European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 flooding threatened in snowstorm s Wake by the associated press ski resorts opened Early and rising temperatures raised the threat or flood ing As More than 200,000 people remained without electricity monday after new England was altered by inc earliest snowstorm of the Century. Sis deaths were blamed on inc week end storm which piled Snow As High As 20 inches in new York s catskills frosty temperatures extended deep into the South while the West coast was having a Loo dog rec heat wave. Snow and fallen Trees on roads made thousands of tourists who had gone to see new England s colourful Tali foliage spend an extra night in motels and inns. At Vermont s travel division officials wondered what Impact the storm would have on the foliage season which attracts i million people to the stale Between mid september and mid october. We have checked and found that most All of the slate s foliage was unaffected by the storm said Bill Braun of the travel division. Of course we arc concerned about the perception Braun said. People in Southern new England May have heard hat there was this big storm in Vermont and think there is no foliage. Well there  i Don t think it will have a major Impact. The foliage is spectacular be cause of the unusual combination of Bright Sun and Snow said Bill Wilson of the Berkshire Hills conference tourism Agency in Western Massachusetts the killing Lon and Stratton ski areas in Vermont both opened monday. It was the earliest opening Ever Tor Kiwi Nylon which usually starts up in mid to late october but a warming trend this week was expected to close it again. The Snow began falling saturday eve Ning and lasted into sunday afternoon with the heaviest accumulations in Southeastern new York Western Massa Chrusc Alsand southwestern Vermont but on monday temperatures headed toward inc 60s, threatening to swell some streams the Only thing i worry about is we might get a lot of rapid melting with that Snow National weather service fore Caster Joe Luisi said at Montpelier Al. It s going to be a  the South also had unusual weather with overnight lows dipping into inc 30s monday in parts of Mississippi Ala Bama and Northern Florida and record lows were recorded in 15 cities in ten Nessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia and Florida. Kno Vic Tenn. Hit a re Cord 34 degrees and Tallahassee fla., shivered at 38. But while inc East had weather More suited to Laic autumn summer weather has t ended in California tempera Tures topped the 100-Degrcc Mark before noon sunday. Palm Springs led the pack with 107 and san Luis Obisbio a coastal town known for its temperate climes rang in with 104. Los Angeles expected to hit i of de Grees for the third straight Day came up Short at 95 degrees but. San Francisco hit 102. Making it the hottest Day since authorities began keeping weather re cords in the Gold Rush Era the previous record of 101 had been reached in 1904. 1913, 1961 and 1971. Many customers in new York state mostly in the Albany aria remained without electricity others were is ill blacked out in Vermont Western Mas Schu Scols and Connecticut. In Vermont Utility Crews worked around the clock to restore Power but Megan Price a spokeswoman for Central Vermont Public service corp., said it May be thursday before everyone s electricity is restored. Trees Are still Corning Down she said. As soon As we think we re making headway we gel reports of More people without  girl sent to jail for dad s death in sex abuse Case r1verhead, . Not persuaded that Che Ryl Pterson 18, was sexually abused by her father a state supreme court Justice monday sentenced her to six months in jail and five years probation for her role in planning her father s slaying Pterson fainted when acting Justice Harvey a Sherman announced the sentence in the crowded courtroom in which she had pleaded guilty to Man Slaughter six months ago. She was revived with smell ing salts and was taken out of the court by two officers. I Don t wan to go to jail she whispered to her attorney Paul Gianelli As she was led Down the court House Steps on her Way to the Suffolk county correctional facility Here where she began serving her sen tence. The sentence ended a Case that had attracted nation Al attention. Under the terms of the sentence Pierson is to be treated As a Youthful offender and her criminal record sealed. She is to remain on probation for five years and to continue psychotherapy. Pierson s father James Pterson a 42-year-old electrician was fatally shot in from of his House in Selden . On feb. 5,1986. A week later Pierson alien 16, was arrested with a High school classmate Sean Pica to whom Pierson admitted offering $ 1,000 for inc kill ing. The two said Thev got the idea for the murder from a newspaper article about a sexually abused woman who had hired someone to kill her husband. Pica 18, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter is serving a 24-year prison sentence and will be eligible for parole after eight years. Under terms of a plea bar gain Pierson faced up to six years in jail. But her lawyer said that with time off for Good behaviour she could be free by Jan. 20. In court Pierson tried to make a statement moments before she collapsed. She had been asked to approach the Bench for sentence. When her Knees buckled a court officer pushed a Maroon armchair under her. Is there anything that you would like to say Sher Man asked. At Hist she struggled. Her Mouth was open but no words came out her hands clenched the chair. Cheryl Pierson 18, is surrounded by Law officers an her Way to county jail to Riverhead . I realize what i did was  Pierson whispered sobbing. And she added i m  Sherman in turn said he had received More than 100 letters sympathetic to her Many from incest Vic Tims but none of them could condone her actions and neither could he. When he said he hoped that the publicity generated by the Case May produce Benefit for other victims and make them aware of agencies to help them Pierson suddenly fell to the floor. In his nine Page written decision Sherman said for the first Lime that he now believed that Pierson had been sexually abused. The sentencing was the Climax of a dra Matic two week hearing in which More than a dozen wit Nesses testified that they had suspected Pierson had been sexually abused but had not done anything about in. Pierson said she decided to have her father killed after she became concerned he was about to Start Abus ing her then 7-year-old sister Joann. Angry moviegoer crashes truck through theater lobby Sands of time Lexington by. A an irate moviegoer crashed his tractor trailer Rig through the lobby of a theater after a dispute Over a ticket police said. None of the 200 people inside the North Park cinemas on sunday night was injured. Clarence m. Dees 46, of Kansas City,mo., was charged with first degree wan ton endangerment and criminal mis chief both felonies police capt. Fred Williamson said. He said decs apparently bought a ticket for one of the 10 movies playing at the theater but left before it ended and went into another movie. When he tried to go Back to the Firel movie employees slopped him. When Dees became angry manage ment asked him to leave police said. About 15 minutes later decs Maneu Vered his tractor trailer through a Walkway from a shopping Center parking Tot the truck sheared off the top of the Walkway Entrance and rolled through a landscaped area avoiding Metal poles and leaving a Trail of diesel fuel. Decs alien drove through the Entrance and into the lobby tearing out the ceiling tipping Over video games and narrow try missing the ticket window and Concession  told us if he had t gotten wedged in he Woi ild pc went in farther William son said. He said he wanted to put it in there far enough to Sec the movie he paid to  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 7, 1947 British prime minister Clement r. Alike dropped Emmanuel Shinwell from the Cabinet rank of minister of fuel to the non Cabinet Post of min ister of War and accepted the resignation of five Oiher ministers As part of his reorganization to meet the country s economic crisis. 30 years ago today. Oct. 7, 1957 sen. Stuart Symington do demanded a congressional investigation Inlo Why inc soviets beat the United Stales into space. 20 years ago today. Oct. 7, 1967 London police dropped theft charges against american Singer Cass Elliott who had been accused of taking blankets and keys from a hotel. 10 years ago today. Oct. 7, 1977 testimony ended in the first degree murder trial of 15-Vcar-old Ronny Zamora mis Allunis claimed he was  programmed by excessive to violence to shoot his elderly neighbor