European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday septembers 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 town near Yellowstone evacuated More than one fourth of Park Fias burned Silver Gat ii Mon. A residents outside the northeastern Entrance to Yellowstone National Park were told to evacuate sunday As hundreds of firefighters mounted a last ditch Effort to save this own the blazes now cover some 910.000 acres of the greater Yellowstone area including 611,000 acres within the Park itself or More than one fourth of Yellowstone s 2.2 million total acreage. More than 50 fire engines stood by to protect Homes in Silver Gate and nearby Cooke City As the 57,000 acc fire approached from the West. Park county disaster coordinator Bob Fry said about Iso people were being evacuated. Bulldozers curved a 65-fool-Widc fire line through the Forest just West of Here and nearly 500 firefighters helped dig the line by hand. Crews planned to set a backfire 1o Cut off the main fire s fuel source. In Silver Gale a sheriffs department vehicle drove Down the Street at 8 a.m., its Siren blaring authorities knocked on doors and phoned people asking them to leave. Under Montana Law officials cannot Force any one to evacuate. Wayne Johnson watched the firefighters March by and said he was staying. There s no real reason to leave he said. I Don t think the town s going to  inside the lug Cabin cafe the owners dashed around preparing in close up and get out. I m angry said co owner Cecily King. We have been battling with the Park service since the first of july to do More and now the fires arc threatening every town around inc  the lightning sparked fire threatening Silver Gate has been burning since june 14, under Forest service policy for naturally occurring fires the Blaze was Al Lowed in Burn As Long As it remained within certain boundaries. Within Yellowstone itself firefighters sunday tried to save wooden foot Bridges and protect a Campground. This situation is growing increasingly More serious Day by Day said Yellowstone National Park spokeswoman Joan an Elmo. It is a magnitude that no one in their wildest imagination or scientific predictions could have  an Elmo added that without help from the weather no amount of Money spent by the National Park service or the . Forest service will help douse the blazes. Winds were relatively Calm sunday but forecasts called for Vur firefighters file past Silver Gate i City limits on their Way to Battle advancing tires in Yellowstone National Park. Table winds of up to 30 Mph later in the week. Elsewhere sunday Washington state s most serious Forest Fiat ballooned to More than 10,000 acres sending smoke and Ash Over the town of Republic but posing no immedi ate threat to he town. In northeastern Montana firefighters battling a 9,1 to acre fire Northeast of Libby had a pretty quiet night but still had no deadline Lor containment said Koo Lanai National Forest spokesman Dick gush. Hot dry weather and a Smoky Hae that covered much of Idaho continued to hamper efforts to contain four major fires that have blackened More than ho.000 acres of Forest and Grassland. Eastern airlines to begin layoffs of 4,000 new York not armed with a Legal Victory Over three of its unions Eastern airlines announced sunday that it would begin dismissing As Many As 4.000 workers saturday. The move followed Eastern s posting of a s4.7 million Bond late saturday with a Federal District court to compensate the terminated employees should the unions win on further Appeal against its dismissals. Late Friday the . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia granted Eastern s request to set aside an injunction barring the layoffs but ruled that Eastern had to Post the Bond. The appeals court is expected to Rule in a month on appeals filed by the unions. If it rules for the unions Eastern could lose the $4.7 million Bond Uin be forced to rehire employees that had been dismissed. The announcement of the dismissals was criticized by lawyers for the unions who said Eastern was not giving its employees two weeks notice before the Dis missals begin. An Eastern spokeswoman said the com Pany was merely reinstating the same Dis missals that had been announced in july before Federal District judge Harrington d. Parker issued a temporary restraining order and then a preliminary injunction against the terminations. It was not Clear whether the timing of the dismissals would be fought by the unions which had believed they would have at least two weeks before any pm 4 killed As air plane crashes on Takeoff from Arizona City ploy is lost their jobs. A Union source said its lawyers had been discussing the possibility of Appeal ing Friday s ruling to the supreme court or making a motion to rehear the arguments. But from what the lawyers have said either course seemed unlikely the source said. One lawyer said Little action was expected to occur As a result of the ruling until the appeals court released its sched ule of hearings on a lawsuit brought by Eastern s three largest unions the air line pilots association the International association of machinists and aerospace workers and the transport workers Union. Miami based Eastern announced last july that it would dismiss up to 4,000 workers because of a restructuring. Its plans called for ending service to 14 Cit ies and reducing the number of daily flights from 1,225 to 1,085. At the same time it would add several flights serving Florida Pennsylvania Connecticut Georgia and Washington . According to contracts Between the unions and the airline an employee who is Laid off at one location can move to another operated by Eastern and take the Job of an employee with less seniority who would have similar rights at other Eastern locations. Exercising these so called bumping rights could take More than a month As employees throughout Eastern Are shifted across the country. Grand Canyon Ari. Dpi a Small plane crashed on Takeoff from grand Canyon Airport killing the Pilot and three passengers who were on a one Day excursion from new Mexico authorities said sunday. The Cessna 172, which flew in from Farmington . Saturday afternoon crashed just off one of the Airport run ways at about 9 p.m., said detective Kathy Paleski of the Coconino county sheriffs office. The Airport is located about 10 Miles from the South rim of the grand can Yon. The Pilot was identified As John a Walker 23, of Farmington. The other three victims were Jeff d. Yardman 25, and Christopher Watson 23, both of Farmington and Charles m. Sivils 23, of Marshall Texas. The plane landed on its right Side Paleski said. One Wing was sheared off and the whole passenger compartment was demolished and exposed the Vic tims.". A Quick response by Airport and grand Canyon personnel who sprayed the wreckage with foam prevented a fire Paleski said. It was a real consolidated incident she said. A cursory search last night showed no wreckage strewn. The farthest piece was 25  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today ,. Sept. 6, 1948 health officials announced that americans smoked a record 345 billion cigarettes last year. 30 years ago today. Sept. 6, 1958 the United states and nationalist China announced they would not recognize communist China s claim of 12-mile territorial Waters. 20 years ago today. Sept. 6. 1968 German officials said the time needed to Complete Telephone Calls Between the United Stales and Germany would he reduced by several hours with the planned instalment of 72 additional trans Atlantic phone channels. To years ago today. Sept. 6, 1978 egyptian president Anwar Sadat and israeli prime minister Minachem begin arrived at Camp David to begin discussions with president Carter on Israel s occupation of Fth West Bank and Gaza strip areas