European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 9,1988 the stars and stripes pages Reagan Calls november elections critical los Angeles not starting his fall drive to keep Republican control of the Senate president Rea Gan said on sunday that november s make or break election will determine if his conservative course forthe nation endures. Sounding a highly partisan note Reagan issued a plea fora continued Republican majority in the Senate As he prepared far a fund raising event for rep. De Zschau the parly s Senate candidate in California. The president portrayed he election As a fundamental con test Between the continuation of conservative doctrine and a return to the Liberal political philosophy he said ruled the nation before his 1980 election. In a text of the president s remarks released in and Vance by the a Hite House. Reagan said it is a make or break election. Their decision will determine if everything we be worked for everything we be struggled and sweated for is to be Given a Chance or to be under mined by people who oppose everything we believe in. Control of the Senate will mean to More years of moving Forward or two years of stalemate and retrogression he said. White House and Republican party political strategists have made a key priority the continued control of the Senate where republicans enjoy a 53-to-47-Scalmajority. Currently 22 Republican held seats Are being contested with Democrat running Strong races in at least nine  visit Here to help Zschau a 46-year-old former professor and businessman marked the Start of fre quent travel by the president on behalf of Republican candidates at least 14 such trips Are now envisioned. Reagan was to appear on monday at a fund raising event in Denver for rep. Ken Kramer the Colorado Republican facing rep. Timothy a Wirth in a race to succeed sen. Gary Hart a Democrat. White House officials believe the president s campaigning can make a difference in contests where the candidates Are within several percentage Points of each  s appearance in behalf of Zschau was to raise about $1.5 million at a 11,000-a-person  a time when polls show him 13 Points behind sen. Alan Cranston the congressman needs the Money Toby television advertising. Both candidates arc expect ing to spend 110 million or More. In his remarks Reagan painted Zschau As on who chem allies creativity vision and action and Cranston 72, As one who perpetuates outdated poli cies. Floods rout texans Midwest hit by record lows by United press Ikemi Lioret floodwaters that routed resident from their Homes and inundated High ways in the Southern part of Texas pounded the state again sunday while a flow of cold Canadian air chilled the nation s midsection and set Al least 18 Low temper Alurac records. Rash flood watches were extended aver much of Southern Texas As showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain sunday afternoon Between 5 and 7 inches of rain fell Over a parts of Southern Texas overnight. Nearly 2 inches of rain soaked hous ton sunday morning and Victoria had up to 1.40 inches. At least so Travis county resident South of Austin were left homeless by Waist deep dood Walers. They were pulp in a red Cross shelter at a Junior High school. Red Cross spokesman Royd Clark said. Twenty one Homes Are  can no longer live there because of High water and the tremendous water dam age Clark said. Folks arc mainly in the lower income brackets. The damage totem financially has been devastating Short term drought severity As of july 12 crop soil moisture Index a severely to abnormally excessively excessively dry dry wet to too wet Chicago Tribune map source Noaa Usta joint agricultural weather facility top poultry producers save millions through family farm tax loophole Little Rock Ark