Sinking of Mine Sweeper Sparks Navy Charges
Honolulu AP: Three Navy officers and a chief petty officer face dereliction of duty charges after a fire sank the 750 ton minesweeper USS Force 770 miles west of Guam last April. Crew of 65 abandoned ship. 15 hours later rescued by a merchant ship. Court-martial hearings pending for Sujdak Casmer and Maclett. Heitzman to undergo pretrial investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
U.S. Navy
Pacific
U.S. Pacific Fleet Command
USS Force
Guam
Adm
J. L. Holloway
Seventh Fleet
Edward J. Sujdak Jr
Wyandotte
Mich
Ens
Dennis R. Casmer
Detroit
J J. Maclett, Jr
Colfax
Wash
Force
Jerry L Heitzman
Olympia
Navy
Heitzman
Sujdak
Casmer
MacLett
Plans Eyed To Prevent Wrecks At Loop 338 University
The Ector County intersection at Loop 338 and University, site of five deaths in five years, is under study for safety fixes including stop signs on all four approaches and long term grade separation. A public hearing is planned Aug 15 for proposed interchange at Loop 338 and 16th Street. right of way purchases and state or federal funding would follow engineering plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Geary
Ector County
Loop 338
University
Bill Jones
16Th Street
Jones
Three Special Camps Slated at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Three camps set for July at the Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in the Davis Mountains. Aquatic, Woodlore Survival, and Troop Leader Development Camps run July 7 to 14, July 8 to 14, and July 7 to 13 respectively. Over 100 scouts and leaders prepared for two National Scout Jamborees this summer. The ranch, 6,000 acres near Balmorhea, earned an Outstanding National Standard Camp Rating from a National Boy Scout Inspection team led by Jack Maddox of Hobbs, New Mexico. The facility serves West Texas scouts year round.
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Fela
Buffalo Trail
Davis Mountains
Buffalo Trail Council
Jack Maddox
Hobbs, N.M
Balmorhea
West Texas
Traffic study on Loop 338 data and drivers errors analyzed
The report cites daily vehicle loads of 3,400 in 1989 rising to 4,000 this year on Loop 333 and University traffic up from 3,500 in 1969 to 6,300 this year. It notes speed reductions on Loop 338, a $1,219,000 project, and that trucks shifted from 22 to 12 percent of intersection volume. Accidents involve high percentages of failure to yield tickets, with alcohol contributing little. Most incidents blamed on driver carelessness with drivers slowing near the intersection despite having right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loop 338
Jones
16Th Street
Bob Monteith
Highway Department
Jane
Gray
Jimmie Rhodes
Department of Public Safety
Cycle mishap injures woman on West University street
Deborah Gale Lane, 18, of 2736 North Dixie, was treated for right shoulder and right ankle injuries after a motorcycle skid in the 700 block of West University at 11:17 a.m. Saturday. Her husband Sonny Alan Lane, 19, was uninjured.
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Deborah Gale Lane
North Dixie
Medical Center Hospital
Sonny Alan Lane
West University
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