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Twins still traveling a rough road, lose 7 1 71 Vcrlitfli 3 State sued over management of School Fund1 Man kills 14, self in British shooting rampage4A nil Stai I andUU Copyright 1987 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company sua wiiwft fiBini(d mm i Officials said that pilots of the jet that never set the flaps to taKeorr position, denying the plane vital lift Sources: Jane's All the World's Aircraft; Teadeofrlaps Sketch not to scale CAv Wing of Leading edge 'y taps should be extended forward 2 fromlhewing mtm Need service, at odd hours? More firms, will oblige1C Twin Cities viewers while Channel 11 got about 10 percent. Now all three stations are in the middle to high 20s. According to Nielsen, which released limited data yesterday, a day or two in advance of its complete July ratings, KARE was first at 10 p.m. with a 15 rating and a 29 share. (Rating refers to the percentage of TV ratings continued on page I3A (cr ITraBlngdgeJlapij Trailing edge flaps should to extended back and down from the wing jet MBK jSew vprvSyv I FAA chief says airlines must regain public trust.

Page 3A. Associated Press Relatives of victims of the Sunday plane crash boarded a van outside airplane hangar at Detroit Metropolitan Airport this week. Minneapolis Volume VlNumber 138 Recorder indicates checklist not followed By John J. Oslund and Paul McEnroe Staff Writers Detroit, Mich. The flight crew apparently did not extend wing flaps before Northwest Flight 255 took off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Sunday, and the failure may have led to the crash that killed up to 1 58 people, federal investigators said Wednesday.

The revelation came after investigators obtained preliminary readings from the flight data recorder one of two "black boxes" aboard the Northwest plane, an MD-80 made by McDonnell Douglas. The recorder showed that the flaps had been in the "zero" or retracted position, rather than extended as is usually the case before takeoff. Investigators also said that a review of the cockpit voice recorder indicates that the pilot and copilot failed to call out the checklist aloud before takeoff. Standard procedure calls for one pi- ARE 1 0 By Colin Covert Staff Writer "It hasn't been the best day," sighed Reid Johnson, news director of WCCO-Channel 4. But at KARE-Channel 11, Steve Thaxton, vice president of advertising and promotion, described the atmosphere jubilantly as "pandemonium." No defense witnesses planned for Lonetree By David Phelps Staff Correspondent Quantico, Va.

Attorneys for Marine Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, expressing sharp displeasure with the conduct of his espionage court martial, announced Wednesday they would call no defense witnesses when the trial resumes Friday. Their surprise announcement was made after military prosecutors concluded their case against the 25-year-old St. Paul Marine, who could be sentenced to life in prison. Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday and jury deliberations are expected to begin immediately thereafter.

"We've had a rough set of rulings on Lonetree continued on page 8A Almanac Thursday, August 20, 1987 232nd day; 133 to go this year Sunrise: 6:20. Sunset 8:12 Today will be partly cloudy, a little warmer and more humid. The high will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s. It WCCO falls to 3rd 1A. Metro Thursday August 201987 6 Sections Single copy 1M mm a temporary morgue set up in an Hanson quits as 'IT coach University of Minnesota women's basketball coach Ellen Hanson has resigned effective Oct.

1 to pursue a family business. Athletic Director Merrily Baker said she was "very surprised," by Hanson's resignation. Hanson compiled a 169-121 record in 10 seasons. Page 1D. Analysis The third convoy of U.S.

warships and reflagged Kuwaiti tankers sailed into the gulf. 4A. tunes have been severely buffeted by four major events: the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Iraqi invasion of Iran and the Israeli Soviets continued on page 12A away from pollutants," said Dr. Joseph Geraci, a marine pathologist and veterinarian from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He had been consulting with the Minnesota Zoo on the future of its whale and dolphin exhibits when he was called away to head the dolphin investigation.

