European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 5 1991the stars and stripes Page 7memorabilia from civil War found intact Springfield mass. A generations after Union veterans donated their civil War mementos in Hopes that their War would be remembered the medals and portraits have been discovered in the basement of a City owned  it was like walking into a magical attic a said Joseph Carvalho director of the Connecticut Valley historical museum. A fall those facets tar ing at you out of the darkness and the dust. You could almost feel the eyes of the portraits following  the collection about 100 artefacts plus uncounted documents included the ornately carved chairs used by commanders of the veterans group. A it was a ghostly feeling to see those empty chairs a Carvalho said. James Denver a City forester came upon the trove about 18 months ago Denver is one of five trustees appointed by the mayor to oversee the remaining assets of the local Post of the grand army of the Republic a civil War veterans organization. The trustees took Over after the last of the More than 2,600 Springfield men who fought in the civil War died in the 1930s. Following the War the towns veterans built a grand building. But it was taken Over by the City and torn Down in the 1970s to make Way for a county courthouse. But sometime after the building was razed veterans organizations from More recent wars were Given the use of a City building and the artefacts from the Gar Hall ended up in the basement. The medals and banners were not the Only things neglected. Denver said the Money Springfield paid for taking the Gar Hall two decades ago was collecting 5.5 percent interest in several savings accounts. A i done to know How much we would have had if it had been properly invested but since november the $360,000 we took out of the City accounts is already up to $390,000,�?� Denver said.3 die when Navy plane crashes on Illinois Street Glenview 111. A a Navy passenger Jet crashed and burned on a Street in this Chicago suburb killing All three Crew members but causing Little damage on the ground officials said the t-39 Sabre liner rolled As it passed Over a House and then went Down nose first narrowly missing Homes witnesses said a i think that if he did turn the wings that Way knowing it would save property and damage he a quite a Pilot after All a resident Glen Hanson said the Only reported injury on the ground was an 11-year-old boy who sprained an ankle while running in fright officials said the Navy said the cause of the crash was under investigation. _ the plane crashed shortly before noon sunday while on its final approach to the Glenview naval air station to refuel and pick up passengers officials said. It went Down three quarters of a mile from the air station. A the last radio Contact did not indicate a prob Leni . Walter d. Vandivort base commander. Residents firefighters my police went House to House searching for victims but found Only broken windows and charred paint and lawns. An engine landed in front of one House which was scorched so badly by the explosion that its siding melted and its roof was blackened. One of the planets Landing gear crashed through a living room window at another House and bounced into the Kitchen officials said. A a we re talking about a matter of feet Between a Miracle and a disaster a said Glenview hire chief Joe Robe sont a a  a a. A. The names of the Pilot co Pilot and a Crew chief were not immediately released. 1 at a Crew Chiei were Noi  re investigators examine wreckage of a Navy passenger Jet that went Down. I a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a. I a leased. In a neighbourhood near Glenview naval air station outside Chicago. United Jet nose dived info Park witnesses say Colorado Springs Colo. A ii y y v j a a a. A a United airlines Pilot was warned of a Ishi. 171 United Colorado Springs Colo. Apr a United airlines Pilot was warned of dangerous wind gusts before his Jet buried itself nose first in a Park and exploded killing All 25 people aboard authorities said. A we can to even find a chair a said sheriff Bernard Barry. A a there a not a great Deal of that  Federal investigators arrived to poke through the wreckage monday for clues to the cause of sundays crash of flight 585. However officials said the Pilot was warned of Strong wind gusts just before the plane crashed As it attempted to land at Colorado Springs municipal Airport. Gusts of 32 Mph were reported by the National weather service a Federal a at it on administration spokesman Dick Meyer said the Pilot reported no problems before the crash. Identities of the 20 passengers and five Crew members aboard the twin engine. Boeing 737-200 were withheld. But officials of the . Olympic committee said three members of that organization were among those on Board. The plane in route from Denver was on final approach to the Airport when it banked sharply and veered into the ground witnesses said. It went Down five Miles Short of the Airport in a narrow Park with houses on one Side and a big apartment Complex on the other missing Homes by no More than an eighth of a mile. Authorities said either the Pilot did a Brilliant Job of dodging the houses or was incredibly Lucky. In the Only reported injury on the United airlines crash Texas Rescue workers search the rubble of a United airlines Jet that crashed in a Park in Colorado Springs Colo. Ground Michelle Summerson 12, was thrown Back from the doorway of her Home by the Impact of the crash. She was treated at a Hospital and released. Another Faa spokesman Mitch Barker said air traffic controllers had relayed to the plane information on wind conditions reported by pilots of other smaller Craft that had been jostled by turbulence. Such gusts can cause an. Effect known As wind Shear in which a Strong gust from behind or to the Side of an air plane can reduce its air Speed to a level at which its engines will fail and cause it to plummet to the ground. Officials recovered the planets a Blacks amps Sharon Kilday boxy flight data recorder for analysis. The flight originated in Peoria iii., and stopped in Moline ill., before Landing in Denver. 1 a a . Olympy committee officials said the three members of their organization on the plane were or. Peter j. Van Handel 45, a soc senior sports physiologist or. Andrzej j. Komor 39, a soc sports biochemist and Dan Birk Holz age unknown a development coach and coordinator with the . Cycling federation airline officials said the 9-year-old plane had no history of mechanical trouble. The plane was a relatively Young with Only 26,000 air hours and 19,734 flights. United senior vice president Lawrence Nagin said. _ he said United purchased the plane from the now defunct Frontier airlines in 1986. K