European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 2. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 that s using her head opera Star Luciano Pavarotti signs an autograph for 6-year-old Yvonne Jodii Kohse of Rock land mass., at Boston s Logan inter Nutina Airport. Put Roll was to perform tuesday night in Wor Chesler in a Benefit concert for he genesis Kund which supports Chil Dren s fwd Lenl clinics in new England. Old year makes exit with Stormy weather by the associated pre tornadoes and High winds swept through Southern Alabama on tuesday destroying two trailers and capsizing a fishing boat while freezing rain and sleet fell Ever the Southern appalachians. In the West fog continued to hang Over Many valleys. Bakers Field calif., had fog for he 21 is Day in december breaking a 20-Riay record set in january 1985 for the month with the most Days of dense fog. The Sun shone in Buffalo. N.y., which was just two tenths of in Inch shy of set Ting a record for its snowiest month. Tornadoes and High winds gusting to 50 Mph in Alabama were spawned by a line of thunderstorms that dumped More than i inches of rain on halt Isburg in two hours on the final Day of 1985. Two Mobile Homes in Southern Ala Bama were demolished but no injuries were reported. Tsvor men were rescued after their fishing boat capsized in High seas in Mobile Bay and Rescue workers continued to search for a third Fisherman. Rain also fell from Eastern Tennessee across the Virginias to Georgia. Thu skies were Clear and temperatures were just above freezing in Buffalo . Where 68.1 inches of Snow fell in Decem Ber. This Eniy was just two tenths of an Inch Short of its record for the snowiest month set in january 1977. Lake effect Snow showers created by winds blowing across the great lakes be fore they ice Over picking up moisture were scattered Over Michigan and upstate new York with 2 inches of Snow reported it Marquette Mich. Gusty southerly winds were common Over upstate new York and Northern new England with winds gusts to 46 Mph re ported at Augusta Maine. Light drizzle fell along the Northern Pacific coast with Light Snow Over portions of the Northern plateau. A few Snow Flur Ries fell across the Dakotas. While the Southern and Central Plains and mid Mississippi Valley had sunny skies. Temperatures around the nation at 2 . Est ranged from 3 degrees below Zero it Warroad minn., to 84 at Mai Len Texas. The Low for the nation tuesday morning was 11 below Zero at Warroad. Trade deficit rises Oil imports swamp slight gain in exports Washington a the Trade deficit hit is 3.68 billion in november i he third largest imbalance on record As a big Rise in Oil imports swamped a modest gain in exports. The Commerce department said tues Day thai he Trade deficit was 19.5 percent above in october figure of s1 i ,45 billion. For the year s Fin 11 months the differ ence Between what America imported and what it sold abroad totalled si31,8 billion higher than the total tar All of 1934, which was a record j12j.3 billion economists have been predicting thai the deficit for All of 1983 will be Between i to billion and $150 billion. The big surge in november was Likely to come As a disappointment to analysts who had hoped that a 26.1 percent decline in the deficit in october marked he beginning of an improvement in America s trading woes. The big october drop followed a record $15.35 Bifi Ion deficit in september. The country s disastrous trading performance has been blamed on the High value of the Dollar which makes . Goods More expensive and harder to sell i Braal while making imports cheaper and More attractive to americans. Since the Dollar began declining in March some Ana Lysis said the big drop in the october deficit might be signalling that the country had finally turned the Corner on Trade. However the big Rise in november was Likely to dash Hose Hopes the november imbalance came from an import total of j31.66 billion a 9.8 percent Rise from the october level and an Export total of �17,93 billion an increase of 3.5 percent from october the Rise in imports included a big jump in Oil imports and an even larger increase in shipments of foreign cars. Sands of time in the stars and stripes Jan. 2 the stars and stripes was not published on this Date in 1946, 56, 66 or 76. Auto imports shut up by 39,3 percent to Tola j3,us billion last a i a the big gain included a 61.3 percent jump in imports of japanese cars which totalled si.83 billion last month. Oil imports Rose by 3.1 percent to $4.76 billion in november. The november figures include an average level of imports of 5.s million barrels per Day compared with 5,5 million barrels in october the Price Rose to $27.27 per barrel compared with $26.kb in october. The november Export total of 117.98 Bil lion was 1.1 percent higher than the aver age during the january to october period. The gain included a 22,7 percent Rise in sales of . Agricultural products which dialled is .85 Biff in last month. . Cip Orts of manufactured goods also Rose but by a smaller 2.8 percent to �22.79 billion. The various figures reflect the Commerce department s original merchandise Trade statistical series which counted imports when the paperwork reached the Commerce department not when the goods actually arrived at american ports. The department is in the process of Mak ing major revisions it this series to put the import figures into Hie month when the goods arrived in the country. Reagan Heads Campaign pittsf1eld. Mass. In Ger As u pulls into port lit Saul Slu. 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