Senate battle Debate with Arlen Specter keeps Lynn Yeakel close in race Page 6 200 feared dead after jet crashes in Netherlands By JEROME SOCOLOVSKY Associated Press Writer ANIS I FR DAM. Netherlands —An Israeli cargo Jet with engine trou hle crashed into an apartment complex last night shortly after takeoff and triggered a firestorm that raced tin (nigh a crowded suburb. At least 12 bodies were recov ered. Out Dutch television said police feat A up to 200 people may have died The El Al Boeing 747 carried a three-man crew and one woman passenger. all of whom were killed, the carrier said. It v..as the Netherlands' worst air disaster and the first crash in El Al's 41-vi_ar history, an airline spokes- Said 'llk. pilot was trying to wrestle the J umbo jet hack to Schiphol Airport after hoth enuines on the same wing died. airline officials said. An official refu-oto ale out sabotage as a pos , ;lN,‘ muse sl:mune,.! into the nine-story !pm ' , Aunt ruildim;, spewing flames ;lulu (I er a wide ! , ,!:;, , ..i:Wecht !pronounced I x;<<," _ln-ttreehtt. six miles short of 11( port south of the chtlk Residents searched frantically for truni members in the hellish hindseape of tire, smoke and chaos ;11;11 , battered a clear and cool pc()ple jumped out of the ehlows of their apartments to ~, e z!;)e the ilf I erno, radio reported. the to c etas under control but still burning five hours after the crash. ` I._ ta , hco rn2ht into the build the ',rings and all ignit lt s:ploded into one huge sea of " resident Mark van der ,vo nine-story apartment com plexes were set ablaze. Mayor Ed van fhiin of Duivendrecht said at least 50 apartments were gutted. Ilelicopters with searchlights illuminated the scene for hundreds of rescue workers. Police reported looting in a nearby shopping mall. The Amsterdam Medical Center Hospital said it treated at least 27 burn ‘ictinis Airline officials dismissed early suspicion of a terrorist strike, which could have jeopardized sensitive Middle East peace talks. Fla. residents received no tornado warnings By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. Tampa Bay area mobile home park resi dents got no warning before tor nadoes ripped through their lightweight trailers, killing three. The National Weather Service said yesterday it would convene an inquiry. As the same storm system brought more tornadoes to the Jacksonville area yesterday, Gov. Lawton Chiles toured of the damaged areas where more than 100 homes were destroyed in the storms Saturday. Fifty-three people were injured and six were hospitalized. Heavy rains were blamed for a Turkish warship damaged by By AHMET BALAN Associated Press Writer GOLCUK, Turkey Seamen wept and rela tives crowded the dock yesterday as the dam aged warship Muavenet was towed to port with its flag at half staff for the five sailors killed by a U.S. missile fired during NATO war games. NATO and Turkish panels are investigating the Thursday incident to see if human error or technical malfunction led to the firing of two Sea Sparrow missiles from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in the Aegean Sea. But NATO's supreme commander, U.S. Gen. John Shalikashvili, ruled out the possibility that alcohol or drug abuse played a role. At least one - - but possibly both missiles hit the bridge of the Turkish destroyer, killings the daily But asked about sabotage and terrorism, El Al spokesman Nach man Klieman later said it was too soon to rule out any possible causes of the engine failures. "We have no details, the investigation has not taken place yet and until it does we cannot say anything," Klieman said. Klieman confirmed the crash was El Al's first. The pilot reported breakdowns in engines No. 3 and 4 on the same wing minutes after taking off for Tel Aviv, said Rafi Harley, El Al's executive director, at a Jerusalem news conference. The pilot was given permission to return to the airport, about 10 miles south of Amsterdam, Harley said. The plane was carrying 114 tons of cargo, he said. Yisracl Cherbin, cargo manager for El Al in Amsterdam, said it was "a regular commercial load." Harley said the plane was - in very good condition - and had had no previous problems. It was made in 1979, the most recent jumbo model belonging to the airline, he said. Jack Gamble of Boeing Com mercial Airplane Group in Seattle said the 747-200 cargo plane had landed 9,873 times and logged 44,730 flight hours by the end of June, "about normal" for a freighter. Gamble said the plane had been fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT9D -7J engines, the standard model. Ile said it had no history of problems that required the manufacturer's attention. "That airplane really is flyable on one engine," Gamble said. "They should he able to maneuver (on two(. I don't know how tightly, though." The plane flew over a lake to dump fuel and crashed about 6:30 p.m (1:30 p.m. EDT) on the turn to make a new approach to Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest airfields. "I saw the plane going nose-down with the left wing up and the right wing down behind the next flat (apartment) building," said a wit ness to the crash, photographer Peter de Neef. "The engines were smoking," de Neef said, "and then I heard the pilot trying to pull up and then I didn't Please see CRASH, Page 18. train derailment near Jacksonville. There were no injuries. Tornadoes tore roofs off businesses and damaged nearby mobile homes and an apartment house, said fire department spokesman John Pea vy. About 300 trailer park residents evacuated when an earthen dam broke, but there were no injuries yesterday, Peavy said. Senior meteorologists in Miami determined on Friday that the huge mass of stormy weather bearing down on Florida in the Gulf of Mexico was likely to generate tornadoes, said Paul Hebert, the state's top weather official. But tight rules restrict tornado Please see TORNADO, Page 18. a captain and four crew members. Twelve sailors were injured. A tarpaulin partly covered the ship's wrecked bridge as it was towed into port, about 70 miles east of Istanbul. Many sailors on board burst into tears and hundreds of family members surged onto the dock after waiting hours for the ship. Children screamed with joy on seeing their fathers wives and mothers cried. "I was on the bridge the moment the missile hit us," said Capt. Meftun I)irman, 40, holding his wife's hand and carrying his small son in his arms. "I felt a terrible explosion but luckly nothing happened to me," he said. Another survivor, Sgt. Tuna Cavusoglu, said, "I thought I was going to get killed too when I saw my friend next to me drop dead a split second after