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Commercial aviation mishaps plague New England because of engine mount problems COMPILED FROM AP/UPI -- While the engine commuter plane, had left Bos- He said that when the higher similar to those suspected in the nation's fleet of DC-10s were being ton en route to Rockland. power system failed to switch on, crash. reinspected for signs of metal fa- Meanwhile, in Boston the runway the controllers unsuccessfully at- Furthermore, a spokesman for Ja- tigue last night, there was a plane lights went out at Logan Interna- tempted to return to the regular pan Air Lines said mechanics have crash in Maine and a power outage tional Airport for more than two lighting system. found three rivets holding the en- at Boston's airport. hours forcing the diversion of 20 The blackout affected all runway gines to the wings of its DC-10s At least seven people were con- scheduled arrivals and postponement lights and adjoining taxiway lights. had fallen off. firmed dead at press time in the of about six departures. Electrical engineers were able to JAL has nine DC-10s in Japan. crash of a Downeast Airlines com- No planes were approaching the restore the regular runway lighting JAL is grounding of the jets has muter plane carring 18 persons runways when the lights suddenly system at about 12:30 a.m. bang- forced cancellation of 19 flights, crashed on the Maine coast last went out at 10:20 p.m. and an air- "The cocktail lounges did a all domestic, according to night. port spokesman said there were no up business; people took it very the spokesman. A Maine state police spokesman major problems, only inconveniences. well," the spokesman said. said ten persons were unaccounted Some planes wer' forced to circle for and one was being treated at a A spokesman for the Massachusetts the airport, but most were diverted And in Chicago search crews armed to sift hospital in Rockland, Maine. Port Authority said at press time elsewhere. with hand rakes continued the cause of the failure is still Employees said no planes were the wreckage of American Flight 191 The plane crashed near a beach unknown. forced to "take drastic measures." for remains of the 274 people who road near Owls Head about one half He said the problem occurred when And in the wake of Friday's perished there Friday. officially rose by mile from its destination, the fog began rolling in from the ocean crash of Flight 191 at Chicago's The death toll a re- after the crews found nicipal airport servicing Owls and air traffic controllers decided O'Hare International Airport, one yesterday the body of an infant who wouldn't ad and Rockland. to switch to a higher powered light- inspection of DC-10s has turned up have been listed on the flight list. The "Dehavilland Otter," a twin ing system. several that must remain grounded Guantanamo Gazette Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Thursday, May 31, 1979. Vol. 34 No. 1.3 Flood admitted to hospital WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pennsylvania talized for at least one week to de- Congressman Daniel Flood was admit- termine whether surgery will be nec- ted yesterday to Georgetown Univer- essary for the impaired vision, sity Hospital . Kulick said. Dateline. Flood also is being bothered by *0, treat- I He is undergoing tests and ment for impaired vision and hearing, tennitus, which Kulick describes as according to an aide. a ringing sound in the eardrums, Ru- PEKING (AP) -- Chinese and American negotiators still have not resolv- The aide, Bob Kulick, quoted a doc- lick said. ed their differences over Chinese textile exports to the U.S. tor as saying the health problems He added that Flood's attorneys As a result, Trade Ambassador Robert Strauss reported today that ake it impossible at this time for have notified U.S. District Court there's still no overall trade agreement with the Chinese. Flood to face a retrial on bribery, Judge Oliver Gasch and are seeking a Strauss said it's possible the U.S. could establish a unilateral perjury and conspiracy charges. postponement of Flood's retrial. policy on Chinese textile imports for the time being. Flood's retrial is scheduled to Flood has been hospitalized two begin Monday in U.S. District Court other times since his first trial KHORAMSHAR, Iran (AP) -- Armed with everything from World War I vin- in Washington. ended in a hung jury Feb. 10. tage rifles to modern machine guns, Iranian guards poured heavy gun- Kulick said the 75-year-old con- fire into the Arab sector of this city Wednesday night. gressman was admitted to the hospi- He was treated six weeks for physi- Non-Moslem Arabs have been fighting the revolutionary government for tal Wednesday afternoon. cal exhaustion following the first autonomy. Dr. Melvin Small, Flood's physi- trial and was hospitalized a second cian, predicts Flood will be hospi- time April 26. WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Jimmy Carter was scheduled to begin meetings with executives of major oil companies and associated indus- tries today to discuss the oil shortage. with Funeral service planned A White House official said the president will meet tomorrow of public interest groups also to discuss the oil situ- Jose Balseiro-Flores, a long-time received several letters of appre- representatives The meetings coincide with the beginning of Carter's oil price employee at the Naval Base, died ciation/commendation. ation. program. May 16, 1979,at the U. S. Naval Sr. Balseiro is survived by a decontrol Hospital. brother, Enrique, and a niece, Mrs. (UPI) -- A spokesman for a truckers protest group said last Sr. Balseiro was born in Guanta- Miriam Fernandez, both of Elizabeth, DENVER independent truckers would form a convoy here today to drive to namo, Oriente, Cuba, January 25, N. J., and another niece living in night to protest rising diesel fuel prices. 1906. He was first employed at Guantanamo, Oriente, Cuba. Washington independent truckers organization has said there may be only Guantanamo Bay by the Public Works Funeral services are tentatively Another long-haul trucks on the road this week since several Department on September 27, 1945 as planned for 9 a.m. June 7 at the be independent organizations are calling for a general strike. a Laborer. He advanced from that Base Chapel with burial at the truckers of Garden- Guantanamo Bay Cemetary. The final position to the position Leonid Brezhnev is in Buda- time will be announced BUDAPEST, Hungary (UPI) -- Soviet President er Foreman, the position held at date and commun- pest for what's described as an "official friendly visit" with the time of his retirement in over AFRTS pending the arrival of leaders. January of this year. During his the next of kin who have expressed ist left Moscow with a high-ranking delegation Tuesday on only 33 years of employment here he a desire to attend the funeral. Brezhnev 24 hours notice. as The 72-year-old Soviet Communist leader looked fit and healthy he failing kills policeman stepped from his plane dispelling fears over his reportedly Sniper health. ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A city police of- of their injuries was not released Green said he's firing ficer was killed and another police- at press time. SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Father of three-year-old Chad treatments for his son. man and a woman were wounded last Police said the officers were the lawyer who aided his fight to get Laetrile he told reporters the night when a sniper opened fire on standing in the doorway of the po- Green said he's dismissing the lawyer because face a contempt of court or- a police station, authorities said. lice station when the shooting be- Greens were returning to Massachusetts to gan. der. Chad, a leukemia Also dead is the sniper who died The woman was seated in an auto Green said the family will remain in Mexico where in the exchange of gunfire on the near the precinct station. victim, is undergoing laetrile treatments. city's north side. The gunman is said to have opened Agency wants Sergeant William Campbell died fire from a cemetery across the SACREMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The Environmental Protection the pesticide DBCP about 45 minutes after being shot as street from the stationhouse. water supplies tested in five states after traces of he stood on the steps of the Sixth The sniper, whose identity was not were found in California wells. in animals, is District Police Station house. immediately released, died moments DBCP, which has been linked to cancer and sterility and Georgia. The other officer and a woman by- later after an exchange of gunfire sprayed on crops in Hawaii, Florida, South Carolina were injured, but the extent with other officers, police said. stander an in- ATLANTA (AP) -- A Justice Department spokesman said yesterday to vestigation into credit offered by an Atlanta advertising agency there are Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign is almost over and no criminal allegations involved. Condition III some HURREX Terrence Adamson said the inquiry began after a reporter brought attention. facts about Gerald Rafshoon's agency to the department's law pro- Carter had named Rafshoon to be his media adviser. Federal 9 a.m. today political hibits corporations such as the agency from giving credit to I candidates except in the normal course of business. $175,000 The campaign debt to Rafshoon Advertising jumped from about three off, ac- For more information see page to almost $650,000 after federal matching funds had been cut cording to amended financial reports from the campaign. Page 2 Guantanamo Gazette Thursday, May 31, 1979 Clubs & organizations community THE TEEN CLUB will be holding a THE GUANTANAMO BAY SKEET CLUB meeting Saturday, June 2 at 4 p.m.