IN THIS NEWS .. . Ann Warren THE DEMOLITION PAGE Bl EDITIUN Li ipyn'ald sea-i Tsi- PAGES 1 5D CENTS - .J Tar-'funi?- pl Ilarry Scull initiatian News aplanecrash Iightuptbenight slityin matinee Center. Forty-nine peoplewerereported ltilledas?leplanellitahtmse Dead include one on ground as Continental ?ight hits house Br Date ascension ann PHIL REPORTERS Forty-nine people died when a Continental Express airplane crashed into a house in Clar- ence Canter shortly a?er 10 pm. Thursday. SEL- ting off a huge ?re that could be seen miles away. The loud, ?ery crash, believed to be the na- tion?s deadliest in more than two years, claimed 44 passengers, four crew members and a. person on the ground. Among the crash 1rictims was Beverly Eekert, the widow of Sean Rooney. who was killed in the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. Ecker't was traveling to Buffalo for a family celebration of what would have been her husband?s birthday. The weekend was also to include awarding of the Sean Brittney Scholarship at Canisius High School. a nurse at Erie County Medical Center said the hospital's second shift, told to stay late to treat sundaers, was sent home before midnight ?There were no souls to bring in and treat," she said. Family members and friends identi?ed two people believed to be on the plane as Ellyce Karis- rier. a graduate of Clarence High School and Can- isius College. and Maddy Loftns, a Hu??alo State College graduate who lives in New Jersey. Friends said Loftus was heading here for a weekend reunion of Bull?an Slate women hockey players tlne friend said she may have been ?ying with other young women heading here for the same reunion. ""r'ou never thin]: this is going to happen to you,? Eausner's aunt. Susan Lethey, also from Clarence. said at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. ?It always happens to somebody else, and you see it on Kausner?s family lives roughly a quarter-mile from the crash site. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer said there was little between the plane, Flight Slim, and the tower before the crash. Crew mem- S?ee?rashon Page as l'ili?l 5-H: Clit?ihll "l'i'llfti Ti it'llih' Stress of these dif?cult days is pushing many into mental illness Er NEWS E'l'dt'l." It?s all weighing pretty heatily on Barbara Smith, a widowed grandmother who lives in the Black Rock section of Buffalo. She fears layoffs are coming soon at her job a local nonpro?t agency. That's on top of the hours that were cut at her part-time job at a local flo- rist. tal ilhiess. rind don?t forget the weather: the 1rery cold, very snowy past necks, followed by a couple of days of warming, then till-mph winds and wet snow knocked out power to more than 50300 homes and businesses. guess the news is bad for Smith said, ?and it just seems to get averse.? All this contributes to what eapertscallthe newfaceofmen- ConsidEr the headlines: - a global economic crisis. that wide. ing and a wind storm. SeeGloomon Pageaz Doom and gloom seem to have dominated the news lately. I a recession here at home 1 The near-daily tally of job cuts at large companies world- Stimulus saves N.Y. from cut in school aid Br .1 near Instill-tar 1 - Record snow and frigid temperatures locally, then ?ood- Ua" CUM ?fb coararsarr my THIS S'l?fllt r. so To rat: has ms :r'ns News 310G. feel! lilac Pm starch. illness includes ?if? Ill?? There'anoehongc. Worm, News Id?n?t?dm?? jab 3333:- mile The federal eeonomic-stimulus is coming.? stressed to the limit bill would bring . State- Julia Quinn, billion in reli for sc ools over qumherst fissures MoNuity ?we mm ?mil "liking ?ll fer a ml. Em projected Sill-El million mt this year firm in state education aid, early projec- Assocrofton tions from Sen. Charles E. 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The compromise bill includes 35 percent more ??scal stabilisation fund" money for New York than an earlier Senate torsion of the bill did. The money is intended to help schools balance their budgets and avoid tax increase and layoffs. That tires just part of the boost that New 1r?orlt receivei from ?nal HE- gotiations over the billion pack? age, which also dramatically in- creases the aid that the state and its counties had been expecting to concr their soaring Medicaid costs. Both Schumer and Gov. Band A. Paterson said they were pleased 'l?he bill, which the House and the Senate are expected to approve with? SeeSlimnlus on Pageh? THE Barren to Newsf Farm Fssxoasr l3, coop CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE CRASH - fromAl bers aboard the ?ight from Newark Airport had reported mechanical problems as they approached Buffalo. was told by the bower the plane simply dropped ed" the ra- dar screen," Hartmayer said. reports said the crash site was 6050 Long St, not far from the Clarence Center Fire Hall on Clarence Center Road. Police said one man was in the residence at the time of the crash. About 12 other nearby homes were evacuated. Several of them sustained ?re damage, and 1witnesses reported that the acrid smell of burning fuel per- meated the crash scene. "We had a significant amount of fuel left in the air- craft, said Dave Eissonette, emergency coordinator for the Town of Clarence. "It was a has- ruat situation? Tony 'l?atro, 35, who lives on Goodrich Road, was driving east on Clarence Center Road just before the crash. He saw the plane, just above him, heading north, which accrued to be in the exact oppo- site direction it should have been heading. ?It was [?ying] nose down, hardly above the treetops, and its left wing was tilted down,?Tatro said. did not see any landing gear. I saw the un- derbelly of the plane fairiy well. There was nothing burning on the plane and no physical darn- age. Nothing seamed wrong, ex- cept it was on a bad path." The somrd of the plane was labored and unusually loud just before the crash. Talro didn?t see the crash, but he had no trouble hearing it, even with his car windows closed. ??rat did he think about the chance of there being any survi- vors? ?No chance,? Tarro replied. "It was a bad, bad impact It was hot, and the explosion was massive. I couldn?t see anyone Bill News Residentslivingncar?re plane erashsite onLong Smeetin Clarence Centerare by authorities Thursday night. surviving it." Chris Kausner, of Clarence, whose sister Ellyec was aboard the ?ight, told The Buffalo News that after he heard about the crash, he rolled another sis- terwhe had gone to pick her up at the airport to see if her plane had landed- "She said thattheytoldthem the plane had landed and was battling, but that was not the case,? he said. Kausner said Ellyce was a law student at Florida Coastal University in Jacksonville and was coming home to visit In Washington, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that it will be send- ing atearn to Buffalo this morn- ing to investigate the crash. lorenda Ward will serve as chief investigator. She has in- vestigated several other plane crashes during her tenure at the agency including the fall 2043?? crash that claimed the life of New York Yankees pitcher Corey little. Safety Board Commissioner Steven Chealander and public affairs of?cer Keith Holloway will accompany Ward to Buffa- lo. ?rvhile the agency?s investiga- tions usually take months to complete, the agency said it would hold a news conference to discuss the accident in the Buffalo area today. The crash is America's dead? liest since a Conrair jet crashed in taxing-ton, Ky, on A115 eerie. That crash also claimed 4-9 lives. David Luce, who lives about 150 yards from the crash scene, on Goodrich Read, said he wasn't surprised to learn that there were so many deaths. can?t imagine that anyone survived it,? he said. ?If you heard that explosion, and you saw how fast the whole area was on ?re, it was pretty clear that it was jet fuel burning. would guess that every- thing disintegrated on impact,? he added. Just before the crash, Luce heard the plane and noticed that it sounded a little funny. sounded quite loud, and then the sound stopped,? Luce Bill News Thetailassembhr ofthe?ontirtental plane ?ratwas arTiving?'omNewarlr, N.J., invisible attire right, with ?replane?sfoselage entire in ?rehouseeflongSn-cetin?arence Corner. Clarence plane crash scene described as chaotic said ?Then one or two mcends later, there was a thunderous explosion. I drought something hit our house. It shook our whole house.? "There was the boom, and then these cannon shots these lend secondary explo- sions, and they went on for about It] minutes." Within 5 to 10 seconds, Inca said, he saw ?ames to oral] feet his]1L fine or two minutes after the crash, Luce had walked to a. spot that gave him a clearer view of the name. "The house was already flat- tened. There was no house, just a pile of rubble and still burn- mg.? Luce said he heard screams following the crash, but he doesn't know whether they came from injured people or from neighbors. Almost two hours a?er the crash, Luce said he still saw fiarnes shooting from the crash site, but they were not as high as before. Buffalo News Sta? Photog- rapher Harry Scull who lives in Clarence, said he heard a?re alarm at more p.m. ?Thirty seconds later, the phone rang, and I knew it was something big,? he said. ?It was my neighbor. He said a plane hit a house, look out your win? dow. I?m two miles from there, and it was aball of?rc.? Scull said he went to long Street to take pictures and found a. chaotic scene as ?re- ?ghters attempted to run hoses to ?ght the ?ames Scull noted that after dark, he has noticed that incoming ?ights pass lower overhead. ?It scares you, they come in so low,? Scull said. ?You can smell the jet fuel burning. I knew it was just a matter of timd? s-oarfl' News Wilmette: Til. Prguntoro, Hornet McNeil, Shirr- on Lira-smurfs?, oat-ti Will-ion:ng pews Hurry Souf?e and Bill to this re port. suggests avoiding newscasts and staying positive Grme fromAl Gasoline prices creeping up again after receding from re- cord highs. "There's a lot of bad news,? said Brian D. Barnes, a Univer- sity at Buffalo student. ?That's the times we?re in right now. That's what's going on in the world? AS 3. many Americans are facing fear, anxiety, uncer- tainty and stress. The despair anti desperation that come with such feelings is the ?modern face of mental ill? ness,? said Thomas P. bictiulty. president and chief executive of?cer of the Mental Health As? sociation of Erie County. Many people have heard of schizophrenia, hipolarity, and eating and personality disor- ders, McNulty said. "But today the modern face of mental illness includes mort- gage crises, job less, people stressed to the limit ?nancially. It?s an entirely different emo? tional situation,? McNulty said. "The modern?day things we can face can turn into a severe emo- tional disturbance.? All the doom and gloom makes Julie Quinn, a 28-year? old Amherst resident who is en- gaged to be married, feel like she?s at an impasse. ?All the bad news lately makes me feel like I?m stuck. There's no change. I don't feel change is coming,? she said. The stretch of very cold weather and consistent snow days only adds to the feeling there is no end in sight, MeNul? tysaid. ?It makes it dif?cult to get up in the morning. it makes for longer drives home. It causes problems with schedules be- cause of snow days. You may slip on the sidewalk, or side walla that aren't cleared block your way,? he said. ?It just adds to the aggravations.? The news might not get bet- ter anytime soon. President Dbama already has warned that the economy will get worse before it gets bet- ter. The list of large companies cutting jobs keeps growing. And of?cially, there's still ?ve weeks of winter left. ?1th the same had news over and ever,? said 59-year-old Tom Shilanski, a. General Motors re- tiree who lives in North Tona~ wands. "That?s the way the country is going. It?s crazy.? ?lfeel bad forthenextgener- ation,? said Shilanski?s ndfc, linda, who retired from state government in The couple?s 33-year-old sort was laid off from Newspress. Their 34-year-old son was laid off from Delphi Harrison Ther? mal Systems. And their daugh- ter, who can?t ?nd a job, lives in the house next. door, which the Shilanskis own. ?It?s sad,? she said. ?What's going to be there for them?" Emily Tolnay and Jenna Murray wonder the same. The young women, both 1S, are fashion design majors at Buffa- lo State College. They said the bad news affects them, too. ?Tosh, our professors are telling us that we should start looking for ajob now,? said Tol- nay, even though they are only freshmen. ?it?s a little bit scary right now,? Murray said. ?It can all start feeling really heavy.? The critical point is that there are certain things people can do to survive tough times, experm say. "There is no magic potion. There is no magic solution,?but there are things people can do ?to have a more successful out? come,? McNulty said. ?First, reach out because you are not alone. Tfoo are not the only one experiencing this. We all got sidcswipcd and sur- prised by it,? he said. Take steps before reaching the snapping point, as two Cali? fornia men recently did. One killed his wife, ?ve yoruig chil? dren and himself after the cou- ple were ?red from their hospi- tal jobs. The other donned a Edith]. Cl?ltS Suit and went a Christmas Eve massacre, killing his err?wife, eight of her relatives and himself. Recently divorced. the man had been laid off from his six-?gure job in the aero- space industry and his ex?wife was awarded spousal support as his debts stacked up. ?The economy, layoffs, gas prices. It?s more than people want to hear. it?s a lot,? said Melissa Stroke, a. Canisius Col- lege student. Dr. Judith Clrloff agreed. A practicing and pro- fessor of at UCLA, ?rlo?said even in the midst of doom and gloom, stay focused. In a phone interview, she also offered tips on what people can do to avoid panic and emotion- For one, stay in the present and don?t wander into the fu- ture. ?Don?t go to worst?case sce- narios; that just ?iels the fear. Stay focused on what you have to be grateful for,? said Drloff, author of books on managing fear, depression and anxiety bmuglrt on by econoruic crises. Secmd, don?t be addicted to fear ?Dent keep watching those newscasts. You can be in- formed, but people are addicted to news on telesdsion, then they keep getting this horrible news in their brains over and ever,? she said. Also, attract positive people around you, not emotional vampires. "They can be very negative, and they will bring you down. Instead, have a positive support system to encourage you to do what you can each dayto make ?rings better,? she said s-moff.? $1.3 billion aimed at special education, underperforming schools STIMULUS - fromAl in the nexrtwe days, goes along way toward relieving the ?scal burden that the deepening re- cession has placed on New Torts and other states. School district of?cials had complained that earlier ver- sions of the bill did not do enough to make up for the ex- pected cuts in state aid and their other budget shortfalls, but Schumer said the ?nal ver- sion was a dramatic improve- ment. ?This should cover most, if not all, of the state funding gap this year," Schumer said. The two-year sum tIJIl'llIlgf to New York for school aid is not only more than three times the sire of the proposed cuts in state education funding, but also sroo million more than what would have gone to the state under the Senate?s version of the hill. The stabilisation money first must be used to make up for lost state aid to the schools. Any excess still has to go to the school districts, based on the state?s existing formula for school aid, Schumer said. That is just part of the assis- tance that New York's schools will receive under the bill. In addition, they Will get $1.3 bil- lion in aid for special education and underperforming schools. The state can expect a big cash as well, because of the bill?s [?U'tI'e to dramatically increase the federal share of casts for Medicaid, the federal health program for the poor, from so percent to nearly so percent That will mean $3.6 billion for New York State over months and an additional $4 b?lion for its counties, which share the cost for the state?s Medicaid program. That is a 26 percent increase earlier versions of the bill. Erie County Executive Chris Collins previously said a change in the Medicaid formula could relieve the ?scal pressures fac- ing the county, and the ?nal bill shows wiry. Schumer said the nal bill will mean $113.95 mil- lion in savings to Erie County over 2? months, along 1with $24.?fi million for Niagara Coturty. ?This is going to certainly al- leviate many of the pressures the counties and the state have, although it is not. goirrgto elimi- nate them,? Schumer said. Paterson warned state legis- lators against seeing the tempo- rary federal windfall as an era was to avoid the tough cuts he has proposed in his aces-1o budget, which he said are nec- essary to return the state to long-term ?scal stability. ?It is our responsibility in New York to clean up our own debt,? Paterson said. State Comptroller Thomas P. Ditvapoli also urged his for? mer colleagues in the State Leg- islature not to use the stimulus as an excuse to push the state?s ?scal problems off on the tax? payers of tomorrow. 1While providing ?scal relief to the state and its ctnurties, the bill also provides $1.3 billion to the state for mass transit, $1 bil- lien for highways and hundreds of millions for sewer and water projects, Schumer said, citing an analysis of the bill by the Government Accountability ?ne At the same time, the ?nal version of the bill includes two major for the state. It has no money for higher education construction, even though the state had included 3524-2 million in projects at the University at Su?an on re orig? inal list of "shovel?ready? stimu- lus projects. While a House version of the bill had included $1.3 billion for school construction in the state. the ?nal bill includes no such funds. Instead, it sets aside $3.3 billion nationwide, and an un? determined ameunt in New York, for renovations of public facilities, including schools. The of the state?s bene?ts came as federal law- makers continued to dicker over the bill's ?nal details and as Democrats and Republi- cans continued their war of words over the proposal. The House is eiqiectedtovote on the bill today, with Senate action likely Saturday. President C-bama condoned his campaign for the legislation Thursday, telling a crowd at a Caterpillar plant in East Peoria, that with the stimulus bill, companies ?may be able to start growing again. Rather than cut- ting jobs, they may be able to create them again.? But shortly after Dbama spoke, Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Uf?cerJim Owens said his company proba- bly will have to lay off more em- ployees before it starts drinking about rehiring. Deena said that even if a stimulus plan passes immediately, it won't have an effect on the economy until late this year or early sore. {Jurens seemed to back away from Dhama?s assertion that the Caterpillar executive had promised to rehire some of the laid-off workers if Congress ap- proved sweeping stimulus bill. Republicans contended that thebillisfartooheasyon gov? ernment spending and far too light on tax cuts, even though the latter account for about 35 percent of the package. "This is not the smart ap- proach,? said Senate Minority leruier Mitch McConnell, lit-Ky. ?The hurpayers of today and to- morrow will be left: to clean up the mess." rsporfsd??om Washing- ton, and None were screams also cannibal- srfro no retreat. award.- jurors-rend {Wade-lint and gorrm'rnm?dbrg?ireaomm FINAL EDITIDN disrupt-t recs SA'rultnav, Fnanuanv Ha, soon Earning Wanted-n Hun York since AS355 32 PAGES - 5ft CENTS FLIGHT 3407?s TRAGIC CRASH LEAVES A STUNNED COMMUNITY SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS JoAnne hIcNaJTLaraI'Sp-ccial to the Buffalo News ?eryu?ash on Clarence-Center. PLUNGE INTO HORROR How events of doomed ?ight unfolded Danger from icing A (writing often-Hg for as thin as DVD can reduce the or'ttvm?iir ?tt'pf'a the smoorh?rno ofrrir. tri?e by 535%. icing dim Curved my I Low pressure surface of wing igh?prussm air petite a-iug uptoanf [cc forms - I- on front . a iffy. a I dimly?F tract-pressure en's" pocket disrupted; plane loses in} I Norma] air?ow few-pressure air cut-tents on the top side ofthe wing ?ow in a. manner that doen?t't upset ?ight. 13th the wings underside, high-pressure air lifts the wing, -. ltceping the craft aloft. Abnormal air?ow ice on the front of the wing creates unstable waves of air passing over the wings structure on top and below. That causes a I reduction of lift. Stefania 3'.me res-core}: fit Mani Banana, PHIL Farrtnan as AND Susi-Lon Linsa'nur NEWS STAFF The crew of doomed Continental Flight reported ?signi?cant ice build-up" on the aircraft's windshield and leading edges of the wings in the moments before it suddenly plunged in- to a Clarence Center house Thursday night. killing all as aboard and one man on the ground in a hellish ?reball, ac- cording to the National Transportation Safety Board. The ?ight data and in~?ight voice rc- corders, salvaged late Friday morning from the tail of the nearly obliterated plane, were rushed to Washington, DC, for analysis. And by 5 put, NISS- rnelnher Steven Cheaiander announced that the "black biases" already were yielding potentially important clues as to what brought down the conmtuter plane. Chealander and other aviation ex? perts cautioned against jumping to con- clusions and that the investigation was just beginning into the nation's deadliest airplane crash since November 2001. But the new details abbot ice and the steep descent of Flight coupled with infonnanon about Thursday night's Whil?l?l? C?l'l'tllti?flS, seemed t0 suggest ice may be to blame. ?Sigru?ctnt ice buildup is an aerody- namic impediment." Chealander ear plained ?Airplanes are built with wings that are shaped a certain way, and ice can change the shape." The NTSB also reported that the black boxes indicated that the Bombar? dier Dashes antirtcing system had been activated. The ice clearing system em- ploys "pneumatic which expand outward to push ice off the wing edges. But there was no indication yet as to whether the system was functioning properly on the plane. Flight 340?, operated by Colgan Air, a feeder company to Continental, took off at 9:20 pm. Thursday from Newark Lib erty Airport headed for Buffalo Niagara International Airport. It was about two hours behind schedtde. High udnds,withgustsashighasdti mph, had prevented many aircraft from taking off from the Meta Jersey airport Thursday evening, according to Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Au- thority of New 1tort: and New Jersey. which operates the airport. ?We had some signi?cant number of delays because of the winds,? he said. ?Some were delayed up to ?ve hours.? Piloting the rtat-seat turbo prop was Capt. Marvin Eenslow, at, of Lute. Fla, who had joined Colgan Air in Sep? tember EDGE. The ?rst ?ight of?cer, He becca Lynne Shaw. 1M. of Maple Valley, Wash, had joined Colgan Air in January SceCrashon PagcA2 elephants, intentions, ninth hers {and reuniting magnet note: [haired by tragedy 50 lives, some famous, are lost forever Iiv CTIA nr?rv VHGEI. NEWS STAFF ltlil'til Some of them were well Idiom. Lilte Alison Des Forges, a human rights activist and world?renowned cs? ;Iert on Rwanda, who was coming 1ome from a public debate with a nember of British Parliament. Dr two musicians who played with Shock Mangione?s jazz band, Dilmmn tdellett and Gerry Niewnod, who were going to star in concert Friday ?r Beverly Eekert, the widow of a Buffalome man killed in the World Trade Center attacks on 9n], who met President Clbania last week. Dbama called her "an inspiration.? ?thers were lesser known. but no less loved. A devoted father of two, David Eur- ner. A world traveler with family in Buffalo, John G. Roberts A woman named Mary Pettys, called ?Bette.? who got engaged in December and was pianning a June wedding. death, she would go to Tim Hortons, get a coffee for herself and my father, and bring it over to his house, sit there andhave coffee," said her brother, Pat- rick ?Not a day went by when she missed it. She was asaint.? None of them miag'Lned this would happen, when they stopped on board Continental Connection Flight: 3401' in Newark, bound for Buffalo. The plane was fate getting off the ground. Eckert called her sister from the plane while it idled on the ground, while. ?She said, ?Don?t wait up, it looks like it's gonna be late.? But 1 did wait up," said Karen Eckert, an Amherst resident. ?When we realised [it had crashed], wc event straight to the air- port. It?s just unreal" As the plane approached Buffalo Niagara international Airport at about locl? pm, it abruptly plunged out of the driraly sky and crashed into the right at l?einhans Music Hall. ?Every morning since my mother's nbmnann Feb, 3. [3mm aim-um, to let her know she would be delayed a SeeVielianon Page A2 WEATHER Stanton-1m, thenchvuds.High mummies-edit, Ema lustness Today .C?i l?i it no ??egg: -31? 1.9. Details on. Page CH Itomics ..C1{t - Strutsword Zntertahmtent o. CS lingo 4.. ..CS Lotteries .. CS Jbit'uaries .. 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According to the National Weather Service, the airport temperature was measured at SS degrees shortly before It) an Weather conditions were described as "light snow, fog and mist," with southwest winds of and gusts up to 25 In the last half-hour of the doomed ?ight, the crew reported visibility was 3 miles and there was snow and mist in the air, the said. But as the plane descended toward Buffalo. the crew reported "hazy? conditions.? According to conversations record- ed between air traf?c controllers and Shaw, which were available on the Web sites anywyeutubenom and all was normal while the planewas and getting ready to position fEeIf for landing. Aviation experts said it is typical for the ?rst of?cer to handle radio corn- munications while the p?ot steers the plane. Neither the air traf?c controller, nor Shaw, showed any hint of trouble in their voices. Air Traf?c Control: "Colgan 3443?, him left heading {degrees}? Shaw: "Left heading SID, Colgan Stiff." About St] seconds later, air traf?c control contacted the plane again. ATC: "Colgan S497, three miles from l?ump (referring to a lecater marker located near Roll Road be? tween Shimcrville and Thompson roads in Clarence, about 4.5 miles from the airport). Fly heading 269 {degrees}, maintain 2,309 {feet} ?til established. Cleared for ILS landing system}. Hunt-tray 2-3 approach." Shaw repeated the directions for gettingtheplane inplace for landing in rapid-?re pace. The exchange was routine protocol, which gives airtraf?c controllers the chance to catch any custskes About 39 seconds later, another back and towertothe Music lovers, nives?to?be and yo . Mire; aria-mesa; are to sods Source: Bomber-trier: Spit-fork Kmart Goth-?r by Chris ?shed-?Bagels Notes plane. ATC: "Colgan 34-07, contact tower 129.5 {radio frequency}. Have a good night" 349?: Coleen 34m." Then, just a second or two later, air traf?c control tried to contact Flight 34m. likely to let the crew know they were cleared to land. ATC: ?Colgan 349?, approach?" There was no response. Five seconds later, he tried again. ATC: ?Colgan 340?, Buffalo." Nothing. A sense of urgency seemed to seize the air traf?c controller, his voice loud and stem. "Colgan sect. approach?" Silence. The air traf?c controller asked another plane in the air for help locating the plane. "Delta 1998, look out your left side about ?ve miles for a Dash 8. Should be 2,309 feet See anything there?" Delta 1993: ?Ub, negative" The air traf?c controller kept taping missingplaneonthera? dio. "Colgan 340?, Buffalo." Another minute and a half pass. ATC: I?Colgan 3405', Buffalo tower. Flight sac? vanished from radar at 19:29 pm. Howdo you hear?" A supervisor is then heard over the radio. ATC: "This is grormd communica- tion. We need to talk to someone at least ?ve miles northeast, possibly Clarence, that area right in there, Ak- ron area. Either state police or sheriffs department. We need to ?nd out if anythings on the ground. This aircraft was ?ve miles out. All of a sudden we have no response from that aircraft." A moment later, another voice from air traf?c control. ATC:"AllIcantellyonisthatwe had an aircraft over the marker and we're not talking to him now." Flight sect had in fact tumbled from the airy, crashing nearly nose ?rst intoahouseattioss ence Center. The black bums recovered by NTSB investigators indicated that, during its descent, the masked airtracE?ccon- trol for permission to drop down to mono feet. It's not clear when this re- quest was made. Moments later, it re- dodge weather conditions The NTSB also said black hoses showedthat, aminute before the plane crashed, thelandinggear was engaged. Home at SUSS Long St. in Clarence Center I was struck rising; in Ner err-tic :14 deported of It'fl'fl yarn. F?gbtpa?rftom Newark 1i L- NE "who" I. Bomber-dimmed ?t'lt'ingspanr 93ft. in. length: ltl'i'ft. 9 to. ?emit: 22ft. 5 in. Max range: 1,298 nm [tr-ninespeed: sis Mair landing weight: 62,909 lb. About 29 seconds later, when the plane was at 2,290 feet above sea level, the aircraft experienced ?severe pitch and roll," violent sideways and up and down motions, Chealander said day. The ?ery irnpact, which sent raging ?ames shooting at least 59 feet up into the air, killed all ofthe crew and pea sengers on board, along with Douglas C. Wielinski. 