European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Shultz vows action against hostage takers Washington a Secretary of stale George p. Shutlz denounced hos Tage takers As animals monday night and vowed the United slates would raise the Cost to those who abduct americans. Shutlz said Rte Iru is suffering from a plague because of the rash of Kidnap pings. However. Slu Ilu cautioned against dramatic statements and said a should t be running around using our capacity for Forte right and  Shutlz spoke at a reception at the slate department where he received an Amer ican legion award for the struggle against terrorism we need la work very hard at this problem he said. But we work at in belter 10 the extent to work at it reason ably  Shutlz made no direct reference to threat by a Clandestine islamic group to kill three american professors and an Indian academic if Israel did not release 400 Arab prisoners. The deadline passed without apparent incident an hour and a half before Shutlz spoke. Shultz said dealing with the hostage problem is Tough because we Are sympathetic people and we All feel As the presi Dent docs when an american overseas is kicked around we re kicked  he told inc audience of fellow Veter ans Shultz was a combat Marine in world War i that we re going to do something about  and yet Shultz said if the United slates dramatizes How Impo Nant Ameri can hostages arc to the country that tends to elevate the value of the hos tages to those who have  Schuliz added that s not in the hos tages interests and it s not in ours. At the same Lime we want to raise inc costs to inc animals who hold them and there Are various ways of doing  earlier Charles e. Redman the state department spokesman said the . Government had not discussed the Issue with Israel and was adhering to a policy of making no concessions to terrorists. In a similar statement while House spokesman Marlin Filz Walcer said we have not talked to the israelis about in demand. Our position remains the same that we will not Ransom for hos tages and we will not encourage others to do so and we won t comment on any particular course of  he said. On saturday Nabih Barri Leader of the lebanese shiite group amal. Offered to Exchange an israeli airman captured last october in Southern Lebanon for the 400 prisoners. Redman deplored the latest car bomb ing in West Beirut in which at least 15 people were kilted. He called he Situa Tion chaotic and added it s no secret the people of Beirut suffer the most from the situation in their  Northeast hit by fast moving Winter storm by the associated press a Swift storm blamed for at least three deaths whipped Bli Ard snows and 60 Mph winds into the Northeast on monday closing airports and schools after blitzing the  lakes with Gale Force winds. A blizzard warning was posted for Cape cod mar tha s Vineyard and Nan Tuckel where forecasters predicted Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. As of 9 ., the Chatham fire department on the Cape re ported about id inches of Snow on the ground with drifts Over 2 feet and Northeast winds of 40 to 60 Mph. The Snow was expected to bring accumulations of 3 to 5 inches in Central and Western Massachusetts fore casters said snowfall in Boston was measured ill 2 a inches monday night. We Jive one report of 6 inches of Snow and Zero visibility in Falmouth with winds gusting to 50 to 60 Mph said National weather service meteorologist Ralph Koplowitz in Boston. A Peak gust of 64 Mph was recorded at Otis a Kab in Falmouth around 3  He said the curly turn of inc storm to the Northeast heading for Canada s maritime provinces kept Down Inland Snow accumulations but Gale Force winds built seas to is to 25 feet monday afternoon. In the Cape town of Hyannis visibility dropped to 50 feel in snowflakes " he size of a Quarter or half Dollar said storekeeper John  least 40,000 customers lost electricity in Cape towns because Strong winds downed Power lines a Utility spokesman said but there were far fewer Power outages throughout the rest of the stale. Commonwealth electric co. Said 4,000 to 5.000 customers lest Power in scattered outages in Falmouth Earlham new Bedford Dartmouth Carver and on mar tha s Vineyard but most were Back in service by 1 3q  Police m Holbrook mass., blamed Slick roads for the death of a woman kilted monday when her car skidded on a curve and collided with a truck. In Michi Gan fog and blowing Snow were blamed for two Fatali ties on sunday. On sunday they said we d be gelling a Sprinkle. This is some  said Lyndon Simmerman wind gusts up to 60 Mph Greet German visitor Beate Heta Zuinn on Chicago s Michigan Avenue. Washington Snow dispute heats up Washington up the Snow that paralysed Washington finally had been removed from City streets when mayor Marion Barry pressed his Luck. He asked that it also be removed from fire station