European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 11, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 5 smoke from burning Timber pollutes air i Llic associated press dense smoke Bruni blazes that have charred More than 1,000 Square Miles across the West prompted health warnings in Northern California and crippled efforts to build lire lines wednesday. It s sad to  lamented National guardsman Dennis Herrs of Fresno. Calif la s sad to see Mother nature doing  about 22,000 firefighters continued to Bailie Plaines thai have consumed More than 640,000 acres in Cali fornia and Oregon said Mickey Coonrod of Ilie inter Agency fire Center in Hoise Idaho. A fire in rugged terrain in Washington s olympic Peninsula had grown in 14.1 acres As Laming material rolled downhill across fire Breaks. Crews in Hawaii made Progress against a 10,000-Acrc fire in volcanoes National Park. An  fire continued burning on is own in a Remote  area of Idalio. Since aug. 2n. Fires started mostly by lightning have blackened Mure than i100 Square Miles in eight Svast Ern Stales. Mcwill have a substantial number of fires gum on in the West Unhul we have a major Pacific storm that gives us two to three inches of  said George m. Leonard associate chief of the Forest sen ice. The Force of fire Crews including military personnel is the greatest mobilisation of firefighters that we have Ever had in this country Leonard said. In California. I181 fires had been  or controlled except for hot spots John Carter of the Joel Federal stale fire information Center in Sacramento said. Me said ifi2 fires remain Uncini Nind by fire lines. In All they have charred 529,000 acres. In Oregon where hundreds of Bla is have burned 112,500 acres a spokesman in Salem said the last of California f relight or i Start a backfire. Ilie big fires might be contained ibis neck. La s difficult to predict the end but we re hoping the weather won t do a turn on us Ron let fart said. And if nothing jumps the line we re hopeful for a wind Down on the big fires by the end of the  fifty people remained under evacuation orders in the Tuolumne area where California s largest fire blackened More than 129,000 acres of the stanislaus National Forest. Carter said. About it 70 Oiler people May be slaying away from Homes in areas where officials  evacuations he said. There were setbacks As two of the fires m a  acre Cluster in the Mendocino National Tores about 150 Miles North of san Francisco began my ing again including one fire thai had been listed As kill percent contained said pave Drinnan of the California lie part mint of forestry. The weather changed unfortunately no1 in our favor he said it got hotter and dryer and tin wind came up. What happened before was we had Damp Marine air and were Able to gel a lot More work done and strengthen containment  California officials said their highest priority was in the Shasta Trinity National forests Region where a Cluster of fires grew slightly tuesday to More than 63.ixx acres. Since the fires began. 97 structures have Hern destroyed in California alone three firefighters Lijie died in accidents and 7h firefighters have been injured Doz ens suffering from smoke inhalation said spokesman Art win of the Sacramento fire command Center. An additional to firefighters had been injured in Oregon. More than .1 Hillion Board feet of lumber have gone up in flames officials in Washington d.c., said. George s. Dunlop assistant Secretary of agriculture for natural re sources and environment said the consequences of this fire will be fell Well into the 21st  California health chief Kenneth kick said the smoke had created air pollution Levels hundreds of times above acceptable standards in Siskin ii county and other areas he warned people near the worst fires especially he Young elderly and those suffering from respiratory and heart problems to remain in doors and avoid unnecessary exertion. High water Routs Many from Homes by tin Atenci fitted press Mast screams receded wednesday after heavy ram caused flooding in Sev eral Eastern Pennsylvania counties and parts of Virginia that kilted one boy swept away cars and forced hundreds of people to leave their Homes. Searchers found the body of a 13 year old boy wednesday snagged in a we near Pennsylvania s Northampton water authority Reservoir officials said. Lehigh county Coroner Robert Weir said the boy apparently was swept from a Stream tuesday through a pipe that ran under a Highway onto Reservoir property. In Palmer on pa., about 120 people were evacuated tuesday when rain flooded their Homes said Borough manager John Kaston. Tuesday s flood ing was inc second Lime Flash floods hit the town this summer Kaston said. This is the worst have seen of the flooding of Small streams in the  said mayor Joseph Daddona of Allen town a. Allentown fire chief Ernest Toth said cars were reported floating Down streets and fire department workers had to break windows of vehicles to Rescue stranded motorists. In Western Virginia hundreds of peo ple were evacuated tuesday some Bridges were out and some roads were impassable. In Bedford county va., a Bridge Wash Oul divided Huddleston and kept most of the 300 students of Huddleston elementary school on the opposite Side of Coos Creek from their school since saturday up to ii inches of rain was reported in Iru upper by bin of Virginia s James River. Flooding in  on the Susquehanna. Lehigh Conestoga and Schuylkill risers wreaked havoc in Sev eral Riser Side owns. 1 la Dilliston. Va., is split after fluid jul Bridge. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. Ii 1947 Secretary of male fic orge c. Marshall disclosed that the United states had urged he British government to reconsider its decision to Send the exodus jews bound fur pales Tine by ship Hack to Cie Many. 30 years ago today. Sept. Ii. 1957 a dynamite blast wrecked a new racially integrated s 500.000 ele Mcnary school in Nash Ville tcnn., and hours tier police arrested five men for questioning. 20 years ago today. Sept. Ii. I supporting Poland s permanent Rule Over once German Silesia and Dan in French president Charles do Gaulle said in Gdansk that Poland like France should shed the old Continental  West in Many sharply criticized his remarks. 10 years ago today. Sept 11, 1977 sen. Gary Hart d colo., told a new York militia Confer ence that for 27 years the United slates May have invested in the wrong nato defense equipment. Me said nato might have done better to buy cruise missiles instead off is fighters. 800 flee Homes As rail car Burns new Orleans and a Railroad tank car filled Wanh nearly 3-1.000 Gallons of an explosive and lethal chemical caught fire wednesday forcing Sou peo ple from their Homes and closing two major highways and rail lines. Nine schools were closed shelters were opened in two Schils. Hul Adiene a chemical used in making synthetic rubber leaked from the Bottom of the car and burned. Four firehouses were trained on the car to Cool k in an an Cpl to present an it Ploton. If it does t zip Ondr. U could Burn for Days officials said. Crews of ripens were so Sig in from Dallas and Mobile. Ala to Light the lire