European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes thursday june 27, 1991 Washington at a Federal safety officials blamed confusion in the cockpit for a collision last de camber that killed eight people on a fog shrouded runway in Detroit. A i he National transportation safety Board said tuesday that the Captain and co Pilot of a Northwest airlines dc-9 experienced a Quot role reversal with the less senior officer taking command., a it said that led to their failure to Stop taxiing their Quot. Air plane and Alert the ground controller that they were lost both before and after they blundered into an Active but fog bound runway. The Board also concluded that the Pilot of a Northwest hoeing 727 Airliner had inadequate visibility when in tried to take off trashing into the dc-9.1 t the dc-9 was destroyed in the dec. 3, 1990 Acci Cieni Atid the Boeing 727 was severely damaged. Thir to six of the people aboard the dc-9 escaped  and resulting fire. None of the. 146 passengers and eight Crew members aboard the Boeing 727 was injured. A Quot a a a  a a the safety Pard said other factors contributed to the Accident including mistakes by air traffic controllers. Poor signs and lighting at Detroit metropolitan Airport and a a the failure of the Federal aviation administration to detect any of these  but it blamed Northwest for failing to Oiler its pilots adequate cockpit resource management training to Mold flight Crews As a coordinated unit. Quot a reversal of command roles occurred during the nuclear panel won t close Plant washing on Uit the nuclear regulatory commission refused to shut Down a Massachusetts nuclear Plant that critics charge is unsafe because key equipment is deteriorating from age. Commission officials rejected a request by anti nuclear groups that the Yankee Rowe Plant in Western Massachusetts to immediately taken out of operation because of concerns about the structural soundness of the steel Container housing the reactor. While acknowledging concerns the commission tided tuesday that the Plant was sate enough to continue operating until its next., outage scheduled Lor april 1992. A. Anti nuclear groups said they would Appeal the Deci. Sion in Federal appeals . That the commission has a abandoned its responsibility to ensure Public health and salcty.�?�.  controversy has nationwide importance because Yankee Rowe is scheduled to be the first tin Clear Plant to apply to the regulatory commission Lor Extension of its pm rent operating License which expires in 2000. It is the oldest commercial nuclear Plant the country having begun operation in 1963, a a. A anti nuclear groups charge that the commissions License renewal program will allow older plants such As Yankee Rowe to continue operating despite dangerous Wear and tear on key safety equipment. At Yankee Rowe the antinuclear Union of con corned scientists charged that the reactor vessel a huge sled Cylinder housing the reactor does not meet commission safely requirements for resistance to crack a Ini. A a a a. Accident sequence in which the dc-9 first officer up. Pilot made Rhost of the decisions regarding taxi activity and the Captain tacitly relinquished his command role the report  dc-9 first office stained to follow repeated instructions from the Captain and his communications with the Captain were misleading regarding his knowledge of the Detroit  Mark Abels Northwest airlines vice president for communications did not dispute the findings. But he said that since the Accident the airline has moved to improve training procedures he added that Northwest does offer cockpit management resource training and that eventually All Crews will receive it., the safety Board said the Pilot of the Boeing 727 attempted a Takeoff even though the estimated visibility was at worst less than 10.0 feet and at Best less than a Quarter Tilc. Northwest requires that visibility be at least a Quarter Milc for one of its aircraft to take off Abels said while the flight Crew of the Boeing 727 has been returned to duty the dc-9 pilots remain on paid administrative leave. A a. A Eise Liere in its report the safety Board said failure of. The Detroit ground controller a to take timely action to Alert the local controller to the possible runway incursion Quot and other air traffic control deficiencies contributed to the collision. The ground controller missed several a opportunities to Correct the confusion the Board said. A. A a. The National air to Tawfic controllers association Sard it strongly disagreed with those  War statue some 250,000 turned out in new York on tuesday to Honor veterans of the 1950-51 korean War. A 20-foot, Black Granite Block featuring a steel cutout of a Soldier was unveiled in Battery Park after the Parade of 9,000 veterans including six former prisoners of War. Save More Wisdom Teeth study urges by the new York times american dentists and Oral surgeons arc extracting far Loo Many Wisdom Teeth a  suggests. If surgeons removed Only . Actually caused problems researchers