European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes Friday february 21, 1986 Relief funds sought for West coast by Dan  Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart the american red Cross in Europe has received the thumbs up from Washington to solicit contributions Tor West coast storm victims a spokeswoman said thursday. The unrelenting storms have killed at least 17 people and forced 12,000 people from their Homes. Mudslides and avalanches have blocked highways and rail lines. Related Story photos Page 3 the decision to allow the red Cross in Europe to solicit Money for Hood victims was announced by the office of personnel management in Washington. Money collected Tor flood chef will be added to the largest Money raising Effort the red Cross in America has Ever conducted said Joanne Jones spokeswoman for the american red Cross in Europe. The ked Cross in America has been working since november to raise $40 million to replenish its depleted coffers. The red Cross in Europe has not solicited previously for the special stateside Campaign because the combined Federal Campaign began at the same time As the stateside solicitation. Organizations that receive combined Federal Campaign Money such As the red Cross usually Don t conduct Independent solicitations during the  said the solicitation will be Short and Low key because other fund drives such As the  emergency Relief arc about to begin. Local chapters will conduct the solicitations she said. We be done solicitation spots for an but chapters will probably be working through Community papers and perhaps holding some events Jones said. Contributions can be sent to american red Cross european Headquarters Apo 09154, or to local red Cross Chap ters she said. Checks can be earmarked for California disaster  the first six months of the fiscal 1986, which began in july for the red Cross the organization spent $39.45 million in the United states on disaster Relief about $5 million More than was budgeted for the entire year Jones said. The red Cross spent $11.95 million the previous year on disaster Relief in the states. Mother nature has t been kind to the United states recently. Since 1944 an average of two hurricanes a year have hit the United states. From july to novem Ber in 1985, six hurricanes hit the states. Hurricane Juan which slammed into the Gulf coast in november was the most destructive in terms of Money and the red Cross spent More than $12 million for disaster Relief Jones said. Hurricane Elena which hit Alabama Florida and Mississippi on labor Day weekend forced More than i million people from their Homes. Jones said that was the largest civilian evacuation in . History. Mudslides in puerto Rico forced More than 10,000 people from their Homes and Cost the red Cross More than $10 million. Fires tornadoes and floods especially the floods in Virginia and West Virginia in october drained the service organization of another $10 million. Red Cross officials in the states announced in no vember they would begin a Campaign to raise an additional $20 million for the Relief fund. As disasters mounted officials realized they would need something closer to $40 million the largest sum of Money the red Cross has Ever attempted to raise. Red Cross officials also began looking for ways to Cut costs. In november they cancelled their annual National leadership conference and routed the Money instead to disaster Relief Jones said. Gorbachev oks inspections chief Geneva Switzerland up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev formally declared the soviet Union s readiness thurs Day to accept on site inspections to Monitor a total ban on nuclear testing. In a message to the 40-Natipn disarmament conference Gorbachev said a comprehensive test ban could in our opinion be come a turning Point in the efforts to eliminate the nuclear  the soviet Union for its part has been doing All it can to help achieve this goal he said. In particular it is agreeable to the most strict control Over a ban on nuclear weapons tests including on site inspections and the use of All achievements in seismology Gorbachev said. The United states has always argued that on site inspection would be crucial to prevent ing a Clandestine underground nuclear test being passed off As an Earth tremor. Such verification previously was rejected by the soviet Union on grounds it would provide a cover for espionage. Soviets launch new space station Moscow a the soviet Union thursday launched a new space station that is designed to become the primary building Block of a permanently manned Orbital Complex the official Tass news Agency said. The space station named Mir or peace has six Docking ports to accommodate other Craft ferrying in cosmonauts and supplies. It also contains advanced equipment for flight control and research Tass said. Soviet television showed a Brief film clip of the liftoff from the Central asian Cosmo drome at 12 29 a.m., but Little detail of the new space platform was visible. Cosmonauts will be sent up to work in the new space Complex after it is run in outer space Tass quoted Gen. Alexei Leo nov Deputy chief of the soviet cosmonaut training Center and a former cosmonaut As saying. The soviet news Agency called Mir a base module for assembling a Multi purpose permanently operating manned  during the pilotless phase of its flight in Low Earth orbit Tass said testing is planned of elements of its construction on Board systems and  Mir also has separate Cabins for Cosmo nauts and specialized research areas for experiments in Medicine biology astrophysics and other Fields Tass said. No details were Given in the Tass report of the station s size or weight or the probable length of time it would remain aloft. Conov said that with Mir practical cosmonaut is has now entered a new stage the beginning of a transition from research and experiments to Large scale production activities in outer  Grenada from Page 1 were banners across the Street along the president s route with messages such As a million thanks  in a Brief arrival ceremony the president unveiled a plaque commemorating his four hour visit. From the Airport Reagan was to be driven to a memorial at the american run St. George s University s school of