European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday August 17,1988 a Canadian fan Kelley Anne Mclntyre writes a message As others have on the Wall at Presley s Home. Elvis fans assemble to Mark 11 the anniversary of death Memphis Tenn. A Elvis Presley s Ever faithful fans filed slowly past his grave in a Candle Light procession and sent stands of Flowers shaped like guitars and hearts to Mark today s Lith anniversary of his death. Elvis we miss you tonight. We will love you today tomorrow and forever june Klein of North Lewisburg Ohio said during a memorial program that began a late night procession past the Singer s grave at his Graceland mansion. The procession which began at 10 30 . Mon Day was expected to draw More than 5,000 participants. Police estimated a crowd of 3,000 at the Graceland Gates waiting for the affair to get under Way. Laurie cousins of Winnipeg Canada arrived at the Gates at noon monday to be first in line. She said the Long hot wait in the 99-degree temperature was Worth it. It s an Honor to be first and to look Back and see All those candles lit is just unbelievable she said. Also in the crowd were Ray and Angela Camp Ione of new York and their 5-year-old son Paul Elvis Campione who wore a White bejewelled jumpsuit and struck Elvis poses to the Delight of the other fans. Asked Why he s an Elvis fan the child replied he s a Nice Man and i like his music and he gives to the poor  Presley died of heart disease at Graceland in 1977, and the faithful return by the hundreds each year to Mark the anniversary. The graveside procession is the largest event of a nine Day Celebration called Elvis International tribute  More than 35,000 people Are expected to tour Graceland during the week. It helps keep his memory alive said Gene Ca rothers of Gnadenhutten Ohio who had an Elvis Pompadour and wore a 6-Inch-wide leather Belt with dangling loops of Chain. 45 years offer daring Wii raid Jim Wright returning to Australia Washington a forty five years after Jim Wright flew a daring world War ii bombing Mission from a Remote australian Airfield the speaker of the House is going Back this time As the Leader of a congressional delegation celebrating the country s Bicentennial. For me it will be a sentimental journey Wright said remembering the 17 hours spent flying Over the South Pacific in a stripped Down b-24 and the mid night bombing of refineries at Balikpapan Borneo where much of Japan s aviation fuel was produced. The Texas Democrat was a 19 year old second lieutenant in the army air corps when he and capt. Gus Connery flew the Lead plane in the 2,700-mile Mission and surprised the japanese who had left the lights on in the Harbor at Balikpapan because they thought the refineries were beyond the Range of american bombers. On this trip Down under he Hopes to demonstrate to austra rep. Jim Wright file a our appreciation for their steadfast  a meeting with prime minister Bob Hawke is on Wright s itinerary As the speaker his wife Betty and about a dozen members of Congress and their spouses at tend ceremonies to inaugurate the new parliament House in the Capi Tal of Canberra. The delegation leaves Friday and returns to the United states on aug. 31, said Wright who is organizing the bipartisan group at the request of the state depart ment and William Lane . Ambassador to Australia. While in Canberra Wright and the delegation will attend the first session of parliament in the new building and will meet with Lead ers of the ruling labor party and of the opposition party. The . Lawmakers will visit the australian War memorial and the australian american War memorial. The australian air Force will flyweight to Fenton Airstrip in the rugged Northern territory where he spent much of his combat tour. Pentagon s airspace use questioned by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the Federal aviation administration is doing a poor Job of managing restricted air space used by military planes and helicopters and has no Way of judging if the Pentagon has too much Spe Cial use airspace according to the general account ing office. The Faa is not effectively managing special use airspace to ensure its efficient and appropriate use the congressional watchdog Agency says in a 43-Page report. We acknowledge that some improvement in the administration of special use airspace has recently occurred but believe that serious and longstanding problems continue to affect the  the study conducted Over an 18-month period and released monday was requested by sen. Jesse Helms . The Agency cited Helms state of North Carolina As Well As California As two areas where the conflict Between military and civilian use of the skies is becom ing particularly Sharp. According to the Gao special use airspace consisted of 556,152 Square Miles or about one fifth of the airspace within the Continental United states As of september 1987. The Agency said the total excludes special use areas off the coastlines but it still represents a 22 percent increase in Square mileage compared to 1978, when 455,000 Square Miles were designated special use. There Are various categories of special use airspace the Agency continued ranging from a few prohibited areas that Are off limits to All aircraft to restricted areas from which civilian aircraft Are barred to Alert areas in which civilian pilots Are simply informed there is a High level of flight activity occurring. The biggest problem with the current system is the Faa does not require the army Navy air Force and Marine corps to disclose in some standardized Way How frequently they use the airspace set aside for them the Gao said. The Faa does not have adequate utilization data for areas in which hazardous flight training activities occur and requires no data to be provided for other special use airspace areas the report says. That failure is particularly important Given the re sults of a Navy study conducted last year the Gao continued. That study focused on 191 special use areas and found that during a two month period they were utilized by military aircraft Only about a Quarter of the available hours. Seven restricted and three military operations areas were not utilized at All during the period the Gao said. That Navy study also revealed that restricted air space was sometimes used for other than its intended purpose for example for non hazardous activities such As Basic flight training. If the Faa is to effectively manage special use air space it needs to know where when and How airspace is being utilized the Gao concluded. Making matters worse even if the Faa had the data necessary. It has not established guidance for its regional offices to reduce or eliminate special use airspace that is inefficiently or inappropriately used the Gao asserted. The Faa in a written response to the Gao dated june 13, generally concurred with the findings and said it would begin trying to collect actual usage  the Agency said it also would take appropriate action to periodically review the usage reports and ensure that the airspace is being used for the designated  the Pentagon in a separate response said it is Pur suing development of a computerized airspace management system that automatically would provide the Faa with the information it needed. Assistant defense Secretary Gordon a. Smith cautioned however that Low Levels of usage Don t always mean that airspace restrictions can be dropped. J the military has requirements for special use air space that May be used As Little As three or four times a year Smith wrote. Only the defense department he added can accurately and properly assess its needs in support of National