said the nation would save at least $150 million a year in medical expenses. The study is part of an expanding Effort to identify a ineffective or wasteful medical procedures. It was i. Minced by the Agency for health care policy and research a new Federal Agency. The nations 6,000 Oral surgeons extract 2.25 million w Wisdom Teeth each year according to the american society of Oral and Maxill facial surgeons. General dentists probably take out Mah More than that but no one is keeping track said the study a co author or. Alexia Antczak an assistant professor at the Hanard school of Public health and school of dental  Range from $70 to $175 per tooth s i added not  or painkillers. A a a a Wisdom tooth extraction is the bread and butter of Oral surgery. And some surgeons spend almost All their Lime on it the study said. A he researchers said that removing Wisdom Teeth because they might cause problems some Day makes. About As much sense As removing everyone s appendix just because some people develop appendicitis. But Oral surgeons say there can be Good reasons for re moving w idiom Teeth that a re not causing problems. Several studies have shown that older patients suffer More complications from the surgery said or. Thomas Osborn an Oral surgeon in Birmingham Mich. A Wisdom Teeth or third molars generally erupt Between the Ages of 17 and 21. Most Are healthy and can be an asset. Only about 28 percent become  say pot belly served As cocaine Cache from wire reports Tallahassee Fla a 475-Pound Man has been arrested at the Tallahassee regional Airport after police found crack cocaine hidden in the folds of his stomach. The suspect 24, had hidden nearly 11 pounds of the drug in fat folds said police spokesman Phil Kiracoff. Officers decided to. Search Wayne Lewis of Miami monday because he fit a profile of drug smugglers Kiracofe said. A. A a a a a a a a the officers initially did not find the drugs. They then used a police dog which sniffed around a fold of Lewis stomach Kiracofe  kills $20 robber Baltimore a a robber died wednesday after his gun fired when he shoved it into the Waistband of his pants during a getaway. Police said Lee Collins 23, had accosted 32-year-old Gail Smith with a .22-caliber handgun a on a City Street. After taking $20, Collins was putting the gun into his pants when it fired.1cbm hits Pacific target Vandenberg fab Calif. An unarmed Minu termin Iii intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched tuesday night and hit its target 4,200 Miles away the air Force said. The 1cbm was launched off the California coast at 7 39 . And after a flight of about 30 minutes hit its target in the Kwajalein missile Range m the Marshall islands of the Pacific. The launch was the 149th in the test series Gold Laden wreck found los Angeles a the wreckage of a luxury steamship that Sank nearly 150 years ago in Lake Eric with up to $60 million in Gold coins aboard has been discovered. ,. Experts said tuesday that the discovery May represent  the More significant she wreck kinds in history. The Atlantic was carrying 600 people when it collided with another ship in heavy tog and Sank on aug. 20, 1852. Half of the people survived but the ship and us contents were believed lost  Salvage term based in los Angeles using sonic radar discovered the ship wreckage m 1989, the company mar dive corp., withheld announcing the find for unde tailed Legal reasons. On tuesday mar dive corp. Displayed some of the first items recovered from the ship saying the find could be Worth up to $200  dressers Ai owed los angles a a judge says a California nightclub May not. Turn away customers because of the Way they Are dressed. A a a administrative Law judge Milford a. Marons \ order Friday requiring a open admissions policy was the latest in a series of setbacks for clubs 1 that base admission on hip attire. A a a ,. The nightclub involved in the ruling the vertigo was called into court after employees turned away two undercover inspectors from the states alcohol beverage control Board. The Board said the club was violating its obligation As the bearer of a i. Cense to sell alcohol to admit the general Public. A a said policy is nothing More than a smokescreen for blatant discriminatory behaviour with an awl Cosine potential for abuse a veritable a Wolf m sheep a clothing a a the ruling stated Joshua Kaplan the attorney representing the nightclub said the club will continue to operate As usual while he appeals the decision. Grad gives $20 Mil lion Detroit a a Michigan state University alumnus donated $20 million to the University a business school tuesday a  Eli Broad a 1954 graduate is head of Broad inc., a financial services holding company based in los Angeles. He is also chairman of Kaufman and Broad Home corp., a multinational housing. And commercial real estate company a i want graduates of mus s mba program to be Able to run a business that a competitive in world markets not just be Able to crunch numbers a Broad said. A Quot. A Quot a a a a a %