European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 27, 1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 7twa by new Day in an unusual step the trans world airlines Captain who crash landed at new Yorkus John f. Kennedy International Airport in july publicly criticized the Federal safety Agency investigating the Accident for a a unconscionable handling of the probe. Capt. William Kinkead said he had a butter contempt for the investigators. The Lockheed l-1011 Jet burst into flames when an aborted Takeoff went awry and broke open a fuel tank. Kinkead and his Crew were initially hailed As heroes after the july 30 Accident because All 292 aboard were safely evacuated. But since then the investigation has turned up evidence that the plane May have crashed because of a series of poor decisions by the pilots. A i no longer have any concern about this outcome of your investigation a Kinkead wrote in one of a series of letters to the National transportation safety Board the Federal Agency heading the inquiry. A there is nothing you can do that can harm me More than you Al i am vary satisfied with the Choice i made. Had i made the other Choice and the aircraft been unable to Fly i have no doubt that 292 people would no longer be capt. William Kinkead ready Kinkeade a letters were contained in 800 pages of reports on the Accident released thursday. Kinkead had asked that his letters be part of the Public record. Kinkead insisted that he made the right Choice to abort the Takeoff. A i had a split second to make a decision that the Nosb will probably spend the better part of the year evaluating a he wrote. A i am very satisfied with the Choice i made. Had i made the other Choice and the aircraft been unable to Fly i have no doubt that 292 people would no longer be investigators were not Likely to determine a cause of the Accident for several months. The new safety Board reports confirm that the Crew members did not follow Twa procedures when they elected to abort the Takeoff. The plane was already airborne when they received a stall warning. The stall warning was apparently a false alarm. The Twa operations manual says that when the Pilot receives a stall warning the Pilot must apply maximum thrust adjust pitch and keep flying the plane. Instead co Pilot Dennis Hergert who was flying the Jet took his hands off the controls and told the Captain a you got the safety Board disclosed in one of the new reports that the thrust on All three engines decreased at about that time. The Captain said he took control and decided to bring the plane Down. Members of the Kun flux klan repair their damaged Cross on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati on Friday. Klan s Cross again toppled re erected Cincinnati up the Kun flux klan a controversial Cross that was knocked Over or destroyed three times was up again saturday. The Cross on the City a downtown Fountain Square was toppled Early Christmas Day. So far at least six people have been arrested from three protests involving the Cross. Police officer Randy Neal said there were no other protesters at the site saturday morning. The Kkt has a permit that will expire wednesday. The Cross was erected last week and is located near a jewish menorah erected the previous week for hanukkah. It is also near a nativity scene that was placed on the Square last week. A similar Cross was torn Down by protesters monday about five hours after it was erected. The second Cross was put up Early thursday. Charged in the latest incident were Devin Kathman of Covington ky., Jeff Strieker of Kenton Hills ky., and Ralph Scott of Chicago. The three men were released on $1,500 Bond each. Kathman and Strieker a actually pushed it Over and broke it up a said Neal. A several minutes later Scott reached Over a barricade and was trying to pull it the rest of the Way apart when he was City officials opposed the Cross but had to allow it because of a court order allowing the display of the menorah they said. The klan also displayed a Cross on the Square two years ago. Printing mix up has Navy offering wild pleasures Poughkeepsie . A sex and the Navy got mixed up in a Telephone Book. The 1993 Telephone Book put out by Tran Western publishing lists the wrong number for a line that is supposed to put callers in touch with Navy personnel who give information about shipyard Tours and Navy ship Docking schedules. When the listed number is called a sexy voice says a Welcome to the wild line. Prepare yourself for wild pleasures at Only 99 cents per the voice directs the caller to a billable 900 number. Officials for the publishing company based in san Diego said they done to know How the misprint got into the Book. A i really can to speculate on How this happened a said Barbara Mattson a regional marketing director said. A but obviously things like this do happen from time to a a we re having the department who compiles this Community services Section deter mine How this happened and make absolutely sure it wont happen again a a said Kay Horner a Tran Western spokeswoman. Terror is part of school Day in inner cities by Cliff Edwards associated Fross Chicago a As the first Bell rings at 7 45 a.m., David Stenson Heads Down the Hall eyes darting. The High school Sophomore knows the peace can be broken at any moment by a Cross word a gunshot the Flash of a knife. A a in a always on guard a he says. Quot last year i got jumped. Gangs exert terror inside and out at David g. Farragut Community Academy one of Chicago a most dangerous schools. Its one among Many inner City schools throughout the nation where youngsters have to learn amid danger. At Farragut students walk to school in Large groups hoping to find safety in numbers. A i have to walk by myself because i live far away or sometimes show up late because i did no to get up in time Stenson says. On this particular Day he barely gets inside the school after four hispanics throw bottles and rocks at him Yelling racial slurs. The changing demographics of Farra guts West Side neighbourhood Are part of the problem a fights often arc racial. The student body 98 percent Black a decade ago now is about 70 percent hispanic and 30 percent Black. The hispanic and Black gangs often avoid each other on the streets but they re thrust together in school. Classes Are orderly but stepping into the Hall can spell trouble. In Chicago police Post two officers in each High school. Metal detectors have been installed in 45 of the City a 67 High schools but students find ways to sneak in weapons. Or they make do with scissors or Sharp pencils. As of mid december police had made 3,760 arrests in Chicago schools this year including 152 for murder rape robbery or theft. Eighty six handguns had been seized some from children As Young As 10. In just six weeks in november and december there were six shootings at Chicago schools. They left four students dead. Many More students have been wounded at school but police said they do not keep records. Principal Steve Newton watches each Day As Farragut a 2,500 students Are frisked and wait in Long lines to go through the Metal detectors. A we have a Battle line that has so Many fronts to it that we re almost overwhelmed a Newton says. A not Only Are the gangs struggling for control of turf and territory but they Are also struggling for control of the
