European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b iThe stars and stripes . Tuesday May 18, 1993 of curbs c-141b flights after discovery of cracks Byra Crowden. Washington Bureau Washington the aging Workhorse of the air Force s Fleet of transport planes is flying under new restrictions pending Ila no by Plano inspections for cracked wings officials say. ". Gen. Ronald r. Fogelman who Heads the air mobility come at Scott fab 111., ordered that All 260 of the service s c-141b Star lifter transports carry no More than 55,000 pounds instead of the Normal peacetime payload of 62,000 pounds. He issued the order Friday. The planes also Are banned from Low level Maneu vers and Aerial refuelling with cargo on Board officials said. The restrictions can be waived for emergencies or War service officials added. A Fogelman s order was based on recommendations by the air Force scientific advisory Board said capt. Ca Therine Cardon an air mobility come spokeswoman. The Board found More extensive evidence of Wing cracks than expected while studying the results of a hear Down inspection conducted at the Lockheed Plant in Marietta ga., she said. Lockheed is the plane s builder. The new cracks were found around holes designed to permit fuel to pass Between sections inside the planes wings officials said. If left unchecked these cracks could lengthen onto the aircraft s underwing panels causing fuel leaks and weakening the wings according to a statement from the command. Inspection and repair schedules had not been set monday Cardon said. The advisory Board was trying to determine whether the Star lifters were suitable for an extended flight pro Gram. Lockheed reportedly has offered to rework 178 c-141s for $4.4 billion under such a program. The air Force wants to spend about $40 billion on 120 new c-17 military transport planes but that pro Gram is bogged Down by questions relating to the plane s design and Cost. The c-17, built by Mcdonnell Douglas can Fly farther than the c-141 and land on rougher airstrips. Unlike it giant sibling the a a Galaxy the c-141has not had a major modification to its wings. C-141bstarlifter length 168 feet 31/2 inches Wing Span 159 feet 11 inches height 39 feet 3 inches cargo compartment length 93 feet 3 1/2 inches cargo compartment May height 9 feet 1 Inch cargo compartment Max Width 10 feet 2 1/2 inches operating weight 148,120 a. Max cargo Load 70,605 in. Max Takeoff weight 343.000 in. Max cruising Speed 566 Mph Range with Max cargo Toad 2,935 Miles source Jane s All the world s aircraft is Wes Booher sen Heflin enters Hospital for 2nd Chest pain attack. V " from wire reports Birmingham Ala. Sen. Howell Heflin hospitalized for the second time in a week for Chest pains was in stable condition monday As he awaited tests to determine if he needs heart surgery a Hospital spokesman said. Heflin 71, was flown from the Washington area on a medically equipped Jet sunday to the University of Alabama medical Center said spokesman Jim Bosarge. He s still Alert talking and so Forth Bosarge said this morning. He seems to be in pretty goo condition except for the Chest  Heflin had no heart problems before this month. He underwent a cardiac Catheter nation and a single vessel angioplasty May 6. Angioplasty is a procedure in which a balloon Catheter is inserted into a clogged artery to restore the flow of blood. Dad kills 2 kids in mishap Camden Tenn. A Young brother and sister were killed by a single Bullet that their father said was accidentally fired from his Deer Rifle. Allen Sarratt said he was walking Down Steps outside his Home late saturday carrying the Rifle Over his shoulder when it discharged said Alvin Daniel of the Tennessee Bureau of investigation. Brent Sarratt 12, and Kelly Sarratt is were walking Down the Steps behind their father Daniel said. The Bullet passed through the boy s Chest and struck his sister also in the Chest killing both. Sheriff Bill Furr Wyatt said no charges were filed and the shooting appeared to be accidental. Explosion strikes refinery Catlettsburg by. An explosion ripped through Ashland Oil cos Catlettsburg no. 1 refinery monday injuring one worker. Ashland spokeswoman Martha Johnson said the explosion occurred at 10 . And forced the evacuation of hundreds of employees As precaution. She said All workers were Back on the Job by 11 15 . And no one in the surrounding area was evacuated. Man charged with receiving dead aunt s pension Miami a Olive Preito was a Florida Grade school teacher who retired in 1947 