European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday. January 23,1987 snowstorm batters South East coast untied press International a swirling snowstorm staggered the Eastern Seaboard thursday snarling air and Highway traffic and knocking out electricity to More than 70,000 customers in Southern cities unaccustomed 10 Winter extremes. Snow fell in Mississippi Alabama Georgia Ken Tucky the Carolines the Virginias Washington d.c.,new Jersey and new York. Up to 9 inches of Snow fell on Cornelia Ca. The rapidly moving storm system was expected to bring snowfall totals of 6 to in inches in new England and new York slate the National weather service said. Warnings and advisories for heavy Snow spanned the Easl coast from Georgia to main. Snow paralysed the notion s capital and forced partial government shutdown. But determined anti abortion protesters pressed on with their annual March for life on Lite supreme court. Federal employees were told to report on time but Ashe Snow piled up government offices were closed and workers in non essential services were Sony Home said Sharon Wells of the office of personnel management. National Airport in Washington closed briefly As Crews worked to Clear runways of Snow and Mansfield International Airport in Atlanta was closed. Snowfall from the storm totalled 14 inches in Surry and Yadkin counties of North Carolina and 12 Inch sat Hickory n.c., where 3 inches fell in one hour. Athens Ca., picked up 8 inches of Snow. More than 70,000 customers were without electricity in Alabama Georgia and South Carolina As heavy Snow combined with ice to Knock Down Power lines. Repair Crews in the Atlanta area scrambled to restore Power thursday afternoon. Many schools dosed in Mississippi. Alabama. Ken Tucky suburban Washington the Carolina and Virginia where up to 7 inches of Snow fell in higher elevations. At least three people died in Alabama traffic Acci dents wednesday. Authorities said All were weather related. Snow also stretched from the great lakes to the lower Missouri Valley. Some areas of the upper great Lake Region had already received up to 6 inches of Snow. A blast of Arctic air out of Canada dubbed an Alberta Clipper was expected to drop wind chill factors around the Northern Plains and great lakes Down to 0 below Zero thursday night. Plane from Page 1 course. Mccallin 30, powered the 92-Pound Eagle about 10 Miles Over a similar Trian Gular course during a 37-Minule, 38-Sec Ond flight wednesday. The flight established a closed course distance record As Well As the closed course distance Mark for female pilots and a Dura lion record in the female category said Peggie Scott spokeswoman for the Daeda Lus human powered flight team from Massachusetts Institute of technology. The Eagle was built to test design concepts for another plane to be named Daedalus after the mythological figure who made wings of feathers and Wax Andpew 69 Miles from the Mediterranean Island of Crete to the greek Mainland. Daedalus could Fly in the fall or next year if a sponsor is found. Built of lightweight Carbon fiber poly Styrene foam plywood plastic and synthetic cloth the Eagle was designed to Fly at about 15 Mph Only 10 feet above the ground. The plane is 29 feel Long from front to Back and its wings Span 114 feel. Air Force jets collide in sky Brown Wood Texas a two air Force reconnaissance jets collided 14,000 feel Over a Remote area killing two Crew members authorities said. Two others parachuted to safety. The Accident wednesday was the second fatal collision involving military aircraft in As Many Days. The two Rf-4c phantom us collided around 4 . As they were practising dogfight Maneu vers said fire Cape. Donald Reiger. Someone rigged when he should have tagged Reiger said. Both survivors were found near Sandy Beach on Lake Brownwood Texas Ranger Norman Autrey said. Richard Dietrich 28, of Austin Wasin Good condition at Brownwood regional Hospital with second degree bums and contusions on his right knee said Hospital spokeswoman Cheryl Wil son. The other crewman James Johnston was taken to the Hospital but was not treated. The identities of the two dead Crew members were nol released. Senate panel to investigate reports of continued Cia Iran negotiations Washington a the special Senate Iran Centra committee will investigate reports the Reagan administration continued  for hostages talks with Iran As recently As last month the panel s chairman said thursday. It Wilt be a matter that we will look into sen. Daniel a Inouye a Hawaii told reporters. Asked whether he had known of the talks or if he was surprised about reports they had been held As recently As Early december after the Iran Contra affair became Public the senator replied i had no inkling but nothing surprises  Inouye made his comments in announcing the appointment of lop staff members to head the Senate investigation into the secret Sale of . Arms to Iran and the alleged diversion of the profits to Aid Nicaragua s Contra rebels. Secretary of slate George p. Shultz testified in private before the House for eign affairs committee wednesday and a source Lold the associated press he told the panel of a document the state department found last month outlining a Deal with Iran for an  for hostages Swap. The Secretary said he sent a state department team along with Cia negotiators to meet with iranian representative sin Europe last dec. 6 10 resume contacts that had broken off with disclosure of the dealings with Iran the Washington Post reported. One congressional source said thurs Day that Shultz was quite furious when he found out that even after state