European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday december 29,1988 Twa denies paper s claim that it lost engine cover Berlin up Twa denied wednesday one of its jets lost a Cowling on in engine during a flight from Wisl Berlin to Frankfurt tuesday. Louis Camorota the Twa manager for Ger Many said a routine Check tuesday had Dis closed a malfunctioning air valve had damaged the Cowling and the Boeing 727 had been taken out or service. He said such a repair Job is carried out world wide 20 limes a West German newspaper Bild said wednesday the Jet landed in Frankfurt tuesday morning with a Large Hole in the Cowling of the Eft engine. The newspaper said the the Li-by-23-Inch Hole had not been noticed by the Crew or any of he 60 passengers until the Boeing 727 landed in Frankfurt. Fuselage Crock found on another Eastern Jet Miami a inspections of Eastern air lines Boeing 727i found a fuselage crack in a Jet in. Roughly the same area where a 14-Inch Hole Tore open in another plane forcing an emergency Landing inc airline said wednesday. Eastern officials in Boston said the Boeing 727was grounded for repairs at Logan International Airport after company inspectors discovered the 3 inn crack in inc fuselage monday nigh the airline ordered the inspections of its Boeing 727 Flktti after a 14-Inch Hole Tore open in the fuse Lage of an Atlanta bound 727 on monday forcing itto make an emergency Landing in Charleston w.va., its abm Dupres surim. 5 killed in crash caused by Driver fleeing police Colum bus Ohio a a Man fleeing police ran a red Light and rammed into the Side of a car Al 80 Mph tuesday killing a woman and her tour daughters in a fiery explosion that threw Theca s engine More than 50 Yards police said. Ii just exploded said Dave Bolognone who witnessed the Accident As soon m it hit theolier car there was p giant explosion and every thing was spinning. It was crazy. There was nothing you could police Dpi. John Rockwell said an officer spotted a car speeding and began pursuing in just As the Accident occurred. The fleeing car struck the Oiler car As it was making a turn Alan intersection. The identities of the dead were not immediately released and no charges had been filed late tuesday. The Driver of the fleeing car was listed in poor condition Al Gram medical Center. Pentagon stresses need to maintain commitments by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington any action taken to shift More of the Burden sharing Load within nato should nol be taken As a signal Tor the United Stales to reduce its defense commitments a top defense official said wednesday. At a Pentagon news conference Deputy defense Secretary William h. Tall in released a report requested by Congress summarizing a year of talks with euro Pean allies and Japan. The report titled sharing inc roles risks and responsibilities for the common defense stressed the familiar theme that the allies must contribute More to the common defense. But it is not an indication that the defense department advocates a reduction in . Troop strength overseas or any other unilateral defense action. ,. The Way we have addressed this is not As an Opportunity for the United Stales to do any less than in is doing tall said. Our View is that the United slates needs to do Al least As much As it s doing and can afford the percentage of the . Gross National product devoted to defense is smaller than has typically been the Case since world War ii he said. The Point is that the allies in terms of their rela Tive Prosperity can do More easily and should he said. There Are Force goals that Are not being met now. Our first task is to Sef. That they Are met. That does t mean that anyone slops doing what they Are doing. In Means that some Start doing things that they have been pulling he mentioned Belgium and Denmark As two coun tries that have not been meeting their nato commit ments although he recognized the pressures that governments often face from their electorates. It does t help the Alliance to have those govern ments fall simply because they wanted to do More in terms of defense he said. Tall acknowledged that the recent unilateral Force reductions and other peace initiatives proposed by so Viet president Mikhail Gorbachev have turned Public opinion in Western Europe particularly in West get Many against higher defense spending. But he said inc governments of Western Europe continue to recognize the need to meet Alliance he praised the United kingdom and West or Many for their plans to reverse downward defense spending spirals in recent years As proof of that. The West German defense budget is increasing this year for the first time in three or four years he said. That demonstrates the fact that the fed eral Republic recognizes the need for increased in vestment in Taft cited several Burden sharing victories Over inc past year notably the Alliance decision to pay for the relocation of the 401 is tac fighter Wing sign of nato Unity in difficult circumstances tie said. From Spain to Italy. That was a Strong Sig the report did not offer radically new initiatives for shifting More of the defense Burden from the United slates to its allies. But Taft said it lays the groundwork for us to continue to address the Issue and establishes Burden sharing As a permanent Fea Ture in the conduct of Alliance the importance of maintaining the alliances with other nato nations and with Japan and South Korea can l be underestimated he said. Of All the Force multipliers we have those Alli ances Are by car and away the single