European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blizzard strafe North doing the big Apple breakdown cab Driver Bill Sinclair Newalu help after a water main break stranded him on new York cites for More than 100 cart were trapped when an estimated million Gallons washed Down mid so to the a1 storms blamed for 12 deaths from press dispatches new Yotty a deadly blizzard devas tried much of the Northern part of the United on while Hurrl can Force winds swept through the at least 12 persons were killed in the the Northern blizzard was so severe one of the strongest in Many Accord ing to the National weather service dial saving lives was the lop priority of thou Sands of Rescue workers activated across the being lost in open country during a blizzard is almost certain the weather service Wisconsin authorities were flooded with More requests for help than they could hundreds of residents were stuck in but officials didst have the Man Power to get them if you go even Tor an emergency you Are an your said Vic traffic chief or the Dodo be sheriffs Vuu Van expect in Ollaro International air port was closed thursday for Only the third time in its history despite the efforts of Crews who battled High winds and swirling Snow trying to keep the worlds busiest air port at the City aviation depart continued an Page it Buthot Ltd unofficial put cation Fob 1hc i re Del 282 Gna january if 21855 a 3 options offered for baggers at commissaries report says liquefied Gas is deadly threat Washington Natl tote general accounting office has concluded that a serious earthquake or terrorist attack could cause a major rupture in facilities used to store liquefied Energy Gas through out the United states and thus result in flip deaths of tens of thousands of the Cao in a final draft report now circulating among several Federal agencies and the Gas said such a trophic failure could result in Large amounts q highly explosive Gas filling sewers and subways which could set off a massive string of As an example of the potential of the the draft report said the liquefied natural Gas stared on just one truck was enough to flit 110 Miles of six foot sewer line or is Miles of a 16foot subway lube the draft report also charged that the Federal government has failed to act Pru Dently and has not adequately protected the Public health and a spokesman for the american Gas As George denounced the report As inaccurate and charged that its principal David Hosen was engaged in a vendetta against the the Cao the conclusions and recommendation of which have been obtained by the new York is Over 600 pages the investigation was initiated More than a year ago by Monte Canfield director of the Agency Energy and Materi als More than so Gao experts have worked on the it is virtually certain that the level of natural Phenomena that liquified Energy Gas facilities Are designed to withstand will be exceeded at a number u facilities in the next so the report one or More of them will probably fail by falling Over on its immediately spilling All ils if this sequence itt events happens in a densely populated a catastrophe May take the same train of events could be started by gases such As ethane and pro pane Are a significant source of the various gases Are liquefied by chilling them to extremely Tow temperatures be cause tremendously reduces their liquefied natural one of Many different kinds of Energy heats More than half of the Homes and commercial establishments in the United states and supplies Over 40 percent of the Energy needs for according to the there arc More than go facilities used to freeze and store liquefied natural Gas in virtually every i continued m Page j j it John Hart Washington Bureau Chloel Tsitsi the defense department has issued three alternatives for the statewide commissaries to choose from in resolving the grocery Bagger Pentagon officials said thursday the department is now expected to abide with the civil service commission compliance order dealing with the compensation of the bake she said that the re lint does not apply bul Only in no foreign areas where the fair labor standards act the commission ruled in november 1976 that the Pentagon must Stop the practice of compensating the baggers solely by Means of and begin payment of the Federal minimum that ruling not Only directed the knt agon to Stop the but it also put it on order id make retroactive payments to an estimated bag the retroactive payments would go Back to May when Federal employed where brought under the the fair labor standards at this time the defense department is waiting on guidance from us commission or dealing with be retroactive payments the Pentagon officials said that All commissaries located in areas in which the continued on Page if