'Cracks' Ground 24 More DC-10S

'Cracks' Ground 24 More DC-10S

mily quarrel; father held Darnel Suotun » beuf o*U u B* •dqiur •K and the e eiperted to have Mtt, a police additional liornution on the uKidwl by own today Mirad several etflk fn m Oir none! had . made a determiiiauon of t complei before respoMkim BetidM Sft Beih irly tlui morni |, e»cept to say •ctt, Patraimw Uat Use** aad Chart* Davit reapooaad ilensmCare totfcecaSi Dataetiwc Sergeant Thomas Itmufcim it investigating The Daily Register VOL. 101 NO. 293 SHREWSBURY, N.J. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1979 15 CENTS r 'Cracks' ground 24 more DC-10s WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials, concerned that The intensive inspections of the jets were triggered by last removed the engine and pylon in one section, instead of two than 20 of the nation's 137 DC-lOs would be affected improper maintenance procedures may have produced a crack month's crash of an American Airlines DC-lOas it was taking steps. Flight 191 had undergone the same "engine removal and Under the order, airlines are urged to immedititelv and led to the natiqa's worst air crash, have grounded nearly off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The crash, reinstallation procedure ' on March 30, the FAA order said all planes which had their engines and pylons removed In 0 > two dozen DC-lOs. which occurred after one of the plane's three engines fell off, McDonnell Douglas, maker of the IK' ui specifies in a section. The grounding was ordered after similar cracks were claimed 274 lives. service bulletin that the engine and pylon should be removed American's method of removing and reinstalling the p] discovered in two jets that had gone through the same pro- The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the latest separately involved using a forklift. the safety board said cedure. grounding on the recommendation of the National Transporta- Ed Slattery, NTSB spokesman, said it was conceivable the The procedure consisted "of lowering and raising the pvl'Hi This is the third grounding in a week for some of the jumbo tion Safety Board, which is investigating the crash. "pre-existing crack" in Flight 191 could have caused the with the engine still attached, by supporting the entire as jell. The board said two American DC-10s had cracks in the aft failure of the pylon assembly holding the engine to the wing. sembly by a forklift placed under the engine,' the board said The latest findings are prompting a passengers association attachment points of the pylons. A pylon is a structure that But he said he did not think the crack triggered the crash and The forklift operator was limited in controlling pn to go into court again today to try to get an order grounding all holds the engine to the wing. that the safety board has not reached a conclusion on the the placement of the aft fitting when the pylon was reinstall**! 137 DC-lOs flown by U.S. air carriers. Investigators found a 10-inch crack in the aft attachment specific cause of the accident. board investigators said. Slight misalignment could cause a The 50,000-member Airline Passengers Association, based point of the pylon that separated from the engine that fell off FAA spokesman John Leyden said the new grounding order flange on the aft fitting to strike a wing attachment, causing the in Dallas, was rebuffed Sunday when it sought a similar order. American's ill-fated Flight 101. involves only those DC 10s that have had their engine pylons flange to crack, they said It used the new information on cracks as the basis for reopening The NTSB said the cracks in the two recently inspected removed and replaced in recent days to comply with inspection The board said it thought that occurred on the two Amen the case today. planes were apparently caused when mechanics improperly orders stemming from the Chicago crash. He estimated less can planes recently inspected and found to have cracks Jai alai executive: So who's on first? Long Branch can't handle major one Bruno, Mortensen By MARK MAGYAR frontons in both Jersey City Statehouse Correspondent and Newark and operating TRENTON — Long Branch them with overlapping sea- drafted by Democrats sons, he did not think the New would be incapable of support- By UAVII) TURNER Jersey Shore could support ing a jai alai fronton on a year- LITTLE SILVER - A round basis and would not be even one $25 million fronton group of local Democrats may able to generate enough reven- "I think it's just too far to ue during summer seasons finally have found a Democrat expect people to drive from who is willing to run for mayor alone to justify construction