the explosion. I am very lucky to he alive." Booters down Indiana in overtime Att thriller Page 10 colleg.an The juice is loose Penn State wide receiver O.J. McDuffle jukes past Rutgers line- Scarlet Knights 38-24 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Please backer George Stewart (#56) in Saturday's game. The Lions beat the see complete football coverage, Page 12. USG service to investigate Bush rally By TONY DEMANGONE Collegian Staff Writer Students who believe they were "bushwacked" during the Presi dent's recent visit to the Universi ty now have somewhere to turn. Undergraduate Student Govern ment executives are establishing an outreach service to investigate incidents that occurred during the rally in an effort to find a respon sible party. More than a dozen students have written to the media or contacted USG reporting that their pro-Clin ton and anti-Bush signs were taken or destroyed by College Republi cans or Bush/Quayle '92 volun teers, according to a USG news release. 44;4;°4 ": ""olow - Robert Knapp, left, and Roberta Stalby sift through the remains of their home yesterday morning in Pinellas Park, Fla. after it was destroyed Saturday by a tornado. U.S. missile returns to port "Even students who are pro-Bush are angry with the way things were handled," said USG President Rob Kampia. "Bush's stop didn't even come close to being a free-speech American campaign stop." Although most students said their signs were seized at the entrance of the Old Main lawn, other reports have included the alleged assault of a juvenile and a lesbian activist, said Al Gordon, the outreach service's legal action coordinator. Students are encouraged to report any incidents that occurred during the rally to USG, Kampia said. "Only when we hear everyone's case can we determine exactly which individuals or groups might be sued," Gordon said. Until the cause of Thursday's incident has been determined, the U.S. Navy said Saturday it was placing severe restrictions on the Sea Sparrow, which would only be kept operational by corn manders "if it is deemed necessary for adequate self-defense of the ship." The statement said Admiral Frank B. Kel so 11, chief of naval operations, has ordered a "top to-bottom review of the entire Sea Sparrow system, to include all hardware components, mainte nance and operational procedures, and operator training." High-ranking naval officers were reported to have conducted an investigation aboard the Muavenet, but no announcement was made. Meanwhile, the bodies of the victims were flown in from Izmir and taken to the naval morgue, an official said. Monday, Oct. 5, 1992 Vol. 93, No. 59 18 pages University Park, Pa. 16801 Published independently by students at Penn State ©1992 Collegian Inc. "Even students who are pro-Bush are angry with the way things were handled." Rob Kampia USG president USG executives also are exam ining whether the University had a responsibility to protect students' rights, Gordon said. Bill Mahon, director of public information, said the University made a concerted effort to ensure that students' right to free speech was upheld. Some college scholarships just waiting for recipients to fill precise PHILADELPHIA (AP) While many families worry about college costs, others look to scholarships with unusual criteria. At Juniata College in central Pennsylvania, left-handed upper classmen are eligible for aid. Graduates of Mount Carmel High School who don't smoke, drink, take drugs or play in "strenuous ath letic contests" may win schol arships at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported yesterday. "Just like anybody can leave money to a cat in a will, anybody who wants to leave money for a scholarship can decide for what purpose," said Sheila Angst, financial aid expert at Col lege Resource Group in West Chester. Scholarship awards often are limited to specific careers, ethnic or religious backgrounds or geo graphical area. But others are so specific, col leges have trouble awarding them. A congressional study once esti mated $6 billion a year goes beg ging each year because of quirky criteria. A total of about $2,500 was awarded this year to left-handers at Juniata. The award was established by Mary Beckley in honor of her husband, Fred. The 1922 graduates had met on the college's tennis team, where they were paired because both were lefties. Mark Henry, a left-handed 1976 graduate, has added to the fund. Juniata also has a women's dor- Weather Typical autumn weather the next couple of days. Today, mostly sunny and chilly, high 55. Clear and cold with scattered frost tonight, low 35. Tomorrow, more sun shine and cool, high 58. Bob Tschantz Mahon said he was a member of the planning committee for the president's visit. At the meetings, University officials stated that different opinions including anti- Bush signs were welcome at the rally. The USG executive committee investigating the incidents should focus on individual students who were taking signs, rather than the Uni versity, which made an effort to ensure free speech, Mahon said. But Gordon said someone is responsible for the sign-taking and other incidents, adding that the investigation will not end until the group or people responsible are found. "Retribution is definitely in order," he said. requirements mitory room reserved for a red head. Capt. Will Judy, a 1913 graduate and one-time publisher of Dog World magazine, specified the room be used strictly by "titian-tressed lasses." The Gertrude J. Deppen schol arships to eight students this year at Bucknell totalled about $84,240. The fund was established by the estate of Joseph Deppen, a 1900 graduate, in honor of his sister, who graduated from Bucknell two years later. Bucknell spokeswoman Sha ron Poff said she did not know why the scholarships bar athletes. Among other unusual awards, a University of Pennsylvania schol arship is earmarked for a student who pledges not to smoke or become intoxicated while at Penn, said Michael Merritt, director of stu dent financial services. St. Joseph's University in Phila delphia has an endowment to pay full tuition for the student who por trays the school mascot at sports events. Key requirements for the St Joe's Hawk award are good grades and the ability to run wildly around a gymnasium flapping arms con stantly through an entire basket ball game. The Washington Crossing Foun dation in Bucks County this year chose 12 scholarship recipients from 1,275 candidates planning careers in public service. The application includes an essay on George Washington's Christmas raid across the Delaware River.
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