European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 2. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 sex Minneapolis apr one of three former Northwest airlines pilots on trial on charges of flying while intoxicated docs not get drunk easily because he is an alcoholic his lawyer said tuesday in opening arguments. Quot a person who consumes alcohol builds up a tolerance to alcohol. Your body resists the effects of alcohol Quot attorney Peter Wold said referring to his client Norman a Lyle Quot Proust. In his opening arguments Wold told the jury that his client had no trouble flying a Boeing 727 from Fargo n.d., to Minneapolis on March 8, despite evidence that he consumed at least 11 i rum and diet cokes Only hours before. Prouse of Conyers Cla. 1st officer Robert Kirchner of Highland ranch Colo. And flight Engineer Joseph Balz or of Antioch tcnn., Are charged with operating the aircraft while under the influence of alcohol. The Federal felony carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine. Prouse had been drinking for 35 years and entered a treatment program after his arrest. Wold said. Assistant . Attorney Elizabeth do la Vega said in her opening statement tuesday that while the pilots Quot May not have been staggering drunk Quot results of blood alcohol tests will show their skills were seriously impaired. All three pilots had blood alcohol contents exceeding .04 percent the Federal aviation administration s Norman Quot Lyle Quot Prouse limit for flying according to test results admitted tuesday a evidence. Defense attorneys said tuesday that the flight carrying 91 passengers went flawlessly. Quot the Issue is not what his condition was the night Befort or what his alcohol Content was the next Day Quot Wold said. A the government must show their abilities were  Quot there were no problems with Altitude no problems with direction no problems with Speed Quot said William Mauzy the attorney for Kirchner. Quot you can t fake a perfect Landing Quot Wold said he would introduce As evidence radar tapes and tapes of Corner patrons Between the pilots and air traffic controllers so the jury could judge t their responses a blood tests showed Prouse still had the equivalent of eight drinks in his system after the plane departed at about 6 25 . De la Vega said. The tests found that Kirchner and Balzer had the equivalent of three Beers each still in their systems. An Faa official made citizens arrests when the plane landed at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Northwest fired the three for violating a Rule prohibiting drinking within 12 hours of a scheduled bight. The Faa revoked their pilots licenses. According to Bills from the speak easy bar introduced As evidence Prouse ordered 15 rum and diet cokes while Kirchner and Balzer shared seven pitchers of Beer Over about six hours. Kathryn . A waitress at the bar said other patrons bought Kirchner and Balzer another Pitcher of Beer and that Prouse drank at least 21&Quot More drinks after Kirchner and Balzer left about 10 40 . The flight left about eight hours later. . District court judge James Rosenbaum has said the trial is expected to last about two weeks. 3 killed in Coal mine explosion Barbo Lorville by. Apr three miners were killed and two were injured when an explosion ripped through a Coal mine on tuesday officials said. The explosion occurred As workers were blasting with dynamite to expose a Coal scam in the Small mine in Granny Rose hollow in Southeastern Kentucky said a spokeswoman for the state department of mines and minerals. Miners often detonate dynamite and other explosives to expose a Coal seam spokeswoman Nancy Toombs said. Five miners were underground during the explosion. The three dead were found about 500 feet underground said county Coroner Jerry Garland their names weren t immediately released. The injured were in stable condition at Knox county general Hospital. In a radio interview from his Hospital bed David Faulkner 32, of Siler said he was 150 feet from the explosion and was overcome by smoke when he tried to res Cue the victims. There was conflicting information tuesday about the name of the mine. The state mining department said the explosion occurred in mine no. 1 of Hebig mama Coal co however the . Mine safety and health administration listed it As the no. 3 mine of the Granny Rose Coal co., said spokeswoman Kathy Snyder. Federal records indicated the nonunion mine had a 24-Inch-High Coal scam and had passed recent inspections said  said the mine was licensed by the state. The state mines department the Federal mining Agency and Kentucky state police were investigating the explosion. Kentucky a last multiple death Coal mine Accident occurred in september 1989, when 10 miners were killed in a methane blast at the Pyro mining co s Wheatcroft mine in Western Kentucky. Eight men have