Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, December 2, 1985

You are currently viewing page 35 of: European Stars and Stripes Monday, December 2, 1985

   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday december 2, 1985 storm howling across Plains Midwest by the associated press a powerhouse storm that dumped up to 2 feet of Snow across the Southern Rockies swung eastward Over the weekend spreading ice. Slush and Snow across the Plains and threatening travellers All he Way to the great lakes. Two for t of Snow had fallen in inc southwestern Colo Rado mountains at Wolf Creek pass and during inc night up to a foot of Snow fell As far South As Flagstaff Ari. Up to 20 inches had fallen since thursday in Utah s mountains. By saturday afternoon a Broad Belt of Snow extended from Utah across the Rockies and Plains to upper Mich Igan and along its Southern Edge Snow freezing drizzle and Slect iced roads from Northern Oklahoma to South Ern Wisconsin. Oklahoma Highway patrol dispatcher Elizabeth Nel son said troopers were Busy with numerous accidents. The Kansas Highway patrol reported Many roads were ice covered with 4 to 10 inches of Snow cup Celej. Iowa police reported interstate highways were 50 percent to 100 percent Snow and ice covered. Parts of northeastern South Dakota Goi 7 to 8 inches of Snow and in northeastern Minnesota Duluth got 6 inches of Snow overnight. It s a powerhouse storm that will have tremendous blowing and Drifting in Northwestern Wisconsin said meteorologist Walter drag. Wind gusted to 83 Mph saturday afternoon at Western Texas Guadalupe pass area. Snow that hit Northern Arizona closed a Steep Moun Tain Highway Between the old mining town of Jerome and Prescott where wind gusted to 64 Mph. And another Between Fredonia and House Rock on the High plateau North of the grand Canyon we be been flooded with Calls for help. No major injuries but a lot of people arc sliding off the roads. There Aren t enough Tow trucks to go around said a stale police dispatcher at Flagstaff. While Flagstaff at an Elevation of about 7,000 feet got a foot of Snow heavy rain just 11 Miles South caused a mudslide that blocked the Scenic Oak Creek Canyon Highway late Friday. Roads in Southern Utah were Slick and Snow covered and Snow was blowing elsewhere in the state. Alta ski resort cast of Salt Lake City measured 11 inches of new Snow saturday morning for a total of 73 inches on the ground. The danger of avalanches on the Southern mountains was extreme and More than 100 a blanches were reported throughout the Colorado Rockies the Colorado Avalanche information Center said. No injuries were re ported. Egypt air hijacking victim Rogenkamp buried Oceanside Calif. Dpi Scarlett Rogenkamp the Only american killed in the hijacking of an egyptian Airliner was buried saturday after a priest told mourn ers not to be bitter toward the terrorists who executed her. Rogenkamp s Mother was i a Lam Man gel beside Bur the military decoration nor Mally Given for wounds suffered in Battle was awarded posthumously to the civilian air Force employee. The medal symbolizes american efforts on behalf of the Freedom Loving people throughout the world said air Force col. John c. Novak. It recognizes the supreme sacrifice she made simply because she was i killed 10 injured an  before the burial about 100 mourners filled a Small Spanish style Catholic Church in Oceanside a Small City adjoining the Camp Pendleton Marine corps base just North of san die priest told the family. Nobody else can take your life. She did t die in vain. We thank god for the Beautiful years he gave her on  Lowers from the consulate of Malta the Mediterranean Island where Rogenkamp was shot by hijackers nov. 23, adorned the altar near her Flower covered casket during the Church service. We will have no fists of rebellion or bitterness toward anyone the Rev. John Lucev said. God loves All of us with no exceptions. Regardless of How god Calls us he gives us life and he takes it the White Robed of the sea Church mourners drove to Eter Nal Hills memorial Park near the Ocean Side Home of Rogenkamp s Mother Hetty Peterson for the private burial service. Rogenkamp 38, worked As an Industrial properties management specialist at the air Force contract management Center detachment at Tanagra air base near Athens. She was travelling to Cairo on vacation when she was shot in the head on the Egypt air jetliner by Arab terrorists who hijacked the plane As it left Athens. Rogenkamp was the Only american who died in the incident which ended last sunday with 59 dead after a bloody commando raid. A Flag draped wooden coffin containing ?1 Friday at Leair port. Two air a it was taken off a for the hour Long Angeles International Force officers saluted plane and put in a h drive to Oceanside. During the Grav sit Peterson the Ami Rcd the casket on t presented a Leal signed by president purple heart an air Force spol it is unusual but i civilian to receive to Rogenkamp s fall retired army colom Ipp ters collide at la. Heliport service Novak gave in Flag that had Cov e trip Home. He also bound proclamation Eagan awarding the Man said Friday that unprecedented for a military award. A Mcmon Peterson is a who works for the us. Los Angeles a aft Crl vision of two helicopters Over los Angel Harbor on saturday one plunged into the Ocean killing one person and injuring 10 of the other i persons aboard officials said. The