Show Fleet Grounded After Texas Crash B-1- B By Norman Black AP Military Writer WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Wednesday grounded the nation's B fleet of bombers for a precautionary safety inspection a following crash of one of the new planes in Texas The Strategic Air Command which is responsible for nuclear bomber and missile forces said the order to suspend flving was a "normal precaution in the wake of amajor accident The flight suspension order will be followed within the next day or two by specific instructions to mechanics on what aircraft systems they must inspect said Lt Col George H Peck a spokesman at SAC headquarters in Omaha Neb Those instructions will probablv reflect the suspicions of the official bo?rd of inquiry that is investigating near Tuesday's crash of a Dyess Air Force Base Texas Peck said he did not know which B-- long-rang- one-tim- land-base- ’ one-tim- percent of adult Americans say they have seen their current US Representative in person Forty-thre- e bean and e i )VXf I ah Argcici I STutui oth- wheat spring-plante- crops Overall grain production is down 29 percent from 1987 to 196 5 million metric tons Thanks to large reserves from past bumper crops the United States will have enough gram for domestic use and overseas customers Agriculture IU45 OrinuiUon The spokesman said the flight suspension order would not affect the 's WASHINGTON (AP ) — President Reagan met Wednesday with the leader of the Afghan resistance in an effort to dramatize U S support for the rebels' drive to topple the communist government in Kabul and oust Soviet troops "The fight of the Afghan people to regain and to preserve their freedom has provided a lesson for free people around the world" White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Reagan meanwhile posed for pictures in the Oval Office with Burhan-udcjiRabbani leader of the Islamic Society guerrilla group The Afghan als met with Secretary of State George P Shultz Ih a statement Fitzwater sharply criticized the Soviets for conducting bombing raids against the Mujahe-deeguerrillas who are on the offensive against government forces He said the attacks "call into question Moscow's commitment not to launch offensive operations in Afn n ghanistan” Pitzw ater also indicated the rebels had U S approval to maintain the pace of their offensive which the Soviets cited last week in suspending the withdrawal of the Red Army from the country "We have said we will continue to provide support for the Mujahedeen as long as the Soviet Union is providing support for the Kabul government” Fitzwater said "And we would not intervene to direct their activities beyond that" ready for immediate takeoff in the event of nuclear war In Texas the Air Force set up a roadblock to seal off the crash site Wednesday and sent in military investigators who spent the day mapping the area and searching through debris The wreckage was scattered over an area seven miles by two miles said A1 Dostal an Air Force spokesman Tuesday's crash was the second inin volving a production-mode- l 14 months leaving the Air Force with 98 of its original 100 planes The bombers have been deployed at four bases: Dyess: Ellsworth Air Force Base SD Grand Forks Air Force Base ND and McConnell Air Force Base Kan In Omaha Peck said the vice commander of the 28th Bombardment Wing at Ellsworth Col David C Dill has been named to head the crash investigation The spokesman added the board of inquiry already had begun interviewing the crewmen at Dyess The Air Force has said the plane's pilot Capt Michael E Waters elected to stay with the burning bomber after his three crewmen ejected to ensure the plane came down in an unpopulated area e swing-winThe is the first new addition to America's manned bomber force in more than 25 years The plane is designed to fill the gap between the aging fleet of four-engin- “Beeperless” Answerer TAD-24- By 5 k $150 Microcassettes Picture won't wash out even in sunlight! 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