European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. Mays. 1989page 2 the stars and stripes Panay. Ways. Imps report Given on Jet crash that killed Harpe Jee Arrington Doke Katsch Slauter Bureau a device thai warns grown Awn trollers when a planets arriving too Low  time to sound an Alert before an f-16 Jet Crasnow ucar Torr Jon a Spain in december killing the 16th Ait  found no evidence of aircraft mechanical problems that could have caused the dec. 5 Acci Dent that killed maj. Gen. Winfield s. Harp. The re port said. But controllers told investigators that thelow Altitude alerting system or Laas did not warn them that Harp s Jet had descended below a mini mum Safe Altitude just before the Accident. Harp s f-16 slammed into a Hill about i5yjncsfrom Torr Jon during a night air to air  mis Sion. The report said Harp s plane  Ata Rale of about 3,600 feet permit ale just before the crash. To additionally the Rebuff said there was no Moon Light and a sigh us hovered up to 5,000 feet above sea level a time of the 7 . Crash. The major  waiver from Pilot vision requirements Solon As he wore glasses. The report said Temple sup ports for a pair of glasses were found in the aircraft wreckage. Harpe 51, apparently tried to slow Down level off or begin a climb when he crashed at an Elevation of nearly 3,000 feet above sea level the report said. Torr Jon s Low Altitude alerting system is set to goofy when radar detects a plane at 3,900 feet. A race sweep is completed about every 5  first warning flashes the  on controllers radar screen. Thcjrtjn3 radar  triggers  Lones at ground control if thet staf Troj Al below the set Altitude. Torrejon  revealed no warn ing tones thar port ,."wjlrffo Laas warning alarm us. Controller fit aware of. Harpe s Low  trans Mission to Alert him was not made the re porn Given Harpe s rate of descent and inc radar Sec. Timing however inc report also no cd that it is technically possible that the Laas system operating within its design capability would not have activated. Duelo Obs aclus in the Torr Jon. Line of  the released Accident investigation report relates Tole Al issues and does not determine cause or re Sponski Billy. A separate safety investigation also has Bee completed but will not be released to inc Public. Safe air traffic control authorities would not Dis cuss Laas in conjunction with Harp s crash bul Cape. De Worley a command spokesman said the device was operational at the time of the crash. It was tested follow Jig Allf Accident and it was working prop Erly pol. Roger g. Bacchieri Safe s director of air traffic services and airspace management said the system is reliable within its limitations. The real key is the Pilot Bacchieri said. The investigation Board received contradictory Testi Mony As to whether other aircraft flying below the 3.900-foot warning Altitude set off the system after Harp s Accident. Other contradictory testimony was received concerning whether the system had Bee checked that Day. Safe has not ordered changes to Laas proce dures regulations or equipment As a result of Fth crash wig ugh procedural Fine Luning is under Way Wor Lcy s Torrejos Newas is one of 12 used by Safe. It Isles sophistical Nklan the minimum Safe Altitude warning system Usco Solher bases such As Ramst Einab Wisl Germany Why Pavc broader areas of responsibility. Harpe had 4,730 total flying Houku including 181 inthe f-16. He Harpe impressed those 4jh whom he flew with his knowledge of aircraft systems and his instrument flying ability the report said. Correction a the Asso if obituary of forme Leeton  cd press in a teamsters president Roy Lee Williams Misisc miffed James r. Hoffa As one of the people referred join a quotation by William j. Mccarthy the current presi Dent of the Union. Mccarthy was inferring to Roy Lee Williams and to Jan pie Presser another former teamsters president nol to Hoffa. When he sail in testimony before the Senate pc Manint subcommittee on investigations in Washington april 4, one was a cheat and one was a liar an both were mixed up with la Cosa Nostra by their own admissions. 1 did t care forc Ither one of the emf Loffa also a former president of the Union disappeared in 1975. Mccarthy became  Presser s death last year. J Eagle scout Naples Italy a former student a Naples High school recently received his Eagle scout award the highest Honor for boy scouts. Jason Miklos. 