European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Pan 28 news briefs the stars and stripes . April 30. 193b March indicators show Economy still growing Washington a tin Kiev Miucin s chief full Lii Sling iuyi1 of future economic Active i1 up percent in March pointing id continued growth for tin Rem of the year the Commerce department said Friday. Thai. Combined with a revised percent growth Rale in february Pae the Index of Lead Tnp economic indicators its Best performance since the last two months of i98fi. When growth Rales of percent and 2,2 percent were recorded. Sales of new Homes pmed a 4 percent gain in March rising loan annual rate of 655.000 units following an even better 14.1 percent jump in february sales. Analysts sail the Hack Tobnick gains showed that the housing Industry has shaken on the jitters which sent sales Down for several months Fol lowing the october Slock Market collapse Poland working on plan to end spreading strikes Warsaw Poland up the government Friday said it would All empt id end the coun try s spreading strikes including a work Slop Page by 211,000 without violence and with a Pru cram thai May include lower Tail s to tree up Money for wage increases in the next couple of Days the government will present an offer to Normalie the situation government spokesman cry Urban said at a news conference. Urban said the proposals would include lower ing taxes for enterprises so Hal they can spend More Money for wage increases to satisfy inc work ers. Karlsruhe no sentenced to 9 years for child abuse . West Germany a Karls Ruhe no a a Wei induced Loe a. and sentenced to nine years in prison for sodomizing his by ear old daughter Anil Anre r Nal Urc of these facilities arc major causes for the underground program rivals soviet ofic Sivc strategic weapons programs in scale and level of commitment and remains undiminished even As the Sovi ets have agreed to limit their ballistic missile defences the report said. The Hunker facilities have extensive communications systems and also have life support systems to protect personnel from chemical and biological attack which will enable the soviet leadership to carry out military operations for Many the United states has no comparable facilities and it would be almost impossible to begin a similar project on the scale of the soviet initiative Carlucci admitted. But he said the United Stales is working on Mea sures to counter the Protection afforded soviet leaders by the underground facilities at considerably less Cost than the soviets in pc up Cal on building them he would not elaborate on what i Host measures arc. The detailed analysis of the Bunker network is the most significant addition to this year s version of so Viet military Pentagon officials noted Hal the soviets seem to be moving from introducing new systems to perfecting existing ones which accounts for inc shortage of new developments in the Book. But the Book docs detail continued testing and deployment of the full Range of soviet military systems Over inc past year. Highlights include initial deployment of about 10 rail based ss-24 ballistic missiles each with 10 warheads and the 55 n-21 sea launched cruise missile system. Introduction of the Bear a bomber armed with the As-i5 Long Range nuclear armed cruise missile. The unveiling of the new Blackjack strategic bomber a imminent the report said. Deployment of new typhoon and Delta in Ballis tic missile submarines carrying ss-n-20 and ss-n-23 missiles respectively. Widespread Fielding of the tales generation of fighter aircraft and conventional forces including the Mig-29 fulcrum. Miti-31 foxhound. Su-27 flanker and the to Battle Lank. Additionally the soviets still Are modernizing inc ballistic missile defense system around Moscow. They also have made their sh6 medium lift space launch vehicle operational and have begun testing the m1.-x-17 heavy lift space launch vehicle designed to directly compel with the . Space shuttle program. Blast from Page 1 uiiwrct�lfi�4ad outer Coupon Federal aviation administration area manager i think the stewardess had just picked up the microphone to Start talking when the explosion occurred. Fink said he said some of the passengers Hung on to another standing flight attendant so she would Noi be sucked out of the plane. Mark Wiberly. A ramp supervisor at the Airport said he dropped to his Knees in Shock As he watched the aircraft touch Down with one engine smoking and a Section of the top missing i saw hair flying in the wind and arms dangling he said. Sinty people were taken to Maui memorial Hospital and 12 were admitted two in critical condition and four with sinous in urics said or. Charles Mitchell emergency room director. Injuries included bums. Bruises and cuts he Stid. At a news conference in Honolulu Maurice Merj president of Aloha airlines said the explosion occurred in the front of the passenger Section where nothing is stored. Myers filed the extraordinary performance of Pilot Robert scorns theimer in bringing the plane in lately Sehorne Tecimer has flown for the airline for 12 Yean the . Coast guard using a Cutler a search and Rescue aircraft and two helicopters was searching for the missing flight attendant. Coast guard spokesman Petty officer Jeffrey crawly said. But searchers found no Trace of acting a 37-year employee of the airline or the missing Section of the plane he at Boeing commercial air planes. The Pri Mary subsidiary of hoeing co., said there Wen no fuel lines or other potential sources for an explosion in the part of the plane where the blast was reported. The fuel is in the Wing the engines Are in the Wing and the fuel lines arc All right Boeing spokes Man Tom Cole said in Seattle. To have it just explode in the air is just unheard of Cole think this is a very unusual Ciri Uin Anc Flat is not related to any other accidents we have
