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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday septembers. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 priest s edict on scanty attire angers flock Dayton. Ohio a a roman Catholic priest who banned shorts mini skirts and other scanty apparel in his Church has angered some parishioners but the archdiocese says it has no plans 1o overrule his policy. Since he began enforcing the dress code this summer the Rev. Roger Gritsc has turned away worshippers four times from sacred heart Church where he has been pastor since 1968 in this Southwest pm Ohio City. He also has posted notices reminding congregation members they must Wear modest attire if they Are to receive com Munion. Denial of communion is highly unusual in roman Catholic doctrine said monsignor Lawrence Hrc Slin of suburban act luring. A former vice Rector of the american College in Rome. My responsibility is to Sec to the proper and reverent use of the House of  Gritsc 73, has said. My responsibility is to god and the  Gritsc s feelings about churchgoers attire do not represent those of the Arch diocese said a Dayton spokesman for archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk. I Hope that people Don t think that his opinion is the general opinion of All  said the Rev. Robert Monnin. Who also is pastor of St. Christopher Church in nearby Vandalia. That s one Man s  but he said the archbishop had no plans to speak to Gritsc or take Steps to curtail his policy. Ray George communications director for the Cincinnati archdiocese said his office had received about 20 Calls about Grice. Ranging from support to outrage. Among those angered was Elizabeth Corrado 20, who ignored the warning signs and entered Gritsc s Church one sunday last month wearing shorts and a silk shirt. She said she was accompanied by her Boyfriend also wearing shorts. In front of inc entire Church he says. Get out of my Church you re not Wel come Here Corrado recalled. I could t believe he was saying this. Of course everybody was staring at  passing Sailboat rescues 3 off . As plane ditches Westerly. . A a passing Sailboat res cued three people who ditched their single engine plane in Rhode Island sound after running out of Gas. The plane flying from Block Island to Westerly Sank in 60 feel of water thursday afternoon but inc Pilot and two passengers Clung to lobster buoys for about is minutes until they were rescued said Petty officer William Murray of the Point Judith coast guard station. No one was injured he said Friday. The Pilot Nicholas Hincman 61, of Stamford conn., told the coast guard a faulty fuel gauge caused him to run out of Gas about two Miles South of Wycka aug Point. Murray said. The crash of the single engine six scat Cessna 210 was reported about i . By a passing Sailboat. Murray said. He said fishermen aboard the Mickey ii rescued Heine Man and passengers John Lehman 48, of Greenwich conn., and John t. Dennis 50, of  ., after they spent about 15 minutes in inc 65-Dcgrce water. They were Lucky that they weren t injured in the crash Murray said. They must have had a Good Landing in the water to get out of it without injury one of the passengers an Amateur photographer wanted to try to re enter the wreckage to retrieve his camera but his companions persuaded him not to Murray said. He said he did not know who owned the plane. Mari Anne Brown an attendant at the Block Island stale Airport said it was a private plane not one of the charter aircraft that regularly Fly Between Westerly and the Island. Polish veterans remember marking the anniversary of the nazi invasion of Poland so years ago polish army veterans Walter Kanclewski Frank Najdul und Casimir  Salute the polish flan at a ceremony Friday in Syra Cuse  More than 6.6 million poles 600,000 of them soldiers died in Wii. Judge faults Crew in Delta crash clears government fort Worth Texas up a Federal judge ruled Friday the govern ment shares no blame for the 1985 crash of Delta flight 191 during a violent thunderstorm at Dallas fort Worth International Airport killing 137 people. The ruling by . District judge David o. A claw or. Ended a 14-month, $150 million-to-$200 million Legal War Between the government and Delta which had charged that air traffic con trollers and National weather service observers had failed to provide the flight Crew with adequate weather information. Below in an unequivocal 72-Page Rul ing Laid the blame for the crash on the flight Crew. The Crew of Delta 191 knew or should have known of the existence of a thunderstorm in the Vicinity of Dow Airport and nonetheless continued the approach. In fact weather conditions in the terminal area at the time of and immediately before the crash were belter known to the Crew than to the at air traffic controllers. In View of the foregoing findings of fact the court holds thai attempting to land the aircraft in a thunderstorm constituted negligence on inc part of the Crew of Delta 191, and proximately caused the  the ruling was the second time within two months that a Delta Crew was found responsible for a major airline disaster. On july 19, Delta fired the Crew of flight 1141 for failing to properly set the flaps on inc Boeing 727-200 which crashed on Takeoff aug. 31, 1988. At dal Las fort Worth Airport killing 14. In Washington James Busty Faa administrator expressed Relief Over Friday s ruling and was critical of the Crew s actions. Belew also questioned the Crew s response saying a prudent Pilot would have aborted the Landing once he sighted Light Ning identified a thunderstorm and experienced the initial effects of wind Shear. Delta had sued the government in an attempt to Force it to pay some or All of the $150 million to $200 million in damage claims filed by families of he victims. Below s finding ran counter to inc results of a National transportation safely Board investigation which divided the blame be in can Delta and inc government. Ford penalized by Epa on emission controls Washington a Ford motor co. Will pay a $92,000 penalty and its warranty will cover additional emission control hardware under an Oul of court settlement wild inc environmental Protection Agency officials said Friday. Epa last year accused the automaker of violating the Federal clean air act by refusing to replace some emission control components at no Cost. The Agency said it had received 23 complaints All of which Ford has agreed to Settle. Also Ford will reimburse about 500 other vehicle owners who were denied warranty coverage for similar repair work Epa said. The clean air act requires motor vehicle manufacturers to design build and equip vehicles to comply with Federal emissions standards at the time of Sale Epa said in a statement. Congress intended the warranty to cover any part which May cause a vehicle to fail to comply with inc Federal emissions standards said William Rosenberg Epa assistant administrator for air und radiation. If we Sec a problem we Lake  warranties must cover emissions hardware for a vehicle s useful life defined As five years or 50,000 Miles the Agency said. Ford s warranty limited coverage to emission control parts excluding other pans that significantly affect performance of emissions components Epa said. Among the parts not covered were vehicles intake manifolds carburettors spark plugs and cylinders. Ford also excluded repair or replacement of fuel injector pumps air cleaner duct valves and motors ignition mod Els and Turbo chargers All of which can cause a vehicle to exceed Federal emission standards Epa said. In Detroit Ford spokeswoman Joy Linson con firmed the settlement and said the company s 1991 Model year warranty would cover additional parts. Also covered will be eligible emissions related components that fail for any reason unless there is Evi Dence inc vehicle has been poorly maintained improperly used or tampered with Linson said. We feel thai our warranty has been competitive with Oiler warranties available she said. But we have a High regard for the environment clean air. And if the Epa feels this additional coverage will assist in that Arena we Are certainly willing to cooperate who Ihm Ford will notify its service personnel of inc policy changes the Agency said. Stinson said she did not know How much the settlement would Cost Ford aside from inc penalty. Motorists should Check their owner s manual for information on a car s emissions warranty policy Rosenberg said. Don t toss the owner s manual in the Glove compartment and forget about it he said. Find out what you arc entitled to before something goes  half of Ford s 592,000 payment will go to Colorado state University for Public education projects on clean air issues such As the emissions defect warranty the company indicated. The government will get the rest  
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