European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 severe storms smash Gulf kill 2 by the associated press severe thunderstorms and winds gust ing to 70 Mph pummelled okla homa and parts of Texas on kill ing two capsizing several fishing boats and flooding the first floor of a hos Pital heavy Rains also were reported As far North and East As new York and a funnel Cloud was reported in Massachi winds up to 70 Mph whipped through the French Quarter in new and a construction worker was killed when a House collapsed in the new Orleans sub Urb of a Fisherman was killed when his fishing boat capsized in Lake said Randy a spokesman for to Ellen Smith Hospital in new seven shrimp boats overturned in ver milion Bay South of new where winds were clocked at 70 the coast guard twisters also were reported on land and sea in nearby damaging prop erty along the coast and tearing Down Trees and Power the storm briefly hampered Rescue efforts at a capsized Oil Rig off Morgan where six Crew members were How divers searched late tuesday for More survivors inside the rigs partially submerged on two tornadoes blew across plaque mines Parish and two waterspouts spun off the new Orleans lakefront air no injuries were the storms damaged the roof at a new Orleans bus damaged several crop dusting planes in Southeastern Louisiana and Cut Power to people after tree limbs knocked Down Power lines in the City More than 3 inches of rain fell within tornadoes in the number of confirmed storms and january june Peak season april june 800 700 600 500 400 100 1975 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 average preliminary figures for january May 3 the number of Tornado May be inflated slightly because of multiple sightings or reconfirmed Tornado Chicago Tribune graphic source National severe storms forecast Center an hour Early tuesday at flooding the old Wing of Jackson county memorial up to 2 feet of water flooded the physical therapy said Jerry chief executive officer of the he had no damage cars stalled in ditches and some were left with water up to the instrument in torrential Rains ripped the roof off a five Story Brick build ing housing a radio station in a Bolt of lightning struck and burned a woman in and a reported funnel Cloud slammed into a Motel in afternoon and evening downpours knocked out Power to Over custom ers in new York City and its and  Hail rattled on roofs outside the nearly 5 inches of rain fell Early tues Day North of and More than 2 inches of rain fell on in one causing some Street More than 1 Inch of rain fell within the six hour period ending at 1 cd in port Texas and Lake temperatures around the nation at 3 Edt ranged from 51 degrees at cop Ger to 94 degrees at Palm and Avon Park and fort the nations morning Low was 28 degrees at and win in High winds Tore the roof off a yacht club and toppled a 30 foot rocket Model at the National space technology laboratories about 3 officials a waterspout that swept ashore during heavy Rains in Pascagoula ripped the roof off the singing River yacht knocked Down a Wall of a condominium and destroyed 18 Small police High winds also Tore Down Power Trees and Utility buildings in the Mississippi towns of big Point and North winds gusted to 65 Mph in about 30 Miles Southwest of new several houses were reported damaged in about 50 Miles Southwest of new where winds topped 50 yacht with 2 americans seized 8 Miles off cuban coast Miami a two americans were in cuban custody after their yacht was seized tuesday about eight Miles off the cuban the coast guard a cuban gunboat escorted the 65foot vessel Farrand to the port of Cabo on the Northeast coast of said coast guard Bob the communist Island nation claims a 12mile territorial while most countries recognize Only a three mile Baeten the coast guard received the report from a Commer Cial tug that was in the area after the Farrand contacted in turn they passed it to Baeten we were in communication with the Farrand and assured them wed pass it on to people who own the those aboard the Farrand were identified As Oscar and his both believed to be from the Baeten a Houston Captain owns the he there was no Telephone listing for that firm or those people in Kathleen a state department said the fathers name was Oran the interests Section in Havana was advised of the seizure and will Contact cuban she the seizure came a Day after the Havana government cancelled an immigration agreement with the United states in reaction to the Start of broadcasting by radio 353pound door among parts that fell off c5as Dover a fort six parts have fallen from airborne c5a cargo jets in the past two including a 353 Pound door that fell feet into a Field last a base spokesman said no injuries have been recorded in any of the incidents since april 1983 involving the bases 36 air Force the largest air Craft said base spokesman Peter the largest part to fall was the a 7by 10foot cover for a c5as left front Landing which dropped on a farm North of Smyrna on May Clark the door has been sent to Texas for he he said most other fallen objects were much smaller and were never they included an 8inchsquare piece of a 4 3inchdiameter Metal tube and a 2footlong Section of Sheet of six parts that fell in Central Delaware Over the past the Only one recovered has been the and that was because two civil ians saw it fall and called the he the Wilmington new journal reported tuesday that an unidentified Pentagon Ive been in the business 25 or 30 and i could count on one hand the number of times Ive heard of something like this happen ing in commercial said Arvid Han manager of the Faas flight standards division maintenance Branch in new am labor dispute worsens As Plant lays off 500 More a the labor dispute Between american motors and the United Auto workers escalated sharply tuesday with the automaker sched uling 500 More indefinite layoffs at its car and repeating a threat to close the Plant for 46 percent owned by the French automaker said it would deliver the mandatory 60day closing notice the state of Wisconsin covering its Assembly operation in at the close of Friday unless the Union agrees in principle to a 15point contract Concession the threat was made in a letter signed by chief am labor negotiator Richard Calmes and delivered to the company spokesmen telephoned reporters to relay its Union members in Kenosha and at an associated Metal stamping Plant in Milwaukee last week voted to reject the wage cuts and other but at the same time agreed to reopen their spokesman was unable to Supply figures on incidents involving falling parts for the rest of the Force transport but the paper quoted a Federal aviation administration manager As saying that such losses Are rare in civilian Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 ago May 1945 in line with the Allied policy of not pampering bigwigs of nazi army officers evicted Alfred Krupp von head of the huge steel and munitions from his country Palace near Krupps where he formerly kept a staff of 125 was taken Over by the 30 years ago today May French troops and algerian nationalist rebels fought a running Battle in the desert near 20 years ago today May Junta Leader Antonio Imbert Barrera refused to extend the 24hour dominican the United states immediately announced it would Block a resumption of full scale civil War by Force if 70 years ago foday May 1975 in new Jack Nicklaus was an overwhelming Winner in the balloting for the Rae Hickok professional athlete of the year award after capturing his fifth masters Golf