European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 2, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 5 study warns of High Hurricane death toll Coral Gables Fla a a study has projected thai the death toll from a major Hurricane could be tar worse than previously predicted the head of the National Hurricane Center said marking the opening of the 1988 Atlantic storm season. Recently completed Hurricane coastal flood models for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts show that Many More people than earlier thought must be evacuated under certain conditions the Center s director Bob sheets said tuesday. Forty three million people live in about 175 coastal counties from Maine to Texas and evacuating crowded Urban areas and Barrier islands is virtually impossible sheets said. There arc not enough shelters to handle the added Load and there Are serious concerns about How new Glass windowed High rises would fare if hit by Hurri Cane Force winds he said recalling that during a Hurri Cane that struck Houston Glass was flying every  he refused to make predictions about the 1988 Hurri Cane season saying no one has convinced him thai fore casters reliably predict the number and severity of storms. The first tropical depression of the year has formed and was 200 Miles Southwest of Havana tuesday night with 30-Mph winds meteorologists said. The system was moving West at 5 to 10 Mph but was not expected to strengthen. One of the two satellites used to keep track of Hurri canes could fail this year forecasters said. It s quite possible this year that we could los goes West Al anytime Hurricane specialist Bob Case said of the Geo Slali onary Earth orbiting environmental satellite which records atmospheric conditions Over the Pacific Ocean and part of the Western hemisphere. I f thai Satell lie docs Stop working goes East Wouldhave to be directed to move from its equatorial orbit Over Brazil to a spot South of the Texas Gulf coast where it would provide a View of the Western Hemi sphere with lined vision in the Hurricane spawning Eastern Atlantic Case said. An earlier goes Easl expired in 1984 and meteorologists were temporarily deprived of Atlantic atmospheric photographs. A typical Atlantic Hurricane season from june 1 to Jackson predicts harmonious democratic convention in july by thu associated press with his two front running rivals taking a break from the Campaign on tuesday Jesse Jaason predicted a harmonious democratic National convention in july with no potentially harmful disputes Between himself and Michael Dukakis. I do not foresee confrontation Jackson said while campaigning in new Jersey we can effectively negotiate on mutually respectful terms that kind of talk was bound to be welcomed by Dukakis As he and his supporters looked Forward to gaining a mathematical lock on the nomination in the primary season finale next tuesday. In a weekend interview with the associated press Dukakis also had said he looked for a convention with out the divisiveness that some feared. Vice president George Bush his Republican Nomi nation Long assured remained at his Maine seacoast Home on tuesday meeting with economists. Dukakis stuck to his duties As governor of Massachusetts spending the Day at the so Alehouse in Boston. He had an evening fund Raiser scheduled in Baltimore. The race for the presidency at a quiet Point in the Campaign season Drew a pleased comment from the soviet Side at the Summit in Moscow. Soviet Goven Mcnol spokesman Cennady Gerasimov said what we like about your Campaign is that the soviet american relations at least to i see it Are not an Issue. Everybody agrees both candidates agree that you must have Normal relations with our country. We like  Jackson said he fan saw no major convention rifts he still left open the possibility of a convention floor fight. He said he expects the issues of his Campaign including workers pay reduced military Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 2, 1948 Israel announced it has accepted a United nations Appeal for a Palestine tease fire meanwhile arabs met Al Amman trans Jordan to decide on their course of action. 30 years ago today. June 1, 1958 Gen. Charlo de Gaulle won confirmation As French Premier and asked for emergency Powers for six months to end the current political Cri Sis. 20 years ago today. June 2, 1968 fifteen people were Cut by flying Glass when a Low flying f-105 Thunder chief cracked the sound Barrier and shattered about 300 windows during the finale of an outdoor ceremony at the air Force Academy in Colorado. 