European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. January 22. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 b-1b crash caused by a single Bird by Norman Black of military writer Washington the crash of a Dib bomber last sept. 28 was caused by a single Bird but one of the three victims appears to have died because his ejection scat malfunctioned the air Force said in a report re leased wednesday. The other two victims did not have sufficient time to even attempt an escape from the diving plane the service says in its format Accident report. Moreover the Bird apparently did not strike nor was it sucked into an engine the bomber probably could have survived that instead the report says the Bird apparently struck directly above the two engines and directly below the Wing on the right Side or the plane then literally Tore on an Angle through the Wing ripping critical Hydraulic and full links part. It was like a Silver Bullet a perfect Shol said one air fora official. Almost from the moment of the crash air Force officials made it Clear  the Accident involved a Bird strike. Contradicting initial reports however the air Force investigators concluded the bomber struck a sin Gle Bird not a flock and that it was probably a Pelican weighing 15 to 20 pounds. The report does not contain any conclusive statement on the cause of the crash. Instead it presents a detailed chronology and paints a picture of probable cause based on interviews with inc surviving Crew members an examination of the crash debris experiments with b-1b simulators and reports from wit Nesses on the ground. Similarly the Accident investigation does not Oiler a precise explanation As to Why the co Pilot s ejection seat failed to operate. Rather it suggests there was a malfunction involving some twitching devices within the automatic ejection system that left the co Pilot s scat in the plane after his Natch bad been blown Clear. The air Force has already announced it will spend roughly $38.5 million this year strengthening certain sections of the plane to belter withstand Bird strikes. The service is also in the midst of modifying certain portion of the ejection system according to an air Force source. The Accident investigation by the air Force began immediately after the crash which occurred Over a bomber training Range near Lajunta. Colo. It was the first crash Ever of a production Model by b the first new strategic bomber built by the United states in More than 25 years. The student Pilot who was flying the plane at the Lime of the Accident and survived copt. Lawrence Haskell saw a White blur coming from slightly left of the aircraft cent line at an Angle leading to just right of the aircraft fuselage the report Stales. The Crew heard a loud bang or explosion and the aircraft began to shudder and made a groaning and grinding  even though it appears to have been a single Bird the explosive Impact of the collision was considerable. The investigators said the bib was flying at about 645 Miles per hour at an Altitude of 600 feel. Dallas teen getting help with dream Dallas a a High school girl whose immigration status has kept her from her dream of attending the . Military facade my ii getting some help from a Dallas lawyer and a Bank. Xochilt Carrelo the probable valedictorian at Finkston High school has been told she can t attend West Point because she is not a . Citi zen. Carruto raised by a single Parent who folds laundry for a living has had a scholarship fund established for her 01 capital Bank and lawyer Domingo Garcia is trying to have her immigration status changed. The i a year old girl did not receive Legal Resi Dent status until december 198 and will not become eligible for citizenship until 1990. She would have to Wail until then to be considered for an appointment by her congressman. Rep. Martin Frost. Her teachers and adviser have rallied around the teen Ager saying her Scholastic record and experience in Pinkston s Roth chapter would make her an excellent candidate. Garcia Hai talked to aides of Frost and sen. Lloyd bunt san a Texas about introducing a Bill that would Grant her citizenship Early. An aide in Frost s Dallas office said the congressman s staff is looking into the proposal. Witness testifies Nofziger sought White House help Washington a the Reagan administration pushed the Navy to place civilians on its Supply ships after Lyn c. Non Ger helped a Union solicit White House support a witness said wednesday at the former presidential aide s trial Craig Fuller now chief of staff for vice president George Bush testified that he was assigned in septem Ber 1982 to Contact then defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and top Pentagon officials to ensure that that Clement of our maritime policy initiative was in fact implemented and that the Navy did make Progress in placing civilians on naval ships. The so called civilian Manning program was being pushed by the maritime engineers beneficial association a Union known As Mesa that had retained Nof Liger s lobbying firm at an annual fee of 1100,000 earlier that year according to other testimony. The Navy had traditionally resisted the idea which had been proposed in previous administrations. Among other things Nofziger 63, to accused of improperly lobbying White House aide