European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. July 31, 1985 the stars and stripes cheers Greef Hooser Hay express by the associated or cheers and applause from several Hundred Farmers greeted Indiana s Hoosier Hay express train when in arrived tuesday in Columbia ., dying the flags of both states. The rain started out carrying about 1,800 tons or Hay from 210 farms in 50 of Indiana s 92 counties bin 35 of the 76 can were dropped off earlier in he Day a three other South Carolina cilia. One car was Side tracked by mechanical problems. Meanwhile officials in Georgia proposed emergency measure to be taken if the Southeast s worst drought in a Century continues. Stale agencies already have imposed water conservation measures at tourist Wel come centers ordered 100 communities to conserve water and extended limited Grants to help the poor Cope with the heat. Of conditions Worsen into the fall Georgia is pre pared 10 suspend school order water rationing and make water available from Ponds on the campuses Oft ate colleges and universities. They Lay Farmers never work together but this Isth kind of thing where you be got to help one another Laid Edward Wilson in Columbia adding that he hoped to gel 100 Bales of Hay for the cattle on his format Blythewood  Hermes Bouknight of Richland county said he hoped to get 125 Bales for his brother s 36 cattle. That will bit him a couple of week he said. I Don t know what s going to happen after wiil Farmer across the country have donated Hay to feed cattle in the drought Region and railroads and trucking companies have donated their services to ship it i be never seen As Many people wanting to help their fellow Man As much As this. This reminds me of world War ii. It s the patriotism and people banding together said John Trotman the director of the Agri cultural stabilization and conservation service in Ala Bama. Recent thunderstorms have eased the drought slightly in parts of the Southeast but Stales from the Mason Dixon line to Northern Florida have had below Normal rainfall As much As 23 inches Short in parts of Ala Bama and forecasters say in is doubtful that the scattered thunderstorms Normal for Laic summer will make up the severe deficit. In Memphis tenn., authorities handed out electricians and set up emergency shelters on tuesday As the temperature reached 104 degrees tying a record set in 1952. In Western Arkansas where the temperature hit 108tuesday at fort Smith authorities blamed the heal for the death of an 83-year-old Man who collapsed after gardening. Elsewhere in the South readings were largely in the 90s. It May be that we could be lining in the next few Days with the upper 90s again maybe even 100," said forecaster Bill Lemer in Atlanta which has had a re Cord 25 consecutive Days of temperatures of Ai least 90 degrees. Estimates of agricultural losses from the months of drought have risen to at least 11.98 billion. The losses include $200 million in Georgia 1380 million i South Carolina including forestry s750 million in Alabama s400 million in North Carolina $89 million in Maryland s61.5 million in Virginia s40 million in Delaware $47 million in York county pa., and 115million in West Virginia. Hot and dry temperature comparison 3q-yr i wage Buti tar grown Dale Vir Ami Kempff Unrur he july 11-17. 1bbc Namiji recent july in Hufi High Dale draught in the Southeast 1553 i Trenty dry Hal too a Ign Panli 88 w a Tunoa 87 Duma. 5 c 92 i i sever Ray dry. I punic Uty a Eweul Valy Day. Pair to Growell Elvod. I i a Tomulty a i i Plant grow tit Occius. South Florida getting drenched Miami a the same weather system thai i prolonging the draught in much of the Southeast is washing out baseball games and chasing Deer to higher ground in Southern Florida the drought from the Mason Dixon line through the Northwestern Florida Panhandle has t touched the area from Tampa on Florida s Gulf coast to Miami on the Atlantic Side of the state. The daily forecast for South Florida has sounded like a recording partly Cloudy with a $0 percent Chance of evening Thunde showers. Sunday was the ninth Day in a Row with showers Over Miami. At the Everglades National Park the Only worry this year has been about too much rain. The Deer were moving to higher ground and there was concern that if we had continued heavy rain the Deer Herd would be stressed because of Lack of Foo Supply said Park spokeswoman Patricia Tolle when t talked to my Peers in our regional office in Atlanta where they have no water and in i really dreadful in was difficult for them to relate to our Situa Tion Tolle said. It s just nature said Ellen Underwood spokeswoman for the Southwest Florida Waler management District a stale Agency monitoring conditions in 16 counties in Western and Central Florida. That Region had its woi.,l drought in to years Las year she said prompting bans on daytime washing of cars and watering of lawns in most Cilicia. This year officials