61. who was inside the Long Street house. His wife and daughter survived. Amazingly, the damage was limited to just the one house, although 12 real- dences nearby were evacuated as a precaution. NTSB of?cials said the steep angle of the crash likely helped limit the carnage on the ground. Withinjust a couple of minutes of thecrash,ftwas evidentfromtheair traf?c control recordings thatthey sus- pected weather could be a factor. Air traf?c controllers began quie? rzing other pilots about the icy condi- tions over Buffalo. "Delta 1993, you getting any icing where you're at?" one Buffalo air traf?c controller asked. "We pickeditup onthewaydowu," the pilot reponds. don't think its building any more here but about NJ. deco {feet} down to scan {feet} may- ml?! Over the next several minutes, sev- eral other pilots chimed in. ?We?re picking up ice here for a while," one p?ot told the tower at Buf= falo Niagara International Airport. Another reported: "It doesn?t ap- pear to be budding We?ve got about a half-inch, well . . . about aquarter-inch of ice from the descent that has re- mained with us the whole time.? "we've been picking up rime ice for minutesorso,"addedan- other pilot heading into Buffalo. Rirne ice is an icy glaze caused by freezing water droplets that harden upon im- poet. Icing is an especially dangerous condition that pilots face especially in the winter, according to Bob Miller, who operates Bob Miller Flight Train- ing Inc. at Buffalo-Iancaster airport. "When you?re looking up at clouds, you're looking at microscopic water droplets," he explained. ?In the winter- tirne, theyre . . . below freezing but in liquid form. When they impact an ob- ject that is below ?eeting {such as an airplane wing) at that very instant, those liquid water droplets set up in solid form." Miller emphasized that there?s no way to lorow for certain whether icing caused the crash yet. But he said there are two possible scenarios: icing of the back wing and icing of the main wings. Both would cause changes to the aerodynaan of an aircraft. Icing on the rear wing would cause the plane to go off balanm ?The nose would drop very quick- ly," he said. Icing of the main wings would cause the plane to stall. he said of the other scenario. In this case.I the plane would pitch forward as well. He said he did not suspect engine failure because there was no corrmru- nication between the tower and the plane about such an issue. Miller said whatever happened, it must have happened extremely quick- 1y. "There was no distress call. That is what is so extremely baf?ing." Steers to s?nrorll? mbecl'csr@ brt?irernsricnn romise share tragic end VICTIMS fromAl the lives of all so people on boariaswe?asonemaninthe house. But one fact emerged as names of the victims trickled out in the aftermath: The pas- sengers killed were as varied and multi?faeeted as the city theywereheaded toward. Here are some of their stories. Genocide expert Des Forges. a Human Rights Watch senior adviser. had been on her way home from a Lon- don hip to discuss abuses of the Rwandan government with a member of Parliament. Before she left New York City that afternoon, she said she was not looking forward to tak- orgasmallplanetobu??aloin blustery weather. ?But she took it anyway," said her husband, Roger, a Uni- versity at Buffalo history profes- sor. Des Forges, so, was known for her grace. humility and in- tellectual successes one of width was a prestigious Macs:- thur "genius" grant, another a book about the Rwandan geno- cide. She conducted meeting with famous peace advocates, such as Jimmy Carter and Ne]- son Mandela "She worked clay and night to save people?s lives," said Hel? ene Kramer, a family friend Des Forges and her husband met as Schenectady-area high school students and Model United Nations members. Des Forgm was secretary-general. felt that she was beautiful in both body and spirit," he said. Her focus of study, on the lake region of eastern Africa and Rwanda and Burundi, fol- lowed her volunteering as a Harvard undergraduate to teach Rwandan refugees. Her dissertation at Yale Uni- versity, about the Rwandan monarchy, led the nonpro?t or- ganisation Human Rights Watchtosendherwithateam to research ethnic tensions and political killings in 1992. Two years later, war began, just as her report had warned. ?Her errpertise was sought again and again and again by national authorities on cases unfolding in their courts of in- dividuals facing deportation, or on trial for alleged involvement in the genocide,? said Kenneth Both, executive director of Hu- man Rights Watch, in a state? ment. Des Forges? latest trip to London was for a discus- sion with a conservative mem- ber of Parliament and focused on international development. She thought afterward that she?d been persuasive, her hus- band said. A former adjunct professor at UB, Dm Forges came to Buf- falo with her husband in 19'3?3. "She was an advocate for people who could not advocate for themselves," said Kramer. "It?s a loss for everyone." Music was their life At least three people on board the plane lived for music Two of them were lucky enough to play in the band of Chuck Mangicne, a popular jars musician whose hits in- clude the song "Feels So Good." The band was scheduled to play Friday night in I?einhans; that concert was canceled Gerry Nicwood, 64:, a Roch- ester native, played saxophone and ?ute, and had been playing on Mangione?s jars records since he was to. Coleman Mellett, of East Brunswick, played guitar. ?I'm in shock over the horri- ble, heartbreaking tragedy of the crash of Flight seer, which took the lives of my dear friends and band members," Mangione saidin aslatement. "Iarngriev? irrg and praying with their farni? lies and friends.? The other musician aboard the plane was Susan Wehle, cantor at Williarnsville?s Tem- pleHethAmforthelastseven years. Wehle, 55, loved music She even recorded a CD called "Songs of Healing and Hope." At her temple, she was lo'rovm for the classes she organised to instruct congregants on leading services. She had a degree in acting, and performed with the? ater companies and conducted ung people of . - File photo Reindeer tenor. choirs across the United States, Canada and Israel. ?Her concern for others, her love of the life of the spirit, was infectious," said Rabbi Irwin A. Tanenbaurn of Temple Beth Am. ?Any who knew Cantor Wehlc came under her spell.? Young and prouusmg Three young women aboard the plane. all of whom died at just as, will forever serve as heartbreaking reminders of promising futures cut short. Ellyce Eausner was one. Known as "Elly," the Clarence native consistently amazed her family by her achievements and her potential. A graduate of Canisius Colv lege, where she won an award for being the studeM with the most potential for the of law, Kausner was in her second year at FloridaCoastel School of law in Jacksonville. ?She had more life in her than 19 of us," said John Earls- ner, her father. Madeline Linn Loftus was also full of spirit. The Parsip? pany. NJ, resident loved ice hockey with a passion play? ing it, watching it, even driving the Eamboni when needed. Loftus was on her way into Buffalo for a reunion of a team she used to play for". the Buifalo State College women?s iec hock? ey squad. Bebeoca Lynne Shaw had al- ready displayed the drive and discipline needed to succeed in her chosen career as a pilot Shaw, ofMaple 1rflew, Wash, hart decided in high school, where she was an athlete, that she wanted a career aboard air- planes. Besides her career as a co-pilot with Colgan Air, an air- line she had joined a year ago. she was a certi?ed ?ight inr structor. Headmg for happmess A few aboard the plane had their heads full of plans for weddings they were soon to at- tend or participate in. Happy occasions, now forever changed. Cue woman, SD~year-old Lorin Maurer of Princeton, NJ ., was traveling to Buffalo to at- tend the wedding of her boy- friend?s brother. Her boyfriend, Kevin Euwik, is the son of for- mer Erie County legislator Ed- ward Kuwik. Manner worked at Princeton University. "Belle" Pettys was planning her own June wedding. She had gotten engaged in December a lovely present, for her 59th birthday. Pettys, who grew up in Wat Seneca in a. family of 19 kids, worked for many years at Blue- Cross BlueShield of Western New York before taking a job at Tr'iZetto. She loved spending time with her large family and friends. family members re- called. A traglc In a sad twist, the victim who was killed on the ground was a former coworker of one of the victims on Flight seer. Douglas C. Wielinski, who was killed when the plane crashed into his long Street home, worked at Henkel Corp. in Buffalo until 2993, according to a Henlcel employee. Passenger Kevin Johnston ?linked at Henkel and was to turning on Flight sacs from a business trip, the employee told The News. The Buffalo was closed Friday in honor. The widow Cne death in particular rcso nated across the nation because of its haunting poignancy. who saw her hus- band, Sean Rooney, die when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on Sept. 11,209], was on her way back home to Buffalo, her to celebrate a few special She was ?ying into Buffalo on a high note. Just last week, she had met with President Clb- ama in Washington, for a dis- cussion of the detainee situa- tion in Guantanamo Bay. The meeting was more pub- lic recognition of Eckert?s high- pro?le role as an advocate for victims? families in the wake of her husband?s death Eckert was impressed with ?bama. She saved the napkin from under his drinking glam, as a souvenir, and bragged to friends about it. sat right across from Dha- ma at the meeting." she wrote in an e?mail to some friends, ?and although I took a photo of him, I opted notto usethe ?ash on my camera since that would lyblurry photo, butyoucan still tell who it is." The admiration was mutual. Gbama, in mm, was clearly im- pressed with a slight, blonde woman lmown for her tailored clothes, her love of home renovation projects and pottery-making, and her un- stoppable drive and determina- tion. Dbama called Eckert a ?tire- less advocate for the families, those whose lives were forever changed that September day?? pray that her family ?nds peace and (comfort in the hard days ahead," the president said during a news conforenoe Fri- day mooring. lickert, a resident of Stamford, Conn, was bound for Buffalo in anticipation of two events she always looked for? ward to: a gathering with her fernin and Rooney?s, in come memoration of what would have been Sean's 53th birthday on Srmday; and a ceremony at Cardsius High School in which she was to award astudent with a memorial scholarship in hon- or of her husband, an alumnus of the school. "She was an extremely intel- ligent, competent person. When she was faced with what she faceiandsawareascntodo something, she put her many talents toward that," said Karen Eckert of Amherst, Beverly?s sis- ter. ?But she wanted balance in her life, too. She said, *Every day is precious.? Eckert, a tireless advocate for the families of 9m victims in the years following the ter? rorist attacks, became a nation- al ?gure and authority on the is- sue. Friends were stunned by the idea that Eeket't had died in a way that. paralleled her hus- band a. ?ery plane crash. think there's gr'eat irony," said Pamela Germain, a vice president at Roswell Park Can- cer Institute and close friend of ?Sean died with thou- sands: she died with dozens. The unique circumstances un? derwhich theyboth perished it?s a puzzle. I can?t pretend I?m reconciled to all this." News Pusme- momMichel'szecrms, Henry?o- ms, Scans Watson, cadet:th ?don rehabilitated to this region. sororit- coogel?l bg?rsmsoom JEFF Oscar. PICKS. PAGE - 001'an earnest DEBATE. PAGE G1 . 5, i? i r? BUFFALGNEWS I- cameras Fssnosnv 15, 2009 Hort-ate Wat-tent New For-keno: rsso FINAL AT THE SCENE: B-o?nio News reporter revisit/teases ?h sense (fps-moss amid. the avecirnge.? Dozens comb scorched site Berel: Geei?utl'alo News Emergencyworkersinharrnatsuits wreckage ofFlight 340?, 5i] victims asnell as parts ofthe commutercraft that went doum Thursday night. This aerial photographwastaken?aturday as responders began to organise the overall recovery. Asmall armyof imresligators, law enforcementand aviation experts converged enthe scene later in the day. The onlypart of the craft still intact is the tai1.tetl1e right of the charred site. Adjacent to the site, teats have been set up to serve as temporary morgues. Surreal lands cape a hive of activity as probe evolves 15 bodies are recovered; some passengers in rear- ofpfone were still! strapde in 2 carriers stopped ?ights of prop planes in cold weather Sissy expert was FAA ?ir icing raisins Br NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON 'I?wo airlines stopped ?ying turboprop planes in icy climates after EDlives'I'hursdayin Clarence? andthena? lion's former top transportation safety of?cial saidthe lessons ofsueh earlier crashes should have prevented last week's tragedy. Both American Eagle and Comair ended their cold-aesther use of turboprop planes at least partly oirtofsafetyconcertn. But Dolgan stir, the subcontractor that mos Continental Airlines ?ights like the one that crashed in Clarence, still ?ies uuhoprops in Febnraty from Newark to Buffalo. biamethe Clarence crash on icing, but the Na- tional Transportation Safety Board noted that the plane?s crew reported signi?cant ice buildup on the plane's wings. Aviation experts said icing can cause a plane to suddenly lose control which iswhy Jim Hall, the safety board's former chairman, said federal regulators should do much more to make sore icing won?t bring down more planes. was that it was foreseeable and likely prevent- able if not for the preference of pro?t over safetyin some of the aviation industry and for the lat oversight of the Federal Aviation sn- miniatralion in its failure to adequately ad- said. Sealoeon Pagealt THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 3407 INSIDE utmost-ism Beyondthe nsinmofa WN?l?cstasn'ophePageAE Wm InClarence,tesidents are?ndingwasstocope. WAR Wilt-m DonnEsmondesaysKaren and Jill Wielinslci?semrival lathe niracleef?ight?o?'i? Page-El Tryingtogoon Heartbrokenlovedonesfaca adaythathadbeen?lled widtjoyfi?plansjage?l t?deoofthe?nffaloStatehockey reunion - scene. WEATHER W?ii?wf?m?nf? BIG. ?tmword as? will] . Travel mFi-t- ?es-points .mG] Charles New-5 $2.00 rim-sateen and machine prise Ev Lou MICHEL era's stat-T Hero kT as The blue and white airplane tail leans against a slender pine tree. It is about all that remains meagrusshle from Flight seer. And there is absolutely noth- ing left of the ?i?lfielinslci family home where the plane crashed and burned in a ?reball Thurs- diw night A Buffalo News reporter drove past the site Saturday, struck by the haunting images. More than IUD investigators and emergency personnel, many dressed from head to foot in vvhite haranat suim, walk amid blackened ruins of plane and home where people died. A few of the workers unlock the bells that hold some ofthe dead stillintheirseatsintherearof the plane's fuselage. So far, 15 bodim have been re- covered, although authorities say it maybefour'daysbefore allhu- man remains are recovered. It is at once a. stunning and shocking sight to see so many emitters gathered in such a com ?ned area, less than a third of an acre, painstakingly searching through the charred rubble. Other emergency personnel, some in ?re?ghter turnout gear, some in police uniforms protects ing the perimeter, and still others in jackets that say and "hfedical Examiner,? all seem to have a coordinated sense of pur- pose amid the chaos of the wreckage. No one gets in the way of the others. Thereseents tobe scinti- ?ll, somber camaraderie. "It will become easier now thatweleamedhowtodothis," said Dr. Anthony J. Eillittier IV, Erie County?s health commis- Sl??El?. These workers are perform- ingataskfewothers havethe stomach to do, but they lorow how much it means to the vie tims? families that want to he alrlehtlaytheir loved onesto?- nal rest with digtuty. Emergency vehicles packed with invmtigatlve equipment are perked up and clover Clarenee's long Street, which isn?t a very long street. Workers encountered a fro- zen scene Saturday morning, causedinparthyallofthewater used to douse the ?reball Thurs- der nisht Portable heaters thaw the site, and workers pinup water from what had been the base- Invent "What?s in the basement, it"s SeeSemeon Pager-91.2 THs Home-troNsnasfSUNoa v. Fssaoserld. ?30115} CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Plane SCENE - fr'oniAl hard to know at this point,? Billittier said. ?The cold has been achallengefor us.? But the heat Thursday from the es? plosive crash Twas intense. Flames fed by airplane fuel and nat? ural gas destroyed most of the pasmn? ger cabin. and the ?ercest impact um experienced in the cockpit ?The crew was badly burned, but the remains of most were still intact. Toward therearoftheplane, it 1was in good shape Some of the people were still sitting with their seat belts on," said a law enforcement of?cial at the scene Saturday. He shares ttre grimimage nottobe morbid, but to make a point that the pilot somehow managed to right the plane from its erratic descent just be- fore the crash. ?If the pilot had only another thou- sand fact, he might have come out of it,?tbeof?cial said, shakinghisheadin tube. But toward the front, there?s nothing left but twisted metal framing. The way the plane came down, it dropped onto the left rear roof of the house,? he says The impact was devastating. "We found a big cast-iron radiator that was thrown from the house and landed on a front lawn across the street,? said the of?cial, who athEd that his name be withheld. "i?rfhen the plane crashed, it sent up mud splatters onto the roofs of two nearby houses" And what he and other workers could not help noticing is that what was left of the plane?s fuselage was pointed away from the direction of Buffalo Niagara International Airport in ?ieektowaga, an indication of how out of control the plane was in its last seconds of ?ight The scene with so many people joining together to do their jobs, is mesmerizing a ?ourishing beehive in the chill of a. winter day. Near the mound of ash and burned debris is a domed tent that is one of the hives busiest cells. ?What?s that?? the law enforcer is asked ?Oh, that's the temporary morgue." the of?cer answers, his voice trailing offas he gases atthe tan-colored tent. There is a great deal of respect among those working here, but it is a dif?cult task. deris ort some light. ?Teople who work in the Medical Examiners of?ce have seen lots of things. Maybe they havent seen as much of it at one time," he says of the scope of the crash. The recovered bodies are taken from the tent morgue two at time and placed into transport vans that are driven with a police escort to the Erie County Medical Examiners of?ce in Buffalo, where autopsies are per- formed. gowns, autopsy tables in short, any- thing needed for a portable morgue. That's because even the victims may provide information to help cre- ate a more comprehensive picture of what happened on Fligrt 3407. A few streets away on Goodrich Road, 13-year-old Katie Smith says she wasabouttogotobedwhensheheard the noise ofthe plane falling from the 51o Thursday night. heard the plane and looked out my bedroom window and heard a pop He and his daughter and other neighbors have given statements to FBI agents combing the neighbor- hood. Dthers, like Marcia Powers and Doug Errick, also recall hearing what they believe was engine trouble. ?It was around 10:20 pm, and I jumped right up and said to my wife thatplane?swaytoo low. 'Ihere wasan inconsistency in the engines. It was an erratic sound. Then I heard the boom and looked out my window and saw a But. ?No, it sounds like an engine ?ut- tering Then I heard a boom. and that was when we came outside and saw ?ames," Powers says. "We went over to longSti'ectand heard screams. Itwas horrible. It smelled almost like the smoke you get from bunting tires." Though these folks are only a few blocks from the crash site, it might as well be miles away, because Long Street will remain closed to the outside And to that, Billittier also shed Beginning today, as many as so and saw reddish?orange glow," she pink glow in the sky,? Errick says world fordays as the workers methodi- more specially trained mortuary are said. Authorities have said the crew did tally untangle the tragedy. parts from as far away as Pucrto Flico Ken Smith, her father, said he also not report any engine problems but heardthepopandguedthatanair? didcommentoniceontheplane. Theybring with them $2.3 million plane engine had blown. Pum?, 3150 heard the plan: and of equipment and supplies, in- "Then six or seven seconds later, I wondered, at?rshifitwas a snowplow Wm??m eluding machines, masks, heard the crash,? Smith said. driving by. But she instantly ruled that s?mnfi: hiubftei?int?iremsoom FAA takes issue with criticism; HIE - fran Neither Pinnacle Airlines, which Colgan Air, or Bombardier, the Canadian ?rm that built the Dash Q4430 plane that: crashed in Clarence, retrnned requests for oorrunent for this story. But Laura Brown, an FAA spokesman, took issue with Hall's comments, saying the FAA has been pushing for im- prove-menu to prevent icing ac- cidents for years now. ?And as a result. accidents involving icing have been re- duced signi?cantly in the last 15 years," Brown said. ?Can'bbean ?eet? Then again, they could have been reduced in part because two of the nation?s largest oom- muter airlines, American Eagle and Comair, stopped ?ying tur- boprop planes in cold weather. After an American Eagle lur? boprop intent donor in icy condi- lions in Indiana in 1994-. the air- line ?really made [mrboprops] their Caribbean fleet," said Jim Ereindler, an attorney who rep- resented the families of of that Indiana crash, which claimed SS lives. American Eagle of?cials could not be reached to com- merit, but the Na?donal Trans- portation Safety Board?s report on that accident says the plane, en route from Indianapolis to Chicago, lost control because of ice accumulation. The ATE ?Ii-210 turboprop was not equipped to handle icing and plummeted to the ground in Roselawn, Ind. "The airplane was suscepti- ble to this loss of control, and the crew was unable to recov- er," the board?s report conclud- DN .3 UFFAL ONE W3. To cw sins ems r, so it.) two trains run News sens. Harry Scull JrJEuffalo News NiagarahlarriutiinAmher-st. ed. As for Comair, that airline abandoned turboprops entirely after a Jan. 9, 199?, ?ight from Cincinnati to Detroit nose- dived miles short of the run? way. killing all 29 people aboard. Comair eliminated turbo- propsfromits?eetinthe late lElEilfls because regional com- mtrter jets are simply better air- craft, said Jeff Futh, a company spokesman. "I'm sure there was a ssfen' element to it.? Futh added. After the Comait' [13511. the safety board issued a devastat- ing report that echoed Hall?s comments holding the FAA re? sponsible for the Clarence crash. ?The probable cause of this accident was the Federal Awa- tion Administration?s failure to establish adequate aircraft cer- tin-ration standards for ?ight in icing conditions," said the re- port, which also blarned the FAA for failing to enforce prop- er deicing procedures and fail- ingto rcquirethe establishment of adequate minimum air- speeds in icy weather. Hall was chairmdn of the safetyboard at the time ofboth the Indiana and Michigan crashes, but he is by no means alone in warning of the dangers of icing, particularly for turbo- prop planes. ?Even a small aruormt of ice buildup can signi?cantly de- crease the lift force and increase the dragofanaircraft,?said Fu- neet Singla, Phil, assistant pro- fessor of mechanical and aero- space engineering at the University at Buffalo. And the wings of turboprop planes are far more likely to en- counter icing problems than jets are. for ten reasons Turboprops ?y at a slower speedmakingiteasierforioeto accumulate, said Kreindler, the lawyer in the lawsuit that fol- lowed the Indiana crash. In addition, "turboprops spend a much larger percentage of time in those altitudes where icing is likely to occur,? said 1Fll'illiain R. Foss, a fonner FAA of?cial who nowserves as presi- dent of the Flight Safety Foun- dation. Hall said he is particularly concerned about turboprop planes that are equipped with pneumatic deicing boots, which he, in an op?ed submitted to The Buffalo News, called "a technology invented in the 19305 which has not changed much m'nm" The heated wing technology that jets use is much more e?'ec? ?ve in modelling ice, said Hall, who faulted the FAA for music? tently ignoring the safety board's recommendations for lighter icing controls on turbo- prop planm. ?The FAA should ground all aircraft of this type until the NYSE investigation is complet? edanditiscleartheycanbeop? erated safely,? said Hall, who headed the safety board from 1994- througb 2001. But Brown. of the FAA, said: don?t think we have any in- fomration that would cause us togroundtheaircraft.? slow While Hall contended that the new model ofthe plane that. crashed in Bu?alc was not ade- quatedly tested before it was approved for use, Brown said that model included a modem- iaed deicing system to meet an upcoming upgrade in the standards Despite Brown?s contention that the aviation agency has toughened its standards on ic- ing, the safety board says the FAA has ignored the safety board?s call for greater icing regulation for 12 years now. And neither Hall nor Steven lChealander, the safety board member who is currently in Buffalo to investigate Thum- day?s crash. are pleased about it. ?The serious safety risks posed by icing conditions must be addressed for more thanjust the short term," Hall said. hope that this accident will 5- nally cause the FAA and the commercial aviation industry to take these risks seriously so that a tragedy such as this will not happen again." Meanwhile, at a news con? ference in Buffalo. Chealander held up a pamphlet that read: Most Wanted List Transportation Safety Improve- ments,? which includes several reconunendations regarding ic- mg. "I?hey?re recommendations that we feel are being moved too slowly, or for other reasons, we feel needed added empha? sis," Cheslander said. For example. the safety board wants to require that air- planes with pneumatic deicing boots activate the devices carb? er. "The process has been to ac- tivate the boost system once you recognise that there?s ice formed on the wings. We rec- onunend that you maybe turn it on sooner than that," Chealan- clairns better record dersaid. At the aarne time, Chealan- der stopped for short of Hall?s comments, and far short of crit- icirlng the turboprop plane that crashed in Clarence. "Ibis Dash is airplane," he said, stressing that investigators have not yet iden- ti?ed icing as the cause of the Buffalo crash. ?It's not real sus- ceptible to ice. It ?ies in ice all the time. I?ve talked to some lContinental pilots today who ?y it. That's not a concern? Asked about the fact that two airlines have already soured ?i'ins Propeller planes in the Northeast due to icing conditions, Chealander wouldn?t comment. don?t want to getinto that, because then you?re going to come up with speculation and analyse [this accident]," he said. Norm Su??eporter?mm' MW centrifuged to this report sworcEJsiwnskitglbudhenemm Howtoreachus {in the Web: bu?slonewscom Main office Circulation ass-nu Newman-tun Budd-Italians Ubinraries ass-sass Niagara County Bureau Business news 3493-192 ?pinion Edd-44H Resumes sis-em Weddingsfengagements Edd-Lipid? 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Prisco?s ?it?year?old daughter, Ashley. also works for ColganAir, the company that oper- ated Flight 3441?. Frisco also had three sons. Neil Frisco Brett Frisco. and Corey Retired US. Air Force Chief Master FIBRE sawthree wars before re Iiringto civilian life. Flore. Elf). aNiagam Falls native.was on his paybackfromavacation, saidafriend. Duane Frost. ?till the sacri?cesmar he?s done for the country and forthis to happento him and have his life cut short isjust mind-boggling? said Frost, afellow veteran. "He got chested.h Flore started his military career in tier.- nam with the Marines. He later joined the Air Form Reserves and served as an airtransportation manager with the Silth Aerial Port Squadron of the 914th Mission Support Group. h1 anAugust EDGE article intheNiagara Falls Air Herve Station publication ?Nia- gara?ontiersnran." ?Ecit?l'lBtl ?ll'tE squadronh workin the war on terror as ?malt- inshiatuol? "'Theairlift missionswe scheduled moved more than reassess in support of the ?rst free Iraqi elections since 19533'Fiore told the Sloth Airlift Wing public a?airs o?ice in 2.005. of EastAmherst was asalesman forKraltFoods. accordingto former neighbors. Green and hisfamilywere described as and helpful. the type of people everyone would want living nerd said Dave Eraunscheidelnfonner neighbor. Braunscheidel and Green used to help each otherwith projects aroundtheirhouses. like working on Green?s hot tub and an en- gine on his son?s threewheeler. Green. a member of Eastern Hills Wes- leyan Church in Clarence, is survived byhis wife. Sharon, and parochildren, Jennifer and Brad Jr. "Our heartgoes outtothem.? said Brann- scheidel, who saidhe was neighbortothe Greens for about 10 years. George Regan. another former neighbor. Green as ?Erer'g verywell-liked." Regan. SS, saidthe familyused toheip him use the Internettokeep intouch uithhis DWH $131113. tl'E-t'ElEtl around the Wl'lfl- "Anyhodythatloiew them.they?regning tobe astoundeif??egansaid. Green wasone oftwo Kraft employees on KEVIN 52. of East Amherst, was director of safety. health and environment at Henlrel as in Buffalo in an in?house message sent Hides; com- pany executives alerted employees about the loss of Johnston. as well as Douglas aformer employee who was inthe (Essence Ccnterbome where Continental Flight 340?? crashed. ??ur goout roboth fanatics andthe manyfriends Kevin and Doughad at Haul-tel.? they wrote. ?Ibis tragedyhas affect- ed us all." Johnston leavesbis wife. Kathleen. and daughter'sJ-ilelissa. Amanda and Kelsey Johnston, accriifred safety professional and certi?ed industrial hygienist, was past president of the Western Newton: Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Assoriation. Henkel closed itsoperations in Buffalo on Friday in remembrance. Johnston was tonnedy the corporate manager of industrial hygiene at Pratt St Lambert. Flore sewed as an airlift scheduleratthe the plane. along with David M. Bomcrof Air Mobility thsion. Al Udeid Air Base. Pendleton. according to the ?Iiiagara most heartfelt thoughts and prayers arewith Fin-re lived on Grand Island. Fr'rrst said. our employees? families during this dif?cult He was also an active volunteeral John J. time,? the company said in a. statement issued Welch PostSS1,Arnerican legion. in Niagara tothe "Innawanda News. "Kraft Foods also Falls and several other veterans extends its deepest condolences to all families organisations. a?eeted by this tragic mane? Gee OUTGOING, LOVING, hat's how Donald and [intact Donald Mossop moved to Clare could be quiet in public, but quite Mossop, their son Shawn mont as ateenagerto live with an the opposrte? around family and and Dawns stster' . Ferris uncle after the death of his father. frids. Reid. ware rccalled by a Dawn, a childhood friend. followed Doe of Raids favorite things was church leader Saturday . ?ve years laterto to go shopping with her sisters. The extended familgwho lived marry him. Several Shawn. 