European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes sunday March 26,1989 review ordered of crash at Gander paper reports Toronto a the government will review an investigation that ruled a buildup of ice Raiher than an explosion or fire caused the 1985 jetliner crash in which 156 americans were killed a newspaper said Friday. The review of the crash at Gander Newfoundland will be part of a program the government is undertaking to reassure canadians about air safely tic Giorc and mail newspaper said. Government offices were closed for Good Friday and officials could not imme Diate 1 be reached for comment. The newspaper said in was not Clear whether the inquiry to be announced his week would reopen he entire investigation or Only review the evidence com piled by the Canadian aviation safety Board. After Many Public feuds the safety Board concluded in december that the crash probably was caused by ice on the wings the Arrowaircharterdc-8. That conclusion was approved by five of the Board s nine members while four members issued a separate report saying an in flight fire or explosion was the most Likely Sauk of Fth dec. 12, 1985, disaster. The crash was the worst aviation disaster in Canada. The Accident killed the eight american Crew members. And 248  who were heading to fort Campbell ky., after completing peacekeeping duties in the Middle East. The Globe and mail said the air safety program will be introduced by transport minister Benoit Bouchard and will include a Promise to eliminate the safely Board and replace it with an Agency assigned to review All types of transportation accidents. The Toronto Star also reported earlier that the safety to Arr will be eliminated. On March 10, an air Ontario Fokker f-28 ret crashed near Dryden Ontario killing 24 people in the first fatal crash of a regularly scheduled commercial flight in Canada in 10 years. Hitting the tour Trail american unit soviet Stull cats in Moomow Hart a Spe Cial Ruidi for a Lour of Hie Kremlin on Friday. How Cut it appeared soviet firs lady Resisa Gorbachev Center trip Viem of some. If inc name problems thai Eschar around la world have keeping the Atten Tion of the students in her group. The americans arc part of a group called youth ambassadors at Ameri Ca based in Bellingham Wash. Torn Wing forces 747 to furn Bock mania Philippines a a United airlines jumbo Jet with 357 people aboard returned to Manila on saturday a Flora piece of one. Wing peeled off Over inc i a civic. A passenger and an Airport official Vaid. The hoeing 7-17 landed at Manila Airport and no serious injuries to passengers or Crew were reported. Las month. The cargo door of a United. Boeing 747 ble off after the aircraft left Honolulu ripping a huge Hole in the Side of the fuselage. Nine people died when they were tucked out of the Hole. In saturday s Accident passenger Jonathan Miller of Torrance calif., said the plane began 10 vibrate after a Morfoot by a foot Hole appeared in the Wing Between the fun Sotack and the . He said the laps were not damaged. Witnesses who saw the plane after it resumed to Amoy Aquino International Airport said the. Torn portion was just above the Flap near the fuselage. Rudy Flores the Airport s supervising air traffic controller said the Crew discovered a fibreglass Section of the Wing had Lorn off about 30 minutes after the plane look off from Manila. He did not know How High the plane was flying when the Hole appeared. But Joe Basso United airlines manager for the Philippines said in a Telephone interview that he was not aware of any part of the plane being Lorn off. He said tic was informed the flight developed minor mechanical  the age of the aircraft was not immediately known. Flows said the Pilot inform ii the Airport s lower Tomt the damage was considered minor acid emergency assistance would not be needed. Miller a 50-year-old aircraft products Engineer said there was very mild panic inside the plane when the passengers Learned about the torn Wing Section. He said one passenger suffered an apparent heart attack. First t fell a bump then the plane began vibrating said Miller who was seated Nilar the Wing. I saw a foot of inc starboard Wing Peel off and then other Pieres followed. You can clearly be through the  nobody was Hurt fibres said a Telephone interview. But because of Fth damage the flight has been  or. Edgardo Francisco inc Airport doctor said on passenger showed symptoms of a Tran attack but re covered after taking sedatives. The plane left Manila Airport at 10 11 . For an intermediate Slop in Tokyo in route in san Francisco Flores said. Basso said the plane s 340 passengers and 1? Crew members were Safe and would Fly out later. Last april a Crew member was killed and 61 Passen Gers were injured when a Section of fuselage upped off a 19-Jcar-olo Aloha airlines Boeing 737. Military round Navy of told to consider shifting Guam naval facility Washington is a congressional panel has told the Navy and air Force to look into inc possibility of moving the . Naval air station at Guam International Airport 10 Andersen fab on Guam. Anticipating military resistance on Security grounds Guam s congressional representative Ben Blaz said if anything. I think it would strengthen . Security on Guam. After All with this move we would he consolidating. We re moving the Navy facility up to an Dersen air Force base which is not overcrowded acting on behalf of Guam s governor Blaz suggested the move 16 the chairwoman of the House armed services installations subcommittee. Rep. Pal Ricia Schroeder a Colo. Blaz wrote the committee a letter. We sent it to the Navy and air farce and asked for heir views said a subcommittee staff member. We gave them to april 1 " to respond. Defense officials Saidl hey were working on the request but could not say whether inc deadline would be met. Remarriage legislation sought by military groups Washington is a group of military associations is pushing for legislation to allow surviving spouses of military personnel to remarry at age 55 or older and still retain certain government bin evils the Bill proposed by sen. Ted Stevens Riaska would allow the individuals 1o continue receiving de Pendency and indemnity compensation benefits which compensate a surviving spouse for the loss of income when a Scricc member Dies on Active duty. By Law surviving spouses is else benefits when they remarry regardless of age. The measure which is before he Senate veterans affairs committee has the backing of the National military family association retired officers association of Eccl Reserve association National association of uniformed services air Force association naval enlisted Reserve association naval Reserve association and . Warrant officers. According to the department of veterans affairs 271j 13 surviving spouses collect the payments approximately 220,000 of those. Spouses Are older than is. An estimated i ,"400  remarry every year. Stevens said his Bill would bring the veterans affairs department in Tine with surviving spouse benefits administered by the defense department. The Pentagon permits widows and widow to remarry Al age 55 or later Anil can Niue to receive their spouses pension acne fits. Similarly surviving spouses of civil servants Are Able to remarry after age s5 and retain  Bene fits -. -. Sex discrimination d e to i led i n j a p a n Tokyo of five million japanese women have entered the work Force in the past 1 j years but Many suffer from sen discrimination despite government efforts to protect them an official report said saturday. Prime minister Noboru Takeshita s office said the num Ber of women in inc work Force has increased from 12 million in 1975 to 1 7 million in 1988 roughly 40 percent of Inq total workforce x however an official in Tave Shila s office Kiyoku Fujii said few women get responsible positions in management or As specialists despite Japan s 1981 equal Opportunity employment Law for in ample Only 29 women arc repro Soma lives in the Virv member parliament she said. More than 63 a Rcck Tofau working women who responded to a government Survey in 1987 complained of unequal in Epimeni said a report by Takeshita s office. Although Many companies have begun providing equal opportunities for female Job seekers women lace discrimination in promotions pay and working conditions Fujii said. She also charged that general position examinations for promotions May discriminate against women. The Closi does not violate the 1981 Law because it involves promo Tion not hiring she said. Lack of child care facilities at work Sites is also a big obstacle for mothers who want to keep working. Many companies Don i allow mothers o bring their children to work she said in a to minute video at a government news conference. Saturday several career women with responsible position japanese society is still ruled by men and the roles of each sex Are stubbornly fixed More women should Lake part indecision making processes in society especially in politics to share responsibilities equally with men Rem in isl Yoko Nubia said in the video