European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes wednesday february 17,1968 sex Engineer pleads guilty in fatal crash Towson my. A an Engineer accused of running & Slop signal an driving three freight locomotives into the path of a speeding passenger rain pleaded guilty tuesday to one count of manslaughter in Amtrak s deadliest crash a vhf. The slate agreed to drop is other manslaughter founts against former con rail Engineer Rick l Gates in the Jan. 4, 1987, crash Baltimore county stale s attorney Sandra o Connor told circuit court judge Joseph f. Murray. The crash killed 16 people and injured More than 170 others. The names of the other i victims Wilt be added to the single count of manslaughter by locomotive. The agreement was announced As jury selection for gales trial wot to begin. O Connor said the slate  reserved the right to ask for the maximum sentence of five Yean imprisonment and a 11,000 Fine. Gates was operating three Conrail locomotives thai prosecutors say ran the Stop signal in Chase and wound up in front of an Amtrak train travelling about Izo Mph. According to the statement of facts read in court tuesday the signals told Gates to slow the locomotives to 30 Mph and then to Stop before reaching the switch. There was no mention of drugs in the statement read by the prosecution and agreed to by both sides. The summary also said gales failed to Correct five safety violations before Betook the locomotives out of the Conrail Yard for the trip to Harrisburg a including a failure to have � working whistle and Speed warning Light and Ade quate train radio. Susan Horn whose daughter Ceres Mill Iccil Lorn was killed in the crash cried and Shook her head As the 48-Page statement was read. Federal investigators have said Gale. 33, of Essen failed let notice the Stop signals because of marijuana and Possi Bly alcohol use. Gales  denied smok ing marijuana while operating the train testimony  been expected to focus on drug use warning whistles and lights in the locomotive cab and a series of approach signals to the switch where four tracks converge to two Al the gun powder River Railroad Bridge. Former Conrail brakeman Edward Cromwell  been granted immunity and hits been expected to testify thai hand Gates fabricated a Story to Coyer up their marijuana smoking on the train. Chief Public defender Donna Shearer said defense attorneys will try to discredit Cromwell by pointing out thai he ran from the scene while gales stayed to help save  gales attorneys said they will present evidence that the track signals often that function contrary to official statement. The county grand july s indictment announced May 4 accused Gates of grow negligence. Cales who worked for Conrail for m Yean  said signals indicated be should slow Down and proceed through the switch. But the National transportation safety Board concluded that Gates failed to notice track signals or emergency warn Ings in the cab because he was impaired by marijuana and possibly  tests taken immediately after the Accident showed gaits and Cromwell  traces of marijuana in their bodies but a recent court ruling in a different Caw could have hampered use of this evidence by prosecutors. . Takes a battering in Frans of and a Pancake race Liberal Kan. A Marsha Struiff won the Liberal log of the shrove tuesday trans Atlantic pan cake Rote for a second consecutive year tuesday but. Car the sixth straight Lime the title went to England. Streiff. Carrying a frying pan with a Pancake in it Conn Lelnd the 415-Yard course in 67.7 seconds. That  hotter than her winning Lime of 70.1 seconds last year but not enough to belter that of Leslie Byrne a physical education teacher from Olney England. Running Sis hours earlier in Olney Byrne turned in a winning time of 62.9 seconds. The British Victor tied the series Al Ismaeh. So Riff a 10-year-old Mother of three also won in 1985, and As a three Lime Winner will not be Able to compete again. I did t think of the Pancake i just  said Llyrne. I Haven l done any training though some limes when 1 take the fog out for a walk i have a Little tool Byrne outpaced 19 other women by Aboul 10 Yards m inc end of the 415-Yard annual run from Ovincy s Market Square to its nth Century Church. The compe Livors All wore inc traditional skirt apron and head Scarf. About 700 spectators lined the twisting runic in Cool sunny weather in the Buckinghamshire Market town of 3.300 inhabitants about 40 Miles North West of London. Previously competitors  to continuously flip a Pancake in a pan As they ran but nowadays Only a toss Winner Leslie Byrne approaches the finish line in therril Tjho it of it net in Olney England. At the Start and finish is required. According to legend the race  been run in Olney since 1445, when a forgetful housewife left for Church on shrove. Tuesday with her frying pan still in her hand. Shrove tuesday is the Day English women tradition ally make pancakes to use up cooking fat before the Start of 40 Days of fasting for Lent. After a lapse during world War ii Olney revive the race in 194g. People in the Southwest Kansas town joined the