died in mining accidents in Kentucky so far this year. Gulf Breeze. A. Up1 a v live people were charged with do Rauding Consumers in a nationwide Telephone marketing scheme investigators believe raked in $2 million in three non los police said tuesday. The five employees of. Am Tec industries which began operating in Gulf Breeze in april allegedly  promotions through the Telephone marketing company and used the transactions to obtain customers credit card numbers which were subsequently sold to other companies said Gulf Breeze police chief Jerry Brown. Quot we charged them locally with scheming  More bum $50,000, but through the investigation itself we. Figured they laundered Over $2 million a through to local Bank Here Amso Vith Bank of Pensacola which has a Branch m Gulf  Brown  the five arrested monday follow ing a one month investigation were Raymon Haas 44 James Keith t Arry 41 Billy Lotheridge 48 and Mark Steven Scanlan 26, All of Gulf Breeze and t Homas Walcy Bodi Ford 57, of Pensacola Beach. Larry who is on probation for the attempted murder of a police officer in Texas was being held without Bond. Bond for the other four Vas set at $500,000 each. Police said lie business look Calls Over a loll free 8 h number. The callers Fiad received cards telling them they had won either a ear $5,000, or a Bracelet Worth $ 1,200. A to gel the prize they had to buy a water purifier for $459, Ora Vaca Ion package using their credit card Nuncio i. The card number was then sent to companies in Florida. It Alil Ornia. Connecticut or Texas. The vacation packages were Al ways booked and the purifier was Worth about $30. The Telephone marketing firm received about 75 percent of the total paid by the customer. None of the callers won a ear or $5,000. The bracelets were appraised at $60. Records indicate the Linn sold Between 400 and 8 h water purifiers o r Vaea t i o n s w e e k 1 y. A. K of i i la 4 i cd # a in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 2, 1950 a a tank backed Force of . Marines and an army regimental combat team from Hawaii reached Korea to help Stop a desperate communist surge aimed at pushing . Forces into the sea.30 years ago today. Al a. 2. 1 960 a one of Fidel Castro a doctors said the ailing cuban a Fiorie minister was in need of Quot absolute rest both physical and menial."20 years ago today. Al u. 2. Eco a a Stock ear hailed into a crowded grandstand at Spencer Speedway in w Illiamson a killing four persons and injuring is. Some seriously.10 years ago today. Aug. 2. 19m a iranian president Abolhassan Huni Sadr called on the United slates to return the wealth of the late Shah. Militants holding american hostages claimed the struggle would go on until the Quot crimes at the i nit. D slates were exposed. Federal probes spread blame in Exxon Valdez Oil spill disaster Washington apr Federal investigators on tuesday spread the blame for the Exxon Valdez Oil. Spill faulting Exxon corp. For not providing a a fit., master and a rested and sufficient Crew a but also faulting the Captain his third mate the coast guard and local authorities. The National transportation safety Board voted 40 in determining a five part probable cause for the nations worst Oil spill the dumping of i 1 million Gallons of crude Oil into alaskans prime William sound by the grounding of the Tanker Exxon Valdez on March 24, 1989. A the Board said the third mate failed to property Man Euver the vessel the alcohol impaired Captain tailed to give proper supervision and Exxon tailed to Piu vide a Crew up to its task. T he coast guard also tailed m Marine traffic control and the stale of Alaska failed to provide adequate piloting rules investigators said. The Board concluding a 16-month investigation criticized Exxon Valdez Cape. Joseph Hazelwood for Leavine his third male. Gregory cousins at the Helm before the ship ran aground. It also said witnesses medical tests and Anh usual study of Hazelwoods speech indicated he was drunk when the ship ran aground even though an Alaska jury acquitted the Captain of being intoxicated and the coast guard dropped a drunkenness charge. Hazelwoods attorney i gliomas Russo. Who Al ended the Board meeting said the Board members acted Quot like they dropped off the Moon Quot m accusing Hazelwood n being drunk. Twenty one witnesses testified Al ins Inal that he was sober Russo Sank and auth wities Boie hed blood tests taken nun than 10 hours att i the a a Dent that showed the Pic Seine of alcohol he Elwood was on hied of one Ini Denn Uius Quot Large of negligent do. Barge of it Quot lie was lined $30.18 1 and ordered to spend 1,000 la Ais a. Leaning alaskan beaches he has appealed last week the coast guard dismissed i barges of drunkenness and Imse Ornline again1 Hazelwood but suspended Lus  As a slopes master Lor me months. He had a pleaded no Tont esl m me d melt Oag t Nisi d rules