European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 21.pago 8 the stars and stripes tuesday Zim most of Europe is reeling under rain. in it of the to hooding in Many areas. By the associated press belgians. Britons. French germans and Northern italians sheltered under a Blaz ing Sun during last year s widespread european drought. But this june they Are huddled in raincoats and carrying umbral of rain in sight was the forecast from the Brussels Meteorol Olickal office. It s been Cloudy Cool and wet and looks Likely to stay that said the London what her in Northern Italy complain that crops especially fruit arc suffering fro too much ram and in parts of Germany almost twice the average amount of rain for Lune has fallen so far this Spain also hit by the drought last year the temperature is below Normal Only muscovites and the dutch appear to be having a near Normal summer. For Moscow in contrast with Western Europe the summer of 1976 was one of the wettest Ever overcast and Rainy Days. Normal fur this Lime of year persist this june but rainfall is average weathermen say dutch weather experts report a near Normal summer so Fari in turns of the River thames in London reduced to a comparative trickle with dried Banks of Sun cracked mud on either Side helped Tell the Story of Europe s Long Hul summer of 1976now the thames and other european riven Are flowing again and reservoirs dangerously Low by last october until rain arrived la end the drought Are heat wave swept Over Europe in Early May 1976 the Royal dutch meteorological last Tuie in Amsterdam recalled the first so railed tropical Day when temperatures Rose alive 86 withered from then on. Temperatures soared As Day after Day of Clear Blue skies produced elation at first then fatigue and eventually a Bill running into billions of dollars in in creased food prices As crops withered in the the height of the heat wave tempera Tures Over 90 degrees were Normal and in tense humidity in places like London added greatly to the discomfort of City heat kept Globe trotting swedes at Home and the Blossom Loving dutch out of the Flower , strawberries and other euro Pean summer crops withered for Lack of water and tens of thousands of cattle went to an untimely death for Lack of shortages sent Frencho men hoarding sugar. Germans to import ing sauerkraut and poles to eating foreign drought produced a severe potato shortage in Britain pushing up prices from Little More than 5 cents a Pound to about 20 cents in the shops the Netherlands usually an exporter of potatoes had to import . Potatoes last year to make up for a 20 per cent shortfall. The United nations food and agriculture organization in Rome reported sharply lowered Grain Harvest estimates. It gave no Overall figures but Denmark reported a 1976 Grain Harvest 15 per cent below Cerf Ficare available Normal and in Britain yields were 5.7 per cent below the three year is How some european countries Are faring this june. Belgium the meteorological office in Brussels said that in contrast with last year s hot test three months in 100 years weather prospects for this summer were poor with lots of rain in sight. Maximum tempera Tures currently Are averaging 68 weathermen said the abnormal Fea Ture this year was rain. There were 20 Rainy Days in May instead of the Normal 15. But the government has refused to risk being caught Short of water this year and has maintained a ban on using hoses Tor washing cars filling swimming pools and other purposes in Case the Clouds go away. Britain the i Ndon weather Center said the weather has been very Cloudy Cool and wet especially in the South and East of the country there has been 2 51 inches of rain so far this month while the average for the month is Only 1.85 and reservoirs arc now full again but the water table below ground which feeds Springs Wells and boreholes is still depleted after last year s drought crop prospects look Normal Farmers re ported a few weeks ago in Spring dry weather caused a shortage of Green vege tables which pushed up the Price of Large cabbages to an astounding Al 70 each Well Over twice their Normal Price but subsequent rain has reduced the need to import vegetables from Britain s european neigh . The French having paid a special drought Relief tax for Farmers in 1976. Are asking this year whether they will be faced with a flood tax since wet weather has led tapestry of a Saint Vatican aides inspect a tapestry depleting the first . Male Saint Philadel phia Bishop John Nepo Mikese Neumann. It decorated the facade above Pope Paul i during is. Peter s Square canonization rites. Up stateless dependent travel eased he Idelberg a certificate of status for stateless aliens is now Avail Able through company orderly rooms Ausa Keur spokesman said it will permit forces alien dependents who Don i possess valid passports to travel to most Western european countries the spokes Man stateless alien is a person who lacks citizenship in any country and has t yet qualified for citizenship in another nation. The certificate of status. A form 3516, was designed primarily to permit vietnamese dependents to travel while their sponsor is stationed overseas. The certificate May be obtained by pro Viding the required information and two photographs not larger than Lu-by-1 4 inches for each dependent. Unit commanders will verify the data and Forward the packet to usage or s a foreign country travel Section com Mander in chief. Sarel a attn a Aag a Apo 094031."possession of the certificate is not a substitute for visa requirements Howe the spokesman said. Before travelling to a country that requires a visa the certificate Holder must present the certificate and any other required documentation to the appropriate embassy or consulate the spokesman said. Most countries require the certificate Avisa application two photos and a letter from the sponsor s unil attesting to his status and relationship to the certificate Holder. More information on the certificate of status for stateless aliens May be received from unit orderly rooms or from a s foreign country travel Section by calling 21211 a s"8.i8. Wine growers have asked the govern ment for heavy subsidies to cover damage by rain and Frost in Southern regions. West Germany in West Germany where the govern ment last year made a $26 Milhon Erner. Cenci payout to Farmers hit by the drought the German weather Bureau in Offenbach said rain is this year s Surprise. About 1.09 inches of rain fell in the first 15 Davs of june almost double the 0.59 inches that fell in the entire month of june last year. The temperature is about Normal at around 63 degrees. But the Bureau said there was a hoi spell last week in South Germany with tempera Tures up to 86 degrees. The temperature in bavarian lakes was warm enough for a comfortable swim but there was still More than seven feet of Snow atop . Germany s highest Point. There is plenty of water in the rein River and Barge traffic is moving normally. Last summer Low water Levels interfered with Barge traffic. In nor Triem Italy hard hit by the 1978 drought Farmers arc complaining that crops especially fruit Are suffering from excess rain the weather mostly has been Coo with unseasonal snowfalls in the East pm Alps. Spain Spain h is had temperatures of around 72 of Grots while the average during mid May to mid june is 80. Water authorities said reservoirs Are at their highest Levels in 15 years As a result of heavy rain in recent months. Experts predicted Good Grain and fruit crops this year with gains of up to 15 per cent on last years totals. Soviet Union muscovites Are having what one called a usual Ordinary soviet summer with temperatures of Between 64 and 80 degrees. There have been Long stretches of overcast or Rainy Days but nothing like the rain of last then had one of its Rai Niest sum mers Ever but the weather let up enough in crop lands to allow a record Grain Harvest of 223 8 million tons. Western experts have predicted another Good Harvest this year with an estimate of 215 million tons. Informal soviet predictions runs As High As 230 million wheat planted last fall survived the cold Well and Spring planting should match last years according to one study. Fruit vegetable and potato crops also look Good and Moscow markets Are Well Netherlands the Royal dutch meteorological Institute said the Netherlands is having a near j non