12, a sixth?grader, was a together in Bloom?eld, NJ. were of her family mem? ?very respectful, polite child;?Jack? bound for Toronto but wanted to bars. inaudng Fer- son said. He was learning to play gui- save moneyby flying into Buffan ris Reid. followed. tar. and then driving arental car scrum Donald Mossop, The family enjoyed traveling but the border. we. worked forife- rarely wentto cold climates. They "It will be ahuge less." said Bratt res. as arachhician were going to Estrada in the winter- .lackson, coordinator of the body of repairing copying time to meet a love interest of anoth- elders at Jehovahh Witnesses Gon? equipment in Man? er of Dawn?s said. gregation in Claremont, N.J., where batten. He loved to The trip was originally scheduled Donald Mossop was an elder. ?him tinker aniund and repair things for to occur several weeks ago. justbecause ofthethings Donald frunilyand friends. oversaw but alsojust the presence of Dawn Mossop, dd. asenior ad? ?li:frtni: Summer he and his family. assistant at pharmaceu- ?Waon. vivacious you knew Iical company Schenng-Plough. was that when you were around them descn'hedhy Jackson as "outgoing." yuuweregoingtoenjoyyourself? Both Moesops and Reid were nurse and lived with the Mossops in Donaldand Dawn Mossopaud?relrsonShawu. ahovawet'e horn in Jamaica. before meirthreestory house with another ticadedto'lhrunurnidr?awn?s for themselves in New Jersey. sister. Venita Reid. Jackson said she ROM and of WHEEL, as, was pregnant supposed to Wesliieldwere on theirwayhome fromvisit? hrgarelative. Davidson. fit, was alongtime nurse at 1lifestlield Memorial Hospital in northern Chautauqua lCounty. Mr. Davidson, SE, was a. volunteer at the community kitchen at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in West-?eld The couple basthree children: two sons. Andrew and Aaron, and a daughter, Carrie, acmrding to West?eld residents who knew them said. with her?rst child. ?She was due at the end of Mag" said her motltEu Mary Neill. Her ?ance, 'Ibdd Escher, a physician's as- sistant, was in Florida visiting his sister when the plane went donor. Thelast limehe spoke with Neil] was while shewas at the Newark airport waiting for the plane to depart, her father, James, said. A pharmaceutical sales for Shearing-Plough for the past several years, Jennifer left Wednesday morning for New Yor'erity for a business trip and was on her way back home on Flight 340?. Considering she was expecting, her moth- er wondered about her making the trip. was kind of surprised [her boss] select- ed herhecaum she was premtantfsaid Mary Neill. ateacher in Bu?alo Public Schools. on her wayto work Friday morning. Jennifer lived wim her parents in Clarence. She and her husband did notsee the news the night before, and when Jenrufer didn't come home Thursday night. they just assumed she was ather fiance?s place. Jennifer always drove her- selfto the airport, no one was there to meet hen ?The happy part is that she was every happy and upbeat person.? Msr'yNeill said. ?She is just a wonderful daughter She is every ambitious and a wry ones sir]? James said. still speaking ofhis daughter in the prment tense two days after the plane crash. In addition to her parents and ?ance. Jau- uiferis survived bytwohrothers, Brendan and Patrick. a major in the airlines, who was a safety officer and flew conunercialiyat one lime. James Neill said. ?Deirfre Williams be on Flight seer. Hewas bookedto fly out of Newark Liberty Airport. on a later plane. ?He tools an earlier flighthecause he wanted to be home so he could saygood night tohis kids,? said 'Iblsrua?s wife, Robin. "That tells you how much hewas devotee! to them.? Id. and Darren. 19, were the apples of their fathth eye. - 1 ?Thebestwayl'couldsay it is he lived his life for his kids. He was so proud of tlremi'said llobin an English teacher at Lancaster Middle School. "His favorite place to be was at Iancaster High School, untchinghis kids do anything in track or ?eld hockey? Runners more black arm- bands in his memory Saturday at attack meet. ?ne of Darren ?themes favorite things to dowas to takelate?night walks with his sun. which could go on for an hour or more. ?They would talk about college, and all the things they could tell: about without morn My son was so sad would never have those walks again." said. Darren "Interns ??rm for 25 years as a defense engineer atNorthrop Grumman Amherst Systems. His coworkers were his ?seimnd familyfhis 1wife said. He was also proud of their tiseetory home in Lancaster especially his mania cured lavm "He usedtoGooglehisouot ltousesohe could see how nice irlooked from space. He was proud of that lawn." Robin ?Ibisma said. Amemorial service will beheld at 10 am. Friday hi Lancaster High School, lForron Drive. was an employee ofmvacaref?lorp. and a retired memberof the Anny Reserve. Shearsetothe rankof?rstsergeant. Shealsowas agreyhound rescuer. Silicate sadness averse.th firs News was none TU oars 1w Bl" Priorities or OTHER vr or THE CRASH WILL rte PUB Ll SHED rw Forces: sermons. THs Serrano NewsfSowoa r. 35. 2005' rr-rc can rs. or as. sr"rcsv. Hos, VICTIMS OF AN AIR DISASTER Nit, hatemnre?mncuarietyofsomces, - - - E?lilAllJ ES, WESIFEELD - AHSCINL DES FORGES, dd, BUFFAID - BEVERLY ECEERT, STAMFORD, CDNN. FIBRE, ?ll, GRAND ISLAND - BRAD GREENLSS, - - HIAUFANGGUDJSAMHERST 0 - - ELLECE KAUSNER, 24:, CLARENCE NICGLE - JEROME ERASUSICI, 53, CHEEKIDWAGA - PABSIFPANY, NJ. DONALD dell, NJ. - mecca FRISCO, Sit, RANDDIPH, NJ. - - MAURER, 3C, NJ. - JDI-IN ROBERTS 111, AS, - REBECEA SHAWL MAPIE WASH. 34-, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ. - SHAWN 12, NJ. QUJNTERD, 57, WUDDBRIDGE, NJ. - JEAN SBNECE, 59, MUN, NJ. - - REED, dull, NJ. - mm 19, ANGOLA - MADEIINE 34, DUN MCIRJNAID, 4-3, FDRT ERIE, DAWN sl-S, BIDDMFIEID, NJ. - SMART PETITE, 5C, EAPLWRENSIDWEIT, LUIZFIAscan icrosrn .. MILE AHEAD score - Harry Scull JrJEu?'aJo News Satm?aywh?emm'e?ian 1th] federalinvasligatoreand Residents try to cope amid tragedy Those evacuated af?rmed By JANE lion nun BRIAN Maren. NEWS STAFF Astheeyes Clarence lCenter site where Flight 340'? went dos-?n, the brain?s residenm tried to the so victims were Clarence residents. Steps were being taken to let families who were evacuated near the site of lhursday night?s crash into their homes to recover personal belonging, medications more days before they?re allowed to per? manently return. About a dozen proper- ties were evacuated near the Long Street site immediately after the tragedy oc- curred. Residents are being esmrted into the neighborhood by Eric Countsr sheri??s deputies, but they have to make appoint- ments to do so, said David Biasonette, Clarence?s coordina- tor. While the parking lot at Cash?s on Main crust Saturdays, and traf?c on Transit Road was thick, many of the effects of the disaster lin- gated. members ofthe Lions Club were setting up for their annual pancake brealdast to- day, while a pocket of students re?ected on the disaster they described as ?surreal.? "Between the homing plane, the jet thesmellisalloyer. station and a. camp?re,? said Jake Brink- man, ajunior atI?Jlarence High, where?re ?ag ?ew at half-staff Saturday. liked the quote President Dbama said: ?It makes you realise the fragility of life,? said lirinkman. ?He?s completely light? His friend, Ryan Mutton, said he was trying to move on. "You can?t get so life,?he said woke up. [thought about it shit. I checkedthc else had happened lately, and I came to school because we have wink to do." (in nearby Did Goodrich Road, Gary and Karen 1 i'l'right werejoined by Pat Eur- kard, who lives on Long Street ?Even though I'm out there doing the to renders medication and other items Harry Scull .lrJButfaJo News Schism, lisanMutton wither-brother Colin Mnttonsharc?roughls about crash. ?rings I do everyday. I?ll stop in mycar and turn the radio off and i?ll just say a prayer or whatever.? said Karen Wright. a Clar- ence school district employee.? Burl-card said she was watching ?Greys Anatomy? at the time of the crash. ?It?s like a twilight zone,? said Burl-rand, who lives It] houses from the crash aim There?s not any people around. It's just quiet" neighbor came screaming out of her house with abahyinherarms,?Burka1d recollect ?She kept saying her sister was downthestreet. Imokthebaby, and she kept nmning. Within minutes, her hus- band followed and gotthe baby. Her sister was all right, although the railoftheplane landed within feet of her side door.? couldn?t sleep, so I got my little book todoapuzcle, andIllstenedtotheradio all night on my headphonm.? she said. "At 3 o?clock. somebody knocked on the door, asking ifwewereCItandifwe had seen what direm'on the plane was flying front." As Long Street remains off limit. au- thorities say curiosity seekers were going so far as to follow the woods beside Ran- som Creole winch ?ours behind the crash scene, in the hopes of dance the scene. To prevent that, police have set up Barbour posts, according to State Police Capt. Ste yen A r-ligrelli individual was charged Friday with trespaming by state police. A Magara Frontier Transportation Authority police of?cer working the perimeter later charged a second individual with disora derly conduct Paul R. Brenton, ES, of Clarence Center Road allegedly entered the restricted area andrefusedtoleave.Hehadtobe physi- cally restrained after threatening Of?cer Karen Skipper, police said. Brenton is scheduled to appear in Clarence Town Court on Feb. 23. Trooper Troy Bollard arrested Thomas 1Woodman, 19, of Lakestone Court, Clar- ence, for trespassing. Bollard found Wood- man hiding behinda house on long Street allegedly videotaping the scene. The Clarence residents tutorial to have died in the crash are: Ellyce Karrsner?, at; Jennifer Neil, as; Ernest West, 54:; and Douglas 1c?t'ielinslh'. El. W??i?t?l?t?m?m uncompean Red Cross to open center ?rr evacuees The Greater Buffalo [drapter of the American Red IGross will open an assistance center for families evamatedbecauseof the crab hon] noon to 6 pm. today and Monday in the Clar- ence Senior Centenddoo Thompson Road. An adult member of the family must provide photo ID hating current address to re ceive senrices. Members of Faceka are bandingtogetherto tryto con- vincetheABC television show ?Scheme Home Makmre?'to come to f?arence and build the anew home. The Wielinskis? home at SUSS LongSt in Clarence Cen- ter was dmtruyed when Conti- nental Plight socioeconomic it'ihursday night. Homeowner Douglas C. Wrelin ski died in the crash and ?re. His wife, Karen, and daughter, .i ill. survived The Melindds have three other daughters. News of the crash has ge ner- around the worm and online. Two girls identi?ed as sni- dents at Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart started the FaceL book group, ?let's Get Erda?eme Makeosrerto BuildtheWielin- ski FamilyaNew Home.? The group had more than asoo members atone point Saturdayeveningwith more joining every minute anan offering their enthusiastic help. 'Ihedrganisers put upa mailing addr? and linksto Web sites for people interested in lobbying the show?s produ c- ers. Steven Checlander of the National Trarrsportation Safety Board said that after speaking with some relatives of crash vic- tims he realizes that some may think the response effortis gov ing slow.? I?Urdurtunately, we?re not like. . showontelevi- sion, udrerewe can colic itall in one hour. This is along pro- cess.? Heestimated itwill take three or four days to recover all The process was slowed a bit on Saturday after ice formed. The stretch of Goodrich Road nearthe crash scene that had been closed was expected to reopen in both directions at am. today, ErieCounty Sheriff Timothy E. Howard mid ?It?s not art invitationtothe publicforsightseers,? Howard said. Motorists will notbe al- lowed to park their vehicles on the shoulder of the road. he said. [ring Street and connecting roads near the crash site will re- main closed, he said. prayer sendce willboofferedatllauth'lon- dayin Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, Sir-i5 Greiner Road, Clarence Clarence Community-tr Schools Federal Credit Union has set up afund fortheWielin- Sldfamily, nd?ehlost its home and belongings in the crashof Flight 34m. Douglas Wrelinsld was killed buthis wife, Karen, and daughteulil], managed to escape with only minor injuries. Donations can be made payv able to and mailed to 9145 Sheridan Drive, Clarence, Ni? 14031. Crisis Services has a 24-hour support bodice for people deal- ing withthe impact of the crash of Flight secs. Theorganisalion has U'ainedtrauma counselors available forthose having di?u culty dealingwiththe aoriden?t. Staff is also ava?able 24-hours a daytorespond to homes, hospi- tals or other locations for crisis intervention and debrie?ng support Anyone can contact Crisis Scrvices?osrhour hotline at 334-3131 for support and brune? diate linkage to its trauma re- sponse Acrisis information brie?ng for Clarence residents will get underway at 1 pm. todayin the auditorium of Clarence High School. 9635 Main St. Imues to be addressed include property access, health concerns and stress?managementawarenms. I Clarence residents have raised questions about environ- mental issues with the smell of the hundng plane and fuel still thickinthe air. ?We did preliminary looks at groundwater runoff and air quality. We donothrwe any are posurm outside of the norm at this point," said David Bisso- netbe, Clarenre?s emergency ser- vices coordinator. He encourages residents whohave any questions to call town of?cials at Rep. Louise Slaughter, D- Fairport, on Saturday waited the command center in Clreek- towaga. udreredocens of emer- gency mrvices of?cials continue to oversee the massive response effort. She touredthefacility and metwith numerous of?? cials, including County Exerci- tiye Chris Collins. Slaughter wouldn?tdisrdose whether she planned on meet- ingwith any families of the crash riotinis, citing the impor- tance of protecting their priva- cy. But she said her visit to the command center af?rmed her belief that emergency respond- ers across the state do ?ecu-am- dlnarywork.? ?Theyreallyput their lives at risktosave ours,? Slaughter toldreporters. ?Iwrmted to be here today to erpr-em my great pride in artist they do andto certainly offerthem any help." A Kaiser-town flmeral home is opening its doors Thursdayto give?the public an opportunity to remember the familim ofthe sictims of Flight 340?. The publicis invitedto Ma- son-Sittniewsld Funeral Home, lacWeimer St, ?om noonto pm Thursday. Agrief counsel- or ailibe available said Kevin M. Mason, who owns the tuner- al home. smelt Wk?dq?ltewmm- SECTION RE GION Stanley Evans. Deputy Managing Editor THE BUFFALO News Sunday February is; 200.9 a I Donn Esmonde LI [151 hi Survival becomes a miracle is the miracle of Flight 3407. There is no otherway to putit. Amidst the carnage, out of the noeckage, emerged ten improbable survivors of ca? tastrophe: Karen Wielinslti and her daughter, Jill. Look at aerial photos oftheblack- erred ground where Thursday night the BombardierDash crashed into the house in lClarence Center. You cannot tellthat ahousc ever All you can sea is the tail section ofthe plane, diarrei earth and scattered hits of wood. Yet of the three people in the house when the plane struck, only Doug ?Wielinski did net His wife and his daughtEI got out, with little more than stretches. i cannot believe it. You cannot believe it. DeAnna Hill cannot believe it. And Hill was there. She lives with her husband, Bruce, and two kids ablock from where the plane went down. They were at the some a minute after hearing the impact. Hill was staring atthe ?reball, stormed, when entertain standing behind her screamed. ?That?s Hm is me my house? In in Hill prod that the worn- Matias-1c an and her daugh? nisht. do ter,whohadfallerl whammqu to the ground, re- am;me tru'nedhometosee Elli]: house in ?ames. eyseemedshak- en, but net bloody, bumed or bruised. The ev?ih?itr?l?t the twohad emerged from the inferno did not enter Hill?s mind. "Not for a second did i think thede escaped from that Hill said. ?In my mind. nobody could have gotten out or that houseThere was no house. It nae just aflaming airplane.? Hill is 32, a nursing student with short, darkhairand a neighborly charm. She is not particularly religious, but what she saw Thursday night seenisbo yond logical explanation. don?t believe in miracles, but this was like a miracle,? l-lill told me Satur- day afternoon. ?There was de?nitely something [inexplicable] that helped them through that There was no way anyone could have gotten out of there.? We do not have to imagine it. We have seen for ourselves The scene and Hills ?Db my Gert? utterance were cap- tured on a neighbor?s cell phone video, and since played times on TV news footage This is no feel-good story. it is hard to talk almut silver linings to this dark cloud, not when the cloud involves 50 lives obliterated and hrurdreds of grieving sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, fl'iEntlS and loved ones. Eutif there isone myoflightinthis dark night, it is whatever act of God or fate orfortunethai: sparedKaIen and Jill Wielinsld. Doug Wiclinsld a husband and father is gone.Thchousc is de- stroyed, with of clothing and possession it contained. But, astounding- hr,tnm people were spared. 1lilihathappened at 5033 Length. is the local equivalent ofthe two cops at the World Trade Center, rescued from the rubble hours after the towers fell atopthem. The larger story is grim. The smaller picture gives us something to cling to, to begrateful for, grief and devastation. There must have been afew semnds bemeen the instant of impact and the plane exploding. That is the only appar? entesplanation for the survival of meth? er and daughter. Hill and others say there were a series of explosions in the moments after the crash. Karen 1 til-delin- ski told WHEN radio that the ceiling came down on her, and she crawled out- side to ?nd her daughter standing there. has not slept much since the night cfthe crash. She keeps hearing Karen 1Wielinslti screaming, "Someone help my daughter.? She keeps seeing Jill W1elinski,nanpped in her mother's arms, then collapsing in shock. It all seems unbelievable. Like a scene from a movie. Like apiece cfa miracle a-meii: desmendetgbu?ireuacom State?s stimulus share close to $25 billion 2-year mid mill brutst schools and. projects Bv'l?on Prrecrou NEWS rill-HAN? ALBANY New York's share of the new federal stimulus package will reach nearly $25 billion over the two years, a considerable boost to help Erase some of the state?s worsEn- ing de?cit that threatens education, health care and other programs. ?This will be a huge stimulus, not only for the physical structures of our state government, but also to the be liefthat we can emerge from this eco- nomic crisis," Gov. David A. Paterson said Saturday. The clearest winner will be the state?s public schools, which were fun ing sane million in operating aid cuts under the governor?s 21309 de?cit?rid- den budget. Now, that amount and possibly then some will be made up with the federal ba?out. That: will also put less pressure on local property tax- payers to make up the difference in what had been loominglost state aid. But the gmernor still sounded a cautionary note, arguing that the money ?ow is only temporary and still does not relieve soaring de?cits his administration is proper:ng years into the future. ?We?re spending more than we have in revenue. That?s our biggest problem. If we address that, then the slimulus package becomes aplus,"hc said Saturday afternoon in a confer- ence call with reporters. ?If we use it as replacement mon- ey,? he added, I?then it becomes the same deleterious function that we have suffered foranumbercfyears where we put our problems off into the future and compounded them.? Still uncertain in part because of the different federal rules attached to the spending is how much the package will reduce the upcoming 2009 de?cit, now projected to reach SceSliruulus on Page BE Hearth y. rotten. iooeri comforts saith scores a day that land Fees-?lled airiirjoyfhl plans a James P. McCoyiBuffalo News BumloStatc College IceArenaenSatur-day. Ev Mart] Encarta. art'n S'I'sv an l?i E'l?r'b .5T;"ri"i" Maddy Loftus was supposed to hit the ice at Brdialo State College at an alumni reunion hockey game and grab food with friends at French and the Anchor Bar, two favorite Eu?alo haunts from her oillege Lorin Maurer was supposed to be at her boyfriends side as his brother got married at St. Louis {latholic Church in downtown Buffalo. Beverly Eekert was supposed to pres? ent a scholarship to a Canisius High School student with a scholarship in hou? or of her late husband who was killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, meet with her fellow alumni at Sacred Heart Academy James P. News behindthebcuelrduring Saturday'salumrrigarnc. to plan their reunion, and join her hus- bandls family for dinner to mark what would have been his 58th birthday. Instead, on this weekend that was sup- posedtobe about candyhearts and ade- extra day off for Prmiderrts Day, the loved ones of those killed in the Thursday night crash of Continental Con- nection Flight sacs faced the and, heart- breaking task of going about their plans without them. Maddy?s game At noon Saturday, Maddy Loftus? old college friends and fellow members of the women?s hockey team took to the ice at theBuffaloStaterinkPoradayanda Trying to go on Without them Ev .loN linear Eli?r't'S come and gone. Eilly Rosen thought her 15 minutm of fame had Display of portrait in DC. is icing on baker?s cake cupcakes all baked and frosted by Hosea and her crew, and transported from Buiislo in a Lil-Haul. have always been a baker," says Rosco, who is also an artist. "I?m more comfortable with a piping bag Presideuhs?bamaaml Iincoln on SaturdayinWashiuglnn, in Dacember, the 41?year-old Buf- falo baker was featured in Time magEZine?s Person of the Year iasue, which featured a portrait of the new president that she made entirely of cupcakes. But on Saturday, the halls of the Smithsonian Institution?s anter'lcan an Museum were ?lled with cake- loving fans eager to view Rosen?s one-day exhibit, "Presidential Cup- cakes," her li?hy?lT?foot mural of Presidents Lincoln and ?bama. The temporary culinary installa- tion was made from morethan soon in my hand than a paintbnish.? Rosco began baking at 15 and has had numerous baking jobs, includ- ing working at Doici on Elurwootl Avenue in Buffalo, which helped sponsor her for the presidential proj- ect by donating baking space. Now, Eosen is only a few months from opening her own shop, Eillycakes. at Edi Elmwocd eve. Her mghne: Feed your Imagination. The exhibit was part of the muse- um?s Presidential Fun Day, and was SeeEupcakes Page 32 INSIDE: - Neighborhood News/ Page B3 - Obituaries/ Pagm 136 - 138 a Weather/ Page 1316 Business ?l?rday Page 39 - Paternal Pinanre/ Page Bl] - Snacks, mutual funds/ Page BIB-15 Ell THE Hosea so NewsfSoNn-a v, Fssarmer 1'5, 200,!) CONTINUED FROM CITY or REGION COVER. Health care groups press governor - from 31 as high as Slat2 billion. 1While Paterson's hands are tied as far as how he can spend some of the federal money, there are ways funds can be shifted around, especially in the area of health care. The federal bill, expected to be signed next week by Presi- dent Dbama, includes nearly $11 billion in additional Medic- aid aid for New York over the next 21' months. Seventy per- cent of that will go to the state, with the remainder to counties and New 1fork The new money for Medic- aid merely lowers the percent- age that New York State now pays for the health insurance program for the eldedy, disa- bled and poor. That, then, will free up money the state was otherwise earmarking for Med- icaid for other uses. Paterson said he would be interested in using some federal money to undo some of the more than $500 million worth of I?nuisance?i tan and fee hikes on everything from entertain- ment admissions to clothing sales. didni want to put them in,? he said of the He also wants to restore some social programs cut in his budget plan and cuts he made to higher ed- ucation. But health care groups late last week were already mount: ing a furious campaign to pres- sure Paterson to use any addi- tional Medicaid stimulus mon- ey for health care initiatives. Paterson on Saturday disputed those claims, saying Washing- ton ]eft the Medicaid money discretionary for a reason. "They really wanted stimu- lus and they wanted de?cit re- duction,? he said. The most direct bene?ciary of Washington's stimulus legis- lation will be New York?s public schools. which are in line for $25 billion in additional federal aid over the next two years. Paterson said half of that money will be used in the up- coming ?scal year that begins April 1. By law, the money must go to restoring proposed cuts to school aid, and with Paterson having planned a $300 million reduction in state flmding for the state?s 700 school districts, the money appears to more than cover that amount. Public school advocates, though, have insisted Paters son?s true school aid cut num- her in the coming year totaled $2.5 billion. Critics, however, have worried that the federal bailout for New York will ham- per long-stalled efforts to rein in school spending State aid to schools since 2003 has grown 4-3 percent, and yet property tastes are still seating. The federal package also in- cludes $550 million for New York for ??exible? education aid. That means the state can use the money for any purpose, including non-educational pro grams. Another 35 billion na- tionwide pot of ?mds will be eli- gible for states meeting certain educational performance stan? dards. High-needs schools, such as Buffalo, could strongly bene?t by a provision sending $940 million over two years in Title 1 funding to help New York schools meet the federal No Child Left Behind require- ments. Another Sf?i} million will go for special-education 01331111115 College students with Pell grants will see a $500 increase in their maximum award in the bill that will send New York $130 million for the popular The federal bill included a surprise for New York billion in Medicaid funds for the 2008MB budget. It comes just two weeks after Paterson and latwnakers pushed through $1.3 billion worth of cuts, tar hikes and fund swaps to close the gap. Paterson Saturday said bed now use that new pot of funds to help close the 2000 projected de?cit. New York is in line to get $1.25 billion for mass transit improvements, $1.1 billion of which will go to the transit sys- tem in the New York City area. Another $1.1 billion is for roads and highway work, of which upstate will see a considerable share. There is also money for wa- ter and sewer projects and high-speed rail New York will also get about $123 million for energy ef?ciency and renewable energy efforts Paterson said the state expects secs million from the bill to help low-income residents weatherire their homes. While the state has already identi?ed nearly 2,000 shovel- ready projects including new facilities at the University at Buffalo and the downtown es:- pansion of Erie Community College the Paterson admin. istration has said it will work with local governments to iden- tify priority projects it may have missed in its preliminary as- SESSJIIEIHS. But state of?cials have ran- tioned that tight federal guide lines will push off many signav tore-style projects, such as the Peace Bridge mplammeut span, because they are not far enough along in the design or approval phase. The federal package also in- cludes $1.3 billion for New York for additional food stamp bone as and$1.3billionto payfora 33-week expansion of unem- ployment bene?ts, bringing the period laid-off workers can get thejobless bene?ts to 50 weeks. Another $100 million will go for child care promams for low-inv come residents. [in the surface, the bailout would appear to all but erase much of the state?s de?cit. Eut Laura Anglin, the governor?s budget director, said a sizable portion of the spending will have no impact on budget-bal- ancing cfforts because they are outside the budget process. Also, if Paterson removes much of the $500 million in planned tar: hikes, then that amount has to be made up us- ing stimulus money to revert-he lost revenues. entail: Design began as computer image CUPCAKES -fr0mC1 assembled in the Luce Founda- tion Center on Friday. Why do smart in kids fail? liAlilt'.? HillLti 'Fl'li ill IF-ar't'l ?ll-"L Huntith LEARNING CENTER In". line I [ll {ht'll'll 1. a czar-v. LEAFIH The Smithsonian was happy to have her. think the timeli- ness of it is just ideal,? said Jo Ann Sims, chief of external af? fairs for the American Art Mus eaten. "The bicentennial of Lin- coln?s birthday, combined with the election of President Elba- ma, hassortofpoised [us] fora special moment in American history, this weekend" Sims said Eosen submitted a proposal to the museum, "and I wasjust inunediately entranced and intrigued by the whole no- lion,? she said. ?So we put. our heads together and said ?How can we make this work?? And work it did. The museum exhibited the height I 2.5 feet. Highway Deicing Salt North American Salt Company is accepting orders North American Salt Company stands ready to assist governments and Contractors with their highway deicing needs. Bulk rock salt is available at our mine in Goder?ich. Ontario, the largest rock salt mine in the world. Order minimum of 400 tons. Load becween am. and 5:00 am. Maximum bed To order, call 800-323-1641 Monday Friday, 3333 am. to 5:33 pm. North American Soft Company A