at age 64. In the decades that Fol Lowed her monthly pension grew from about $50 to More than $500. The trouble was that she died in 1950. Investigators arrested her 72-year-old Nephew thursday after secretly filming him cashing the most recent Check police said. The take since her death was $125,000, authorities said. For 40 cars we had no reason to be suspicious said Pat Connolly chief of Florida s Bureau of Benefit payments. There were even letters in her files Dat ing from the 70s a change of address and that sort of thing. There Are verifications on file that she was still living up until we caught  Lars Copeland was charged with grand theft and 36 counts of forgery one for each of the retirement checks he allegedly cashed Over the past three years the statute of limitations in the Case. State workers got suspicious last Yea during an audit of retirees Over the age of 100 receiving pensions. Forms showed that a relative had Power of attorney Over Procito s account but auditors could t reach her by Tele phone. Copeland eventually told auditors that his aunt was weak but still alive police said. But he never produced her notarized signature As promised. A month later Copeland called backhand said his aunt had just died. Her death certificate however did not sur face when auditors checked. Top Frog is a fad Shorf in Ca avers county jump Angels Camp Calif. Up the memory of Mark Twain was re Vived again sunday in the form of 50 healthy hoppin contenders pouncing it out in the finals of the world s most famous Frog jumping contest. The annual affair first made famous in Twain s the celebrated jumping � of cd Laveras county published 127 years ago saw no re cords set this year. The top jumper you can croak jumped 19 feet 6 inches. The runner up Lisa Longleaf had u leap of 18 feet 9vx4 inches. Twain s Story first appeared in 1865 in the new York saturday press and garnered Praise As a masterpiece of Western humor. La eventually generated a web footed War that put tiny Calaveras county and its annual fair on the map. Residents of Angels Camp launched the first Frog jump in 1928 to celebrate newly paved streets. A handful of people thought it was such a great idea that they made it a yearly event and established the an gels boosters club which still produces the contest. From the thousands of frogs entered worldwide the top 50 who qual Ify compete for a top prize of $5,000 to any Frog who Breaks the current re Cord set in 1986 by Rosie the Ribier with a jump of 21 feet 5- 4 inches. In 1990, the contest made National headlines when a Seattle animal col Lector tried to enter 30 african Goliath frogs. Despite weighing in from two to 10 pounds the frogs performed poorly then and in a subsequent try in 1992. Bubble baby7 treated with new Gene therapy los Angeles a a 5-Day-old boy has undergone a new Type of Gene therapy that doctors Hope will cure his rare immunity disorder and Lead to treat ments for More common diseases. Andrew Gobea was drinking formula and sleeping soundly in a Bassinet Sun Day a Day after undergoing the two min Ute procedure at children s Hospital los Angeles. He slept through the treatment. We just want him to get better Sai Dandrew s father Leonard Gobea 20, of Holtville. That s our main concern. We want him to get better and go Home an grow up and play  Andrew is the first infant to undergo a procedure to cure a genetic disorder known As Bubble baby disease which leaves infants unable to fight diseases about. 100 american babies Are borr with the disorder every year. If untreated babies often die before their first birthday after contracting cd Mon childhood ailments. If the Gene therapy works Andrew will be spared a More painful Bone marrow procedure and a lifetime of expensive drug injections said or. Donald b. Kohn who performed the treatment. Andrew s disorder severe combined immunodeficiency was passed Dow from his parents who carry the genetic blueprint for it but Don t actually have it. A similar kind of Gene therapy has been used on five older children in Europe in recent months. But Andrew s treatment uses blood from the umbilical Cord rather than Bone marrow As required of older patients. A Newborn at the University of California san Francisco was scheduled to undergo the treatment monday. Doctor s believe the blood from the umbilical Cord could cure the disease an eliminate the need for the follow up drugs. Doctors Are optimistic the therapy canals be used for sickle cell anaemia and Haemophilia even possibly As a treatment for aids