European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday. April 15.19w Faa probing Texas air Eastern pattern of safety violations found Washington api transports tins Criar Jim Burnley said thurs Day inc Federal investigation or Tunai air corp and its subsidiary. Eastern air liner should in considered a shot Crim the Bow of any airline that might Compromise safety because of financial pressures. Meanwhile an Eastern official blamed the investigation announced wednesday on pressure from unions. Tour Nelcy also said that air travellers should be greatly reassured by n planned month Lori safely probe of was icon s Fleet saying in could Hripp the safes 30 Days in the history of that airline or Al most any airline in .  Burnley interviewed on Abc tvs today a Bow. Said he would not Hesi Tate to Fly Eastern despite the investigation and a proposed js2j,000 Fine he announced on wednesday. Bunelcy said Federal aviation administration officials have not been satisfied with Eastern s performance since it was taken Over by Texas air 14 months ago. They be made a lot of Progress on the safely Side on the maintenance Side but we Don t know Ihal they re quite where we want them to be he said. We be got to be absolutely certain thai no airline is building up financial pressures that cause anybody in the com Pany to think thai there s any reason to Cut on the safety Side Burnley said. If there a any other airline in this country which is even contemplating thai strategy i certainly Hope thai they take this As a shot across the  Eastern president Phil in pcs blamed the Faa action on pressure from unions which hive rated Public safely issues during negotiations with the airlines. Bakes said on lbs this morning that Eastern has invested $150 million More in maintenance since the Texas air take Over. Of Asican ran full Page Adi in new spa pen thursday including the. Washing ton Posi and the new York times say ing it welcomed the probe because it will show the airline is operating safety and has been unfairly treated by Federal authorities. Tinas air called both investigations unwarranted and blamed them on pres sure from Union leaders who have mounted a continuing Campaign of distortion and lies about safety at both Eastern and another subsidiary. Continental airlines. Continental is the country s found Large so airline while Eastern is the Smith Large so. Together they carry nearly 20 percent of the nation s air traffic. Eastern has for months been embroiled in a bitter confrontation with its labor unions which Are resisting management s Call for significant contract concessions and which accused Texas air of siphoning off the most profitable parts of the airline. A spokesman said Hie "9T Faa hfr1?review of Eastern was being conducted because of concern about the continuing Haltem of fines safety violations and apparent  of some of East Ern s officials to Faa safety regulation. The Faa inspection would include n lamination of each of Eastern s 267 air Craft Over the Najil 30 Days the 1823,000 civil penalty against Eastern comes 14 months after the air line agreed to pay 39.5 million in penal ties because of earlier safety infractions. Faa officials said the latest Tine items from record keeping and maintenance infractions similar to those found in the earlier action. Bakes called the latest Faa action unfair and expressed concern that in May prompt some travellers not to Fly Eastern. Last month passenger Revenue at East Ern dropped 20 percent compared with March 1987. He Laid. There has been increasing sentiment in Congress in recent months foe a closer examination of Texas air. A Resolution urging such a prone has gained inc sup port of More than 150 congrow Simeti. Transportation department officials said concern about Eastern and Continental s health was heightened by recent financial filings by Texas air. The department questioned for exam pie Texas air s shining of Eastern s profitable computer reservation system into a separate subsidiary " Exchange for a not which May be less than the system s fair Market  Eastern paying substantial fees for management services fuel purchases and other activities provided by the Par ent company. Eastern s accepting a no in enl note instead of Cash for 116 million in reimbursements owed to the airline As part of its acquisition by teus air. Texas air s borrowing 125 million from Eastern in March 1987 in Exchange for an unsecured note at a Lime when Eastern a having Cash flow problems. Bearface Devotion Chirlet Crosby of Bloo Ringlon. Minn ind Hui pet Bear Thor so lab a Rabi shoulder. Crosby has just bet 0 w by the cil Council that he won t be ill Onri to keep tier u the blk Yard of hit Suburbia Minn poll Nunt film a is the jew mind by soon ill by noted to toe Coon try bin crab u a Dulaj a log Cabin on 12 us of Laid. Petition drive to recoil mayor in Denver gaffs Denver a a months Long Effort to recall mayor Federico i Ena on grounds of mismanagement was rebuffed when o City official announced the num Ber of signatures on petitions fell More Thon 2,000 Short of the Tola needed. The backers of the drive delivered 21 bundles of petitions to the Denver election commission on wednesday beating a 5 . Deadline by several hours and cd pressing Confidence there would be enough valid signatures to support a new mayoral election. But late wednesday Felicia Muolic president of the election commission said Only 36,960 names were counted Short of the minimum 39,091 needed. The Validity of inc signatures was not checked. Pena reacted with pleasure saving to those peo ple who opposed the recall. I thank you. To those people who supported inc recall 1 urge you to join with the City to help move the City Forward. These arc critical times and we cannot afford to have any disunity critics however said the troubled City government will Only be worse unless Pena gels inc message and starts running things in a Little better Way As City councilman Paul so. Aim said. If he does to Why you know 1 just think the City is going to be in very bad shape in a year or two. It s already in bad shape now bul it la be worse he said. Pena. 41, one of the first hispanics 10 be mayor of major . City was elected to his second term last june by  votes in a hotly disputed contest that required a Runoff of lop contenders the recall drive was started by a group angered Over what it claimed was fiscal mismanagement by the Pena administration. The group gathered supporters Omone a number of Denver residents left stranded for several Days by a major Holiday Snow storm. Maintenance Crews slowed major traffic arteries leaving Side streets filled with Snow for several Days. At the time Pena was vacation ing out of state. The 39.091 votes needed for the recall represented 15 percent of the voters in the last mayoral election said Sam Tarkington executive director of the election commission. Singer George Rock Dies Champaign Iii. Api George David Rock a trumpet player and vocalist Best known for his record ing of All 1 want for Christmas is my two front  died tuesday at age 68. Stateside Sweden s Royal couple help Mark . Milestone Wilmington Del. Jimj Sweden s Royal couple. King Carl Xvi Gustiaf and Queen Silvia helped Mark the 350th anniversary of he jew Sweden Colony wednesday with a re enactment of the first step ashore by colonists in 163s. The wind blew briskly Down inc Christina River As the Royal couple stepped from a replica of a i7ih-Ccntury longboat Over a Rock Outcrop Ping onto the River Bank. The monarchs were on their fourth Day of a 17-Day economic development tour through the United Stales 10 drum up interest in their nation. The hardships they swedish settlers endured Are hard for us to grasp Mustaf said. Nevertheless they were willing to risk their lives to establish a swedish presence in North America. 1 am proud to pay tribute to these Brave men and women most americans Don t know inc swedish were among the first europeans to Colonne North America Gustiaf wid. I Hope in will help focus attention on our common history. Illinois bogus letters warn of possible aids exposure Peoria 111. A state police wednesday Beian investigating two bogus letters will in on Illinois department of Public health stationery warning the recipients they May have been exposed to the deadly aids virus. The letters were written on photocopies of official department stationery and sent to two unidentified individuals m the Poona area said Tom Schafor. A spokesman for the Agency in Springfield. It seems like a prank bul it s something we take very seriously Sclufer said wednesday. It s a very cruel joke and something thai should t be going  one official Taid civil and criminal charges were possible in the Case including a possible felony forgery charge carrying a maximum five year prison sentence and a j 10,000 Fine. The health Agency became aware of the hoax when the two people contacted he department