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I 80 PougKkepl6 Journal Plane crashes, pilot killed YORK (AP) A single seat plane crashed Into tht ocean and tank 200 yardt off Manhatun Deach on Saturday, killing the pilot and narrowly mining a Coait Guard boat that had been searching for a wounded shark, officials said. Police divers pulled the pilot's body from the submerged aircraft about SO minutes after the plane plunged into 23 feet of water off Manhatun Beach at 12.07 said Coast Guard Quartermaster Robert Goldring. Though direr were in the water In 12 minutes. "It took a while to find the wreck," said Coast Guard Lt. Steven Heln.

The pilot, found strapped into his seat and badly burned, was pronounced dead aboard the rescue boat, he said. Goldring said the plane crashed about SO feet away from the Coast Guard boat, which had Just canceled a fruitless search for an Injured shark spotted off the beach earlier In the day. "It was that close," Goldring said. "The plane came in. pretty low and both wings Just sheared off and it went straight In." Witnesses said the plane had been heading east, towing a banner that read, "Charisma Hair: No Appointment Necessary," said Officer Norris Hollomon, a police spokesman.

Hein said the banner became fouled In the Coast Guard boat's propeller after the crash. The water had been closed to swimmers at a m. because of the shark sighting, but was reopened at 11:30 am. becauseMhe eight foot long fish had not been sighted again, officials said. Sundoy, August 18, 1985 I II II VI I ftssHsssMssssssssHI QigggggggggggggVr "BsssssssT 3HlBSSSSK bbW i 5 "9 'HBl sii yu Pflti PliPi irf "lilESiMl If Ta IsW sssssssSKiastsssssssB1 i SssasVSsBBP7ArrPssW.

JSSSKSSk llNlssss aHKi3gajMt SrJflBBaaaV tiisSiEiEkiiBBvsi Teen held in murder of parents! The Auoclattd Prns Police divers pull in to shore with the body of a pilot of a single seat plane that crashed in the ocean Saturday 200 yards off Manhattan Beach. The cause of the crash was not known immediately, but Hein said it was not related to the shark search Pete Nelson, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the pilot apparently did not transmit a distress signal before Crashing. He said the National Safety Transportation Board sent an investigator to the crash site. NORTH SYRACUSE A North Syracuse teen ager has been charged with murdering his parent by set ting fire that destroyed their bom June t. Robert F.

Kocher, 17, was arrested Friday on charges of second degree murder and second and fourth degreedegree arson. The charges were contained In sealed Indictment handed up Thursday, Chief Assistant District Attorney William Fiupatrlck said Kocher admitted to a member of the Onondaga County Sheriffs Department about 10 days ago that he set the fire with a cigarette lighter. But Kocher recanted, saying he had been drinking. Fiupatrlck said. Fiupatrlck said he has two statements from people who say Kocher told them he set the fire.

But Fiupatrlck said he could not explain the motive, "He never said why he did It," Fiupatrlck said. Richard Kocher, 52. was dead at the scene of the fire. His wife, Neda, SI. died the next day.

Fiupatrlck said autopsies showed they died of smoke Inhalation. Neighbors described Kocher as a well mannered youth who appeared to get along well with his parents. Corn farm admits possession of pot ALBION A 69 year old corn farmer has pleaded guilty to possessing more than a pound of marijuana although authorities say the actual total was closer to IVt tons, believed to be the most ever seized while growing In western New York. Orleans County sheriffs deputies pulled up about 2,500 marijuana plants from Peter Dragan's cornfields on Sept. 2.

Dragan admitted Friday that he knew the plant! were there, even though he said In December, "I don't even know what the stuff looks like." Boaters hope to be 1st to cross Atlantic NEW YORK (AP) A father and son from Long Island who hope to be the first people to cross the Atlantic in an outboard motorboat reached the Azores on Saturday, according to their family. Al Grover St. and Al 28, sailing the 26 foot Groverbuilt. were escorted into port around noon EDT, said the elder Grover's wife, Rose marie. "The escort boat went out" to lead him into port." Mrs.

Grover said in a telephone Interview from her Free port home. She said she had just spo ken to her husband and son by radio. The Azores arc a group of islands In the north Atlantic, west of Portugal, which owns them The Grovers left Aug 1 from Pierre Michlon. Newfoundland, in their homemade boat, said Mrs. Grover's son.

Scan. They planned to spend a week to 10 days in the Azores, then head to Lisbon. Portugal, Mrs. Grover said. It should take them another five days to get there, she added.

"They carried 540 gallons of fuel and they still have fuel left," she said. "It's about 810 miles from the last island in the Azores to Lisbon, but they won't need such a large quantitiy of fuel and they can go faster." The duo was slowed a bit when a hurricane crossed in front of them, Mrs Grover said. The elderGrover said the trip was going well, his wife said. "He's great," she said. "He told me nothing came apart during the storm and everything was holding up fine." In the state From Journal Wire services When County Judge Paul I.

Miles asked Dragan It he made his plea of Ms own free will, he said, "There were certain circumstances. I had to weigh them." Dragart probably will not be. sentenced to prison, even though the felony can punished by one to seven years In prison. The special prosecutor, Robert Noonan, and Dragan's lawyer, Jeffrey Sellers, told the judge they negotiated the plea on the condition that Dragan would only be put on probation, possibly fined and possibly sentenced to some community service. County and federal officers said In September that the 2.500 plants were the most ever confiscated In western New York.

Noonan said Friday they still believe Red Cross reports lifeguard shortage ROCHESTER The American Red Cross is asking people to come forward to fill a desperate shortage again only this time It's lifeguards they need, not blood. Just when the dog days of August are at their worst, some area swimming pools have been forced to close because the guards are leaving, many of them to get ready for college In the fall. "There has been a shortage all summer, but I guess this week it really reached a peak," said Rita Swank, the Red Cross's area director of safety service. The shortage Is especially frustrating, she said, because the local Red Cross has trained more than 1,000 lifeguards and water safety Instructors this year. "We know we have lifeguards out there somewhere," she said.

22 members added to council on suicide ALBANY The SUM Council oxC Youth Suicide Prevention has. been i expanded from six to 28 members Gov. Mario Cucomo has announced "Expansion of the council to edC compass broad range of expertise and experience will greatly our prevention efforts," Cuomo said; Saturday. The 22 new members Include twar sute senators, four state heads, representatives of variety organisations and experts on thai problem of suicide prevention. Members of the council serve withal out salary.

Minnesota woman murdered in Ovid wt; ROCHESTER A 20 yeer oVU Minnesota woman who was stain lC Ovid when she took walk away from a party bled to death from sr; stab wound to the front of her neck Monroe County medical fxamta er ruled Saturday. The body of Kristin M. O'Connell of Burnsville, was nude when was found In a cornfield Friday, buQ the autopsy did not Indicate she bad been sexually assaulted, according to; Dr. Nicholas Forbes. "The Intentions may have been to sexually assault and It may Just have not taken place," said state Maj.

Richard Tonzl. Tonzi said there were no suspects' Saturday afternoon, but state were continuing to Interview people and search for evidence at the scene. Ms. O'Connell's body was found few yards Into a cornfield In Ovid Seneca County. It was about a quar ter mlle from a trailer home rented' by James Vermeerscb It, a friend with whom she had been stay Ing.

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