European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1978 the stars and stripes Page 5 Japan Cut in exports is sizable Washington up Japan has Cut i and increased purchases of i in a major reversal in Japa l Nese Trade relations that eventually could help revive the sagging officials said we now see a quiet but Basic change in the Hiromu the economic i minister at japans embassy in washing told a news we arc definitely entering an Era of More balanced Trade Between our two one of the worlds major Export ers of trimmed global exports by percent in the volume of exports 5 dropped percent Between april and 5 Fukada the reduction in exports was offset by i increases in japans imports of prod i acts a percent increase in june Over t the figures for june this is almost an unprecedented devel Fukada we Are now experiencing a a Basic in i the i Trade evidence welcomed government economists welcomed Evi Tidence Japan would buy More american products than it sold a switch that could i help reduce the mushrooming balance i of payments deficit that has contributed to i inflation at Home and the instability of the i Dollar if its a then it would be very i Good pews one government econ massive imports of foreign goods chiefly Arab Oil and japanese manufactured goods has sent billions of american dollars deflating the value of the Dollar the value of the Dollar against the japanese yen has dropped i about 40 percent in the past 18 made Home under car Hood Skunk licks firemen 100 in Spray Duel san Diego up ten firemen Learned a lesson thursday when they went to the Aid of a san Diego Man who reported a Skunk had taken up Resi Dence under the Hood of his fire Roy Knowles said the who moved into the car several weeks had built a nest behind the Battery using insulation material from underneath the there they 10 firemen out in front of the Knowles and one Guy with a Skunk in his Knowles said firemen sprayed water in the engine beat on the yelled at the Little creature and even raced the car around the parking lot slamming on the brakes occasion ally try to Jar the Skunk but the Skunk remained in his to show his when firemen opened the Hood for one last of the Skunk lifted his tall narrowly missing the Little Guy took one look at 10 firemen and let us have said one of the men on the its the fire department the Skunk Knowles the who did not identify him got Back into his car and he and his for Foo deep Snow covers Yellowstone Park areas by United press International Snow piled a foot deep thursday in Yellowstone National Park in Send ing Shivers through summer tourists and the August snowstorm pushed across Wyoming and headed into prompting travel and stockmen advis six to 12 inches of Snow stacked up in higher elevations of with Early morning temperatures in the 20s and Low warnings were issued to Back packers and campers because of the unseasonable the storm was expected to reach into a different image huh Fawcet majors and Jet set Mist Richard Bernstein flank Bis Dot of her hanging in los i wanted something completely different from my Public image no Leet she Laid with n Toothy a the Central and Northern Colorado Rockies bringing Snow to mountains above the National weather service said snowfalls were expected to be Light but High winds would make driving Hazar we dont know How much to expect but this storm should be about the same As a Colorado forecaster there probably wont be More than four or five inches of Snow in the higher Moun mondays storm brought about four inches to Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park and record Low temperatures to other parts of the heavy Snow warnings and stockmen advisories were issued for Northwestern Wyoming above feet the National weather said Winter conditions might persist in North Western Wyoming through a second cold front was developing West of Wyoming that could bring More Snow and travellers advisories issued for the Central and Northern Colorado mountains through Early Friday because of the possibility of Snow and Strong record Low temperatures were reported in several Colorado cities but temperatures warmed through the Day into the which had a record Low of had a 93 later in the although it was Cool West of the temperatures were summery and some storms occurred East of the temperatures above 100 reached from North Texas into Southern thunderstorms produced a Tornado that touched Down near wednesday night but no injuries or major damage was Hail fell at Scottsville and near heavy rain from thunderstorms left a foot of water on a county Road Between Byron and Republic in Southeastern be other thunderstorms occurred in mis from the Tennessee Valley across the Eastern Gulf the Southern Atlan tic Florida and from the Virginias through new York had More than a Inch of civil service Reform delayed Washington a the House has delayed action until at least mid septem Ber on president Carters proposal to reorganize the civil service the Bill was supposed to be considered but backers feared it would be amended heavily and its Fate might be in plane crash blamed on Crew error Washington a the crash of a chartered Airliner carrying members of the University of Evansville basketball team was caused by the failure of the Crew to remove external control locks from the planes rudder and right the National transportation safety Board reported the Board said a contributing Factor was the loading of most of the 600 pounds of baggage in the rear which made the the combination of the control locks and the rearward Center of Gravity caused the dc3 to crash less than 90 seconds after Takeoff from dress regional last m killed All 29 persons including 14 Mem Bers of the University of Evansville basketball died when the twin engine plane plunged into a the Metal control locks on the dc3 Are used when the plane is parked on the ground and Are designed to prevent dam age to the movable surfaces of the aircraft from the National Jet of which owned the required its flight Crews to insert the external rudder lock and install an internal Aileron Locking but there was no requirement for the use of an external Aileron lock and the Board said it had no explanation Why it was installed on this under the it was the duty of the Copilot to install and remove the Rud Der during a seven minute Stop in Evan Seville to Load passengers and Tes Timony from witnesses indicated that a Crew member left the plane along with one or possibly both company officials who were travelling on the but none was seen to insert or remove the control locks before re boarding the the Metal locks each Are about Binch is Long and weigh about two pounds two moot red cloth streamers Are attached to the locks to Call attention to the dc3 had arrived at Evansville three hours late to pick up the basketball team to take it to for a the probable cause of this Accident was an attempted Takeoff with the rudder and right Aileron control locks in combination with a rearward Center of Gravity which resulted in the aircraft rotating to a nose High Altitude immediately after the Board the Pilot was then unable to recover control of the it the Jondy of time i soviet sector German conducting a Black Market crossed the Boundary into the american sector of Berlin and fired into a crowd of wounding at least iks the circuit court of appeals reverted a District court judges decision and ordered n resumption of racial integration at Central High school Inutile us the second heart trans Plant on a child Wai performed on year old Rirl Al Lukes Texas childrens Pilat in