European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 storm puts South into deep freeze by the associated fret a cold wave that brought Snow and High winds gripped the South Friday cawing traffic snarls and chasing thousands of homeless into Public shelters. Even the Polar bears were kept inside their heated Dens on thursday at the 700 in Columbia . Authorities blamed the severe weather for 34 deaths since saturday including 15 by exposure. Record Law temperatures for the Date were reported in 11 cities. Grand rapids Mich topped the list with minus i5 degrees f. Snow stretched from inc Central Plains to the Atlan tic coast with nearly a fool in some parts of the South. Snow ended at noon at Oklahoma City after 45 hours or snowfall and the 12.1 inches was the highest accumulation on record. Sirleen inches covered he bar Springs Ark while 15 inches was reported in Perry Danville and Morril ton. Ark., and at Anthony and Harper in Kansas. In the Mountain areas of the Carolinas Lake Wylie ., received a foul of Snow Murphy n.c., had 11 inches and Lookout Mountain on hunks Villa ala., and Chattanooga Tern 10 inches. The National weather sen ice reported a number of record Low temperatures set or tied on thursday including 1$ degrees at grand rapids Mich., minus 12 in Jackson miss., minus 6 in Amarillo Texas and minus 13 in Woodland. Kan. The overnight Low thursday was minus 27 us Mason City Iowa. In North Carolina. Gov. Jim Martin ordered All inc stale s 101 National guard armoires to remain open or the duration of the storm for those who need ref Uge. Many tights were delayed or cancelled in cities throughout the Southern and Central regions including Atlanta Nashville and Memphis Tenn. Freezing rain sleet and Snow at Dallas fort Worth International Airport stranded thousands of Passen Gers who spent the night in lounges bars and even in parked air planes because no hotel rooms were Avail Able the storm closed stretches of highways and caused hundreds of traffic accidents throughout the Southeast where Snow and ice turned highways into skating rinks. Schools also were closed throughout the Region. People in the South Are just not accustomed to driving on it weather service forecaster Newton skin cd said. It s been so Long Ince we be had Ottili much Snow there May actually be some new driven who have never driven on Snow and  the riverbanks zoo in Columbia ., opened for Only an hour thursday and nobody came said Linda Roberts a mammal keeper. Polar bears were Kepi in their heated Dens for heir safety in the rare weather just in Case the Pool freezes Over or something she said. They could jump in and it would t be Good for  also in South Carolina a tractor trailer loaded with 260 powerful land mines collided with a Small car thursday night in Myrtle Beach after skidding on ice. Traffic was blocked for 30 minutes As military bomb experts and local authorities worked to secure the area but authorities said there were no injuries and area residents were not in danger. The sleet ice and Snow that grounded most travel out of Dallas fort Worth on wednesday evening had abated by thursday but airlines still were de icing planes and moving out the backlog of passengers. I be been scheduled for two nights and they be been cancelled. And i m scheduled for a third which i suspect will also be cancelled said Bill Murkle. A Busi Nessman on his Way from san Diego to new York for a meeting. Murkli hoped to beat the storm to inc East coast. Those poor folks who Are going where the storm is also going May not gel Here today said american airlines spokesman Joe Selman. Al one of the two american terminals thursday. Rows and rows of people stared moodily at the flock of grounded planes while others stretched out on the seals and tried to sleep through the Boring wait. Storm s effects cited in state by state Survey cold continues do Lima a Lulu jul map photo riven Carroll adds Witer to a Fountain in Jackson mim., where fretting temperatures prevented the water in the Fountain from circulating. Shelters bracing for homeless As by the associated press Here is a Brief Staie by state Survey As oblate thurs Day. Of conditions resulting from the Winter storm that swept across the Southern Plains this week Oklahoma the storm dumped from three inches of Snow in far Southeastern Oklahoma to 19 inches in the Northwest. A Mccoid 1 2 inches fell at Oklahoma City. The National weather service said the worst _ was Over but official were hoping that the slate s Infa Mous winds would t undo what Road graders and Salt had done Texas the freezing rain sleet and mow thai pummel cd North and West Tsas on wednesday abated by mid Day but extremely Low temperature were cup cried to continue. The National weather service warned travellers that roads could remain Slick