| Show Standard-Examin- Wednesday June 2 1999 3A WoridNationa! er AMERICAN AIRLINES CRASH CRISIS IN THE BALKANS ‘People were screaming God Peace plan taken to Belgrade Russian European '- -t F envoys on the way to meet with Milosevic l- - v'-- please - save us!’ r LITTLE The Associated Press BELGRADE Yugoslavia -A Kosovo peace plan was agreed to today by negotiators in Germany that could bring a halt to more than two months of NATO airs trikes Russian and European envoys flew to Belgrade right away with the plan The plan includes the deployand ment of separate NATO-le- d Russian forces in Kosovo and for an end to allied bombings once the West verifies Slobodan Milosevic has begun pulling his security forces out of Kosovo Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin said “At the moment there is a realistic chance that the war will ii O end” Chernomyrdin told report3 ers before leaving for Belgrade iop1 (V State Department spokesman James Rubin said the ball now is in Yugoslavia’s court to end the The Associated Press Kosovo violence and the NATO bombing campaign CONTINUED STRIKES: Traces of Yugoslav light the skies over Belgrade today NATO showed no letup The fact that the Finnish leadin the air bombardment it launched over two months ago striking Serb military targets across Kosovo and hitting er and Chernomyrdin are going several locations - including power lines fuel depots and TV relay stations - in and around Belgrade together to see Milosevic is “a significant development” Rubin added The envoys put together a measure of “very agreement” Michael Steiner forkeeping plan after a settlement to Cohen said Tuesday eign policy adviser to German The Associated Press Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder protect returning refugees President Clinton delivering a WASHINGTON - A Yugoslav President Slobodan talks at a hotel said alter address today at commencement plan for a new diplomatMilosevic previously had flatly the Air Force outside Bonn in ColoAcademy ic overture to Yugoslavia has not rejected the plan and NATO’s rado Springs Colo was to anThe envoys meeting for a secresolved all differences on what demands for a withdrawal of virond day with US Deputy Secrenounce the United States would kind of peacekeeping force would tually all Serb troops from Kosocontribute about 7000 US tary of State Strobe Talbott made go into Kosovo but there is “suf- vo for Kosovo peacekeeping “very considerable progress” ficient agreement” to move forRussian mediator Viktor troops Steiner said “Now we’ll have to ward on the initiative the Clinthe White House said Chernomyrdin see how Belgrade reacts” ton administration said today Clinton also was announcing said NATO troops will be unWhile Talbott had no public State Department spokesman command while the the deployment of 48 additional NATO der comment to the plan ChernoJames P Rubin said it was “an Russian troops will be controlled US aircraft for the air war the myrdin and Finland’s president Russia White House said The planes whether command Russian the question” by headed to the Yugoslav capital open increase in sending are part of a would to is NATO participate put planning this afternoon to present the draft 6 It on Cohen under NATO comKosovo into May armed by 50000 approved peacekeepers troops to Milosevic includes a squadron of 12 6 mand and with NATO at its core to keep the peace if Milosevic “We’ve reached a largely comas demanded by the allies agrees to withdraw Serb troops fighters and two squadrons of mon position” said Finland’s attack planes Officials have from Kosovo and accepts the to Moscow in But a gesture Martti Ahtisaari who is backed of an international force said the planes would be based in adminisClinton said the Rubin presence by the European Union Ahtisaawith NATO “at its core” SecreTurkey although Pentagon offitration would not object to adopri will report back to EU leaders cials on Tuesday declined to pubMadeleine State of United Albright the resolution a of tion tary by at their summit Thursday in CoWilliam Defense licly confirm that and Secretary Nations to endorse the peace logne Germany 0 0 ° 0 olP (Up S' - “0 Airport spokesman Phillip - 'to' an all-nig- ht F-1- er members of the Ouachita Singers from a tour of Germany Baber seated in row 30 said the flames were within 15 feet of him by the time he got out 30 seconds after the landing Some passengers getting off the plane found themselves in waist-dee- p water “There was panic craziness there were flames” Baber said “The emergency door was cracked and people were able to get out only one at a time” Tom Ashcraft was waiting at the airport for his granddaughters 13 and 11 to arrive “Some people said they saw it come in and (airline officials) announced that the flight was on the ground The plane never came (to the gate)” Ashcraft said A check of the plane’s maintenance records revealed no major problems Twelve years ago the plane lost power in one of its engines during a landing in Las Vegas because the housing around a part had worn away The deaths are the first in an US commercial airline accident since Dec 28 1997 when a woman was killed aboard a United Airlines 747 that encountered severe turbulence over the Pacific There were 342 deaths on major American air carriers in ss pilot just lost control of the plane” Launius said it was unclear if weather was a factor in the crash “There was a very heavy storm at the time We don’t F-1- In headquarters in Washington for analysis a source said speaking on condition of anonymity William Shumann a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said there was no distress call from the cockpit before the landing Baber a student at Ouachita Baptist University at Arkadel-phi- a was on the plane with oth- d” ft i being brought to National Transportation Safety Board Launius said the plane rotated about 1 50 degrees as it skidded down the runway left the pavement and hit the light standard The plane stopped with its tail facing away from the runway “Once the smoke got too thick there was nothing we could do People were screaming ‘God please save us!” passenger Barrett Baber said “We landed the plane started skidding and then flames flames” added passenger David Stanley who wasn’t hurt “I remember flames and flames” In all 51 people were taken to a nearby theater Those taken to hospitals had injuries that included bums and cuts “Some of them were limping and had bandages on their heads” said Mark Washington a security guard at Southwest Hospital “They looked shockaviation fuel I ed and dazed could smell it on them” The flight had 139 passengers and six crew members and was due to arrive at 9:41 pm It was delayed for more than two hours and arrived just as the storm was hitting Little Rock with lightning hail and high winds “I think it was a big cross-winsaid Richard Klamm 49 of Pine Bluff a passenger in the first-clasection “I think the Optimism from Washington US-Russi- know if that was a factor” The flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been removed from the plane and were The ROCK American Airlines plane that crashed around midnight Tuesday hit a steel tower supporting the runway’s approach lights and broke in two Sam Snowden a district fire chief said firefighters used foam to put out the fire and used chisels to free some passengers from the wreckage At least nine people were killed in the crash and about 1 30 survived 1996 ? 1 31111111 JUST WANTS A DRINK: An ethnic Albanian girl from Kosovo tries to drink water from 1111 iiiiiiie: 31111111 HIE hanging plastic bottles at a water distribution point attheCegrane refugee camp 50 miles southwest of Skopje Macedonia today More than HDQStKl 200000 refugees are in Macedonia 40000 of whom are in Cegrane Satellite TO DrJSTMiLElIDH System) 298 AFTER ’ cVsR REBATE Free DISH Network System (Model 3720) PLUS Basic Professional Installation :fi£ Second Receiver (Model 2700) and Self Install Kit when you commit to one year of America's Top 100 CD and THREE Premium Movie packages for $5698 per month PETARSEVERIC The Associated Press Pricing Excludes $4 99month Additional Receiver Access Fee Columbia College R K Serving Salt Lake City Since 1975 MSRP ECO3720SYS REGISTER NOW e Mors 8 week sessions Summer session starts June 7 Small classes Convenient evening classes Tuition $110 per semester hour Financial aid available Channels-M- ore 199 Choice" AVAILABLE NOW! 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