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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday. October 13,1988 of Pilot injured in crash off a 6 in Germany by David Tarrant staff writer an air Force f-l6 crashed wednesday afternoon on approach to Hahn a West Germany injuring the Pilot a base spokesman said. The Pilot. Capt. David a Wilmot. Was under observation Al ire base Hospital after suffering minor injuries in the crash staff sol. Paul d. Richard said. The aircraft had not reached the run Way Richard said. All damage was con news briefs fined to the base and no buildings were damaged he said. No information on damage to the plane was immediately available. The single Seal Al 6 was on a return flight from  a about 40miles Southwest of Kaiserslautern when it crashed Al 3 15 . At the Edge of the runway Richard said. Hahn is 60 Miles West of Wiesbaden. A Board of officers will be convened to investigate Pic cause Fth Accident he said. Wednesday s Accident was the sixth this year involving air Force f-j6s in West Germany and the fourth involving a Hahn a plane officials said. Three f-l6s crashed in two incidents june 29. One Pilot Wai killed when two a 6s assigned to Hahn collided near Mainz. The same Day an Al 6 from Spang Dahlum a crashed near Karlsruhe in Central West Germany while taking part in a nato air meet. The Pilot ejected from the aircraft safely. On april 18, an f-i6 from Ramstein a crashed near an ammunition depot and Hospital South of Trier near the Luxembourg Border. The Pilot was slightly injured when he ejected. On March 31, an f-l6 assigned to Hahn crashed into the town of Forse North of Karlsruhe killing the Pilot and a resident. The air Force s fighting Falcon is de signed for air to air combat and air to surface attack. Eiffel Tower open again As workers end strike Paris a tourists could once again get a Birds Cyc View of Paris wednesday after work ers at the Eiffel Tower ended a four Day strike. The 100-year-old steel Tower France s lop tourist attraction had been closed to visitor since saturday morning because of the strike by the 130 employees. Early wednesday a Union strike committee announced lha All he strikers key demands had been met including an increase of about 30ccnis in inc 14.60 hourly wage. The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet High with three observe Ilion Levels and it is one of the few lat structures looking out Over the rooftops of a City of fire and  buildings. Condition of Hirohito worsens officials say Tokyo a emperor Hirohito has grown weaker and his anaemia and jaundice have worsened. Imperial Palace officials and news re ports said wednesday. Signs of internal bleeding during the Day but doctors gave him More blood in an Aii empt to reduce the anaemia. Officials said Hirohito s strength was de Clining because doctors were unable to suppl enough nutrients through intravenous feeding. Noriega s Young pen pal has message for Reagan Marquette Mich. Up Sarah York the 10-year-old who visited Panama at the invitation of her pen pal. Gen Manuel Antonio no naga says she will fulfil Noriega s request and a Etc president Reagan a letter asking for Peac Between the two nations. Sarah a student at Negaunee Middle school returned to Marquette county Airport tuesday night after several Days in Panama and said she planned to slay Home from school wednesday to work on her Reagan letter. Noriega asked Sarah to Vijil his country after she wrote him in March to Tell him she liked his hat. She saw Noriega who was indicted by a . Grand jury in february As a major Intima Liona drug dealer on a television  and her Mother Pauline left for Panama oct. 6. The child took with her an upper Peninsula souvenir Lapel pin and a varnished Wood and Rock pen Holder for Noriega while her Mother sewed a Large size Khaki shirt Lor the general. Cuban officials seize release ship with racing yacht aboard Miami a a merchant ship carrying new Zoa tand s America s cup racing yacht was released from cuban custody and escorted into International Waters wednesday less than a Day after its seizure the coastguard said. The  was the maritime equivalent of pull you Over and Check your License " said Barney while a spokesman for the ship s agent Zapata Gul Manne of Houston. The coast guard said the ship Tampa sea horse seized tuesday is now proceeding to new York. The cubans claimed it was in their territorial Waters but the shipping firm denied that. Coast guard it. Jeff Karonis said the Tampa sea horse departed from the cuban port at about 12 40p.m. Wednesday and the cuban Harbor pilots left 20 minutes later. They Crew members said they were seized the vessel was inspected and their passports were checked Karonis said after the coast guard i Miami talked to the ship by radio. The cubans claimed their vessel was nine Miles onshore Karonis said. Cuba claims a 12-mile Territo rial limit. The information we have right now is that they arc still going to new York he said. We have not been asked to meet  the eight Crew members were identified by while capt. Jeff Jappe Ojai Calif. First mate George Wain Wight Panama City. A. Second mate Alan Belisle cutoff la Engineer Elmer Hinds new Orleans Sailor Roy Gaudel. Raceland la. Sailor Alfred Shanahan Phoenix Oiler Ramone Sobrado port hueneme Calif. And Cook George Mcclain fort White Fla. Also aboard was a passenger Matthew Montgomery of new zealand a member of the Syndicate that owns the yacht new zealand. The disassembled racing Sloop aboard the 160-footu.s.