European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 9, 1990the stars and stripes Page 7announces names of new vessels Washington api a the Navy has decided to name its last los Angeles class attack submarine the Cheyenne in Honor of the capital of Wyoming the Pentagon announced. T Secretary of defense Dick Cheney hails from Casper wyo., and served the state As a member of the House of representatives from 1979 until he was chosen to Lead the Pentagon in 1989. The Navy also announced the names of other new ships authorized for construction in the current building program including two Ohio class ballistic missile submarines. Named for states of the Union they Are the Rhode Island and the Maine. Two Arleigh Burke class destroyers were named after naval heroes and leaders in the naval service. The Russell honors rear adm. John Henry Russell a distinguished commander in the civil War and his son maj. Gen. John Henry Russela former Marine corps commandant. The Paul Hamilton honors Paul Hamilton who served As the Secretary of the Navy from 1809 to 1813, the Navy said. Two names were assigned to Supply class fast combat support ships the Rainier and the Arctic. Three Avenger class minesweepers were Given the names ardent Rockford and dexterous. Three Osprey class coastal mine Hunters were Given the names Pelican Robin and Oriole while one Stalwart class Ocean surveillance ship was named the says at amp to will Lay off 3,000 new York up a american Telephone and Telegraph co is to announce up to 3,000 layoffs in its network services division this week the communications workers of America said Friday. A on tuesday july 10th, at amp to will announce a major Layoff in its network services division nationwide a the Union said. A numbers can reach As High As 3,000.�?� at amp to confirmed that an announcement regarding its workforce in the network service division will be made this week. A we cannot deny the Cwa statement a an at amp to spokesman said. A but we do not have the figures now. Well make a statement and disclose the figures next the Cwa one of the two main unions representing at amp to workers together with the International brotherhood of electrical workers said about 300 workers would be Laid off in the greater new York area. A in the new York new Jersey area the number is thought to be approximately 300 people a the Washington based Union said. In april at amp to reached an agreement with the Cwa and the Ibex about a plan to offer retirement incentives to 16,000 non management workers including 6,000 employees in its network services division. At that time at amp to while expressing Hope that a Larae enough number of workers would take advantage of the incentives said it would resort to layoffs if necessary. The telecommunications giant had warned of lower than expected second Quarter profits due to sluggish business systems sales in the United guests japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu and his wife Sachiyo arrive at Ellington Field on Friday in hous ton through an Honor guard of us. Armed forces Kaifu came to Houston for the economic . Kennedy rescues Hawaii senators Niece Kailua Kona Hawaii apr rep. Joe Kennedy dived into shark filled Waters to help Rescue a couple whose boat overturned in a tussle with a 485-Pound Marlin according to Kennedy and the skipper of his charter boat. The Massachusetts Democrat on vacation with his twin 9-year-old sons Joseph or. And Matthew was taking part in a fishing tournament sunday along with rep. Bart Gordon d-tcnn., football player Colin Scott and sex Washington Redskin player John Wilbur. The Crew of Kennedy a boat heard a distress Call on the crafts radio sunday when the charter was about three Miles off Kailua Kona on the West Side of Hawaii Island said Chuck Harlan Captain of the charter boat Kealia. A the Wornan said their boat was sinking and she gave four different locations Quot Harland said in a Telephone interview wednesday. A we saw lights out in the water and continued trolling in that when they got close they could see a Man and a woman hanging onto an overturned fishing boat Harlan said. Kennedy and others on the charter leapt in the water to save the couple Harlan and Kennedy said. A Joe Colin and my son Mike jumped in and swam Over to the boat Quot Harlan said. A i done to know if we got Many Points for intelligence Quot Kennedy told the Boston Herald in a Telephone interview thursday. A it was Tiger shark a she was really scared at that Point Quot Kennedy said. A Colin and i grabbed her and swam Back to the the Herald reported the rescued woman was Mildred Akaka the Niece of sen. Daniel a Akaka a Hawaii. Akaka told the associated press earlier in the week that he Hadnot heard about the incident. After the Rescue Harlan said he saw a Large Martin jump off to the North. Diving under the capsized boat he grabbed the vessels fishing pole still hooked to the Marlin which apparently had sunk the couples boat in the first place. The rescued woman worked the fish a while then turned the pole Over to Wilbur who eventually landed the 485-Pound Marlin Harlan said. Kennedy said a bleeding 300-Pound hawaiian airline ordered closed Washington apr the government on Friday ordered Hawaii based discovery airways dosed Down in one week accusing the 3mionth-old Carrier of violating . Laws on foreign ownership. The transportation department ordered the airline to cancel its flights and inform passengers How to obtain refunds or alternate transportation. The department said it agreed with an administrative Law judge that discovery a officers a have consistently provided false information and have violated the terms of their temporary operating authority and Federal transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner announced revocation of discovery a temporary operating authority nearly seven months before its scheduled expiration. Skinner said the Carrier which operates six planes failed to show a any credible inclination to Correct problems with its ownership and control. I Ileal Law allows . Airlines to no More than 25 percent foreign ownership and requires that they be controlled by . Citizens. Discovery is 75 percent owned by Philip to president of the japanese Nan say Hawaii operations. Other airlines in the area claim that Nan say bankrolled How a stake. Discovery has operated for three months on several inter Island routes in Competition with both hawaiian and Aloha airlines. Those carriers claim that discovery is financed by japanese interests and run by an italian citizen. In Hawaii discovery president Don straight said Quot we do not agree with their the decision by the Dot appears to run directly contrary to airline deregulation he said. A your primary concern is for our customers employees and shareholders a straight said. A your objective today will be to see if this airline can continue to Fly. If that is not possible we will meet our obligations to our passengers employees and vendors. A finally it is our feeling that the real losers in this decision Are the inter Island travellers in the state of Hawaii Quot straight added. A airlines Are Public utilities which provide a service to the people. This decision by the Dot denies the Public an Opportunity to choose and is a disservice to us Marlin the couple had caught earlier in the Day probably attracted the Sharks. When he spotted the dead fish under the boat a it kind of nearly gave me heart failure Quot Kennedy said. Kennedy 37, said of the incident Quot it was classic a old Man and the sea stuff Quot Kennedy is the eldest son of sen. Robert Kennedy. Since 1987, he has represented the same District that his Uncle John Kennedy served before becoming senator and later president. John Kennedy gained Fame during world War ii for his role in command of patrol torpedo boat pt-109 in the Solomon islands. After the boat was rammed by a japanese warship Kennedy towed a badly wounded Soldier to safety. American forces later rescued the kills teen wounds 3 others Pittsburgh apr a sniper fired into a crowd near a bar Friday killing a teen Ager and wounding three other people police said. A it was like an ambush a said police it. William Mullen. A apparently the shots were fired randomly from a distance. The victims did t really know where the shots were coming police made no arrests. Killed was Shon Slaton 17, of Mckeesport. The three others who were struck by gunfire weren to seriously Hurt police said. The sniper fired several Rifle shots from Woods into the crowd outside the bar around 2 30 a.m., Mullen said. Members of the crowd told police they heard three to seven shots
