European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Botha resigns As president of s. Africa Back Page the 5feu to a authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48. No. 120 tuesday August 15, 1989 to 0.4,. Good morning d 8693 a 2nd congressman in week killed in Small plane crash new Augusta miss. A . Rep. Larkin Smith was found dead monday in the wreckage of a Small plane that crashed in a Forest authorities said. The twin engine plane carrying the Mississippi re publican and his Pilot disappeared from radar screens about 9 30 . Sunday and was spotted Early monday from a customs service aircraft 25 Miles from Hattiesburg authorities said. Searchers trekked through heavy Woods to reach the site near the Community of Janice and then remove the bodies of the freshman congressman and his Pilot Chuck Vierling from the wreckage said acting Harri son county sheriff Farley Rhodes. The cause of the crash was under investigation. The 45-year-old Smith who had succeeded Republican Trent Lou now a . Senator was returning Home to Gulfport from hat Lisburg where he had thrown out the first Ball at a youth baseball tournament press Secretary Charles Busby said. The plane was All to pieces Perry county Deputy sheriff Gene Mcrae said. It appeared it entered a big Pine tree. There was no Way anyone could have my acc said there was Nofire. Smith was the second congressman in a week to die in a plane crash. Rep. Mickey Leland killed when his plane crashed aug. 7 on a night to a Remote Village in Ethiopia. Rep. . Sonny Montgomery. D-miss., said tic had spoken to Smith about Leland s death the night before the Smith crash and had warned his colleague to be careful while travelling. He was so Happy and enjoying being a member of Congress Montgomery said. Smith s plane took off in Clear weather at 9 10 . For the 90-mile trip to Gulfport. Said John Walker a spokesman for the congressman. Busby said authorities got a Call about 10 05 . From a resident who reported seeing a plane go Down conflict of views an unidentified woman scorning the gun pointed inner direction shouts abuse at a Soldier trying to help control Belfast rioting marking the 20th anniversary of the arrival of British troops in Northern Ireland. In predominantly roman Catholic West Belfast police and troops fired plastic bullets monday at youths who merc throwing gasoline bombs. No serious injuries Mere reported. In the heavily wooded area. Dozens of military civil Ian and Law enforcement rescuers joined the search in the de Solo National Forest. In his seven months in Congress Smith a former police chief known As a Law and order candidate co sponsored legislation to strengthen drug la to. He recently objected to drug Czar William Bennett s ban on imports of semiautomatic assault weapons. The congressman supported making death penalty Laws uniform across the country eliminating parole Sand Early release for dangerous criminals and Stream lining the Federal appeals process which he called Smith who represented Mississippi s 5th congressional District was a member of the judiciary an government operations committees. He also served on task forces concentrating on defense crime and the problems of the savings and loan Industry. Smith a graduate of William Carey College in Hal tics Burg. Was a former police chief in Gulfport and was Harrison county sheriff before being elected to con Gress in november. Survivors include his wife. Sheila a daughter and a grandson. Poor weather slows recovery of Leland party Addis Ababa Ethiopia a bad weather monday forced Rescue teams to postpone efforts to recover the bodies of . Rep. Mickey Leland and 15others who died when their plane slammed into a re Mote southwestern Mountain. Heavy Clouds and rain twice forced two Black Hawk helicopters with . And ethiopian personnel to re turn to the capital before the weather cleared enough for them to make the 250-mile flight to the crash site by mid afternoon. It was Loo late however to begin full scale recovery operations by then said James Haley chief spokesman for the . Embassy. We be got people Down there and have started Tak ing the necessary photographs Haley said. But we won t begin retrieving bodies until the bodies of 12 victims including the Texas Democrat were found sunday in the wreckage of the twin engine plane which disappeared aug. 7 on a flight to a refugee Camp near the sudanese Border. Four others who had been on Board were presumed dead in the crash that one . Air Force Pilot de scribed As awesome workers were searching for the missing bodies in a Ravine below a jagged Cliff at the crash site Southwest of the capital. The wreckage was in terrain so rugged that medical teams including two doctors had to be initially Low ered to the site from helicopters Haley said. The nose of the plane just ran into rocks said rep. Gary Ackerman. D-n.y., who was in the helicopter that Host spotted the wings sheared off. And the engine and fuselage see Leland on Back Page
