European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 15, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7plane missing 43 screws before crash emphasized. But the fact that they re looking into maintenance problems poses troubling prospects for Continental airlines the bankrupt Parent company of Continental express. Art Kent a Continental spokesman said further investigation is needed to determine what happened. A we want to find out what happened More than anyone a he said. A we want to stress that safety is our no. 1  David Messing another spokesman for Continental said the company a Emb-120s Are maintained at several locations. The main work is performed at Houston intercontinental Airport where Continental express has a separate hangar for maintaining its Fleet of 101 planes including 34 Emb-120s. Employment at the hangar has been stable with no recent layoffs during the economic downturn he said. By the new York times Eagle Lake Texas a the night before a Continental express commuter plane crashed wednesday workers at the airlines Houston hangar failed to screw on a part of the Tail that is now missing from the wreckage investigators said Friday. The crash killed All 14 people aboard. Investigators from the National transportation safety Board said they confirmed their finding by examining the wreckage and by looking at maintenance records that showed mechanics unscrewed part of the planets Tail Wing replaced some of the Wing but failed to refit 43 screws that hold the part in place. The part in question is a flexible Section of the Tail Wing that prevents ice from building up. It forms the leading Edge of the Tail Wing. Investigators said it appeared that the piece might have torn free in flight which would have caused the plane to pitch Down possibly stressing other parts of the aircraft beyond the limits at which it could Fly. Nosb chairman James Kolstad said that As part of a routine maintenance operation the screws were removed from the top of the wings left Side and the top and Bottom of the right Side. The right Side of the Assembly was replaced but the left Side Wasny to changed. On Friday investigators boarded a chartered helicopter and searched without Success for the crucial missing part. The bulk of the Tail Wing was found about 200 Yards from where the fuselage and main wings landed in a charred Heap. By examining this part of the Tail Wing investigators concluded that the missing piece had not been properly screwed on. Other investigators examined the planets maintenance records at Continentals hangar in Houston. This team will also interview people who worked on the plane a brazilian made Embraer-120. No firm conclusions have been reached investigators Miracle Manatee animal care specialist Steve Lehr right cradles a 60-Pound is being helped by two other caretakers. Fathom is in critical Manatee moments after its birth last week at sea world in or condition after colliding with a boat and has been fitted with a Lando Fla. Lehr shows the Manatee to its Mother fathom who special wet suit to Aid in her recovery. Trapped woman Hooks up Battery to cd Hartford Conn. Apr trapped at the Bottom of a Highway embankment in an overturned Van her body racked with pain Linda Myers gave thanks for the Little dog on her Lap As she prayed for deliverance. But when Myers 40, who suffers from muscular dystrophy finally managed to Rig a makeshift radio powered by her wheelchair Battery she said More than 20 people ignored her Calls for help. A i thought i was going to die a she said Friday while recalling her 12-hour predicament in the cold Van Early thursday. A if it Hadnot been for Honey my Little cockatoo i would have lost my mind a she said As she Lay in her Hospital bed. Her ordeal began As she drove her specially equipped Van East on route 2, returning Home to Amston from visiting friends 20 Miles away in new Britain. She said she was just South of exit 11, in a Remote area near Glastonbury when she was Cut off by a speeding truck. A it was a flatbed and the Driver Cut Back into my Lane too soon forcing me into the Guardrail. I done to know if he did it on purpose but he never stopped not even after my Van went Over the  she said she blacked out during the descent. When she came to the Van was lying on its Side and Myers found herself sitting on the right front passengers window dazed cold and hurting. A the Van must have flipped 10 times. Police said it was 438 feet Down the  she was Able to use her cellular Telephone to dial 911, but got a Busy signal. A the state trooper told me later that i was in an area of the state that has poor reception for cellular  meanwhile the Van lights died and its Battery went dead leaving her cd inoperative. A i was left sitting there in the dark with Honey asleep on my legs. My body Hurt All Over. I prayed and prayed that somebody would find me and help me get out of there. Honey kept my legs warm. I would have been pulling my hair out if it Hadnot been for  when Dawn came Myers who says she can barely crawl because of her crippling disease took Stock. A i had a knife so i decided to try and splice the Cord from the phone onto the leads of the cd using my wheelchair Battery for  in her weakened condition it took nearly three hours to accomplish the Hookup. Then when the connection was Complete she. Began trying to Contact motorists passing by on the Highway. A i was calling on Channel 19, the truckers band a she said. A i talked with 1 done to know How Many people a it must have been at least 15 a but nobody would Stop and help me. I remember one woman saying that Little girl sounds like she needs help a but the woman did no to Stop. I done to know whether they did no to believe me or whether they just did no to want to get  it was almost 11 30 . Thursday nearly 10 hours after she went Over the Guardrail when a trucker stopped to Helper. A i was begging crying and pleading with him to Stop telling him i was trapped and going to die. He finally believed me thank  the trucker notified the state police of Myers plight. It was nearly two More hours before medics could Rescue her and the dog from the demolished Van and bring them up the Steep embankment. Myers was covered with bruises and abrasions but apparently did not suffer any serious lasting injuries. Don Hart one of the emergency medical technicians who helped Rescue Myers said he was impressed by her resourcefulness. A she helped herself As much As we did a Hart said. A if she Hadnot figured out How to get that radio working in that Remote area it would have been Days before she was  s Fate fuels curiosity of old friends Santa be . Apr de Howard is remembered around the new Mexico state House As the Legislatures reliable Good Humoured economic analyst who Nad the Odd habit of using a pay Telephone just Down the Hall from his office. The Fri remembers him As the spy who got away a Edward Lee Howard a former Cia agent who was drummed out of the Agency for alleged drug use and later accused by the Fri of Selling Cia secrets to the soviet Union. Now six years after Howard eluded the of big a constant surveillance and disappeared into the Santa be night his old colleagues arc wondering whether Howard has lo4t the Protection afforded by his political Asylum in Moscow. Howard a sponsor was Vladimir Kryuchkov then head of a Kab directorate according to the Book the spy who got away by David Wise. Kryuchkov who later ascended to the chairmanship of the Kab was one Howard of the leaders of last months failed coup against president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. He has been charged with treason. Howard 39, is still wanted by the Fri on charges of espionage interstate flight and a probation violation. A Kab spokesman in Moscow Alexei p. Kandaurow said Friday that Howard remained under the Protection of the soviet government and that he and other defectors were staying away from reporters in the Wake of the failed coup. Asked about the future of Howard and other westerners who spied for the Kremlin and then defected Kandaurow said a it is not Clear How it will be decided. But i think that if they came Here and an organization like the Kab was involved in the process then we can to change our attitude toward  but Bob Gallegos a Friend who worked with Howard asked a How Long would they want to keep a Guy like this a after arriving in Moscow in mid-1986, Howard was Able to travel around the Eastern bloc and he met occasionally with his wife who moved Back to her native Minnesota soon after Howard vanished. Gallegos reckons Howard a travels Are restricted now. Gallegos said he last heard from Howard three years ago when the sex spy sent a postcard congratulating him and his wife on the birth of their daughter. On the card Howard wrote that the family should Call if they re Ever