lawns. Fire chief Theodore Coleman reacting to Barry s directive ordered firefighters sunday night to put tons of Snow Back onto the streets where lie said in would melt More quickly. Irate firefighters obeyed Coleman but Union representatives called Barry in protest. In had no purpose that i can see Union president Tom Tippett said monday. Shovelling Snow off the grass has no purpose it  the mayor criticized for staying in California during the City s Snow related crisis look immediate action. He went to a number of tire stations sunday night and personally shovelled some of the Snow Back onto fire company property. Barry said Coltman misinterpreted his directive but he also showed anger at the firefighters who complained i m lived of this Snow stuff Barry told a washing ton times reporter when reached at about 10  Sunday Al one fire station. Barry said he went to the station after receiving complaints that Snow was blocking one Lane of traffic outside inc station. Calif election set for Burton s seat Sacramento Calif. A gov. George Deukmejian on monday announced a special general elec Tion to be held june 2 to till the 5lh congressional District vacancy of the Lute Sala Bunon. A special primary election will be held april 7. Bur ton died feb. I. Sen. Alan . A Calif monday endorsed for Mer California democratic party chairwoman Nancy Closi in inc special election. As Nancy s views Are in total concert with the progressive egalitarian and humanistic concerns of Sanfrancisco 1 in not expect that the issues will be a serious Factor in the selection of a democratic Nomi Nee Cranston said in a press release. The Issue will be who can most quickly hit the ground running is an effective member of Congress for san Francisco and for the issues of concern to san franciscans. By thai Standard Nancy Ndosi wins going away he said. Besides Closi potential  candidates arc san Francisco supervisors Bill Maher Carol Ruth Silver Doris Ward and Harry Brill former supervisor Josiah Beeman stale assemblyman an Agnos and slate sen. Milton Marks. Emergency coordinator for Cape May county n.j., got 11 inches of Snow and wind gusts o so Mph a wind chill Factor of 0 degrees. Blizzard warnings were cancelled however for East Ern Massachusetts and new York s Eastern Long is land where forecasters revised their prediction of 16inches of Snow saying Only 2 to 3 inches would fall. Snow pushed by 40 Mph gusts fell As far South As North Carolina and from the great lakes to the Ohio River  cancelled school in several Massachusetts coastal districts As Well As More than a dozen Connecticut systems and in Many districts North of new York City Snow ice and High wind also closed schools monday in Ohio and in 5 counties in West Virginia where unto 14 inches fell in the Mountain Community of pick cons and in Maryland find Delaware. Ohio s Kent slate Akron and Case Western re serve universities also cancelled monday classes. Snow and winds gusting to 50 Mph also raked Dela Ware and Maryland s Eastern Shore prompting Gale warnings on Chesapeake Bay and a Biz Ard warning for 6 to 10 inches of Snow for mountainous Garret county in Western Maryland. Gale warnings extended As far South As Northeast Florida. Philadelphia International Airport closed with 2 to 4 inches of Snow on the ground driven by 29 Mph winds and new York City s Laguardia Airport re ported .10-minute weather delays for inbound and out bound  Hopkins International Airport shut Down due to poor visibility during sunday s 4-Inch snowfall said operations manager Al mannerly Chicago s 15-mile Lake Shore drive also reopened monday after 50-Mph gusts a Freak water surge and 10-foot Waves in Lake Michigan breached seawalls. Knocked out Power and forced evacuation of a 100 unil Lake front apartment building. In Michigan six houses on Lake Huron were dam aged by 10-foot wind driven Waves and 30 Miles of Highway along Lake Superior were closed sunday. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 11, 1947 More than half of Britain s Indus try closed Down Shu off from Power supplies by a government fighting to Avert the gravest fuel famine in the nation s history. More than 4 million workers Sal Idle. 30 years qg0 today. Feb. 11, 1957 America s first nuclear Power sys tem designed solely for electric Power experiments began replacing conventional Power at the Aronic National Laboratory Southwest of Chicago 20 years ago today. Feb. 11, 1967 the 25li amendment Ria ived the necessary three fourths Vole to make in part of the . Constitution. The amendment provided ways in Makeich vice president acting president if the president be came disabled and allowed the president to fill a via presidential vacancy. ?0 years ago today. Feu. 11, 1977 King Hussein and Jordan s Ruyal family buried Queen Alia 28, the King s third wife who died when her military helicopter crashed in a rainstorm