18. Has been i scouting for 5w years. For his Eagle scout award he organized and directed a project for the Allied forces Southern Europe International archaeological society. Miklos and other volunteers built signs and a photo Dis play Board for the organization. The son of Richard and Giraldin Miklos is a senior at Stillwater High school in still water Minn. To earn the Eagle scout award Aboy Seoul must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service an outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and performing an average of 100 hours on a Community project. German Mil tary chief Iet Union the West Ger Cheney Bush chuckle about commentary Washington a defense Secretary Dick Ncncy played Down on wednesday aft apparent disparity be tween his assessment of soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev s chances of implementing reforms and he opinion held by president Bush. The president  in a meet ing yesterday and frankly chuckled at what has developed by Way of press commentary on views that we have expressed. We do not perceive significant difference in terms of our i rfcs of the situation with respect to  Cheney told the Senate aimed services committee. The defense Secretary who has Iknon the Job for less than two months c arrives in so Moscow apr Man chief of Sta Well Orshoff arrive Tunion wednesday o Cial visit the firs West German Armei to eat  Iii Ait Aimis i i Vij Cial soviet news Agar y Tass said. Well Ershoff met Gen. Mikhail Moise the soviet armed fort s. Moiseyev said the Nain goal of the meeting was the establishment of Confidence building i insures betwee the armed forces of the two countries.  the Dieter soviet a four Day offi a chief of the forces the offi a cd a sir last week when he predicted that Gorbachev would fail at instituting reforms in the soviet Union and would be replaced by a hard liner. If i had to guess today i would guess ultimately he would fail Cheney said in a television interview broadcast sat  also said the United slates should not Lake any unilateral Steps such As re moving any of the 324,000 . Troops stationed in Western Europe in response to changes in the soviet Union. Bush. Secretary of state James  Iii and White House chief of staff John Sununu quickly offered More Hope Ful assessments about Gorbachev s liberalization efforts. But they did not publicly rebuke  defense Secretary conceded wednesday that he Capon did perhaps with More Candor than was warranted about my View. Somewhat pessimistic concerning or. Gorbachev s Prospect for achieving his  the presid it has expressed the hop those Rufon pfc will be successful. Whf Don t Sec Hose. As  Cheney said. On own essay Cheney was asked by sen. Jfhn Warner of Virginia ranking Republican on the armed services com Mittee whether there was a fundamental diff Cronce Between Bush s approach tit Fonse and his own. Cheney replied this is his budget 1 presented  search for missing sailers called off Tokyo a . And japanese ships and planes on wednesday gave up the search for two crewmen washed Over Board from a . Navy submarine off southwestern Japan two Days earlier officials said. The maritime safety Agency. Japan coast guard ended its search after Sunset wednesday an Agency official said who spoke on condition of anonymity. He said the . Navy told the Agency it slopped searching at noon wednesday. . Military officials identified the Sailor Vas it. Walter Gray Wong the Iii,36, Ora ampa fla., and jamp8 David Lear. 20of Washburn. Iii. Liar s rank was not Avail Abl. A . Or Force Pap a plane an Navy snip Fang with three japanese patrol boats Arill a japanese plane had been searching Ifer the two sailors since an unexpected we washed three Crew men overboard woiday from the diesel powered  third crewman is rescued. He was spotted by a plane Amk rescued by the2,145-Ioiv a submarine. N fee of Fth three wore Lif Jackels . Military official said. The submarine was off Japan s southernmost main Island of Kyushu about 650 Miles Southwest of Tokyo when the Accident occurred at 2 30 . Monday the . Military Liaison office in Japan said. The Barbel built in 1956, has a Crew of 77, a . Military official said. The Barbel will return to Casebo for a investigation into the Accident Accord ing to master sol. Jake Rodriqus spokesman for . Forces Japan. F a Soldier killed when True a crashes Burns re Wil Flecken Wesl Germany is a Soldier assigned to the 237lh engr in in Heilbronn was killed tuesday when the m916 tractor trailer he yrs driving hit a tree and caught fire at  training area. A Soldier Riding in the truck was not injured but was taken to the army Jospi Tal at Wurzburg for observation and re leased. The unit part of Fth 7th engr brigade. Headquartered in ludwigs Burg was  for an annual training exer Cise. 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