European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday november a 19b7 wildfires sweep 13 Southern states Atlanta a blazes in the mountains of Kentucky on Friday could be smelled 300 Miles away in South car Olina As thousands of fires Cpl burning in 13 Southern slates with no rain in sight before monday. Foresters blamed a combination of dry weather brisk wind falling leaves and arsonists. West Virginia gov. Arch Moore or dered people to stay out of the Woods in 14 counties and banned outdoor Burn ing. Kentucky and Tennessee along with 24 North Carolina counties and 52 in Alabama banned outdoor burning As Well. South Carolina posted its first Ever red Flag Alert for 6 counties meaning that the area was Ripe for wildfires. Officials there logged More than 125 wild ores in the first week of november. From Texas to Virginia More than 121,000 acres of land 190 Square Miles an area More than three limes the size of Miami has burned in 8,018 fires in 11 Days according to the . Forest service. That did t include West Virginia which is just outside the Forest service s 13-Siaie Southern Region damage there would bring the total to at least 249,000 acres. Seven Homes have been damaged by fire last week in West Virginia and flip ignited a Cox corp. Railroad Tunnel. Firefighters scaled the Tunnel Friday and pumped Carbon dioxide inside to smother the Blase. The regional loll includes fires from oct. 27 through thursday night. State by stale figures were still being tallied for late thursday but included at least Alabama 342 fires 2,125 acres a Kansas 232 fires 3,2 acres Florida 272 fires 2,078 acres Georgia 239 fires 1,062 acres Kentucky 620 fires 2b.304 acres Louisiana 3,037 fires 32.38s acres Mississippi 997 fires 14,416 acres North Carolina 310 fires 555 acres Oklahoma 11 fires 177 acres South Carolina 188 fires 686 acres Tennessee 588 fires 12,801 acres Texas 81 fires. 595 acres Virginia 457 fires 3,200 Aci is. No immediate Relief was in sight. Chances for rain saturday were called dim by the Forest service. Rain was pos sible monday for most Southern Stales. People in Charleston s.c., smelled the smoke from fires 260 Miles away in the mountains of Tennessee and 320 Miles away in Kentucky said Jennie Morris spokeswoman for the stale for Estry commission. Coy Mullins a forester with the West Virginia agriculture department blamed some of his stale s fires on Squir Rel Hunters who set Trees afire in an Effort to flush out heir prey. Charlie Crail of the . Forest scr. Ice in Kentucky blamed "99 out of 100" of his stale s fires on arsonists. To help fight them 450 firefighters from 17 Western Stales have been flown in. And 220 National guard troops have been mobilized. Two men fighting a fire on Kentucky s Stone Mountain barely escaped the flames thursday when visibility dropped to near Cro in the smoke. The men were saved by a National guard helicopter that dumped water though one Man s hair was singed and the second was burned on his neck. Firefighters also were worried about break overs when winds blow dried leaves across fire lines restarting Dor Mant fires or Starling new ones. Alabama s fire Alert was expanded to cover the Northern half of Fth stale. We be got a major problem said Rick Hofmeister of the Alabama forestry commission. The wind and the Low humidity have taken these fires out of control in Virginia firefighters used air tank ers to dump water from the sky onto fires in the Jefferson National Forest and in Western Roanoke county. In he National Forest the fire had expanded Friday to 1,500 acres. In the Oxford miss., area thursday a major five mile wildfire threatened a subdivision along stale Highway 6. Resi dents sprayed their houses with Garden hoses to prot Cal them. Charles and Diana end we Klong Germany visit Hannover Germany a Prince Charles and Princess Diana ended a we Klong visit to Germany on saturday after charming thousands of people who crammed into City squares and streets 10 Welcome them. The British Royal heir and his wife boarded a helicopter at Hannover s Airport in late afternoon. Before leaving they had a luncheon at the residence of Ernst Albrycht governor of Nie Der Sachsen state and chatted with British sol Diers stationed in Celle about 25 Miles North of Hannover. Charles delivering a Short speech before guests about 500 guests at the luncheon thanked Al Brecht for his enormous hospitality. G dined on lobster and breast of Guinea fowl. Diana who was wearing a Short red dress and a Black Cape smiled frequently at the guests. The Royal couple began their German Lour in West Berlin last sunday amid intense British press speculation that their marriage was in trouble. Ginsburg from