helicopters both Bell 206l Jet rang cars were ferrying passengers from Santa cat Alina Bland and attempting to land at the Cata Ina sea and air terminal. One i landed on a helipad and the other plug upside Down into the water inca act Oating Princess Louise restaurant time los Angeles Channel said  administration duly officj0rtmmy Aina. As a  Boom a really bi., a and i guess that was when they collided said Princess Louise hostess Mcelwin. I looked out the win jes Laurant and saw one copter Trumpi mud i lower and lower t she said  its win Dows Werc Roby the Impact a said one helicopter belonged to he Litmans of san Pedro and the other to Island express of Long Beach. I understand both of them were Landing at he same time said los Angeles police sgt. John Hanna. Three people were in critical condition and two were in serious condition saturday night Atoji  Center in i nursing supervisor Linda i the injured included Tiare Puma 23, and her 7-month-old daughter Ashley who were treated at san Pedro Peninsula Hospi Jal after they swallowed gasoline and Ocean said nursing supervisor Jean Sam my air condition in the intensive care . Her daughter was transferred to a Pacach memorial Hospital and she was in said spokesman Don Brack Cybur three others were treated for Mino Ries. M Agency for internat final development. Rogenkamp who was divorced wan the eldest of the Petersons five children. She also is survived by two Sisters Pat Ricia Henry and Michelle Peterson and a brother Paul Peterson. Former librarian Dies s. African unions demand changes Johannesburg South Africa a South Africa s biggest labor federation called sunday for the scrapping of pass Laws within six months and both South african and american bus ices Man were reported stepping up press Pic on the White led government to end apartheid. The Congress of South african Trade unions is giving president . Botha six months to get rid of pass Laws the federation president Elijah Baranyi told a rally of 5,000 sunday in a Durban Rugby Sadi pm. Otherwise we will Burn All the passes of the Black  pass Laws require Blacks to carry at All times documents proving that they have permission to work or live in or near White areas of the country. The Laws result in tens of Iho Sandi of prosecutions of Blacks annually and Are a foundation of the White led government s system of legalized race Sepa ration. The federation called Cosatt. Was formed saturday in Durban and claims 36 affiliated unions with More than 400,000 members nearly 40 percent of South Africa s 1.4 million unionized workers. Co Satu is multiracial but nearly All its workers arc Black and about half belong to the National Union of mineworkers. Cosatt will not Only concentrate on wages it will also concentrate on politics As Well Baranyi said in a speech. The South african press association quoted him As telling interviewers later that the federation aimed to fill a vacuum created by the ban Ning of the african National Congress guerrilla movement. The formation of Cosatt is expected to unify and strengthen Black workers de mands for social change. Still outside the federation Are some 250,000 workers in 20 unions linked to Black consciousness groups which reject a significant role for Whites in the struggle for Black rights and two White labor bodies opposed to multiracial unions. In Cape town 186 . Companies operating in South Africa announced that they sent education minister . De Klerk a week ago a 15-Page memorandum urging abolition of racially separated Edu cation. The companies subscribe to the Sullivan code of voluntary labor Equality practices intended to raise standards for Black workers. A statement by the companies their Sec Ond in two weeks on South Africa s educational troubles urged the immediate re training of 100,000 Black teachers and offered to help retraining programs. But they said reforms in education without a commitment to the elimination of apartheid will Lack credibility in the eyes of the majority of South  according to the South african Institute of race relations the government spent 1,385 Rand $554 on each of 986,000 White students in 1983, compared with 605 Rand j242 in 1975, when White students numbered 900,000. It spent 192 Rand s77 on each of 5.3 million Black students two years ago compared with 39 Rand $16 10 years ago when there were 1.9 million Black Stu As. He sunday Star an Independent news i r in Johannesburg reported sunday that Botha met last week with leading White businessmen who demanded that the government Speed Reform and abolish i apartheid. A a Ashington a Donald a. Itt a longtime employee of the Liary of of digress and head of its music Donsion for seen years has died of resp Iratoff fail ure. A was 56. L a a l 74 s4 0 10 40 74 70 is Albany Atlanta Atlantic Boiton Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Deloir Honolulu Moutton Kantar City Lai vegas Portland Salt Lent Clevs a fun Citco  new York Forter Tor Monda Wilh spread Toful afternoon Haie or ten file and. Mid-4 h to i tiny y 4 2s Tut iday Motel a c Ham and i my erasure. Lemperes Wurfl Refl 0 Low 4th. . Outlook Tor no log Drill in tire Cotejr. Frankler London Madrid.  pro i Rome i 71 h  Bru Iteli. T prov info Traffarn. Olner Wor Lemper lure High Low 7sa 41 25 10� 50 u 52 Montreal d Moscow cd Olto t Toronto it Vancouver f supplied by it e Agio ruled Loudy a partly Cloudy a rain Ling rain  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade