European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 17,198b the stars and stripes Paga head sets records across Midwest East by the associated press much of the Northeast and Midwest sheltered under another Day of temperatures in the 90s. And heat problems exacerbated by a severe drought in Many areas left people without Relief. An estimated 196,000 people hit the beaches in new York City where the temperature hit 96 degrees tying a 97 year old record. It was 98 degrees it Midas Tusoon in Boston exceeding a record set in 1956. Records fell like drops of sweat and the weather officially became a beat wave meaning at least three straight Days of temperatures at 90 or higher in Massachusetts and Rhode Island elsewhere a Tornado touched Down near Denver s Stapleton International Airport where the air traffic control lower was evacuated for about 25 min utes. There was no immediate word on effects on air traffic. Tornado touchdowns also were re ported near Barr Lake and on Den ver s East Side where hundreds of stately Trees collapsed across lawns and crushed several cars. Thunderstorms hit parts of Kansas Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. An Inch and a half of rain fell at am Artilo Texas and scattered showers continued Over Florida. Thunder storms also developed Over pans of Michigan. West of the Rocky mountains it was sunny with temperatures mostly in the 80s. The severe heat in the East is being caused by a High pressure system off the mid Atlantic coast pumping in hot air from the South Central of the country the National weather scr Ivice said. Efforts to Cool off put extraordinary pressure on municipal water and Utility systems and some communities began ordering conservation. Low water pressure cancelled classes for i Iso pupils at East Dover Elemen tary school in new Jersey. Students in communities in Maryland and Connecticut were sent Home because of excessive heat. Air Quality was unhealthy in parts of the Northeast especially where the heat combined with air pollution. The Massachusetts department of environmental Quality engineering said 18 towns have declared water sup ply emergencies. Of them 14 have imposed voluntary water restrictions. Temperatures around the nation at 3 . Not ranged from 54 degrees at Santa Barbara Calif., to 103 degrees at Needles Calif. The forecast called for widely scattered showers and thunderstorms from new England across the Ohio Valley Arkansas Southern Missouri and parts of the Southern Plains. Thunderstorms will develop in the mountains of Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. Show ers and thunderstorms will continue in Southern Florida. High temperatures will be in the 80s to mini was Over most of the nation the 60s and 70s from the great lakes re Gion across the upper Mississippi Val Ley to Eastern North Dakota and along the Pacific coast and 100 to 110 de Grees in the desert Tawdi it Muny. It. 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Ujj Suzuki has been defending itself vehemently again a Call by Consumers Union publisher of consumer. Reports Magazine for a ban of the vehicles on the grounds thai they tend to Roll Over in sudden turns. The suit filed in . District court contended the defendants were award the vehicles were not Safe but instead were by design and construction dangerous and unsuitable for on or off Road use and that Adver Tising and other sales representations were false and Consumers Union said june 2 that the $8,500 Samurai was the first car out of 349 it had tested in the last decade that rolled Over during a routine Accident avoidance test. Monk delivers petition seeking to commute teens death penalty Indianapolis a a Monk from a june brought petitions Here tuesday from nearly 2 in lion italians seeking commutation of the death a fealty Given to a teen Ager for the murder and Robb Afy of a Bible teacher. / the Rev. Vilo Bra conc said he was Dis a pointed that gov. Robert a Orr. Who had previous engagements did not accept the petitions i person. In Stead Bra conc met with an aide to Hie governor and with the convicted murderer Paula r. Cooper 18, the petition drive in Italy began in 1986 to win clemency for Cooper of Gefry who was sentenced to die in Indiana s electric chair for a 1985 robbery and stabbing. F Pope John Paul ii Ann Unow last september that he Loo would like to Sec Coo Rich granted leaving his office of fulfil two speaking in la cents said Bracone Ted the amnesty inter nation Alwick bars Accomma tying the franciscan Monk howl called to ask fir a meeting. If Moy had Oft raid he s not sure he would have met we Cooper s Appeal is pending. still before the judiciary he said. A Natl Tsy a comple cd their work i think it would be snap Tranate for me