European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 24, 1985 5 states have record lows As subzero cold continues by the associated press november s run of unusually cold weather continued saturday with temperatures falling to 35 below and record lows in five slates so cold that Crews had to flush toilets to keep a football stadium s plumbing from Freez ing. With thanksgiving still nearly a week away. Overnight temperatures were below Zero from the Northwest to Northwestern Minnesota and at least three cities had their coldest temperatures on record for any Lime in the month of november. Montana was the coldest spot in the 48 contiguous Stales with a numbing Low of 35 degrees below at har Lem about 30 Miles from the Canadian Border. The National weather service said it could t Tell if that was a record there. Temperatures elsewhere in Montana crashed to 30 degrees below Zero at Havre and Lewistown both re cords. Helena hit 27 below Zero a full 19 degrees off the old record for the Dale which had been on the books since 1880. The warmest of the National weather service s regu Lar reporting stations in Montana was Missoula with a record Low of 6 degrees below Zero. Other record lows for nov. 23 included 25 below Zero at great Falls. Mont. 26 below Ai Glasgow Mont. 21 below at Casper who. 12 below at Spokane Wash. 11 below at Yakina Wash. 3 below at Boise Idaho 2 above at Lewiston Idaho 11 at Seattle 17 at Portland Ore. And 24 at Astoria Ore. Those readings in Casper and Yakima were the cold est on record for the whole month of november and Boise s lied the november Low. In preparation for saturday s Cross state Apple bowl football game in Seattle Between the University of Washington and Washington state University Crews at husky stadium had to flush toilets every 15 minutes to make sure pipes would t freeze in the Una Calvd build ing. Snow closed schools courts and roads in Washington state on Friday with 14 inches at Walla Walla contrib uting to at least six traffic deaths and police had to Tow cars from inter states 5 and 90 to Clear the Way for Sno plow s. Tire chains were so scarce that a Washington Auto Supply Chain flew in a 3,000-Pound shipment from san Francisco on Friday. By contrast a new Pacific storm that spread rain into Northern California on saturday was expected to push Mountain temperatures there above fryc ing during the weekend. But it also had the potential for heavy Moun Tain Snow. At the other end of the country saturday s Low at Charleston w.va., was 32 degrees the first freezing temperature the Etc this fall and a record for the latest first freeze in that appalachian City. The old record was nov. 21. Set in 1935. Romania bound Sherri Meyer 21, elks on Ibe Phiow at her Home in Glendale Ariz. She is expecting a a by in Jan uary and says Shell join the father in Romania. And Georgescu 24, a circus acrobat resumed to his Homeland rather than defect to the United states and remain with Meyer. Study cases doubts on value of raising drinking age Cleveland up alcohol re lated traffic deaths among 18 to 20-year Olds have increased in several states that have raised the Legal drinking age re searchers at Case Western Reserve univer sit said. Fredric Bolotin and Jack Disario both assistant professors of political science at the Cleveland school said mandatory jail sentences and License suspensions May be belter ways to Deal with the problem of Drunken driving. They said the states most successful in fighting Drunken driving have passed tougher Laws or enforced stricter Laws Al ready on the books. Bolo in and Desario examined records of alcohol related traffic deaths in 13 of the 29 states that have raised the drinking age for at least some form of alcohol. Texas and new York were the Only states to show decreases in the percent age of alcohol related traffic deaths said the researchers who noted those states also passed tougher Drunken driving Laws. Statistics in Massachusetts and Tennes see remained the same and nine states Florida. Georgia Maine Michigan Mon Tana Nebraska West Virginia Virginia and new Hampshire showed an increase in the percentage of alcohol related traffic deaths. A 1984 Federal Law requires states to adopt a minimum drinking age of 21 for All alcoholic beverages by 1987 or lose 5 per cent of their Federal Highway funds that year and another 10 percent in 1988. Kitty carrying Carriage it is often alleged that cats Are aloof but not that they Are stupid. This Tiger Kitten in Newark del., knows enough not to spoil a Good thing As 6-year-old Bridget Schmidt Lucks it under blankets in her doll Carriage on a Chilly fall Day. Desario and Bolotin said earlier studies that looked at the relation of alcohol to All traffic accidents not just fatalities misrepresented the problem. The researchers said All accidents Are not reported and alcohol tests arc More Likely to be performed after fatal accidents. There s no perfect measurement for this that s part of the problem with the Issue Bolotin said. But ours is better or certainly no worse than the measurements used  attack sub Pittsburgh commissioned Groton Conn. A the nuclear powered attack submarine Pittsburgh officially joined the Navy Fleet saturday during commissioning at the Navy s submarine base Here. While the Pittsburgh s three predecessors have distinguished themselves in War it it my Hope that the newest Pittsburgh will distinguish itself in peace Pennsylvania gov. Richard Thornburgh told about 400 guests. The Pittsburgh the 33rd los Angeles class submarine is the fourth Navy ship to Bear the name. The Pittsburgh is 360 feet Long and 33. Feet in diameter and it displaces nearly 7,000 tons of water when submerged. It can carry As Many As 20 nuclear armed Toma Hawk cruise missiles which have a Range of 1,500 Miles. Commissioning ceremonies were held just up the thames River from the electric boat shipyard where the 7,000-ton submarine was built. Simultaneous demonstrations were held outside the bases in Gro Lon and Pittsburgh a. We arc strongly opposed to the us. Navy commissioning a submarine capable of carry ing weapons which principally because of their Lack of detectability and  Are destabilizing to the arms control process said Mary Ann Beauregard a member of the coalition lost Trident in new Haven. About 100 protesters attended a prayer Vigil saturday morning outside the base s main Gate