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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday August 31,1988 20 air show victims Are identified continued from Page 1 show catastrophe involving spectators occurred sunday at Ramstein s annual flu tag air show when three italian air Force planes collided in midair. One plane crashed into the throng of spectators lining the front of a viewing area killing Many viewers instantly and injuring hundreds Many critically. A memorial service for the victims will be at 11 . Saturday at St. Nicho Las Catholic Church in the Village of Ramstein said senior airman Rich Romero a base spokesman. It s the Only official one at this Point Romero said. Investigators looking into the Accident issued an Appeal tuesday to spectators who videotaped or photographed the midair collision to bring the material to the investigating Board for examination. The Board is looking at every source available to help determine what went wrong said . Air Force it. Mike Laughton investigation Board recorder. The photos and tapes Are being Gath ered by Laughton in building 571 on base. The Telephone numbers for those with photographs or videotape Are ets 480-7976 or 7979 and German civilian 06371-47-7979 or 7976. News briefs. Cd t. T n. J a. Is Branda Hosier ? i8?1 Tan to aT1 airman 1st class Aris demos Check personnel data in an Effort to help learn the fates of service members missing since the air show crash. Laughton said people should put their names and addresses on the photos or tapes. He said they would be returned but he did t know when. In Washington rep. Norman Dicks d-wash., a member of the defense appropriations subcommittee asked Secre tary of defense Frank Carlucci to immediately re evaluate the Pentagon s policy for High performance Aerial demonstrations involving . Aircraft. The tragedy at Ramstein West Ger Many is just the most recent example of the tremendous risks inherent in High performance Aerial demonstrations to both the pilots involved and the spectators Dicks said. Dicks said that last year seven air Force personnel died during practice j runs for a new strategic air come de i most ration team in his Home state. If the " Washington Accident involving a pkg 135 Strat Tanker had occurred during an actual show the Cost in lives could have been even greater than in Ramstein he said. While i understand the attraction o High performance Aerial demonstrations both for the services and spectators i an concerned that the risks outweigh the benefits  contributing to this report staff writers William j. Bart Man and Chuck Vinch in Washington . 3 men shot killed near site of Northern Ireland blast Londonderry Northern Ireland a three men were shot and killed tuesday a few Miles from the site of an Ira bombing that left eight British soldiers dead and 27 injured. Independent television news said without attribution that the three men apparently armed were believed to have been killed by British Security forces. A police spokesman said the men shot to death i Omagh 50 Miles West of Belfast at about 4pm were not members of the Security forces. He said the shootings occurred on the Mai Road from Omagh to Carrickmore a few Miles from the place an Irish Republican army bomb blew up july 20 near a British army bus. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity. Eastern can curtail service but must negotiate layoffs Washington a a Federal judge said tuesday that Eastern airlines May curtail serv ice but must return to the bargaining table and negotiate Over the proposed layoffs of 4,000 employees. . District judge Barrington d. Parker said Eastern has shown through testimony that it has the right to change schedules reduce flights and close its Hub at Kansas City As the airline has proposed without first bargaining with the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs Are three unions fighting East Ern s plans to fire 4,000 workers. Eastern announced july 22 that it would close its Kansas City Hub and eliminate 140 of its 1,225 flight daily. Testimony also supports the conclusion that the proposed operational changes Are motivated by sound financial reasons the judge wrote in a50-Page opinion. Even plaintiffs experts agreed that Eastern has legitimate and compel Ling business reasons to withdraw from the Kan Sas City  the judge wrote however that just because the cutbacks Are necessary economically that does not mean Eastern can bypass bargaining with its unions. Massive layoffs Are not and shall never be business As usual he wrote. The railway labor act requires Eastern to bargain with it unions before taking unilateral action to eliminate 12 percent of its  from Page 1 it was thought to be potentially dangerous for spectators. I Don t know about that particular request but it would t be that unique or unusual Dimartino said it happens occasionally that the team is asked not to perform a particular Man Euver for reasons of visibility or safety and they always  the team had planned to perform saturday at an air show in Switzerland but the organizing committee of the show at ecu Villers said late tuesday it had asked the italians not to participate. The committee said it made the request out of respect for the three pilots who died and because the Accident was still under investigation. T Dimartino earlier had said the team wanted to Fly even if that Means making a single pass. It la be their Way of paying homage to All who died at Ramstein " Dimartino said the team is shocked by what happened and will have to Fly in a reduced capacity Butwill Honor its  what happened in Ramstein was a terrible blow for the team. They train very hard to minimize All possibilities of accidents Dimartino said. It s Goin to be really Tough to keep going knowing that so Mam people have died. Still with three pilots dead three planes destroy and two planes damaged they la keep their schedule even if it Means flying with fewer planes and simplify my the  Solo Pilot it. Col. Ivo Mutarelli 38, was schedule to retire from the team after five years and More thar3,000 acrobatic flying hours. V col. Mutarelli was an excellent Pilot i Martini said. Very capable. Very disciplined. He used to Scot at the idea that acrobatic fliers were heroes 01crazies. He was going to leave the team soon so he would have to travel so much and could spend More Tim with his wife and  Bush Dukakis aides can t agree on plan for face to face debates 1 Washington a the chairman of George Bush s Campaign said his candidate is willing to have two debates with Michael Dukakis and a third betwee their running mates but a meeting Between leaders of the two campaigns ended with no agreement. Top officials of the two presidential campaigns meteor nearly two hours with James a. Baker Iii chair Man of the Bush Campaign rating that they were will ing to hold two debates with the first coming As Early As sept. 22, subject to agreement on a format and other considerations. Dukakis Campaign chairman Paul Brountas an Campaign manager Susan Estrich said after the meet my that the Campaign would like additional presiden tial debates and that the Bush Campaign leaders Hadnot agreed to specific dates and places for the debates. I believe that we will have debates we will have More than one debate because it s in the Best interest of the american people Brountas said. Baker said we re not afraid of holding a third debate Between Bush and Dukakis. But he said de Bates have a Way of freezing campaigns and added it s our View that a Campaign is a continuing  nr6,0 is jes agreed to continue negotiations on thursday. Baker and advisers Roger Ailes and Bob Goodwin met privately with Brountas and Estrich in the Wash Egton offices of Brountas Law firm. The meeting came As the rhetoric escalated Ove Bush s delay in agreeing to a specific debate schedule. There will be an Opportunity to debate and i jul Don t feel under any great Rush frankly Bush Sai while campaigning in St. Louis. We might meet Somei body Halfway but i m not about to be  j democratic National chairman Paul Kirk charge that Bush is using Long distance innuendo an transcontinental slurs while avoiding face to fac debate. The Dukakis Campaign which has already a Cepter a bipartisan commission s plan for four debates said the next move was up to Bush. The Bush Campaign has been ducking these debates and it s up to them said Leslie Dach Dukakis communications director. We be got a plan and it Splan that s been agreed to by both parties. If they Arena willing to follow that plan we be got to hear  Janet Brown executive director of the bipartisan commission on presidential debates said she har been asked by each Campaign to meet with them separately after the Baker Brountas session. The Commir Sion set up the debates with the participation of Bot party chairmen  
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