European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday january 27,1637 Snow gives Federal employees Day off by the a ocl a i pre and As Many ask we Uain the Day off monday a a , packing More than a tool of Snow hit the Northeast before Many people had dug out from a paralysing Snow four Days earlier. Set related photo Page 7. The storm spread Snow sled an fretting rain from the South into new England Downing Power lines stranding travellers and causing Chain reaction collisions on glazed highways. Accumulations monday include to 1$ inches in Southern new be at Andrews fab outside Wilaj Hubn and 19 inches at weiuaumfrmd., As the storm  of one that dumped Ai Juks Fanone of Snow begin dt1 is briefs Ning thursday from the Carolinas Tonew England causing 48 deaths. Wind Justin to to Mph caused con Strable Drifting and Tow visibility Over " Airport Char loft Dou Eliji International closed sunday night because of Washington s Dulles and " Washington  the storm  National air in morning closings caused a blood. About 40 Baltimore area i spills wailing for new supplies said red Cross spokeswoman Kathy Dickin son. The Federal government late sunday gave the 300,000 workers in the capital area the option of when or whether la report for work monday the supreme court did not Convene. Most Hale offices in Southern new Jersey closed Anil Maryland stale workers were Tol " Home full new  Bowier Chuck _. Nov Thorn-10 was at the super bowl declared a limited stale of National guard on  closed Era Massachusetts Marylan Pennsylvania Rhode Island new 1 Long Island Kentucky West Virginia and in Tennessee where freezing rain sleet and Snow broke tree limbs an glazed roads in the Nashville area with ice nearly a half Inch  Crews worked Early Mon Day to restore electricity to Abou 5,000nashville  jul Pron Ai Many in orgy the a Utility inn. Freezing rain caused an 18-car  on the James River Bridge at Newport news vs., backing up traffic for three Hourn. Twenty two other cars spun put of control police said. Nose rious injuries were reported. Interstate 40 East of Little Rock ark.,to Memphis term. Is a solid Sheet of ice. And the motels around there Are i i up with stranded travellers Tom in Arkansas slate police Dis Snow  Over the Mountain of  and Colorado where 17 Inch fallen in a 24-hour period. A writ police detain wife daughter of Mandela Johannesburg South Africa a police took Black activist Winnie Mandela and her daughter from their Home in the Black township Soweto sunday but released them after questioning them for about 5 6 hours her lawyer Ismail ayob said. Ayob said police took the wife of jailed Afri can National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela from her Home in the Black township outside Johannesburg at about 5 . And returned an hour later for her daughter  said that be was not present during the questioning at the police station in Soweto but that Mandela told him afterwards it appeared to be  mayor Koch takes tour of Auschwitz death Auschwitz Poland Duplx new Yor mayor Edward Koch said supy the former nazi concentration Camp of Paschwitz where 4million people died maj Fri in and filled him with anger he cite Djmal the world s people to come and see its hip it "1 was Neve pm Ved and tilled with anger said Koch  the Camp for four hours in falling St Wand Strong  a Pavilion 11" called the death bloc heaps of dentures hair and shoes of the Tims As Well As with a display of pictures humans starved to death. Ire raging aboard Tanker leaded with gasoline , Netherlands a abbr to Dove a fire raging aboard a Greer Tanker Ith gasoline on the North to failed and Salvage Crews prepare for another attempt tvs Day to quell the Jpe with fire fighting Foai a massive foam attack Faffa because rethink that the number one Biff is being fed by Salvage company referring to the " registered olym-21 other holds filled caught fire after  in viands Scheldt Estuary three tugs circles in the to Cool the Vawl s remain Fidfl another one spokesman Marti one burning hold indic dream. The ship with  18,000-ton s sunday collision freighter in the was being Tow Southern North ing holds. At 3 . Ital time monday Smutak s  Keels started covering to olympic dream Wiy thick layers of foam bul Ere unable to douse the Harries in the Burn if hold  it specs that the fire has caused a co _ Tion Between that hold and another one luit Wile ibid. Burning hold located on the starboard Bow Fly the Tartter contained about 1,000 tons of gasoline at the Lime of he collision according Tollit Wieker. Lebanon from pal action that has deteriorated to total it actions Are under con i ministration is aware of events to economic owners Mon americans in anarchy Speakes would not at duration but he said options ranging from  Steps or military  the statement Speakes read Al Day said in part the president would like to add a americans in Lebanon where . Citizens deprived of their god Given rights the . 