Page 1 rally his constituency. If you re going to have a big fight you have to rally your the official who asked not to be identified May have been referring to Ginsburg s wife s having Partick possible conflict of interest in a Cable television Case he participated in As an assistant attorney general. The same official also said that senior advisers who spoke with Ginsburg before the nomination asked if there was anything embarrassing in his background and thai Ginsburg had said no and later Felt the marijuana use was not important. President Reagan had defended Ginsburg in Public on Friday and had declared he would t withdraw the Nomi nation. However behind the scenes Ginsburg was being pressured to step aside by administration officials particularly education Secretary William us Knelt. On Friday after Reagan reportedly told him to do what you think is right Bennett had called Ginsburg to Tell him to withdraw. Loye Miller Bennett s Secretary said the education Secretary called the president about 3 . Friday. Gore from Page 1 he had used marijuana. Gore said during my Junior and senior Yean in col lege during those Yean it was looked at similar to the Way Moonshine was looked at during prohibition there Are tens of millions of americans in my Genera Tion who had the same experience i think that there is a difference that people in my generation look at it and the Way older americans look at it he said his wife. Tipper also tried marijuana while she was a student Jackson praised Gore for hit openness and i think it should play no role in the Campaign he said of Gore s announcement Dukakis said it has nothing to do with your qualifications i be never used drugs but 1 certainly understand Why some people try Gore s announcement created a stir that a scheduled three hour forum featuring the four candidates was delayed nearly an hour at the Florida convention. I would Hope it would not have a significant Impact but the american people will judge Thal Moore said he said he first tried the drug at the end of his Junior year at Harvard in 1968 and used it at the beginning of his senior year the next fall. Gore also said he used the drug once or twice while off duly during an army tour at Bien Hoa Viet Nam and on a couple of occasions while he was in graduate school at Vanderbilt and an employee of a Nashville tcnn., newspaper. I be never used anything beyond that he told reporters "1 wish i had not done it. I d much rather be Here talking about arms control or the Stock Market Gore said that before his news conference he told his children about his Experiment with marijuana. My 5-year-old son said did it make you dad Foresaid. Bennett told the president it was essential that gins Burg s nomination be withdrawn and suggested thai the nominee be Given that message. Do what you think is right Reagan told Bennett according to Milter. Bennett called Ginsburg about an hour later in his Chambers at the u.5. Court of appeals Miller said. He told the judge that the fight was not winnable and that slaying in it hurls the Bennett told. Ginsburg he would be Able to withdraw gracefully now but he would not be Able to do so later. Miller said. Ginsburg s disclosure had come thursday just be fore a broadcast report of his past marijuana use was about to air. He issued a statement admitting that he had used marijuana once in the 1960s and a Tew times in the 1970s, the disclosures led some of the same gop loyalists who had stood firm behind Reagan s ill fated Choice of Robert h. Bork to express serious doubts about gins Burg. One of to lick Larry Pressler of South Dakota said Friday that i be asked the while House to reas sess the several senators said the marijuana Issue was less serious than the possibility of a cover up before the 41 year old appeals court judge was nominated last week to succeed retired Justice Lewis f. To Walt or. In response. Justice department spokesman Terry Eastland issued this statement i have made a vigorous Effort today to find out whether Douglas Ginsburg was Ever asked about drug use whether on employment forms related to govern men service or in interviews conducted by the Fri or other Justice department and White House officials. I have been unable to find any evidence that any questions were sen alien Specter r-pa., said Ginsburg told him that he was asked during his a renomination interview whether anything in his background might be embarrassing. He went Home and thought about it and this Factor did not come to his mind " Specter said. Saturday s College football. 12. Comb 10 put � holy Odd 4 1. A i Oft l b a cuu him 10. 34. Pennmon 1 3 of or Tia or do w. Is Jonn i. It is n 21. Rnadal Hund 9 Orga n. M
