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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, January 31, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes wednesday january 31,1990 Canadian forces Jet crashes during . Cruise missile test cold Lake. Canada up a a Canadian Jet fighter crashed on Takeoff monday while attempting to track an unarmed . Cruise missile being tested Over Northern Canada. Canadian forces spokesman Jan Martinsen said it is not known if the Pilot who was not identified ejected or died in the crash near Inuvik. North Vest Tom tones. A it s dark most of the time up there and it s in the Bush so we re having trouble reaching  Martinsen said. Martinsen said weather in the area is Quot Clear and  with a temperature of 40 degrees below Zero. There has not been a crash in the previous 14 test flights dating Back to february 1984. Martinsen said. He said the Cf-18 Jet fighter was the third of three jets to Lake off from the base just after 10 . The cruise missile test went ahead As planned and a appears to have gone  lasting three hours and 48 minutes. Martinsen said. The Canadian it fighters along with four . F-15s and four f-i6s. Were part of a Norad Squadron that tracked the cruise missile and practice interception Man Euver. Martinsen said. Monday s crash of the Cf-18 is the eighth since Canada took Possession of 138 of the jets from St. Louis based Mcdonnell Douglas Between 1982-88. Martinsen said. A military Board of inquiry has been convened to investigate the crash. The cruise missile test had been slated for last Friday but was postponed because of Low visibility caused by a Winter storm. It was postponed again saturday because a tracking plane not the Jet that crashed monday was grounded by equipment problems Martinsen said. Monday s test flight duplicated a successful cruise missile test held Jan. 23. A b-s2 bomber with an unarmed cruise missile cradled under its Wing left Carswell fab in Texas Early sunday morning. The missile was launched in the air Over the Beaufort sea and followed a course along the Mackenzie River to near Dawson Creek. British Columbia. And to the target area at the Primrose Lake  Range at cold Lake in Northern Alberta. Canada has hosted free flight testing of the cruise missile since february 1984. The agreement governing the tests was extended last year until 1993. Martinsen said the agreement allows up to six tests Between Jan. I and March 31. Meanwhile peace activists said the crash indicates the Overall danger involved with the tests and called for their discontinuation in Light of the current cold War thaw. A essentially they arc practising for world War  said Mike Magee spokesman for the Toronto disarmament network. A military operations Are inherently  waiting for customers East German guards stand along a Fence at a new Border crossing connecting the West Berlin District of Skladow and the East German Village of Gross Glenicke. The crossing opened late tuesday. . Military team advising liberian troops fighting rebels m it a a a i. _1t� i 1 c a a ill Natl Truf. 1a i. Fat a  education Brief Boston ethics professor to speak to administrators Wiesbaden. West Germany a an ethics specialist from Boston 11 in varsity and Throe other stateside educators will speak Ai the Germany Region s annual administrators workshop in March. Kevin Ryan a professor of education and director of the University s Center for the advancement of ethics and character will discuss moral education in Public schools. Ryan will also provide guidance on the problems of new teachers. Ryan. 58. Has written 11 books including Quot moral education la comes with the  the other speakers arc Thomas in Payzant superintendent of san Diego City schools Lorraine Monroe a consultant to the Center for minority achievement at Bank Street College . And r. Roger Taylor a Chicago arca education consultant. In Payzant will discuss ways of evaluating schools. Monroe will provide a session on working with a Tough to teach Quot kids. She helped develop a curriculum for All grades in 1987 called Quot creating a More human and violence free society through schooling Quot for Cwi York gov. Mario c Homo s commission on Bias related violence. Taylor will discuss teaching talented and gifted students and present a program that advocates inclusion of music and Art into social studies. The workshop will be held March 12 to 16 at bad , humanities gathering for teens planned in Munich Wiesbaden West Germany a More than 150 american. Canadian and German teen agers arc expected to attend the 16th annual european Junior science and humanities symposium in Munich beginning March 8. The symposium will end March 10. With the top 11 students discussing their research projects before other students and judges. The judges including two stateside science researchers will evaluate the projects. The top five students will Cam  trips to the National Junior science and humanities symposium in Huntsville. Ala., from May 17 to 20. The top student also will Cam a $500 scholarship and the Opportunity to present research findings before judges at the Huntsville Competition. The two stateside judges arc Maynard Miller director of the foundation for glacial and environmental research in Seattle and Doris Ellis director of the Academy of applied science in Concord . Students from As far away As Bahrain Are expected to attend the Munich event which is open to students Ages 15 to 19. The Munich Competition is co Spono Rcd by the Academy of applied science. Army research laboratories the University of Maryland s Munich Campus and the department of defense dependents schools. Phi Delta Kappa an academic fraternity has agreed to provide $600 to participants for poster presentations detailing research. Students participating in the poster Competition will not in eligible for trips to  offers scholarships to Black oriented schools Mainz West Germany a an International sorority is offering four $1,500 scholarships to High school students interested in attending colleges and universities that historically attract Black students. The my Psi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will award one scholarship in each of the following four categories academics special Talent need and humanitarian service. The deadline for applications is March 31. Those interested in applying can mail applications to Charlotte Beasley a Battery 5/3 Ada Box 184. Apo 09185. More information is available by calling ets 3348496. Monrovia. Liberia apr . Military advisers have visited the scene of fighting Between rebels and troops of liberian president Samuel Doe. Liberian and american officials said tuesday. The chief of staff of liberians armed forces i. Gen. Henry Dubar. Said the . Learn went to the area to assess the situation. The . Military attache serves As an adviser to the liberian defense minister he said. A . Embassy spokesman confirmed the . Team visited Nimba county to advise government troops and said the team was not involved in combat Liberia is the biggest recipient of . Aid in sub saharan Africa Andis the Only West african nation that routinely allows . Military planes to refuel on its territory. Africa watch a .-based human rights group has accused the liberian military of killing Al least 200 civilians while searching for rebels who launched an invasion dec. 24 in an unsuccessful attempt to topple docs government. Some of the More than 60,000 refugees who fled to the Ivory coast and Guinea to escape the fighting also have accused the soldiers of atrocities. Doc last week warned soldiers that they could face firing squads if they harm civilians. The rebels also have been accused of killing some civilians. Crews recover ferry that Sank in Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladesh apr Salvage Crews on monday recovered a sunken ferry that collided with another vessel in heavy fog and capsized killing at least 25 passengers and leaving another 75 missing officials said. The Accident sunday was the fourth major River Accident this month. Officials said 150 people were on Board the ferry when the collision occurred on the River Wohali near Patu Khali. 90 Miles South of Dhaka  
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