European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                General recalls Martin Luther King or. Page 3 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 266 wednesday january 11,1989 254 daily and sunday d 8693 a 1 engine had been shut off other one caught fire before Airliner crashed Kegworth England a investigators said tuesday that they found fire damage in one engine of a Boeing 737 that crashed in Central England and that the other engine had been inexplicably shut off before the crash. Eddie Trimble the transport depart ment s chief engineering inspector at the crash scene said the right engine showed no sign of having been on fire and was in a Zero thrust or shut Down  he said the engine appeared to have been turned off at a previous Point in the flight rather than in the moments before the plane crashed into a Highway embankment sunday night while the Pilot tried to make an emergency Landing at East midlands Airport a half mile from the crash site. Trimble refused to speculate on whether Pilot error was to blame for shutting Down the engine. At this stage in the investigation All possibilities Are open in that regard he said. Investigators Are listening to the flight recorders and will be Able to question the seven Crew members including the Pilot and co Pilot. The British Midland airways Jet crashed beside England s main North South Highway killing 44 people. It was flying from London s Heathrow Airport to Belfast when the Pilot reported engine trouble. The Boeing 737-400 was 12 weeks old and had flown fewer than 500 hours the airline said. The left engine has fire damage Trimble said. The fire damage is consistent with witness reports of fire associated with the left engine in flight. We have no evidence at the moment of a mechanical failure in the right  transport Secretary Paul Channon repeated Trimble s findings to parliament continued on Back Page naval Retiree faces charges of espionage Washington a a retired Navy chief Petty officer was arrested tuesday on charges he tried to sell highly classified information about anti submarine warfare tactics to the soviet Union the Fri said. Craig d. Kunkle 39, of Virginia Beach va., was arrested by Fri agents from the Norfolk va., Field office on charges of espionage gathering or delivering classified information to a foreign government and disclosure of classified information said Fri spokes Man Charles w. Steinmetz. Steinmetz said the arrest resulted from an undercover investigation by the Fri and the naval investigative service that began last month. We did Stop him from providing the information to the soviets he said. The suspect was arrested while trying to sell Classi fied information to an agent posing As a soviet spy according to a source familiar with the Case who spoke on condition of anonymity. The investigation was triggered when the suspect telephoned the soviet embassy in Washington with an offer to pass along secret information the source said. . Counterintelligence agencies routinely Monitor Telephone Calls to the soviet embassy. Kunkle a 12-year Veteran of the Navy who was see Retiree on Back Page costly Way to catch a fish when it comes to catching dinner this afghan Ger propelled grenade to do the Job in the Arghan dab Rilla does t take any chances with a Hook and a line. River in southwestern Afghanistan. The rocket can instead the Mujahideen Fisherman relies on rocket be seen As a dark blur in the lower left. Dismissal of 2 charges against North put off from press dispatches Washington the judge in the Iran Contra Case delayed on monday the dismissal of the two broadest criminal charges against Oliver l. North until the administration notifies the court of its decision to withhold some classified in formation needed for the former White House aide s trial. . District judge Gerhard a. Gesell gave no indication that he would oppose the dropping of two of the 14 charges. Dismissal of the two counts conspiracy to defraud the government and theft of government property was re Quested last week by Independent coun Sel Lawrence e. Walsh after the administration cited National Security reasons in refusing to allow disclosure of some classified information Gesell had ordered re leased for North s trial. But Gesell said monday that the Law regulating the use of classified information at criminal trials requires attorney general Dick Thornburgh to file an affidavit disclosing the decision to withhold the data. A Justice department spokesman had no comment on the matter monday. But Walsh told Gesell that he foresees no problem in getting Thornburgh to file the affidavit. Tnp Ryburgh has emphasized that the decision to dismiss was made by Walsh but has praised Walsh s action. An administration official said the decision to withhold the information was made by Thornburgh Secretary of state George p. Shultz defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci National Security adviser Colin l. Powell Central Intelli gence Agency director William h. Webster and National Security Agency director William Studeman. An inter Agency group made up of representatives of those agencies first reviewed the documents and made recommendations to the Agency chiefs the official said. The panel also works under the Aegis of the White House counsel s office. The two charges for which Walsh is seeking dismissal accuse the former National Security Council aide of illegally diverting profits from . Arms sales to Iran to support the nicaraguan contras. Sources said Walsh s decision was based see North on Back Page