in the District Are just watching the problems of their colleagues Lothe North. This is just the Normal Type of condition said Bob Ebaugh a National weather service specialist i Miami. It s summer in South  he said Miami has had 7.45 inches of rain in july,2.20 inches above average for the month. South Honda s subtropical nature where Cool sea breezes passing Over warm ground cause Cloud build up make a painless Southeast Type drought virtually impossible Here Ebaugh said. There s even a beneficial Lide to the High pressure thai has kept heavy prolonged rain out of much of the Southeast forecaster Hen say it u keeping tropical storms and hurricanes away from Florida. The Power Ful system rotates clockwise pushing storms away into the Northern Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico. It s the Best possible thing Florida could ask for said Bob sheets the Deputy director of the National weather service. For a Hurricane to hit Florida in would have to develop in Georgia and they just Don t develop in Georgia judge indicted on sex charges Providence . A an Alabama judge was indicted tuesday on charges that he repeatedly raped another judge s 13-year-old grandson during conference on court services for children. A stale grand jury indicted circuit judge Jimmy Dean Sloan or. An three counts of first degree child sexual assault one count of second degree child sexual assault and three counts of violating the state Law against Oral sex and sodomy. Sloan 42, of Anniston Ala., faces up to life in Pris on if convicted on any of the tint degree child sexual assault counts. He is free on Bond. He look a leave of absence after he was charged with assaulting the 13-year-old boy on july it in the judge s room at a Providence hotel. Sloan and the victim s grandmother were in provi Dence for the annual conference of the National coun cil of juvenile and family court judges. Sloan was suspended from the organization s Board of trustees because of his arrest All Hyatt hotel insurers held liable Kansas City to. Up Missouri state appeals court ruled tuesday that All insurance companies holding policies on the Hyatt Regency hotel must help  for damages fro the collapse of the hotel s skywalk five Yean ago. It is abundantly Clear from the poli cies what Type of operation the insurance companies were covering the court said in a 38-Page decision. Five years ago 114 people died and More than zoo were injured when two overhead walkways collapsed onto the crowded Hyatt lobby. The Missouri court of appeals of the Western District on tuesday upheld most of a Jackson county circuit court s summary judgment on behalf of Crown Center redevelopment corp.,which owns the hotel and hallmark cards inc., its Parent company. Insurance companies claimed in their Appeal that the lower court erred in it determinations of coverage and in its Al location of the defense funding Burden and indemnity Burden. For the Hyatt hallmark obtained Aline of insurance referred Loas the com Mercial Union line. The policy contain san other insurance clause which pro Vides for How the Loo is to be apportioned among insurers. Man sets himself apartment House on fire b1ddeford, Maine a a Manset himself on fire in his apartment Dur ing an argument with his Girlfriend tues Day critically injuring himself and Start ing a Blaze that forced five families to flee the building. Kenneth Fogg was listed in critical condition at Maine medical Center in Portland with third degree Burns Over most of his body he was one big Ball of fire Aid Paul Desman who saw Fogg standing in front of the building. Desman smothered the flames using jacket and a Blanket he borrowed from a neighbor. Fogg s Girlfriend Jane Dresser suffered turns on her arms while fleeing the building and was listed in fair condition at Southern Maine medical Center. Be told police the Bouse fire broke out when Fogg set himself on fire. Dresser s 14-year-old son James said he witnessed the Kitchen argument from his bedroom and saw Fogg douse himself in Oil and set himself on fire. The boy who fled the apartment through his bedroom window said the flames spread to the building when fog Gfell to the Kitchen floor. Police said the fire began shortly be fore 10 30 . As Fogg 52, and Dresser 42, were arguing in the Kitchen. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foe a. July 31. 1946 British troops an Palestine police began a Roundup of about 3,000 jewish men and women Intel Aviv hoping to find the terrorists responsible for the King David hotel bombing in Jerusalem 30 years ago today. July 31, 1956 prime minister sir Anthony Eden in London halted the Sale of All British War goods to Egypt. 20 years ago today. July 31, 1966 the massive build up of . Armed strength has passed its announced goal of 3,093,000 a Yea ahead of time. 10 years ago today. July 31, 1976 the soviet olym Pic committee appealed for the return Ofa diver Sergei Emu nov who defected to Canada