department officials had refused further  for hostages deals with the Irani ans the Cia continued to meet with us iranian contacts to keep open a communications Channel. Meanwhile president Reagan who has been publicly silent on his administration s Iran Contra  affair for the past month will speak monday to disown commission looking into the role of the National Security Council in the Sale of  10 Iran and the alleged Transfer of profits to support Nicaragua s Contra rebels. White House spokesman Larry speak is said thursday that Reagan is scheduled to meet for an hour with the panel in the Oval office beginning at 11 a.m.,to answer questions about what he knew of the Covert  Sale operation. However Speakes said that a Verba Tim transcript of the interview would not be made because the commission Felt in was somewhat beneath the dignity of the office to have his remarks taken Down exactly. Instead the commission members will Lake notes on Reagan s comments. At the while House Speakes said i do nol know the facts on any meeting that May or May not have taken place  As to the allegations thai the Cia continued talks with the iranians after Shultz broke off the Contact speak is said i Don t know. The reports Are that they  the thrust of the whole Story  meeting occurred if the y asked for  for hostages Shultz said no broke off contacts and that was it the spokesman said. If the Cia continued then that s something that would be coordinated Between state and Cia. The Csc would certainly reflect the presi Dent s  asked if Reagan had authorized a continuation of the talks Speakes said i Don t know whether it was authorized by the  in other developments select committee vice chairman Warren Rudman. R-n.h., said be Peru the committee to seek documents related to the Swiss Bank account Ebert Money from the Iran  sates was de posited. Are we going to ask for lot More than the intelligence committee asked for the answer is absolutely Rudman said. Some intelligence sources were questioning the thoroughness of two Cia internal investigations that cleared in Agency station chief recalled from Cost Rica in the aiding of a Nicaragua rebel  resupply Mission. Sources speaking on condition of anonymity said despite the results Cia superiors believed the station chief known by the pseudonym Tomas Castillo exercised poor judgment in serving a it. Col. Oliver North s Channel to the Arras resupply Mission Abc news reported that Casey i suffering from lire threatening cancer of the prostate gland which was tint cd a nosed 15 months ago. Speaker Taid that nobody Here is aware of my pros Taie cancer bul that there hid been re mors about Ilas Long As is months ago. He said the talk was regarded just at re mors. The White House announced that David Abshire Reagan s Point Man Onishe Iran Contra controversy will provide documents Friday that were requested by the House investigative committee. More documents win be delivered on monday said a spokesman roman Popadiuk. He did nol disclose what Materi Al was involved. German from Page 1 they saw no problems with a speedy extradition. But thursday prosecutor Hans her Mann Eckert in Frankfurt where a court must approve the extradition said the process could take  Germany s Ard television said wednesday night that officials indicated Hamadi is unlikely to be extradited tothe United states As Long As conies is held in Lebanon. A report by suede stunk radio of Baden Baden said that officials had decided National interests would take precedence Over Good relations with the United Stales. Bonn officials who also must approve of the extradition said they would not seek to hurry the court in its decision. The Bonn Justice ministry has not yet delivered the necessary documents to Frankfurt including us formal . Sex. Tradition request. A second German. Alfred Schmidt has been missing from his Beirut hotel since tuesday but the German govern ment has not heard from any kidnapper and is not sure whether he has actually been taken hostage officials said. Leb anese officials say he has been Kidnap Ped. Dollar continues worldwide downward trend Washington up  worldwide showed Little Faith in the Dollar thursday despite key interest Rale cuts by Germany and Switzerland and pledges of renewed economic cooperation Between Japan and the United states. Trade on the Tokyo currency Exchange slashed the Dollar s value minutes alter Jap anese finance minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Treasury Secretary James Baker prom ised to work together on the plummeting Dollar and the Trade imbalance. By Day s end in Japan the Dollar bought 152.40 yen Down 1.20 from wednesday close. A Greenback now buys about half what in did in september1935, conversion rates on Page 27. In Germany the Central Bundesbank Cut the country s leading interest Rales the discount and the Lombard by a half percentage Point each. The cuts to 3 percent in the discount Rale and to 5 percent in the Lombard Rale will make it less expensive for Ger Man Banks to borrow from the nation scentral reserves. Reagan administration official pressed for the discount rate cuts in Hopes that they would stimulate the Ger Man Economy and thus increase demand for american goods. The Bundesbank has been under pres sure from Germany s exporting Indus tries including machinery and Auto Mobile makers to take action became the fall of the Dollar has Cut sharply into overseas  the Frankfurt Exchange thursday the Dollar sold for i-8230 Marks it bought 3.4 Marks just 18 months ago. Switzerland followed Germany thurs Day in cutting its discount rate to 3. Percent from 4 percent effective Friday