Compass Minerals Company construction of the portrait on its Web site Friday afternoon and reported about 13,000 views. It also received approsis mately 500 visitors within the ?rst tag] hotus after the unveil- ing Saturday afternoon Rosen?s team of about nine friends and employees con- structed the portrait on the ?oor of the museum, using carefully orgalused and labeled trays The design came from a picture she assembled as a grid on Adobe Photoshop. Every pile e1 on her computer Screen even? tually becWe acupcake. She admits that using grids in art was notheridea. But ?do- ing it with cupcakes was origi- nal," she says, "thatwas my, sort of, little twist that catapulted this to a whole different realm? Rosen's future cake shop will rely on the same principle of taking something people know and addjuga ?little twist." ?We?re not a bakery," she said. ?We're really a. custom cake studio." As Essen uses ?our, eggs and milk as her me- dium for art, she wants to in- clude her customers in the cre- arion of their cake. ?It?s an artis? tic process, and they?re part of that process,? she said. In addition to the batting op eration, Rosen plans to teach baking classes, rent her space for parties and even have an open studio night, when people can try their hands at cake bak~ ing under her guidance. The ?eeting nature of E?ly [town's edible art became evi- dent around 5:30 when spectators who had been wait- ing for hours were o?ered the chancetochewonapiselofa president. Laurel Horn, 22, of Wash ington. was one of the many who came to the museum to feed both her imam?nation and her stomach with Rosen?s cup? cake art. ?It?s incredible to have a culi? nary mosaic,? she said. email: htt?hcrcacom so a: Charles Letvistuffslo News presentasdrolarsbip inhonorofherhusband, Sean Rooney. Friends, fanuly ?nd ways to commemorate Victims PLANS - from El half, they had shared their grief and shock over the loss of their friend. But for the reunion game, they set aside their heavy hearts, broke out of their team huddles yelling Maddy!" and then played with all their might. ?1 think this is what Maddy would have wanted,? said Lind- say Welch, as, who had roomed with Ioftus during college. "She would want errenrone to play.? She pomced out two Bengals jerseys with No. 10 Maddy?s number displayed on the glass behind the team benches. "They know she?s out there,? welch said as she watched the hockey game from the stands. "She?s watching over everyone." Around Welsh, several fans wore headshaped red buttons with the No. 10 and a little hockey puck painted on them in tribute to Loftus. The reunion game was the ?rst that lnfbis, who lived in Parsipanny, 14.1., had been able to return for since she left Buf- falo State in 2004: after her sophomore year. Her former tearmnates had made plans for a fun 1weekend together. They were going to play one game at their old ice rink, head outto dinner at a bar and grill on Elurwood Avenue and then dance the rest of the night away at a club doumtown. ?Maddy loved to dance,? Emma Wadsworth, a friend and former teeumnate, recalled. Wadsworth and Jamie Clver- bcek, aformertcamrnate who is now an assistant women's hockey coach at Buffalo State, were at Buffalo Niagara Inter- national Airport on Thursday night, waiting for members of meteam toflyinto town. lCl?inerbeck was waiting for loftus. Wadsworth was wailing for another teammAte, Janelle Junior, who arrived at 9:20 pm. from Seattle, followed 1'0 min- utes later by her husband, James Junior, at 10:30 pm. The Juniors went home with Wads- worth, not knowing that 10 minutes before James landed, Flight aces bad crashed into a house less than ?ve miles away. Wadsworth and the Juniors learned the ten-ible truth when they got home and turned on the TV news. "It was just disbelief," Ja- nelle Junior said. "Just praying she wasn?t on the plane We saw it was from New Jersey and saw it was the time [luftus] was get- ting in.? Overbeck remained at the airport hours after the crash, knowing that the accident had happened but hoping that somehow her friend had sur- vived. Right after the crash, there was talk of canceling the game. But in the end, they lorew they had to go through with it. think we had to play," Wadsworth said. don?t really think it was ever an option not to. It de?nitely crossed our minds . . . *Whatdowedo new? The more we thought about it, it wasn?t realistic to not play. Maddy would .. . she would have been thoroughly disap- pointed if we hadn?t played to- day.? They decided to dedicate the game to Tuftus and all reunion genres in the future would be called ?hiaddy's Game.? The women played Saturday before a small crowd of loyal fans. They were nearly outnum- bered by the crush oflocal and national reporters and photog- raphers for what was supposed to he a laid?back scrimmage. As they played, the team- mates said they oouldn?t help but think of loftus. ?She popped into my head the entire game,? Wadsworth said. After the game, the women shook hands, removed their head gear, and gathered in a circle on the ice. They brought with them 10 long, white can- dles, lighting each before they knelt. James Junior, a minister, led the women in a quiet prayer. Several wept, while other com- forted the grieving with pom on the back. They wiped away their tears before arranging themselves for a team photo. Wadsworth was later asked what she would think about when she receimd a copy of the showcasin- llreaking down in tears, she replied: "That Maddy wasn?t there.? A missing guest The Valentine?s Day wed- ding of Lauren Dunford and Keith Kuwikwas held Sanuday, though the day was tinged with sadness Lorin Maurer, 30, the girl- friend of brother, Ke- vin, was traveling to Buffalo on Flight 340? to attend the wed- ding. The Kuwik brothers? father, Edward J., a former Erie Coun- ty legislator, said Saturday af- ternoon that the wedding would be held as planned. Family members also told The Buffalo News that the bridr al couple planned to place a sin- gle red rose on the altar at the church to honor Maurer. a dogged advocate Each year since her hus- band, Sean Rooney, died in the Bill attacks on the World Trade Center, Beverly Eckert came back to her hometown to sale brate his birthday. This year, in addition to marking what would have been Rooney-Rs 53th birthday on Sun- day, Eckert waste attend accre- mony at Canisius High School to award a memorial scholar- ship in Rooneys name. Ecken,? also was planning to meet with a number of her former classmates from Sacred Heart Academy to coordinate their 40th class reunion. Instead, Eckert?s family and her friends in the close-knit of Canisius High School and Sacred Heart are mourning the loss on flight 340'? of the doged advocate for the families of those killed on Bill. But they also vow to contin- ue with the events and initia? tives that were important to Eckert "We are going ahead with [the 40th reunion], but it will be difficult,? said Kathleen Dela- ney, a classmate and close friend of Eckert. "But I know there will be a lot of good talk and laughter, because that?s the way she was.? The ceremony for the Sean Rooney Memorial Scholarship wastobeheldFriday,butitwas postponed, Delaney said. The scholarship was estab? lished in 2002 and is given each year to a gifted but ?nancially needy student, if possible a graduate of the Catholic Acade- my ofWest Buffalo or aWest Side resident High school of?cials could not be reached Saturday, but the school posted a note recog? nising Eckert on its l.I'J'eb site. ?Beverlywas alovely woman who spent the last several years working hard to take the trage- dy of Sean's death and have something positive come from it," John Knight, the school?s president, said in a anatoment. Delaney got to know Eckert so well in school because their last names were so close alpha? betically that they often found themselves seated near each other in class. Eckert was a gifted artist, Delaney said, and won the Voice of Democracy Award for aspeech she gave as ajuuior. "She had a wonderful sense of mischief, and she could drag anybody along with her,? Dela- IlEj-l said. Delaney last spoke to Eckert on Wednesday night, and planned to have her over at her home Friday night for piers and wine and lively conversation. They plaru'red to meet Satur- day morning at the Sheridan Family Restaurant to go orch details of the reunion with their classmates. Instead, as word of Eckerlfs death in the crash spread Fri- day, Sacred Heart classmates reached out to each other by phone and e-mail, and later met at the school. Eckert was to receive the 2000 Distinguished Alumna Award from the school in May, and school of?cials plan to give the award posthumously, said Eileen Hettich, alumni relations coordinator. ?The award was to honor all the wonderful things she?s done,? Hettich said. "That's not erased because God chose to take her now.? enrolli- ntbecilrer?ibn?'hercacmn lottery Picks Winning founders ?ll? Saturday NI. 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But the last 215 seconds launched a terrifying descent in which the crew tried to regain control ofthe plummet- ing plane as it was rolling and twisting, according to information retrieved from the have black hos recorders of the ?Listed plane and released Sun- day. a minute before the plane crashed nothing appeared amiss. The autopilot ?Theplane doesn?tseern In have prior to impact.? Steven R. miniseries NYSE was controlling the descent at 154 mph, the landing gear and ?aps were loomed, and at tsso feet above the ground. the plane was on course for landing on Runway 23 at Buffalo Niag? ara International Airport. But 34: seconds later. the plane sud- denly went out of control andh-egan a deadlyr roller-coaster descent that and ed at 10:31] Thursday night. Thepilot and?rstof?ccrhearda warning tone, signaling that the auto- pilot had automatically disengaged Instead of easing toward the land- ing strip atagradual descent,the nose oftheplanesuddenlypitched up at a 314egree angler far steeper than what?s normal for a plane during take- At that point, it appears that the crew took over from the autopilot and rammed the throttles all the way for- ward. trying to prevent the plane from stalling Seomds later, the nose of the plane dipped dramatically. hi: the same time, the plane rolled totheleft, its leftwing dipping and the right wing pointing up. Then the plane rolled even more dramatically to the other side. Inside the cabin, passengers and crew felt a grantaticnal pull of nvo Gs, twice the force of grainy. The wing then came level ?ight. But the nose of the plane still pointed down. and the plane was pointed in the opposite direction from the airport. It had reversed direction. Continental Connection Flight 3-1.0? also was dropping nearly so timEs tamer than normal falling EDD feet in 5 seconds. The last remrded da- ta showed the plane 250 feet above ground level, at 115 mph, less than 5 seconds before impact. Finally, the plane hit ?at on the ground, a ?reballthat took the lives of all 49 people onboard and one inthe Clarence Centerhouse itsir'uck. SeeCrashon Pageh: Gun charge throws for a loss on West Coast Bv ALLEN WILson NEWS HEPHHTER Marshawn is in trouble with the law again, and this time it could really cost him. Just three dean after playing in the Pro Bowl, the Buffalo Bills run- ning heel: was arrested Wednes- day in California on felony gun charges. According to a report from the Culver City Police Department on Sunday. police of?cers were pa- trolling the For Hills area of Culver City when they approached and two other men seated in a eons MenndesBens. subsequent ?eld investiga- tion led to the discovery of a load- ed ?rearrnf' the rcport said. ?The of?cers determined the gun he- longed to and he was ar- rested possession of a con- cealed ?rearm" 22, was booked at Thu pm and released about an hour and ahaElater on a $35,000 bond. Thecaseis nowinthehandsof the Culver City district attorner of?ce It is not l?'l?Wl'l why of?cers ap- proached the car or if is li- censed to terry ?reenns. ?We can con?rm that Mar- shawn was arrested in California and has retained an attorney.? Bills Vice President of Commutd cations Scott Berchtold said in a statement Sunday. ?We are in the process of tryingto gatherthe facts andwill not offer aconunent while that process is ongoing." This is the second brush with the law in less than a year for Much. who was involved in a late? night hit-android incident in downtown Buffalo on May 31 when his Porsche Cayenne SUV struck a Toronto woman on Chip pews Street. The woman was treated in a hospital and released later that day alter suffering a hmisedhipandcuttoherthigh that required seven stitches. did not face criminal charges. In an agreement with the Erie County district attorney, he pleaded guilty to failing to use suf- ?cient care to avoid hitting a pe? destrian and was ?ned $106. The NFL did not discipline for that incident hutas a re- peat offender, he could face a sus? pension for violating the league?s personal conduct policy. Gun possession and safety haw: become hot?human topics with the NFL in light of New York Giants wide remiver Plarice he ing arrested on two felony charges in December after accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan rushed for Loss yards with eighttouchdowns and caught a as passes and another score in his second season with the Bills. sored es?tmrpenpneesemn WEATHER to swishr'ne High temperature ac. line 1'3. ?etc?s a . . .. .. $53 INSIDE THE NEWS Obarna heading West for support WASHINGTON Keeping the economy front and cen- ter, President Chains heads 1West to sign the $73? hil- lion stimulus hill and tackle the home mongagecrisis. The appeals for support fol- ionT scant Congress foi'his agenda. Storyonlds. The Neon u-n-winrl?lhloncws?nn ll I 3 Crude prices down, Clinton embarks but gamhne up on tour ofdsm -. . WYURK Crude oil WASHINGTUN Secre- I closed Thursday at its low- tary of State Hillary Rod- . estpointforl?diimutthe hamClintonisreadytode- average price of gasoline liver a message about the ?313mm! rose to $1.915 agsllon on the Dhamaadntinisn'eiion?s mm ?a1 same day, its peekfor the ?desire for more rigorous mg 3 an? . . . the year. The upstdedown en? and persistent commonest r. - . Tnderdog?scais. Heine's ergymaritethasleftgascut andengageinent during off from its usual emnoniic her tour cfhsia this 1week. 3mm. a: the moorings. Stow ?ned Arts Beat blog at millili- Sinryonraa'. falcnewseomfarlsbeat NeursfMoNoa Famous id, 200if} Federal agencies differ on autopilot?s use during icing CRASH - ft'on'lAl Aviation Administration as light, mod- erate or sovere. ?We have not gotten reports yet suggesting it was severe icing.? Cheal? ander mid. The takeoff of Flight 340? was de- layed for more titan two hours from New Jersey on Thursday night, depart- ing at 9:20. The delay, drough, was re- lated towindsashighass'imphin the metropolitan New ?fork City area, Che-slander said. not because of any Heather conditions in the Buffalo area. ?It really was not a bad weather day, and they those to launch," he told reporters gathered at the Buffaloihli- agara Marriott in Amherst. The crew on the dis-icing system 11 minutes after takeo??, and it remained on throughout the ?ight, he said. As in most routine ?ights, autopilot was engaged, munching the plane?s maneuvers prior to landing. But the autopilot shut off just half a minute af- ter the landing gear was lowered, sig- naling to the ?ight crew that condiv lions were too exp-cine for autopilot to handle As federal investigators continue to comb through the etidence, the level oficingis likehrmbeoomeakey factor. The manufacturer of the Bombardier Dash deco recommends that in "se- vere" icing, autopilot be disengaged so the pilot can correct for weather condi- tions more ef?ciently, Chealander said. In general, the NTSE recommends that when icing occurs, ?you might want to disengage the autopilot so you havea manualfeeiforwhatmightbe changing because of the ice," he said. "We suggest you take it off autopi- ing,? he said. But the FAA o?-?ers a di?erent rec- ommendation to pilots who encounter icing conditions. This federal agency encourages pi~ lots to "use the autopilot to help you Derek GeeiBuf-falo News storey?'mn?re crashsite Sunday. handle the workload in these highly intense weather situations. To say they shouldn?t have been ?ying?on autop?ot is not correct,? Chcalander said. The FAA has not adopted the guidelines. And that may Mcome a point of contention between the two agencies in the months ahead as the investiga- tion continues. ?The FAA sees things a little differ- we do,? [Elealander said. Investigators are continuing to dig through the debris on Long Road in Clarence, still searching for the re? mains ofvictims, as well as pulling out plane parts. "The plane doesn't seem to have lost anything prior to impact," Cheal? ander said. Crews have found all six blades to Ettginelhcsaid. Enginelwascon- sun'red by ?re, but fragments of four blades, all badly burned, have been found Acrane is beingused toliftthe en- gines and put them on the road for in- vestigators to examine, he said. In addition to its de-icing system consisting of pneumatic boots and electrically heated propellers, the plane also has a related. ?sophisticat- ed? system that helps deal with icing, Chealander said willooniinuetopieccto- gether evidence and try to determine what caused the disaster. But that may require considerable time. armed: W?mm W?f??l?t?m Identifying Ex HENRY L. Davis AND Jar Her saws STAFF as so areas The dif?cult task of identifying the so victims of Continental Flight 340? progressed Sunday as specialists combed through body fragments and personal belongings after the crash in Clarence Center. Assuming the clear weather con?n- ues, of?cials said they expect to re- move the remains by the end of the week from the crash site on Long Street. But all the dead could take many more weeks of forensic work in the morgue. ?Our primary mission now is re- uniting the remains with their fami- lies. liut it?s like an archaeological dig. a slow and methodical process,? said Dr. Anthony Billitticr N, Erie County health commimioner. Thursday night's crash of the com- muter airplane also leaves many un? answered questions for residents touched by the tragedy. So, as of?cials investigated the cause and searched for bodies, they ride answers during a brie?ng in Clar? ence High School. ?It?s an opportunity to take care of things that might be falling through the oracle," Clarence Supervisor Scott a Eyiewsld said. One of the key manages: No envi- ronmental or medical hazards have been found around the crash site, where 12 properties were evacuated af- ter the turboprop Bombardier Dash a Quill went down stop one of the hous? E5. Such disasters bring together ahost namcstothevic? tints by matching dental records, gerprinting, studying bones and con- ducting DNA tests to determine unique genetic qualities. Teeth are one ofthe basic pieces of evidence because they are the most lilter body part to survive an intense ?re leagues "hit the ground running? be cause Dr. James J. Woytash, the coun- ty medical eintminer, is a dentist, as we?asapadrologishandishelpedby Dr. Raymond Miller of Lancaster, a consulting forensic dentist Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa, sent a forensic anthropologist accom- panied by a team of graduate students -: Victims of Clarence ?as Derek GeefEuffaio News crushmemorlalatClar-ence Center to help examine human skeletal re mains. Bones can be used to estimate age, race and sea. They also can show identi?ring injuries from the past, such as fractures. A federal Disaster Mortuary Opera- tional Response Team, known as arrived with 4-1 people and equipment to set up mobile morgues and to help with search and recovery. Team members also will assist with an emotionally tough but essential part of the investigation talking to family members about obtaining den- tal and medical records, and asking about features, such as scars, tattoos, jewelry and clothing. As a last resort, of?cials will turn to DNA. testing oftissue to identify an in? dividual, a process that has begun in by the Armed Forces Institute of Pa- thology. ?We?re making signi?cant progress, but morgue and weeks also for the DNA results,? Billittier said. He declined to say how many indi- viduals had been identi?ed, explaining that he and his colleagues preferred to conth ?rst with victims? family mem~ hers. ?Cut ofrespectfor the we will not release numbers,? Billittier crash to take weeks said. County of?cials established a Health Operations Center at the Erie County Medical Center campus on Gri- der Street to coordinate efforts. The morgue, where bodies are being taken, also is located on the medical center campus. As they make theirway through the body parts, of?cials must document everything they came across, requiring a. small army of radiologists, techni- cians, coroners, computer personnel, and security and support staff. "The challenge is the enormity and complexity of the task,? said ScottEinr merman, county laboratory director. While the experts continued to comb the site, the minds of area resi- dents and others remained elsewhere. By midafternoon Sunday, more than two dozen bouquets of ?owers and other items had been placed out- side Clarence Center United Methodist Church. At the public brie?ng, dozens of Clarence residents asked questions and received a 1wide-ranging status re cials. Residents of Long Street, for in- stance,wantedtolmowahout there? turn of utilities and other services. ?WhatdowedoaboutmaiLgar- bage picloip the normal aspects of life?? asked Kathy Hoffman. Dar-rid Harrington, who made the call to 911 about the crash, ex- pressed concern about heat in the homes and water pipes, especially if temperannes decline signi?cantly be- fore evacuees are allotted to return. make surewe?re not forgotten," he said The incident has been particularly stressful for Harrington. He didn't iorow the exact address of the home the 911 operator to get emergency per? sonnel to his house. He then watched in dismay throughout the night as tele? vision news shows displayed his ad- dress as the site of the crash. ?T'ecple kept calling me thinking I was dead," he said David Bissonettc, Clarence's coordi- nator of emergency senders, said utilin ties had been restored at all but two homes. Cince investigators complete their work, the goal calls for allowing mostresidenls backintheir homeshy the endoftheweelt. Butahouse adia- cent to the home destroyed in the crash also had signi?cant damage and will require additional work, he said. Among other issues discussed: - Cleanup of debris and any soil found to be contaminated is expected to begin immediately after recovery of human remains. probably Friday or Sabirday, and will take about a week to complete. But full restoration of the properties, such as reseeding lawns, willwaituntil spring, said Daniel King, regional spill engineer forthc state De pertinent of Environmental Consona- tion. - Curiositywseekers have been warned. Erie County Sheriff Timothy E. Howard and Clarence Town Attor- ney Steven B. Bensart. responding to several incide since the crash, said authorities will arrest and prosecute anyone found trmpassing at the crash site. A portion of Goodrich Road had to be closed for several hours Sunday, because people were stopping, getting out of their vehicles and walking throughrendents?yardsto getaview of the crash site. "Ith StatePo? liceCapt. StevenA. day. "We will shut the road donor agairg'rt'we seewhatwe didtoday.? - A telephone hotline 211 for residents to call with questions will up crate 21: hours a day as the cleanup and investigation continue. Of?cials stressed that residents should call that number, not 911, for non-emergency questions. The hotline received about 150 calls Sunday. Additional informa- tion is available at the Clarence 1ii'ii'eb site, - Anumberofeffortsbavebeguntc aid families and help children cope with the tragedy. In addition to the town, informa- tion is ava?able from the American Red Cross Clarence Central School District {clarenceschoolaorg} and Clarence Chamber of Commerce. Continental Airlines and its insur- ance carrier have agreed to pay tows] expenses associated with the crash, Bengart said. I The state has granted Clarence residents a one-week extension to Feb. 2.4.- for paying their property taxes. Nears Besseberum? tributed to this report entail: hd'oct'std Whom News? EDITION owned see?e Eltl?il Kenning Western Hen: lire-k since rose 54- PAGES - 5t! CENTS -. STBEISAND SPEAKS Dishing udth Babs as she looks ahead at age 66. Page Cl Muslim in?uence speculated in slaying Estranged husband charged reer merrier" Ev Fnao U. NEWS REPORTER The gruesome death of Orchard Park resident Aasiya Eubair Hassan who nos found decapitated and the arrest of her estranged husband are drawing widespread attention, as speculation rolls about the role that the couple's religion may have played Muscammll HHS- san, as. was arrested Thursday and charged with sec? ond-degree murder after telling police his wife was dead at the of?ce of their television station in the Village of Ur- chard Park. cietim. National Grganiration for Women. She decried the scant national me dia attention paid to the story, which broke the same day as the plane crash that killed 50 people in Clarence. While dommtic Violettee affects all cultures, Muslim woman ?nd it hard- er to break the silence about it because of a stigma, she said. ?Too many Muslim men are using their religious beliefs to justify vio? lence against women," she said. See?assanon Pagei? wnile Muslim leaders have urged assist trophies cui- rnral stereotypes to the crime, advocates for women linked the killing to atti? tudes in Muslim so- ?This was appar? ently a terroristic version of honor kill- ing, a murder rooted in cultural notions about women's sub- ordination to men." said Mania Pap- pas, New York State president 3?107 rie lV pilots assessed Derek GeejEuffalo News (nuance Center volunteerli?lre?ompaoymemhers place white roses in avase, one foreaeh ofllre Edpeople killed lathe crash 34-01 313.}! Bill EH [thith Families of victims ?nd devastation at crash site ?ne hundredpny visit to debris-littered Us Rat; vri 1? ENE STA FF ll'l' F. El The captain of Flight 340?, Mar- 1rin D. Henslow, mmpleted his scene where loved ones died. . . . . training 011 ii D3511 3 .lUEt .. LUU arterial ms the humerus. NEWS They moved briskly fr'ornthe buses, often two abreast, young and old, some clutching ?owers, others teddyhears. All were on a so]- emn mission Monday tovisit for the ?rst time the Clarence Center site where their loved ones died on Flight 34-07. What they saw were searched debris, torn fu- selage. agutted airplane eng?ne and four front See Families on PageAEi l-I-h'orviisoa r. SERVICE BRINGS UNITY lift?? URN. Tire star or" VICTIMS (is: ENE We?. Pass assassinate carry on FLIGHT his THEIR .sroarss Acorn: Lasr acorn MIssroa'rnosr THE Fame idliiEU GALLERY fJ'l" TILE His ?rst of?cer, Reheoea Lynne Shaw, had built up about WEI hours ?ying the Dash roughly the hours a commercial p?ot amasses in a year. ?As a general rule, the experi- ence level in regional airlines is about atenth of the experience lev- el in major airlines," said Douglas M. Moss, an airline p?ot with more than hours in the air and president of AeroPaeifrc Consult? On ?gment airlines, Wt time?rr lass Br Marts ll. Paseraa AND Erma ing of Torranoe. Calif. "l?here?s a huge experience dis? parity. It should raisethe eyebrows of a lot of people,? he said. a National "transportation Safe ty Board member said Monday that investigators trying to deter? mine the cause of Thursday night?s crash will assess, among other things, the training of Flight 3W5 crew, its schedule over the previ- ous week andthe prior 1'2 hours, in particular, to con?rm they had the amount of rest that federal rules require. Reuslow and Shaw worked for Colgan .eir, the subcontractor" that runs Continental Airlines com rnut? er' ?ights. Pilots and aviation ex- SeePilolsonPageAE Secretary ofSiate [?ller-yr Realism Clinton arrives Mondayat'l'oltyo?s Hanodanirpontostm'tnsiantour. Clinton sets upbeat note by visiting her Grams sun Hannah? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here on the ?rst stop of her asiau tour Monday night, declaring that she wanted ?to create net- works of painters in orderto deal with the problems that no na- tion, even ours, can deal with alone,? such as climate change and the global smoothie Clinton, at an elaborate arriv- al ceremony, lauded the Ltd-Jap- anese partnership, calling it ?a cornerstone of our e?orls around the itan At a news conference today, Clinton warned North Korea against a possible missile launch. saying it would hurt relations. "The possible missile launch that North Korea is talking about would be very unhelpful,? she said Her comrnenm came a day af- ter the North claimed it has the right to ?hpaee development? a term it has used previously to disguise a missile test as a satelu lite launch. Intelligence indicates the North may be planning an- other launch. The claim came Monday, the fi'ith birthday of North Kerr-an lemier Kim orig ll. ?aring Monday?s arrival cere- mony, Clinton again emphasised Japan ?rst that she is makingher?rst trip to Asia as chief U5. diplomat to sig- nify the importance of Harrison relationships. She is the ?rst see- retary of state in nearly so years to start his or her tenure with a trip to Asia, in contrast to the usual European and Middle Eastern tours. But for Japan, oven greater importance is attached to the See Clininnon Page? WEATHER INSIDE THE NEWS . I- 1- I 1 as salami. .31 Media chads Hist madame 34: watt Sherr?' opts not lie-sub collision Pet clump mauls - id to charge Phelps rs reported woman, ls shot Snow mounds COLUMBIA, SE. 