of the major population centers a major fronton, according to this fall, but another group is of North Jersey and New York standing by its efforts to draft an executive of the world's City," Mr. Roth said flatly. largest jai alai company. Republican Mayor Anthony T. "Jai alai just doesn't draw Bruno for a bipartisan, "Nobody is going to build people like casino gambling "fusion ticket " an elegant $25 million fronton does, and with the gasoline sit- There will still be no Demo- uation the way it is, it's scary. cratic candidate for mayor "The most I could see is a listed un the ballot in today's' Memorial Day-to-Labor Day primary election, but John A season, when they tell me the Mortensen said last night that Shore population swells to he would accept the nomi- 200,000 to 250,000. which is not nation if a write-in draft on his a bad market. An $18 million behalf is successful Mr fronton operating on a tight AMERICA'S GAIN — Superior Court Judge Louis R. Alkins is captivated bv these Mortensen is a former Demo- budget could make out during charming lasses prior to their becoming citizens during naturalization ceremonies cratic member of the Borough the summer if it drew tourists yesterday at the County Courthouse In Freehold. The three-year-old twin girls, Council, and currently is on a night-to-night basis. Marianne and Melissa Manzo, were born in South Korea and are the daughters of chairman oi the irate Shore "But to put up a $25 million Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manzo of Wayside. (See story, page 18.) Commuters group Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manzo of Wayside. (See story, page 18.) Anthony T. Bruno fronton, the kind that would Meanwhile, Mayor Bruno John A. Morlensen really attract new investment reaffirmed his long-standing into the area, we'd have to be position that he is not seeking I've been led to believe that by He's a bright anil Inti open eight or nine months, and re-election to a second term, him. person He s respecli-i! the Shore can't sustain that and repeated his support for "He's a strong individ- Republicans and Dem > kind of operation." he con- Court says Addonizio the candidacy of Councilman aual." Mr. Thoma said of the this town " cluded. John A Marrah. who is run- mayor. "He,s a very strong Meanwhile. Cmincilm.tii Mr. Roth said he looked ning unopposed for the GOP and capable individual He Marrah declined to comment into the potential for a Shore nomimalion handles himself very well See So who's, page 3 fronton last year at the invita- Johns my candidate.' tion of Asbury Park Mayor could go back to jail the mayor said I stand by Ray Kramer. NEWARK (API-TheU.S. denied parole. The U.S. Parole C that" He said both Jersey City NEWARK (API-The US The US Parole Com Senator David Friedland U.S. Attorney Robert J. Del The Little Silver. Demo- and Camden would be "ex- Attorney in New Jersey will US Attorney Robert J. Del mission plans to schedulie the Tufo said the next move is up cratic Club, apparently unable with fine restaurants that will cellent" locations for major make no move to send three hearings sometime after it re- Age of consent: to the U.S. Parole Com- to find a candidate of its'own only be open four months a jai alai frontons because of former New Jersey municipal ceives a copy of Monday's de- mission, which will decide if before (he primary filing dead- year," asserted Milt Roth of their proximity to the New officials back to jail until after cision. the men should remain free or line, had announced in April World Jai Alai Inc. "If any- York City and Philadelphia the U.S. Parole Commission Addonizio, of Tinton Falls, a be returned to prison to serve that it would wage a write-in thing, you would get an $18 markets. decides their fate. Democratic member of Con- On Monday, the U.S. Su- at least part of their un- gress for 14 years and mayor campaign to drat I the Re- more changes million building of cheaper World Jai Alai Inc. current- finished sentences. of Newark from 1962 to 1970. publican mayor for a fusion construction without all the ly owns and operates frontons preme Court ruled 7-0 that The parole commission was freed from prison in 1977 ticket with Laurence G By MARK MAGYAR frills." in Hartford, Conn., and Mi- former Newark Mayor Hugh will have an opportunity to de- by U.S. District Court Judge Thoma and Keith O Eaton, Statehouse Correspondent Long Branch Mayor Henry ami, Tampa, Ocala and Fort J. Addonizio. former Jersey cide if Mr. Addonizio. Mr. George H Barlow, the senten- the two Democratic council TRENTON - The Assembly Judiciary Committi R.

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