Medicine from which 631 students were evacuated during the invasion to Lay a Wreath in Honor of the 19 american servicemen who died in the military operation. After meeting with prime ministers of nine Caribbean nations to discuss Trade and other regional issues the president was to proceed to Queen s Park a Cricket ground and gathering place in this Commonwealth country for a speech. In prepared remarks Reagan said he will never be sorry for ordering the operation in which 19 americans died. Reagan also said the United states must help those struggling for Freedom in Nicaragua but he did not indicate any intention to intervene militarily in the Cen trial american nation. In a speech prepared for delivery in the grenadian capital Reagan recalled being awakened Early in the morning of oct. 23, 1983, and told that six members of the organization of Eastern Caribbean states joined by Jamaica and Barbados had re Quested. . Intervention after the Over throw and murder of grenadian prime minister Maurice Bishop. The United states invaded two Days later. Thursday Reagan said after laying a Wreath at a Monument to the dead Ameri cans i will never be sorry that i made the decision to help  the president added in Nicaragua we see a Chain of events similar to what happened Here. We hear the same excuses made for the communists while the people of Nicaragua see their Freedom slowly but surely eaten away. That is Why the United states must help those struggling for Freedom in Nic  he said in the cause of Liberty All free people Are part of the same family we should stand together As Brothers and Sisters. If we do the nicaraguan people will be Able to free themselves from communist tyranny and win the Liberty you now enjoy in  Reagan also announced that the United Stales under its Caribbean Basin initiative plans to triple funds for educational programs for the Caribbean with the of training 1,500 students from the islands each year inaugurate a new program of guaranteed a Cess to is. Markets Lor Caribbean produced clothing made from cloth Woven and Cut in the United states and undertake a $5.5 million program to help support the judicial systems of Caribbean nations. On wednesday one White House offi Cial who requested anonymity told reporters the president also would announce moves to help Caribbean nations Deal with tightened . Sugar import quotas. But thursday s text dropped any such reference. Reagan when he signed the 1985 farm Bill in december had expressed disapproval of a mandatory reduction in the size of the sugar quota that threatens to severely disrupt the economies of the Caribbean Basin countries and the  Blaize declared a National Holiday for Reagan s four hour visit saying the presi Dent did the thing that helped us to get out of a Hole when we needed it most by Send ing . Troops to restore order after Bishop was overthrown and assassinated. In the grenadian capital Reagan t shirts were on Sale for $7, bearing legends such As we arrived just in time the words the president used when he announced the invasion which is popularly referred to on the Island As the Rescue mis  Reagan was to meet with Blaize and prime ministers of other Caribbean nations to discuss regional issues including the administration s initiative which Calls for a 12-year system of duty free imports from the Region. The results so far Are mixed said an administration official adding that the initiative has created 35,000 or More jobs in the Region but Overall . Imports from the Caribbean have plummeted 23 percent in two years. On the other hand he said imports of non traditional items such As Flowers win Ter vegetables Citrus and computer parts Are up 13 percent. From Page 1 ing Moore were not informed of Strong rec. Commendations that the shuttle be grounded Jan. 28 because of unusually cold weather. He truly will head the Nasa shuttle program and assume direction of its task Force reviewing the challenger Accident said a Nasa statement. In both positions he succeeds Jesse w. Moore who previously had been appointed head of Johnson space Center in  truly 48, flew aboard the shuttle Colum Bia for its second flight in november 1981. He then served As commander of challenger in August 1983 before leaving the space Agency on oct. 1,1983, to become the first commander of the naval space come. The no go advice on whether to launch challenger was issued on the eve of the ill fated flight by Morton Thi Okol inc., the builder of the Booster rocket that ruptured spewing a Jet of flame. Space Agency sources said Moore and Arnold Aldrich manager of the shuttle project at Johnson space Center were two of the officials referred to by the presidential disaster commission. The third was believed to be the Kennedy space Center launch chief Robert sick. Temperatures february if l h 33 38 55 72 35 a 32 36 m 44 x 44 40 ii 22 39 33 40 62 0 66 17 Albany Atlanta Allan la ally Boston chicag Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston l h27 38 Kama City 46 65 Lai vegai55 63 lot Angela 66 81 miami62 84 new Orleans 62 83 orlando54 74 no enl 37 44 philadelphia32 4� Salt Lake City 48 59 san francisco19 � Washington european weather forecast for Friday Lair skies in the Benetin an Northern Central and southwestern Germany with. Morning log and afternoon Haze. Southern and South a Eileen Germany Wil have mostly Doudy skies wit Snow Nowers. High Lemper lures wll be in the 20ulows will Range from 5 to the mid teens. Sunset Friday 5 53. Sunrise saturday 725. Outlook Lor saturday Lair partly Cloudy skies with morning fog and afternoon Haie. Occasional Light Snow showers can be expected i extreme Northern Germany. Little change in tempera  recorded thursday Adana Amsterdam m Athens Farlano d Berlin Bremerhaven p Brussels p 4am 4pm 45 6412 27 57 61 45 45 14 19 19 23 18 27 Copenhagen Frankfurt s London Madrid m Munich Perls d Rome m 4am 4pm 18 21 21 2s 27 32 3 50 1 25 21 28 46 51 provided by Del 13, 7th weather so Tram Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures Cairo Dublin i Helsinki Jerusalem f Lisbon r High low73 48 41 3012 -8 66 5254 48 a to slav Doudy Rains Snow. High Loo Montreal d 32 21 Moscow t 7 Oslo d 14 -7 Toronto d 37 12vancouver, d 12 m supplied by the associated  Doudy a Doudy hair r