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Feasts-t or IT, E009 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Pilot training ?good enough, strict enough? -fromA1 ports interviewed by The Buffa- In News faulted neither Ren- slow nor Shaw for the crash that killed all as people aboard and a man on the ground in Clarence. The experts said Renslow, and Shaw, 24-, were prob ably typical ofthe pilots who ?y for regional airlines: - They slog through long days for modest pay. - They have fewer years in the business than their big-air- line counterparts. - More importantly, they have fewer experiences to draw on when facirtg the judgment calls. ?In reading hundreds of ac- cident reports, the more experi- ence the pilot has, the more able he is to handle the unique situations of any emergency,? Moss said. ?That is one advantage of fly- ing a. major airline: You have tremendously more experi- ence,? he said. ?The bag of re- sources acrew has is much larg- er. Iu the Hudson, Capt Sullen- berger wasn't using procedures that are written somewhere. There's no training for what he did. It?s all just experience.? Capt B. Sullenbcr- was almost BB and had about 20,001] hours of ?ight time when bird strikes took out both engines of a Boeing 1'3? and he crash-landed US Air- ways Flight 154s perfectly into the Hudson River on Jan. 15, saving all 155 people onbeard. Renslow, by comparison, had built up 3,329 hours by Feb. 12, and Shaw 2,244. Pilots employed by regional airlines are working their way up. Pilots for major airlines might earn modem to $12D,?ft?, and ?rst of?cers SEEDDB to stucco. Their counterparts with a regional airline are likely earn onetbird to one-half as much. ?So that ?rst of?cer who was 2?1! years old was probably melting to a year,? Moss said. The NTSB considered Ben- slew and Show as experienced. Before Benslow trained on the Dash 3, he had thousands of hours on the smaller Saab twin- engine turboprop. ?The train- ing is good enough, strict enough and covers enough to make sure you are ready to do wbatyou havetodowhenyou are in that seat," said the Steven R. Chealander. Still, investigators are exam- ining the actions of the crew. They know that Renslow and Shaw turned on the airplane?s de?icing equipment ll rrdnutes after the plane departed New- ark liberty International Air- port. But what next? Pilots and federal agencies, including the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administra- tion. don?t have uniform views on what pilots should do about icing, and they can differ on what constitutes severe icing. Pilot experience plays a role. ?i-irlotoftimes, itisavery subjective opinion. Cue gny may say it's light. Another may say it?s moderate,? said Kirk Kc- enig, a partner at Expert Avia- tion Consulting in Indianapolis, who has 25 years of commercial experienm Reuslow and Shaw had re- marked about the ice buildup on thii?li' Blml?n? fill the filth- pit windows and the leading edge of the wings Pilots inter- viewed Monday did net call that level of buildup "severe," which would have required int- mediate action. But other pilots, and an on? line course carrying the NASA seal, note that ice becomes more dangerous at lower alti- tudes. Ice can build more rapid- ly, air speed slows, and pilots 1151MB room it) maneuver. Further, at any altitude, pi- lots cannot see the ice buildup on their aircra?s tail sections. Eocnig said experience has taught him that ?whatever you see on the wing is three or four times worse on the Bombardier, the maker of the Dash S, has told the NTSB that the airplane is not suscepti- ble to a tail stall, Chealander said. But Koenig theorized that's just what happened, as ice hampered the tail?s abilityto stabilise the front of the air? craft, and the nose lifted sharp- ly as Flight prepared to land at Buffalo Niagara Interna? tional Airport Koenig suspects that as the autopilot kicked off with an alarm. the crew quickly but wrongly corrected for when ?tey surmised was a ?wing stall" when the wings lack su?cient lift to right the plane. The crew would have had just seconds to make their deci- sions. "At the altitude they were at, they probably didn't have much chance of recovering," said James M. Burin. director for technical programs for the Flight Safety Foundation in exaodria. Vs- Said Koeuig: ?That low to the ground, in this situation, I don?t think it would have met- tered if you had Chuck Yeager and Neil ?ying the plane. I think the outcome would have been the same." Some airlines and many pi? lots wcloome the use of autopi- lot because it relieves tlte work- load. Bombardier recommends that when ice becomes severe, the autopilot should be disen- gaged so the pilot can more ef?- ciently correct for weather con- ditions, Chealander said. The NTSB, since an icing-re- lated crash killed ES people in Boselawn, 1nd,, in 199%, has wanted the FAA to recommend that pilots disengage the auto? p?ot during icing conditions, to give them afeel fortheefferi: of ice on their aircraft. The FAAhas yetto do so. So some industry experts believe that the tragedy of Flight Sid? would have been avoidable with a clearer policy on how pi? lots should respond tc ice, and what constitutes severe im For- mer NTSB Chairman Jim Hall, for example, says the crash of Flight 340'? was ?likely prerent? able,? had the FAA adequately addremed the rislm of icing. e-rmrn'l: and Peel photo Red rosesremainintbefenoe surroundingthe tdsited?resoeueMonday. Evidence collection continues Fm - fromAl steps leadingto choose that is no more atd?dd long St,the place where the plane crashed Thursday night and exploded into a?rcball. Since Friday. family marchers had expressed a desire to viewthe crash scene. Boneath Monday?s cold blue afternoon spent aboutan hour at the traglclocaiion. And when they boarded the six big tour buses and two smaller vans to be escorted away by sev- eral police vehicles, the more than too mourners clearly had left behind part ofthemselves. Bed roses were placed in thetop helm eftlte plastic orange perimeter fence; still more roses and bouquets of ?owers were placed in a sentient- cle inside the site. Authorities also allowed ahandful of journal- ists toviewthe site after the families were taken backtotheir hotels, as emergency workers re- sumed theirjobs of collecting evidence. The air, and a. barlthoe?s mechanical armclawtni and liftedthe shell of an engine scorched metal hanging fromit tothe edgeofthelotfor a close inspec? tionby investigators. Bobcats lumbered about, smootbingthe surface ofthe 100- by 2m-foot res- idential property, where Karen and Doug Wielin- ski?s two-story home once stood. Closer to thestreet, the plane?s landing gear was setdotwerby amailboxthatslill borcthe ad- dress on its side. to the four front steps, investigators examined another piece of the plane, its white fuselage. Abig silver trailer, the heavyequipment, workers shoveling debris into trash cans, the voices of dozens of FBI agents, state police, Na.- tional Safety Transportation Board personnel and other investigators some ofthem climbing ontothe 2??foot?bigh tail of the airplane attire backofthe lot? all ofit rnergedinto ascene rem- iniscent of a construction site. ?It?s holy ground new,?said Sibyl Burke ofAk- ron, who stoppedby apoliee barricade near the crash site perimeter with herdaughterArm Hess after attendingan interfaith prayer service for ?You struggle with wanting to know where yourleved ones took their last breath.? said Hess. who lives in Clarence Center. She and her mother lotowbetterthan most. Two years ago, their brother and son Chris- topher Cottle, a'l?ucson, Aria, convenience store clerk wusfatally shot while trying to step thieves from stealing beer. Since the crash, Hess said, shehas struggled withthe idea ofvisitiugthe scene. ?T?tebeen try- ingto avoidthenews,but we have a friendwhose sisterwas on the plane," she said. John Gillick, a clinical who is a retired manager ofthe Bui'falo'il'eterans Affairs Clinical Health Seniors, saidthe sitesoftrage? dies ath'actindividuals for different reasons. "People want to go out and take alook at trag- ic events for comparative purposes because it re? assurestherntbattheyare safe,"Gillick said. (lthers who had suffered through such experi? ences ?are sensitized to tragedy, and theyare only comfortable when theyare hyper vigilant," he said, For those who feel attest] to be part of the un- folding events, Gillick suggested an appropriate responsewould be to contact the Bed Chess and volunteer their services. As for the relatives of these who died in the crash, Gillick said Monday?s visitcan help with mounting. "It?s an action they can take instead of being immobilized," he said. "It provides them with a sense of oinnection.? Soon after the family members visited the site, they issued this statement: ?On behalfofthefamilies ofContinenta] Flight 34W,wewouldlike to express our deepest gratitudeto all the agencim whohave umrkedso hard and in such a professionalwayduring our time of grief. The respect you have given to us, our families, and especially the respect and digni- tyyou are giving to our loved oneswho were aboard Continental Eighteen? is valued and ap- preciated by all of us." TheNaiional Transportation Safety Board hopesto havethe downed plane removed from the site byWednesday. But Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard said his deputies will contin- ueto provide support to the Clarence Center neighborhood to help cope with the intensive scmtiny itis undergoing. "No parking" signs, he said, may be posted to discourage outsiders from stopping and resi- dents have the option of posting "no trespassing? signs on their own property. State police will continueto maintain high vis- ib?ity in the neighborhood fortheweeks and months to come, accordingto State Police Capt StevenA. ngrelli. ?'What we?ve been telling the local residents is that ifthey see anythingoutof the ordinary, such astrespassing, we want them to contact police," he said meanness this resort c?rno?? onicltel@oudirtcxosoom Clinton to talk to public Will it ?emAl Clinton made a rdue?dayvisit to Chinain 1993 anddidnotstop in Japan. That uonvisit helped spark what has become a ehrouicJap? sumo worry: that the focus of US. policy irt East Asia has per- manently shifted to China, when it is not obsessed with persuading North Korea to get rid of nuclear weapons. "The factthat SecretaryClin? ton is making her ?rst foreign hipt?l?p??l?hl?'??lfa?l?le portant and welcome message," said Takeshi Altamatsu, a spokmman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ?We still have the memories of Bill Clinton ing over us.? As if to emphasise her inter? est irt Japan, Clinton will rnix high diplomacy including dinner with Prime Mirdster Ta- ro Ase with mutual and. syru- bolic events, such as tea with the empress and the visit to the shrine. She also will meet with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and roses. a highly emotional subject in la- PBII, and heldatewnhall meet? ing at Tokyo University. think it?s important that we get out of the ministerial buildings and listen to the peo? ple in the countries writers I?ll be visiting,? Clinton told reporters. This Clinton visit, however, may still end up worrying the ruling liberal Democratic Par- ty. which has more or less run Japan 3.8 a one-party ST.th since world War II. Under Ase, the ruling party is in desperate trouble. Ase?s approval ratings, after less than half a year in power, have sunk to below It} percent. And the economy is sliding into an ?unimaginable? recession, the chief economist of the Japan?s central bank said last week, citing plunging num- bers for industrial output and surging bankruptcies Clinton's schedule suggests that the C'bama administration might be hedging its bets on Ase. She is scheduled to meet today with opposition leader chiro Czawa, head of the Dem? ocratic Party of Japan. Al- though secretaries of state often meet opposition leaders, they have rarely done so in Japan. Polls suggest Urawa's party could lo'rock Aso and the LDP outofpowerinan electionthat has to be called by September. As for the substance of Clinv ton?s talks with the Japanese government, she will sign an agreement today that will move 3,000 US. troops from the Jap- anese island of Cldnawa to the US. Paci?c territory of Guam, a move Japan is largely paying for. Other topics include stalled talks over North Korea?s nucle- ar program and climate change. with the collapse of Japa- nese car and electronic exports irt recent months, Japan looks for a new export stream to the United States and believes it could be green Victim had order of protection against suspect MAN-fromAl After episodes of dech vio lence, Aasiya Hassan, 31", ?led for divorce Feb. and obtained an order of protection barring her husband from their Cr- chard Park home, her lawyer, Corey Hogan, said. She and her husband both worked at Bridges TV, a satel- lite-distributed news and opin- ion channel. They launched the station in soon in an effort to saunter images of Muslim vio lanes and extremism. Nadia Shahrarn. a matrimo- nial lawyer in Williamsville, said that some Muslim men consider divorce a dishonor on their fantily. A teacher of family law and Islam at the University at Buffa- lo Law School, Shahram said that ?Tanatical? Muslims believe "honor killing? is justi?ed for bringing dishonor on a. family. While it has not been deter- mined whether Aasiya Hassan's death had anything to do with fanatical beliefs, the communi- ty should address the attitudes that make divorce particularly dif?cult for many Muslim fami- lim, Shahram said. have not had one [case] where the husband wanted to settle outside of the court sys- tem," she said In some interpretations, the Quran allows husbands to pun? ish ?disobedie of' women, Shah- rarn said, adding that this is a minority view. An open community forum on the issue is scheduled fromd to ti pm. Sunday at the BB Law Schools Moot Court on the North Campus in Amherst. she said. Imam Fajri Ansari, the leader of a Buffalo mosque. and other experts on Islam are scheduled to attend, she said. Orchard Park police Mon? day continued to investigate last week?s death and remained quiet about its details. Police believe that Aasiya Hassan died where she was found, in a hanay at the Ti? station?s offices on Thorn Ave- true in the village, Police Chief Andrew Betta said The of?ce was released as a crime scene Saturday, he said, a but the c??ort to determine the business sense, Corrections Patricia LeCastre of Buffalo, With who was scheduled to ?y from murder weapon continued. We?re looking to make sure we find the weapon," Benz said, adding that police don?t have a confession. Muzsammil Hassan is scheduled to appear at a felony heating in C'rchard Park on Wednesday to determine bail. future of the couple?s two chil- dren,aglr1agesandaboyage 6. Their grandparents, hating traveled from Texas and Paki- stan. are expected to attend. said John T?regilio, a longer for the children Mussatmni] Hassan also has two older children, ages and TB, who lived with thet'arrtilj.r on Big Tree Road in Park. The couple had been married eight years. Naeem Randhawa, a doctr- mentary ?lmmaker irt Dallas who worked with the Hassans, said it was apparent that their television venture was in trouv ble, but not their marriage. He characterised Murram- mil Hassan as aggressive in a fundraisiug efforts in the Mus- lim community that were nec- essary to keep the station going. (in a personal level, ?he was not extremely talkative he would sit back and listen," Ban- dhawa said. ?He came across not as a passionate gull: [but] more reserved" Friends said they remember Aasiya Hassan as a vivacious and intelligent woman. For a time the couple owned a move- niencc store in Orchard Park where she would work, some? times with her son. Mussantmil Hassan gradu- ated magna cum laude with an MBA from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochmter in 1995, according to biographical information on the TV station's 1Web site. In a sees interview with The Buffalo News, he said that the idea for the TV station was sparked one years earlier when the couple heard derogatory re marks about runerican Mus? lims on a radio talk show. Newark to Buffalo on Flight 3407 Thursday nights her mind and stayed an extra day in Los Angeles a?er her ?ight was delayed and her daughter in Buffalo text-mes- saged her about bad weather here. The airport where she made her decision was incerv root in a outline that accompa? nied a story in Monday?s News A photo in Sunday?s editions the names of some Clarence High School students The students were, from left, Justin Korlowski, Jake Brinkv man, Ally Sebian, Colin Mutton and his brother, Ryan Mutton. Catholic Health has three hospitals that are designated stroke centers in this rem'on: Kenmore Mercy, Sisters and Mercy. A story in some editions last Tuesday incorrectly.r report- ed that Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Millard Fillmore Hospital were the only designated stroke centers in the area I I The Btr?islo News corrects published errors of substance. To request tli correction, planar admit site editor by reciting or: PC. Brasilia, Buddha, Ni?ldBi-tl. Cr cuff The News of sass-ran and osfr speak to the ethics of the department in which the or- ftbis rods published ?rms.? your request to What?s everybody readingmost popular stories of the last 24 hours including the- most viewed, . . most E-rnailed and most save-cl. it" AS THE Strives no Taverna v, Fess rm er JF, 2005} 'l'Removal of plane is expected by Wednesday Br PATRICK 5T A1717 11 R'P'l'l Crews have removed about so per? cent of Continental Connection Flight 340? from the crash site. Steven F. Chealander of the National Transporta- tion Safety Board said Monday. ?We?re putting it in bins and on trail- ers and getting it prepared to move to other localions,? he said. ?The goal is to have everything off the site by Wednesday afternoon. I men- tioned the snowstorm that is mating in? have the accident site cleaned up and then progress to moving it to a location still to be determined." Chealander?s news conference was the last in a series of daily brie?ngs the federal agency has given since arriving in the Buffalo area Friday. Investigators are continuing to ana- lyse information from the ?ight data re- corder as they try to determine what caused the train-engine turboprop aircra?tocrash on ahousein Clarence Center at 10:20 Thursday Dishi- Chealander said that it couldtalte a report on the cause of the crash that killed SD people. Weather conditions continue to he one area of Another Continental Connection ?ight, also a Bombardier Dash QADB, departed Newark, NJ., for Buffalo minutes a?erthe ill-fated Flight 340?, he said. "It came in, experienced the same ic- ing conditions moderate icing and it made it to destination in Buffalo,? he said. Duringthe nextfewweeks, theagen- cy hopes to learn more about Thursday night?s ?ying conditions from other pi- lots. A questionnaire will be sent to every pilot who was in the vicinity that night, Chealander said. ?We want to ask them what icing they experienced, what the flight condi- tions were and so forth,? he said. The only report indicating severe ic- ing that the NTSB is aware of now is from a pilot who ?ew in the Dunkirk area, ?well south of Buifalo,? Chealander said. Chealander said crews found ?ve of the plane?s Silt. de?icing valves at the crash site. That is important because in- vestigators know that the de-idng sys~ tern was activated. Recovering the valves will help them determine whether the system was reuniting, Clrealander said. The agency has previously said the plane was on autopilot for a portion of the ?ight. Bombardier, the manufactur- recommends that In icing conditions, autopilot be disengaged so the pilot can correct for weather condi- tions more ef?ciently. Chealander said. A black but from Flight Sad? showed that the Crew reported there was ?signif- icant? icing on the night the plane crashed. But ?signi?cant? icing is not a technical term, Clrealander has said. Ic- ingis listed aseither slight, moderate or serious. Other areas of inquiry include thethe crew?s activities before and during the ?ight, Chealander said. He also said the plane?s engines have been moved to the road by the crash scene for further inspection. They were tobe puton the site today. email: plokemp@ higditereaotoa Bv PETER Sonora arm GENE Wartime NEWS STAFF RRFDETERR Some earns to grieve togeth- er, to feel a part of a larger com munity. Some came because they loiew. or indirenly. one of the 50 victims. Others came because they just didn?t know where else to turn in their sadness. Still others came to thank the emergency responders, as demonstrated by two spontane- ous Sosecond standing ova~ tions for ?re?ghters both from Buffalo and the companies other volunteers and those still manning the crash site of Flight 340?. But the mourners abnost strong who attended Monday?s interfaith community preset service left Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church in Clarence with something else: A large dose of hope. Some of that hope came from a man who apparently had come to the podium straight from the crash site. The Rev. Steve Biegner of Ei- on Lutheran Church in Clar- ence walked to the podium in blue jeans, bearing greetings from the Clarence Center Twar none. In the death and destruc- tion, Bieggrer found hope in the crcwof?re?ghters who had run past him late Thursday night, in the volunteer ?re?ght- er with the broken hand who jumped iuto the fray and in the voiuntoem who have bean on the scene since 1o:so pm. Thursday. ?In the midst of this tragedy, I saw hope,? he told the crowd. ?Friends, this day has hope." Rabbi Alert lacaruslilein of Temple Sinai in Amherst put it another . ?God?s light can shine through the wreckage," he told the crowd. "God's light will shine though the wreckage.? Bishop Edward II. lfrniec of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo found another reason to hope: "Dear friends, today we weep. The families wasp. But there also is a future eternity with God.? The mourners? thoughts stayed with the 50 lives lost in an instant late Thursday night. Sharon Cantilloro'hufl'alo News Rachael Eas?aclutople?, embr'acesher mother, Anita,I afteraddirlgaredrose honoring apregnantvielim?s unborn child to the commemorative vasethat hadbeen ?lledwith white Iindmjoin?rea?n? attire smdcewho mournedthose who died. A simple glass vase, halfr ?lled with water and sitting on a table with a. white tablecloth, became the nunbol of that loss. Emergency responders and members of the Clarence High School Chorus walked silently up to the table. Each placed a whiterteein thevase onefor each of the 50 lives lost. Arianna Upper, 15', a Clar- ence High School senior, placed the last rose in the vase She said she thought not only about the pregnant wom? an who died in the wreckage and her unborn child but also of of all 50 victims. was thinking about the last person who perished, about their last breath,? she said. Linda Davey and her daugh? ter Melinda, a sophomore at Clarence High School, em- braced thronghout most of the senior. and wiped tears from their eyes as they remembered Ellyce Kausner and Douglas C. Wrelinski, rictims they knew. The service was helpful as a way ?to grieve, to get it out, to connect with one another.? Lin- DeT'Elt Gee-'Bufta 4: News da Davey said. Comrty Executive Chris Col- lins, who organised Monday's prayer service, explained that it was not a memorial service. ??Ihis should allow closure. to allow peopletogoon.? be ex? plained. "This is a community prayer service, not a memorial service. That might be stepping outside our bounds." The Rev. Karl Eastlack, pasu tor of Eastern Hills Wesleyan, set the tone for the hour-long semis: in his opening remarks. ?We are all one cammunity,? he said. "We gather today be- cause Western New York has entered a season of grieving." People gave a variety of rea- sons for attending the senior. Mia Kuebler of Clarence, who taught one of victim Dar- ren Tolsma's children, said, ?Tike many other people, I just felt I wanted to connect and pray? Mourners didn?t need to RIICIW anyone on the plane 1:0 feel affected by the low. IEEI DRE SOmft?llC on that plane was a family mem- ber of ours." said Charlotte White, of Buffalo, there to sup- port the True Bethel Baptist Church Chants. Her friend, Jennifer Woo- dard, added, didn?t know ain'one on the plane personally, but I?m hurting like everyone 6133?? Tom and Judy Brummer. of Cheektowaga. came to the ser- vice to ?nd personal solace and convey their sympathies. can?t block it out of my mind.? said Tom Brummer. a. retired Buffalo ?re?ghter. ?It?s dif?cult even to sleep. We want to show the families of the vie- tims that there are people who care.? Feelings of both intense gratitude and profound grief brought Mark and JoAnne For- bach to the church. JoAnne?s Forbach?s brother and his family lived next to the crash site but. were not home at the time. The emrple, however, knew several "It?s a very close?knit com- mimity,? she said. "'We feel the Pain" Michelle Billittier and Tina. Mederski, both of Cheektowa? ataCIar? ence church over the weekend to honor the victims before at- tending Monday's service. couldn?t imagine what those families are going through," BiIIittier said. Rocked by the magnitude of the tragedy, [ockport residents Barbara Turnerand Karen Mat- tueci arrived at the church an hour early in search of mnr?rrt. "live been following all this, andljustfeltlikelshouldbe here,? ?Dimer said. community together in grief psimongl mamas-rm cadgtoornerlgibto?tewscwa OF FLIGHT 34:07 toBu??irlersnotoean releasedbytite ofrihtsorhyoun?ro?tfes. rmd?on?y. a S'J-year-old Chi- nese national, came to the United States to work in hiardrattanin roar. Tao was employed In'Priocwatn- houseCcopers, whom she began working for inChinain She was a nianagerhr the compa- ny's ?nancial sci-vices advisory prac- tire was husband. also works for the oirupany and ?ewto Bu?alo with her parents a?crlcarn- hlgofnsrassm on ?ight actor Marl: Senator creator-lasts at lnvacare Corp. knew her former Co-worker and goodfriend Marc remembers Abraham, on more than one occasion. climbingup onto tlietablc at abusiness meeting tomake apoint more permrasivety "That was Mary. She was passion- ate? Saharan: told The Buffalo News. Abraham, =t-d,had worked at [m vacan about 12 years, most re- centlyas ali'ainerfor the region stretching from Maine to New Jersey. She worked from her home in Wat Seneca, where she had moved tobe close toher parents, but trav- eled frequently for herjob, Schema said. Schwartz and Abraham were at a 'i?eterans Hospimlin East Orange, NJ, last week to help set up a [scant with newmanual and power wheel- chairs. The patients. ?v?ieuran'l veteran, was so smitten with Abraham maths her-throughout droolin- sultaliorr. Abraham, a retiredArnry Reserve ?rstsergeant, bantered back with him and leased him aboutbelng alder-inc. At anotherpoiut, Abraham and the occupational lirerapist took out tbehocl] phonesto share pittures of then does Abraham was away- hound rescuer-and, Schwartz noted, club. Schwartz dropped her off at the airport that afternoon, gave her a hug and kiss and said goodbye. He learned the aw?rl news abrut?ight more can rimming. ?Eteryboir-qthat knewher, loved her. Shehacl such as?lr?ongpersonali? ty.? Schwartz said. ?Sllaphsali Watson NEEDLE mm, 29, whose parents live in Eden, worked merclaysCap'ttal. a New York Clnvalea hivestruent ?rm. After attending Melanin SebrroL she gr'adnatei in 2.001 from the Uni versity of Wharton School, where she had tion in ?nance. She lived in Manhattan with her boyfriend, Johnathan Parry. who also died almard Plight Slim. Perry had been in a relationship with for severalyears, acraordr'ng to friends of the couple who spoheto News "Theyurere definitely in lose,? one source told ?re newspaper: aim-rm Besecker DAWN MONACHJNO apical- ly done It] hours mood-trip, every ttvoweeks,to bewitbhermotherin who WEIS- afllicted with Alrheimcrdiscase That level of self-sacri?ce was in? dicat'rve of her. ?She was loving, caring and giv- ing,"said Michael Monachino, her husband. ?She was the one who would remember the tiniest thing that would be irnporh-urt to someone else. ?That?s when she brought to the marriage. She nasthe center ofyryin He'lifvu" Dar-n11 Monachinc Ill-firs from Car- bondalc, Pa. and perfected from West Cil'rester of vania. She taught elementary school inher native state. as well as inSouth Carolina. before l?l?rfi?t'il?lg to Clarence after marrying in 19-95. l-Ier'dogs, a. golden reuiever named lady and achocolnte lab named Shadow wereoonstantoom- persons. Monachinn was apharmanemical representative atScherlng?Plough Corp. and was earning back from Newark one business nip along with Jennifer Neill, also ofClarenonwho also perished on Rights-1m. Michael Monachlno said his wife and Neil] were initially on the ?ight, switched to another ?ight, butther?l rebooked on the ?lefated plane ride MARTJUIJA I14. I GEORGE AEU-ILAREM. 21', TIBERIAS. TSRAEL I DAWD M. BORNER. 49. I LINDA DAVIDSON. SI. I RONALD SIS. I ALISON L. DES FORCES. 65. BUFFALO I BEVERLY ECRERTJESTAMFORD. CONN. I JOHN FIORE. SD.ORAND ISLAND I BRAD GREEN. 53. AMHERST I RON BRUNSWICK. N..1. I EHAOFANO OUO. ERAMHERST I I STEVEJOHNSON.NORTHROP I OOEROFS I ELLYCE RAUSNER. Si. CLARENCE I NICOLE I JEROME RRASUSIO. SS. CHEEKTOWAOA I BRIAN I BETILANT KUSHNER. l9. ANGOLA I SEAN TANG. IS. MONIOOMERWHE. PA. I MADEIJNE LOFTUS. PARSIPPANT. N..1 I LORIN MALTRER. PRINCETON. NJ. I COLEMAN 34-. EAST BRUNSWICK. N..1. I DON MCDONAID. FORT ERIE. ONT. I HAW I DA?rli'N MOSSOR BIARIMFIELD. NJ. 