European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday january 24,1987 Northeast digs out from blizzard by the associated press a paralysing Winicar storm blamed for Ai Toast nine deaths from the deep South la new England moved into Canada Early Friday As plows and read Sandon moved up and Down the snowed in Atlantic coast to Clear roads and open airports. Wind whipped Snow lashed new York slate and new England Early Friday and blizzard warnings were posted Lor pans of Massachusetts and Connecticut be fore the storm moved into Northern Maine and Canada. Wind gusts up to 76 Mph were clocked late thurs Day at Chatham. Mass., and More than a foot or Snow fell Over Inland new England. But behind the storm More trouble loomed. Temperatures plunged in parts of inc South and hit the lowest Point of the season along the upper great lakes. The storm which brewed in the Gulf of Mexico and began blanketing Dixie with Snow wednesday night before developing into a blizzard pounded states from Mississippi to Maine dumping 20 inches in some areas. The storm closed airports schools businesses and government offices knocked out Power Over wide areas particularly in the South and stranded thousands of travellers. Snow and ice made roads treacherous and brought traffic to a virtual Hall in the Northeast hit with its worst Winter storm since mid february 1983. Snow packed roads were strewn with abandoned can notional Airport in Washington d.c., and new reopening time. A single runway for departures Early Friday a runway opened Al Phila Delphia International Airport for arrivals and Depar Tures. Utility Crews Laboured to restore Power to Lens of thousands of Homes up and Down the Atlantic coast where wind and Snow snapped Utility lines. Some of those without Power found them solves try ing to Cope with biting cold. Temperatures Hii 23 in Atlanta 7 degrees in Florence ky., 13 in Crossville tcnn., and if in by Cilcy . With the wind chill it was 17 below Ai Charleston . And about 10 de Grees in Inland South Carolina. Temperatures were expected to continue o drop through the Day through out the East coast in Michigan lie worst storm of the season dumped up 10 8 inches of Snow on the upper Peninsula and drove wind chill readings in Saull sle. Marie 10 to below Zero. Nine inches of Snow fell on parti of Indi Ana and the wind chill Factor made temperatures in Indianapolis fee like to below. The entire state of Wisconsin reported below Zero readings Friday for the first time this Winter with the Low Point 24 below at Superior the governors of new Jersey and Maryland declared Stales of emergency while the National guard in Baltimore transported doctors and nurses Tor Emer gency services. Gridlock choked traffic for four to five hours in Boston and other cities As commuters headed Home through the storm. Traffic was already heavy in metropolitan new York because of a strike that shut Down the Long is land rail Road the nation s busiest commuter rail Carrier. State treasurer commits suicide As press look for Kart Olsburg a. A slate treasurer r. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself thursday during .1 press conference after making a rambling statement denouncing his conviction in a bribery Case. At the end of his statement Dwyer pulled a revolver from a Manila Enve Lope Pui the gun in his Mouth and pulled Ilsc trigger. Television reporter Mirk Stull and photographer Gary Miller who were Bolh Ai the front of Dwyer s office Al the Lime said payer warned slay away this thing will Hurt  someone at the front of the room yelled. Budd Budd Budd immedi Aily before one shot was fired. Police and emergency Crews who were summoned by reporters were Al Dwyer s Side within one minute. Dwyer 47, was pronounced dead Al 11 31 . At Harrisburg Hospital spokeswoman Claire Powers. Treasury department the first floor of the state Fijux build ing gathered in Shock i Apoc hallway some of them Embr Aeu Frid sobbing. In a . Robert p. Casey said Boih Cheju Rois wife Are profoundly Shock Elwa saddened. Mrs. Dwyer and  Are in our  and former slate Republican Ian Robert b. Ashe Werc convicted last month of conspiring to accept bribes in awarding a no bid computer contract. He was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Federal court and was expected to resign at the press conference. In his half hour is aliment Dwyer criticized the Media acting . Attorney James West who prosecuted his Case former Goy. Pick Thornburgh and senior . District judge Malcolm Muir. Dwyer Reading excerpts from a Page typed statement said the jul r. Budd Dwyer raises pistol moments before shooting himself to death. A his Orv of in medieval sen  