European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 6 the stars and stripes sunday october 30,19bb Faa orders All dc-9s checked for tiny cracks Washington a the Federal aviation admin isral Ion has announced it plans to order detailed inspections of ail dc-9 aircraft after uncovering cracks in three planes. The Agency uncovered a series of Small cracks in three dc-9 aircraft flown by Northwest airlines and us air group inc., Faa spokesman Bob Buckhom said Friday. As a result of this finding Faa plans to order shortly an in depth inspection of the do a the Faa is awaiting completion of inspections Al ready under was before ordering the inspection of All the dc-9 aircraft he  Agency said it also would recommend that air Craft outside the United slates be  cracks the longest of which was approximately one Inch Are located in the uppermost area of the fuselage Over the Wing he added. The announcement came a Day after the Faa tight ened the schedule for inspection and replacement of publicity Raisin moments after this Polo a taken on Tow Comer of Hollywood and Vine i crowd gathered won Dering whal was going on. Ii was a publicity Tunt to bring attention to Nice Ca Jades Salute to Hollywood show marking the 100th birthday of us Angeles True blown. The California raisins were lifting a sign to rename the Street making it Grapevine but it was soon changed Back to read  7 200 rivets on 300 older Boeing 737s. The roof of one of those planes flown by Aloha airlines Tore off Dur ing night april 28, killing one person and injuring 61. The rivets Are believed to cause crack in the fuse Lage skin of the aircraft. The Agency said the cracks in the dc-9s, Man fac lured by Douglas aircraft co., a division of Mcdon Nell Douglas corp., were not As serious and in no manner comparable to the recent cracks discovered in Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage joints and it was noted Hal corrosion was not a Factor in any of the crack  Agency emphasized that he cracks do not mean the passenger ids arc  am confident that these cracks could not become a the real to the structural integrity of the aircraft Faa administrator t. Allan Mcartor said in a statement. We re talking about very Small cracks. We re not talking about the kind of thing we found in the Boe Ings said Buckhorn. 3,000 profess aids disclosure san Francisco a nearly 3,000 demonstrators look to the streets to protest a California ballot initiative that would require disclosure of then Ames of people infected with aids. No one was arrested during the noisy protest Fri Day night which was sparked when nov. George Duck Majian announced earlier in the Day he would Vole in favor of proposition 102. The initiative to appear on the nov. S ballot would require doctors blood Banks and others to report to local health officers any patients and blood donors they think have been exposed to aids or have tested positive for inc deadly disease. The protesters gathered in the largely homosexual Castro District and marched several Miles past the civic  outrage was motivated by the fact that so Many hundreds of doctors and health care workers have said people should vote no and every member of the governor s aids advisory Council is opposed to 102," said Allen White a Leader of the protest staged by mobilization against aids and other groups. Meanwhile Friday lop officials of California universities joined the fight against the proposition. Proposition 102 would in our opinion under mine sound medical and educational programs now under Way in our universities and introduce new policies based on a misunderstanding of the Public health and research needs of our stale and nation with respect to aids said a statement by the offi  included Stanford University president Donald Kennedy University of California presi Dent David Gardner University of Southern Cali fornia president James Zumberge and about dozen other educators and medical school officials. The University officials said proposition 102 could discourage people in High risk groups from getting tested for aids and volunteering As research subjects. Reagan says Iran ready for change los Angeles a president Reagan got Iran mixed up with Afghanistan briefly Friday then corrected himself and went on to say thai Iran is preparing for change of some kind in its government. The confusion came at an appearance before the los Angeles world affairs Council when Reagan was asked if he would support efforts by inc son of the Laie Shah of Iran to restore the monarchy. The president began if that s what the people of Afghanistan who have fought so bravely and courageously to restore their Freedom if that s Meir Choice a member of the Council who was Reading written questions submitted by members of the audience interrupted and said or. President we re talking about  of whal am i doing Reagan said "1 got into Afghanistan by mistake did t 1?" Reagan then recalled that he and his wife Nancy visit Tran shortly before inc Shah fell and the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini came to Power. It was amazing to Sec that country then he said. As you looked at the Skyline you saw derricks All Over these were building i Low Cost housing apartments for inc people. A land Reform was put into effect that gave land As we once did through Homestead my to the peasants and maybe part of the reason for the revolution was that most of that land belonged to the mullahs and they did t like having it taken away i know that there Are moves on and there Are factions Hal Are organizing right now Wilh the expectation that come the end of the Ayatollah the country can be moved in one of several directions Reagan said. I think that the United states would be very willing to be supportive of a regime that wanted to restore democracy Aad Freedom to the people he said. Irs won t give refund after Selling fake Gold Detroit a a Man who paid ssi 5 at an internal Revenue service auction for what irs appraisers said was a 14-Karat Gold Chain has discovered that he actually bought a Worth less imitation. Jack Larue bought the Chain this Pas week at an auction at jewelry furs and other interns seized for Back taxes from an imprisoned heroin dealer they had stated that it had a retail value of 11,920, Larue said. Right after the auction i noticed that the clasp was broken so i went Down to a jeweler he said. About half an hour later he called Roe and said hate to Tell you this but the Chain is worthless " the firm Hal first appraised the Chain for the irs examined it a second Lime and confirmed that it was a phony. William Brantley an irs supervisor said the Agency can t help Larue. All our sales Are final he said. We had an appraisal done and that s what we went  police seek Man who got Cheeky with photocopier St. Cloud Minn. A police Are seek ing a Young Man who tried to take a picture of his posterior at a copying Center and led without paying the $4,300 Bill Tor damaging the machine beyond repair. Daniel amyl the manager of Kinko s copies said the Man dropped his pants and jumped onto a copying machine late one night while a clerk was helping another customer. The machine s Glass plate broke and ruined the optics of the machine Arndt said. The copier cannot be repaired and must be replaced at a Cost of $4,300, Arndt said. 750,000 Csc cars trucks recalled to replace switches Washington general motors corp. Has begun recalling nearly 750,000 1964 Model Chevrolet Pontiac and Csc cars and trucks to replace defective switches in he Lehi cles1 pollution control systems the environmental Protection Agency said. Models affected Are the Chevrolet impale Ca Price classic Camaro Monte Carlo and Vej Camino the Pontiac firebird Bonn Vilh grand prix and Parisienne and the Csc Cabal Micro. They arc equipped Wilh 231-cubic-Inch six Cylinder and 305-cubic-Inch or 350-cubic-Mch v-8 engines. Of the 749,802 vehicles being recalled 53,114 were sold in California which has separate Stan Dards from the rest of the country and some times is not Alec cd by recalls. Recall letters ask owners to schedule appoint ments Wilh dealers for free replacements Epa said. Four killed when truck juvenile Center Van collide Alexandria Minn. A a tractor said Friday the Van carrying 12 residents and two adult staff member from the Sauk Centre correction Al facility 10 Alexandria collided with the truck on interstate 94, about one mile East of this West Centra Minnesota Community. The Douglas county sheriffs department did not immediately release information on the identities of the injured and the dead. The youths the staff members and the Driver of the Sci truck were taken to Douglas county Hospital said Jan Vare the Hospital director of education. Sauk Centre is about 25 Miles Southeast of Alexandria