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TH 'l'l'lr'ti EDT OF PM (i HT Elsi-[17 Perspectives differ on autopilot, icing Arnidprube ofcv'trgh, iwf?deml consensus 1, by sass? Enemies] NEWS CHIEF WASHINGTON The nation?s airline regulator says it?s safe to ?y some planes on autopilot in light to moderate icing. tint the nation?s transportation safety watchdog warns that evim . Is it E?s. 1?s, John Hickey,-l En?alo News ?thin amounts Sharon Green, center, Wter deadly? and advises pilots to - turn the autopilot system when S. Green Jr. comfort each other. attain-d ress i013 Starts 13D Signaturccvetrtt President lDhama, accompaniedbyh'ice Prmidcnt liiden, signs the stimulus bill before a cheering crowd atthe So pilots have to choose which Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Dcnveron'l?ucsday. Story on Page A5. oftwofederalmasterstoscn?cto combat a poten?ally deadly prob? I I lem: the ofice on an wane- touc 61' as 011 The disagreement between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation SafetyBoardisoncofscneralthey have regarding icing on aircraft. Given that the crew of Conti- neural connection Flight std? re- ported icing in the minutes before the plane crashed Thursday night in Clarence, killing 50, the crew?s use of autopilot could end up he by kindness of others Finch solace in huge and solidarity in additional federal aid ErToai ann KEN 'l'ttoatns TREES DETRDIT General Motors and Elli rises GM DEALERS caresses. Pass BF ice at Cornell Uniymsity?s Stdtool of In- dustrial and Labor Relations in Buffalo, said it is too early to know whether Gilt-1?s projected plant closings could ef? fect the Tonawanda site on River Road. mm? the mm: 3511351 the ?gment ?ll 311 He said the company probably of the crash. BY BECKER additional $14- billion in aid. Tuesday, a Motor Co. [in modi?cations to labor mumth make 11m types, of [lemmas Pilot experience and actions dramatic that condi- contracts. Such concessions were aim a until it mpl?tes its nema??ns with also are expected to be probed, but tions in the 11.5. auto industry have condition [3me government the UAW, the ions issue is her because of Fifty 'tI?lEtli?nS. Fifty families sIonol signi?cantly worse injust two GM did not ldeu?fywbich manttfac- - - - What him ?h?l?l each facing the same unimagin- turing plants it intends to close over the ?ats: aplan? 311- able lugs, GM presented the gmremmem a next several years. "We?re not naming GEE prawns]? Mm?j plans to 1-3. mallet menses Ions in the whirlwind ofshocis and survival plan that also calls cutting plants at this point in time," said Rick dune its us. satires work by The ice on the wings would normally cause the plane to drug, but the autop?ot compensates for breaking point and shuts off, said Michael B. Bragg, an engineering professor who heads the Universi- ty of Aircraft Icing Re search Group. lIElnce that happens, the pilot is suddenly ?ying a plane that?s heavier and less theonethatleftlhe ground?one that may veer out of control the minute the autopilot is disen- shard "Then the pilot becomes a. test pilot,? Bragg said. The ?rained of that dan- ger in a safety alert for pilots last December. ?Using the autopilot can hide changes in the handling qualities of the airplane that may he a pre- cursor to premature stall or loss of auguish gives way to mourning, the families and loved ones of those lost in the crash of Continen- tal Flight 340?? are ?nding comfort in knowing they are not alone in their heartbreak Wary rarely, you can look someone in the and say. ?t know exactly what you?re going through,? said Mike Qinmby, .36, whose father-in?law, Brad 3. Green Sr., was aboard the doomed turboprop. ?And there?s 49 other people and their families, and we can say, ?We know exactly what you?re going through and we?re going to go through it together.? His wife, and Greens daughter, Jennifer, said she has found a sliver of solace in "hugging other people and saying I know what it's like to lose your daddy, because i lost my dad" Brad Green?s family met with reporters Tuesday afternoon at jobs globally by the end of this year and closing ?ve more us. factories by??la the largestnork force reduo tion announced by a US. company dur- ing the aromatic downturn. said it will cut 3,001} more jobs and stop producing three vehicle models this year. Meanwhile, the United Auto Work- ers union said it has reached a tentative agreement with GM and Ford Wagoner, Ghl?s chairman and chief es? ecutine of?cer. But it now says its total number of [13. assembly, powerh'ain and stamp- ing plantswill decline to 33by2012, in- comm. lthad or plants in 200d GM operates an engine plant in the Town of Tonawanda with 1,344] hourly and salaried workers. Art Wheaten, director of labor stud- 3,4?tl jobs. The site has 201 salaried jobs. GM veri?ed that it is considering taking back some of Delphi Cecil?s op? erations. 1While it did not specify which sites would be included, it has been spoonlated that Delphi?s plant in the Town of Iockport mold be one of them. Delphiwas decade SeeBallouton Pages: State investigators cite city schools over hazardous stairs at All High [is Miter-rant. Hanan NEWS- ETA FF State labor investigators have cited the Buffalo Public Schools for the has- The stole Labor .?t?l?lrf?i?tt cited ?ts child from ad at. the press her after ?ling a Freedom of Information request with the state Labor Depart? ment?s Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau. - . . . 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'Ij i s: gimmth- gr. can? 'e Web-9- ?m?ifm?t Home .- it'll-11'. in it tint?nhi?tlm page, onAs. Sirtyonns. 3: 42440 HOUSE 3 Tea Horror so Writtfo Wkorvssoa v, Fees oasr IS, Stilt-'9 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ?We feel protected FALIILY - fromAl Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church in Clarence where Green and his wife, Sharon, worshipped to share their memories and their grief. They also o?ered a glimpse into what it?s been like for the loved ones of those who per- ished in the Thursday night crash in Clarence Centm. Green, 53, of Clarence, was a district manager for Kraft Foods. He had been away at a four-day business meeting in Newark and was on his way home Thursday night Green wasn?t even supposed to he on that plane, his family said. "He told us they couldn?t get on the ?ight they wanted and they had to wait for something else," Sharon Green said. He has originally scheduled to fly on another airline. ?That?s when they must have gotten on- to Continental." A friend of Brad S. Green Jr., as. alerted the family to the crash. ?Weprrtonthe'l?tiandwe saw the Sharon Greep said. was just hoping, Dear Lord, it?s not today, is it? It's not his homegoing is it?? Then we heard there were other ?ights Nearark. And you just cling an: is They piled into their car and drove over to the {?arenee Cen- ter Town Hall, which had be- come the command center for the crash. "they were then sent to the airport, where they ?lled out paperwork and eventually sent home At 2 am, they re oeived a phone call con?rming that Green had indeed been a passenger on the downed plane. The man who was the rock of the Green family a deeply religious and family-oriented man who was nicknamed ?Ii-tr. Wonderhrl" for his ability to ?x just about anything, who was his wife?s best friend and con- stant companion for everything ?om grocery shopping to trips to Tim Hortons and who was his son?s ?shing and hunting buddy was gone. Grief-stricken and in a class, the Green family, like all of the other families, was brought to the Indigo Hotel in Amherst, where they met with represen- tatives of the National Trans- portation Safety Board as well as Continental Airlines. The NTSE gave the families special brie?ngs, often three a day, and the families also met privately with representatives from the agency and the airlineJohn News appreciate The Green family has been ovenvhelmed by the kindness and attention they have re- ceived They said three Conti? nental reps have been assigned just to attend to their needs "They are the most loving people, the most caring, won- derful people that we could ever hopetobeworkingwithusasa fam?y,? Sharon Green said of both the NTSE and airline workers. "It's hard to think right now,? said Jennifer Green Quimby, 21'. ?It?s nice to have other people thinking for you. We?re not processing things." The Greens, like many of the other families, have spent many hours each day at the hotel. ?Thatfs our home away from home," Quimby said. "Fife spend almost as much time there as we do at [the Greens?] We feel protected and just loved" They also have been moved by the enormous public out- pouring sirrce the crash. "I've never been loved on by so many,? Sharon Green said. "It?s just God working through thehearts andsouls ofsomany people." At Tuesday morning?s brief- ing, the Greens were touched when they found their brie?ng room was decorated with doa? ens of Valentines handmade by local school children. ?We could go up and see each one, how their little hearts are breaking for us," Sharon Green said. At lunchtime, the family went out to a restaurant with their Continental representa- tives. The manager got wind of who the familywas and insisted thatthemealwas onthehouse. "Ihere just seems to be a lot of hospitality,? Qpirnby said. The Greens were grateful for the chance to visit the crash site Monday in a special trip are ranged for the families and their friends. They said the ride in the chartered buses from the hotel 1:0 the site was Ill. somber and reverent one. Jennifer Green Quimby was struck by how many people had more for each victim. "You realise how the people the plane were so con? nected? she said. ?The groups on the bus were in groups of ID, We were nine." The Greens noted that the scene of the crash was just a block from Marty?s Restaurant, where Brad Green went at least once a day for coffee as he worked his turn cell phonm and laptop. Sharon Green said when she got to the place where her hus- band died, all she could do was get down on her knees and Grill?. Brad Green Jr. said he was surprised by how big the crash site seemed. "It looked so much bigger than in the media,? he said. But at the same time, he was struck at how limited the dam? age was. The aircraft muckjust one house and dam? aged two others. Jennifer Green Q?mby mid she couldn?t help but feel a higher power had shielded as much of the neighborhood as possible from The Greens didn?t: walk around the site. They stayed in one spotastheytookin the mo- ment. They're not sure what other families did. "It's not a thing where you look around to see what others are doing,? Sharon Green said. ?It's a time of privacy in a large group, if that makes any sense.? Now, the Greens are plan- ning a memorial service for Brad Green Sr. It will be held at 11 am. Saturday in Eastern Hills Wesleyan They hadn't received any word about his body as of Tues day afternoon, so they haven?t been able to make burial plans yet Sharon Green said she can't even talk about how to deal with not knowing what has happened to her husband?s re- mains. aren?t any words for that," she said Theyhad heard that one vic- tim had been positively identi- medical examiner so far. But Sharon Green said she understands that the process is dif?th and will take time. "They are treating every- thing with tcnderness and re spect," said. ?You wouldn?t want haste." Jennifer Quimby Green agreed. "They know they are our loved one," she said "They are honoring them." Lobbying called factor in lack of policy ICHSG 1- fromAl control," the safety board said. '"I?urnofforlimittheuseofthe autopilot in order to better ?feel? changes in the handling quali- ties of the airplane." Steven R. Chcalander, the agency comrnissicner who is irr- vestigating the crash in Clar- ence, said this week that this domn?t mean pilots should al- ways fly manually when icing conditions occur, or that the crew of Flight star was wrong to be flying on autopilot. It just means that flying manually can help the pilot "stayalreadofchangesasare sult of icing," said Chealanden who added: "The FAA sees things a little differently than we do." Indeed, in a 21305 alert, the FAA did not specify so clearly that the autopilot should be used sparingly in icy conditions. ?Pilots should follow ap- proved guidance for use of the autopilot," the FAA said "If not closely monitored, the autopilot may mask dangerous airspeed When ice lS ing on the airplane, the autopi- lot should be disconnected at least once every ?ve minutes.? Laura an FAB. spokeswoman, said the two agencies are really not that far apart on the autopilot issue. ?Cur guidance is to periodi- cally turn off the autopilot,? she said, stressing that the decision on how to fly may well vary from one aircraft to another. "ltrnay, in fachbesaferto?y with the autopilot,? she added That's not the only issue on which the safety board and the FAA don?t see to eye. The safety board?s alert last. December says: "Thin amormts of ice, as little as one-quarter inch, can be deadly." But the FAA has long certi- ?ed individual planes includ- ing the Bombardier Dash moo that crashed in Clarence moderateic- ing? conditions. An FAA memo dmcribes light icing as a quar- ter-inch to an inch accumula- tion per hour on the outer wing, while moderate icing is accu- mulation of ?l to 3 inches per hour. Moreover, the FAA has not acted on several of the safety board?s "rnost wanted transpor- tation safety improvements" re- garding aircraft icing. Icing narrows the range of speed at which a plane can safe? ly Bragg explained The in- creased drag produced by the ice both increases the mini- ..I tr grit-4'. :s Charla-t LewisJBuffalo News ?le photo "The FAAseesthiugs alittle differently than we do,? said Stevenll. Chealander,leader of?reN'I?SBinves?gation. mum speed the aircraft needs to fly in order to amid stalling out and decreases the plane's maximum speed. The addition of other ele- ments that increase drag such asthe raisingofthe ?aps or the lowering of the landing gear can make matters worse, he said. The ?aps were raised and the landing gear went down on the plane that crashed in Clarence. If the icing is severe enough, aplarmrvillstall ?anditwillbe up to a suddenly surprised pilot to right a plane that?s suddenly marbling through the sky. Not all pilots can handle it, saithn HalLapartnerinthe Nolan Law Group of Chicago and former chairman of the federal safety board "hilany times, without the proper training, their normal instincts may put the plane in an even more dif?cult simation from which to recover," Hall said. The safety board and the FAAdisagreeon theuseofau- topilot for the same reason that the two agencim have been at odds on other icing issues, Hall said: industry interest groups lobby to stand in the way of a tougher approach. But that may change now, said Justin T. Green, a pilot who is apartnerinthe aviationlaw ?rm Ereindler Kreindler. "This accident," Green said, "may prompt the FAA to re- strict the use of autopilom in ic? ing even further and hopefully will cause them to act; on the safety recommenda- tions on icing." Nevis Steam-tars Marys. Patriot necessaries-recherche? rrifrnted to this report smoGM@ fire?ies-stream ?Miracle on the Hudson? hero offers sympathy to Buffalo-area. residents The man who recently became the nation?s example of aviation heroism extended his sympathy toward Buffa- lo-area residents as they struggle to cope in the aftermath of the tragic crash of Continental Flight 340? in Clarence Center. Capt. Chesley B. ?Sully? Sullenber? ger who piloted a crippled US Air- ways jetliner safely into a crash-land- ingJan. 15in?The Miracleonthc Hud? son," said he was thinking of the Buffalo areaand the families who were affected by the crash. am deeply saddened by last week's accident in Buffalo," said Sul? lenberger, who lives in Danville, Calif, "and my family and Ihave the families of those who lost their lives in our hearts andin our thoughm." When US Airways Flight 154-9 crash-landed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, all 155 passengers escaped safely. Sullenberger. SS, a former Air Force ?ghter pilot and an employee of US Airways since 1930, also runs a. con- sulting company, Safety Reliability Methods, that applies safety standards from the airline industry to other busi? nesses and professional ?elds. The mmpany says its methods ?have their genesis in the ultra-safe world of com- mercial aviation." For the rest of their lives, Craig Nuccio, Charles Gavadin and James Best will be thankful to Frank Radar for keeping them did" doomed Flight 340?? Nuccio, SE, of the City of Tonawan? daand Gavadin, 4-2, and of Buffalo, are Buffalo employees of Miller Eel], an Atlanta company that makessignsand installs them onWal? Mart stores worldwide. The three were scheduled to ?y back to Buffalo on Thursday night after completing a job in Rogers, Ark ?Wowcre bookodto?y from Arkan- sas to Houston, and then to Newark and home to Bu?alc on [Flight soon," Nuccio said But their boss Rader lorew the men had ?retired hardinArkansas and thought that was a ?crazy ?ight sched? ule." So Radar convinced the company to arrangea new schedule offliglrm withonlyonc slopinAtlanta?that the trip three hours shorter. After hearing theyhad been booked on the plane that crashed, ldlling St] people, Nuccio said he, Gavadin and Best were shaken. Friday night, they got together at Caputi's Bar on Sheri? dan Drive in the Town of Tonawanda. "We all had a ?Glad to be alive? drink,? Nucleic said. [in a smaller scale, the Stop the Vio- lence Coalition knows what it's like to deal with the aftermath of death. "That?s why the Buffalo-based group slroa'edupatthe Flight?d?'i'crashsite Monday bearing Silt] bottles of water, coffee, fruit and desserm for emergen- once Center. "We?re all part of Erie County,? said Arlee "loop" Daniels, who carne up with the idea of a giant "care package" that bridged city-suburban boundary lines in a time of need. Daniels, sergeant-at-arms of the anti-violence group, said the coalition?s experience helping families of homi- cide victims made members aware of howthoscinthe midstofatragedyof? ten can use a helping hand So the coalition tapped its emer- gency funds, bought the food and drink,and took it thesiteas?asrnall token" of solidarity between city and suburbs. GM and to reduce number of models IfrotnAl ago. Ghlsaiditcouldneedupto $Stlbil? lion ?om the Treasury Department, up ?om a previous es?mate of SIS billion. That includes $13.4 billion previously allocated and $9.1 billion in new loans. The world?s largest automaker said it could run out of money by March without new funds. request includes a credit line ofS?Fob?liontoheusedifthedowns turn intheautoindustr?yismorepro- nounced than earpiectled But the auto- maker claimnd it could be pro?table in two years and fully repay its loans by 2015'. LLC requested $5 billion received in December. The company lion. Both requests were part of restruc? hrring plans the two automakers need the government in exchange for earlier loans. Ford, which borroWed billions from private sources before credit markets tightened, has said it can make it through EGGS without government help. GM and ?njeler plan to reduce the number of models they offer to car buyers. GM Said it plans to sell or spin off its Sahn'n brand If these attempts are unsuccessful, GM will phase out the brand GM is also evaluating options for a sale of its Hurru'ner division and has sought buyers for its Saab unit. Selling or eliminating those brands would leave GM to focus on Chevrolet, Cadil- duoedto one ortwo models. will eliminate the Dodge Aspen, Durango and PT Cmiser, according to company presi- dent Jim Press. The restructuring plans must be vetted by the Cbatna administration?s newautostaskforee. lnasignthead- ministration US. steel indus- tryasa case study forrevampingthe auto industry, one of the task fome?s shaping of that industry earlier this de- fade. Prmident Ghama?s top spokmman told reporters aboardAirForce One on Tuesday that he wouldn't rule out bankruptcy for the Detroit automak- Ell-k The company looked into three bankruptcy scenarios, all of which would cost the government more than SSD billion, GM Chief lC'perailing Gf?- cer Fritz Henderson said. The worst scenario would cost billion be? cause revenue would seveme drop, he said The GM job cuts include 10,0012} sal- aried and arson blue-collar positions, amounting to 19 percent of its cunent global work force of season. About 26,090 of the cuts will come from out- side the United States. The cuts would take plaoebythe end ofthis year. The new plan has GM's US. work force declining from about hourly and salaried employees at the end of EGGS to by 212112. Wagoner said the plan arrh- mitted Tuesday is more aggressive than the one presented to the govern- ment DEC. 2 because tllf.? global economy and auto sales have deterio- rated since then. had 54,00? employees at the end of EDDS, so Tuesday?s cuts would equal about percent said the economy and the market for new cars have deteriorated signi?cantly since its initial rcqucst. said it new projects that auto- makers will sell 10.1 million vehicles in level in four decades. The UAW said are con- tinuing with the automakers regarding the union-run mist fund that will take on retiree health tare expenses stan- ing next year. Under terms of the gov- ernment loans, both Greater and GM are required to reach concessions with the UAW and debt l'l?ldEl'S. "The changes will help these companies face the extraordinarily dif?cult economic clinratc in which they operate," UAW President Ron Gettel?nger said hibossdtocfn?sstorp. THE HUFFA so his; terry" r. Flees Let er? ill, 300,9 it'Work at crash site raises prospect of residents? return Bv HEN er 1.. Davis, Lou Hanuua. NEWS STAFF BEPDRTERS The charred, mangled pieces of Continental Flight 34o? have been carted off by tractor-trailers. The re- mains been recovered. The residents of Long Street in Clarence Center are awaiting word, any day now. about when they will be allowed back into their homes. Five days after a Continental Con? nection ?ight crashed into this quiet neighborhood, a sense of normalcy is sloudy begirming to return. "in another couple of days. it will all seem like a dream, but, of course, it will never be the arms for the people affected,? said the Rev. Charles G. Sieg? ner, whe lites just a couple of blocks from the crash site. The grimtask ofidentil'yingtherc? mains of the victims is expected to scale oftheweekat the crash site, of?cials said Tuesday. Derek GeefBuffaln News FBI EtddenceflesponseTeam looks for crashdehrisou Goodrich Road. may take weeks as the focus ofefr'orts new toms to the itka of medical es? aminers and their colleagues in the morgue, said Dr. nntbony J. Billitlier W, Erie County health commissioner. Most of the searching fer human remains was expected to be completed by Tuesday night, and Billittier es:- pressed hope that loved ones of these fort in lmowing that what remains could be found were recovered. Nevertheless, some recovery efforts will continue ttunugh the end of the week, when crews are expected to be- gin removing soil fer testing for con- taniination. along with more debris. Billittier said the medical examiner at the site will remain until she is cont- fortable that everything possible has been done to recover the remains. Of?cials have made signi?cant progress at identi?cation through gerprinting, dental records and distin- guishing features or personal belong- ings, he said. its a last resort, of?cials are turning to testing of tissue. In the meantime, plans are under way to allow residents who were evac? uated from Long Streetto mmebaelc re-cnti'y plan for residents to re turn to the long Street neighborhood is being drafted," said State Police Capt Steven A. Nigcelli, who says the goal is to return residents to their homes this weekend. of where the lVieanki family resi- dence had stood at EDSS Long St. in- curred minor structural damage, in eludingtothewindows andagarage, said David R. Metager, Clarence?s se- nior code-enforcement of?cer. ?Other than that, the worst of it is lawn damage. some spattered mud and minimal heat damage,? said Metr- ger, who has inspected the 12 homes on the str'eetwhere mandatory evacua- tions were conducted. Metrger also hopes Long Street res- idents can return by the weekend, though he says that may be an optimis- tic estimate. Many other Clarence Center famip lies living close to the crash site volun- tarily left in order to avoid the beetle scene of hundreds of emergency per- sonnel coming and going from the site since Thursday night ?Tdany left and stayed with relatives because it was just easier. They had to showthelri?every?metegetinthe area,? said Linden. Newell, a Clarence Tuesday, commotion around the crash siteseemcdtobewindingdown. Members of an Israeli emergency response team tried to gain access to the scene "liresday afternoon but were tinned away by law enforcers. a small contingent of media kept vigil behind the crime scene tape at Gotidrich Road and Maple Street. An FBI Evidence Recovery Team combed the lawns surrounding at least three Goodrich Road homes. Cniookers marveled at the fact that only one house was destroyed and wondered aloud what would become of the site. Probath best left empty as a memorial, they agreed All about 4- pm., piccm of construc- tion Equipment were hosed down at Maple and Long as they prepared to leave. A pair of ?re?ghters carried a ladder back to their truck. And throughout the sunny, blue- sky afternoon, air traf?c continued above. work once tntakethe But giving names to all the dead who died in the crash may ?nd com- The bvo brick houses on either side Center Post Cf?ee clerk. s-nmfl: noncommercial: I Comm t0 ether need be ed lumeme . serve lunches on Thursdays. She Residents attend serufces and rfer help its spirit offl?omsfn}; obstructs Br PETER. Stilton Jilin-'5 STA. RE RTE The Bu?alo area?s collective heart is bro- ken, and people are looking for ways large and small to pick up the pieces. Pain surrounds us and cuts deep. At leastS?oftheSC people killed in the crash of Flight lived in the Buffalo area orhad strongties here. Their relatives, friends and co?wmkers are countless. As of Tuesday, It} memorial Masses for crash victims had either taken place or were scheduled at local Catholic churches. Many other services were planned at other houses of worship. think it?s numbing,? said Kevin A. Keenan, director of communications for the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. ?There's a deep sense of sadness, reaching out to the families and praying for the 1victims." More than 100 people volunteered to help with an interfaith prayer service earli- er thr's week in a Clarence church. Theysetup chairs, made crffee,passcd out sen'ice lea?ets and helped with voice and sound equipment. But as much as any- thing, they like so many others through- out the region were trying to keep busy, focused and helpful at a time of irrmrense suffering. ?We were inundated with people saying: 'How can I help?I can I do?? said Mark Nigro, ekecutive pastor at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church. And the calls continued even after Mon- day?s prayer session. People are volunteer- ing at churches and cormnunity centers, contributing to funds for the families of those killed on Flight 340'? and baking rookies for investigators at the crash scene. a committee is even forming to urge that the television show ?Extreme Make- over? build a home for the family, whose Clarence Center house was de- stroyed when the plane crashed into it Thursday night think its stunning, numbing," said Monsignor J. Patrick Keleher, director of the Newman Center at the University at Buffalo. ?Eyenrbody knows [a victim] close- Iy." Nearly 2,0111} people attended the inter- faith service in Clarence, with some arriv- ing more than an hour early to pray. ?It helps for people to come together when they don?t know what to do for other familim," said Tina Mederski of Checkin- wage. That same spirit is evident at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church CasDerek GeefB-uffslo News Fr'omleft, Noah Haney, 9, andhis cousins Drchar-Isch, 9, d, deliver mokicsto SETHashsite. Clarence, where memorial Masses are planned forthreevictims of the crash ?I?ve had many, many calls from people sewing: ?What can we do?? said Monsignor Frederick D. Leising. the pastor. ?We?re get: ting calls even from people who were com- plete strangers to the victims." Buffalo is living up to its reputation as both the City of Good Neighbors and the world's higest small town. {in just two days' notice, Buffalo's True Bethel Baptist Church put together a choir of nearly roe congregants to sing at the ser- vice in Clarence. As many as 20 of the par- ticipants were not members of the regular choir but wanted to help out and be part of the healing process, said the Rev. Darius G. Pridgen, True Bethcl's pastor. ill-?hen emergency vehicles recently ap? proached on waffle-clogged Maple Road in Amherst, motorists pulled over to clear the center lanes without the hesita- tion, Ecleher said. University at Buffalo Prmidcnt John B. Simpson said Tuesday that spirit has pre? vailed since the ?rst emergency crews re sponded to the crash. understand now that one of the things that distinguishes our conmrunity here in Western New York is the proximity of people to one another die seemingly small number of degrem of separation be- tween neighborhoods, families and friends." he told about 150 people at a re- membrance ceremony on this North Carn? pus in Amherst. ?And so this is who we are today: neigh- borhoods, families, friends and colleagues, sitting together to remember and re?ect for a while." Much of that re?ection centers around the fragility of life. Jeltcd by that realiza- tion, manypeopleare makingsuretogive family members kisses and hugs and to voice their affection. several religious lead- ers said. PCDPIC are also searching for meaning, and leising will try to offer some direction at the three memorial Masses he will cele- brate for crash victims ?The larger question that people have is: Why is life like this?? he said. ?People look for a. framework for trying to understand what?s going on. In Christianity, we know dying doesn?t mean we cease to be. We don't exhaust life here.? pshnort?brgl'hereaeem Victims ofan air disaster Ihefolknoingpeople oral:thde announcements Ihesanomsshoremme ?cmoportfol?fgm nmnifest?cvn the airline pins and?rnily. Mary Abrahan of West Seneca George aha-Karem of Israel David Burner of Pendleton Linda Davidson of Wesl?eld Ron Davidson of West?eld Alison Des Forges of Buffalo BeverlyEckert efStamferd. Conn, formerly of rimllEISl. John Flore of Grand Island Ronald Gonzales of New Brunswick, NJ. Brad Green of Clarence Zhaofang Cue of Amherst Steve Jolmson. Northrop IFireman Employ- ee Kern Johnston of East Amherst Ellyce Kausner of Clarence Ruth Harel Kata llicole Karimrkowski of New York City, for- merly of Eden. Jerome Krasusld of Cheektowaga Brian EnldewiesofCheektowaga. Beth Ann of Angola Sean Tang of Montgomeryville, Pa. Madeline ioftus of Parsippany, NJ. Lorin Maureref Princeton. NJ. Don McDonaldof Fort Erie, Clot. Coleman hiellett efEast NJ. Dawn Monachino of Clarence Dawn Mossop of Bloom?eld, NJ. Donald Mossop of Bloom?eld, NJ. Sham Mossop of Bloom?eld, NJ. Jennifer Neill of Clarence Con-y Niewood of Glen Ridge, NJ. Johnathan Perry of New 1fork City Mary ?Belle? Pettys ofWest Seneca Flight attendant Donna Prism, of Ran- dolph, NJ. Flight attendant Matilda Qpintero of Woodbt'idge, NJ. Ferris held of Bloom?eld, NJ. Pilot Marvin Dean Renslow of Lent, Fla. Julie Rics of Amherst John G. Roberts of India, a Lewismp na- rive Kristin Safran of Bradford, Fa First ?ight of?cer Rebel-ma Shaw of Maple Valley, Wash. Jean SrnecsofClifton, N.J. of Lancaster Susan Wehle Ernest West of Clarence Douglas Wielinski efClarence Shibin Yen, of China, working in Manhat- tan Clay Yarber of Riverside, Calif. Capt. Joseph Errffolette of .l amestowu 1 . - rt._ -. - I . lr RDNAID DAMNS infectious laugh was well-knuwnto the sir nutrients at the adult group home where he worked and tothe regulars at the kitchenin Wes t?eld where he volunteered serv- ing hot lunches. Sl,wasknown for her kind saline as a. longtime nurse at Wmt?eld Merrsirial Hospital. More than coo friends and faintly of the ?r?i?est?eld couple gathered Sun- dayzin St. Peters Episcopal Cl'rurchiu West?eld to remembrr than as proud grandparents and dedicated wrlunteeis. The couple were together on Flight Steven areturn trip from vis- iting their daughter. Celtic, in Cali- tbrnin. The loss of two Westlield resi- dents hasbit the amrdl Chautauqua County cemmunitybard. ?There?s not enough thatyou can say. It?s such atr'agedyinthetowu," said Beth Pomeradirectmef the Wesr?eld Conummio' wlierc the Davidsons vohmteered- ?Every- oneth feltabig bolas big void." Ronald Davidson. titi, who drove a ?fire cnm? be red" convertible in the summer, in the steel industry for years, Powers said. lit-?hen that in- dustry changed, he renamed and took ajoh at an adult metro home in Portland run by Aspire of Western New York. 