European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday december 7,19b8 Gorbachev to urge new momentum by the Washington Post United nations soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Wilt loll the International Community thai new Momen Tum is needed to Deal with pressing global issues when he Speaks for the first time from inc Rostrum of the . Gen eral Assembly wednesday morning a senior soviet spokesman said. Academician Corgi Arbatova. Who iia member of Gorbachev s delegation Tonew York and a member of the Central committee of the soviet communist party told a news conference that the Appeal for new momentum will be the Ihme of Gorbachev s speech which is expected to be his major Public statement during a Hryc Day visit which was to begin with his arrival at Kennedy International Airport at 3 . Tuesday. Arbatova indicated that Gorbachev May seek to discuss arrangements for a Summit meeting next year with presi Dent elect George Bush when the two men meet along with president Reagan wednesday afternoon. The soviet spokesman who appeared at a . News conference along with Central committee and foreign ministry officials said Gorbachev has no plans to visit the lavish Trump Towe Headquarters of new York real estate Developer Donald j. Trump As announced earlier. Andrei Grachev a senior soviet offi Cial described Gorbachev s itinerary As a Christmas Surprise and said a is common to keep such preparations secret until the last  new York City police chief Robert a Johnston said Gorbachev and his wife Raisa plan to View Manhattan from the observation deck of the world Trade enter and drive through Wall Street and along Broadway after the meeting with Reagan and Bush. Mrs. Gorbachev will lunch with firs lady Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush and May Visil a Manhattan department store before joining her husband at the world Trade Center Johnston said. He said the Gorbachev plan to visit a soviet Trade exposition at the new javits Center thursday and then visit Central Park and the european painting gallery at the metropolitan museum of Art. The Gorbachev will also attend receptions for . Diplomats and prominent new yorkers on wednesday and thursday evenings before leaving new York at 10 . Friday for visits to cub and Britain. Democrats tap Wright for speaker 70,000 watch i i i i i Washington speaker of the House Jim Wright was nominated unanimously monday by House democrats for another two year term and declare that the new Congress will pass a clean air act and election Reform legislation including uniform poll dosing hours i presidential elections. Wright accused by republicans of extreme partisanship in his first term As speaker pledged a bipartisan approach on foreign affairs and held out Hope of agreement with president elect George Bush to resolve the bitter dispute Over Aid to rebels in Nicaragua. His selection by the democratic Cau Cus which is tantamount to election when the 101st Congress convenes Jan. 3, was seen As a vote of Confidence by fellow democrats for Wright who is under investigation by the House ethic committee. Democratic floor Leader Thomas f. Foley of Washington and whip Tony Coelho of California were nominate without opposition for re election to the imposts. In a historic breakthrough the democrats elected rep. William k. Gray of Pennsylvania to the fourth ranking leadership position of caucus chairman making him the first Black Ever to be elevated to such a High Post. Gray a five term congressman who won wide respect As chairman of the House budget committee easily Defeated rep. Mary Rose Oakar of Ohio vice chair of the caucus and rep. Mike Synar of Oklahoma with 146 votes to 80 for Oakar and 33 for Synar. Meanwhile House republicans again chose rep. Robert h. Michel of Illinois to be their Leader and elevated rep. Richard Cheney of Wyoming to be part whip. 2 airliners make emergency landings at Denver Denver a two commuter air Craft made emergency landings within minutes of each other at Staple Lon inter National Airport after Landing gear prob lems forced them to Lum Back shortly after Takeoff sunday Airport officials said. Both landings went smoothly and there were no injuries among the More than 90 people on the flights. We had ail the stops pulled Sla Lelon spokesman Richard Boulware said of the Airport s emergency  did t know How serious a problem it could be. We did t want to take  Rocky Mountain airways right 2178 took off for Steamboat Springs at 4 . With 43 people on Board but turned Back after a warning Light indicated a malfunctioning nose Landing gear said airline spokeswoman Rita Cuddihy. The four engine Turboprop circled the area dumping fuel before making a Safe Landing. Less than a a half hour later. Unite express flight 3939, bound Tor grand Junction with about 50 people aboard returned to the Airport after Radi oing the control Tower that it had unknown gearproblems.". The United express con Vair 580 had a faulty indicator Light that made the Pilot think the Landing gear was not Down Boulware said. Yule free lighting new York a with the push of a Button and a chorus of oohs monday evening it officially became christmastime in the City As the Rocke Feller Center tree was lighted. A crowd estimated at More than70,000 jammed the streets and stared from skyscrapers around the famous Plaza and skating rink where a lowering Tannenbaum Nas enchanted visitors fors6 ears. When the juice flowed o the 20,000 coloured lights on the 75-foot Norway Spruce