Page 16-Friday,;November 2, 1979-The Michigan Daily KNEWRUNWAY WAS CLOSED Pilot is center of .A IL From AP and Reuter MEXICO CITY - Mexican aviation investigators say their probe of Wed- nesday's Western Airlines DC-10 crash here centers on why the pilot used a runway he had been told was closed. But the investigators, who asked not to be named, said they are not ruling out what could be other, undetermined causes for the crash that killed 72 of the plane's 89 occupants and three persons on the ground. ENGINEER MARIO Aguilar of the airport chief's office said, "23-left, the SECOND CHANCE Presents CROWD PLEASERS for more info call 994-5350 runway where the plane crashed, is definitely closed. None of its systems are functioning, not even the runway border lights or the runway approach lights. Only 23-right has them right now." He said investigators are not ruling out anything, but said, "it does not ap- pear to be a structural fault in the plane.' An FAA spokesman in Washington also ruled out structural problems in the plane. DC-10s were grounded for 37 days after an American Airlines plane crashed last May 25 at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, killing 273 persons, the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history. THE PILOT, Capt. Charles Gilbert, 53, of Rolling Hills, Calif., was among those killed. Dave Jimenez, Western Airlines spokesman, said the plane's black box r 4 Q 26 thrU NoV.12 OurBetCt .are 0W~ i Z - -4-- hh 1 STALK the1 II I CROSS-EYED MOOSE at 1 TOMMY'S HOLIDAY CAMP 1 I 1 You can play 5o worth of I 1 pinball or video games with 1 1 this coupon and your !D. 3 I I I Thmrss-4ed Me.:. osarexmnrj' NIA4 C&Vp1 613. . Librty 3 Pckerd 1 EXPIRES 11/9/79 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GRADUATESCHOOL OF BUSINESS All Majors and Fields invited. Come to our meetings to hear about our MBA and PhD Pro- grams and to ask any questions about the curriculum, admis-. sions, financial aid, and career opportunities available in the following fields of management: probe recorder had been recovered from the crash site and was a key piece of evidence in searching for the cause of the crash. The Mexican government statement yesterday said transcripts of a dialogue between the pilot and the control tower confirmed that he was told to land on runway 23-right instead of 23-left. THE TOWER-to-cockpit conver- sation was in English but the English language version has not been released here. A Spanish language transcript of the last conversation between the tower here and the approaching jet quotes controllers as telling the pilot to use runway 23-right, then warning him he was veering to the left. "Only a little," was the reply. Later, according to the transcript, the plane was told its landing lights were over 23- left. The crew acknowledged the message. SECONDS LATER came the crash. F1 ight officials say the plane, in- bound from Los Angeles, apparently tried to change runways at the last minute but struck a truck with its lan- ding gear, went out of control and slammed into two buildings along the runway. American consular officials here said yesterday that their unofficial list showed 26 Americans among the dead, and that at least five, possibly six, Americans were among the 17 sur- vivors. "There is one we haven't talked to we suspect is an American citizen," a spokesman said. The consular spokesman said bodies would be returned to the United States if that is what families want, but that many of the American dead were of hispanic origin and had relatives in Mexico. A Western Airlines official said the night flight had a reduced fare of 175 one-way from Los Angeles and was popular with Mexican-Americans who could not afford a more expensive ticket. makes it official Blaker announces From AP and Renter WASHINGTON - Acknowledging that he has yet to demonstrate he can beat his Republican rivals, Sen. Howard Baker announced his candidacy for president yesterday and urged the voters to "judge me." "By the time we're in the mid- dle primaries, I've got to stop being in second place and start- being in first place," Baker said when asked when he thought he would win his first primary. The Tennessee senator said that at this point in the race for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, Ronald Reagan is the front-runner. Reagan plans to announce his candidacy Nov. 13. Baker departed from the traditional generalities of presidential announcement speeches to renew his appeal for defeat of the SALT II treaty bet- ween the United States and Soviet Union, saying that if the Senate ratified SALT II it would guaran- tee to the Soviet Union the margin of error that used to belong to the United States. Baker, however, defended his support of the Panama Canal treaties last year that angered Lparty conservatives. 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