European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 10, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 great lakes snowstorm moves eastward b i he associated pms a Lorrn packing wind gusts up to b6 Mph sprc-.n1 Snow and icy temperatures across Ilic great lakes Region Sun Day knocking Down Power lines cosing roads and destroy ing a seawall on Chicago s Lake Michigan waterfront. A pedestrian s death in Michigan was blamed on fog and an Indiana Highway department worker was critically injured near South Bend after being hit by a track while replacing a Road closed sign. It s real bad. We be got so Many accidents we can t keep up with  said sheriffs Deputy Brian biotin Gilcy of Sou i Bend. Many roads in the area  of n to visibility in blowing Snow. On Michigan s upper Peninsula state police said a Highway Between Marque the and Munising was closed for several Houre by Drifting Snow. Three Miles of .41 Between Ishpeming and a Gaunce was closed by drifts. Alpina had 7 inches or new Snow and blizzard conditions were reported across parts of inc state. The storm was moving rapidly eastward. Bliz Ard warnings for monday were posted for Northern West Virginia Western Maryland and much of Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Winter storm warnings were issued for northeastern Ohio Northwestern Pennsylvania Vermont new Hampshire except in the extreme North Southwest Maine and much of Western and Northern new York. Gale warnings were issued on Chesapeake Bay. Blizzard warning was in of Eccl sunday for Maryland s Garret county where 6 inches of Snow fell by 8 . Sunday. The storm dumped 2 to 6 inches in Ohio on  before 6 . Cleveland police advised motorists to slay off highways. About 5 Miles of interstate 90 were closed at mid Vining. At Cleveland s Hopkins International Airport airlines began halting tights at 4 ., said operations a genl Eric Williams. Downed Power lines in Michigan interrupted electric service to about 54,000 Consumers Power co. Customers. Spit-out9 urges teens to give up snuff habit Nashville. Turin. A thereat Tennessee spit Oul that started monday urges students to throw away their smokeless tobacco products. It s an idea we came up with for school systems across he stale said Dawn Sadler director of Public affairs for the state department of health and environment. It s like the circa american Sunok Coul held annually by inc american cancer society. Sadler said of the week Long Effort. We suggest llu1 schools have adopt a Friend programs like in inc great american smoke oui and that they have big ceremonies where they throw their snuff and chewing tobacco in the trash can she said. The rising number of snuff dippers and tobacco chewers across the country prompted Tennessee officials to gel the word out about the dangers linked to the substance she said. According to health reports snuff an chewing tobacco May cause Mouth can cer gum disease and tooth loss. In one East Tennessee school depart ment officials recently found that 40 per cent of the male 1 Din Grade students were regular users of chewing tobacco or Muff Sadler said. Department studies also show that up to 18 percent of Tennessee boys in grades 5-7 have already tried snuff. Nationwide there has been n 70 per cent Rise in the number of users since 1975, she said. At least 12 million people across the country use the substance 3 million of them under 21 years old. Heart attack suspected in death of 18-year-old Chicago a an 18-year-old Man died of a possible heart attack Dur ing a basketball game on the same play ground court where his father played be fore dying of a heart attack in 1976, he victim1 Mother said sunday. Rodney Harris was pronounced dead at 4 36 . Friday in Bernard Mitchell Hospital said Anne Duggan of the University of Chicago hospitals. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 10 1947 Hawaii s representative in Congress said Hawaii s statehood chances were better in 1947 than they been since 1qoo when Congress made it a territory. 30 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1957 responding Locharles that the defense department and some congressmen sought to Dis courage National guard enlistments president Eisenhower said he would not allow the guard to by destroyed or materially reduced in strength. 20 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1967 despite opposition from defense Secretary Robert Mcna Nara most of the chiefs of staff sup ported providing special Protection against nuclear tipped enemy missiles for 50 american cine1, 10 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1977 spam re established diplomatic relations Vilh the soviet Union ending it the Jar deep freeze against its spa Mph l Ivil War enemy the action was a Lurn Ianul from Ilic late Gen. Francisco tamil s policy. His diagnosis was head injury and possible cardiac arrest said Duggan. She said Harris apparently injured his head in a fall after he was stricken. Harris1 Mother Barbara said her 31-year-old husband Willie Harris died of a heart attack in 1976 shortly after re turning Home from playing basketball on the same court. She said her son had shown no prior symptoms of heart problems. Smoke advisory Utt photo a smoker takes a puff in a designated smoking area of Pentagon cafeteria the general services administration which oversees Federal buildings re leased guidelines thursday detailing what areas of the Pentagon can be used for smoking smoking already is banned in common areas of ail Federal buildings such As lobbies corridors stairways work areas Etc and for those smokers wondering what could possibly be left signs Are now posted indicating Permis sible areas. The action affects visitors customers and workers alike. Publisher leaving in face of threats Mccormick . A Ken Fortenburry publisher of the Mccoy Nick messenger a target of threats and harassment Over coverage of corruption in the sheriffs department says he will turn Over the operation of the messenger to his associate editor Vicki darn this week. Fortenberry who said he has accepted a Job in another City named Dorn who has worked for the weekly newspaper for 10 Yean to the position of editor and general manager. He said he will remain As president of Media development co. Inc., which owns the messenger which is for Sale. Fortenberry who would not say what City his new Job was in said he decided to leave the newspaper after explosive devices were set Oft near his Home on nov. 16 and dec. 14. He and his wife Anna and their five children found nails in their drive Way and broken eggs on their House and cars because of lories on the Trou bled Mccormick county sheriffs department Fortenberry said. They also have received threatening Telephone Calls and unsigned Nasty let ters he said. Jimmy Gable former sheriff of the Small Rural county with the Date s highest unemployment rate was convicted last year of embezzling two . Treasury checks and began serving a six month sentence in january. In August the acting sheriff and county Coroner. Jack known was arrested and charged with trying to bribe chief Deputy George Reid to drop out of a special election for sheriff. It then was discovered thai Reid had Bee convicted of grand larceny in 19 74 and was not certified to make arrests. Reid who was pardoned by the Gover nor Defeated Keown in a democratic primary Runoff Jan. 13 and is unopposed in the feb. 17 special election. English classes swamped with students Santa Ana Calif. A officials at Rancho Santiago College Are compar ing the school to Ellis Island because so Many foreigners show up for English classes that up 10 1,500 arc turned Awny each semester. The Orange county College imposed an enrolment Cap last year when the Cost of sponsoring the free non credit classes reached $2.5 million. Each term the classes serve about 11,000 people who want to learn to speak English. Classes arc taught in Santa Ana Orange Anaheim Kins an Villa Park. Most of the students Are from Mexico. Some of those turned away arc persistent but others feel they Nave Bee permanently rejected school administrators say. Many students can find a spot later in i semester because of dropouts officials Point out. Instructor Joan Stark has had to prop open the door of her classroom to Stop the interruptions caused by people knocking on the door to look for an available Seal. Some just walk in and ask beg really for your  Stark said "1 let Many of them stay a few Days in the Hope that we can find it spol for them some where. They re so determined 1 can t turn Ihm