European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday january 15.1987 some gis getting left in the cold from Page 1 Sonal mail and a a fes movies said Cape. Willia Macken. Chief of mail service for the . Army postal group Europe. There has been a run on Snow shovels sleds and any kind of Winter clothing available at the Post Exchange in Bromer Haydn Jim Macfarlan Public affaire spokesman said. The Weathe Nhat has much of England at a standstill is expected to persist to the weekend according w 1 Silt. James Callen a weather officer at Raf Mildenhall in Eastern England. Most of the . Air Force bases in England have closed to All but essential people and most flying has been restricted. Britain s roads in Many areas Are partially or completely blocked. Callen said Only about three inches of Snow have accumulated in the Mildenhall area and not Muchmore is expected. He said areas of the country now Are experiencing Drifting Snow making driving hazardous and causing delays on Public transportation. The motoring organizations Are urging Drivers to slay off the roads. Weather watchers in graft Woehr Germany Are expecting 20 inches of Snow within the next few Days and 7th army training come spokesman Sec. Gil High said the cold spell s temperature Low Point so far was tuesday at m i Nus 11 degrees f. The cupboards were Bare wednesday at the Nuernberg cafes Auto pans store Only a pair of ice scraper were available. Window de icer fas de icer and most other Winter car care products Are gone one worker there said. High said few units train at the army s largest train ing facility in Germany during this time of year so the plunging temperatures Are affecting Only those people permanently assigned there. Pastorius elementary school in Nuernberg was closed tuesday because the boiler could not keep the ii is briefs Snow rain spread across . Northwest by the associated pres Snow and rain spread across the Northwest wednesday giving Western Washington its first Snow of the season and much colder air Slid southward onto the Rockies and Plains to end record warm spell. Snow spread across Interior sections of Washington and Oregon Early wednesday with rain along the Oregon coast and travellers advisories warning of up to 4 inches of Snow in the mountains were issued for Eastern Washington the Oregon cascades Eastern Oregon and Idaho s West Central pass wash., had received 14 inches of Snow in the past two Days for a total of 71inches on the ground Snow or rain mixed with Snow fell in tie Seattle area during the night the season s first Snow in Western Washington but most had melted of Seattle one person was killed tuesday on the Highway from Enumclaw to inc Crystal Mountain ski reson and is to 20 less Senous accidents closed the crowded Road for two hours the stale Highway patrol said. No radiation released in Germany truck crash Freiburg Germany up a truck carrying nine tons of radioactive material had a minor Accident tuesday night but Here was no danger of radioactivity environmental authorities said truck loaded with six containers of uranium left the autobahn and ran into guard rail at about 11 30 . Near Freiburg. The Driver said he Accident happened whence braked suddenly to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing the truck was travelling from France to Hanau near hex fluoride a compound created As an interim step in the refinement of fissionable uranium for nuclear reactor fuel is Only weakly radioactive. Temperature High enough in the Grafly building that houses the school. In Vicenza Italy Snow continued to fall wednes Day. Bad weather tuesday added another three inches to the approximately six inches on the ground left from Iorns on sunday and monday said Sec Jaime a a Zos spokesman at he Southern european task Force. He said the installation was closed wednesday wit the exception of limited Exchange and banking serv ices. We re hoping to resume full operations Tomor Row he said. At Aviano a Italy schools closed tuesday a noon said it. Col. Edward n. Neunherz Safe said schools reopened wednesday a Avi Ano and business is being conducted on a Norma basis it s routine to see Salt being spread outside building during icy weather but the folks at the 569ih . Forces police so in kissers Lauvern Germany Wei salting floors inside. Water from a broken pipe had Frozen on the orderly room floor inside the building i Pulaski Barracks. It was even colder at the snack bar on Zweibruck Nab i has been temporarily closed because there it no heal and an employee of the cafes Gas station on Tilburg a Germany drove to the cafes garage wednesday looking for Antifreeze someone from the the station Foreman said. Both discovered Winter car products sold out. The batteries All went at once Jerry Lodge places Are out of Antifreeze and we re looking for a new shipment any Sencek work scheduler for Span Dahlem s heat Plant has t seen so much work since 1981."on a Normal Winter Day we average two to three Calls. This week we be had 3d a has been brisk the last two weeks for the towing service of the Auto Hobby shop at