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31 die in DC-9 plane crash off from runway 19-right ral which is ffntyrtng mapof) relatively new freshness has considered bjf some * hindrance to its By Jim Hoehn United Press International MILWAUKEE - A Midwest Ex­ press DC-9 airliner bound for Atlan­ ta did two barrel rolls and slammed nose first into the ground at Mitchell Field shortly after takeoff Friday, apparently killing all 31 people aboard, officials said. "There are apparently no survi­ vors," Midwest spokesman Jose Oiler said at an airport news confer­ ence. He said there were 26 passen­ gers, four crew members and anoth­ er person, probably a crew member, aboard the plane. - : It was the 19th major commercial dent in aviation's most disas- Aviation Administration spokeswoman Marjorie Kriz identi­ fied the Midwest Express plane as Flight 106 en route to Atlanta. The two-engine DC-9 aircraft crashed in a nature preserve at the south end of the runway shortly after takeoff at 3:15 p.m. The plane was scheduled to arrive in Atlanta at 5:05 p.m. "The pilot advised the tower of an emergency and then crashed before he could say what the emergency was," Kriz said. "The tower said it couldn't see clearly, .but it did report seeing smoke at the south end of the airport in a tree area," she added. Pamela Murr, a traffic reporter for WTMJ radio at the scene, said the plane made "a couple of barrel rolls and went down nosefirst. It burst into flames." A fireman walks through wreckage of the Mid­ west Express DC-9 after It crashed Friday af­ ternoon in a Add near the Milwaukee airport, UPl photo killing all 31 people aboard. The jetliner was en route to Atlanta when it came down shortly after takeoff. m in the cousins. knew that big shopping bag, t was meant for you. 4 r M went out on the town, you knew a night i|$& § wild be a treat t all the sojjbtjpog& and complete domination of the TV set. ' 3 always tfjM&e smarte^jjtfettiest, strongest or kid around. s for National dent I Sunday ents or known as grandparents. And Sunday is a day set special people. . indparents Day, first celebrated in 1979 when Presi- signed the: declaration, tt observed on the test Labor Day. Officially* i?#M* day for visiting grandp#< i and giving them recognition and showing our o ! O i l ' - j s J • * local residents Expressed their thoughts about the pros and cons of Grandparents Day. UBS? < »'% 't V % - . ' Paul Randolph, who resembles Pair and glamLm on a beach in gwhile his wife of 56 years, MargMl^ $ 3 hope tdy grandchildren dont J day. I think it's just a way to get people candy flowers PARENTS --Page Airliner "It was the worst thing I have ever seen," Murr said. Nearby hospitals were put on di­ saster alert but ambulances had trouble getting to the scene because of a traffic jam. Several streets around the crash scene were closed. A temporary morgue was set up near the grove of trees where the plane came down two milej*aorth of the runway. "It will be a while be­ fore we have everybody identified,"- an official said. "Some are pretty mangled." Witnesses said the plane exploded once in the air and then on impact. "I was walking to my office when I heard what I thought was a sonic boom," said Dan Storey, who works close to the airport. "Flames were coming from the right side engine. At that point the plane started to lose altitude. "The plane rolled sharply to the right, upside down. It hit the ground nose first and there was a loud ex­ plosion. I felt the initial heat blast." "It was in pieces," another on­ looker said. "About the biggest piece was a 15-20 foot piece of wing. It must have disintegrated. A wheel and tire were the most distinguish­ able pieces." In Washington, FAA spokesman Fred Farrar said, "The plane was taking off the runway and became airborne. The pilot declared an emergency. The plane came down near the boundary of the airport. The tower observed smoke coming from the area." Midwest Express, based in Apple- ton, Wis., has a fleet of four planes, three of them DC-9s. A DC-9 can carry between 90 and 130 people. The National Transportation Safe­ ty Board said in Washington the last major fatal accident Involving a DC- 9 was on April 4, 1977. Boy scout gives community fitness course By Joe King Herald staff writer The residents of the Cary-Grove area have an opportunity to work themselves into better physical con­ dition due to the efforts of 18-year- old Rick Rubow of Cary. As part of his work toward attain­ ing the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, Rubow planned, constructed and found fi­ nancing for a 1.6-mile, 13-station fit­ ness course. Rubow is a member of Scout Troop 555, which is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day- Saints in Crystal Lake. The course, which is located on the perimeter of the grounds of Cary-Grove High School, includes stations for improving strength, bal­ ance, stretching and coordination improvement. "The idea behind the course was to provide the community with ac­ cess to physical fitness close by and at no cost to the individual," Rubow said. Work on the project, from its in­ ception and planning in March of 1964, until the final signs were post­ ed in the early spring of 1965, repre­ sented over 700 man hours of work by Rubow and the 60 or so volun­ teers he recruited to assist him in various aspects of the project. It was Rubow's mother. Laura, who originally suggested he ap­ proach the park district about han- deling the project after she read that they were considering building a trail. After speaking with Eric Bums of the Cary Park District and Bill Mur­ phy, then athletic director at Cary- Grove, Rubow was given the go ahead to do the work. Working with Burns and Murphy the desired stations were chosen and mapped out. In May he took to the streets for what he considered the least plea- sent aspect of the project, finding sponsors to pay for the stations. But armed with visual aids put together with frrtp from his father, Gary, to assist in marketing, and with his friend Todd Weiler, of Mc- Henry, along to help with the sales pitch, 19 area sponsors, were lined up to fund the project. The $2,492 collected was used to purchase more than 700 feet of rough cut cedar, 70 feet of pipe and all the cement needed to anchor the various stations. The wood was sanded down and many of the structures assembled in the park district work shed, tasks which which Rubow said were the most enjoyable aspects of the pro­ ject for him. "I'm not the type of person who could ever be happy working at a SCOUT-Page 9A Good Morning Today's weather Partly sunny, continued hot and humid today. Highs low to mid 90s. Warm and humid tonight with lows In the low 70|. Very hot and humid Sun­ day with highs in the 80s and 90s. Lows Will be in the 60s and 70s. ' " J - • s :• ' ' Lottery Dally game: 424 Pick Four: 1854 Lotto grand prize: $6 million INSIDE A new type of action figure has arrived on the toy scene to do batUe with Masters of the Universe, Gobots, Trans­ formers, etc. The difference with these figures Is that they are designed for little girls, not boys. SEC. B, PAGE 1 INDEX/SECTION A Weather 2 Soap opera update Obituaries 6 Lunch menus Sports ? 11-14 ORTHWEST HEWSPAPERS Crystal Lake Herald McHenry Ptaindealer Daily Sentinel Cary-Grove Clarion Cardurtal Free Press ORTHWEST Saturday , September 7 , 1984 Herald photo by Sam Natrop Woodstock quarterback Timm Fields looks for running room while being pressured by Carmel defenders Friday night at Larry Dale Field. The Blue Streaks won 10-7.