0 years ago today. June 2, 1978 former Cia director Richard Helms breaking a Long silence said the Agency s Deci Sion to enlist the mafia in a plot to assassinate cuban Premier Fidel Castro was one of the greatest regrets of Bis life. Jackson spending and the War on drugs to become planks in the parly s i98s platform. Jackson also talked about the vice presiden tial spot on the ticket repeating his Contention that i be earned consideration for the no. 2 spot with Dukakis if Dukakis should win the  presidential Pri Mary season ends tues Day with the he Tiest Delegate prize California and also contests in new Jer sey Montana and new Mexico. Dukakis was to resume campaigning after flying to California on wednesday. Dukakis and Jackson both said Over the memorial Day weekend thai Jackson would play a major part in Dukakis expected fall Campaign against Bush. But both said the nature of that role had t yet been worked  Are 466 democratic delegates at stake in next tuesday s primaries enough to put Dukakis Over the 2,081 needed to nominate. The Massachusetts governor can Lay claim to More than 1,700 delegates now compared with fewer than 1,000 for  was weighing fall Campaign strategies with advisers As polls showed him trailing Dukakis. The vice president acknowledged to reporters his Campaign is facing a Money crunch of sorts that might require him to Cut Back on summer Campaign travel. Nov. 30, has 10 named tropical storms with rain and maximum sustained wind exceeding 39 Mph six of which become hurricanes with drenching rain an wind Over 74 Mph Case said. In 1987 there were Only three hurricanes and four tropical storms in the Atlantic. Hurricane Emily slammed into the dominican re Public on sept. 22, causing three deaths with wind gusts up to 110 Mph. It recovered enough punch to Belt Bermuda with 116-Mph winds three Days later. Emily was the fastest moving Hurricane of any known in this Century Case said. Hurricane Arlene meandered through he Atlantic i mid August with lop winds of 75 Mph. Hurricane Royd hit key West in mid october with 75-Mph winds but fizzled out Over the Everglades and Miami. Here Are the names to be Given to Atlantic tropical storms that could grow into hurricanes this season Alberto Beryl Chris Debby pm Oslo Florence Gil Bert Helens Isaac Joan Keith Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael. Sandy Tony Valerie and William. West Virginia s sales tax raised from 5% to 6% Charleston . A an increase in the slate sales tax from 5 percent to 6 percent is expected to pump $70.4 million into the state s hard pressed Treasury Between now and july i 1989. Paul Mckown president of the West Virginia retailers association said that despite objections to the higher tax which look effect at Midnight tuesday most people feel they have an obligation to participate and pay the Bills of the state and this u one Way of doing  tax increase was part of an elaborate Compro Mise worked out Between the governor and the legis lature As they battled Over finances earlier this year when the stall was forced to borrow $80 million on a Short term basis to Mel operating expenses. The Compromise was approved during a March 12 one Day special session of the legislature. The in creased sales tax is expected to raise $5.4 million for the remaining month of this fiscal year and and a estimated $65 million during the fiscal year that starts july i. Ii is due to expire on june 30, 1989, although some merchants have said they expect it to become Perma nent after the general election in november. The tax was included in a Bill hat allowed the governor to borrow Sjo million from the stale Black lung fund for miners to meet a backlog in medicaid pay ments for medical treatment for the poor. The sales lax is to be used in part for he payback on the loan  said the temporary tax will cause Little inconvenience for the slate s 25,000 to 30,000 retail ers who collect and Send the tax to the stale. Fish Foss Smo uses muffins spell Light legislative moments bar tie associated press Georgia enshrined the Tiger Swallowtail and Utah embraced the Al Losauro but no such warm Wel come awaited the banana slug in California or the Monarch Butterfly in Wesl Virginia. The Fate of these and other creatures was debated in Legislatures across the nation this year part of the Lime honoured custom of naming official state sym Bols Tor everything from fish to fossils from Mol lurks to muffins it gets so tense in there sometimes it s just too much said state rep. Mary Vanderminde in South Dakota where this year s legislature designated the triceratops a Plant eating Dinosaur As the state Fos Sil and Black Hills Gold As the state  adopted a Fossil this year the Hagerman horse Fossil a 3w-million-year-old relic found in Southern Idaho s magic Valley. The Florida House voted in april to name the key Lime pie the official tale pie. However the measure ran into trouble in the Senate where rules chairman Dempsey Barton favors Sweet potato pie More common to the pan handle on thursday the California Senate nearly squashed a measure to name the banana slug the official Mollusk but narrowly decided to allow the proposal to be reconsidered in the future. In some other actions to tar this year Georgia designated the Tiger Swallowtail the stale Butterfly but the West Virginia House refused to act on Senate measure naming the Monarch Butterfly the stale insect Utah made the Al Losauro the state Fos Sil and Hawaii legislature approved making he Dene a native Goose the state Bird and the Hibiscus the stale  month in Pennsylvania a House committee named a Long extinct aquatic creature Phacos Rana _ the Itale Fossil after 100 Bucks county schoolchildren trooped into the committee room and performed skits and gave speeches supporting the appellation