European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d anyone can buy a stealth plane for Only $9.95 Page 5 d deep cover an agent leaves the underground daily Magazine d Brussels wins Little league title sports Page 25 the stars and tripes authorized unofficial publication Fot a Ahmed fohce1 vol. 45, no. 100 sunday july 27, 1986 a d 8693 a a a in spells Relief in Dixie by United press International scattered rain finally Tell Friday across the South casing the sweltering summer heat and slightly loosen ing the clutch of a drought that has starved livestock and compelled one governor to ask residents to Pray for rain. Some spots arc getting some locally heavy rain said Bill Barlow a National weather service Meteorol Ogist. It la take a while to end the drought but a week or showers and thunderstorms will see related stories and photos. Pages 3 and 6. A Welcome four tenths of an Inch of rain fell in a 30 minute period at Charlotte . Some Street flooding was reported in the Community of shop ton the National weather service said. An Inch and a half of rain fell in the Salisbury area in an hour. The rain helped allay the record drought that has Cost Southern Farmers an estimated $1.12 billion and with the heat has accounted for at least 46 deaths. But forecasters say it would take 16 to 18 inches of rain to bring annual Levels Back to Normal. Every Little bit will help Barlow said. Some spots have had Over 3 inches. Maybe a third will receive Between Quarter and a half Inch. It s a lot bal Lorthan a week rain fell in parts of the Carolinas Georgia. Ala see rain on Page 28 sign of the times Adio station finds humor in Athens Ala Volhl an Athen radio station humor in the South s worst Drou Hkin a Cen Tury offered 1.000 pounds Foll to the person who called in with the bes Phot was it joke. The Winner was Dave Hamlin called in with this it was so Host my pigs melted to grease and a Grinto the Garden and now we re sawing French Fried Zyp pm radioed Shaw ice co. Delivered the ice Jln 10-Pound blocks to Hamlin s front Ford in Athens. We Gupit away put some in the Freezer rt3 then sat on it and had our picture taken said Hamlin s wife. She of ice was big enough to fill Aji Fkd sized station Wagon but a Chance to melt because in Bors grabbed it up. Zyp promotion manager Susa Lauderdale said the contest was held in monday through thursday hovered around the 100 degree Kiark and there were some pretty bad in. A Sample it s so hotly a rfcs Are looking s so hot that bit arc using pot holders to take worm it of and finally it s so hot i Sawl acc fighting Over a recruits sweating it out duh Oci record up photo ". And Lavone Smith of Gainesville Cane Loo late to help the Smiths who Soldin the dry bed of what was a 15-foot their cattle when their farm s three water i Pond on their farm. Friday s Rains ing Ponds dried up. Columbia so Lap cold War you could be Foo Law a 10,000 sol Diers pushing up falling Nind occasionally Keeling Over d training at fort Jackson. Even when the Mercury refused act below 100 for 15 muggy Days straight a this month the grunts kept on grunting it s probably no Accident that a Janc theater on base is Billing a fijan led water and a military telex Jayln Chan Nel hinting perhaps that Abji could be worse is showing Wagram called saudi _ the Post ice hoj ofis distributing an average 6p, of ice per Day much of it sniped into Canvas Lister bags and mixed with water for tilling Antee a Barber shop reports that even Are opting for the stubble Haj mrs recruits arc Given. Drill Ufa fonts can be seen hosing is now and then lits Aren t allowed to talk to. Ress but the sergeants say they be ird few complaints about the grueling inns. These kids Wear glasses an during Inch cat the glasses log up and they can t so Kex Good said Shawn Gams a Drill ser Alof Alpha co 6thbn, 6th brigade. To heat just drains them real Quick. It makes find of the most unbearable the heat gains said is the up. At least during sit ups you get a see heat on Page 28 car shipments waste millions Gao says by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon could save Mil Lions of dollars a year in transportation and personnel costs if it were allowed to transport service members cars by land As Well As by water a general accounting office report says. . Law dating to the 1940s and originally designed to Aid american shippers says the vehicles must be shipped by Ocean going vessels and through custom ary1 Pom. Since then the Fleet has declined and Only limited service Between the coasts is available the re port said. For example the Gao noted that service members transferring from Alaska to the East coast must have their cars sent by ship to Seattle by Road to Oakland calif., and by ship again through the Panama canal. Shipment by motor carriers could have saved the government $624,000 last year. Service members moving from san Diego to Bremer ton wash., have their cars shipped to Hawaii put aboard another ship and sent to Bremerton. Cost $72,000 More than if they had been driven the 1,300miles up the coast. We estimate that because of these restrictions the government incurred Over s3.1 million in excess transportation costs in fiscal 1985 the report said. The restrictions also increased costs for mile age reimbursement per diem and service members out of pocket expenses delayed shipment and de livery of vehicles by up to four months and imposed hardships on service members and their service members generally Are entitled to ship a privately owned vehicle at government expense when sea cars on Page 28
