European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 5 sizable gaps conceded in air defense system los Angeles up1 an air Force spokesman sunday confirmed a published report that soviet bombers could Fly Over major american coastal cities without being detected because the air defense sys tem has gaps and operates with antiquated the daily news of los formerly the Valley reported that the radar network is so outmoded that los an san new York and Wash could be destroyed by manned nuclear bombers before interceptor aircraft could get off the it is True we have Del a spokesman for the North american air de sense told United press inter nation we have said for a Long time that we have gaps in the its really nothing but he there have been Many times we detected soviet aircraft in International water and they have never penetrated our the newspaper said sources within the command confirmed that sizable gaps exist in the radar network that surrounds the United states and charts presented at a briefing at the 26th Norad located at Luke air Force base near revealed that air Craft flying below feet could easily penetrate airspace through gaping holes in the radar the newspaper air Force sources also told the newspaper that even if a Low Altitude plane was de there would not be enough time for defences to react because it takes so Long to identify a in the newspaper air Force sources confirmed the existence of two extremely Large Hig Altitude both at least 500 Miles Long one Over the Panhandle of Alaska and the other Over northeastern Canada that have absolutely no radar the Basic thrust of the whole thing its Thomas com Mander of the 26th Norad division told the there Are gaps in our radar Sawyer told the newspaper that the sys tem was adequate to perform its peace time function of policing the airways making sure planes civilian and Domestic comply with the he that the existing ground radar system is not capable of detecting every military air plane that might try to evade kinds i pointed out that while Norad has at least a Chance of identifying and destroying enemy the has no defense against a missile there have been occasions when Low flying aircraft went under the he but it seems unlikely that the soviets will attack using one bomber when we dont have any defense from ballistic we dont have any weapons to shoot Down a ballistic Teeth chattering cold extends from Maine to Florida by United press International the great cold spell of 1981 spread its numbing bite from Maine to Florida Mon creating a shortage of natural Gas in new Power blackouts in the vulnerable Florida Citrus Belt and record Low temperatures in at least 21 no significant warming trend was in single digit temperatures were reported during the Early morning As far to the South As North and tempera Tures were in the teens in Georgia and the 20s across parts of Northern old in the Adirondacks was the nations cold spot with a 43below Glens and reported minus27 and it was 24 below at near the Canadian Light Snow was scattered across the great lakes into West fog restricted visibilities to near Zero across the Central and Northern Pacific the lingering cold has placed a crunch on natural Gas in new where hard pressed furnaces have been working in officials of Lowell Gas and Cape cod Gas Sig carrying demonstrators in Washington Parade outside the Dirksen sen against Haigs nomination ate office the site of the con state designate Alexander oppose formation hearings for Secretary of ing his nomination for the a ruling affects mexican american kids Texas up District judge William Wayne Justice monday ruled that bilingual education programs in Texas Public schools Are seriously flawed and ordered the state to expand the pro a move that would affect thousands of mexican american children across the justices ruling declared that the three years of Basic courses Texas Public schools currently offer in Spanish Are inadequate for Many the judge ordered parties in the 10year old suit to present their plans to remedy the the judges 67page opinion follows a hearing on bilingual education held in Tyler in december prejudice and deprivation remain a significant obstacle to equal educational Opportunity for Spanish speaking children in the Justice both the language and the cultural heritage of these children were uniformly treated with intolerance and in his Justice declared that the state has a duty to take necessary Steps to overcome the special problems 01 Spanish speaking toward that Justice ordered lawyers for both sides to meet before 29 to try to develop a plan to answer the if the two sides their plan is to be submitted to Justice by March if they Are to submit separate proposals by March he described the states current bilingual program As seriously especially in its exclusion of tens of thousands of mexi can american children in need of assist and warned of continued problems for mexican american children until the Situa Tion is in defendants past conduct Cre ated a learning disability which will continue to impede mexican american children until it the conduct is completely Erad he warned that there is no Quick fix for the the tragic legacy of discrimination will not be swept away in the course of a Day or a week or a single school but these children at the very an Opportunity to achieve a productive and fulfilling place in american the More quickly the ethnic injustices of the past can be the sooner this nation can As one the Chal Lenges of the asked thousands of customers to take conservation measures because of dwindling supplies of heating Lowell mayor Robert Mcguire ordered All schools closed in the City and urged businesses to shut Edward King requested industries with dual fuel capability to switch from Gas to their alter Nate temperatures plunged As Low As 22 de Grees at rotating Power blackouts to curb huge demands for electricity caused traffic snarls in where the morning Low hit Farmers said freezing temperatures caused Only minimal damage to tender fruit and vegetable crops Early but braced for a deeper freeze monday officials said Citrus fruit is Safe from Frost unless temperatures fall below 28 degrees for four hours or the National weather service predicted temperatures monday night and Early tuesday would plunge into the Low to mid 20s throughout the Citrus Chesapeake Bay was clogged with ice five feet thick in places and immobilized two one carrying heating Oil and the other in new York where the 2degrce Reading equated the cold Mark for the Date set 13 years several Hundred tenants organized a rent Boycott against heat stingy Bruce Bailey of the co Lumbia tenants Union said his Organiza Tion and eight others Are organizing a rent strike for next racing was cancelled at new Yorks Aqueduct Racetrack because of the the cold snap was not confined to the bitterly cold temperatures extended to the great Public service of Indi the states largest electric established a wintertime record for Peak de Philadelphia broke a 95yearold with a Low temperature of 3 Resi dents in awoke to the seventh record cold Day of the month a Nippy minus of time in the stars and stripes 30 years ago today 1951 Dod officials announced upcoming changes in the recruiting system to give the army a better Chance at High Grade the officials added that the question of induction of women was ruled out As 20 years ago today 1961 engineers deeply involved in space travel predicted regular journeys to the Moon within 10 years but said the estimated at Days one would be cheaper stops were made at space stations along the 70 years ago today 1971 the government indicted Antiwar priest Phillip Berrigan on charges of plotting to Kidnap presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heat ing systems in Federal