80 has the obligation to try to restore these rights but Thia limit 10 what our government can do for american chaotic situation such As in Lebanon  ,4speakes said the government will not make maces Sions to terrorist groups because doing so buld Only endanger other americans. Or Speakes said that in Reagan s Meef Wilh chief of staff Don Regan and National sea any adviser Frank Carlucci and others certain tensions were made but he declined to go into Seames. He ruled out closing , embassy in  has been no Paroff a problem for . Diplomatic personnel in Loki non he said some members of Congress propos Rosuch a measure in View of the danger to    states has continually  in Lebanon of the dangers of slaying hear americans who ignored this warning clearly did Soat  risk Ana their own responsibility speak asked if the United states is considering military action against the kidnappers Speakes sidestepped the  have resorted to military action in the past he said. There Are Many options at Qiu Plosaj but will not speculate a Speakes was asked if Elena pm Tran might be a Leto use their influence to Metthe release of the hos tages. He said the  of the iranian Over those who hold pit icons and other hostages has ebbed and flow App. I can t speculate any further about wheatum fabians might be Able to  the ing Prui reiterated previous warnings a outer travelling to Lebanon. To Back up that a Speakes raised the possibility that passports made invalid for travel to that country. We will not allow terrorists to run the . Govern Fernent out of the Middle East he said. \ sunday Treasury Secretary James Baker said it islam View and 1 think that s the administration s 1," that . Citizens should not be in Lebanon member of the National Security Council who was in viewed on Abc to s meet Fie press said we re assure who took them in Beirut inc a Dalian controlled voice of Lebanon radio reported such Plhal responsibility for the abduction had been a Ltd. By a group of pro iranian shiite moslem  themselves the organization of the  gunmen abducted the  Kidnap victim from the najor Continental Slob tic Saniyeh residential District at 11 30 . Monday life did not identify the Kidnap victim forgive their  witness said two gunmen jumped on hug while Mercedes Benz pointed pistols at the two to an dragged them out of the Najjar Continental Slot the witness said the victims spoke broken English. Pilots Agel the  to do it once Rutan said but we re glad we Nev Eniseto do it  Rutan 49, is Luin Man grading at the temples he spent 20 years irn to or Force retiring As a lieu tenant colonel. He flew Emu in Vietnam was shutdown once and received the itar Star and the purple heart among other  stationed strap Lakenheath England from a neg 1972 flying Roop support missions. Since 1981, he has devoted All his Lime leu Voy Ager which was designed by his brother Burl pc co Pilot Yeager is a Small shy woman of 34.  Rulan has flown in the voyager 69 times c. Test flights the round the world Mission and the flight returning the aircraft from Edwards fab to Mojave Rutan did Roost of the  stand. Out by answering in  he called the two Moil frequently asked que mls no he said Jeana Yeager is not related a Priam us lest Pilot Chuck  the second Juster it s collected in a Small bag and  then he got serious. It s a very dangerous Amine he said one with very poor flying  air plane flew typically  of everything Post pee Wai sacrificed to increase to aircraft s Flym Cridge. Every Pound taken off gave in six More Nau Akal Miles of flying. At the Start of the flight Theoff outweighed the plane 9,500 pounds to 1,858 a wads. When the voyager touched Down at Edwards fab on dec. 23, it had just 2 percent of it fuel remaining. Rutan called uie flight High risk indeed. The weather conditions we encountered made the flight More  Riva voyager flight inc s marketing said 85 percent of the Light was through bag numerous thunderstorms one typhoon Jimie Cyclone Ujj another Factor was fatigue.  had to tend to the engines Navigato a weather Mobil or ing equipment plus Fly team Fri. There waa very Little time Tor sleep Abi pc hours per Day for nine Days. Cramped of a Only one of them could lie Down at a Lime end High poise level made it evermore Dimal a to Bijj Graphite material used to build the plane Tor what Rutan called Flap in the aircraft s t wingspan. During rough weather the wines oved 20 feet up and then 20 feet Down. It made i battering ride and Yeager bad the bruises tobit when the flight ended. Many of them were receive when voyager climbed to 20,000 feet to escape a stub ver Central Africa. But Rutan to the word moments came Over the Indian Ocean Rcv to their ability to Monitor their fuel and  have enough to make  were very disengaged he said thinking we did t have enough Bueno Complete the  they did easier Aicon two Days before Christmas at Edwards Whei too people waited to cheer them. To Rutan said that was the Best of Abiff said i remembered that i d left my car at Mojave aah Tot it Edwards and was wondering ill could find a ride nil saw those thousands of people who had waited All Nijm knew 1 would t have any trouble finding a ride Home