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 he Ahkii Ted press a Pbyk zing Winter storm a lamed for at least nine deaths frowns i Iarj South to no England moved Hud Canada and Road Samler Smitm a up and Down the stuff Mia Quintic coast to Clear roads and open airports wind whipped Snow lashed new York stat new England Early Friday Anil Bli Zard warnings were posted Lor parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut be i the storm moved into Northern Maine and Canada. Wind gusts up to 76 Mph were clocked Laic thurs Day at Chatham mass., and More than a foot of Snow fell aver Inland new England. But behind the storm More trouble plunged in parts of the South Ranil the lowest Point of the season along a i ppr Grea lakes. The storm which Gulf of Mexico an began blanketing djjj4vjih Snow wednesday night before a blizzard pounded Stales from Mississippi Juji Dwaine dumping 20 inches in some areas. He storm closed airports schools businesses and government offices knocked out Power Over wide areas particularly in the South and Man did t Hou ands of Irav Clurs. Snow and ice made roads treacherous a traffic 10 a virtual Hall in the North mjg Vith ils worst Winter storm since mid-fclgpna83. Snow lacked roads were strewn a Rowna once cars. Air Orui Wessli Inglin d.c., and of Laguardia airports reopened Fri Day shut Down thursday and Ihei Airport Al s3_n.j., posted a 9 . Chin time. A single runway at Boston s log Arr Halwas Ope for departures Early Friday. A runway Delphia International air on for arrivals an lures. Utility Crews Laboured to restore Power to tens of thousands of Homes up and Down the Atlantic coast where wind and Snow snapped Utility lines. Some of those without Power found themselves try ing to Cope with biting cold. Temperatures hit 23 in Atlanta 7 degrees in Florence ky., 13 in ,tenn., and 10 in by Cilcy . With the wind chill it a . And about lode hand South Carolina. Temperatures were. Feted to continue to drop through the Day through out the East Coart. In Michigan the worst storm of the season dumped up to 8 inches of Snow on the upper Peninsula and drove wind chill readings in Sau t Ste. Marie to 70below Zero. Nine inches of Snow fell on parti of Indi Ana and he wind chill Factor made temperatures i Indianapolis feel like 30 below. The entire state of Wisconsin reported below Zero readings Friday for the first time this Winter with the Low Point 24 below Al governors of new Jersey and Maryland declared Stales of emergency while the National guard i Baltimore transported doctors and nurses for Emer rices. Traffic for four to five hours in Boston not Vitoli Sas commuters headed Home through the Sio traffic was already Newyork because of a strike that is land rail Road the nation s busies Corr Annb Rai Carrier. State treasurer commits suicide As press looks on i Harrisburg a. A slate treasurer r. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself thursday during a pres conference Afier making a rambling statement denouncing his conviction in bribery Case. At the end of his statement. Dwyer pulled a revolver from n Manila Enve Lope put the gun in his Mouth and pulled the trigger. Television reporter Mark Stultz Gary Miller who were both at the front of dwelt s office at the Lime said Dwyer warned. Stay away this thing will hurl the front of the room died Budd Budd immediately before one Shoi was fired. Police and emergency Crews who were summoned by reporters were at Dover s Side within one minute. Dwyer 47, was pronounced dead ath 3i . At Harrisburg Hospital said spokeswoman Claire department employees the first floor of the state finance ing gathered in Shock in some of them embracing in a statement Goj in bin p. Casey said both he and a Fife arc profoundly shocked a of ardent d. Mrs. Dwyer and her Cugin run arc in our prayers.". And former stale Republican Irman Robert b. Asher were convicted last month of conspiring to accept bribes i awarding a no bid computer contract. He was scheduled to be sentenced Friday i Federal court and was expected to resign at the press his half hour statement. Dwyer criticized he Media acting . Attorney James West who prosecuted his Case former Goy. Dick Thorburgh and senior . District judge Malcolm Muir. Dwyer Reading excerpts from a 19-Page typed statement said the judge had a Budd Dwyer raises pistol moments before shoaling himself to death. Appiott a history of imposing medieval he also said he was Bein Ishad fora crime did not committed faced and sweating to the Media Dwyer along Mlp Eal of the death Penally. Fam Rar what happened to him main Hisure innocent people Hajj by convicted and executed. He _ sized for voting several times As i leg tsp air in Favoro the deals penalty Dwyer s typed statement made no reference to his plan to resign. At several Points however he used such phrases As it s too late for me and As my Politi Cal career draws to a the end of the statement there was 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 Dwy or s before he pulled the gun Dwyer called acting treasurer Donald a John son and two other aides to his Side. He handed each of them sealed envelope that he said contained instructions for them to read Dwyer pulled the gun from the envelope two reporters near the Back of the room ran into the Hall and yelled for police. Get a cop he s got a gun shouted Stephen Drachler a Revoner for the morning Call in Allentown. Hamadi from Page 1 -4m4u was seized by shiite moslem group. However claiming to speak for Hezbollah said the group had not kidnapped any foreigners. Cordes purported kidnappers have told the government they want har " freed. From Page outpatient rfcs adj fun recruiting an retention because Jar ice members will see it As the loss Rino Korc major Bene fit a said. There a a lot of Quepons to Beansie Redjine said. What Al the fee be to Ould we collect it it serv ice Vul Roo the test where will it and Jiow Long will it last what if Ajust Atanis to refill a prescription should he be charged Kohl said the government did no know whether the two foreigners report edly seized in Beirut Friday were Ger mans. "1 can neither confirm that nor say thing about it he told a news con Stiop is probably in same As. Portl Recei ice Llor 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 Al this Pointin our efforts we will not say anything further Kohl s hostage crisis management group under the direction of chancellery chief Wolfgang Schaeuble has been meeting daily since said thursday evening in a vision debate. Id that in addition Roalso Are seeking con acis a including Iran and Syria that May influence with the germans have been evacuated from West Beirut since saturday but a few including journalists remain. Government officials refused to estimate their a related development a Christian it the _ in person american hostages Terry a. Anderson and Thomas Sutherland would hand the two Over to anglican Church envoy Terry voice of Lebanon report said Ite was negotiating with the captors i syrian controlled Bekaan Valley in on and Anderson and sued Over to him in the both men were Kidnap from Page 1 iral Europe which receive goods from depots in cil uni in. The problem " Job fur Iner complicated in december by Ger Man trucking restrictions forbidding use of the autobahn on weekends or Hldays she Aid. A truckers strike in Lii a