race in 1950 to make the contest an International event after seeing reports of the English Competition. Byrne received her prize of 100 pounds $175. Var ious gifts from town merchants an inscribed Silver Troy from the town of Liberal and a kiss from give Coverley a ceremonial official known As the town Verger. Jackie child housewife who finished second received 10 pounds 117.50 and vouchers from local shops. A Lemon juice company claimed a Survey it con ducted  found that at least 6 million pancakes would be served in Britain tuesday and would be sprinkled with 166,000 Gallons of Lemon juice made from More than 1 million Lemons. A Host of British celebrities tossed pancakes in a 12 hour Marathon tuesday at London s Waterloo train station to raise Money for Charity. Officials from 3 states declare candidacies by the associated press a lung shot in Florida and a familiar name in Minnesota announced their candidacies for . Senate seals tuesday while Pennsylvania Republican sen. John Heinz 111 began his Campaign for a third Cimi at a Pittsburgh subway Stop. In Lake Worth ha., . Rep. Dan Mica said he would run for the demo cratic Senate nomination despite polls snowing he is fir behind former gov. Rubin Askew. It s going to be a Long 10 months Mica a 44-year-old former teacher told neatly 200 supporters and students at Palm Beach Junior College. We re going to walk the slate we re going to run the slate we re going to crawl the slate if we have to. We re going to  in is. Paul minn., attorney general Hubert h. Humphrey Iii declared his Senate candidacy after months of testing the political water. Heinz 49, on monday began & two Day series of Campaign stops to announce his candidacy by telling a Pitts Burgh crowd  economic Aid and help for the elderly Are two of his priorities. Heinz one of the wealthiest senators said he is impatient with congressional inaction on Jab training assistance Trade legislation catastrophic health insurance and prescription drug insurance for the elderly. Also monday former Philadelphia City controller Joseph Vignola filed petitions Loemer the april 6 primary forthe democratic nomination to oppose Kuinz great grandson of he founder of the food company h j. Heinz. Humphrey is seeking to reclaim Foric democratic Farmer labor party the Senate scat once held by his father thelic vice president and briefly by his Mother Muriel Humphrey Brown. Humphrey 4s, is Eipert cd to anticipate criticism from republicans and to say that he is running on his record Rothii name. He is challenging the gop m . David Duran berber i will not Trade on what i have not earned Humphrey said tuesday Al the state Capitol. I will build on what i have been Given Mica said monday he plans to build his race through face to face campaigning across the state. Initial statewide polls have indicated Mica runs 6-1 behind Askew. I think Florida s ready for a new face said Mica who says he esp ecu Locvich up by Midsummer in Lime to win the september primary. . Rep. Connie Mack Iii a Well funded conservative from Cape Coral Iii he Only declared Republican candidate. Dod drops ban on Security clearances for some Washington a the Pentagon faced with an Adverse court ruling  rescinded a virtual ban on Security clearances for naturalized citizens from coun tries deemed hostile to , interests. A Federal judge who barred the Pentagon from enforcing inc regulation against two naturalized Rili ens from Vietnam was informed by the defense depart ment that the april 8. 1987. Regulations  been rescinded and the lawsuit against Mem was moot. United slates Chi Zens bom in countries designated As hostile or who have resided in those countries for significant periods of their lives will be considered for Security clearances on an equal basis with nalu Ramum Citi ens government attorneys old . District judge Thomas f. Hogan in a memo filed last Friday. On feb. 3, Hogan enjoined the Pentagon from enforcing the regulations against Phong t. Huynh an electrical Engineer at the naval surface warfare Cen Ter and his sister Vien u. Huynh. A computer scientist at the tame facility in Dahlgren. A. The two  fed their Homeland in 1978 by boat with other refugees and a migrated to inc United Stales where they both obtained Ondr formal education and american citizenship. The Huynh filed suit to Chal Lenge the regulation after being Lold they would Likely lose i hair Security clearances and their jobs. When he granted an injunction in the Huynh Case Hogan urged he Pentagon 10 rescind the regulations to avoid a lengthy court Battle. The judge said the regulations appeared to be unreasonable and unconstitutional. The regulations generally barred Security clearances for us. Citizens who  immigrated from 29 nations do i hostile to Ike United Stales. Besides Vietnam the list of countries included soviet bloc nations Cam Bodia Ethiopia Iran Iraq. Laos Nicaragua Syria and Libya. An individual who was born in one of the 29 coun tries would be eligible to obtain a Security clearance Only if the person  been an american citizen foral least five years or  resided in this country for Al least a decade