European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 Here Ore some tips on How to drive safely during fog season by Randy Barnet Auto editor motorists must Battle fog from now until Spring with soupy conditions especially prevalent in the fall. German Auto clubs say. Adar reports that More than 3,000 fog related accidents occur each year on German roads. Avd says fog is the Lead ing cause of accidents in the autumn. The clubs say most of the accidents occur because Drivers react improperly in heavy fog. For driving in fog the Auto clubs recommend the following actions pay attention to oncoming traffic. If oncoming cars and trucks have their lights on during daytime when the roads Are dry the Drivers May have been reckoning with fog. And your turn is Proba Bly next. Turn on Low beams and fog lights. But use the rear red fog Light Only invert thick fog when visibility is less than 150 feet. The Light is too intense for use in Light fog and rain. Go slow and keep your distance. Roll Down your window a hit to help prevent Interior fogging. Keep your Eye on the Road s Center and Side striping. Keep your Speed Down when you can t see far ahead and do not drive faster than so Miles an hour about 80 Kph on the autobahn. Do not be misled into thinking you can Sec More than the leading Driver. Don t pass unless absolutely certain that the Way is Clear. Never pass in a fog bound traffic Convoy. Turn on your Windshield wipe Sand the do Fogger Blower. Heavy fog especially at lower elevations can be Strong enough to put a film of water on your Windshield. If traffic should Stop suddenly turn on your emergency flashers move As far As possible to the right Edge of the Road and Stop. If visibility is limited to Only a few feet get off the Road As soon As practical and wait for conditions to improve. During the "f9g season keep you headlights and fog lights clean and Don t forget to clean the Windshield on the in Side especially if passengers often smoke. In part because of the end of Daylight saving time and the shortening Days As Winter approaches More than 40 percent of fatal Auto pedestrian accidents occur Between october and december the adar and avd report. The clubs urge motorists to take extra care while driving Home from work inthe late afternoon As their eyes May be especially tired. The european fog code is slow Down keep your distance and use your  shaded areas show fog trouble spots along autobahn in Germany. Mcentire Strait Are no. 1 hits at country awards Nashville Tenn. A Reba Mcentire who gave up a career As a Rodeo rider to become a Singer won entertainer of the year and her third straight top female vocalist honors at the 20th annual country music association awards. George Strait was voted male vocalist of the year monday night for the second straight year. The judds a Mother daughter team has been singing professionally for three years were selected Best vocal group for the second year in a Row. I m very proud to carry the Banner for that country music said Mcentire who sings love ballads like her no. 1 whoever s in new  in her acceptance speech at the grand Ole opry Mcentire recalled being told Early in her career that women would find achievement difficult. Well y All just proved pm wrong said the former barrel racer who quit the Rodeo circuit seven years ago after 10 years of Competition. Only Tammy Wynette in the late 1960s, had Cap tured three consecutive top female vocalist awards. Strait 34, a one time cattle ranch Foreman from san Marcos Texas dedicated his Bullet shaped trophy to his daughter Jennifer 13, who died in a traffic Acci Dent in june. Strait like Mcentire. Sings traditional country songs punctuated by steel guitars and fiddles. His nobody in his right mind would be left her hit no. 1 on the country charts recently. Dan seals formerly half of the pop music duo of England Dan and John Ford Coley joined Mcentire As a double Winner. He won single of the year for his uptempo Bop and shared top vocal duo honors with mane Osmond who was celebrating her 27th  and Osmond recorded the no. 1 song meet me in Montana during the past year and plan to team up  re looking for songs now that touched us like George Strait up photo Montana did he said after the presentation. Seals brother Jimmy was part of the pop duo seals and Crofts. Elected to the country music Hall of Fame were humorist Whitey Ford the Duke of Paducah who died earlier this year and song publisher record pro Ducer Wesley Rose who called his selection the great est thing in my  other winners were lost in the fifties tonight by Ronnie Milsap album of the year Randy Travis the horizon award for career development the Oak Ridge boys band top instrumental group Veteran fiddler Johnny Gimble instrumentalist of the Yean who s Gonna fill their shoes by George Jones top video on the other hand by Paul Over strict and Don Schlitz song of the year awarded to songwriters. Schlitz won the same award in 1979 for writing the Kenny Rogers hit the  on the other hand was recorded by Travis a former Catfish Cook who has been a recording artist for 1 a years. Mcentire whose favorite song is the Star spangled Banner said she sees a Bright future for country music. More and More people arc opening to country music than there Ever has been before. And my big old Boot will be there to kick in a door for each and every one of you she said. I m not Gonna cry i m Gonna faint the Stringtown olua., performer said As she accepted the award for top entertainer. Other finalists for entertainer of the year were the judds Strait Willie Nelson and Ricky Skaggs. Winners were chosen by the 7,500 singers musicians songwriters disc jockeys and other professionals who Are members of the country music association. Nelson and Kris Kristofferson were hosts of the show