European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 20. 1969 the stars and stripes Page 5 redoubt s plume 5 Miles in sky keeping alaskans on the ground Anchorage. Alaska a re doubt Volcano continued to Hrc Clouds of Gritty volcanic Ash High into the sky monday forcing airlines to ground flights or route them around the abrasive powder for fear of engine damage. Also grounded were 240 korean air lines passengers who have refused since saturday to a aboard their flight since it made a scheduled Stop Here. Clouds of steam and Ash Rose to a High As 31.000 feet from redoubt s 10.197-foot Summit monday. The Volcano is still very Active said Steve Brantley. A geologist with the alas a Volcano Observatory. We Are continuing to observe a High level of Earth quake activity on the Mountain and we received a number of reports of con firmed Ash Pinnies rising above the vol Cano this  Anchorage International Airport was open monday but service was irregular with some airlines grounding aircraft and others offering limited service. Some Domestic airlines cancelled flights and International carriers routed their aircraft around Anchorage. While some tried to get on planes a group of korean air line passengers re fused to Leboard heir flight monday saying they were concerned whether it was Safe to Fly. We Are debating that right now said Christine Lee. 23. A spokeswoman forthe Balky passengers. There Are 240 of us total and the factions to leave and stay arc about the same. If some go we All have to  Kal flight 25 was in route from new York to Seoul on saturday when it landed in Anchorage. Lee a korean National with a Home in the United states said the plane arrived late then was delayed and passengers were taken to hotels. Then All these re mors started about the safety of the plane the volcanic  she said. It s hard to Tell what s really  Federal aviation administration spokesman Paul Stucke said his Agency was not involved because the Kal flight was an International flight. International airline companies arc responsible for the safety of their planes he said. The volcanic Ash s threat to aircraft especially jets also hampered Holiday mail delivery. About 22.000 pounds of mail was stacked in Anchorage on monday for shipment out of Alaska. An additional 130,000 pounds waited in Seattle for shipment to Alaska said Post office Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 20. 1949 a British court sentenced former German Field marshal Erich von Manstein to 18 years in prison for nine War crimes. 30 years ago today. Dec. 20. 1959 Walter Williams of Houston the last surviving Veteran of the civil War. Died at age 117. 20 years ago today. Dec. 20, 1969 House and Senate conferees agreed on a massive tax revision including lax cuts social Security increases and reforms that would affect millions of americans. Travellers stranded by schedule disruptions Wail fur a flight out of Fairbanks. Spokeswoman Nancy Scheitl. It s playing havoc with us she said. The postal service depends on com Mercial jets to move the mail but has resorted to chartering propeller driven aircraft she said. The mail s moving but slowly she said. The Alaska Railroad added a train monday Between Anchorage and Fairbanks for travellers trying to reach that Interior City. Redoubt began erupting thursday after two decades of silence and has sent Ash and steam skyward intermittently since. It is in a sparsely populated area 115 Miles Southwest of Anchorage. No injuries have been reported As a result of the eruptions. Terrorism upsurge is feared Washington a terrorists pressing for More attention could Well step up their attacks on air planes and other targets next year and could turn to chemical weapons according to some . Officials. Terrorist groups appear to be moving away from hijackings and toward air plane bombings As seen in the Downing of pan am flight 103 last december and by the bombings this year of an Vianca plane Over Colombia and a French Uta jetliner Over niger in Africa said Anthony Wayne of the state department s office on counter tar dorism. Addressing a George washing ton University symposium on terrorism in Washington on monday Wayne said the number of terrorist incidents might decline while the number of casualties would grow. In the first 10 months of the year 410 people were killed in International terrorist attacks according to preliminary figures compiled by the state department. In the corresponding period last year 308 people were killed. Terrorism has become so Perva Sive that it s lost much of its Shock value said sell Cropsey. Deputy assistant Secretary of state for special operations who also addressed the seminar. Terrorists to stay on the front  and in the Public Eye. Feel they mus increase the  As a result it s Likely that Well see More efforts to bomb planes and the appearance of new weapons and tactics previously shunned by terrorist groups. Indeed future concern is the possible introduction of biochemical  he said. Oliver b. Revel the Fri s associate Deputy director of investigations cautioned against any expectation that reforms in the soviet Union would result in a lesser ing of support for countries such scuba Syria and Nicaragua that have been accused of financing terrorist groups. Gao critical of airline Security under Faa at foreign airports i0 years ago today. Dec. 20, 1979 an attempt at a Compromise Between open moderates and radicals on world Oil prices appeared close to failure. Lack of agreement would allow any individual member o raise prices at whim and divert More crude to the spot Market where Oil sold to the highest bidder for As much $45 a barrel about $15 More than open s proposed maximum. By he los Angeles times Washington a year after a terrorist bomb destroyed pan am flight 103, there Are still Funda mental deficiencies in Security in . Airline operations around the world a general accounting office report released monday charged. The report prepared for a presidential commission investigating aviation response to the pan am disaster which killed 270, declared that the Federal aviation administration has failed to set up adequate training standards to improve Security at foreign airports where . Airlines arc responsible for Security. In our opinion effective implementation of Security program measures is dependent on adequate guid Ance and training said Kenneth Mead Gao director for transportation issues. The Faa docs not have adequate Quality Assurance to identify Basic deficiencies in its own  Mead cited numerous breakdowns in screening procedures Airport Security controls and Security inspections As proof that the Faa does not keep close enough tabs on Security at foreign airports. In one . Airline inspection at a major foreign Airport personnel did not properly screen More than30 passengers boarding a flight. In another inspection a Security employee did not properly search several questionable bags. Instead of performing a physical search of a bag in which an a Ray device had detected an electronic device with wires attached the screener merely relied on the passenger s assertion regarding the contents of the bag. What we have Here is an example of incredible incompetence said sen. Alfonso d Amato r-n.y., a commission member. The Faa and the present sys tem have flunked when it comes to providing Basic Security systems that anyone can have Confidence  the report recommended that the Faa develop training requirements that address the increased screening required of . Carriers at High risk foreign airports including instruction in the operation of de vices that can detect plastic explosives in passenger Luggage. At foreign airports general Security is the responsibility of the Host government. Currently each . Airline develops its own training program for addition Al screening at these airports