European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Early storm dumps heavy Snow on Northwest by the associated press an Early snows firm surged across inc Northwest do monday closing roads ind lulling efforts to find a plane carrying four men missing fur Ilice  in Montana. Where Snow drifted up to 4 feel deep. The storm also brought the season s first Snow to the mountains of Northeast Ern Oregon and officials in North Dakota said they feared the storm would damage inc wheat and Sunflower Harvest. Wind chill factors of 20 decrees below Ero were reported in Montana in Fairview. Mont. A freight train struck a school bus broadside at an unmarked crossing during a heavy Snow storm injuring inc Driver and eight Stu dents three seriously officials said. It s Early for heavy Snow a Large storm system in the Northern Rocky mountains brought wintry weather from Idaho and northeastern Oregon South to northeastern Nevada and East o Western North Dakota said Scott Tansey. A meteorologist with the National severe storms forecast Center in Kansas City. To. The National weather service forecast As much As 10 inches of Snow for the Plains of Montana and 2 feet or More in the mountains. Travellers advisories were issued monday across the northeastern mountains of Nevada and parts of Western Nevada Central Wyoming and Northern and Western North Dakota. It s kind of unusual because some of these areas arc getting very heavy Snow. It s kind of Early Tansey said. The storm system drifted to he Plains tuesday. Officials at Yellowstone National Park in Northwestern Wyoming closed the Park s cast Wesl and South entrances be cause of heavy Snow Narf pour driving conditions. The North Entrance at Gardiner mont., remained open.  Montana authorities said heavy Snow in he Flint mountains West of Philipsburg forced them to Call off a search for a Small plane with four men aboard that left Hamilton on thursday and was re ported missing Friday. Snow also hampered a search for a 69 year old woman who did Noi return Home sunday from a hike in the Foothills of the Judith Basin mountains Northeast of la the Snow is falling Early this year und by school Lime had entered Minn.  with u Hea y White Blanket. More Snow was expected. Wis town. The visibility is nil and it s snowing heavily Fergus county sheriff Jack Songer said. Trained dogs were helping the search. Snowmobiles might be used he said. . 2 Over Marias  was closed monday because of drifts up to 4 feet High und interstate 15 Between great palls and Helena was closed because of blowing and Drifting Snow the Highway patrol said. It s not unusual to gel Snow this Early in Montana said Robert Doherty of National weather service at great Falls. Mont. But it is unusual to have a storm this big this   pass in Glacier National Park also was closed. Al Liast Glacier Park. 20 inches of Snow was on the ground  morning. Doherty said. Snow driven by North winds buried Helena great tails and c it Bank under 6 inches. The wind chill Factor in Cut bunk Mon Day morning was 20 below Ero. And great i alls had a chill Factor of 11 below Ero. Two inches of Snow was reported on the ground in Minot. N.d., and Slippery roads were blamed for at least four accidents said Raymond Levadney of the Ward county sheriffs department no one was injured about 1,500 residents in the cast Central pan of the stale were without Power. The storm could damage wheat and sunflowers said stale agriculture com missioner Kent Janes. Snow can Bend or break the plants and farm machinery will not be Able to pick them up. He said. The moisture also lessens crop Quality he said. In Oregon 3 to 4 inches of Snow fell monday at Mcacham and Battle Moun Tain said Don Simonsen. A weather service forecaster. Ram in the mountains turned to Snow when falling temperatures pushed the free ing level Down to 2.500 feet. , several record Low tempera Tures for the Date were reported including 34 degrees in Knoxville Tenn. Breaking by 1 degree a record set in 1935 32 de Grees in Olympia. Wash., i degree lower than a 24-year-old record and 41 degrees in Tallahassee fla., breaking by 3 degrees a record set in 1932. The 19 degrees re ported monday at  tails. Mom., tied a record set in l 7t. Columbia University Selling s. African investments new York a Columbia univer sity will sell nearly All of its 539 million Worth of Coinon Slock in companies doing business in South Africa school officials said. Divestment strengthens our condemnation of apartheid Columbia president Michael i. Severn said in a statement after the Board of trustees voted for divestiture. Columbia will divest itself by october 1987 of All Stock in companies that have South african operations except for appropriate exceptions such As news Media companies with bureaus in South Africa. The University s Slock in companies doing business in the racially segregated nation totals slightly More than 4 percent of its total investment portfolio of s900 million. Columbia students held a three week sit explorer scouts buy Beer in undercover operation Houston up the Harris county sheriffs department is having explorer scouts buy Beer in convenience stores to help make cases against clerks who sell Al Cohol to minors. This past weekend the operation resulted in Misdemeanour charges against 24 clerks said sheriffs capt. Mike Smith. We re not using 18-year-Olds or kids that will be 19 in a month Smith said. We re using explorers who arc obviously underage kids who Are 16 or 17 year old and one who is Only 15." the program initiated by sheriff Johnny Klevenhagen to crack Down on juvenile drug use and traffic fatalities will continue throughout the year. Smith said. The scouts arc being used with their Pai cols permission and Are under our direct supervision at All times he said adding that line program has been approved by the District attorney s office. The program which began two weeks ago reached full strength saturday night when three teams of Ditc Clivos and explorers canvassed liquor and convenience a lords in the county. Smith said about 25 percent of the stores tailed to request identification before sell ing to a minor. The scouts Aren t going up there beg Ging the Guy to sell them the Beer without an id he said. They just pick up the Beer and walk to the counter. If they gel carded Fine. If they Don to they buy the Beer and walk outside and we take care of the  the 24 clerks were advised they will need to Post $400 Bonds. No arrests were made Smith said. All we really want is for the stores to comply with the Law and Stop sell no alcohol to minors he said. In Hist Spring to protest the University s Stock holdings. An and hoc committee of the Board of trustees recommended divestment in August but University officials said inc decision had nothing to do with the Demon stration but was a response to recent developments in South  the 24-Mcmber Board of trustees voted on divestment during a closed session and the University declined to announce he margin of the Vole or the number of trustees attending. It s always been our policy not to report Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. The votes of  said University spokeswoman Judith Leynse. Board chairman Samuel 1 Ilig Gimbut torn said in a statement that the trustees look note of the fact that american Compa Nies have worked to improve la lol of Blacks in South Africa. In deciding to divest in an orderly Way Over a period of time we arc expressing our Abhorrence of apartheid and the South african government s obdurate adherence to it Higgin Bollom said. Oct. 9, 1945 Gen George s. Pulton relinquished command of the . 3rd army Loli. Gen. Lucian Ruscoll at a Brief simple ceremony in had toe lir Germany. 30 years ago today. Oct. 9, 1955 Premier Edgar Faure warned inc National Assembly thai France will lose prestige in the world unless the deputies can choose a positive policy for terrorist Ridden Morocco. Meanwhile Faure s personal  in Morocco Francois de pan Ficu resigned in an apparent self sacrificing Effort to dramatic his opposition to die hard French colonists in Fez. 20 years ago today. Oct. 9, 1965 the soviet spaceship Luna 7, failed in a soft Landing attempt on the 3on a feat that would have put Russia ahead of America in the race to land a Man Moo there. To years ago today oct. 9, 1975 police in Barcelona shaken by a terrorist attack. Shot five people dead in Spain s bloodiest Day of violence this be r two others were seriously wounded