-regislcred merchant ship official said. The 133-foot boat was in route from California Tonew York City for a 10-Day Stop and then a tour of East coast cities. Aids from Paga 1 to Slop the spread of aids. Or. Robin Weiss of the Institute of Medicine agree thai despite the test s accuracy it should remain voluntary at least for now. There is no overwhelmingly compelling reason Attis moment to endorse mandatory widespread population screening she said because the answer to the question what is. The purpose of the test and what would you do with the result ii unclear. There ii no treatment. There is no Way to ensure that people will change their behaviour and not spread the  others question whether commercial lab will per form the aids test As accurately Ai the military. Or. Lawrence Mike of the congressional office of technology assessment acknowledged the military s phenomenally High accuracy be r but added i m not worried about them. I m worried about labs that advertise come get your his test 1 gel Calls from people who say they Are the victims of false pot Ili  crash from Page 1 than a Quarter mile and came to rest in a Grassy area about i so Yards off the runway. Wurtsmith located near Lake Huron is one of two Michigan bases in the strategic air omd Nineteen b 52 bombers armed with nuclear tipped cruise missiles and nuclear bombs Are based at Burlsmith. Dvorak said investigators have ruled out wind Shear As the cause of the crash which occurred in sunny weather with Light winds. Pinpointing the cause will be difficult she said be cause the plane was not equipped with a flight recorder like the Black Box earned by commercial airliners. Not much fan air plane was left said state police sgt. John Pegg at the East Tawas Post. Basically All that was left was a Tail  the 10 passengers All military personnel were being brought to Burlsmith from . Sawyer to participate in a base inspection part of preparation for an inspection by officials from Sac Headquarters in Omaha neb., said Anita Bailey spokeswoman for Kyj. Sawyer. The dead crewmen were identified a Cape. Jeffery s. Giles 27, of Bunker Hill . The Pilot capt. David b. Greene. 26, of Lakewood. Colo., the co Pilot 2nd it. Scoll j. Szuter 29, of Kirtland Ohio a navigator airman 1st class Robert a Parham. 23, off yet Leville n.c., a Boom operator Cape. Gerald d. Ear Hart 33, of Montague Mich., an instructor navigator and Cape. William g. Russell 33, of Panama City Fla., an instructor and radar navigator. All were based at Wurtsmith. Plan from Page 1 that reflects itself Here in the  the Bill endorses a Pentagon appointed commission that has been meeting for months trying to put together a list of bases to be closed. The current panel will be expanded to 12 members by the Bill. The panel will make its recommendations by dec. 31, and defense Secre tary Frank c. Carlucci would have until Jan. Is five Days before he leaves of fice to either accept or reject the entire list. He could not change the list. I Carlucci approves the list. Congress would have unlit mid april to overturn the proposal but it could Only do that by approving a Resolution that could then be vetoed by the incoming president. No base closures would begin before Nunn and sen. John Warner r-va., ranking Republican on the armed serv ices panel said they have talked wit commission members and no list of bases to be closed has yet been prepared if we re going to do something about balancing the budget the Way to do it is to eliminate unnecessary spending and bases said sen. William Roth a Del. Gramm noted that there is some thing in the heart of every politician that loves a darn or a Harbor or a Bridge or a military installation. Though they May Hale the purpose though they May vote against defense they want he Money coming into the area and they defend to the death the continuation of a  sen. Ted Stevens a Alaska complained the Bill does t require a study of whether any of the nation s 1,700 Over seas military installations should be shut Down. Another critic was sen. Dole bumpers,d-ark., who noted the air Force has considered closing its strategic air com Mand base at by Neville. Ark in the northeastern Comer of the stale. You close that base and you Guaran tee poverty in one of the poorest counties in America for the next 50 Yean bumpers said. The commission is headed by former sen. Abraham Ribicoff d-coon., and former rep. Jack Edwards. , bumpers asserted that the panel will still play  l would suggest there will be no bases on the list in Georgia or Virginia said bumpers referring to the Home states of Nunn and Warner. The two senators Are the chairman and ranking Republican respectively of the armed services committee the panel that oversee the Pentagon budget  
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