a piped in rendition of the Halle Lujah chorus from Handel s Messiah drowned out the admiring gasps. Once in a lifetime you be gotta comedown Here and see it live said Therna Calabress of Huntington Long Island who admitted she also wanted to see Tony Bennett who hosted the pre Light ing show with Maureen Mcgovey. The throng some of whom had arrived at the Plaza four hours before the official lighting huddled in a 40-d.egree chill but in generally Good spirits Jennifer Hickey and Margaret Hig gins both 16-year-Olds from Queens said their three hour wait was Worth it. Goggles from Page 1 i Tor aviation. We believe we have to keep doing this so we can be ready where he time  Pitman said investigators were justified in blaming Pilot error for the night Vismin related crashes of the 62 helicopters crashes in the past decade. If they had followed procedures with each of the Acci dents we be had., Ana used common sense the accidents would t have occurred he said. Officials at itt e Tiro optical products in Roanoke,va., Varian image tube division in Palo Alto and other. Manufacturers of inc wiggles said they have never consid ered the infantry mods s suitable for flight. Itts position is 1 at we dont endorse generation ii infantry goggles for of he applications said Jim Eder an itt night vision program manager i Kcjr sign do Firth who headed Ling in 1978. They just dont give you enough to Fly at High speeds. It was an army decision to put them in helicopters. They arc aware old if risks ,. Goggle flying was one hairy experience Afler another said Clyde Emery a retired Pilot who taught instructors at for trucker ala., 1981. It s one of the reasons retired. We were kill Fig people. And i wanted to live another 20 or 30  Emery said pilots frequently deceived superiors by secretly flying without got tics during night missions. In the past 10 year the army had 41 major crashes during goggle flights la marines eight and the air Force three. Several involved More than one aircraft the total number of helicopters that crashed was 62. The Navy refuses to Fly any aircraft with the infantry goggles said Pitman. I new goggles with two to four times the Power of the infantry goggles have been designed for pilots and Are in use but Cost twice As much and Are expected to remain in Short Supply for the next three years the newspaper said. Long sought scientist arrested Phoenix a a California scientist who vanished More than 18 months ago from a lop secret re search Laboratory where he worked was arrested Mon Day on Federal charges. An Fri agent confirmed the arrest of chemist Ron Ald k. Stump but refused to give further information. Slump who lived on a Houseboat in the Sacramento River had worked at the Lawrence Livermore nation Al Laboratory in Livermore. Calif for More than 25 years before he disappeared in april 1987. Officials said he had Access to the Laboratory s top secret tritium facility. Tritium is a radioactive for of Hydrogen used in some forms of nuclear bombs before he disappeared. Stump had told Lawrence Livermore officials he suspected that he had cancer and asked for extended sick leave. The government charged slump with fraud Over his alleged role in the Laboratory s Purchase of a $250,000 piece of equipment that malfunctioned and he was sought by the Fri. On a warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Allegations that Federal authorities failed to investigate stump s disappearance and other employee violations at Livermore and other laboratories have prompted an investigation by a the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations. .-.-. /.-. -._". T Livermore administrators were worried about protecting the lab s Public image and chose to let stump go free rather than risk unfavourable publicity Accord ing to investigators on the lab s Security Force and in Congress. Remains of missing Marine four id. Twenty nine Palms Calif. A skeletal remains believed to be those of a Marine missing in the desert since a training exercise More than three months ago were found about two Miles North of a base Here author Liet said. A Wallet containing the identification of Marine Lance Cpl. Jason roller was found sunday near the remains said Cape. Kevin Murphy a spokesman for the Marine corps air ground combat Center about 125 Miles Easl of los Angeles. There s a sadness but a feeling of Relief said Rothery father Jeff rather of Cleveland. This has been a three month ordeal. It s been a Nightmare but it s Good to finally gel this behind us and see this com ing to an end.". A a j the remains were found near the Community of Bagdad two Miles North of the military reservation and less than a mile from former Highway 66, now called the National trails Highway authorities said. That ii 17 mites from where Rother 19, was dropped off for a night training exercise aug. 31. This Puls him farther than we figured he could have made it to Murphy said. What was really unfortunate is that he got less than a mile from Highway 66."VDeputy chief Jerome Ringhofer said. Rother from Minneapolis was attached to a unit based at Camp Lejeune , he was acting As a Road guard k directing traffic As convoys mane Vered through the night and was to have been picked up at 1. , on aug. 31. A mix up in communications left him alone in sizzling heal with three can Lens of water. He was reported missing i w Days later. Three marines Are facing courts martial in connection with other s disappearance and two others have been relieved of their commands