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FW first-class passengers
iow enjoy first-class food
GRAPEVINE (AP) — Plane food
[ 11st doesn’t seem so plain anymore,
n least not for many first-class pas-
ngers flying out of Dallas-Fort
forth International Airport.
While coach passengers receive
Jozen, reheated dinners and snacks,
lose lucky few flying first class on
ternational (lights dine on lobster,
jffles and canapes that could grace
ambassador’s table.
This is not exactly what people
fer to as airline catering,” said
aries Boley, an executive chef
thSky Chefs, the firm that services
merican, Lufthansa and Midwest
press airlines.
Although the first-class meals are
a small portion of the 30,000
als prepared by Sky Chefs each
, nearly half of the 1,300 Sky
lief's employees work on some facet
“This is not exactly what
people refer to as airline
catering. ”
— Charles Boley, chef.
of their preparation, Personnel Di
rector Bob Peluse said.
Duties at the facility range from
slicing the fresh produce that is
flown in daily to creating intricate
vegetable flower arrangements in a
pineapple carved like a peacock.
“One must also be an artist as well
as a chef,” Peluse said.
“Those who show promise and
skill are promoted to this area,” he
said, standing in the large kitchen
where exquisitely detailed hors
d’oeuvres are created.
Besides giving real meaning to the
word “class” in first class, the fancy
fare also helps alleviate boredom on
the lengthy flights, Peluse said.
“The main reason for eating on
an airplane is to divert your atten
tion from flying,” he explained.
“We’re in the diversion business.”
The short time span and large
number of passengers on domestic
flights severely limits the type of
food that can be prepared for those
planes, Peluse said.
“There are a lot of constraints.
You really don’t have the flexibility
to prepare fancy souffles,” he said.
Although some coach passengers
may feel they get the short end of
the serving spoon, first-class passen
gers must pay a hefty sum to enjoy
their bonuses, he noted.
Family is only
household in
development
GARLAND (AP) — Most fami
lieslike their privacy, but the only
residents of a 66-house devel
opment in this Dallas suburb
could use a few' neighbors.
“It’s like a ghost town,” said
ohn Gillard, surveying the
xtarded-up houses along Wyster
Drive in the Windsor Garden
Homes development. “It’s like
moving to a ghost town in the
mountains or something.”
John, his wife, Heidi, and their
14-year-old son moved into their
wo-bedroom patio home in Feb
ruary.
But they are the only residents
rf the subdivision, which sits unfi-
jished and deserted.
"We’d been saving up for quite
number of years,” Gillard said.
It looked like a pretty good idea
ivhen we bought it.”
At the time, w orkers were busy
utting finishing touches on the
tomes. But no one else moved in,
tnd in May the Gillards learned
hat the owners were involved in
lankruptcy proceedings.
“For about a month or so be-
ore that, why we’d noticed that
[kings were not too good,” Gil-
ard said. “The construction
topped and then the salesmen
topped coming back.”
The property apparently is
leaded for foreclosure. The Gil-
ardssaid they hope that will pro-
luce a buyer who will finish the
iroject, and that eventually they
fill get some neighbors.
‘wait out’
man evading warrant
FORT WORTH (AP) — As the
Rev. W.N. Otwell evaded warrant
carrying Tarrant County deputies
Tuesday, Attorney General Jim Mat
tox said the state was willing to wait
him out.
Deputies tried to serve the war-
rant on Otwell, who on Monday left
an Austin courtroom about to hear
charges that he has continually de
fied demands that he obtain state li
censing for his church-run boys
home.
Tarrant County Sheriff Don Car
penter said he spoke to Otwell’s wife
and asked her to tell him to turn
himself in at the sheriff s office.
However, Otwell didn’t show up,
nor did he contact the sheriffs of
fice, so Carpenter sent deputies to
Otwell’s home to serve the warrant.
They were unsuccessful, Carpenter
said.
He said he suspects Otwell either
is hiding in the house or in his
church next to the house.
“1 don’t know whether he’s run
ning from us or just looking for pub
licity,” Carpenter said. “We’re not
going to kick any doors down.”
Mattox said the state would con
tinue pursuing a cautious approach
to apprehending Otwell — a course
designed to avoid confrontation with
the preacher.
Otwell supporters have said from
the beginning that he would not
turn himself in.
Poor conditions may force
closing of nursing home
DALLAS (AP) — Managers of a
south Dallas nursing home have
been told their license will be re
voked next month if conditions do
not improve, state officials say.
During an inspection last month
of the Cliff Towers Nursing Home
in Oak Cliff, health officials cited de
ficiencies in dietary and nursing
care, sanitation and employee train
ing. State inspectors cited the home
for inadequate care last July.
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