European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday february 26,1992 a continent apart West and East offer contrasting weather conditions monday. Cherry blossoms left Dot the Eastern Shore or the Willamette River with the Skyline of downtown Portland ore., in the background. Unseasonably warm weather has sprung Spring colors a month Early. Meanwhile an Albany n.y., businessman Heads for the state Capitol in a flurry of Snow a sans overcoat because its not that cold. See Page 11 for More on the  airliners try to land on same runway by the Washington Post Washington a a brazilian jumbo Jet and a smaller us air jetliner attempted to land on the same runway sunday morning at los Angeles International Airport closing to within one eighth of a mile before the larger Jet broke off its approach the Federal aviation administration said monday. Faa spokeswoman Elly Brekke in los Angeles said Vang flight 830 from Brazil a 747-400, had been told at least six times to land on a parallel runway but continued its approach to the same runway for which us air flight 2251, a 737-300, had received Landing clearance. About one mile from the end of the runway with the 747 somewhat ahead of the 737 and about one eighth mile above it the 747 decided to break off its approach. Air traffic controllers did not warn the 747 of the possible conflict Brekke said and it has not been determined whether the Varig plane saw the us air plane before breaking off its approach. She said the Agency is looking into the incident. A spokesman for the National transportation safety Board said the Agency will investigate the incident which comes a Little More than a year after a Landing us air 737 Jet crashed into a commuter plane that a controller had also cleared onto the same runway. Us air spokeswoman Susan Young said 122 people were aboard the 737, which she said followed Correct procedures. A it appears that the other plane May not have been in the proper position a she said. Varig officials could not be reached for  guard to Honor historic pea Island station Norfolk a. A Robert Matthews remembers pea Island at one time the Only All Black lifesaving station in the United states As Quot a very isolated place Quot during world War ii when the nation worried about German submarines Landing saboteurs. A to get to it Back in those Days you had to get the ferryboat at Oregon Inlet Quot Matthews said of pea Island part of North Carolinas outer Banks. A when we got there we had mounted Beach patrols. We Rode horses up and Down the Beach every  despite the isolation the station founded by the . Lifesaving service in 1879, established a solid reputation for rescuing people from dozens of ships that foundered off the treacherous stretch of coast North of Cape Hatteras. On saturday the coast guard a the successor of the lifesaving service a will Honor the men who served at the station by naming its newest Cutter the pea Island. The 110-foot vessel to be commissioned in Norfolk will carry a Crew of 14 and be based in Mayport Fla. Matthews 72, a retired journalist from Baltimore will be among the ceremony a special guests. Quot in a looking Forward to this after having been there and realizing what a place in history the station had Quot he said. The lifesaving services first and Only All Black Crew moved onto pea Island in 1880, relieving a White Crew that missed the grounding of a British vessel in which 17 sailors died. The incoming Captain Richard Etheridge was allowed to pick his own Crew and established a stiff regimen of exercise and discipline. The training paid off. In 1896, the Schooner . Newman ran aground in a storm. Pea Island crewmen made 10 trips through fierce Breakers to the disabled vessel and saved All nine people on Board. Over the years the station was credited with saving More than 600 people from dozens of shipwrecks. The station closed in 1947. Matthews who was assigned to pea Island in 1943, said he occasionally could see the Distant fire of world War ii combat in the Atlantic. Alphonso Howard who retired from the coast guard in 1967 after 26 years was sent to pea Island in 1942. A you figure a 17-year-old kid on that Beach at night it was no picnic Quot he said. A it was a Job i took personally. You go out and put your life at stake a and there was no brass band waiting for you when you got  do or Dye Bank robber blames Fri for loss of face san Diego a a Bank robber says the nickname the Fri gave him a the a clearasil Bandit a is a blemish and he wants the Agency to Clear it up. A a it a caused me mental duress and mockery from jail officers and other inmates Quot Mark Chirico complained. Chirico 24, said he intends to take Legal action against the Fri. Chirico a who blames a history of drug abuse and a poor upbringing for his troubles a said such a nickname can steal a persons self esteem. A i committed a Bank robbery and i deserve to be punished but 1 done to deserve to be humiliated Quot he said in a jail interview with the san Diego Nion Tribune. The nickname was Given to Chirico following his arrest last july for robbing a Security Pacific Bank Branch in Al Cajon of s3,332. He was tracked Down after an anti left a Dye pack Quot hidden in the Money exploded splat of tearing him with indelible Dye. The Fri later said Chirico resembled the a clearasil Bandit Quot a a Man with acne scarred skin wanted in eight other san Diego area Bank robberies. Chirico has acne but insisted he did not Rob those other Banks. He pleaded guilty to unarmed Bank robbery in the Al Dajon Case and was sentenced last week to five years and 10 months in Federal prison. He wont be charged with the remaining a clearasil Bandit robberies under a plea agreement. Chirico was hit with a Dye pack once before in a 1990 Bank robbery in fort Lauderdale Fla., where he was arrested after he went shopping for clothes. A in Florida i was known As the a fashion Bandit a and i come to California and in a called the a clearasil Bandit Quot a Chirico said with disgust. And what nickname would Chirico prefer a the Dye pack Bandit Quot he suggested. A i mean they got me with a Dye  building must go officials say san Francisco a City officials searched monday for a giant Crane to Pluck apart an apartment building that has been hanging from a Cliff since rain washed away part of the Earth beneath it. A a a a gilding. Kornfield said the City would place a chief building inspector Laurence Crane 150 feet below the building at the foot of the Hill and tear it Down piece by piece unless its owner came up with a different demolition plan. Although engineers initially believed the 55-year-old building on upscale Telegraph Hill could be saved they changed their minds when a Large part of the entryway broke away sunday. A the City Isnit willing to sit idly by As this building slowly erodes away Kom Field said. He said demolition was scheduled to begin tuesday. The five unit building has been jerking and sliding its Way toward the Edge of the precipice since Rains 10 Days ago loosened Large chunks of the shale Cliff Over which it hangs. On sunday when the stairwell and entry wrenched Loose the building was moving at a half Inch per hour Kornfield said Quot it was scary. It sounded like a ship going Down Quot said Michael English who lives two doors up the Street and heard the stairway groan and creak its Way Loose. City officials have evacuated two nearby buildings. But Kornfield said there was no danger to surrounding houses and English and other neighbors seemed determined to stick it out. Diana Gaynor who dragged her Couch television set and the rest of her belongings out of the sliding building saturday said she never feared it was unstable until she Felt the stairway shift below her feet 10 Days ago. She now Calls the View from her neighbors apartment Quot a sheer drop into the precipice of  a it s very wrenching to realize the buildings going to go. But in a going to find a place close Toner a she said a you just can to get the Quality of life anywhere