European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside Strines q cafes cuts prices on some movie tickets Page 2 d Ramirez convicted of night stalker killings Page 5 d o s slice jays Lead to 1 game sports Page 21 d thousands flee As Hugo nears  Page 28 a Ujj the stars and ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol.48. No. 158 Friday september 22, 1bb9 it. Of 0 8693 a 18 die in school bus plunge Alton Texas a a school bus was hit from behind by a delivery truck and plunged into a watery gravel pit thursday morning authorities said. At least 18 youngsters were killed and 49other people injured. Divers pulled several bodies from the 12 feet of water nearly covering the bus which was carrying students to Junior and senior High schools in Mission when it tumbled into the 40 to 45-foot Hole authorities said. Mike Cox spokesman for the depart ment of Public safety said at least 18 bus passengers Ages 12 to 18, were killed in the 7 40 . Accident which occurred in Clear dry weather near the mexican Border about 75 Miles from Brownsville. Cox said it was the worst school bus Accident in Texas history. The number of people aboard the bus was not immediately known. The bus can hold 70, authorities said. The bus Driver and the truck Driver were being treated at hospitals authorities said. Their conditions were not immediately known. We re going crazy  said fire fighter Ruben Ortiz. He added that ambulances were sent to an information Center set up for parents. The parents arc very hysterical. They have really lost control some of  Al of Mission said he was driving his children to school at the time of the Accident. Nyc a scuba diver said he pulled seven bodies from the water but Rescue cd ports were hampered because you could t see at All in  Mike Herrera who was trailing the bus and the soft drink delivery truck said the truck ran into the Back of the bus knocking it into the pit. Herrera said he jumped into the water and helped Rescue three students. At Mission Hospital 29 people herein stable condition said Nora Marline a nursing supervisor. Seven were in Good condition at Cha Rio Grande regional medical Center said spokeswoman Betty Baldwin. Thirteen were taken to Mcallen medi Cal Center spokeswoman Judy Gomez said. I Edas let aborts Takeoff Skias Irto . S East River new York a  questioned Crew members and recovered flight we jars thurs Day in an Effort to learn Why a us air Jet Irvine 63 people aborted Takeoff and skidded into River killing two passengers. About 10 people were rescued clinging to Driftw while others huddled on a Wing of the 9-month-old Boeing 737-400 that broke apart talc wednesday at the water s Edge at Laguardia Airport. Thursday morning the plane s data and cockpit voice recorders were recovered. Port authority spokesman  said. Officials from the National transportation safety Board arrived and began talking to the Crew. Something happened and he put on the brakes. The David Hawthorne a lbs news producer who was on the plane said he moved toward the Back and go tout. Onto a Wing. A lot of women and children were " " swim they could screaming that they could swim Hawthorne said. The plane s engines apparently Cut off Halfway Down Fie runway and went into reverse thrust Hawthorne Al that Lime no one thought there was going to he told lbs via cellular Telephone. People were on top of each other. People were screaming. There was the smell of Gas. Everyone assaying get out get out get out " he said. The Martins got out and held fast to Driftwood until police boat plucked them from the water. Officials said two women who had scats in the rear of the plane near where the fuselage snapped were killed. Their bodies were taken from the Cabin the cause of death was not immediately known. Forty five people were taken to the Hospital two were reported in serious condition and a third was in stable condition after a heart attack. Flight 5050, bound for Charlotte n.c., originally scheduled for departure at 7 27 ., was delayed i heavy rain. But officials said weather was not a fat in the 11 29  Crash. The plane broke into three pieces its nos pc main ing above water on a pier that holds run approach lights. The other pieces were partly submerged in 25-to 40-foot-Decp water just beyond a run  that extended onto pylons 10 feet above the juber. A Crane raise the wreckage at Dawn. Some survivors crawled met a Wing to await Rescue. Others some shoeless and out exits into the water. At least one person was of rom the wreckage. They were hanging from the pita Pungi no on the Wing hanging from the front of the planet Jpn Ponce i. Larry Johnston. The  thursday morning after being closed Foi a hours. The plane was delivered new to us air a january and had no history of mechanical probe Gas said Nancy Vaughan a us air Spok Swo maj coast guard boats and planes police vehicles a i picker and divers responded. An unidentified passenger is taken from he wreckage of the us air Jet in new York City s East her. Details give on . I. Bartma Washington Bureau Wasyl Toton the United states has .1 an arms talks option to withdraw from ass in Britain because the areas Are Justin Cess real estate according to a White House source. Government sources explaining the Bush administration s option cited two reasons for the plan that would affect rats Mildenhall Alcon Bury Ben Waters and Fairford the bases would have a minor Mission in a War and air Force officials dislike the a to Jet which is station Dat two of the facilities. On sept. 8, the stars and stripes reported that the Bush administration had told British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that the United states could pull out of the bases under an agreement that could emerge from the conventional forces in Europe talks being held in Ina. See Story. Page 28. Art of the talks Between nato and the i the West is proposing that each Side be in Ltd 10 5,700 combat aircraft. Def Csc Nart Mcnol officials expressed their incr Edu Ity tul the stripes report on the four bases when buit 32,000 service personnel and their family a Cebus arc stationed. Third air Force  to dispute that the bases had been flu Ifird As an option for closing. N. If such preliminary Winf Eji Lien done. It has not been brought to tn&2nvlion of any one at 3rd air Force it. Is Sorn Giammo 3rd air Force spokesman said weft cuday. Asked whether the 3rd air  Mai. Gen. Marcus a. Anderson Wool now of such proposals Giammo said i wound Jiye to think that he would be in on a decision Obnial. He has stated that no one has Given him information 10 believe that something like that in the  but a slate depart Man source said that the preliminary work of deciding which bases could be closed is Complete and that the four British see bases on Back Page Bremerhaven Pov pickup list see Page 12