European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday december 28,1989 stateside All 6 in commuter plane killed in flaming crash Pasco Wash. A a twin engine com Muter plane crashed and bunt into names after trying to land at an Airport killing the six people aboard authorities said. The United express plane went Down 100 feet Short of a runway at the Tri cities Airport said Dave Duff a Federal aviation administration spokesman in Seattle. Visibility was seven Miles and winds were Calm when the Jet Stream Turboprop went Down at 10 30 . Tuesday Duff said. The year old aircraft had a two Man Crew and was carrying four passengers three men and a woman said Craig Belmondo president of the airline. Names of the dead weren t immediately available. The airline serves Washington state Oregon Idaho and Montana and has a Fleet of 23 planes. Albany churches to offer latin masses on trial basis Albany . Up roman catholics in Albany will have a Chance to attend latin masses on a six month trial basis beginning next month. Bishop Howard Hubbard head of the Albany diocese approved the masses which will take place at several area churches for the first time since the Vatican in the mid-1960s allowed masses to be said in the vernacular. In october 1984, the Vatican said Bishops could authorize latin masses on a limited basis. Since then three such celebrations have taken place in the Albany diocese. Robert grips cmdr of Schun Ccady. A member of two capital District organizations seeking a return to the More orthodox Catholic practices said he is pleased with the decision. "1 imagine there would be hundreds at least in the diocese who would want to attend the latin mass grips cmdr said. Until the mid-1960s. Masses were performed in latin in the roman Catholic Church since the Council of Trent in 1500. Police wary after Kkt goes on Lookout for crack dealers Lakeland Fla. A Kun flux klan group shave kicked off a Campaign to rid Lakeland streets of crack cocaine dealers a move that the a act and police View with suspicion. A Krush Krack cocaine program Calls on klan members to act As eyes and cars for police gathering information on drug dealers and forwarding it to authorities group leaders say. We re not requesting that our people become vigilantes said Thorn Robb grand wizard of the National knights of the Kun flux klan in Harrison Ark. But two recent incidents involving leaders of separate klan groups have caught the attention of police and the a act. George David Kirkland of Lakeland the 44-year-old state Al Cagle of the knights of the Kun flux klan was questioned by police last month after he tried to make a citizen s arrest of a suspected prostitute and drove her to the police station. The woman who was Black told police Kirkland identified himself As a police officer and told her she was under arrest. Police released Kirkland after the woman declined to press charges. On dec. 13, undercover detectives stopped Donald Lloyd spicy of Kathleen the 40-year-old grand drag on of the Florida knights of the Kun flux klan on suspicion of impersonating a police officer. Officials decided not to accuse him of the third de Gree felony because he did not try to assert authority. The two klan groups which Are not affiliated Are both focusing on the North Side of Lakeland which is predominantly Black and which City officials say is the area suffer ing most from drug problems and violent crime. Spicy said his followers began citizen patrols about eight months ago. We have come into Contact with several drug dealer Sand have dealt with them accordingly he said. We talked to them and prayed with them a Little bit and they moved to  sheriffs it. Francis Hart declined to confirm whether the klan had offered its information gathering services saying it would be unfair to All informants i he revealed their identities. I Sec no problem with them As Long As they conduct themselves appropriately he added. We Don t pro Mote anyone taking the Law into their own  Don Brown president of the Lakeland chapter of the National association for the advancement of col ored people said his group often offered tips to Law enforcement authorities. He welcomed the klan s participation provided they weren t targeting certain ethnic groups. If the klan is sincere in their Endeavor and their efforts Are to expose the drug dealers whether Black White or hispanic 1 commend them he said. But if they arc doing this to target certain ethnic groups i think it is appalling and they should be punished with out mercy and with passion. Virginia guard Pra sed for performance Washington a the Virginia army National guard performed in a highly professional Man Ner during labor Day disturbances in Virginia Beach according to findings of an Independent review announced tuesday by the National guard Bureau. It Gen. Herbert r. Temple jr., chief of the Bureau said the review was conducted by a team led by Brig. Gen. John h. Mcdonald of the Delaware army National guard at the request of sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee and sen. John Warnerr a. He said the reviewers found no evidence to support contentions that delays in deployment of the guard on the morning of sept. 3 contributed to the damage from looting and vandalism. The study showed that Alert and Call up procedures worked remarkably Well considering the number of troops mobilized and deployed the Short time period that elapsed Between initial Alert and actual deploy ment and the fact that it took place in the Middle of America s busiest summer Holiday  Temple said no instance of physical abuse by a National guard member during the disturbances sept. 1 5 had been verified. Ford recalling vehicles for possible defects Dearborn Mich. Up Ford motor co. Announced tuesday it is re calling 32,000 1990-Modcl Ford Acostar vehicles and 4,355 1990-Modcl Ranger trucks to Correct possible safety related defects. In the Acostar recall Ford said a Seal in the Brake master Cylinder could lose its effectiveness in cold weather below about 40 degrees which May result in excessive Brake pedal travel and in creased stopping distances. Owners will be notified by mail and asked to return the vehicles to the Deal ers who will replace the Brake master Cylinder at no Cost. Of the vehicles affected 30.151 arc in the United states 4,575 in Canada and 286 in Export locations. In the second recall Ford is notifying owners of 4,355 Ranger trucks equipped with 4.0-Litcr engines to inspect for a possible throttle sticking problem. If the throttle body Idle adjustment lever is Bent or the air incl tube is mis positioned these two components could Contact potentially causing the Idle adjustment lever to hang up at a wide open throttle position. Dealers Are being instructed to inspect the vehicles for sufficient clearance be tween the throttle lever and air Inlet tube and to replace the throttle bodies on any vehicles with Bent levers Ford said. Owners will be notified by mail and asked to return the vehicles to their Deal ers to have the work performed at no charge. Of the vehicles affected an Esti mated 600 have been delivered to own ers in the United states 250 in Canada and five in Export markets. The remain ing vehicles Are either being held at Deal ers or arc in transit to dealers Ford said. 2nd refinery blast victim found Baton Rouge la. A searchers on tuesday found the body of a second victim of a Christmas eve explosion at Exxon corp s giant refinery that damaged buildings six Miles away. Officials said they were trying to de Termine whether the second body was that of an Exxon worker who has been missing since the blast. The other victim who worked at the refinery for a private contractor has been identified. The missing worker s name has not been made Public. Some workers reported seeing him sunday after the explosion but he has not been seen since. The family of the missing employee has been notified and is being updated on the status of the identification Effort an Exxon spokesman Dave Gardner said. Previously the company said Mechanic Harold Guillory. 31, of Erwinville died when his pickup truck caught fire near the explosion. One slurp or two Ron Dugan assistant chief of the Frostburg fire company in Maryland shares his Coffee with a Puppy in an Effort to warm it up. The Pup was saved from a House lire in Eckhart on wednesday. No one was injured