and glazed with ice. Kansas three to Sii inches fell in the Northwest North Cen trial and Southeastern parts of Kansu. The Northeast Cor Crof the stale received one Inch or less. The National weather service said the heaviest accumulation was at Dodge City where a foot of Snow covered the ground. Frigid air kept us grip on inc ensure state with Early morning temperatures ranging from 15 below at Gar Den City to 1 1 at Coffey vile ills soul most of Missouri missed the Brunt of the big Lorrn but Many schools were closed in the Southern pan of the Stile because of Snow up to eight inches in the a a a s boo Heel. Petted to delay any significant Law until Early next week. Arkansas the storm dumped More than a foot of Snow across Arkansas with up to is inches North of a line from Fon Smith to Little Rock to Memphis tcnn., with a mixture of Snow freezing rain and sleet to the South. North Carolina most of North Carolina was under a Winter storm warning thursday and As Many As 18 inches of Snow were expected to tall in the mountains White he Piedmont was expected to gel sin to eight inches with eight to id inches in the Raleigh area the weather service said. The Low temperature at the Raleigh Durham air port on thursday was 1 j degrees breaking the re Cord Low of is set in 1970. Martin Snow thai a Gan falling wednesday night in West Tennessee left eight inches in Memphis and the weather service predicted at least six inches of accumulation statewide with 12 or More inches in the higher Clevn Lions of East Tennessee. The storm prompted the White House to cancel a visit from final lady Nancy i Agan to Nashville where she was scheduled to attend a television taping thurs Day night Aune grand Ole opry House. Although the storm system was to move out of Tennes see by Daybreak Friday freezing temperatures were sex at grocery stores people waited in tines for up to an hour to buy bread milk steaks eggs and junk food store managers said. Georgia the storm bombarded the North Georgia mountains with 11 inches of Snow and continued across the stale with a Eccl and freezing rain As far South As Savannah. The Atlanta and Athens areas had one to two inches of sleet and Snow and smaller accumulations were re ported in Macon and Dublin. Schools were closed across much of the Northern half of Georgia stale offices closed Early and Many local governments also shut  Carolina Snow accumulated in South Carolina s Piedmont Foothills and mountains and Snow Depths at midday ranged from two inches from Northern Richland county to nearly one foot in the mountains. Temperatures ranged from the upper teens in the Foothills and mountains to 32 in Beaufort in the South Ern lip of the state. Wind chill factors reduced temperatures to 1c below Zero in the Foothills and mountains. By the associated press East coast shelters braced for even More homeless visitors Friday As record Low temperatures continued unabated. On thursday thousands of homeless had taken ref Uge in the bitter cold that strained Power generators sent new York and Philadelphia police hones to the barn and kept criminals at Home in Detroit. Eleven cities had record cold temperatures including grand rapids Mich with 15 degrees below Zero Goodland. Kan., with 13 below and Baltimore with 8 degrees above Zero. The cold along with a storm that dumped More than a foot of Snow on the South has been blamed for 33 deaths since saturday 14 from exposure. When you have. Freezing cold and driving winds it really does Lake a bite out of Street crimes like robberies burglaries and muggings Detroit executive Deputy police chief James Banner said. In Philadelphia where the temperature dropped to a record Low 7 degrees the City s code outreach pro Gram has picked up at least 375 homeless people and placed them in shelters according to inc managing director s office. The City s emergency heal and fuel program also was swamped with Calls from Ocsid cols seeking fuel information said manager Robert a Sotvik Bill. As Long As inc temperature remains below is de Grees police horses will remain in heir barns As Man dated by the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals a Philadelphia police spokesman said. In new York inc horses Are stabled once the temperature or wind chill Factor dips below 15 degrees. In Hagerstown md., salvation army  in a canteen truck served hoi Coffee soup and Mufti is to any homeless facing sub freezing temperatures. Thousands of Homes were without Power at various times in Central Maryland Baltimore Gas & electric co reported thursday. With Low temperatures and High winds continuing to freeze new Hampshire and the rest of the Region. After 66 straight hours of temperatures of Zero or below at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee it was Only i degree at 9 05 . Thursday