European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday january 23, 1989 Jet that lost engine had t been fitted with extra supports Chicago a a Piedmont air lines Jet whose engine fell off just after Takeoff had not yet undergone a safety support modification ordered by the Federal aviation administration Federal official said saturday. Two months ago the Faa Orde Redall Boeing 737-200 engines to be equipped with additional engine sup ports but the official said it was too soon to know whether the Modifica Tion could have helped prevent Fri Day s incident. The right engine Tore away from the Boeing 737-200 Jet on Piedmont flight 1480 As the plane left o Hare International Airport. No one was injured. The modification had not Bee performed on this air plane said Wil Liam Bruce who is heading an invest tation for the National transportation acty Board. The Faa order said the support could be added anytime within the next 4,000 landings and Bruce believed the aircraft had not made that Many subsequent landings. The engine which fell in an Ai Portfield was being examined at o Hare and portions of the plane s engine mount were to be Analysed in Washington he said. The investigation was not focusing on any one possible cause Bruce told a news conference at o Hare. He said he would be reviewing maintenance re cords for the Piedmont plane which was built in 1981. Friday s incident was the second on of its Type in 13 months. The Faa last january ordered air lines to inspect some engine mount bolts on Boeing 737-200 aircraft for cracks after an engine fell off a us air flight shortly after Takeoff from Phila Delphia on dec. 5, 1987, said Mitch Barker an Faa spokesman in  injuries were reported in the Inci Dent. The Boeing 737-200 has two engines one mounted under each Wing. The plane which can carry about 125passengers, is designed to Fly on one engine said David Shipley a spokes Man for us air inc which owns pied Mont. In both incidents the pilots we Reable to land the planes with one remaining engine. But an engine separation in 1979 Leto the worst air disaster in . History when an american airlines dc-10crashed just after Takeoff from o Hare killing 273 people. Electrifying ride George Kelleher of Boston s seashore trolley museum Waves from the controls of a 1923 trolley. It was rolled out by the Massachusetts Bay transit authority to celebrate the 100th anniversary this month of electric Street car serv ice. The car made a special run from Cleveland Circle to Park Street station. Pint size commissioner proposes big ideas Berkeley Calif. A a 7-year old boy appointed to the City s youth commission after he worked for the re election of a councilman attended his first meeting saturday and propose some attacks on poverty. Edward Andrews who looked bored at times sat through an hour of plodding discussion by fellow commissioners an school officials on topics such As student motivation and High school assemblies. But then Teddy As he s known Rose to tackle an even More serious subject. I propose we join together to help the poor and homeless children he said. His suggestions included soliciting contributions from the University of California at Berkeley and the Berkele police department helping children in need get haircuts collecting books to Sand clothing for homeless children and distributing them in ways that will no humiliate the youngsters. Not Only will these Points help the homeless and needy children of Berke Ley they will help in the fight against drugs Teddy said. What if you were homeless or poor had no clothes shoes or decent recreation program some Guy comes up to you and says hey kid i a live you $50 to carry my drugs " the Young commissioner dressed in Blue jeans scuffed White sneakers and a Black sweatshirt said he came pre pared for the meeting held in the gymnasium at the Martin Luther King  Center in Berkeley. He said he wrote to both the univer sity and police about his ideas found two bookstores willing to donate books and persuaded several establishments to donate haircuts. Let us show the world we can make difference he said. The rest of the youth commission endorsed his proposals and Bob Weinberg or director of the Berkeley subcommittee on the homeless said the youngster s ideas among others will be discussed atan educational workshop for the City Council later this month. Reagans get settled in Bel air los Angeles a it in t exactly 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue but Ron Ald and Nancy Reagan Are settling righting at 668 Saint Cloud Road thank you. The reagans moved Here Friday fro the White House after he completed an eight year assignment in Washington a president of the United states. Clusters of red White and Blue bal loons and a Welcome Ron and Nancy sign remained up at one nearby House Over the weekend but otherwise the Rea Gans new Street looked like your average neighbourhood of multimillion Dollar residences. Will he make a change Jeffrey by land a real estate executive who lives near the reagans repeated the question to himself before answering. Maybe for a couple of weeks he said. After that think everything will be Back to  Small knots of tourists gathered along the narrow winding Street from time to time Over the weekend hoping to catch glimpse of the former president and first lady. The reagans son Ron drove up in ared sports car and visited for about half an hour. While he was there he and his parents waved from a Walkway that is visible from the Road. Occasionally tour vans stopped in front of the reagans place a new Stolon an established route that includes the Homes of neighbors Zsa Zsa Gabor and Elizabeth Taylor. Flowers were delivered for mrs. Rea Gan. A secret service Man came outside the Walls for a moment. But the elaborate Security that was i effect when Reagan visited Here As presi Dent Over the Christmas and new year holidays was gone. No longer was the Street blocked off at both ends and Secu Rity cars parked along its length. The reagans continue to receive around the clock secret service Protection. We won t give you the specifics of what they Are going to get How much said secret service spokesman Rich Adams in Washington. It would really be kind of self defeating for us to  Hyland the new neighbor estimate Security had been scaled Back by 80 per cent. The reagans will continue to be driven by the secret service. There was a 10 car caravan when they arrived Friday after the flight from Washington. They come and go and Are in and out of the driveway in 10 seconds and Down the Street said Hyland. I Don t think it s going to be much of a  like All the streets in the fashionable Hillside neighbourhood called Bel air Saint Cloud has no sidewalks apparently part of an Effort to protect its exclusivity when it was first Laid out As a Haven for Blue bloods in the 1920s. In a television interview broadcast on the lbs program "60 minutes on jan.15, mrs. Reagan looking ahead to life after the White House said not being on the front pages would be Fine with  i will not miss being under the Microscope mrs. Reagan said. Indeed attention is already shifting to president Bush and his wife Barbara As they get settled in at 1600 Pennsylvania venue and away from the reagans As they get settled in on Saint Clou Road. We have our share of Rubbe neckers but we have always had them said by land. The Novelty i think is going Tovery quickly Wear  As for the reagans they said during the flight from Washington that they still have unpacking to do. Up to now i be been doing that the former first lady told reporters. Asked whether her husband was Good at unpacking she just laughed. Few bristling at fire chief s ban on beards Lynn mass. A one Man mailed his Beard to the fire chief but in the end there was t a whisker of real protest from the formerly hirsute Lynn firefighters forced to face the new year cleanly shaven. Fire chief Curtis Numberg decided beards had to go because oxygen mask makers said hairy jaw prevent a tight Seal. So beards Are now out of the question. We were one of the last Large fire departments to Overlook beards before said Numberg. About 30 men out of 245 in the department went under the razor. Some contemplated going to their doctors to get a note saying they could t shave because their skin was too tender Numberg  Beard in the mail was sent anonymously. But it was a telltale color that Numberg told the Boston sunday Herald he thinks he recognizes. I sent a message Back saying iwas haying it tested for drugs num Berg said