European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday May 28,19bb of keeping wary Eye on airline by Norman Black a military writer Washington the air Force has placed  airlines under increased scrutiny after considering but Llin rejecting a suspension of the car Rier s right o Fly military passengers. The military Airlift come said Eastern became lie object of a commercial Carrier Survey in March and air Force inspectors reported performance deficiencies which if not corrected could affect tie safely of the half million Dod depart ment of defense personnel who annually Fly on Eastern  Eastern which handled roughly $87 million Worth of military travel business in fiscal 1937, was Noti fied april 11 of the Survey findings and told that suspension proceedings were being started Eastern officials then Mel with the air Force on april 25 nil convinced the service they were addressing the problems it. Co. Niclot Lacey chief of the air Carrier Survey office said Friday. They went out of their Way 10 address these As serious concerns Lacey Tate a reporter. The air Force ended up extending Eastern right to carry military passengers but also decided to continue in flight Survey observations he said. The Book ii still open Lacey added. Eastern u unit of Scias air corp., which is locked involved inspections of All of its air planes. Corporate officers of Eastern maintain most of the complaints about airline operation can be traced to disaffected Union workers and that the Carrier is not crimping when ii comes to safety. They the air Force did have some questions concerning air inc safety arid maintenance said Paula Musto an Eastern spokeswoman in Miami but we reviewed everything with them and we think we satisfied their questions. We Welcome any inspections observations or  Lacey said the air Force Survey team reported some positive observations after inc March inspections. But he said the team also expressed concern about Pilot turnover poor morale among both air Crew and maintenance personnel antagonism be tween management and employees and the level of Manning for certain operations the military inspectors also questioned whether Eastern was doing enough to Yudil and oversee contractors providing maintenance service Lacey said. All of these were potential problems he Laid. But they showed us a very Good corporate plan on How they were going Back and addressing the various  the decision o extend Eastern s right to handle military business was made by the commercial air lift review Board a panel created in the aftermath of the december 1985 crash of a chartered Arrow air Airliner that left 248 soldiers dead. . Veterans Convoy trucking Aid to Nicaragua Washington a five old trucks and buses driven by . Veter ans icel the capital Friday As part of the nationwide veterans peace Convoy bearing fond medical supplies clothing and toys for the children of Nicaragua. The contingent will merge june 5 in Austin to Jas. With several other con Voys that originated in Northern cities a week ago. Then the entire group involving 50 vehicles and 100 Drivers will begin the drive through Mexico Guate Mala and Honduras to Nicaragua Robert Livisay a Dorchester mass., Veteran who hatched inc project and Heads the group that started in Boston said a total of about 40 tons of humanitarian Aid will be delivered by the Convoy to private Relief agencies in Nicaragua. This is a pc pc to people project to feed children not a government one to feed War Livesay said. The veterans drive also is designed to promote the larger let Nicaragua live program under which various peace groups plan to Send 4,200 tons of Oats 10 Nicaragua via Container ships this year. The various legs of the Convoy will pass through 40 states with stops in 90 cities Livesay said. Other groups started in Seattle Missoula Mont Minneapolis Dayton Cleveland and Cincinnati Ohio and Portland Ore. Among the donated supp Tio driven by the veterans arc Hospital equipment pow Decd milk and Oral re hydration sons to help Battle diarrhoea the no i cause of death among nicaraguan infant. The trucks also will carry stuffed animals and baseball equipment Forth children. Woman who moved into Star s Home re arrested new Canaan. Conn. A a woman who apparently set up housekeeping in David Talerman s House while he was out of town and took his sports car for a spin has been re arrested after resuming to his Home authorities said Friday. Mary Ray. 36, of no known address was charged with burglary thursday night police said. The arrest came a Day after she was released by new Jersey authorities because a Cleiman snip he did t want her prosecuted. It was not immediately known if he Host of abcs late night with David utter Man wits Home at the time thursday. Ray was jailed on si5.000 bail said police Dpi. Michael Angl Lasuro. Ray was first arrested sunday at the Lincoln Tunnel on a charge of receiving stolen property As she was driving into new York from new Jersey with a 3 car old passenger. She did t have the 13 loll authorities said. I m mrs. David Letterman and this is David jr.," Ray was reported by authorities to have told the toll collector. Don t you think David Letterman is Good for he toll1?" the 19b8 porsche was registered to let iceman who was contacted and said the woman was not his wife and did not have permission to drive his car said Armando Arrastia a spokesman for the port authority of new York and new Jersey. Sol Harold pipe Roythe port authority police said Kellerman a Bachelor said he did t know the woman. Sgt. Paul Wadleigh at the Hudson county jail said earlier Friday that the stolen property charge had been dropped and that Ray had been released. After her first arrest. New Canaan police discovered that someone had broken a living room window to enter Lottor Man i modest three bedroom Home Angelastro said. Ray appeared to have moved into the House with the child and lived there for several Days Angelastro said. Bui sgt. Robert Cole said thursday thai lenten Man did t want Ray prosecuted apparently because he does t want the attention this might  up plume suburban cowboys Tito suburban Toledo men Strmen Bolney left Miles from out to Phoenix Ariz to draw attention and Tom Bennett m set to Saddle of and ride 1,000 to the plight of wild horses. Checking service offers Bare minimum fort Lauderdale a. A Arnold Van want customers to remember his Check talking ten ice As the one that s so Good it offers the shirt off nil Back. Well actually not his Back but the backs of me of his women clerks. Van is a Pioneer of topless Check cashing following in the tradition of Broward county s famous topless doughnut shop. With All the Competition we needed something unique said Van director of operations Tor taps Check cashing. What could be More unique than having topless sir?1 for the regular Check cashing fee of up to 10 per cent of the Check s value customers can talk to two topless hostesses while wailing for their Cash. The women also sell Beer Cigar Llyl Toft drinks and snacks. The Check cashing office which began the topless service monday does t plan to put up a sign announcing it at the shopping Center where the office ii located but Van said he plans to advertise i think it s disgusting said Eleanor Kasch manager of a Sandwich shop nearby. You have Many Young children in the  topless businesses arc allowed in unincorporated areas of the county As Long As they do not admit minors said sheriffs spokesman George Crolius. In 1985, a topless doughnut shop r donuts opened in fort Lauderdale becoming the tint topless business in the county that was t a bar or nightclub. We re still Selling a lot of doughnuts in owner Andy Emery said Friday