European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page6 the stars and stripes sunday january 7,1990 13 servicemen honoured for actions aboard Iowa Norfolk a. A twelve sailors and a Maine were honoured for their bravery in fighting a fire that raged aboard the battleship Iowa after a fatal explosion last year. The men were the last of 43 servicemen to be Hon ored for their actions in the april 1989 disaster which killed 47 sailors. Capt. Fred p. Moosally commander of the Battle ship presented the awards aboard the ship with the 16-Inch guns of ill fated Turret no. 2 looming in the background. I have said before hundreds of heroes were Bornon the morning of april 19 the actions of this Crew made it possible for us to recover from this trag Edy. All did the jobs they were trained to do despite the darkness the heavy smoke and heat and saved our ship he said. The explosion inside Turret no. 2 killed 47 sailors Manning the three 16-Inch guns and in the decks below handling projectiles and powder. The explosion occurred As the Turret was preparing to tire its guns. On the starboard Bridge Wing was Marine a. Brush. 27, of Columbus Ohio. Brush then a lieutenant was relaying the tiring orders for the Turret when the blast Shook the ship. Brush rushed Down the gangways to the Turret. Rescuers were unable to get to the main Hatch because of the Turret s position. Instead a smaller nearly inaccessible Hatch was forced open. The Marine immediately began hoisting firefighters up into the Turret. There was a lot of smoke and heat coming out he said. The Turret was still blazing. We were just trying to get people into the for his actions Brush was awarded the Navy an Marine corps medal. Nine sailors also received the Navy and Marine corps medal including gunner s mate John m. Mul Lahy or. Of Randolph mass. Mullahy was one of 11sailors stationed in the Turret s Magazine who survived the explosion. According to his citation. Mullahy went into the lowest Section of the Turret to activate the Turret sprinkler system to prevent a secondary explosion. Mullahy then carried one of his shipmates to safety before returning to the Turret to remove burning pow Der bags from the dark and water filled space. Two others received the Navy commendation medal. The 13th Man chief warrant officer Samuel Mcgovern 40, of Beaumont Texas received inc Merito rious service medal for directing the firefighters an leading the damage control operations for 32 continuous hours. It was the highest of the 43 awards Given to Iowa servicemen. A Navy investigation said the explosion was mos Likely the result of Saba Togo by a disgruntled gunner s mate who died in the explosion. Families of some of the Iowa victims and members of Congress have challenged the Navy s report. Moosally also unveiled a Bronze plaque dedicated tothe men who died in the explosion. The plaque will be mounted on the Side of Turret no. 2. Newlyweds publicized Union leads High school to oust Bride Chicago a a 17-year-old newlywed May consider her marriage a match made in heaven but officials of her roman Catholic High school Call i grounds for dismissal. Elizabeth and Xavier Valeri celebrated their vows last week. It was Cook county s first wedding of the 1990s, and a photo of them was featured prominently in the Chicago Sun times. When officials of Maria High school saw the newspaper they told mrs. Valeri the marriage Vio lated school policy. Mrs. Valeri who was to Grad uate in May. Was forced to leave the girls school at the end of the semester Friday said Charles Pinto who works for the Chicago archdiocese As an administrative consultant for Catholic High schools. I know that the fact that she was in the paper Isth reason she came before the administration Pinto said Friday."1 feel it s discriminatory because i did t do anything wrong mrs. Valeri said thursday. I still living at my family s House and he s still living with his is Between the school and the student said the principal sister Grace Ann. Pinto said the principal met with mrs. Valcris parents before deciding the student would not be allowed to continue in school. She was accepted a another Catholic school thursday but said she would prefer not to switch. I would rather stay at Maria High school where there is a comfortable atmosphere she said. The Valcris display their marriage License. Life on Noriega Lane has its bumps Pensacola Fla. A residents of Noriega drive and Noriega Lane say they like the names of their streets just Fine and Don t plan to surrender them. But they have been the targets of kidding since de posed panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega was brought to the United states to stand trial on drug Ira ticking charges. The streets in this Florida