European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o Weinberger criticized on Carrier plans. Page 5 o american hospitality in the bavarian Alps pages 14-15 u nukes suspected on British truck that overturned Page 28 authorized unofficial pu1lication re to Force vol. 45, no. 268 tuesday january 13, 1987 f met 0 8693 a no Relief seen from bitter cold two cyclists abandon a training run and Cany their bikes through heavy Snow near Westerham England. By the associated press elderly people were found dead or dying in under heated British Homes and dozens of deaths from the bitter cold were reported on the european continent on monday. Icy conditions from Siberia to the Atlantic were expected to continue for at least another two weeks weather forecasters said. Newspapers reported at least seven cold relate deaths in Britain while reports from the continent listed 48 deaths from defective healers in the soviet Union two Farmers Frozen to death in Poland and a family of seven killed in France when a Wood burning stove set their House on fire London s temperature never Rose above freezing sunday As the City had its coldest january Day since the Winter of 1939-40. Diesel Oil froze in buses South of London when there plunged to 10 degrees below Zero. An ambulance service in Berkshire North of Lon Don said it had 10 Calls in three hours for elderly people who had collapsed in the cold. Three of them died. A Man and two children died at Chester from car Bon monoxide from a portable Heater and a 23-year old climber Andrea Mclean fell to her death in blizzard in Central Scotland. State run British rail said travellers should stayathome unless the journey was absolutely necessary be cause the cold was forcing train delays and canc la tons. There does t look like any Relief yet in this icy airstream from the East said a spokesman for the see cold on Page 28 Europe realigns 3 currencies to pacify Market Brussels Belgium up euro Pean Community finance ministers try ing to quest speculation on the Exchange markets monday agreed to revalue three of the seven currencies in the european monetary system after lob hours of bargaining the ministers revalued the German Mark and the dutch Guilder upward by 3 per cent and the belgian Luxembourg franc by 2 percent. Belgian and Luxembourg have a monetary Union. The currencies of the four other coun tries in the Ems France. Italy Ireland and Denmark remain unchanged Bel Gian finance minister Mark Eyskens who presided Over the session told news conference after the session ended Early monday. The realignment should restore Calmon the Exchange markets As of tomorrow and allow the further Normal functioning of the Ems Eyskens said. The upheaval of the last few weeks was due in the first place to external fac tors . The fall of the Dollar he said. European Central Banks had to inter Vene heavily on the Money markets As the fall of the Dollar caused a Rush into the German Mark pushing it to its upper limit in the narrow Ems fluctuation band. At the lower end of the scale the French franc also weakened by social unrest in the country was pushed Downto its floor limit. Ems currencies Are allowed a fluctuation margin of 2.2s percent above or below their Central rate toward other member currencies except the italian lira which has a 6 percent margin up an Down. Whenever a currency reaches its flue Luai Ion limits Central Banks of Ems countries have to intervene on the mar Ket by Selling the currency that is at its ceiling or buying up the one that drops to see Money on Page 28 Israel says its tanks hit . Post by error killing Irish Soldier Beirut Lebanon up fire from an israeli Lank killed an Irish Soldier in the United nations peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon israeli officials acknowledged sunday. Israel said the killing was an Accident but the Inci Dent has prompted Ireland to consider the withdrawal of its troops from the Region Israel said that Cpl. Do Mol Mcloughlin 33, was lulled Saiu Raday night by tank fire aimed at a band of guerrillas in the Village of Bra chit about six Miles North of the israeli Border. Hie United nations interim Force in Lebanon un1fi1. Said it believed the barrage was unprovoked see error on Page 23 Sagum kept arms sales going advice senator Washington a a Mie intelligence committee member said sunday the Philion shows that president Reagan was the behind the decision to continue Selling arms t after the first such shipments failed to free Al american hostages held in Lebanon it was kept going primarily because wanted to continue the Cohen a Maine set Reul Cohen praised Reagan Fiat 1� in the re lease of americans he Roy pro iranian forces in Lebanon and to a undiplomatic opening to he Cilicia done president for overriding mis Givings Soufl senior Cabinet members and the in Community about Selling arms to Tehran. The mistake was Altafi a states of weapons lot a part ofom Prmila said Cohen. He infant underground against the Secretary of state George p. Sulu Lary of defense Caspar Weinberger and other aides. Action officials have said that it. Col. 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