European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes monday october 1986page 28 my flooding continues to plague Midwest by the associated press surging floodwaters that have forced up to 35.000 peo ple Tram their Homes across the Midwest isolated towns saturday in Oklahoma where riven Rose to record Highland Ihrck atoned to Force an additional 3,000 evacuations. Water was receding in parts of Kansas and hard hit northeastern Illinois where damage is estimated at$34 million. But Runoff from More than a week of heavy rain pushed the Mississippi River out of its binks along pans of Missouri and Illinois and Lake Michigan Wasa record 3.5 feet above Normal. Flooding has caused damage estimated at millions of dollars in Ohio Michigan Illinois Iowa Missouri Kan Sas Arkansas and Oklahoma. At least eight deaths have been linked to the hooding and three people Are missing. The flooding hat Cut off towns in Oklahoma an Kansas and prompted a disaster declaration by the governor of Missouri where Amtrak suspended Pas Senger rail service because of a washed out Bridge. The rising Arkansas River prompted mandatory evacuation orders for the 8,500 residents of Bixby okla., a Tulsa suburb. City manager Paul Brignac estimated sat urday that 5,500 people had complied. This is an extremely critical situation Brignac so percent of the town is expected to be flooded he , an estimated 5,000 Jenks residents were directed to emergency centers in on Tulsee and Sapu Leand to two Jenks churches above the flood Plain said City councilman Jim , 300 people in Webber Falls and As Many As 350 people in Muskogee county left their 8 to 9 feet deep reached the roofs of some houses saturday in the northeastern Oklahoma City of Bartlet vile As the Caney River Cut the town in two reaching a record height of 29 feet i g feet above flood stage Accord ing to Bartlesville civil defense director Jim Willaford the old record of 25.8 feel was set in 1926. Newsman rather hospitalized after attack new York a lbs evening new Anchor Dan rather was hospitalized sat urday night after being pummelled in the face and Side by two Well dressed men As he walked from a Friend s Home police said. Rather s4, was conscious in the Emer gency room of Lenox Hilt Hospital said Hospital administrator Stephen Gavala refusing to disclose the extent or Nal Urr of the newsman s injuries. Gavala said a report on bather s condition would be issued later. Rather told authorities he had left his Friend s Home on Manhattan s upper East Side shortly after 10 30 p.m., an was walking along Park Avenue when a Man approached him and said Ken Neth what is the frequency said police sgt. Raymond o Donnell. Rather responded i Don t know what you re talking about o Donnell said. The Man then punched the Anchor Man knocking him to the ground the sergeant said. Rather got up and ran into a was followed by the assailant and an other Man who continued asking him. Kenneth what is the frequency of Donnell said. In the building s lobby. Rather was again knocked Down and kicked in the Side. A Doorman yanked the men off rather and they fled on foot police said. Police said one assailant was wearing Adark suit White shirt and Black tie while the other was also Well dressed. Sub from Page 1 advanced Yankee 11 subs have a 2,400 mile Range. Weinberger told reporters that he did not know if the fire was associated with the vessel s twin reactor Power Plant but he that he did not think that it had anything to do with the submarine s weapons compartment. The Tass account said Only that the fire broke out in a compartment of the sub. Weinberger and other defense department officials said that it was assumed that the submarine was on Rou Tine patrol at the Lime of the Accident. Reporting any information at ill on a military tragedy is unusual for the soviet Union which never in the past has com w ppe urges re wide trial for a Lyon France a foot John Paul ii said Day tailed on Mil groups at War any White in the worm and on All terrorists to Vilt hostile Julion for one Day and Refl on Why tag Are resorting to violence. T id the roman ing intense of there is fighting truce called for Church is seeking is Between states Vatican offi pm Catholic Church forts in countries to achieve the a oct. 27. They sail truces both Mand in guerrilla on oct. 27, Italy to Pray Foj leaders of world. The Stop of his gauls a martyrs Vatican spokesman Joaquin said the mice idea came to the Day nig band he quickly jolted though in polish Vaiuli officials were told of Only Airway morning before hit to Rejer France. They had to Rait from polish and squeeze it into the Pope s Scheldi the plane was on it Way. Pop Awill visit Assisi orld Jace along with faiths mom around the Lade his pin at the first or Day trip Tefrance an prayer Gat Chimg at Theoph Ileater of be three the first Frencl Christian Tavarro Fri his minted on Western reports of soviet submarine accidents. In August 1983, for example . Intelligence sources said a soviet nuclear submarine Sank in the North Pacific and 90 or More Crew members died. Three years earlier japanese officials said that at least nine sailors were killed when fire broke out aboard a soviet nuclear submarine off Southern Japan. Moscow never acknowledged any such Accident. Since Gorbachev took Over in March 1985, however