'Ihomash. Sy. dspire's executive director. said workers remembw hiin fin his great sense of humor and for forging genuine relationships with the developmentally disabled resi? dents in the home Both Davidsons volunteered at the community ldboheu. He helped blood pressure of those ea?ng. ?She was wonderful," Poems said. "Where Ron was so loud and boisterous, Linda was really quiet. have fun,butshe was just a nice. nice peran who would do anything for you.? The [lavidsons have three chil- damn and Carrie. anion is in the military. stationed overseas, and arrived in West?eld on Monday. ?lheir grandchildren were their life,? said. r"I'brytoek care of them. They them to action! every day; picked them up." ??erriss.ieroellfl?ee dd, a nurse. died just a couple ofmilesfrom her Clarence home when Continental hunt the sky. saw had been visiting a friend in Newark, NJ, and was ?ying bad-tic rejoin her children and mother, a neigh- bor said. "She was a lovely woman,? said Waldo Pleist- ed, who lives acrossthe sheet from the familyh home off Country Road and watched Ric-s grow up. ?Shewas her ovm person. 1Fiery inde- pendent.? Robert Nolan. another neighbor. said she was ?very very sweet" And it was hard to cope withthe fact that she was so uearher family again when her plans went down ?1b he so clos?he said. I?it?s tonsil? Reis is survived by her son Stream can daughters. Emily and Kelly: her mother. 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T=ama r9: I or is it controlling CENTRAL EDITION IN THIS Monmois NEWS . . . SOLDIER WIIH LOCAL TrEs KILLED WAFGHANISTAN. PAGE BI ?l?Huasosr, FEBRUARY 15}, SOUS PAGES I SCI CENTS lore-s i0 Boir?ns'Gteeri- at home, . STEAIJNG SCENES Viola Davis had a small part that earned her an Academy Award nomination. Page Cl TH 'l'ltAG Oi" f'LlGl?l'l' 3407 Possibility of pilot error investigated autopilot, reaction. to unsung issares in crash Hr suns NRIUH HIJHEA CHIEF Federal insati? gators probing the crash of Continue in] Connection Flight 340? are focus ing on possible pilot error - both before and alter the plane lost control and crashed into a home in Clarence lElenter last Thursday night, killing 50 peopie. The National Transportation Safe- ty Board con?rmed Wethiesday that im'estigators are looking into whether the plane?s autopilot was pro- grammed correctly before the plane lost sonnet {idler soruees said inves- tigators question whether the pilot lat- er mishandled his attempt to right the plane?s course. Federal of?cials caution that it is far too soon to determine any blame in the accident, and independent avia- tion esperts cast doubt on whether any pilot could have saved the plane Seelrnlestigalionon PageAE Tweed arse/target at horns instantly tossed into tragedy family he I :h-mw Plane crash tore apart In an instant, without warning, the ?delinskis? normal life shattered. First there was the loud noise of a plane overhead; then a tremendous crash. The nest thing Karen knew, she recalls, the house was "on top? of het. She knew she needed to ?nd her daughter. She tried to tbinlt clearly and to stay calm. But there were densesmolte and ?ames allaround? and she began to panic At that moment, Karen saw ?a hole with light? She crawled toward it, wondering what was happening to her husband and daughter. Br 1rdonut STA FF 'Pf'i Ft P. it had been a typical weeknight for the ?delinskis. Karen was Whithehringroomofthefamily?s modest house on Long Street in Clar- ence Corner. Daughter Jill, 22, was also watch- ing a TV show, in an upstairs bed- room. Doug 1i'iu'lelinslti, ti], was elsewhere in the house. What he was doing, in those ?nal moments, no one knows, nor will ever know. Karen and Dong?Wielinsld for the Website ofthe ?areltoeSchool District, ?liters Karen Elsa secretary. on ground no ress Prmident Dhanta?s housing plan,nnuei1edi:u Phoenis,will assist homeowners. Housing bailout will help Buffalo More?trat?iies will their homes Br Pun. llEl'EI Bu?alo is no Phoenix, the backdrop for President Dbama?s bailout of the housing industry Wednesday, but it stands to benefit just as much as the boom-and?bust Sun Belt city. ?bama's plan is destined to help Buf- fan because it targets homeowners, not speculators or ?ippers, and because it helps less-af?uent people who no longer can afford their mortgage payments. It's a su?ategr, experts say, that shore all else will help keep more local families in their homes. ?It's always better to avoid foreclo? sure,rl said Michael Clarke, program di- rector of the Buffalo allies of the Local Initiatives Support Corps a not-for?pro?t group that helps revitalise neighbor- hoods. "It?s never good for the lender, borrower or the community to let these homes go empty.? At the heart of Dbarua?s housing bail- out is the STS billion Homeowner Stabili- ty Initiative, a. program dmigned to help homeowners who no longer can a?ord their mortgage and, widtout l'iElIl, may lose their home. Experts say the key word there is "homeowners," not speculators. SeeMortgagesonPageAs Derek ?eeilluffslo News FarawayinthectmosJillhadalso seen a small glimmer of light. She crawled toward it Mother and daughter spotted each other in the smoke and ?re, and ?Karen grabbed Jill's arm and wouldnt let her go," mid a family friend, Susan Muchow, who related Karen?s story to The Buf- falo Plants on behalf of the grieving ?eaten, who did not feel she had the strength to do it herself. ?They managed to escape. They were outside, and that?s when Karen screamed, ?Help my tlangl'rterlI Mu- SeeFamilyon Pagans Pot issue possible in case Gan charge main problem. for Bill's star otpresenr Br ALLEN W1 LsoN 5 ti PU H'l'ii- Gun charges may not be the only legal entangle ment for Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Land]- The Iilulyer City {Calif} Police Department said Werhresday that marihranawas distant-cred in the soon Mercedes-Bees that and two other men occupied last week when he was arrested on possession of a loaded ?rearm in public. Amt-ruling to of?cers on the scene, the car was approached because it was still running while appears in this Ct?yer (tits, Celts, police mug shot. parked and didn?t have proper license plates. "The of?cers said they knocked on the window of the car and someone unrollcd the window. They identi?ed three people in the ear and therewasthe smell of marijuana coming from the oar,"r police Capt. Dave Tauhenson said. ?The of?cers had the occupants exit the car so they could further hiresli- ?rst they found were four, not marijuana ciga- rettes, hot what they call blunts or swisher sweem that appeared to contain marijuana in them." According to Tankenson, the of?cers did not know who was smoking marijuana or who it be- longed to. No drug charges were ?led Taultenson said the loaded gun was found dur- ing the search, and the of?cers determined the SeeIarmhonPageAe 1 it} - Charles leuisr'huffalol?iews New recruits: Melissa Medics, 1i], of Niagara Falls, right, hrealts intoa laugh while par?tipatlngiu an infantry drill at the Ciltl Fort Niagara ?i?ii'intel? Carnp for Kids held Wednesday in Youngstown. Business Tod ?wgpeg'?n?f ?m High recuperation 3t], hm! Classi?ed ._os 21. Details onPoge are. Condos Cromwm'd D9 Entertainment ES Michml Jinan I_l_ _u DE walks lohis car in the rain ?reducer!th Kenmore. James F. Mo?oy?luffalo Hews II a 42440 The News wit-windiirlonrusiom a noose INSIDE THE NEWS Poles] and pops Holder portrays Clinton reaches out meetinVahcan of cowards? to Indonesians CITY Pope Eric JAKARTA, Indonesia SenedictEVI met Wednes- Holder, the ?rst black at- US. Secretary of State Hil- day with House Speaker tomey general, told Justice lary Rodham Clinton told Nancy Pelosi. a prominent Department employees Indonesians on Wednes- Catholic politician who marking Black History day ?rst she wanted to hacks abortion rights. He Month that America was open a ?robust partner- I told her that Catholic law- ?a nation of cowards" on ship" with their country, Wit-H 35-? FER malters have aduty to pro- matters of race, with most President Ghama?shoy? Ever mt th?t '5 the teetlife ?atall stages ofits avoiding candid discus- hood home, ands'm a me with?? "11313 ?15150? dereiopm ent.? sinus of racial issues. Southeast Asian treaty. gm Story and?" 3mm mag for one man's list, and to nominate your choices. THE Bursa r. News,? THIIESDA Fee a torn r? if}, E003 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Emphasis on ownership will stabilize neighborhoods MORTGAGES - fromAl ?This is speci?cally intendedto help people who are in homes and want to stayr there,? said Kathleen ofthe Western New York Law Center, a group active in counseling foreclosure victims. To hear talk, many of these people are low-income wage earners who fell behind in their pay- ments and are now at risk of losing their homes. Some of them are people who lost their jobs or became seriously ill. Some are people who bought homes they never could afford. Their one common trait?l Without help from the government, they will probably lose their homes. ?The plan seems to target foreclo~ sures in a sensible way," said. ?It aims to assist homeowners facing fore closure while also contemplating the impact on neighborhoods and taxpay- em? said the emphasis on home- owners, not speculators or ?ippers, will help stabilise homeownership here and in turn help strengthen Buf- falo?s neighborhoods. She also likes lC?bama?s reliance on cash incentives so lenders will work with at-tisk borrowers to modify their loans before they reach the foreclosure stage. The incentives will encourage a lender to cut a homeowner's mortgage payment to a sustainable level. That level is de?ned as no more than 31 percent of the homcowncr?s in- WIDE. By providing a cash incentive, gov- ernment is essentially absorbing some of the lender losses. ?hlly clients want to stay in their homes,? said Cami Brent, a staff attor- ney at legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York. ?We have a very different foreclosure problem here, and I think the president?s program will 110111" Aaron Hartley of PUSH Buffalo. a West Side group active in housing is sues, says IZJbama?s strategy is ?a long time in coming? and represents sure PmSl'B?ia The problem, in Hartley's eyes. is in dealing with Buffalo?s more serious housing ?We know there are thousands of houses that already are foreclosed and vacant," he said. ?0bviously. that part of our crisis is not going to be ad- dressed.? The other question is whether the incentives ?bama plans to offer lend? ers will be offered to private lenders not currently regulated by the federal government. And even if they are, Hartley and Clarke wonder if the incentives are enough to get the region?s predatory lenders on board with the idea that lo? calmortgages needtobemodi?cd and reduced. A recent study by the Western New York Law Center found isl- pereent of the mortgages made here from 2001 through 2005 involved lenders who do notfaeethe sameleve] offederal regu- lation as banl-m and other mortgage lenders. And the people taking out these loans are not just low-income. inner- city families. They also include middle class homeowners in mnherst, Ham- burg, Evans and every other suburban community. "Wehave alotofunregulatedlend? inggoingon, andthatwill continue to be a problem,? said Clarke. The Elbarna plan has a second loom- ponentthatalsorculd prmeuse?rlto local homeowners in trouble Right now, a large number of local homeowners who receive their mort- gages through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac cannot re?nance their mortgages at lower rates. Under Obama's plan, those restric- tions would be limited. artistic Colgan defends the training and experience of its pilots I fromAl once it spun out of control at the rela- tively low altitude. But sources said it is possible that fatal mistakes were made. Asked if the pilot had been operat- ing the autopilot in the improper mode, c030 spokesman Keith Hollo- way said: ?We haven't de?nitely deter? mined thatyet. But that discussion has come up.? The NTSE and the Federal Aviation Administration disagree on the use of autopilot during the sort of icy condi- tions that occurred the night of the crash, with the safetyagency urging pi- lots to refrain from its use in the worst winter weather. But the concern raised Wednesday about how the autopilot was operated isaseparateissue?andonethathas come up again and again in other acci- dent and incident investigaiions. A law textbook called "Aircraft Ac- cident Reconstruction and Investiga? tion? lists to incidents in which the au- ON a UFFAL oa'swscoar ?fir con-tramw- or.- rims sonar, so i was fit-sins rm: Na aroo. top?ot was wrongly used or irnpropcr? ly monitored. In one case, the plane overshot the rimway and two: people were killed. In another, the pilot pro- grammed the wrong speed into the system, prompting a fatal crash. Many planes have several different autopilot modes, and the mode the pi- lot chooses and how he or she pro- grams the device is hugely important, aviation experts said. "It can make all the difference in the world," said MP. Papadakis, a re- tired airline pilot with 23,500 ?ight hours and a lawyer who wrote the text- book chapter that details improper use of the autopilot. However, it is dif?cult to know ex- actly what might have happened on Flight 340'? without details of that air? craft?s autopilot system, Papadakis added. The plane?s manufacturer. Bombardier, did not respond to a. re- qumt for a. description of the plane?s autopilot system. Invmiigators are looking out only into the use of the autop?ot system, butalso into the actions ofthe plane?s crew once the autopilot was shut o? and the plane lost control. Sources familiar with the investiga? tion said that as the plane descended, an automatic stall warning sounded. According to a. computerised re-cre- ation of the ?ights ?nal seconds, that rxruld have prompted the pilot to add power to try to raise the plane?s nose. The trouble is, the proper proce- dure would have been to push the plane?s nose lower to increase the speed. raisetheplane?s nose and holding the controls there, the pilot might have unsured that the plane?s speed Sl?WEtl t0 the 001111: where it experienced an aerodynamic stall. The Wall Street Journal ?rst report- ed that scenario Tuesday. ?They said that we?re looking at the pilot?s actions. and it's one of many She says husband?s love led her to safety FABIJII IfrornAl chow said. Itwas 10:20 last Thursday night a moment forever engraved on the hearts of the Fidelinskis, and in the memories of Western New Yorkers. Karen and Jill Wielinski had cs? caped the impossible: the thundering force of a Continental Connection plane, Flight 340?, that had come onto the roof of their house in the qui- et suburb of Clarence. The two escaped with mi? nor injuries. Doug Wielinsld died in the disaster. To observers, the Wielinski family?s story seems shocking, almost unbeliev? able Earen Wielinski shares that reac- tion. But she also has a different view of it. She believes the family's experience is a testament to the enduring power of love the love that bound them to- gether, and the She and D003 shared She believes that the light she and Jill followed to safety was Doug?s spirit his love, guiding her through the ?ames and rubble. ?That was Doug's love for her," said another close friend of the family. "leading her out. We believe that.? A Joyful fannly Love had led the way for Doug and Karen Wielinski before. Karen Schoenvvetter had grown up inthecity,atl.endingSt. MaiyofSor- rows School, then Bishop McMahon High School, where she graduated in the Class of 1909. Doquielinski was aWestern New York native, too, who earned his bach- elor?s degree in chemistry from the GanosAo': PJANEE Tiff BE retort sire room: Brandt} - Mons on Tees. To Hawaiians ssrorso centres. PaosAS thruster-Whose: - Ae'oro awoke s, lasso awn errors can LEMES on THE terms-r Snares ro ror rHo UGHTS AT res Lvsros res Nance snot: University at Buffalo in 1909 and went on to get his master?s degree in chem? istry at Niagara University. Doug served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was shipped overseas to Vietnam on his birthday, July13,intbesurrunerafterbis college graduation After his discharge, the couple met at a baseball game where Doug was playing with a Buffalo One of Karen?s cousins had told her there weretwo ctrte guys on the team. She showed 11p, took one look, and declared, want the one with the mustardre." That was Doug They were married on May 10, rate. Four children were born: all girls, which Karen delighted in. The couple loved their family and being together, friends recalled. The Wielinskis moved to Ohio while their children were younger and lived for a time in Miami Township in Clermont County. They sent their kids to a local Catholic school and were popular in the community, reported in Cineirmati. wonderful family. They were great parishioners. Yet-y involved,? a parish of?cial atSt. Columbain Miami told the station "They were veryexcitedto movebacktoNewYork to be with their family.? Eight years ago, the family moved back to the Bu?alo area. Karen took a job in the Clarence Central Schools ofs ?ce, where she is a secretary. Doug worked as a. marketing manager for Luvata in Buffalo, formerly known as Cutokumpu American Brass. In 2003, they bought the house at 0030 Long St. hoping to see it ?lled with happy family memorim, parties, Doug's collections and the laughter of grandchildren. ?Karen and Doug were an extraor- dinary couple," said a friend of the order to keep attention on the Wielin- skis. ?They were very much in love with each other. Their life focused around each other, and their children." The of their daughters still lived at home: Jill and Kimberly. Jessica lives in the Town of Monroe; Lori, in Cin- cinnati. The family was busily planning the weddings of two daughtErs 1Fallen the crash came. The couple?s interests Each of the ?Wielmskis was brown in the conununity for special interests. Karen Wielinski is a member of the Clarence Women's Club and the groupls past president. She helped run card parties that served as fundraisers for the club, for its scholarship program, which sees that six seniors at Clarence High School receive $500 scholarships to college, recalled an associate from the club, Sylvia Hair. ?She was full of flm,? Hair said. ?He? ally ?ill of frm, and really very dedicat- edSlrewouldhelp outanywhere?in the kitchen, selling tickets, getting the gifts together, whatever needed to be done. Justtomakethings run smooth- And Doug was known for his love of history and historical memorabilia. things we?re looking at,? said spokmman Terry Williams. r"We?re still ofthis investi- gation.? Capt. Martin D. Benslow, 41', pi- loted Flight 3407. He began ?ying the Bombardier Dash 01400 in Decem- ber, having switched from another air- plane. First le?cer Rebecca Lynne Shaw, 24L, had ?own W4 hours in the Dash Qid?. Noting that Renslow had 3,3?9 hours of total ?ight experience and the 1mm of pilot certi?cation avail- able, Colgan Air defended its pilots' training and quali?cations. ?Our crew training meet or exceed the regulatory requirements for all major airlines,? the airline said in a statement. "Our ground and air training is designed in coordination with the aircraft manufacturer, one of the most respected proriders of avia- tion ?ight training, and the Federal Aviation Administration utilising state-of the-art training devices such as full-motion simulators, among others." Independent aviation experts quesare -.I.- - - tioned whether any p?ot would have been abletosavetheplaneandits pas- sengers, given that it. was only 1,650 feet above the ground when it spun out of oontrol. "It depends on how deep the stall is, and whether you've got a good, clean ice-free aircraft, said Papadakis, who added that ?this plane wasnt ?clean' bemuse the crew reported seeing an ice buildup on its winm. That being the case, ?the plane is probably unrecoverable at that point," said Kirk Koenig, president of Expert Aviation Consulting of Indianapolis and a commercial pilot for 25 years. perfect airplane on a perfect day is probably recoverable? if it loses con- trol at that altitude. Koenig said. "But not in the conditions they were in." News lanai to this report noncommeron Derek Geefliuffalo News He was passionate about collecting sports items and artifacts relating to Bu?'alo's history. At Antique World in Clarence, Doug was a familiar face on Sunday at 6 am. his favmite time for browsing the tables and booths of mementos. ?Every Sunday morning, rain or shine, snow or sleet. be was like the mailman,? said John Stall, who has sold antiqum in Clarence since 1500. ?He would be there at right when we?d open. l-Ic?d look for his sports memorabilia. He loved the Yankees, the old Bisons, the Bills. He collected Sabres, too. You couldn't have met a better person than Doug. Hewas areal gentleman. Ifhe make it the following Sunday, he?d tell us: Tm not going to be here next Sim- dear.? Doug had a generous heart, people who knew him said. Around the holidays, he would slip into the hands of friends a little pres- cnt?maybcaS?giftcardforTim Hortons. Doug Wielinski will be remem- bered in a memorial service at 10 am. Saturdayin Clarence Middle School on Greiner Road. His widow, Karen, who has been staying out of sight with her fondly, plans to attend. The Wielinski family toured the site of their former home Wednesday, es- corted by police. State Police Capt Staten A. Nigrelli said Karen Wielinski was composed during her 20-minute visit to the plot ofland that had once been her home. In the meantime, Karen?s friends havejoinedforcestogettheir friend? who has been left with nothing some basic possessions to get her and Jill through these dif?cult days. Cloth- ing, purses, some gmoerim even a. pair of earrings, just so that mother and daughter have a few personal items for themselves. ?Karen wants Bong to be remem- bered," said Muchow, the close friend. ?Karen and Doug were more than hus- band and wife. They were best friends." Nara saryaeprm Lou Michell sonar-rh- to this report. email: magma-memo: Of?cer feels con?de nt weapons 1 think there is more than enough reason to believe that - fromAl Williams described see acopy of the police report. Schwartrbach is, however, charge will be prosecuted by DA rican-American or because he and his companions were sit? legal process continues. But NFL Commissioner Roger weapon, which is not regis- tered, belonged to Meanwhile, Culver City po- lice errpect to be formally charged with possessing a load- ed ?rearm b1 public by the end of the week. The case is now in the hands of the Los Angeles County district attorney?s of?ce, which will decide whether probable cause exists to ?le a formal complaint against ?Having reviewed the report, will happen,?r said Culver City police Lt. Dean Williams. "But it is [the district attomey?s] deci- sion.? Williams added that the marijuana is a. separate issue from the gun charge. was arrested for the possession of the gun, and that's what he will likely be charged with," Williams said. ?All of the other issues are o? the table right now because de cisiorrs have to be made in re- gardstothe other partiesirrthe arrest as ?run of the mill, rou- tine" for Culver City, an af?uent section of Los Angeles where Sony Pictures (formerly MGM Studios} is locaIBd. He said the local police have arrested nu- merous sports ?gures and co? lebrities on avariety of charges. Wdliams added that the ?rst two of?cers on the scene didn?t know who was until a third of?cer arrived and identi- ?ed him. Williams insists wasn?t targeted because he?s Af- ting in an expensive car. Mercedes-Ilene is a dime a dozen around here." William said. "We wouldn?t arrest some- one if we didn?t balieve it was justi?ed. Knowing these of?- cers and having read the report, I think the district attorney is going to ?le this case without blinking an eye" California?based lawyer. at. Gerald Schwartz- bach, wouldnt go into details of the case because he has yet to dismayed bythe Culver City Po- lice Dcpartment's decision to release information on the case. ?Trn not certain what would be the motivation for somebody to release that information when they are not providing a police report to Marshawn?s at- torney," Schwar?mbach said. "He wasn?t arrested for [marijuana], and I don't anticipate him be ing charged for it.? The Bills and NFL are de- clining to comment while the Goodell has taken a tough stance on repeat offenders. was involved in a hit and-run on Chippewa. Street in May and didn?t admit being the drirer until several weeks later. He eventually pleaded gu?ty to a lesser charge and paid a $100 ?le As aresultofthelatcst is- sue, cordd face a multi- game suspension for violating the NFL's player conduct policy. entail: Milometh IN ms aromas NEW . . . Iocmnr SOLDIER KIILED IN WAR ram TO REST. PAGE BI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY hit}, 2091-} as PaeEs - so cenrs Serving Western New Pin-I: silica to?'iend?s Ev PATRICK insane man GENE Washes. N'E'rt'? Joseph G. Malcowslo' is expected to re- sign his seat as a State Supreme Court justice possibly in the next few days armd? a state judicial hivestigation and a potential grand jury probe of mitten a case, several legal sources have told The Buffalo News. For at least three months, the State Com- mission on Judicial lCon? duct has been asking lo- cal law enforcement of?cials what they know News David Bissonette, Clarenoetovvn mergencyservioescoordinahor, securelocation." Icing looms large as causal factor Justice about the af?davit Ma- ggi?[iglij :94, o?dffiili?nF?-?? last (I {3.7113613} - rotor-reunion era-vita? I i, mar Elmemmr me I Br Zane-[sin wasalnoron avasau cures the hours before her arrest. In that state- - Pilots, aviation aorident attorneys and the survivors of a previous plane crash worry that m3 gemlaiEEbE-i: gf??l?f?mfgh; propeller aircraft_ gosh'rg down in what been a Plan? ?"3511 shoveled up and replaced with restaurant mat night crash that mm 50 lives when it}, appears to he Icing. A lemma 1151159 ?fe: 1!me frail TWitnesses, though, have given m1. might be the ma} culprit Jgnf?f?r mm War, pal-t 0f 0:101" hmld? ?1n the better weather, we?ll do Eulhorrbes statements that od- the?nalgradcand sccdit,"said signs otherng 1n- ?Icing absolutely is playing some kind ml?- things" will Kirk said: ?In our accident, they tried to day mm Wilt] dronin- Gfm?mnan Buttothinlt??peopleperished tentr'vely watching as some two chargedwith aggravated C?ml?mlg, D??dl??ap?ll?a?dam?t cover, at the end ofthe inieeugsnon, there in a blazing inferno a week dozen construction workers re- nm, accused ofhatring a "Ema! 911013 35 Heal-?5' "11:5 that icing played a key role. can Seem-3d unfa?lomahle moved dEbIl-i and it?ll-st was once content of {1.19 percent atthe time of her Wul'ef'l??t and 3333' t? blame me The National Transportation Safe- By Sunday, when residents are the Wm?m Willi ?fths arrest. That?s more than wow the state's p?m? ty Board on Thursday offered no new expected to reclaim their homes ?3111151? h?me- legal limit. Meanwhile, pilot and aviation aori? slum into the crash of the turboprop on Clarence Center?s long Street, The writers labored beneath a a call to Makowski?s attorney, .?r'oel L. dent attorney Justin T. Green of the there will be a carpet of gray, Kreindler lireindler law ?rm said: Seeldngon PageAE crushed stone, where the 1Melin- SeeStte-on Pagoda SeeMaItowsldon Pager-12 - THE Loss on 340.7114 sow-Tn awn worsens ?Once again, we have a twin-engine ilar crash in Indiana 15 years ago, Br Loo NEWS ETA. l'?ltTE H. You wouldn't know there had equipment doing cleanup Thurs- slti family house had stood before Flight sour crashed into it last Thursday. By spring, the stone will be David Metxger, {Eatence?s code ens ment, Sept. Dr Mahowsld repeat- edly stated that nothing in Adams? be- havior suggested she couldn't drive safely home a donmtown Eu??alo $10 fee proposed for ?ling state tax returns Charge Wit? log the next ?scal year. Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canes- . The plan would waive the fee for ire-1'1. those with annual earnings of less than Democrats have been pushing to Ev [tron Kaatrn Tl at ES- UN I Dill WY Gov. David A. Pater- son's proposals to tax nondiet soda, iTnnes dounloads and even haircuts almanac-erratum Tucked into the governor?s pro? "mere are 3- 10E ?f Elder}! 