European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes monday. December 28, 1987 Dennis and Diane Mason of Sisters Ore wanted Lar Jef family and that s just what they have 73 children As a Mailer of fact. The Nasons we shown with some of the 58 adopted children living Al Home eight was not enough with them. They have adopted 73 children from All Over the world a inc 1968. Some of the children were offered by foreign governments looking for a Home for an orphaned child the Nasons said. Calif Orange Groves fight Frost with helicopters wind machines Fresno Calif. Api san Joaquin Valley Orange growers have been fending off a heavy freeze that threatens their crops. The growers use hovering Heli copters to Force warm air Down into colder air near the ground producers said saturday temperatures dipped As Low As is degrees in Fresno county Orchards Friday night but two growers declined to tally crop losses. It s far too Early to give an accurate assessment on the extent of the Carl Pescosolido of these quota and Exeter Orange co. Said saturday morning. But he added it is Clear we do have moderate to heavy damage depending upon inc Quality of Frost Protection in Orange Groves. Sequoia and enter farms 5,000 acres throughout the lower san Joaquin Valley. Perry Walker of Riverbend farms in Sanger said wind machines Drew warm air from an inversion layer into the company s Groves near the Foothills Friday night averting damage. Cold air near the ground often lies under warmer air which can prevent a freeze if it is stirred and pumped Down. Last night was a Good night. I would say the dam age was confined to the unprotected Orchards in the a Nellcy said Walker. The National weather service said Fresno posted a Low of 23 degrees on Christmas lying a record Sel in 1962. Predictions for Cloudy skies in i he Valley would bring the temperatures up a few degrees the Walher service said. Oranges begin to suffer serious damage when the Mercury dips below 26 degrees for More than an hour said Pescosolido. The sugar Content in oranges also determines when the pulp freezes a heavy freeze lasting three to four hours will Lurn Orange pulp to Mush and the fruit will be sold below Market value for its juice he said. San Joaquin Valley Orchards Are leading producers of he state s j363 Mil lion Orange crop. Our assessment is that any Citrus Farmers without Good Frost Protection would have considerable dam age on dec. 24 and dec. 25, the two coldest nights of the recent cold front said Pescosolido. Sequoia and enter had nine Bell 204 helicopters hover ing Over Orange Groves through the Valley on thursday and Friday nights. The helicopters which lease for 1600 per hour per machine flew As Long As eight hours Over the chilliest Groves Friday said Pescosolido. It s belter to do thai than have no crop at All he said. In some cases the helicopters stirring a warm inversion layer raised the temperature in the Groves by five degrees. Growers also ran water into the Orchards sparked up smudge pots and started wind machines to prevent Frost from forming. Stateside falling rocks derail westbound Amtrak train . Al l a westbound Amtrak Irain carrying i is passengers derailed when to was hit by falling rocks official said saturday. No one was injured when the engine arid eight of the nine care derailed at Friday night said Amtrak tank woman sue Martin in he by Chase my. Train 51. The westbound Cardinal was travelling Al j8 Mph when some rocks and a Hulder fell Down and Hii the train Martin said. All the cars remained the Irain had originated in Mew York and was hound for Chicago. Its last Slop before the Accident was Prince Martin said. Martin said it s pretty unusual for falling rocks to derail an Amtrak train. Workers were pulling the cars Back on the track saturday. New Calif liquor Law covers nudist colonies los Angeles a a new state Law will allow California nudist colonies to sell alcohol to naked a Irons Starling new year s Day. But some complain thai stripping and sipping should t mix. The old Law barring nudity a businesses holding liquor licenses was aimed Al preventing rowdiness Al places such As topless Bam. It s another acknowledgement Hal people Aren t equating nudity with Lew Dity de Lang said of the new Law. Lange owner of the clothing optional Elysium Field in los Angeles Topanga Canyon Prawd inc change but said a bar would ruin the resort s atmosphere. There s no reason to Dull your senses up Here said Norm Swirin. A 13-year Elysium member. Fran and William Fly incr. Owner of the nudist re sort treehouse fun ranch near san Bernardino can t wait to legally serve their first Dunk Al the stroke of Midnight new year s eve. Why should we have to put clothing on jus to drink Flesher said. We re adults we re not serving to Cosby Congress give to , Black University Raleigh . A just a few Days Laer entertainer Bill Cosby donated $325,000 to a historically Black University Here the Federal government gave the institution Money to renovate a Century old building. As part of a $600 billion congressional spending Bill Shaw University a promised 1550,000 to renovate Esley Hall built in ix74 and thought to be the firs College building constructed to educate Black women. Shaw University president Talbert Shaw said he was delighted to hear about the appropriation. He also praised Cosby and his wife Camille who donated $325,000 for scholarships. Bill and Camille Are very committed to supporting minority institutions Shaw said. We Are so proud that this Man who has a tremendous National image takes the time to think about the institutions that he thinks Are so sinkhole that swallowed House growing again Winter Park. a a sink Hole that gulped Down .1 House five sports cars portions of two businesses and a number of Trees six Jears ago got a i it ill bit bigger saturday. They be lost about 25 feet of the South Bank said Rick muss a spokes Man for the Winter Park police depart ment. We just Loit 5 feet 10 minutes that 30 feel widens a sinkhole hat was already More than 100 Yards in diameter he said. The South Side of the sinkhole is bordered by businesses the North by a softball Field the West by open land and the ens by a four Lane Highway one of the major South North roads m this Orlando suburb. Our big cell problems now ure sight Sears Nuss said. A few Hundred had come to gape at the chasm since word of its renewed activity spread saturday. About 7 30 this morning a Man was walking mar the sinkhole he said. Apparently the Bottom fell out of it. He said it sounded like a toilet Lucius Robinson 53, was the witness. I was just walking he told reporters then 1 heard a in May 19si, a 350-foot-Uidc diam opened in Winter 1 urk. Swallowing a House five sports tars a municipal swimming Pool and parts of Tun Busi Nesses. Property damage was estimated at �2 million. The Florida aquifer underlying Cen trial Florida is made up of Limestone Cav erns normally filled Wilh water and fed by heavy Rains. The or cure of the water resists he weight from above but dry spells Drain the water creating a vacuum and leaving the Lau rns empty and unsupported. When a Cau in roof Culli ipacs. It draws Sand and everything else into the cavity until it fills. While Active the Hole functions and looks much like a Swir Ling bathroom sink hence in name