he has proclaimed a policy of openness ill a has brought greater disclosure of he details of major Acci dents. A Little More than a month ago for example soviet officials provided de tailed information within 48 hours aftera cruise ship the Admiral Rakhimov was rammed by a freighter and nearly 400 of its passengers were killed. . Officials speculated that Al Leas two factors in addition to the upcoming meeting Between the . And soviet leaders stimulated saturday s unusual Candor the term Only that the submarine would be qui by spotted and identified on the Sunai and the widespread criticism of the soviets handling of the chernobyl nuclear disaster in the firs Days. I think it is interesting that they re ported Ilas quickly As they Wein Berger said. I think we probably All re member chernobyl and they did t want to let a Long Lime some of the 24-hour delay he said was obviously attributable 10 the fact that the submarine Crew was occupied for some time trying to control the fire. Despite Weinberger s Strong doubt that the fire was in the weapons Compart ment other knowledgeable sources speculated that the Blaze might have take place in the weapons Bay and that the soviets moved to warn the United tales before in selected any release of submarine experts suggested that the Accident might have originate with storage batteries used to. Provide emergency Power in the Case of a shut Down of the nuclear Power Plant. Such batteries have been known to explode. Pentagon sources attached no special significance to the submarine s being in the area saying Hal the Yankee class vessels routinely patrol off the East coast of the United Stales their missiles Capa ble of reaching strategic targets East of the Mississippi River within minutes of launch. Nevertheless said Hudson Institute submarine expert Norman Friedman the incident amounted to a real Embarrass ment since in compromised an operation Al patrol by the submarine. Drugs from Page 1 troops and equipment to locate pursue and seize ships and aircraft carrying drugs and to arrest their week the Senate passed a version Hal docs not Call for such extensive us of the military. A House Senate Confer ence committee is working to resolve the differences. Lehman said the Navy is eager to Len assistance to the anti drug Effort but Only As pan of its ongoing operations. He said the Navy has flown 10,000 hours in drug a Jerd Ilion flights this year. On a helicopter flight to North Island thursday Lehman s co Pilot was cmdr. I William m. Calhoun air Boss of the amphibious assault ship pc Eliu where Mccallum is assigned in Long Beach. Lehman asked Calhoun How Mccallum was schedule is a real one Calhoun said. He works like the rest of us. He s Avery Nice Man. He s got a lot of support. We All fell really bad when he fumbled i that first game. During the interview Lehman insisted that Mccallum gets no special treatment from the Navy. He added that Mccal Lum is being allowed to Moonlight like any other Sailor provided his work does not pose a conflict of interest or interfere with his duly. Lehman said he applied the same Crite Ria in judging Meyers Case but his com manding officer at Camp Pendleton Rule thai transferring Meyers to Atlanta was not in the Best interest the Marine corps. Lehman noted that Mccall Tim win be required to attend naval Supply school in january and if his assignment interferes wit playing in the National football league playoffs if he has accumulated leave fori the super bowl maybe he can do that Lehman said. Bui if it interferes with his course maybe he can t. We re not giving him carte Blanche. Fri adopted at a while hot14, the Post said. Administration officials a knowl that the while House plotted to a Qadhafi into thinking he faced a new round of . Bombing and a possible coup but Reagan insisted there was not any plan of ours to mislead the Ameri can people and the press. White House spokesman is quoted Poindexter Ai the disclosure to the Wall St Rotor ill was not authorized by Speakes ah004uoled Poindexter assaying Ihrl Fallere was no attempt to pro vide disarm action to the . pile kid in another development the Senate intelligence committee said the Reagan administration s deception Campaign against Libya stayed within the letter an spirit of rules against planting of false stories in the . News Media. But the panel s staff director i acknowledged Fric who. Or merely Eiron Roum in in Ber of topics to Nuj Wrner own saw Little Way to i ice and said even new Lions would object to the rules hat might top it. The committee staff completed a Swift inquiry after the port report. The Senate committee looked into the Nutter because an executive order on intelligence issued by Reagan in 1981 Autho Rizes the Cia to conduct secret special activities including disinformation campaigns so Long As they Are not in tended to influence United states political processes Public opinion Noli Eib i ii Jpio Ere was neither on of the spin or letter nor any attempt to find or exploit a loophole such As saying it was being done abroad but really intending it for Here mama Hon said. He would not confirm whether a involving foreign news Media bad he subcommittee his a Amenu ing Coji Ceroli Lac Ca led wow Ackt into . spread by the us Bretly abroad but her ish Huw wee or of concern a a Iwuh the a