James Jenkins on behalf of the Union s push for civilian Manning. Prosecutor charge that an aug. 20, 1982. Note to Jenkins violated the ethics Law ban on former government officials lobbying their old agencies. Nofziger who resigned As White House political director in Early 1932, is also charged with three other lobbying contacts that occurred that year. His partner. Mark a. Bragg it charged with aiding and abetting one of the contacts. Fuller director of Cabinet affairs in 1982. Testified that president Reagan attended an aug. 4, 1982, cab inet Council meeting where the civilian Manning concept was reaffirmed As administration policy. The president As a candidate in 1980, indicated his support for the concept of civilian Manning Ful Ler said. Prosecutors arc trying to show that the Issue was of direct and substantial interest to the while House As specified in the ethics4aw  lobbying. Nofziger is accused of sending Jenkins a copy of a note thanking the maritime Union s president for sup porting Reagan s 1982 tax Bill with a notation that Meba still was not getting support for its civilian Manning proposal. Why not help our friends Nofziger wrote in a postscript at the Bottom of Jenkins copy of the letter to Meba president Jesse Kathoon. Fuller testified he saw a similar copy that was sent to Edwin me Csc 111, who at the time was presidential Counselor and full or s direct Superior at the while House. Meuse now is the attorney general. Examining that copy. Fuller identified a hand written notation referring to a management meeting As resembling Melesc s signature. He explained that a Csc met with six or seven staff aides each Day to review issues that he had an interest  a desc is expected to testify later in the trial about another lobbying Contact by Nofziger. Fuller testified that civilian Manning was part of a strategy to help boost the nation s depressed maritime Industry. By employing merchant sailors on naval support vessels the government could save Money and give jobs to otherwise unemployed worker Fuller said. Carmelila amur the maritime Union s comptroller identified documents indicating thai Nofziger Braug communications was retained in March 1982 for the sole purpose of consulting on the civilian Manning Issue. Prosecutors Are trying to show Nofziger was hired for his political clout which they contend he improperly used on behalf of the Union and other clients. Reagan says defense cuts will Hurt troops readiness Washington a president Reagan complained wednesday that Congress insistence on curb ing Pentagon spending is forcing either a cutback in troop readiness or a reduction in military units. Either Way risk will grow and deterrence will be reduced Reagan said. The Marine corps will be Cut by 3,100 people it was announced tuesday and the army and air Force also Are expected to have to trim personnel. The president made his observations in the second annual National Security strategy report that Congress requires the while House to compile. The wide rang ing document examines threats to . Security inter ests american policy for each Region of the world arms control policies and other subjects. Reagan argued that Congress also has gone too far in trimming foreign Aid programs and in increasingly specifying How the Aid Money should be spent. These and other restrictions Force us to conduct foreign policy with oar hands  he said. We Are losing the ability to allocate resources according to our strategic priorities and we have virtually no leeway to respond to emergencies with reallocation of funds. Reagan credited soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev with succeeding in projecting a More favourable inter National image for the Kremlin and said his Domestic reforms and foreign policy initiatives have Given Rise in some cases to Hopes for fundamental changes in soviet  Moscow is moving in new directions offering an array of initiatives putting old assumptions in doubt attracting new support internationally and sometimes placing Western governments on the defensive Rea Gan said. This poses a new continuing and More sophisticated Challenge to Westein policy he said adding that the soviet Union Hill poses the primary Security threat to the United states and its allies. On defense the president said congressional restraints on Pentagon spending have begun a process of reversing the improvements in the .-sonet bal Ance achieved during the Early 1980s." Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years Ogo foday. Jan. 22, 1948 German Industry and Trade Lead ers meeting in Dos Sudorf Germany conferred with British officials As More than 170.000 germans walked off their jobs to protest food shortages. 30 years ago today. Jan. 22, 1958 West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told soviet Premier Nikolai Bulgarin to quit writing so Many letters and return to old fashioned secret diplomatic talks. 20 years ago today. Jan. 22, 1968 Mike Kasperak. History s fourth heart transplant recipient died at Stanford University medical Center 1$ Days after receiving the Hean of a Young housewife. 10 years ago today. Jan. 22, 1978 president Caner sent Congress 3 $900.2 billion budget for fiscal 1979 that provided for new spending for defense education and health and left a s60.6 billion Defichy