European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes thursday May 7, 1992 . To put flags on planes for safety in latin America Washington up following a peruvian air attack on a . Air Force c-130 last month the Pentagon announced tuesday that it would paint prominent . Flags on the tails of All such planes flying in latin America. A a we re taking extra precautions Here a said defense department spokesman Bob Hall. He said the red White and Blue flags measuring 25 by 48 inches will be painted on the vertical stabii2ers of All c-130 transports assigned to the . Southern come which oversees . Forces in latin America. Other air Force transports such As the Long Range c-5s and c-141s, already have such markings the spokesman said. In the past the c-130s have been marked with subdued Star insignia on their wings and fuselages. In the april 24 shooting a peruvian fighter bomber fired on the c-130 that had been Over Peru on an anti drug Mission previously approved by the Lima government. One american Crew member is missing and presumed dead As a result of the shooting and four others were wounded. The missing Crew member has been identified As master sgt. Joseph c. Beard or. Of Kalamazoo Mich. Peruvian officials have said that the c-130 was off course and poorly marked and that the Crew refused to identify itself. The Pentagon has countered that the Crew repeatedly tried to make radio Contact with the peruvians and that at the time of the shooting it had broken off its anti drug Mission and was in International airspace Over the Pacific Ocean. American anti drug missions Over Peru have been suspended. The Pentagon said both sides Are investigating the incident. Landlubber a Shanna Champagne of Seattle tries tuesday to coax Leslie her German Shepherd into the Waters of Green Lake with temperatures pushing the 80s, it was an Ideal time for a swim but Leslie just Wasny to interested. Tva chief to head postal service Washington apr Marvin Runyon chairman of the Tennessee Valley authority the past four years was named . Postmaster general tuesday. Runyon s appointment was announced by John Griesemer vice chairman of the postal Board of governors by for March after four years on the Job Runyon succeeds Anthony Frank who left office in Runyon takes Over the Post office during a period when it is striving to Cut costs and salaries and to hold rates steady. Employment by the . Postal service has been reduced by nearly 48,000 since 1989. The Surprise announcement followed reports in the Knoxville news Sentinel that Runyon would be named to the $138,900 Job effective july 6. Runyon the former president and chief executive of Nissan s Auto Plant in Smyrna tenn., has been perhaps Tvan a most controversial chairman. He was appointed in 1988 by president Reagan to head the giant Federal Utility. During his four years Runyon has directed a massive streamlining of the Agency that has saved millions of dollars while cutting thousands of jobs. Those cuts did no to make Runyon popular with some employees but have Given ratepayers four years of steady electric rates. Runyon also is credited with creating programs that have saved Tva s Industrial customers Money and helped create jobs. President Bush must nominate Runyon a replacement to the three member Tva Board of directors and name a new chairman. Hie newspaper said the appointment in t expected until after the november election. Neighbourhood devastated by Blaze Greenwood miss. A a fire destroyed 10 houses and damaged 17 others in Little More than two hours monday. A it was one of the worst residential fires in be seen since in be been on the fire department a about 24 years a fire chief Wallace Mcdaniel said. Residents suspect a Gas leak but Mcdaniel said it May have been children at play. One firefighter suffered slight Burns and bruises in the afternoon fire. No other injuries were reported. Neighbors told firefighters that they smelled Gas after a House was torn Down last weekend. But Mcdaniel said tuesday that the Gas company reported that the leak was fixed before the fire. A a. I think More than Likely it resulted from kids playing in a vacant House a Mcdaniel said. But he said the cause remained under investigation. The burned houses were built mainly of Pine and went up in flames quickly he said. Mcdaniel said residents helped evacuate the families and assisted firefighters with the  threaten endeavour s first liftoff from wire reports Cape canaveral Fla. A bad weather threatened to delay the launch of space shuttle endeavour on its Maiden voyage today. Thunderstorms were expected putting the Chance of a 7 06 . Liftoff at just 30 percent the Outlook for Friday Isnit much better. Everything in the countdown at least is going Well Nasa said tuesday. During the we Klong flight endeavours Crew of seven will try to save a $157 million communications satellite marooned in a Low orbit for two years. Two space walkers Hope to attach a motor to boost it to a working  Leader Dies Washington Thomas o. Paine nasal a administrator during the first Moon landings died of cancer monday in his Home in Brentwood Calif. He was 70. Paine was appointed Deputy administrator of the National aeronautics and space administration in 1968 by president Johnson and Rose to administrator with the retirement of Jim Webb he headed the space Agency until 1970, when he returned to the general electric co., where he had worked for 25 years previously. He went to Northrop corp. In 1976 and retired in 1982.crash suits settled Las vegas a the Federal government has agreed to pay More than $664,000 to relatives of three of the 10 people killed when a Jet from Nellis fab nev., crashed into an Indiana hotel. Terms of the settlement were filed in Federal court in Las vegas on monday. The a-7 Corsair crashed into the lobby of the Airport ramada inn at Indianapolis on oct. 20, 1987. Nine of those killed were hotel employees. The fighter lost Power forcing the Pilot to attempt an emergency Landing at Indianapolis International Airport. Nearing the Airport the Pilot was unable to control the plane and bailed out safely seconds before the crash. The agreement stipulated that it did not constitute an admission of liability by the government. The lawsuits had alleged the air Force was negligent in permitting the plane to Fly despite a record of mechanical  opposes beggars san Francisco a mayor Frank Jordan a new strategy for getting the homeless off the streets includes a Campaign to discourage people from giving them spare change. The former police chief said monday that while Small acts of compassion Are a admirable and humane Quot giving Money to beggars May perpetuate their condition. Quot i would like to see us redirect our Charity to organizations that have the capacity to deliver efficient and necessary services to the homeless a he said. Joseph Wilson of san Francisco s homeless coalition said of the strategy a a it a getting out a message that we done to want to touch these people  land 10 whales Barrow Alaska a alaskans Eskimo Hunters have landed 10 Bowhead whales so far this Spring under their special allowance set up by International agreements. But Barrow whalers say late Arctic ice is holding them Back. Eskimo whalers in Alaska Are allowed to Hunt ---------1 Uit aim Niru in the Marine mammal under a quota system of to whaling commission. They Are a Lac Fruin. International Lowed 41 whales this year. Whales Are an important food source to to inupiaq eskimos of Northwest Alaska and to North slope and to siberian yupik eskimos St. Lawrence Island. Bow beads can reach 65 feet and Genera weigh 1 ton per foot. During the Spring they n t in o trough the Bering sea into to Chukchi sea