Rhein Mai Nab Germany. We Are rushed said Frank s morale welfare and recreation Divi Sion has two Tow truck but Only one full time opera Tor. We can t keep up we re turning Calls Down he said the owners of the Lowed cart could have prevented car problems if they had taken precautions. Some people had no Antifreeze in their can jus water he said. Without it your car won t last Long Over he said others did t warm their vehicles up prop Erly before driving them on the autobahn to High speeds. This weather spells More rouble for car owners with weak batteries said a spokesman for the largest Auto Mobile club in Europe. Our people Are out answering Calls almost three More than usual. Normally we get about 250 an700callj.t spark plug Wirtie Hanada spokesman. We be got our hands full keeping up with our Mem Bers demands. For example Here in Munich you have to wait three hours before our Man gels to problem Winich said is with diesel driven won t run when the temperatures bit 10 below. Diesel fuel turns to names mor to Bacall a Day and now we re gelling More than 700 c usually the problem is a weak Battery old for moisture in the distributor said Dieter Wirtick said airman Denise Forster a 32nd tar fighter a spokeswoman. Flying conditions at the f-j5 base have not been affected she it just bundled up More Forster said we look like eskimos. It s really Windy Smi him Emo Abu vat nay bout and. Tel coif cot of. In own. Tony Nim Ted flown k my Wui rt/nport.1 t Nih a impart t a Buck from Page 1 Dollar should continue to decline even faster to offset huge Trade deficit estimated it 1175 billion for 1936. Another White House spokesman Albert Brashear later told reporters the statement did not mean to Sug Gest there had been a coordinated move to realign currencies although the drop has taken place in the aftermath of an agreement for closer conjunctions uneconomic Marten. Speakes did not Lake Issue with the times report but attacked its Reliance on unidentified administration president s instructions which he wants Reite rated wednesday is that Only two people in this administration Are authorized to speak on the Economy and that is the president and the Secretary of the trea sury Speakes said. The Dollar has been falling since Christmas and Reg isl rred another Sharp drop on major foreign exchanges of that decline by the Reagan Adrianis ration was based in part on an Assumption the Lowe Dollar would help american producer compete against Oseas firms and narrow the Trade , he Trade Gap has continued to Widen. The tint quoted Reagan administration source saying in i in Light of that unexpectedly Large bade deficit pm government action to arrest toe fall of the Dollar in expected. They did not specify How far the process should speaker said despite a Sharp increase in the Trade deficit for december the administration remains confident improvements Are in the times reported that in letting in View be known the Reagan administration appeared to Ibe Market not to expect it to buttress the doll a. Freeze from Page 1 Healing rail virtually suspended London area com Muter services wednesday morning keeping up to700,000 people from wort. Police in severe British regions urged people to stay Home unless it was a matter of life or stores ran out of bread and milk and panic food buying was reported in several snowbound areas around trapped 2,000 people in the Lizard pen insula in Southwest England without electricity. Sol Diers of the British array s mercenary gurkha regiment used land rovers to bring food and medical supplies to snowbound hospitals around London. French president Francois Mitterrand called out the army to help Cope with conditions in which tempera Tures plunged to a record minus 44 near the Franco Swiss Border. He also ordered army Barracks opened to shelter the of Paris looked deserted As Many motorists heeded government advice and left their cars at City spokesman said people who must use their cars should drive As though they were taking their Fiancee to the temperatures fell to a record minus 26 in Ger Many southwestern stale of Baden we Kruemberg with More Snow predicted nationwide through Friday. Surgery was cancelled in an Augsburg Germany Hospital became the heating system failed and a 53 year old Man froze to Deato after falling on i Way Home from a bar in the bavarian town of Klumbach. Elsewhere in Germany truckers reported Beer an soft drinks were Frozen in their bottles during transit the weather forced Power cuts in East German areas around Leipzig and Magdeburg. The official news Agency adn reported 15,000 Hornet we with out Power for several hours in Magdeburg. Sun Tours from Pago 1 Hen Agency East week temporarily Lent in License to Issue rail tickets because of a payment problem according to travel Industry sources. That problem apparently was resolved and the Agency again could beak rail travel As of Friday. The action by Sun touts trails by less to Luton week decision by the army not to extend a similar contract with the Barbarossa travel Agency which operetta travel offices at 44 locations in Germany
