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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22, 1977 r--- ?p;n l3f. By GARY R. BLODGETT What caused the huge DC-8cargo jet to plow Into the Wasatch Front Mountain Range east of Fruit Heights early last Sunday morning? F DID THE radar planss guidance system go haywire? Did the antenna ice up and confuse the crew? What did happen? There has been much speculation about the cause of the planes crash at the 7,300 foot level on the north rim of Baers Canyon shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. THE PLANE'S pilot had radioed the Salt Lake Airport for landing instructions but had also reported some problem with the planes landing gear." The plane, carrying about 40,000 pounds of mail, Christmas parcels, etc., was not overweight. In fact, It its allotted freight. jwas carrying only about one-half IT WAS snowing hard and visibility was poor that early morning. But it was an experienced crew and the best of radar equipment was aboard the plane. slam Into the mountain ridge Why, then, did the DC-8- F about 200 feet from the mountain top? AND WHY wap the plane headed away from the airport out of its designated flight pattern? For some reason, still unknown, the plane suddenly without one word from the crew pulled out of its holding pattern and directly into a snowstorm. The answers to these, and many other questions, are possibly locked info two small black boxes the cockpit voice recorder and the cockpit data recorder. THE LATTER gives the plane's heading, altitude, air speed, and vertical acceleration. The voice box may carry the conversation of the crew (to the airport control tower and between themselves) for the last few seconds before the crash. When found and the boxes were still missing Wednesday both data boxes will be forwarded immediately to Washington, D.C., for analysis. They will not be played by investigators here. WASHINGTON officials usually require several weeks to complete their investigation and compilation of data for any crash. to plow into the Davis Thus, the reasons for that DC-8County mountain range will probably remain a mystery until early this spring. THE investigation probably will not be completed until this weekend, at the earliest. Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and representatives of the Airline Pilots Association (APA) have been at the scene since living in tents near the crash site within hours after the plane crashed. -- df A master plan for Syracuse which was two years in City is ready to the preparation be put info action, according to Syracuse City Manager Phil Barber. V that the master plan HE explained proposed outlines ways that the city can retain a rural atmosphere by controlling the growth. New developments, must be certain requirements, as in the past, but the developments will be approved based on a unique system of awarding points for available resources, he said. ? DEVELOPMENTS will be analyzed and awarded points for its location, .storm drainage facilities, water availability, and other factors." grb Ken r.larlatt Is Promoted An official at Travis At b, Calif., has announced the promotion of Ken. V. Marlatt to senior airman in the U.S. Air Force. Marlatt of 211 N. 450 W., Sunset, is a vehicle operator dispatcher with a unit of the Strategic Air Command. The airman is a 1975 graduate of Clearfield High School and has studied at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif. GIFTS FOR SANTA By SANDRA GREEN As a Christmas project the Davis High Schools advanced sewing classes are hand ing and filling sew- stuffed F SEARCH AND rescue units from the Davis County Sheriffs Office, jeep and horse posses, and volunteers were scouring the mountainside early Sunday but the bodies of the three crew members were not found for nearly 36 hours. which as a passenger Debris from the huge plane was scattered over plane could seat more than 200 more than a quarter mile. Much of the wreckage was strewn into the canyon and into very heavy foliage, according to investigators. JC. Season's Greetings Dean Hamilton from Garden & Yard Leveling & Rototilling. Large or small Think of me in the Spring Phone 376-410- 5 BLOCKS joyful Julianne Smith, left, and Kim Noorda of Davis High Schools home economics class show a few of the many stuffed animals DHS students have made over the past weeks to aid Santa in his deliveries Saturday night The stuffed animals were sold as a students fund raising project. THIS project has given the Early in November the playing two classes decided to conduct the. girls much experience in games. On the 28th Davis will project They sent for kits and sewing, selling and forming a play Judge Memorial, and on have been busy sewing ever corporation. Dec. 30 Davis will meet the since. They will be selling the Miss Ranson, the advisor, Jordan Beetdiggers,. animals until Christmas. said the project may be AIRMAN Marlatt, son of re- tired Air Force Master Sergeant and Mrs. Kenneth D. residents saw the bright orange ball as the plane apparently struck the mountain" and exploded upon impact. There were no signs of extensive burning, but the plane was so ripped that a piece of wing and the tail were among the largest parts left intact. Dan Phelps of Fruit Heights said he saw the explosion. The Newell Law family also reported the crash. Bart