greatest contributor he said. Daniel from Page 1 motion to major ventral. Also nominated were Brig. Gen. Billy o. Mccoy 48, Deputy chief of staff for operations at 2nd Allied tac air forces Rhein Ahton and Brig. Gen. Gary w. O Shaughnessy 49, director of intelligence for the . European come. Daniel a native of fort Knox ky., graduated from the . Air Force Academy in 1962 and earned a master s degree in political science from Auburn University in 1973. He served with the s57th tic fighter so in Vietnam from november 1965 to october 1966 and As a Light commander with the 432nd tac fighter and recon Wing in Thailand from Damber 1973 to july 1974. Daniel also has served As commander to the 4th tac fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson fab and vice commander of the 363rd tac Fig Liler Wing Al ,. became commander of the 65th air div at Lindsay in april moving to the Post after two years As inspector general at Safe Headquarters at Ramstein a. -.-. A he is a command Pilot with 414 combat hours and More than 2,000 flying Houre in the 4, a Well As 900 hours in Oiler aircraft. Probe from Page 1v has developed into a criminal inquiry of International Lockerbie bore the Brunt of the Boeing 747 s Flam ing wreckage when it fell out of the sky dec. 21. All 259 people aboard the plane were killed and 11 missing townspeople Are presumed dead. Police spokesman Angus Kennedy said one More body was recovered tuesday bringing the total to 241. The transport ministry statement was distributed 10 news organizations in London and read to reporter sin Lockerbie by Michael Charles head of the min siry s air accidents investigation Branch. Charles declined to answer reporters questions. The statement said evidence collected by the Branch including the cockpit voice and right data recorders and the Trail of wreckage on the ground hailed to the preliminary conclusion that the explosion took place soon after the aircraft had crossed the Scot Tish Border whilst it was in the cruise at 31,000 feet and Hal this led directly to its much investigative work remains to be done to establish the nature of the explosive device what in was contained in its location in the aircraft and the sequence of events immediately following us Dotlo Nalion the statement said. V i it said wreckage baggage and part of the framework of a Metal Luggage pallet were being examined by ministry of defense scientists while More items collected by air accidents investigation Branch investigators. Will be subjected to lengthy chemical and metallurgical forensic ,.-. In other developments news reports said wednesday that heal damage to the plastic lining of a cargo Bay and Metal slivers found embedded in the bodies of passengers indicated that a bomb downed the Jei. In London Pine coffins containing the first bodies of americans killed in the dec. 21 crush arrived at Heathrow Airport and were loaded onto two pan am flights bound for new York. Authorities in Scotland said they had identified two More victims Michael Joseph Doyle 30, of voor ties nj., and Sean Concannon . Four men arrested for allegedly looting the wreck age were scheduled to appear in a scottish court wednesday. 1. More than 600 rescuers including 15 divers 30 tracker dogs and 100 soldiers resumed on wednesday their search of the Woods and icy Waters in a 100-Square-mile area of southwestern Scotland for the Vic Tims and wreckage which included one of the plane s wings. /a1. -.". In a report wednesday the times newspaper gave details of evidence pointing 10 a bomb. It quoted un-1 identified investigators As saying they found heat dam age on parts of a cargo Bay s plastic lining caused most probably by an explosion among Luggage Michael Vardley a terrorism expert and author told the Domestic news Agency press association that the bomb Likely was a Large device probably 10 to 20 Kilos 22 to 44 pounds of a plastic explosive like Yardley is not involved in the investigation. Semtex is a Czechoslovakia made plastic explosive thai is lightweight odourless and hard in detect. On tuesday night residents of Lockerbie paid silent respects to the five american victims of the jumbo Jet disaster whose bodies were the first to leave the Scot Tish town since the new York bound Boeing 747 fell onto it in pieces. A. Lockerbie s tribute appeared to be spontaneous. Re porters who Are briefed iwo or three limes daily in Lockerbie bad Only about a half hour Nolick of the move. 1v-. A Convoy for the coffins began at a warehouse now pressed into use As a Chapel of rest. An Honor guard included police Mountain Rescue team wit their dogs local officials and. Pan am flight attendants. As a police motorcycle led a big White refrigerator Van past the town halt the crowd surged Forward. Some women wept and others bowed their Heads a the Van railed slowly by. One Moo saluted and his hand in a gesture of parting. The Only sound on High Street As the main Street is known was a squeaky Axle on a stood silently for a couple minutes then disappear cd into the night. A cold rain began to fall. Kennedy the local police spokesman said it was not known when the next bodies would depart but the Pace is expected to accelerate in coming Days. He identified the first five americans As Kenneth Raymond Garzynski 37, of North Brunswick j of Dixit 55, of fair Bora Ohio his wife stump Duit 53 and their two grandchildren Suruchi Hal ton 3, and her year-old brother Anmol of Warren Mich. The children s Mother Garima. 29, was Alia aboard the plane but her body apparently by not been identified. I. 1
