European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pegs 26 the stars and stripes sunday january 4, 1987 powerful storm Heads for Canada new York a a Winter storm headed toward Canadian Waters saturday after dumping rain and Snow hat was blamed for 15 deaths and combining with the pull of the Sun and Moon to produce tidal flooding from the Carolines to Maine. The Center or the powerful storm Earl saturday was off the coast of Maine where wind gusts Over to Mph were reported As up to i to feel of Snow fell Friday. Snow continued falling saturday Momma across parts of new England and Mew York. Meanwhile a Pacific Ocean storm pushed the coasts of Washington Oregon and Northern California wifi High winds and Waves. In Oregon gusts Over so Mph were measured at Cope Blanco i to 20-foot Waves came ashore at Depoe Bay and three peo ple were slightly injured when they were swept into the surf near Lincoln City. The northeastern that caused an Esti mated $ i i million in damage in the Carolina and Virginia on new year s Day swept North along the East coast on Friday wors ening he extra High tides brought on by the alignment of the Earth Moon and Sun in a phenomenon called syzygy. The astronomical arrangement added up to 3 feet to High tide Levels Tor North Ameri Ca and the surge caused by the storm s winds pushed water Vel still higher. The tide was so High lady Liberty had to raise her stuns Aid rom Sander Newyork City s transportation commissioner. In Marshfield mass., the Ocean broke a portion of a sea Wall sending water up to 9 feet deep into Street and Homes. Hundreds of people were stranded in their Homes and offices and some scrambled onto roofs to wait far rescuers in boats said Daniel Mcconagly Marsh Fjeld civil defense director. States of emergency were declared in several coastal towns and residents Inlow lying areas were urged to evacuate. Trie High tide and storm whipped Waves sent surf crashing Over the Board walk in Atlantic City no and lapped at the doorsteps of the Daft oat nos. The Island retort we Cut Oft front the Mainland for More the three Booby flooding and dozens of be oct Werr evacuated front Low lying Hornet. In new York City the Suten Island ferry Rode so High on tic tide that the ramp used to unload  in lower Manhattan could t Icaca the deck. The boat Hod to be weighted Down my to last be Fate Cornu to could jul Tobuk. Deaths were reported in Sony camb a Virginia Penn Elvania in a in Connecticut Masleat Notti Rad cytto As a result of storm. Important clues found in san Juan hotel Blaze san Juan puerto Rico a investigators have found important pieces of the Jigsaw in their search for the cause of a hotel fire that killed at least 95 people the san Juan police superintendent said saturday. Fri agents met with puerto rican police and investigators from the . Treasury department s Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms for 2w hours sat urday. Afterwards the Island s Justice Secretary Hector Rivera Cruz was asked if arson rather than Accident was a Likely cause of wednesday s disastrous fire. I think so he said. Police superintendent Carlos Lopez pc Lucinno also interviewed at the Dupont Plaza hotel this morning said investigator Are at least several Days away from issuing a finding on the cause of the fire. Statements have been taken from More than 150 witnesses and hotel guests Lopez Feliciano said and evidence is being Analysed. He declined to answer re Porter questions about whether bomb fragments or incendiary devices were recovered. We have a lot of important pieces of the Jigsaw he said. The beachfront hotel is in the heart of san Juan s con Dado tourist District. For the first time since the fire police barricades along the strip were taken Down and traffic was allowed to pass in front of the Dupont Plaza. At the end of Friday s search which resulted in the finding of 40 bodies Lopez Felciano said he thought Alt victims had been found. Even so a final search for any additional victims was mounted saturday. At this moment 95 is the final total i Hope he said saturday. Only 28 victims Many a buium by jul had been identified at of Friday forty Mai id Hosp halted Tod Dona of people to o got. Rafael Hernandez Colon Aad Otter top dab be said there were Iod Kalim la fat nay 01 been set. Noting that the hotel we cab Tim. In utter labor dispute at the time of tie Maze the governor dui my Beaune Cay Ticino  employees and did do provide evidence to Lap port i allegations. Union officials have vehemently denial in rate ment the teamsters Union which re Renati i fit 150 of the Betel employee offered a 11 sch Tewani for information on the cause of the fire. Beffi Brota out minutes after the Tinwen. Meeting it the hotel rejected a contract offer. Crash marines winched Down from helicopter at about 3 a.m., approximate 7s minutes after the  military attache col As Sene Kumps said the helicopter could not land in the Forest. The suit was reported to Beabout 12 Miles from Abidjan. The marines found the two survivors according to it. Col. Jean Claude Blanche in a report by the French news Agency Agency France Presse Asp Blanche is second in command of the unit stationed near Abid Jan s Airport under a bilateral military cooperation  Ivory coast was a French Colony before winning Independence. Asp quoted an airline officials saying that soon after Takeoff the Pilot