European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4.the stars and stripes Friday May 10, 1991 jury finds Northwest solely responsible for 1987 air disaster Detroit apr a Federal jury cleared Jet manufacturer Mcdonnell. A Douglas corp. And held Northwest airlines solely responsible for the second worst air disaster in . History a 1987 crash that killed 156 people. The jury. Deliberated 16 Days before finding that Northwest was negligent in training and supervising its Crew and that the negligence of the airline and Crew contributed to the Accident. Northwest had argued it received flawed equipment from Mcdonnell Douglas maker of the md-80 that went Down on Takeoff from Detroit metropolitan Airport. The trial was to determine which company paid what portion of out of court settlements reached previously with most of the victims families. Wednesdays verdict Means Northwest must pay 100 percent. The settlements have been sealed and the amounts Given to the victims have not been disclosed. A obviously we Are very pleased a Mcdonnell Douglas attorney Donald shely said of the verdict. Northwest initially said it would Appeal. Later it said its insurer would decide on an Appeal. , District judge Julian Cook said he was told it was the longest Case in . History involving an aviation disaster. The trial began 18 months ago. Flight 255 was bound for Phoenix on aug. 16, 1987, when it crashed. The Only survivor was Cecelia Cichan then. 4. Her parents and brother were killed. A a a the National transportation safety Board had determined the planets Crew failed to set the Wing flaps properly for Takeoff. The Agency also said a cockpit warning system failed to Alert the Crew. Jurors said after the trial they were swayed by testimony and a cockpit voice recorder tape indicating the Crew neglected Takeoff safety checks. A complacency a said Sheryl Hendrick jury for woman. A we listened to the pilots and looked at the procedures and How they were supposed to do things and How they did or did no to do  a they failed to follow the checklist As they should have been doing and that weighed heavily in the final decision a failure to follow procedure a juror John Fraser said. Betty Polec whose son in Law and pregnant daughter were killed said neither the verdict nor the settlements end her ordeal. A a in a like to say to them a let it be your daughter and ill put a Price on her a a Polec said. Sex Juk adviser picked to fill sen. Heinz s seat Harrisburg Paap a state labor and Industry Secretary Harris Wofford a former adviser to president Kennedy was chosen wednesday by gov. Joherl p. Casey to fill Pennsylva Ilia a vacant . Senate seat. Casey a Democrat said at a jammed noon time news conference at the state Capitol that Wofford would fill the vacancy caused by the april 4 death of Republican John Heinz. He also said Wofford would run for the seat in a nov. 5 special election. Wofford 65, previously served As chairman of the state democratic party and was a civil rights adviser to president Kennedy. He also was a Wofford founder and associate director of the peace corps. The selection came More than a month after Heinz died in an air plane helicopter crash near Philadelphia and after a number of other potential candidates withdrew from consideration including Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. It. Gov. Mark Singel who lobbied his Boss for the Job told his staff wednesday that he did not get it sources said. Singel who once said he might Challenge Casey a Choice for the democratic party a nomination was expected to attend the news conference and announce his support for Wofford. Casey had said he wanted Singel to remain As lieutenant governor. If Singel had gone to the Senate the lieutenant governors duties would have fallen to state Senate president pro Tern Robert Jubelirer a Republican who is a vocal Casey critic. Before Heinz a death Wofford told Casey he was thinking about running in 1992 for the Senate seat held by Republican Arlen Specter Singel had already formed an exploratory committee for the 1992 race before Heinz a death changed the political landscape. Wofford a lawyer is said to have the support of a number of Pennsylvania and . Labor leaders. Before coming to Harrisburg at Casey a invitation in 1986, Wofford served As president of the College at old West Bury in the state University of new York and of Bryn mawr College in suburban Philadelphia. A announcing air superiority for  a of Ltd for in it to 40 fish Conr h wills n i gets to Shius hot if it no no  a it of f m Vilt a a it a amp America West airlines new and Campaign uses comedian Jonathan Winters in parody of desert storm commander Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf. Air superiority and draws unwanted fire new York a the latest Salvo in the airlines Battle for passengers is an America West and Campaign that features comedian Jonathan Winters As a Gen. It. Norman Schwarzkopf look alike promising a air   it remains to be seen How Amerl cans will react to a parody of the nations top military hero. Schwarzkopf recently returned from commanding . Troops in the persian Gulf War where a air superiority became a catch phrase describing daily unopposed Allied air raids that devastated Iraq. America West airlines says in its Case the phrase Means discounts of up to 40 percent. War veterans immediately accused America West of using poor taste. Some experts in the advertising Industry predicted the Campaign certainly will attract attention though it May backfire if Many americans Are offended. America West quickly defended the $20 million Campaign which was to begin thursday. A we  want to do anything that is offensive a said Mark j. Coleman the airlines senior vice president of sales and product development. A a it a lighthearted. It pokes no Tun at general Schwarzkopf or anybody in the  d Amato urges crackdown on nazi video games Washington a Austria and Germany should enforce their Laws and take action against the people making and Selling underground Neo nazi video games sen. Alfonse do Amato r-n.y., says. A hate filled Neo nazi propaganda cannot be tolerated a do Amato said in letters to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and austrian president Kurt Waldheim. The letters were released wednesday. A i therefore urge you to bring the full weight of your office to Bear in enforcing your country a anti nazi Laws to the fullest extent possible to eliminate All incitements to racial hatred in whatever form they  the letters cited provisions of the austrian and German criminal codes that forbid inciting racial hatred. The German embassy said in a statement that the German Public and government were a appalled by underground circulation of Neo nazi computer  it said authorities were undertaking Quot All efforts to confiscate the illegal software to prevent further distribution and to prosecute the criminals responsible. Do Amato distributed copies of the letters at a news conference where he also demonstrated two of the reported 140 Neo nazi video games currently circulating in Austria and Germany. One of the games called Khz manager tests a players ability to manage a death Camp. Players sell Gold killings lamp shades and labor to buy Gas and new Gas Chambers for killing turks. Rabbi Marvin Hier head of the los Angeles based Simon Yvo desc Nahaj Center said the holocaust research group has known about these games for years but Only recently Learned How pervasive they have become in Austria and Germany. A it he Neo nazis Are no longer talking to themselves a a he said. A a they be tapped into the  Hier and d Amato said there is no evidence that these games have spread to the United states