European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday december 30,1987page 28 we heavy Snow moves into Midwest by Chr associated press resident across the Midwest tuesday were reeling Frum the effect of a severe snowstorm Hiil staggered the Western Plains a Day earlier. Thousands of people in Missouri and Oklahoma Mill h id no electricity sin a Christmas Iff Murm ripped Down Pii wire lines and hundreds of residents of West Memphis. Ark., find Millingen. Trnn., could not return to Home hooded Christmas morning. In addition most of Lyss. Ark. Was partially covered by Fload Waii is. On the West where up to 34 inches of Snow fell in the Colorado fool i a. Mure than i m Miles of inf Renu 2s remained closed by snowdrifts in Wyoming. Fill Iii inches of Snow fell in sections of Minnesota up to 14 inches in parts of Wisconsin a fool in pans of town and lesser amounts in Illinois. Michigan and Indiana. Snow with sled and free ing rain spread across Ohio and into the Del aware Maryland area monday. As the storm moved eastward about 2 inches of Snow was reported on the ground in parts of Ohio by Early evening and up to 6 inches More was possible forecasters said. The National weather service posted Winter storm warnings for heavy Snow monday night Over Cape cod and parts of Pennsylvania new Jersey Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia Ohio and Michigan. Snow advisories were posted in much of the rest of the Norih Casmond parts of the great lakes Region. The snowstorm s arrival in Northern Illinois was Pune rated by lighting and Thunder monday. By Midas Mcmoon 6 to 13 inches of Snow had accumulated. Sag Ging tree branches under the weight of he Wal Snow caused temporary Black outs for hundreds of customers Commonwealth Edison co. Officials said. Residents of Dyess Ark braced for Snow tuesday while most of inc City remained under water from flood Nii caused by live Days of rain. United airlines and american air lines cancelled Many flights into and out of Chicago s o Hare International air port unlit the afternoon when the Snow tapered to flurries. At limes visibility was Only one eighth of a mile said mar Jorie Kriz of the Federal aviation administration. On sunday inc storm closed Denver s Staple Lon International Airport for 7vz hours inc Airport s first Complete shut Down since 1983, Airport official Rich Ard Boulware said a second runway was opened monday morning bul delays ranged up to three hours. The combination of delays at Sla Pluton and Snow in the Midwest prompted democratic presidential Hope Ful Gary Han to cancel a Campaign trip monday in Iowa aides said. Denver s monday morning Rush hour was relatively problem free mainly be cause Mary people were unable to dig out their vehicles and get on the Road. Some businesses and Denver courts decided closed monday. In the Mississippi Valley rain that began Christmas Day ended after More than 14 inches fell at Millington tenn., where Aboul 3,200 people were evacuated. Gov. Ned Mcwhorter asked for Feder Al disaster assistance monday for Resi dents of he three Western Tennessee counties hit by inc flooding. Across the Mississippi about 450 peo ple in Wusi Memphis ark., had Yel to return Home officials said. Senate oks funds for French jewish schools Washington a As Congress rushed Load Journ last week. Sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii. Persuaded colleagues to appropriate s8 million to build jewish schools in France in a project supported by a Campaign i ill Bucior but opposed by the slate de a rom Cal. The slate department and some members of Congress raised questions about devoting Money in the refugee Aid budget for North african jews settled in France. They arc not classified As refugees by the stale department. Inc . High commission for refugees or the French government. Many have lived in France a decade or More. This is a program to subsidize French education which we Don t hink in the current budget climate is  said a stale department official. Jonathan Moore the department s coordinator of refugee programs wrote the Senate to complain that earmarking items can have a dangerous negative and possibility discriminatory Impact on the . Govern ments ability to Cope with refugees worldwide. The s8 million contained in he stale department s budget for refugees is designated for oar Katorah a non profit organization that intends to build schools for North african jews living in Paris. Inouye is chairman of inc Senate appropriations subcommittee on foreign pc rations. Dod from Page 1 Cuis to allow More time for the general accounting office 10 study the Issue. After some give and take in the authorization Bill conference Glenn agreed to space the 2 percent Cut for fiscal 1988 Over two years. Pentagon officials Are still unhappy about the cuts bul most agree the Compromise reduces their Impact. In morale welfare and recreation. Congress continued to reduce taxpayer support for non appropriated fund Revenue generating activities such As bowl ing alleys and Golf courses in an Effort to make those activities self supporting. All sen ices have begun projects to revamp their mar structures. The air Force and Navy have yet to discuss details of their projects but the army is considering transferring some of its mar activities to the army and air Force Exchange service in a program scheduled to begin Early nest year. While these changes will almost certainly mean at least a Small increase in user fees Ai mar activities some officials a Niit inc congressional pressure May not be such a bad thing. Pressure from Congress also led Dod to reduce the number of personnel moves each year. Officials tinkered with incentive plans made it easier for personnel to gel consecutive overseas Tours and also made changes to tour lengths that have resulted in longer Tours at Many overseas locations. Probably the most innovative program launched in 1987 to reduce assignment turbulence came from the air Force and it is Wing increasing attention from Dod officials and Congress. The concept which allows overseas personnel to serve an open ended tour with no set Dale for return to the Stales has saved about 6,600 reassignments and $35 million for the air Force since it began Early in 1987, service officials said one of the few programs approved this year that will mean More Money for Servic members is the new lodging plus payment by sick for temporary duty travel. Congress struck Down a provision requiring Dod to prove that lodging p us. Inch 5 mow generous and efficient than the old system would t he More costly to operate. Military Olf Iciak had been unable to do that causing the program to he delayed for More than a year. But it is now cleared to begin Jan. 1. And in a rare Case of Congress approving a personnel Money Benefit opposed by Dod 10.000 serv icer members in or near the persian Gulf began receiving imminent danger  Dod argued that the Gulf is not a combat Rone a requirement for the pay to be authorized bul lawmakers who were led by rep. Pat Schroeder do olo., pushed for the pay. And Dod finally relented in August. The Pentagon Tost the latest round of another longstanding Bailie when Congress again denied a request to increase House hold goods weight allow ances for senior enlisted personnel. But lawmakers held out Hope thai the request May yet be approved. The Fis Cal 1988 defense Aulhorn Calion acl stated inc Issue would be studied again a Cal year with the goal of possibly approving in creases for All enlisted grades and establishing separate weigh limits for married and single personnel finally another Debat Between lawmakers and Dod was resolved when Congress approved a provision allowing neat and conservative religious cloth ing to be worn by service members in uniform. The action was aimed Al such items As jewish Yarr nukes and sikh turbans Mili tary officials argued hard against the action claim ing i would erode uniformity morale and discipline. The Ink on the fiscal 1988 defense budget is barely dry but Dod already is preparing for further Gloo my news in the next few years. Deputy Secretary of defense William h. Tall in recently told the serv ices icy would have to trim their fiscal 1989 by decl requests by almost $32 billion or about 10 percent each