"Let's face it," he said yesterday, "if 400 frogs came ashore and died, it would be no big deal. But there is that human affinity with dolphins. "They're mammals, they have big eyes and wear a perpetual smile and they live in that mysterious ocean we don't understand very well, so we assume they must have a superior Dolphins continued on page 13A crashed in Detroit NTSB knowledged the finding is the most significant so far. The information appears to discount weather or engine trouble as significant factors. John Lauber, who is leading the NTSB investigation, said the flaps were in the retracted position, but he would not comment on reports that the flaps actually led to the accident.

Plane continued on page 16A takes 1 st; "This is a red-letter day," KARE's Thaxton said. "For four years, since Gannett's purchase of the station, we've been aiming for this day. Our progress has been phenomenal." The Gannett the nation's largest publicly owned communications media company, is best known for the national daily newspaper USA Today. Since acquiring Channel 1 1, the traditional also-ran in the local market, Gannett has given it a sat with friends at the Sparkle Cafe, AP 4 Soviets look to gain from gulf tensions m. 5 It- lot to accomplish the task after the other calls it off on the checklist.

Properly followed, the procedure can prevent accidents by giving the pilots a chance to spot mistakes early. With yesterday's disclosures, pilot error for the first time emerged as a leading possible cause of the accident. But National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials stressed that the position of the flaps is not to be considered a preliminary cause of the accident, but they ac p.m. news The reason: preliminary July ratings released Wednesday indicate that for the first time KARE's newscasts were the most-watched at 10 p.m. KSTP-Channel 5 finished second.

And for the first time, long-dominant WCCO's 10 p.m. news fell into third place. The last time WCCO lost first place in the profitable and prestigious 10 p.m. slot was February 1984, when KSTP featured evening coverage of the Winter Olympics. Staff Photo by Richard Sennott Police detective Pat Hartigan, center, Downtrodden By Sam Newlund Staff Writer Pat Hartigan is his name and managing poor folks' money is his game.

As a sideline, that is. His full-time job is cop. That's cop as in Minneapolis police detective, a solver of burglaries and thefts. Pulls down nearly $40,000 a year as a 30-year veteran on the force. Unofficially, though, the 56-year-old Hartigan practices a rare brand of By William Beecher Washington Bureau Chief Washington, D.C.

The Soviet Union, which until recently has suffered a succession of political defeats in the Middle East, is pursuing what it obviously hopes is a no-lose game in the Persian Gulf and, potentially, in the region as a whole. The United States, by way of contrast, has chosen some awfully difficult cards to play. Over the past decade, as pointed out by Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin in a recent session with Washington correspondents, Soviet for- thorough makeover including two changes of call letters, from WTCN to WUSA and subsequentlv to RARE. Though some have criticized the revamped station for what they call promotional excesses and a cheerful, cursory approach to news, its popularity among viewers has increased substantially. Five years ago WCCO and KSTP's 10 p.m.

newscasts drew almost 80 percent of his "banking" headquarters. handle their disabilitv checks or oth er benefits, and their cop friend fills the bill. He holds $56,000 in all. he calculated last week, mostly in bank accounts but some in his wallet. His clients include mentally ill street people and chronic drunks who might otherwise drink up their resources.

They mostly live or hang out in the rundown E. Franklin Av. area of Hartigan continued on page I5A Dolphins' sudden susceptibility to bacteria puzzles scientists bank on detective's help By Carol Byrne National Correspondent Norfolk, Va. Dead bottlenose dolphins have been washing up along the Atlantic coast in unprecedented numbers since early July. More than 200 have been found with peeling skin and sores on their mouths.

Scientists investigating the mysterious deaths announced Wednesday that the immediate cause were common ocean bacteria. But the basic mystery remains unsolved: What has caused the dolphins' immune system to break down and make them susceptible to massive infections by run-of-the-mill bacteria? "We don't know, but the thrust now is toward a search for viruses and social work. He doles out money belonging to about 20 people on his "caseload." Keeps records on small yellow cards he carries in his wallet. "You do it because you feel sorry for them" and because they are so vulnerable to being beaten up and cheated, Hartigan said. He cited the biblical injunction about doing good for "the least of these, my brethren." Some "clients" volunteer to have Hartigan hold their money.

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