European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday May 10, 1977 Freaky weather brings Northeast Snow Calif rain by he associated press ii would have been just Fine for february Snow in the Northeast and a Down pour in California. But it All took place in the merry month of May. The rainfall in los Angeles on sunday added up to is times the average amount for the entire month. And on monday Public works Crews in the Northeast pulled out the Snow lows. Already stored away for the summer in Clear away up to six inches of Snow. The Freaky weather closed schools and ripped Down Power lines in Massachusetts. New York and Connecticut. Seasonal rarity in the West it sprinkled Snow on some mountainous areas sent drought stricken Northern californians running for buckets to save the precious water and rained out the los Angeles dodgers baseball game Only the fifth time that s happened since dem bums As they used to be known i Brooklyn moved to the so called Sunbelt in 1958. It hardly Ever Rains in sunny Southern California from May through september and the mothers Day storm made it the wettest May in the area in 56 years. Aver age rainfall for May is .13 inches but the deluge brought this month s total to 2 02 inches. The National weather service said 1.96 inches of rain fell at the los Angeles civic Center by sunday evening. That surpassed the record for May 8 of one Inch set in 1955. It also beat the previous record for rainfall in one May Day. 1.76 inches set on May 3. 1892. Navy of fake another 27 ships off Rolls Washington up the Navy monday announced plans to retire another 27 ships in the year starting oct. 1 to bring its Fleet to a new Low of 462 in total numerical strength. The ships retired will be mostly of world War ii Vintage. In addition to six destroy ers they will include smaller patrol Craft tugs and Salvage ships. At its current size of 164 ships the Navy is now operating at its lowest numerical strength since world War ii. Spokesmen said next year should Mark a bottoming  with new ships increasing the size of the Fleet slightly to 474 in 1979. While 27 ships will go off the Rolls next year new additions to the Fleet that include the nuclear powered aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower should reduce the net loss to Only two ships spokesmen said. The Eisenhower is to replace the Frank Lin d. Roosevelt which will be retired before oct. To thus keeping the aircraft car Rier Fleet at a total of 13 ships. The last nuclear Supe Carrier now planned the Carl Vinson is expected to be delivered in 1981. Other additions to the Fleet next year Anesdi Edued to include the nuclear powered Cruiser Mississippi and 11 destroyers. The size of the submarine Fleet which has lagged far behind that of the soviet Union in recent years will show a slight gain with five new nuclear subs due for de livery next year replacing three diesel powered submarines thai will be retired the storm increased the total for the water year july 1. 1976. To Dale to 11.27 inches compared to the Normal 13.97 inches. Last year s rainfall total to May 8 was 7 inches. Everything is helpful of course said Alan Williams of the metropolitan water District but if it rained like this in los Angeles for several weeks it would t be enough to solve our drought  the drought parched Northern and Cen trial California areas got Little More than sprinkles. San Francisco had .16 of an Inch of rain bringing the season total to 9.71 inches compared to the 20.16 inches that is Normal for this time of year. The storm also spawned a Tornado that toppled Trees scattered roof tiles and broke windows in a 10-Block area of Long Beach. There were traffic tangles and strained storm sewers but no injuries or major damage were reported. The Tornado caused evacuation of 55 elderly patients of Crestwood convalescent Hospital. Craig Halker of the Long Beach fire department estimated damage fro the Tornado at $150,000. The weather service said a temperature record was tied sunday in los Angeles. The maximum temperature was 60 de Grees equal to the lowest maximum Ever recorded on the Date. The record was set in 1893. The sudden reappearance of Winter sent temperatures in new York City to 36 de Grees Only one degree Short of the record cold of 1947. The City also had a few moments of Snow but the worst of the storm settled on areas in upstate new York and Western  toot of Snow in Massachusetts Berkshire mountains up to a foot of Snow was recorded and the National weather service said 11 inches fell at slide Mountain in new York s cats kills. In lower areas accumulations were expected to total three to six inches. In the Albany area about 6.000 persons were without electricity after the wet Snow sent tree limbs crashing across Power lines. Power outages were also reported i dutchess. Ulster and Sullivan counties. The area around great Harrington in the Southern berkshires appeared to be hard est hit in Massachusetts. Thousands of residents were without electricity. Up to two inches of Snow fell in Worcester and Snow mixed with rain pelted Boston. Police Cut the Speed limit on the Western portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike to 40 Miles per hour. In Connecticut. 18.000 to 20,000 residents were reported without Power near the Massachusetts Border. Tobacco Farmers in the Connecticut River Valley said the storm caused heavy damage to the cloth tents Pules and wires used to cover their crop. Day is done the Empire slate building jut Over Calvary cemetery in the new York Borough of Queen As the setting to silhouettes the Cuy s Skyline. A suspect admits earlier theft widow s killers May have $3 million loot Indianapolis a intruders who killed a reclusive widow May have gotten away with up to $3 million in Cash even though they overlooked $5 million she had hidden in her cluttered Home police said monday. We keep getting reports unconfirmed reports that she had withdrawn study of Tennis tantrums is dubbed fleece of month Washington a sen. William Proxmire bestowed his fleece of the month award monday on the National endowment Lor the humanities fur making a $2.500 Federal Grant for a study of Why people arc Rudi on Public Tennis courts. The Federal Agency made the Grant to Arlington county. A. To determine Why Tennis players hog the courts and become frustrated when they have to wait to play the project involves hiring the consult ing services of a professor of ethics and philosophy and a professor of sociology and making a Survey of the attitudes o 300 players toward local Tennis regulations by watching Hie n Nastase or Bob Hewitt throw their tantrums on National television taxpayers coulis have saved  Proxmire said in a statement the Wisconsin Democrat makes his monthly auard for the most ironic Ewuin ple of wasteful government speeding $8 million from the Bank so that would leave s3 million unaccounted  said  w. Kirkman who is heading the investigation into the shooting death last week of 66-year-old Marjorie v. Jackson. Kirkman said that one of three men being investigated in the Case told police he and two companions stole $817,000 from the woman in january. One other member of the Trio moved his entire family lock Stock and barrel saturday without Leav ing a forwarding address. Kirkman said. The victim s Panama cad body shot once in the Abdomen with a .22-caliber pistol was found Early saturday by fire men who fought a Blaze at her Home. Authorities believe Jackson died Between thursday and Friday night and speculate that the killers might have returned to Start the fire. Kirkman said police discovered More than $5 million mostly in $100 Bills in the ranch style Home $2 million of it in a garbage can in the bedroom the rest i toolboxes closets and a vacuum cleaner bag. The victim s purse and a suitcase in which she was known to transport Large sums or Money were missing police said