European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page z the stars and stripes tuesday january 20,1987 m news updates visit refused Tel Aviv Israel a the american Girlfriend of tin israeli technician charged with revealing his country s atomic secrets said Israel was undemocratic for Refus ing to let her visit him in prison a newspaper reported monday. 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Aschaffenbur club damaged by Blaze Aschaffenbur Germany is an Early morning fire damaged the Atchan Funburg officers club monday of spokesman said they re in the process of cleaning up but it should be reopened later this week said maj. Bill o Conneil he said both German and american Jire fighting units responded to the Blaze which occurred at about 3 15 . The cause is under investigation. Plains get More Snow ice death toll increases to 31 by the associated press a stubborn Winter storm blamed for 31 deaths socked the Plains with More Snow and ice monday after stranding hundreds of travellers stopping the mail in Texas glazing roads in the Northeast and swelling streams in the South. Will Rogers world Airport in Oklahoma cily where 9 inches of Snow Force the cancellation of nearly 200 takeoffs and landings reopened monday. About200 schools and colleges were closed in Oklahoma and some schools were closed in new Mexico where four counties were declared disaster areas because of Snow. Winter storm warnings were posted monday Over much of Missouri Centra Illinois Northern Indiana Northern Ohio northeastern Pennsylvania and Western new York state. Snow was scattered from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley while freezing rain Tell from Indi Ana across Ohio into southwestern Penn Sylvania. Classes were cancelled monday at Indiana state University. As one end of the alow moving storm knocked out Power sunday to thousands in Oklahoma and brought travel to Anear standstill in the Southwest the other end dumped Snow sleet and Freez ing rain in Pennsylvania and new York. Two 17-car Chain reaction collision son interstate 87 North of Albany n.y., injured 23 people three seriously police said. Streets in Oklahoma City shrouded by the slate s worst snowstorm in Al least four decades were dotted with cars abandoned by motorists who could t get through drifts of at least 3 feet. By Nightfall Oklahoma City had 9 inches on the ground the heaviest snowfall since 1944. Gage had 13 inches. Al will Rogers an Airport official said it was hoped operations would be bade to Normal by mid Oming. An estimated 11,000 people were without electricity sunday in the Tulsa area. Utility Crews on loan from three states worked monday to repair lines. Kansas had received up to 14 inches of Snow by sunday. Illinois got up to 6 inches. The 15-mile stretch of interstate 95 inside Philadelphia closed for nearly 3w hours sunday because of ice and 20miles of the new York stale thruway closed for about two hours to allow police to Clear away cars. Ice and Snow in West Texas glazed highways halted mail delivery in Odessa and Midland and stranded scores of motorists and bus riders who had to take Refuge in churches and motels. Toe storm was blamed for 11 death since thursday in Texas five in new Mexico two each in Arizona Indiana Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas Andone each in Pennsylvania new York California and Colorado. Elsewhere a storm in new England was blamed for one Massachusetts  Alabama where storm unloaded More than 7 inches of rain authorities in Surater county evacuated about 20 peo ple from their Homes in Low lying areas near the rain swelled Sucarno Mcbee River on sunday because of rising  of Northwestern Atlanta had water 4 to 5 feet deep after creels Over  were closed monday in sever Al communities in new Mexico where four counties were declared disaster areas by gov. Carrey Cauthen. Los Ala mos was buried under a record of at Lentso inches of Snow. National a Idsten spent much of the weekend taking food and medication to families trapped by at least 3vi feet of Snow and 7-foot drifts in the Moriarty area 40 Miles East of Albuquerque. Commuters change plans As strike shuts Down trains to Manhattan new York a suburban com Muters made other plans to get into Manhattan As a strike against the Long Island rail Road entered its second Day monday shutting Down the nation s bus Iest commuter Railroad. The strike began Early sunday after Days of round the clock negotiations. It is the fifth walkout in t5 years for the rail line which typical serves nearly150,000 commuters a Day. Monday morning s Rush hour traffic As commuters juggled traffic by car and subway of Ovid relatively smoothly be cause Many workers had the Day off for Martin Luther King Day. There were minimal effects from  on Sun Day. But commuters were irked by the in convenience. I m being ripped off said Martin spent edit who parked nil car at Shea stadium in Queens to take the subway into Manhattan. Picketing was not planned until tues Day and if the Tunke continues until then it will mean headaches for thou Sands of commuters who depend on the line for transportation Between the Longisland suburbs and new York City. Many were preparing Tor life without the Railroad by organizing car pools to making plans to stay with friends or rela Tives or in hotels in the City. The walkout climaxed two years of federally sponsored negotiations involving leaders of most of the railway s 6,600 unionized employees. The brotherhood of locomotive Engi neers and the police benevolent association were the Only unions to declare a strike but the leaders of nine other unions Taid they would Honor the walk out five unions representing mostly supervisory personnel have already boned contracts but Are locked out by . Management had invited them to without a contract to resume Tafti at 1 am. Monday and the Union Leaden bad indicated that they would attend. The unions have been to Dent a 19 a percent wage increase Over 4� Yean with the contract retroactive to january198 j. In addition to wage issues in Dis Pute include health care pensions an holidays. Railroad president Bruce Mclver cautioned Motorist not to disregard Cross ing Pei because the railway will still run Lone engines to inspect the tracks. Hessen Safe issues smog warning by the Stan and stripes the Hessen ministry of environment has placed parti of Hessen including the greater Frankfurt area under a smog warning through wednesday and it is asking motorists to use Public transportation rather than private vehicles to re Duce pollution Levels. Areas put on warning saturday include Frankfurt Rhein main a Offenbach Hanau Giessen Wetzlar and Kassel said Walter Nebgen a v corps spokesman. He said Darmstadt was added to the smog area monday morning. There Are no for privately owned vehicle restrictions As yet he said Al though the Hessen government could impose restrictions on driving and Industrial fuel burning should conditions Worsen. Nebgen said that is not expected to happen except in Kassel where the condition was upgraded one level Mon Day to Alert stage 1, the smog condition in t expected to change through wednesday unless a wind develops. Persons with heart or respiratory conditions Are advised to avoid stressful activities and remain indoors neb Geo said. He said the ministry Baa determined the cause of the smog to be the recent cold snap which has resulted in the creation of a layer of cold heavy air pre venting automobile a Bauit and Industrial smoke from escaping the affected Sembach airman Dies in car Accident Sembach a Germany Sis an airman assigned to Sembach a was killed monday As the compact car i which be Rode with eight others struck a Cement median Between autobahn exits a base spokesman said monday. The Accident occurred at about 2 10 . On the a6 autobahn when the vehicle struck the Cement median Between the Kamiur Slauter East and West exits said senior airman William Sharp of the base Public affair office. According to Security police officials the car which was travelling West flipped several limes and Slid 500 feet in the westbound Lane Sharp said. The the other eight passengers were taken to c Lan Stuhl army medical regional Cen Ter where two were treated and rde Ned and one remains in very serious condition. The other five passengers were admitted to the Hospital but their conditions could not be confirmed according to Marie Shew of the Landi Lull Public . The names of the crash victims Are being withheld pending notification of next of Kin