembly s powerful labor committee. Assembly speaker Willie Brown on tuesday appointed the Santa Monica Democrat As head of the panel which considers legislation on such issues As worker pay Job safety labor manage ment relations and drug testing. Hayden was a founder of the students for a democratic society and led pro tests against the Vietnam War during inc 1960s and 1970s. He War. One of the Chicago seven tried for conspiracy to riot during the 1968 democratic nation Al convention in Chicago. His conviction was overturned on Appeal. The 48-year-old husband of actress Jane Fonda has served nearly sit years in the legislature. Tom 1 la than drive Shaft Wear cited in of Jet crash report Las Necias nov. Map mechanics knew that j drive Shaft component in an air Force Jet was prone in excessive Wear More than a year before he part failed and the Jet crashed into an Indianapolis hotel an air Force report said the report a Deal tuesday also said there was con fusion Between air ironic controllers and the Pilot who ejected safely front the a-7d Corsair Jet Btu orc it crashed into the Airport ramada inn on oct. 20, kill ing 10 pro Pic. However the report Drew no conclusions about what caused the crash. A final report will include u dec run Ina lion. The air Force said. The fighter Sci s engine flamed out and the plane crashed after the Pilot was unable to land at the Indi Anapolis Airport the report said. To make it simple i  u drive Shaft. Attached to a Turbine that failed said maj. Victor Andrijauskas 3 spokesman at Nellie fab ncv., where the plane and its Pilot were based. When it failed it precluded the engine from gelling fuel air and  the report said problems with drive Shaft splines Teeth that fit into grooves on the Turbine to drive Var ious pans of the engine were first noticed by air Force mechanics overhauling an a-7d engine in no vember l�4. Excessive Wear also was found on to jets in March 1986 and May i9b6. A directive to Check drive Shaft splines during com Pressor work on corsairs went into effect in october 1986, four months after the doomed Jet s final com Pressor maintenance according to the report. The report compiled b a seven member air in acc investigative learn new cited confusion Between air traffic controllers at Indianapolis International Airport and the Pilot maj. Liucc Teagardin. Tea Garden s initial mayday Call was blocked out by other radio Calls and received no response from con trollers the report said. At three other Points. Teagar Dan did nol hear or did not recall hearing responds from the Tower on runway and Altitude information. The Pilot was about boo feet above the ground when he broke out of Clouds and began searching for an area to eject the report said. He saw a Pic shaped Field aimed the plane at it and ejected while about 300 feet above the ground. Teagarden has been grounded until a flight evaluation Board determines whether he acted properly