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Page 5 Thursday • October 3, 1 996 eruvian plane crashes reported aircraft problems minutes after take-off CON, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian lie slammed into the frigid Pacif- )cean on Wednesday after its dgation system failed, leaving pilot lost amid the dense early- rning mist. All 70 passengers Icrewwere believed killed, lescue workers searched for sible survivors of Aeroperu ;ht 603, which crashed shortly rits takeoff from Lima, the Pe- ^ian capital, to Santiago, the lean capital. But fog covered rough seas throughout the day, apering rescue operations, he plane was carrying 61 pas- jgers, including four Americans, nine crew members, the air- said. Airport officials said the fner was only four years old. earchers found parts of the ing 757’s fuselage about 40 es off shore, west of Ancon, Adm. Jaime Monge, head of f rescue operations. Ancon is lies north of Lima, leven bodies were recovered midafternoon, but there was [sign of survivors, he Americans aboard were len Canutsen, Samsina Niis Lin- n, Dennis Trial and Kenneth sman Lichtman, the airline LNo hometowns were given, ive minutes after the 12:42 .takeoff, the pilot reported ipment problems. Erick reiber reported that the lie’s navigational equipment was not responding and that he had no idea where he was. "I don’t have any instruments,” he said, according to Transporta tion Minister Elsa Carrera, who heard a tape of his conversation with the control tower in Lima. “What’s happening? What al titude am I at? Why is my ground crash alarm on? Am I over land or sea?” “You’re over sea,” the tower reported. Schreiber calmly asked for a plane to guide him back to the airport. Just before 1:10 a.m., Schreiber advised the tower to prepare for a rescue. Then the tower lost contact with the aircraft. Carrera said Schreiber never lost his composure during his 28-minute conversation with the tower. “The pilot’s calmness, his serenity was incredible,” she said. A reporter with Lima’s Radio- programas radio station flying in an air force search plane described seeing pieces of seats and other debris from the jet floating on the fuel-slicked ocean surface. He said the debris was scattered over a one-mile radius. As rescuers searched through the thick fog, anxious family mem bers and friends awaited word. Some were ushered into a private room by Aeroperu employees as they arrived at the Lima airport. “We’re just hoping they’re still alive. We’re praying they’re still alive,” said a man who said he had relatives on the plane. Police led him away from reporters be fore he could identify himself. Only 11 of the passengers were Peruvians. Of the remaining vic tims, there were 30 Chileans, two British, two Italians, a New Zealan der, a Spaniard and 10 people from other Latin American countries. The search for survivors was centered on a 50-mile stretch of the Peruvian coast in an area reaching 50 miles off shore, navy Capt. Gonzalo Jaurigui said. Before dawn, officials lined up ambulances, fire trucks, gasoline- powered generators and reflec tors on the dark beach so that possible survivors would have bright lights to swim toward. But they would have difficulty staying alive for long in the cold waters of the Humboldt current that flows up the South American coast from Antarctica. Apilio Arande, head of navy security in the Lima port of Callao, said the search for bodies could take days. Aeroperu Flight 603 originated in Miami and, though the flight number remained the same, the plane was changed in Lima, said Raul Chiappo, Miami operations manager for Aeroperu. Route of Aeroperu Flight 603 * New York / , . Departed Miami - / TH 6:30 p.m. Tuesday ■) "'V ■4-. Departed Lima, Peru 12:42 a m. i Wednesday All contact _ / lost 1:10 a.m. , Santiago, Chile (Destination) \ Aeroperu Flight 603 crashed ten minutes after takeoff. Boeing 757 The original 757 was introduced into commercial service in 1984. Type: Short/medium range twin-turbofan airliner Operating crew: 2 (5 to 7 attendants) Accommodation: 180 passengers Length: 155 ft. 3 in. Height: 44 ft. 6 in. Maximum speed: Mach 0.86 m f ashington talks fail at peace for Mideast he negotiations ave ended, but ill resume unday in Erez, iel in Extreme Ms la border crossing between Israel Gaza. character decide! Jical than moral isistentlybe seer a of Myrick. leastires tests t! 1 ility, and the nuances whic -James fit empered gir® 4ason), hould. nilar to Piil/rFici complete re® n the momenl idful of other ley was impress! 1 has done little ovies, wrote a* ' improbabi® terlaced scenes to top-notch. :e, extensive i anyone WASHINGTON (AP) — Marathon negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed to resolve bitter differences that exploded in Mideast violence and jeopardized the fragile peace process. But the two sides agreed to press ahead with non stop talks beginning Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the summit that ended Wednesday “cemented the principle that the path to peace is through negotiations and not through violence.” He added, “The children of Israel are safer tonight.” At the close of the White House- sponsored negotiations, President Clinton said, “We have not made as much progress as I wish we had.” He said he was not certain the Mideast crisis was over but expressed confi dence that violence would subside. “Please, please give us a chance to make this thing work in the days ahead/’ Clinton implored Palestini ans and Israelis. He said he was send ing Dennis Ross, the senior U.S. me diator, to Sunday’s peace negotiations at Erez, a border cross ing between Israel and Gaza. The top-priority will be Hebron, the West Bank town where Israel has refused to fulfill a promise to move its troops from Arab neighborhoods into Jewish settlements by March. Netanyahu, talking to reporters at his hotel, said that if lower-level negotiators don’t resolve the He bron dispute, “Arafat and I will sit down until we solve it. We agreed to do that.” Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat sat stone-faced, side by side in the East Room with Jordan’s King Hussein at the wrapup of the talks. By prearrangement, they de clined an opportunity to talk there. Leaving the White House, Ne tanyahu vigorously shook Arafat’s hand, clasping it with both hands for several seconds. Clinton beamed. Arafat saluted Clinton before step ping into his car. The president re turned the gesture. UNS iimultanem* nj nuec j f rom p a g e ± ( also indudeH l lerry Elledge, an associate lessor of health and kinesiology, It the course and said the class ourages people to refrain from ig firearms. I already knew how to shoot a Elledge said. “The course hesyou to try and avoid using a anticipate what is going to hap- and then use that kind of force if extremely necessary.” he course also emphasizes child tyand proper handgun storage. Berkley said the course is crucial ause being armed with a hand- is a big responsibility, concealed handgun carrying li- jseis not for everybody,” he said, at we’re talking about is carrying 'eapon for protection and possi- is film is ti :ess of Pulp fi 1 ' ries and conn® lone before, lot deductpoi* 1 i difference® nd an lages the k issible tore rash. ilm to anyoittj lence and cot ROBERT EARL KEEN t-SCHEDULED concert OCT03ER 13 th d ditional limited tickets AVAILABLE AT ^OROTHERS-MAROONED san for Place Your Ad In The Battalion Cal/ 845-0569 bly using it. 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Pictures will be taken 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday - Friday at 4 17 Photography 707 Texas Ave. (next to Taco Cabana) Call 693-8183 for more details Crime Continued from Page 1 Merritt Hunke, a freshman general studies major, said she calls the Guard Room when she has to cross campus at night. “I had to park in Koldus late one night and my friend had to go to Northside and I had to go to Mosher, so I called and got an escort for both of us,” she said. Hunke said it took just a few minutes for the escort to arrive. Of the 75 crimes committed on campus in 1995, 65 were burglaries, six were vehicle theft, three were robbery, two were rape, and one was aggra vated assault. Of the 342 arrests made in 1995, 294 were alcohol-related offenses like minor in posses sion and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Thirty- five arrests were made for pos session of illegal drugs, most of which resulted from routine traffic stops. Thirteen arrests were also made for weapon possession. 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