Panhandle City were name for a family of Noriegas who arrived Here More than 200 years ago but Many residents Don t realize that. The other night i called Domino s pizza and the girl taking my order asked my address said Reyn Voeltz a 10-year Noriega drive resident. When i told her she yelled Noriega and asked arc you in Panama 1 said no that s the name of my Street " Voeltz said. I then heard a Guy in the background yell Don t deliver Don t deliver then the girl said Don t worry about paying for the you Are who i think you Are there is a $1 million Reward for you " the streets really take their names from a pair of Josephs a father and son. The first Joseph Noriega arrived in 1781 when the Spanish won the City Back from the British in the Bat the of Pensacola said Sandra Johnson curator of the Pensacola historical museum. His son was born in 1788 and was one of the in the area from 1810 to 1830, she said. The Noriegas received tracts of land from the Spanish Crown near Scambia Bay where Noriega drive is Situ ated. Stateside affirmative action plan being launched by Nissan Carson. Calif. A Nissan motor corp.,which paid More than $600.000 last year to Settle fed eral sex and racial Bias complaints a launching a affirmative action program the company said. President Kaloshi Hagiwara told Nissan motor s2.300 employees nationwide in a letter that the goal of the plan at the company s Carson Headquarters and 11regional sales and distribution offices was to improve the company s Overall utilization of minorities an females and their distribution throughout the Compa in february Nissan agreed to pay $605,000 an promote dozens of women Blacks hispanics and older workers to Settle a 4 a year Federal investigation of employment discrimination by the automaker. The new affirmative action program is voluntary and not part of Nissan s agreement with the Federal equal employment Opportunity commission said John t. Weakly director of human resources and administration at Nissan s Carson Headquarters. Irate radio fan charged with Sun blinding pilots Llano Calif. A a Man who said Small planes buzzing Over his desert Homestead drowned out his portable radio has been charged with using a 4-foot-Square Mirror to Flash blinding sunlight into pilots eyes. Alcids Chaisson 69, who lives in a trailer near Crys Talaric Airport was cited Friday for obstructing a flight path los Angeles county Deputy District attorney Cynthia l. Ulfig said. It could be very hazardous Ulfig said. The were being blinded As they landed and took Chaisson lives about 45 Miles Northeast of Down town los Angeles. Crystalaire Airport is a Small air Field serving private aircraft. The offence carries six months in jail and a $1.000fine. The Landing was the part that bothered us most. Twas definitely a real obvious distraction said George Thomas who Flics Tow planes used to launch gliders. Us air to offer daily direct Pittsburgh Frankfurt flights Pittsburgh up a daily non Stop nigh Between Pittsburgh and Frankfurt West Germany will begin june 15 by us air. The route will give us air the Only non Stop Fligh Between greater Pittsburgh International Airport and Europe. The flight will depart Pittsburgh at 6 50 . And land in Frankfurt at 8 50 . Local time the next is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard time. Flights to Pittsburgh from Frankfurt will leave at11 50 . Local time and arrive in Pittsburgh at 3 05 . Est the same Day. Us air thursday said it will Purchase a Gate a greater Pitt from Eastern airlines for the new flight. Us air also has bought six Boeing 767-200 air planes to use on the 4,120-mile Frankfurt flight. Round trip fares on Tajc flight will Range from $678for restricted midweek coach travel to $2,194 for unrestricted business class us air said. Twa and pan am both Fly to Frankfurt from Pitts Burgh but their flights both Stop in new York. Customer in Bookstore resuscitate stricken clerk Springfield Ohio a a Man entered Bookstore to buy a soda and a newspaper and walked out a hero. James Holland 35, a former emergency medical technician with the Harmony township fire depart ment was about to pay for the items Ai Readmo restore when an employee collapsed at the Cash Register. Holland of South Charleston said the woman lopped breathing and had no pulse. He said he gave her Mouth to Mouth and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for almost five minutes until she started breathing and her pulse returned. The woman. Audrey Bircher 75, of Springfield was in serious condition at mercy medical Center. She actually turned Blue and then he did car Andi could Sec her Chest rising read More employee Marge Knisley said. I told him. Listen. I la never forget you we told him god must have sent him to us