939913 In addition to the almost absurdist posed budget proposal for the coating thEIEWll? ii-I'E 110* l?tD Bit-Iii aspect of atax on taxation, the proposal ?scal pearis aplan to town $ltlfeefor state income tax returns that are ?led on paper rather than electronically. State budget o?'lcials say the paper ing fee could generate $5.3 million dur- srsnoo for hiditiduals or escape for couples. The ?ling fee requires the legisla- ture's approval. Even with the income-based waiver, the plan has drawn ?re fromthose who say it mould hit low-income and oldEI New Yorkers the groups State Sen. Hugh Farley, who already has heard constituent complaints. I"It?s just one of a number of [pm posedtaxes] that we should ditch," said raise htmme taxes on the erthan adopt new broad?based sour-cm of revenue, suchastbe paper ?ling fee. The push to increase e-?ling has caused other headaches. Librarians across the state com- plained that droves of people have asked for paper retruns. That means has led crititn to wonder ifthe statehas taken liberties in the way it promotm SeeTaxon Pages: 0 Presidential in}; Associated Pro All smiles: President ?bamais salutedbyitoyaltlanadian Mounted Police as he arrives Thursday in ?ttawa for a visit focused on trade, the environment and the economy. Itwas his ?rst foreign trip as president Story on Page as. ht'todaor's Gusto . . 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The Interior had been blinded with ancwa buff from way back. has seine em -. -- . . 11mm? promises Ministry saidhis denials rage when he saw Bush some up 1?it-h artist of the tar 3'5 Temm ?51' Sharon CantilionJl-utlhlo News high returns on certi?. ?ingl?'t Argentine Endety? andj?l?'ng with news in catesot'depositand ther th the ister W- 3 Iran "m as shower? swinging servants or The u-"u i at . 1 ?nme?m ?5 to A?sosfFa roar. Fess central}, 200.9 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Grand expected to investigate Makowski, Adams fromAl Daniels, was not returned. An Erie County grand jury is ex? pected to investigate both lvfakowski and Adams, probably sometime in the next couple of weeks, legal sources have said. That probe, of course, would becalledoffifany plea deals are made in the terse. Apleadealthatrnightresult in a misdemeanor admission by Makowski probably would not save his seat on the bench, legal sources say. But such a deal could keep him from being per- manently disbarred Any decision on disbarment not?d be made by an at- torneys grievance committee. an arm of the State Appellate Division. Such a plea deal also could end the Commission on Judicial DEUCE. The commission has jurisdiction over sacs judges and justices of the state Uni?ed Court System. It investi? gates about moo complaints per year and recommends a wide range of ac? tions against any jurists found guilty of misconduct through formal hearings. Adams? former attorney had ?led the judge?s signed statement as part of a motion to dismiss the DWI case against her in Town of Hamburg Court. That attorney eventually with- drew that motion. ?Ms. Adams has a 20-year, high- pro?le cancer as both a prosecutor and defense attorney," Masonrski 1wrote in his af?darit. "She also holds a hill-time faculty position at Illi Law School. These charges, even if resulting in an acquittal, vrould seriously damage her reputation in the community and fu- ture professional prospects. For these reasons, I believe a dismissal in the in- terests of justice is warranted? Investigators are studying the fol- lowing possible discrepancies between Matrowslti?s af?davit and witnesses? statements to authorities, acmrding to sources close to the we: 4 "lithen we left the restaurant, I 1walked his. Adams to her car.? the af?- datit states. ?There was nothing un? usual in her speech, gait or manner- isms. She was entirely appropriate.? An eyewitness, however. has told law enforcement of?cials that adorns was stumbling as she headed for her car and that the man with her was holding her to keep her from falling. - ?Alter speaking with Ms. Adams for another ?ve minutes, I told her I hadto get on the Skywayto my moth- er?s house,? the judge wrote. I?She told me sheurasheadingtoherhornein Angola on the same route. I drove over the Skywayto South Buffalo with Ms. Adams? tehiele in my continuous pres? ence.? But an eyewitness told authorities Makowski also got into Adams? car, and the two sat inside the carfor about so minutes. Adams then pulled her convertible into another part of the Shanghai Red?s restaurant. parking lot, near the marina. That is where she backed into a parked car before pulling away. A Buffalo police of?cer, parked nearby, noticed what happened and pulled up alongside her vehicle. He recognised Adams and said to her, ?Counselor, where are you going?? a law enforcement source told The News. ThejudgewasinAdarns?caratthe time, the same source said. Adams then parked her car and went?rntothe restauranttotryto?nd out who owned the car she had struck with her vehicle. A restaurant employ- ee discovered the car belonged to an- other employee. ment of several hundred dollars to the employee to cover the damage. ?We traveled along Route 5, which is now mtder construction,? more Makowsld, who was following her inhis entire ly appropriate. She drove at the appro- priate speed, she negotiated turns and tight construction lanes properly.? But another driver later reported an erratic driver in that area Hamburg Police Of?cer 1rilhicent Pupo llI pulled Adams' vehicle over when he saw her convertible wearing from lane to lane, nearly striking a guardrail, near Ford Motor Co.'s Buffalo Stamping Plant, according to a police repel-L emote Is Clarence ?repeat of Roselawn?? ICING -frotnAl plane in Clarence Center on Feb. 12, but the agency previously said ice had fonned on the uings. Thatfacthasledmanyintheati- atlon community to doubt the re- cent speculation that pilot error could havebeenatfault?andto point to the parallels between the Clarence crash and that Indiana tragedy from 199i. On Get. Slofthatyw, anAmer- ican Eagle ?ight left Indianapolis f?l? only 11) plunge lift the groimd in Roselawn, Ind, killing all on people aboard. ?The real question is: Is this real? ly a repeat of Roselawn?? said James P. Eireindler of Krcindler Sr That?s what relatives of the Bree- laun 1victims are wondering, too. "We had the plane on autopilot, us: had icing," said Miller, who lost her brother, Brad in the crash. "We rolled,we nosedived, we pitched. We did all of that. The simi- laritim between these two accidents is just eerie" After a long investigation, the federal safety board concluded that the plane an ATB 72 turboprop similar to the one that crashed in Clarence lost control because of ice accumulation behind the pneu- matic de?ieing boots that were sup- posed to knock the ice off the plane?s wings. Could that have happened to the Bombardier Dash Qitltl that crashed in Clarence? Authorities and other aviation experm saidthatit?stoo soontotell, but some wonder whether the par- ticularly dangerous kind of icing that doomed that plane in Indiana the thing over Called ?huperccolcd large drop- let icing" in aviation terminology, its essentially freezing rain that sticks to the airplane. Aviation ex- perts said it?s far more dangerous than the more common thin glaze thatcan adher'eto a plane when it ?ies through thick, cold clouds. ?Supereoolod large droplets can result in very rapid ice accumula- tion,? said William B. Voss, presi- dent of the Flight Safety Founda- lion. While pneumatic de-icing boots percent of a 1wings surface, super- cooled large droplet ice can form on thebacl-toftheuingnitere itcan?t be removed, said Tom Rarvasky. an icing research engineer at Glenn Research Center in Cleve- land. Donald Pugh, a longtime freight and corporate pilot from Elmsdale. Pa, learned that the hard way back in 1983, when ice fortned on the wings oftheplanehewas?yingto Buffalo. He had to accelerate to maintain control. ?Suddenly you're flying with a whole new airfoil,? said Pugh, who, when he landed, found a ridge of ice, 2 inches wide and three-quar- thewirrgsof his plane. Pugh said the Buffalo areais par- prone t0 icing and NASA proves his point. A NASA map shows a Silo-mile- uide circle, with Buffalo at its cen- ter like a bull?s eye. that?s prone to icing conditions so percent of the time or more during winter the most in the country, along with the Paci?c Northwest. Aviation experts said such icing is less likely to be a problem forjets. which are equipped with anti?icing equipment such as heated wings to keep ice from forming. But the smaller mrboprops such as the Dash are equipped with pneumatic de-icing boots that, some experts said, just can?t lurock off enough ice if freezing rain is polling aplane at afast clip. ?The use of de?icing boots is out- rageous in these conditions,? said Arthur A. Wollt, a pilot and aviation attorney from Philadelphia. ?The FAA had no business certifying the plane to ?y in these conditions." Laura Brown, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, disagreed. I"I?he plane had a sophisticated icedetection and sproteelion system,? Brown said. ?It canbe ?owninlightto moderate ic- ing,? which is the condition pilots experienced near Buffalo on the night of the crash. Roger Cohen, president of the Regional Airline Alliance, also de? fended Colgan Air's use of the Dash in icy conditions. ?The aircraft are all certi?ed to operate in every entironment,? said Cohen, whose organization counts Colgan as a member. ?Thcy would not be operating or certi?cated if they weren?t being operated safely.? Yet the National Transportation Safety Board has been pressing the FAA foryears to bolster im icing reg- ulations, including the certi?cation process for turboptups that would ?y in icy climates. The FAA says that its oriental:- ingprocesstakesalongtimeand that possible regulations are mov- ing forward. But Teni Henry Sever? in, who lost her sister and nephew in Boselawn, said industry cost con- cerns have probably delayed any new regulations. think the obvious issue is money versus safety and security,? said Severin. who has compiled a list of a dozen icing incidents and aortdents worldwide in the last 15 years involving turboprops with pneumatic de?icing semen. Indeed, heated-wing systems are more expensive than the pnemnatic boot system on tur- hopmps, said Michael B. Bragg, an engineering professor who heads the University of Illinois Aircraft Ic? ing Itmearch lGroup. ?Tttakes alot more power. Itre- duces fuel ef?ciency," Bragg said. The pneumatic deicingboot we tem has been around since the Titans and ef?ciently removes ice from most planes, Bragg said. But based on what he has learned so far about the Clarence crash, he said, "it certainly sounds like a possibility that as icing." eancitisremsirinrpihermcom Union airs alert on guidance signals FAA says glitch is not due to the system. but to the terrain Br SHanorv f'f'E?i?l'S BUSJNESB BEFEIHTER As the investigation into the crash of Continental Connection Flight continues, the union representing Southwest Airlines pi- lots advised its crews of a Federal Aviation Administration alert re- garding a problem with signals that guide landings at Buffalo Niagara International Airport The reissued alert, which origi- nally went out to all airlines in late January, indicated a glitch in the instrument landing system?s "glide slope guidance sigtal" lead- ing to the main runway. The anomaly involves one of the series of ground-to-plane signals along the runway approach, which falsely indicate aircraft are ?ying abut-re their actual altitude. The falm reading is received as planes ap- proach from the north and make a. right turn toward Runway 23. The Continental Connection ?ight involved in the Feb. 12 crash signal issue. It was traveling in the opposite direction, coming in from the south and aiming left. The pilots union?s version of the alert described the signal issue a "potentially signi?cant hazard," lan- guage that was not in the original FAA advisory or the alert Southwest passed on to its ?ight crews. Laura Broom, an FAA spokes- woman, said the pilots union alert misrepresents a long?standing sig- nal situation for pilots landing at the Buffalo airport. She said the ?glitch? is caused by a small valley on the landing path, not a system malfunction ?It?s the result of a geographic feature which has been on the chansforaslongasthismnwayhas been in use. It?s been part of our standard information to pilots for years." Brown said. She said it is not unusual for irr- for'mation liketbis to be taken out of context following accidents. sensedDerek Geei'Buffalo News gangs arthe sitcuf?tcplane clashes seas Wielinski doesn?t want house built on plane crash site SITE a?-omAr biting, wind-uddpped snow. The end result wants for now. ?She?s told me theyr do not want a house built on that site," said Clarence Town Su- pervisor Scott Hylewslri. who added that he cannot reveal more about her plans for the site. ?It was a private conversation with her.? Wielinski and her daughteI Jill man- aged to escape after the commuter plane crashed on top of their house at SUSS Long St. [Long Fidelinslti, Karen's husband, died. And as the remediation work. proga ressed, with an oversized backhoe ?lling dump trucks with concrete chunks and other debris, several other workers dressed in white and yellow jumpsuits ?led in and out of the Wrelinskis? scorched garage. They careftu carried cardbon boxes containing what was believed to be part of Doug Wiclinski?s cherished sports memo- rabilia collection. His widow has told friends she wants all of his collection. even if it is damaged, be causeitnall shehasleftofhim The garage and a one-story, beige-brick house next door at SD32 long St, which also received strucmral damage, will soon be razed fintheralteringthiscosy neigh- borhood, where in the last several days 1.185 emergency responders toiled at differ- ent times. By mid-a?ernoon Thursday, the ?nal pieces of aircraft, hidden beneath blue and white tarpaulins, were hauled away on four trailers. The parts included the dismantled tail of the commuter plane, destroyed landing gear, charred and shredded fuselage all bound for ?an undisclosed, secure loca- tion,? according to David Bissonette, the town's emergency seniors coordinator. The removal marked a minor erect in a weektlrat has been packed with more than enoughtragedyto lastthishamletalife- time. Concedingthatitwilltaketime before long Street reclaims its residential charac- ter, Bissonette said the recovery will hap- pen instages nith anemphaslsonkeep? ing ?gawkers? at bay. Sunday, it is exported the dozen Evacu? ated families will return, along with others who voluntarily left the neighborhood. For 43 hours, the street will remain cordoned o'?to give residents time to adjust ?Clearly our objec?ve is to get the physi- cal site back in order,? Bissonette said. ?Emotionally itwilltakemanyweeksand months to accomplish the same." After the 48 hours, he said, the street presence involving state troopers and Erie County sheri??s deputim. "There 1sill be a patrol our working that speci?c block for the foreseeable future,? Eissonette said. Eventually the dedimted police patrols will end, and at that point, it is hoped, ?the neighborhood will be returned to some- thing of a normal lifestyle,? Bissonette said, "This Tweekend will probably be the toughmt as families return and resmue their lives on long Street," Bylewski said. each remembering what has happened as a community.? But for those who lost loved ones on the flight, the grief remained clear throughout Thursday as they paid visits to the Long Street site, some accompanied by police es- corts, others on their cum. satiric Last year, 41% of ?lers used paper TAX -froruA1 electronic ?ling to save on paper and processing costs. late last year. state tax of?cials said they no longer could mail out tax forms unless people requested them. At the time, they noted that 93 percent of ?lers use computer software and the lntemet to do their taxes. But that doesn?t mean that 93 percent avoid using paper or the mail entirely, said Tom Bergin, spokesman for the state Depart- ment of Taxation and Finance. That percentage includes peo- ple who print out tax forms from the state?s taxation Web site or from a commercial software program such as T?urboTax or an- other source, then mail them. Mailed returns are processedby workers at Bank of America. in sees, it percent of state irr- come tax returns were ?led on pa? per. Canestrari suggested that the 93 percent ?gure is disingenuous. ?It certainly is confusing, and it doesn?t seem consistent with the facts,? he said. Bergin said the number simply illustrates how many people are using some sort of nonpaper, non- mail sertices. Corrections An article Wednesday about the experi- ence levels of pilots at regional airlines quot- ed industry expert Douglas M. Moss. He has about TILDDEI hours of ?ight experience, not 30,001] hours as the article stated, WNYC Channel as will continue to broadcast user an analog signal until June 12, the new federal deadline for all TV sta- tions to begin broadcasting exclush'ely in a digital signal. An article in Wednesday?s News incorrectly stated that WC would drop its analog signal by Wednesday, the original deadline for the digital TV CGIIVEP- siorL W0 had intended to meet the earli- er deadline for the switchover but recently opted to wait. The Main News corrects published are rare ofsubstunce. Foremostccorrecn'ort please notify the edition- by writing to: PC. see too, sugars, ivy res-to. or cell The Nurse or sac-vase and use to guano no the maritime sees theorishie was published. Cr?ta: your request no THE Lr'l News Fa ma v, like it UAle 2ft, coop l5 tl l" it sit; l9. li?r' ll ll Opinion varies widely on safety of turboprop commuter planes By Stuart an Warriors asp Harare Mari-m NEWS STAFF Torruny Edwards was ?ying out ofBuffalo this week on the same model of plane that crashed in Clarence last week, but he wasn't worried. But John Frame said it?ll be hardiiorhimtogetonaturbo- prov satin. And Pat Allington doesn't have to worry about the nest time she gets on a turboprop because she said she never ?ies on onnmuter planes. ?Trn notagood?iertobegin with. I wouldn?t take it," Ailing- ton, a Tomato resident who works for an insurance compa~ ny. said as she and her family gathered their luggage after re? turning from Orlando. The Bombardier Dash that crashed last week is a popular evample of the small turboprop planes regularly used on short flights to and from the nation's regional air- ports. About 15 percent of daily ?ights out of Huffan Niagara International Airport are Dash Q4005 or other Passengers, industry observ- ers and safety of?cials differ in their opinions on the safety and desirability of turboprops, which have come under scruti- ny since the crash of Continen- tal Cormection Flight 340?. These turboprops are more susceptible to icing problems, but airlines have been relying on them morein recentyearsto save on fuel costs, said attorney David L. Fiol of San Francisco, who specializes in aviation wrongful-death and personal- tnjruy cases. "it?s atypical scene in the aviation industry safe- ty versus ef?ciency and dollars and cents,? Fiol said. However, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board who is part of the crash investigation team said the Dash but prone to problems when ?own in wintry weather. ?This Dash is a workhorse airplane. Its not real ble to ice. It ?ies in ice all the time,? Steven R. Chealander has said. "I?ve talked to some Con?- nental pilots . . . who ?y it. That?s not a concern.? Airlines use turboprops on commuter ?ights such as the ewark?to?Euffalo route cov- ered by Flight 3412!? because they?re cheaper to operate and larger than the regional jets they had relied on, experts said. Fuel is a big expense for cash-strapped airlines, and pro? peller aircraft require less fuel. Flight Std?? was a nitrogen- eration Dash risen licensed last April, a mode] billed by Bombardier as ?the turboprop airliner for the Elst century.? The 220 eaoos that have been in the air since Eli-flit have 1 million cumulative ?ying hours over 1.5 million ?ights ?virtually incident?free? before the Feb. 12 crash, said John Ar- none, a spokesman for Bombar- dier Aerospace in Toronto, where the plane is assembled. "litrboprops are highly hier ef?cient at low altitudes and are therefore preferable to pure jets on a lot of short-haul routes. But there is nothing quaint or unsafe about them,? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot who has experience with the older mod- el Dash S, wrote on his ?Ask the Accesses Gilt. pilot? blog on Salonrom. US Airways offers 12 turbo- prop ?ights out of the Buffalo airport arch day, to airports in Rochester, Albany, New York City and Philadelphia Conti- nental ?ies ?ve out to airports in Cleveland and Newark. That?s about 15 percent of the lit] daily ?ights outof So?a.- lo, and a number that has dropped only in recent However, sometimes ith dif- ?cult to avoid ?ying on a turbo? prop between Buffalo and cer- tain regional airports unless a ?this not rfed. the?b. It?s what I do.? ?ikrurilfhmottabfr, traveler is very ?exible on ?ight times. Travelers checking earli- er this week for an a?ernoon US Airways ?ight to LaGuardia Airport in New York said they weren?t nervous about ?ying in a Dash Qt?tl. ?I?m not worded it?s part of the job. It?s what ldo,? said Da- 1rid Tomowich, an Ancaster, Cut, resident who works in sales and travels frequently for his job. have it chance having an accident driving in the onehourittakestogethere than when I get on the plane." lEither travelers arriving at the airport said they'd had rough ?ights in the past on small commuter planes. Angele Leonard said her connecting ?ight from Gulf- port, Miss, to Atlanta was on a commuter plane. "'1th quitebad. It was nau- seous. The pressure in your ears really affects you on these smaller planes,? said Leonard,I an executive: assistant who was visiting a loved one in Cntario. Frame, a. bank auditor who was returning fromatripto Cr- lando, said he?s ?own turbo- props into Nowark and 1a- Guardia many times for work. ?It never bothered me be- fore," the Fredonia resident said. r?Eiut I'll de?nitely, during the winter, think twice.? American Eagle and Comair stopped ?ying turboprops in icy weather after crashes similar to Flight 3407. But Roger Cohen, president of the Regional Air- line Association, said the carri- ers replaced turboprops on win- try routes for reasons tuu'elated to safety umcerns. ?This plane. more consis- tently than any regional, ?ies in winter weather," Cohen said. ?It was built for this.? New Business Rep-inter Firearm Linsth and Wasftt'ugftm Bur-curt [hmech ?orain humiliated to this report. curred: and mangrerr?brwhereacom In a spirit of community healing, church bells toll at 10:20 pm. Church bells across Western New Fork tolled at loco Thurs- day night. marking the precise moment a week earlier that Continental Connection Flight 3441'? fell from the sky and crashed into a Clarence Center home. During a media brie?ng Thursday morning, Town of Clarence of?cials asked area churches to peel their bulls in memoryofthe victims. ?Hopefully, the symbolism of the bells ringing will help bring some healing to the com- mruiity,? Supervisor Scott A. By- lewsld said. churches were able to ring their bells 5D times, once for each victim of the crash, while newer churches equipped with electronic bells impro- vised, since they cannot be manually rru?rg. The Rev. Joseph F. Moreno, a parish priest at St Lawrence Catholic Church on East Dela- van Avenue, said Thursday evening that he would set the church?s electronic bells to peel afunereal toll twice. He also planned to light a Paschal candle and keep the church open for anyone wish- ing to come. r?It?s a sign of respect and love for those who have passed on,? said Moreno, who has been comforting families of the vic- tims in the days since the crash. The priest said the tolling of the bells also was a tribute to the ?rst responders and volmi- tecr's ?who helped, whether at the crash site, the airport or the family assistance center.? In addition to the bells. the Electric Tower in downtown Buffalo went dark Thursday night to mark the one?week an? niversary of the airline disaster. The top part of the well- idl?lIJJI'l?l?lt was ?to serve as a gesture to those who lost their lives in this tragic extent,? said Paul Isl-:alo, pres- ident and chief executive officer of Iskalo Development Corp.1 which owns the Electric Tower. I- i Gov. David A. Paterson has ordered ?ags on all state gov- ermnent buildings in New Tfork to be flown at half-staff Monday to honor the 5f} ?(in behalf of all New York- ers, wish to extend my heart? felt tondolenoes to the families, loved ones and friends of the victims of Flight 340?,? the gov. ernor said in a statement re leased Thursday. ?As we strug- gle to make sense of this loss, we must devote our energies and efforts to those whose lives were forever changed by this dark tragedy.? Paterson also thanked the ?rst responders and volun? tcercs ?who worked with ?aw- less professionalism and swift coordination in maintaining the safety and security of the site, and coroforting those who lost loved ones.? The Tony Walker anti Stereo Advantage stores in Amherst are selling special ?One City, One Heart? T-shirts to raise funds for Ion-en ?Wielinski and her daughter Jill, whose Clarv ence Center home was de- stroyed in the Flight error crash. Cost of the T-shirts range from $19.99 to $39.99, with all proceeds going to the Wielinsld Family l-?und, somrding to the companies. A free poster is available with every purchase. ?When tragedies such as Fringe group to picket memorials Ev Marta Sumac art Aer Ltiu Mrt'irai. STAFF A religious fringe group from Topeka, Kan, is coming to Clarence Center and Buffalo on Sunday to picket memorial ser- vices for victims of Continental Connection Flight sacs. Westboro Baptist Church has long been associated with virulent anti-gay views and has pickebed the funerals of Ameri- can soldiers killed in Iran and Members contend that the deaths it pickets are God?s prmishment for what it considers the nation's permis- sive attitude townrd homosexu- ails. Church members plan to picket outside a 1D ant. non- denominational and communi- ty prayer service in Eion Luther- an Church, 9535 Clarence Center Road, Clarence Center. Pickets also will be at St. Jo- seph-University Catholic Church, 3269 Main St. to pro- test a memorial service set at 1:45 pm for human rights ad~ vocate Alison Des Forges. Members of the church also planned to be in Lute, Fla, to? day to picket the memorial scr- yice for Mandn D. Henslow, Flight Sd?Ts pilot. ?It's pretty cold and heart- less." Rick Babel of Clarence Center said when learning about the group?s visit. ?Can?t they find something a little more constructive to do?? Eahel was one of several peo- ple who told The Bu?alo News thattheyhadneverheardofthe group or were, at best, vaguely aware of it. don?t think it's going to help anyone around here. Peo ple are trying to process this. Residents here need to heal themselves,? said Daveq Merle, also of Clarence Center. Fturerals for the grandrnoth? er of President Cbama, then- President Bill Clinton?s mother, Frank Sinatra and hate-crime murder victim Matthew Shep- ard are among the hundreds that church members have picketed. Their picketing of soldiers killed in action has led some states to pass laws proldbiting at funerals. Westboro Baptist Church is centered on the extended fami- ly of founder Fret] Phelps Sr, a disbarred lawyer. Last year, the Anti-Defamation League esti- mated that the church bad to members. A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, titled City Held Hostage,? described Topeka as being ?bullied into submission? over the years by the strong-arm tactics of the Phelps family through its con- stant threat of lawsuits. The church has been engaged in nearly daily picketing outside Topeka concert halls, restau- l'llJ?ltS and public for nearly so years in addition to its pickets across the United States and beyond. r"Topeka is now identi?ed with Fred Phelps,? former May- or Joan Wagnon 1.vas quoted as saying several years ago. ?If someone could ?gure out how to get him off the streets. they could be elected mayor for life." "These people HIE tti play God," said Debbie Henv ning, who works at Mardee?s restaurant in and has a son serving in Iraq. She said she thinks law env forcement should prevent church members from picket- ins Scott A. iiylewski, the Clar- ence town supervisor, says that he understands the sentiment but that the town does not want to contribute to the kind of cov- erage the group craves. ?I?m upset, hurt and angry that they would use this person. al grief to bring out their own twisted agenda,? he said. A counterdernonstration that began being organised Thrusday on Facebook is now expected. Eion Lutheran Church also will be adoring grief counseling through the day Srmday, begin- ning an hour before the in am. community prayer service. e-nmff: ntsomnreri?'frta??hetossom and estates Warranties (1v Tris lilies To or: Trust rm vs: a: insure if a: Arr-Jr's snot; a r' a fr'f-L-t arr- h?l-PeLCIfM-t. these happetr in this communi- ty, we have to come together to support each other.? said Tracy Allen, director of Advantage Community Services. Tony Walker is in the Walk? er Center, 511i]I Main St., and Stereo Advantage at 5195 Main. Eion Lutheran Church, 9535 Clarence Center Road, Clarence Center, will hold a ?community gathering dinner? at 13:30 pm. Saturday. It is restricted to resi- dents of Long Street, Goodrich Road, ?re?ghters and auxiliary members, and those who helped in the recovery effort af- ter the plane crash. The Clarence Center Coffee CompanySt Cafe is hosting aso- cial for neighborhood from d- to pm. Saturday to give them a. place to meet and share their feelings about the Flight 34o? tragedy. The coffeehouse is setting up a heated tent and will provide grief counselors, as well as live music. "'We?re just trying to provide a place for them to be together," said Michelle Kocler, manager of the co?eehouse at 94-?5 Clar- ence Center Road. rmrcouun ES Sill, SWIM Sill T0 Ill" SUNDAY 21 BANK [I'll] EXERCISE POOLS Hlii as HAMBURG, NY a 22 1 ?our 6 but a .. ms EIBIT Ill] THE II this