European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. June 21, 198b the stars and stripes Page 9 the Low Mississippi Riith water level has forced Low Boals to leave barges parked along the Yazoo diversion canal at a Vicksburg miss.,  now partially High and dry spotty rainfall does Little to ease drought by the associated press barges got moving sunday in new channels Cut in the shrinking Ohio River and Mississippi River but rain on the upper Mississippi Valley did Little 10 Case he drought that has withered wheat and seedling Christmas Trees alike. An Ohio newspaper columnist offered sunday to print the names of Akron Sworst water wasters. I keep hearing from Farmers about How bad it was in 36, 53 and 54," said James Craig Wood 33, who farms near Westfield ind. But it s the driest i Veever  each week without rain we lose 10 percent of the crops said Tim Shank spokesman for the Ohio Grain and fee association. Acc Jones whose Home is West of Bloomington ind., found that her 200 fool deep Well has gone dry leaving her no water for her Svi acres of herbs vegetables and fruit. We re very Lucky to of member of the y so we can go there for showers she said. In Washington d.c., rep. Ron mar Lenee r-mont., proposed sunday that commodity credit corp. And agriculture credit insurance fund Money usually used for Loans be made available Tor disaster Relief and to supplement fed eral crop insurance. Tin rapidly worsening drought Situa Tion mandates Congress w move quickly to Complete some reasonable assistance package which will help producers who Are on the Brink of financial ruin and menial distress Marlc nce said. It would be cruel and unfair for us not tract now showers and thunderstorms move across sections of Minnesota and wis Consin overnight pouring 1.72 inches of rain in 24 hours on Duluth Minn. But Minnesota s driest farms Are on the opposite Side of the stale which got Only spoil 1 rain. Even if hard rain had fallen in the farming regions much of it would have rolled Oft because the ground is Loo dry said meteorologist Caincr Dombrowsky. Limited Barge traffic resumed late sat urday on the Mississippi River near of record keeping in 1872, an estimated 1,800 barges had Bee backed up on the Mississippi waiting for dredges to Cut a Channel through a Shal Low area and nearly 700 barges were stuck on the Ohio. Bob Campbell assist ant chief of operations for the army corps of engineers Vicksburg District said it would Lake two to three Days to uns Narl traffic along the Mississippi. The Mississippi was closed during the night North of Memphis tenn., because a towboat ran aground in the dark. Dredging continues said Bill Schull of the corps of engineers a s like fight ing scattered fires  smart Warner a columnist for the Akron Beacon journal in Ohio offered readers a Coupon to clip out of sunday s newspaper with which to report people who waste water. They Shower every Day. Alone. Their cars arc clean. Their lawns Aree Inci , miss., and on the Ohio River these big drips must be stopped Wam a car Mound City 111., and moved slowly or wrote. He said he would publish the names of the worst water a sirs. By sunday water service to seven households had been shut of in the Chi Cago suburb of Oak Brook because Orcsi sunday. Brih Rivers have been dwindling be cause of the Lack of rain in the Midwest and Northern Plains. The lower missis Sippi is at its lowest level since the Start dents had broken water restrictions More than once Village manager Stephen bar icy said sunday. He said four paid the 5 200 fee required to get Back service. Rain fell on Mississippi during the weekend but it was too Little and mostly in the wrong place to save parched  agriculture commissioner Jim Buck led a prayer ceremony for rain Sun Day in Jackson. The drought could affect Christmas observances years from now. Sieve Lai Zig of Badger evergreens at Merrill wis., estimated that the operation has lost 2percent of its new Trees so far and could begin losing i percent a Day this week if no rain comes. The drought could Cost North Dakota tens of millions of dollars in lax Revenue a state budget forecaster said. That would virtually wipe out any Chance of triggering pay raises for stale workers on Jan. I and could be severe enough to Force spending cuts said Dave Clark executive budget analyst. Isl week. North Dakota state University economist Arlen la hot predicted the drought would Cost the state s Economy at least $2.7 billion through loss of crops Tower Federal farm subsidies and reduced farm spending. Clark said at least 40 percent of he state wheat crop has been wiped out. �. Ber ners mass of Wall to hear concert in West Berlin a East German youths masked at the Berlin Wall to near Michael Jackson s concert across the Barrier in West Berlin and Western journalists on monday said Security police used cattle prods to bar them Irani the crowd. About 4.000 East germans gathered near the Brandenburg Gate sunday night As Jackson performed about 200 Yards away for thousands who came to see and hear his concert in West Berlin. West German television news team were on the East Berlin Side of the Wall and tried to him the crowd. But the East German Security police waving their electronic cattle prods drove them away from the scene the journalists said. West Germany s diplomatic Mission protested the incident to the East Ger Man government. Witnesses said that there was a Strong contingent of communist Plain clothes Security men deployed among the crowd of East German fans and that a few arrests were made. On Friday about 2,000 East Ger mans gathered near the Brandenburg Gate to hear the British Rock group Pink Floyd which performed in West Berlin on the first night of a three night Berlin Rock Marathon. East German Security police arrested about 40 people during that concert witnesses said