hum Smithe was being Pun me 1 did not commit and sweating As he poke to i Dwyer also urged repeal of the death penalty. He said that what happened to him made him sure innocent people have been convicted and executed. He apologized for voting several times As a legislator in favor of the death Penally. Dwyer s typed statement made no reference to his plan to resign. At several Points however he used such phrases 01 it s too Laic for me and As my Politi Cal career draws to a  at the end of the statement there Wai a note telling reporters to Contact the Treasury press office for the last  he told the Media he did t have enough copies of that Page. Treasury spokesman Duke Horshock said he figured the last Page to be Dwyer s resignation. Just before he pulled the gun Dwyer called acting treasurer Donald l John son and two other aides to his Side. He handed each of them sealed envelopes thai he said contained instructions for them to read later. When Dwyer pulled he gun from the envelope two reporters near the Back of he room ran into the Hall and yelled for police. Get a cop he s got a gun shouted Stephen Drachler a reporter far the morning Call in alien town. Ham and i from Page 1 wits seized by Hezbollah a militant Shiltz moslem group. However a caller claiming to speak for Hezbollah said the group had not kidnapped any foreigners. Cordes purported kidnappers have told the government they wan i Hamadi freed. Fee from Page 1 outpatient fees could Hurt recruiting and retention because service members will see it As the loss of one More major Bene fit a defense department official said. There arc a lot of questions to be answered he said. What would the fee be How would we collect it Whai serv ice will Dot in test where will in be done and How Long will it last  if a Guy just wants to refill a prescription should be be charged Kohl said the government did not know whether the two foreigners report edly seized in Beirut Friday were Ger mans. I can neither confirm that nor say anything about it he iced a news con Ference. My information is probably the same As yours thai being an Agency re port i received a couple of minutes  the Chancellor also refused to say any thing about Cordes who was abducted saturday and Schmidt who disappeared from his Beirut hotel tuesday night. Please understand that at this Point in our efforts we will not say anything further Kohl said. Kohl s hostage crisis management group under the direction of chancellery chief Wolfgang Schaeuble has been meeting daily since monday we arc building up lines of Contact discussion As this is a matter of human life Kohl said thursday evening in a television debate. Officials have said that in addition to contacts with the kidnappers they also Are seeking contacts with Arab countries including Iran and Syria that May have influence with the captors. Most germans have been evacuated from West Beirut since saturday but a few including journalists remain. Gov. Eminent officials refused to estimate their number. In a related development a Christian controlled radio station said Friday the kidnappers of american hostages Terry a. Anderson and Thomas Sutherland would hand the two Over to anglican Church envoy Terry Waile. The voice of Lebanon report said Waite was negotiating with the captors in the syrian con trolled Bekaan Valley in Eastern Lebanon and Anderson and Sutherland would be turned Over to him in the ancient lebanese City of Baalbek. Both men were kidnapped in 1985. Stocks from Page 1 trial Europe which receive goods from depots in Germany the problem was fur ther complicated in december by Ger Man trucking restrictions forbidding use of the aul Bahns on weekends or holi Days she said. A truckers strike in Italy added to the problems Dooley said. Even where trucking was not a problem such As in England some pc Mable goods have been in Short Supply because of the Lack of shipment from the United Stales he said. After the shipping line filed for Chap Ter 11 bankruptcy All vans belonging 10 it in Europe Many with commissary Slock aboard were seized. Gomes said the Legal proceedings caused 200 vans to be Dawd. Vans with critical items such As baby food were immediately rid Aid others will be released soon she said officials expect 85 percent More vans will deliver supplies to commissaries in january than in december Gomes said. The troop support Agency also has been making european purchases to re place Slock. Thai Means customers May not be Able to find their favorite . Brand but they should be Able to find a comparable Type of product she said. The Agency also is transferring it pct among stores in Europe to help alleviate shortages she said