Perkins, a member of the Davis County Jeep Patrol and resident of Fruit Heights saw the crash and then assisted a few hours later in a search. PHELPS AND Perkins both said they were driving home about 1:30 a.m. when the orange ball of flames lit up the entire mountainside. The flash lasted five to eight seconds and there was no question as to what had happened, said Mr. Perkins. I immediately called in the report and then began to get warmly dressed for a search which began a few hours later. HE SAID the snow was about 18 inches deep and the ;j search party got to within a few hundred yards of the debris without seeing it early Sunday. SEVERAL DAVIS County animals. These animals include kittens, elephants, pre-seas- skunks, squirrels, etc. THE animals are being sold as a fund raising project to Davis High School students. Sunset Elementary Gains Safety Award street safety award DURING the holidays the Davis basketball team will be school. At the close of the schooi year, a smaller, but permanent, trophy will be given to the schooi with the highest safety rating for the entire school year. Schools involved are Freemont, Doxey and ( Our furniture is the Best arid feature: fabrics first quality frames are Quality Constructed All Upholstering done with expert craftmanship FrcrJt Homing Gcl.t3 Award C. Rehling of Layton has received a Sustained fun workmanship guaranteed not ad expense w also Reupholster your old Quality furniture (We make it good as new, finest craftsmanship anywhere) tops dressing up in BLOCKS tops. . . delicate eyelet lace, satin, and formal print trimmings. All easy care machine wash and dry. Sizes 7 to 14. A. 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Also school will be dismissed two hours early on Friday, Dec. 21 Sunset Sunset Elementary School is the first to nab the epeated next spring. 825-070- 0 Advertisement SPEAKING OF HONEY ROBERT HADFIELD BRETT CALL YULE SEASON BABIES These two and other Yule season babies are being congratulated by the Davis County upon the celebration of their first year birthdays. Babies being honored are Brett Call, son of Jared and Janett Call, 3688 West Gentile Street, Layton, Dec. 21; and Robert Had-fielson of Kimball and Anne Hadfield, 530 W. Center Street, Kaysville, Dec. 21. Reflex-Journ- al GAMES PEOPLE PLAY d, John McQuade ALL MAKES Construction Co. Cals 5 Anytime Uc. Gc.t. Contractor-- BRANDENBURG TV SmmmMi Rates 825-98- 1 2 Custom Homes, Additions, Remodel Build with someone who Cares" game youre Sunset 76 825-62- 23 li .icscomM. & COMMERCIAL g( FREE ESTIMATES if pondering over a group gift or family present? You can, of course, choose from tra- 141 Wsst 1900 North, 825-36- especially $ ditional to modem electronic types. researchers Our have assembled some examples for EZRA T. CLARK your convenience. Im not really talking about very old favorites like chess, checkers, and cards:' (Did you know that the second book ever printed in the English language was on how to play chess?) Games like chess are entrenched in our culture. Im talking about packaged games of comparatively recent vintage; yet at least one of these has also become well established over nearly half a century. The world leader in such packaged pastimes is still that great Depression-boreal estate game, Monopoly. First sketched out on the oil cloth cover of his kitchen table back in Germantown, , Pennsylvania, in 1930, made its Monopoly eventually Charles Darrow, a wealthy creator, man. This is an especially satisfying story to relate because Darrow was jobless and on relief at the time he invented the game., m 773-71- 04 20 Ye Experience More than 80 million copies of s Monopoly have been sold since day. And playing it has become for many families a holiday tradition almost as popular as playing the White Christmas record by the late Bing Crosby. Copies of Monopoly sell for between to our $6 and $12, according researchers, who point out that the higher priced version usually allows a larger group to play than does the smaller set. There are the usual word games like Scrabble (ranging from $5 for simple set to $18 for deluxe editions with built-iturntables). One widely advertised newcomer is the game with the gruesome name, Hangman. Priced between $4 and $6, Hangman is todays version of the old game based on drawing a stick figure of ones opponent, limb by limb, as he misses guessing the letters of a word and loser. then hanging the Battleship is another popular ing game. The object is to try to destroy an opponents hidden fleet. The game sells for $5 to $6. A new game for children is called Circulation; it helps explain the workings of the human circulatory system and is priced at about $13. The newest and most expensive holiday diversions are those fascinating electronic games played on the TV set. For example, types like Odyssey (about $30) or Video Games (about $180) enable you to test your skill tennis or against another in hockey. The more expensive versions of the electronic games offer a wider variety of programming. Good luck. And let the games go on. . . .at holiday time! Dar-row- President Davis County Bank Fun and games go together at holiday time like red bows and green mistletoe and wreaths, hoily, Christmas trees and colored lights. So whats your RADIO & TV REPAIRING D. By EZRA T. CLARK n full-bodie- health-educatio- n TV-scree- n d |