told the control Tower atthe Abidjan Airport that he had problems the Pilot then reported n fire in an engine and said tie would turn Back to land the Agency said. The airline said the cause of the Accident had not been determined. All 22 aboard Spanish air Force plane die in plunge off equatorial Guinea Madrid Spain a the death ton in the crash of a Spanish air Force transport plane off equatorial Guinea Rose to 22 with the recovery of Hie bodies of All those aboard Spain s ambassador to the West african country said saturday. The foreign ministry initially said 18 people were on the propeller driven Avi Ocar plane when it went Down in the at Antic Ocean on Friday just after take off from Bata Airport. But ambassador Antonio Nunez Gar Cia told Spanish National radio that rescuers had recovered the bodies of 22 people who were aboard the aircraft 12 spaniards and 10 equatorial guineans. The spaniards were the three member Crew seven teachers who belonged to Reli Gous orders a doctor and one other Passen Ger. The guineans were the wife and five children of Fortunato Niambi machine. Equatorial Guinea s Commerce and Industry minister her two body guards and a Xiu Rcd conk the t-i2 Avi Ocar Pfanne War one of two that Spain s Denorn sir mini it pro Vides the former Spanish Colony under s. Too Peratin agreement. Spain granted equatorial Guinea Independence in 1968. The Accident occurred at the nut of a flight to the capital City of Malabo air the i flt of fam do to 186 Miles norths West of Bata the cause of the Accident wis not int. Mediately known. Deployment on schedule nato says Brussels Belgium a nato said Friday it has deployed 316 of 572 . Cruise and perching ii nuclear mis Sites in five european nations. The North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion said the deployment of the single warhead missiles is on schedule. In december 1979, nato allies agreed to deploy 464 cruise and 103 penning i missiles to counter the deployment of soviet medium Range ss-20 missiles. Nato did not say How Many ss-20s have been deployed. But in the past of finials have said there were at least 441 missiles each carrying three warheads throughout the soviet Union. Nato said its 316 missiles consisted of All 108 of the penning ii missiles on launchers and 208 ground launched cruise missiles on 52 launchers. Nato did not say How Many missiles have been deployed to far in each of the five countries Britain Italy Ger Many the Netherlands and Belgium. Under the 1979 decision Ait 106 per Shing ii to Nissis Are to be deployed in uen Aby along Witt 96 the i i Britain and Italy win deploy 160 Attol 12.cruise missiles rep Etemi and. The Netherlands and Belgium will each de. Ploy 48 such missiles. Nato has said it is ready to Fatah Soreven reverse the deployment of cruise and penning ii mid Sites if an Arnu Nair tool agreement covering those weapon scan be reached. Budget from Page 1 about the Economy. The congressional report projected economic growth of 3 percent in 1987 and 2.9 percent in s9sb, com pared with administration estimates of 3.2 percent and 3.7 percent. And the congressional forecast predicted that inflation running at about 1.1 percent Over the past year in the consumer Price Index would Rise 4.4 percent from december 1986 to december 1987, and by another 4.4 percent in the following year. By contrast the administration predicted inflation of 3.6 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 198ft. The co report said the Federal deficit a record $22 billion in the fiscal year that ended sept. 30, will fall to $174 billion in the current fiscal year and to$169 billion in fiscal 1988, even without further spending cuts or other savings. The reduction will occur because in the current economic climate of relative Prosperity revenues Are outpacing outlays the congressional i Esaid. While the forecast is similar to the administration s forecast of a $173 billion deficit for 1987, it is considerably above the administration s projected $150 Bil lion current services deficit for 1988. Among the new proposals in the president s 1988 budget arc changes that would make it harder for mid dle Daw americans to get Home mortgages according to an Industry group. The mortgage Bankers association of America quoting from what officials said were confidential and Vance details of the budget said Reagan s proposals could roughly double the amount of up front Cash Oliai Home buyers would have to pay to acquire Manglic backed by the Federal housing administration the association provided these details certain closing costs for Fth a mortgages to Droving a 3.8 percent mortgage insurance Premium could no longer be 6ns de with the loan but would have 10 be paid for at the same time As the Down payment. Families with incomes Over $40,000 would have to pay at East a 5 percent Down payment to acquire new Cha Loans. Currently 3 percent Down can be paid to cover the first $23,000 of a loan with the 5 permit level making up the difference. The present formula would remain for families with under 140,000 income fees paid to the government National mortgage association Ginnie Mae for financing Cha and vet Erans administration loons would be raised from the current 0.06 percent to 0.1 percent adding roughly s187 to dosing costs. Homeowners could no longer get Cha mortgages to cover second Homes or investment houses