European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Of plight times Square is Alst deserted after a snowstorm Para lazed ground and air traffic in the new York area. But a girl right on a mid Manhattan Street does t let the Snow keep her from going Forth dressed in weather truly Cloudy to Cloudy with mattered widower i Little change wednesday. In Kurt Heidelberg High 30, Low opera Turki recorded monday get t4 pm 50 Adana p 69 Atheni. P 37 Valano p 30 Berlin 34 Brunei cl28 cop no incl 30 Frankfurt incl Cloudy a partly 4 4 am pm 27 37 London p 34 46 Madrid cl19 25 Munich 27 37 Par p 34 41 pre twice p 28 46 Rome cl60 61 wheel i p Cloudy i now 2nd weather Wing unofficial newspaper of . Forget in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 297 tuesday february 11, 1969 if 21855 a5t daily 10 sunday g from a und up dispatches key Biscayne Fla. The Lorida White House said flatly onday president Nixon will godhead with plans to visit West Erlin on his european trip de Ial plane worrying 119 s hijacked Miami up an Eastern Rwjr lines Jet carrying ill Pas sengers and eight crewmen was 1 i lacked monday on a flight from Jan Juan puerto Rico to Miami he Federal aviation administration the Pilot of the pcs reported to Miami that there is a Man in Back with a gun on the Stew Ardess and that he was going to Cuba. It was the 14th successful hijacking of the year and the 10thhijacking of a . Airliner. There have been two unsuccessful at tempts this year spite East German threats to disrupt West Germany s planned presidential election there. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler asked about the Impact of communist moves against the scheduled March 5 election on Nixon s travel plans said the president will make the trip to West is scheduled to go to the former German capital late this month during a five nation tour of Western Europe Ziegler said Nixon fully supports a three Power state ment issued in Bonn monday by the United Stales Grea Britain and France which said there is no justification for the East German announcement imposing restrictions on ground travel to West Berlin. The electors Are expected Tolly to the communist encircled City to evade Lions. The new restrict Ziegler pointedly emphasize that the scheduled election in West Berlin did not represent anew initiative of the Bonn government because similar ballot nos he said had been held Here in 1934, 1959 and 1w4, to Berlin i threats in Moscow Izvestia said Mon Day night that Nixon s planned visit would further complicate the situation in Berlin. The government newspaper hailed East Germany s crack Down on Access to West Berliand expressed bewilderment about Western support of West Germany s plans to elect the fed eral Republic president in West wont on Pagos col. 5 a fashionable if unseasonable mini skirt. Associated press photos storm cripples business traffic from a and up dispatches new York the worst exchanges in new York Cit northeastern snowstorm in eight years brought new York to Anear standstill monday. The weather Bureau reported15 inches of Snow in Central Park. Other parts of the new York area had 16 to 20 inches. John f. Kennedy International Airport reported 18 inches and officials said the Airport be open to traffic until tues Day at the earliest. The Long Island rail Road America s largest commuter line carrying 90,000 passenger daily into new York City can celeb All trains until the Penn Central an other heavily travelled com uterine was running trains when it could with Little regard for schedule. The new York and american Stock exchanges were closed for he Day As were All commodity in the City pedestrians walked Down the Middle of main avenues normally crowded with an occasional car or bus was seen in the mid town leading in and out of new York were clogged wit traffic and Many motorists abandoned their cirs and checked into motels and hotels. In downtown Manhattan Man hotels reported Long lines of frantic commuters vying for rooms. Public schools in new Orkand most parochial schools were closed to their 2 million York s mayor John v. Lind say urged youngsters to spend the Day shovelling Snow. Many colleges and universities also cancelled classes. Some Busi Nesses closed As getting to work proved an Imja Syible task. Like Many thousands of other cont. Of Puyt i 4, col. 23 airline for sir. York a a National airlines spokesman appealed monday for a helicopter flight a bring food to Kennedy Airport where 6,000 person were camped after being stranded by the 500 of the stranded Pas sengers were at the National terminal. Tic rec vow eaten any Foo since 8 39 . Yesterday a seems food drop passengers National spokesman said the group included about so children two diabetic Sand one Man with a heart condition. Iw"1."1 Don l food so0"they la be in Bud shape he said. If someone could drop some food from a Beu copter it would be great pan America served Coffee and juices at its terminal build ing but apparently trans world airline was the Only line Able to serve Complete breakfasts. A Twa spokesman said they served approximately 2,000 persons. Port authority police reported giving Aid to several per so As who suffered heart attacks an to site person who suffered an ulcer attack
