Search for Survivors in Guam

Hope is fading that rescuers will find any more survivors from the crash of a South Korean jumbo jet in the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam. The Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was carrying 254 passengers and crew. U.S. Navy Admiral Martin Janczak said today 30 people survived and are hospitalized, with 69 bodies recovered and 155 people still missing and believed dead. Some of the survivors miraculously walked away from the burning wreckage. At least 14 Americans were aboard. Janczak says he believes there are no more survivors left at the scene of the crash. Korean Air Lines officials faced an angry barrage of criticism from relatives of passengers aboard the jet.

Survivor Describes Crash Scene

A South Korean man who survived the crash of Korean Air Flight 801 says he pulled a woman from the wreckage but fire prevented him from rescuing trapped children. Hong Hyon-song, 35, says he was one of the first to escape the inferno after the Boeing 747-300 crashed in Guam. "When I shouted into the wreckage asking whether anybody was alive, children shouted for help. I asked them, 'How many?' and they said, 'Four.' It was frustrating and unfortunate but I could not get back in because fire caused blasts inside the plane."

US Military Helps Rescue Effort

With a heavy presence in Guam, the U.S. military has played a major role in the rescue effort following the crash of Korean Air Flight 801. U.S. Naval and Air Force personnel quickly arrived on the scene of the accident in a remote jungle valley about 30 miles from Andersen Air Force Base. An official from the base said U.S. forces conduct accident response exercises on a year-round basis and were well-prepared for the rescue operation.

UPS Strike Day 3: No Talks Set

The Clinton administration is putting pressure on United Parcel Service and the striking Teamsters union to return to the bargaining table. The Teamsters' national strike against the world's largest parcel delivery company entered its third day today. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman said she has spoken to UPS CEO James Kelly and union president Ron Carey, urging then to attempt to resolve their differences over pay, benefits and job security. Many businesses are suffering because of the strike. UPS controls 80 percent of the U.S. package shipping industry.

UPS Strike Slows Flow of Goods

The UPS strike has slowed deliveries of a wide range of products, ranging from fresh lobsters for restaurants and flowers for birthdays. With United Parcel Service's familiar brown trucks and its fleet of planes mostly idle, businesses that normally use UPS looked to other suppliers -- and ingenuity -- to send goods on their way. While UPS assigned thousands of managers and non-union workers to do the jobs that 185,000 striking drivers, sorters and loaders usually do, both sides in the dispute said the company's operations, for the most part, were shut down.

Clinton to Meet the Press

One day after signing into law the historic balanced budget and tax-cut legislation, President Clinton is scheduled to hold a rare formal news conference at the White House today. The last formal news conference by Clinton alone at the White House was on March 7. With Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich standing by his side, Clinton signed the bills during a ceremony yesterday. One bill aims to balance the budget by the year 2002, while the companion measure cuts taxes by a net $95 billion over five years. "This has been a long time coming," said Gingrich. "It has been a difficult process. But in that process we have proven together that the American constitutional system works."

More Testimony in NY Bomb Trial

A jury in New York is scheduled to hear a second day of testimony today in the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Prosecutors and defense lawyers presented contrasting opening statements yesterday before the first witness was called. Prosecutors called Ramzi Yousef and a co-defendant "self-proclaimed terrorists" who wanted to kill thousands of people to punish the United States for its support of Israel. Defense lawyers urged the jurors to keep an open mind. The bombing left six dead and more than 1,000 injured.

New Mir Crew in Orbit

Help is on the way for the beleaguered crew of the Russian Mir space station. Two relief cosmonauts are orbiting the Earth, gradually aligning themselves with Mir. Commander Anatoly Solovyov and flight engineer Pavel Vinogradov are preparing for their rendezvous tomorrow with Mir after their launch yesterday. NASA says the current three-man crew, including American Michael Foale, is continuing to make repairs on the Elektron oxygen generating system that has not worked since last week. Solovyov and Vinogradov are scheduled to make vital repairs on Mir soon after their arrival.

Report: New LAPD Chief Picked

Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan reportedly will announce today the selection of Bernard Parks to serve as the city's police chief. The Los Angeles Times reports that Park is known as a disciplinarian and has 32 years of police experience. He would become the second black to hold the post. He would replace Willie Williams, who was not given a second five-year term to head the LAPD.

Missouri Executes Murderer

The state of Missouri executed convicted murderer Ralph Feltrop by lethal injection early today. The 42-year-old was put to death for the 1987 murder of his live-in girlfriend in Jefferson County, south of St. Louis. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a motion for a stay of execution. Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan denied Feltrop's appeal for executive clemency. Feltrop said in his final statement that he was innocent.

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