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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, December 3, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednfl8dayrdik�mt�r3, 198$ the stars and stripes Page 8 Greaf lakes flood areas in three states by the associated Prat Strong wind gutting 10 45 Mph pushed great lakes water onto eastward racing shores monday in Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin flooding Road and base ments and forcing some people to flee their Homes. In South Carolina meanwhile wind whipped Ocean Ida washed away seawalls and eroded dunes Ai weather forecasters warned that the worst is yet to come. Winds clocked at 3s to 45 Mph drove Waves up Tonine feet High onto Lake Michigan shorelines in wis Consin and pushed Lake Erie 2.5 feet above recent Lake Levels along Ohio and Michigan shores the National weather service said. At Toledo Ohio Lake Erie was less than a Foo below the record 576.68 feet above sea level recorded there on april 14,1980. The army s corps of engineers in its most recent monthly report said All of the great lakes were at record Levels and that conditions for damage to Shore lines were very  by the end of next april the lakes arc expected to be five inches higher than at the same Lime this year said Philip Keillor a coastal Engineer at the University of Wisconsin sea Grant Institute. At least three families were evacuated from their Homes in Ottawa county in Northwestern Ohio and several highways were closed by High water. Jim order director of the emergency management Agency m Ottawa county said some cottages and Homes near the Davis Hesse nuclear Power Plant and the Industrial Park area near Camp Perry had to be evacuated. In port Clinton Ohio water covered the main Street along Lake Erie and was More than a foot deep at one downtown intersection in Southern Michigan Monroe county sheriffs  Hudson said a number of people had fled their Homes. A lot of the people there Are used to that sort of thing Hudson said. So far it s not too  High water also closed part of a take Shore drive in Kitty Bond at left help or. And mrs. Merle Smith posh a raft carrying their children. Shannon it and Shawn 6, through Floo Wilen tint covered their neighbourhood or North shares in michigan1 Monroe county. Posh Grosse Pointe farms along late St. Clair North East of Detroit police dispatcher Katie Kolakowski said. In Wisconsin the surf off Lake Michigan threw Small stones onto Milwaukee s Lincoln memorial drive closing one of two northbound lanes. Police in Racine and Kenosha said there were no serious problems but some lakefront parking lots were closed. On Middle Bass Island Ott Lake Erie s Ohio Shore a Landing strip was under water and the Community feast Point was Cut off from the main portion of the  tides crumbled a Wall and loosened decking around a Motel swimming Pool and undermined the Pool pump House on South Carolina s Hilton head is land hotel clerk Jim Brown  worst damage appeared to be South of Myrtle Beach near Garden City where High tides crashed over8-Lo-Io-Fooi seawalls and washed out swimming pools at two condominium complexes. Doo Dah marchers spoof Rose tourney Pasadena Calif. A twirling briefcases Chain saws ironing boards and sometimes each other the truly tasteless and the merely fun Lov ing joined in the i old occasional Doodan Parade a spoof of the tournament of  estimated 200,000 people turned out sunday to watch such old favourites As the precision briefcase marching team and the Texas Chain saw massacre drool squad. Squeals and roars of Delight greeted the Chainsaw marchers As they squirted fake blood and one drool squad member Hung convincingly suspended from a meat Hook dad taste knows no Bounds and the drool squad is certainly proud that without a doubt it is the most tasteless group in the Parade said Don Coursey who in arched cover Din mock blood and bits of fake flesh. Coursey a 31 year old Salesman from Huntingdon Beach when he in t drooling said he concocted the Chainsaw squad five years ago. The idea for the Doo dab Parade was born in a bar. The first was held Jan. 1, 1978, As a spoof of the tradition bound tournament of roses Parade held each new year s  Doo Dah event featured a Mot Ley assortment of about 140 off beat Drill teams bands and marching units including belly dancers nude Beach advocates and the terrorist Kazoo band. Nobody is Safe said Joe Mes Cinger a local real estate Salesman and grand marshal of the Parade. It just a Chance for grown up people to bring out the kid in  Hud denies enforcing policy As paper stated Washington a the depart ment of housing and Urban development on monday disputed a report it was enforcing a policy of removing luxury appliances such As dishwashers from Home rented to Low income families. Department spokesman Bill glib Vinsand the Casper wyo., housing authority was merely acting on the Broad guide lines under Cost containment when it removed dishwashers garbage disposal Sand other High maintenance appliances from the Homes it was refurbishing Forlow in come tenants. These Hud guidelines state that pub Lic housing units should not contain non essential appliances such As garbage disposals or dishwashers Clavin said. He disputed a report published Sun Day in the Casper Star Tribune that the Reagan administration had ordered housing agencies to strip the luxury items from Homes that Are acquire through mortgage foreclosure proceed a zip a Dee Doo Dah Christmas yeah Christmas How can we going in be just have Christmas awful the a  Snow exactly the. Vow Bisnow what Alu this about Christmas Ings and rented to Low income  report said housing authorities in Houston and Dallas Are also removing such items As garage door openers and air conditioners. Glavin said air conditioners reconsidered essential in some parts of die country. Air conditioners Ore also consid ered essential appliances for elderly tenants of any Public housing project he said. Sans of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 3, 1946 naval rear  Byrd and 4,000 members of the operation High jump Antarctica expedition prepared to leave on their 10,000 Milc exploratory voyage. Four ships from Norfolk va., were to rendezvous in Panama with five ships from the weal coast 30 years ago today. Dec. 3, 1956 British foreign see rotary Selwyn Lloyd was expected to announce in London evacuation of British and French Force from Egypt 20 years ago today. Dec. 3,1966 . Planet from carriers in the Tonkin Gulf and air bases in Thailand hit Oil and transportation facilities close to Hanoi in the mightiest Uch raid since july a coniing to Mill tary spokesmen. 10 years ago today. Dec 3, 1976 defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Washington Oiden the Start of production of Uwb-1  costly control Enid plane bad been under development fat to Yean  
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