European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 drought affects air Quality school projects by the associated pres residents of parts of the Midwest were warned this weekend of unhealthy air pollution trapped by the stifling heat wave and Wisconsin officials said Rural school projects will be delayed because the drought will Cut taxpayers income. A Canadian official said that country would Block a proposal to divert water from the great lakes Down the Illinois River to the Mississippi. Iowa s governor declared a statewide disaster because of the drought. A choke Point in the shallow Lowe Mississippi was dredged out near Nat Chez miss., to let Barge traffic move again. And because the River is carrying less sewage and Industrial pollution Louisiana has reopened thousands of acres of Oyster Beds that were closed for 20 years. The White House said president Rea Gan will travel thursday to the Midwest to talk to Farmers and Iowa gov. Terr Branstad said he will have lunch next week with the president and push for drought Relief measures. A group of . Senators Friday asked Reagan to Send More water from the great lakes into the record Low missis Sippi River a plan Canadian Justice minister Ray Hnatyshyn said that coun try would oppose. Record temperatures were reported Friday in at least 20 cities across the Midwest and into Tennessee and upstate new York. Elkins w.va., normally a Cool spot in the appalachians hit a re Cord 93 degrees. The National weather service said it was the 10th record higher Low temperature tied or broken at Elkins since june 1. Louisville ky., tied its record of 102degrees Huntington w.va., hit a record 101 and records of 100 were listed a Alpena mich., and Harrisburg a. Nashville tied a record of 101 that has been on the books since 1874. At least 39 deaths have been blame Don hot weather since june 1, 22 of them in Missouri. Others were in Kansas Georgia Illinois Kentucky and Pennsyl Vania. In Lexington ky., More than 200 people have applied for air conditioner from the summer Cooling program said Jack Burch executive director of Community action in Lexington. Three areas of Illinois were advise Friday that heat related air pollution was at unhealthful Levels for the second straight Day said Bob Swinford supervisor of air Quality analysis for the stat environmental Protection Agency. In Cook county which includes Chi Cago a yellow Alert advising people with lung or heart problems to stay in Side was issued thursday and prevailed into Friday. Heavily industrialized Southeastern Michigan including Detroit also remained under an air stagnation advisor Friday but conditions had improved slightly from earlier in the week. Air Quality in Kentucky s five major Urban areas Ashland Lexington Louisville Northern Kentucky and Padu Cah slipped into the unhealthful category Friday because of Ozone Levels the department of environmental Protection said. Kentucky is planning to buy More than 10,000 tons of Hay in Oregon so Bluegrass state Farmers with dried up pastures can feed their livestock. A 100 car train loaded with several Hundred tons of Hay will leave Oregon within a month and United parcel service agree to Fly 300 tons to Louisville this week for free said Kentucky agriculture commissioner Ward Butch Burnette. What  is doing Here is a Mira Cle Burnette said. The Hay will be sold to Farmers for $80to $90 a ton. Burnette said brokers seek ing to take advantage of the drought have quoted him prices As High As $240 a ton. In northeastern Ohio Hay has Bee Selling at auction for $350 a ton said auction manager John Sprunger. That Slike buying  soviet pullout from Hungary May be near Washington a soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkova says the red army will withdraw from for eign lands by the end of the Century but a . Official said a soviet pullout May be More imminent in Hun Gary. A state department official says that there Are in creasing indications of a unilateral withdrawal from Hungary which was invaded by soviet troops in 1956to crush an uprising. Reports of a possible soviet withdrawal have circulated for 1 a years. The state department official said his information is based on . Intelligence reports. Ryzhkova speaking to Western reporters Friday i Prague Czechoslovakia gave no indication that the soviet Union was preparing a unilateral withdrawal from an East bloc nation before 2000. The soviet government chief told Western reporter such moves could come Only in the context of a general withdrawal involving Western forces As Well. He said his government feels no armies should be on foreign territory. Our proposal is this let us take out All the  armies in Czechoslovakia Are part of the Warsaw pact armies. Let us agree on a Radical solution in the West and in the  red army units Are stationed in several soviet bloc countries including Czechoslovakia Hungary and East Germany. State department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley cautioned that after announcing troop withdrawals from East Germany in 1983, the soviets built their forces i that country Back to the same Levels within three years. Currently four soviet tank and motorized Rifle Divi Sions remain in Hungary. The troops Are not on the front lines opposite nato forces however because Hungary is bordered on the West by three Warsaw pact nations and politically Neutral Yugoslavia and Austria. Even with a withdrawal said Oakley the Warsaw act would hold a 2-1 advantage Over the North Atlan tic treaty organization in tanks artillery and armoured personnel vehicles. In talks with reporters Ryz Khov also seemed Todash Hopes for any rehabilitation soon of Alexander Dubcek the former communist party Leader i Czechoslovakia who is famed for his Liberal policies. Ryzhkova confirmed that at the recent communist party conference Kremlin Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev stressed the need for socialism with a  that phrase was used to describe Dubcek s Prague Spring of 1968, which provoked a soviet led Warsaw pact invasion in August of that year and Cost Dubcek is Job As party chief in Prague. Western reporters asked Ryzhkova who attended Athree Day economic conference that ended thursday if the time had not come for Dubcek to be rehabilitated. He replied that is a question for  do not intend to Deal with the internal problems of Czechoslovakia. As far As i know the czechoslovak party does not intend to Deal with  launch preparation a photo space officials Friday rolled the space shuttle Columbi into Kennedy space Center s Orbital processing facility in Florida. The shuttle with parts missing and partially wrapped in protective plastic sheets must undergo modification before it s next launch. Its sister ship the Dis covery was moved to the launching pad july fourth starting a two month countdown for the first flight of space shuttle in two years. Spy vessel s Crew still feel effects of 68 capture by North koreans san Diego a Crew members of the Intelli gence ship Pueblo suffer from lingering emotional As Well As physical wounds from their capture by the North koreans 20 years ago the organizer of a Crew reunion says. At least 50 of the 83 Pueblo crewmen planned to attend the four Day reunion that began saturday said Bob Chicca of Bonita Calif. The Jan. 23, 1968, capture of the Pueblo off the North Korea coast proved an embarrassing episode for president Johnson. One Crew member was killed during a Brief skirmishing which the Pueblo was struck by gunfire but did t fire a single shot. The ship was armed with Only an on deck Cannon two .50-caliber machine guns and As sorted hand held weapons. North Korea seized the vessel and hundreds of documents detailing How the United states conducted sea going espionage. The Crew was imprisoned for 11 months. Some men Are dogged by physical problems caused by malnutrition and beatings and others suffer from psychological problems some serious said Chicca who was wounded in the seizure. Talking about it is like therapy for me said Chic Ca 44, one of two Marine corps intelligence analysts aboard the Pueblo. You realize you re not alone an others have the same problems you  during the reunion the men will be the guests of Honorat graduation ceremonies at the naval training Center and will visit the Center s prisoner of War museum. The ship s commander Lloyd m. Bucher who live sin nearby Poway will attend the Sci together. Debate continues Over whether Bucher should have surrendered the ship without a fight while some hold the government culpable for leaving the lightly armed spy ship unprotected. The Crew was freed dec. 23, 1969, after the unite states issued a statement apologizing for grave acts committed by the ship against North Korea. However a statement disavowing the confession was read both before and after the statement. Bucher said disappointment rather than bitterness describes his feelings about the incident. Disappointment that no naval forces came to maid even though i was promised Protection before starting the Mission in Japan he said