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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, October 9, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 9. 19b8 the stars and stripes Paga 3 Sis Ken Cragi so. Acct tech packs articles belonging to his son for the mar to Texas. Jeffrey Mcc Nch or. In i photo taken by his father at the show before the crash. Ramstein victim 2, feels belter than he looks by Deedee arr1ngton Doke kaisers Lautem Bureau Kaiserslautern West Germany in a gust air Force sol. Jeffrey Mccanch and his wife Tammy had planned to take a late september trip together to the annual oktoberfest in Munich an Outing that would have coincided with their third wedding anniversary. But that was before the Ramstein air show disaster when an italian air Force plane involved in an Aerial demonstration crashed Inlo a crowd of spectators killing Many and injuring the couple Ana their 2-Ycar-oldson.. Sixty nine people have died of injuries related to the aug. 28 crash the world s worst air show Acci Dent involving spectators. In the disaster s aftermath dramatic photographs of Mccanch 23, rescuing . From the fiery inferno were published in newspapers and magazines around the world creating intense Public interest in inc Young family. I d a Alicr be famous for a lot of other  the explosive ordnance disposal specialist said As he and a Friend sgt. Brian Worley finished packing Friday at his family s vog Cloch apartment for their move to san Antonio Texas because . Will require continuing treatment Al Brooke army medical Center in san Antonio Mccanch received a humanitarian Transfer to near by Lackland fab with one year remaining in his assignment at Kapaun air station. He returned alone to West Germany sept. 30 to tackle the family s move and Sale of their car while his wife stayed in Texas with Ujj. We wanted to come Back Here to stay Mccanch said. Bui this was one time you could t just take yourself in to consideration. We had to in Ink Abt tul  according to Mccanch the Blond Brown eyed child kids better than he looks right  he will not lose his left Arm As doctors originally and feared but the boy May need plastic surgery by the time he turns 5. In the meantime those hospitalized at Brooke As a result of the rare slain disaster and their families have become one big family Mccanch said. Everybody has been so supportive of each  the family of Andrea Dolarosa an italian critically injured in the disaster often inquires about ". The Little Bambino and look Tammy to lunch during her husband s absence. They Tell us Andrea s coming along Good now Mccanch said. To Date the Mccanc hcs have received about $2,000 in donations to help with emergency needs and setting up a new household unexpectedly Mccanch said. The couple is expecting a second child next Spring and they Are attempting to buy a three bedroom Home in Texas big enough to House their expanding family. And perhaps in their new Home j a s bedroom will be decorated like his old room in to Gelwich where posters of air planes lined the Walls and a Mobile Strung with dozens of Liny aircraft Hung in inc cell or he loves air planes said Mccanch who is com piling a scrapbook of newspaper and Magazine clip pings about inc rams Cin disaster for j. A "1 Don t think he knows it was an air plane that caused his hurting. He was sleeping Al the Lime. But he loves air planes. If he had wish he would want to be an  Arab Oil group says Price drop to Hurt Revenue Kuwait a the organization of Arab Petroleum exporting countries warned saturday that a drop in Oil prices below 110 a barrel would not Lead to higher profits or expanded markets. It is now Clear that a further drop in prices to say below 110 a barrel would Cut revenues without providing any significant new marketing opportunities said an editorial in the october Issue of the Kuwait based organization s monthly bulletin the Issue of production and prices is expected to be the main topic at the Bian Nual session of the ministerial Council of the i a member organization of Petroleum exporting countries in Vienna on nov. 11. Iraq saudi Arabia Kuwait Qatar the United Arab emirates Algeria and Libya arc members of open and Yapec the other Yapec members Are Syria Tuni Sia Egypt and Bahrain. Yapec expressed optimism that the end of the 8-Ycar Iran Iraq War would boost chances of agreement in open on production and prices. The countries implemented a cease fire aug. 20. The continuation of the Iraq Iran War severely hindered cooperation and coordination Between exporters and pre vented agreement on a course of action that would ensure a profitable level of prices the editorial said. The interests of the exporting countries lie in restoring a United stand on production and prices and in defending any agreement on prices. We sincerely Hope that such an agreement will be reached  open is under pressure As overproduction by its members increases the Oil glut on the world Market. This in turn has depressed prices to two year lows around $ 12 a barrel. Open seeks stable prices around $ i g a barrel. Indians jailed for blocking runway in nato protest Montreal Kupij seven indians and a priest were jailed Friday on Public mischief charges for blocking a Canadian air Force runway in newfound land to protest Low level test flights by nato pilots. The protest occurred tuesday at the military base in Goose Bay Newfoundland 400 Miles Northeast of Montreal where pilots of the Western Alliance learn to avoid enemy radar. The seven indians belong to the Semi nomadic inn tribe whose 10,000 members blame noise from the Low level training nights by nato pilots from Canada West Germany the Netherlands and Britain for disturbing the herds of Caribou they Hunt. The indians also say the flights pose a health threat to their people. The non profit Canadian Public health association concluded last year that the noise from inc 5,300 Low level nato flights in the Region each year could create mental health problems for native children. The aircraft Fly at ire clop level at up to 560 Mph. Aides to the Canadian defense and Indian affairs ministers said officials Wilt meet with inn Leaden this week to discuss the problem. Judge James Igloi Grilc of the Newfoundland provincial court ordered the eight protesters sent to jail in St. Johns 200 Miles Southeast of Goose Bay after they failed to Post bail and he set trial for tuesday. The eight protesters were identified As the Rev. Jim Roche David nuke. Ben Michel Bart Jack Peter pc no Shuc Greg pc Nashua Michel Gregoire and Daniel Ashing who is chief of an Soo Mcm bar Branch of the Innus. We arc the victims of injustice not the doers of wrong Ashing said in a statement. He called on the Canadian government to address the Innus land claims to much of Labrador we fear that we will have nothing left unless negotiations begin immediately he said. Our very exis tence our very lives arc at  nato officials Are expected to decide next year whether to proceed with plans to build a new flight Center near Goose Bay. Construction of the proposed $500 million base would increase the number of test flights to 40,000 a year or More than 100 a Day  
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