to get the Gombor has the authority to commute a sentence at any Lime. But Orr has not received a direct commutation request from Cooper s lawyers who still have an Appeal pending before the slate supreme court. Bra conc at a news conference outside the slate House said he Only wanted a dialogue with the governor. "1 Don t see Why we cannot talk. I Don t want to Pul any pressure on him said Bra conc. Michael k. Sutherlin a local amnesty International spokesman said the group might try later to arrange to present the petitions to Orr. He also pledged that the organization would try Dur ing the 1989 Genera Assembly to have the death pen Alty repealed. Amnesty International believes the death Penally is a human rights violation. Orr said he believes the death penalty still has Broad Public support in Indiana. During the 1987 legislative session. Amnesty inter National and other groups including the Indiana Cath Olic conference lobbied successfully for a Bill to raise to 16 from 10 the minimum age of a person who could be sentenced to death. The new Law not affect Cooper who was 15 at the time of the 1985 stabbing and robbery of Ruth e. Pelke 78, of Gary. Three other teen agers were also convicted of related crimes in the slaying but none of the others was sentenced to die. Jetliner had Quirim it malfunction Seattle a investigators have removed a broken deceleration device from an Alaska airlines Jet that veered from a runway after Landing and injured five passengers officials said tuesday. The device called a thrust re Verser slows planes during landings by diverting a Jet engine s thrust. The recovery provided a possible explanation of Why the. Boeing 727-200 failed to Stop on the Rui Way sunday night at Scalle Tacoma to National Airport. We Don to flow when it occur cd but one Side wine two piece unit 9 and the Ourer was broken said Cal carry Raaths National transport icon Safe toward s investigator in a broken thrust re Verser was on in a scr engine of the three engine Jet. R5rrcra said. Investigators were disassembling the piece and will Send it to Nosb laboratories in Washington d.c., for further testing she said. Five of the 75 passengers aboard were injured slightly when flight 187 from Tucson ariz., veered 400 feel off the runway and Slid to a Stop in mud said Margo Spillman a spokeswoman for sea tac Airport. Two were treated and released at area hospitals three were i treated at the scene. Interviews with Pilot Jim Wiley 40, go the six other Crew members monday cd to shed any fresh Light on the cause Orie Accident Carrara said. Boycott threatened Over 3blson act Newark . Alj a new Jersey civil rights Leader says mucks plan to use economic Boycotts awns organizations that employ an ablation Impersonator who paints his be Black but the per former denies Hind is racist. This is my morning if you allow this production Ydrun there will be economic and political pressure to shut it Down Sarf Keith m. Jones president of the Nowy Crecy state conference of the narc if there will be picketing and demonstrations. And there will be an economic Boycott of the pressure from the civil rights group has helped Force the cancellation of two shows by Bernard c. Algard a carpet Salesman by Day and sometime enter Tainer by night. He says he s surprised by the juror. I can t understand How someone can be offended he said. Naturally it both ers me that they would associate it As a racist act. I m certainly not a racist. I m an Jones says the show epitomizes out dated stereotypes of Blacks and can Only exacerbate racial tensions. Algari invited Natch officials to talk about he situation wednesday night at a Publ forum in Howell township his Home Fkan but Jones said no a act off Las would attend the forum because the Nup was no room for negotiation in he Nutler. Algard has pm formed for More than 12 years in Chur wies private clubs and Public Halls in be York Pennsylvania and Southern new Jersey wearing a Tux Edo White gloves and\b1ack face in a one hour revue in inc style of his favorite entertainer Bank of is a Bush 1 Henix City Ala. A two would be Bank robbers rushed into what used to be Tho first Alabama Bank ordered employees into what used to be a Teller s station and finally realized the building now houses an accountant s office. Police said the masked gunmen fled the building leaving behind the Black bag they intended to fill with Cash. They got mud on their faces and no Money police Lap. Doug Lee said. The accounting firm of Ninas easter co. Has been in the former Bank since last month. H. Russell Ninas said the men pulled open drawers looking for Money until they realized their mistake. Ninas said he May add a sign say ing this is not a the two intruders were nol Cap tured Pouce said
