European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 23, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 fort Lewis troops reinforcing firefighters by the associated press Gusty winds spread fires to at least 350,000 acres in Yellowstone National Park while 1,100 soldiers were trained sunday to reinforce firefighters battling a 110,000 acre fire advancing toward two Montana communities. The 60 Mph winds that whipped the fires into 100 foot Walls of flame and 30,000-foot columns of smoke saturday calmed Down somewhat by sunday but were expected to reach about 25 Mph Park spokeswoman Joan Anzelmo said. Eighteen instructors from the Boise inter Agency fire Center trained troops at fort Lewis wash., to relieve civilian firefighters and free expert Crews for More Complex work fire officials said. The soldiers were to Board army transport planes monday morning for flights to Bozeman mont., where they will be assigned to the cover Mist fire in Yellowstone said Chuck Tarver a civilian installation operations officer at the army base South of Tacoma. The winds in Yellowstone forced evacuation and clo sure of the Park s South Entrance As Well As the Grant Village area which contains a hotel Campground and housing for Park staff. Several stretches of Road inside the Park As Well As the Norris Pebble Creek and Madison campgrounds also remained closed sunday. On sunday several Hundred residents of Silver Gate and Cooke City two communities in Montana near Yellowstone considered evacuating because the 100,000 acre fire was within six Miles of their Homes said Hays Kirby owner of the grizzly Lodge in Silver Gate. Some residents Are packing and we have alerted elderly people he said. Most of the residents mostly summer people will stay and fight Kirby added. In Montana firefighters battled blazes across the state that totalled More than 115,000 acres the worst fires in the state since 1984 when More than 250,000 acres were charred. In Southern California firefighters brought under control a 1,237-acre Brush fire on the Rocky North slope of the san Jacinto mountains on saturday while a 300-acre fire in the san Bernardino National Forest was contained officials said. Hot dry winds sunday plagued 200 firefighters in Northern Idaho s Nez Perce National Forest where a 320-acre fire burned in inaccessible terrain 11 Miles North of the Salmon River. In Montana about 1,900 firefighters encircled about 80 percent of the Pesky 35,200-acre warm Springs fire in the Elkhorn mountains about 10 Miles Southeast of Helena said Bob Krepps of the department of state lands. The fire which has burned 10 Homes and Cabins since it started aug. 9, did not threaten any structures Nepps said. National guard transport planes fro California and Wyoming will continue to drop Retar Dant on the fire he said while Crews try to finish encircling fire  the hell roaring Creek fire in the inaccessible Absarokee Bea tooth wilderness area 170 Miles Southeast of Helena tripled to about 33,000 acres said Gallatin National Forest spokeswoman Maggie  fire on the Northeast Side of the Abs Arpke Bear tooth in the Custer National Forest flared in up to 70 Mph winds saturday to roughly 15,000 acres in the Stillwater River drainage said spokesman Phil Jac Quet. The Stillwater fire is to the North of Silver Gate and spoke City adding to residents fears. Trails into the area were closed and re creationists were warned by rangers to leave Jacquet said. However officials in Montana said they were optimistic because of cooler temperatures and dying winds. Hundreds of other firefighters fought a dozen smaller blazes. Two new fires in the Bridger Teton National Forest and grand Teton National Park in Wyoming spread to More than 7,500 acres forcing the evacuation of about 40 Stu dents from the summer Teton science school and guests from several ranches. Officials also closed the Rockefeller Junior memorial Parkway linking Yellowstone and grand Teton said fire information officer Nick Zufelt. Bodies of Raphel Wassom returned to . Washington a with the cause of their deaths still shrouded in mystery the bodies of ambassador Arnold l. Raphel and Brig. Gen. Herbert m. Wassom were returned from Pakistan on sunday with full military honors and tributes from two Cabinet members. As grieving family members watched the Flag draped coffins which pallbearers carried past a 19-Man military cordon Secretary of state George p. Shultz called Raphel and Wassom two of our Best and said the nation is better and safer because of their sacrifice. As professionals and patriots they were committed to the inseparable principles needed for Success a readiness to engage with others diplomatically to reach agreement and a readiness to apply strength in the interests of a safer world Shultz said. The 15-minute ceremony at Andrews fab md., occurred four Days after the pakistani cd 30 aircraft in which they were flying crashed 330 Miles South of Islamabad claiming the lives of president Mohammed Ziaul Haq and 29 others. Shultz delayed a Long planned Vaca Tion to travel to Islamabad for the Fune ral service saturday for Zia perhaps the closest . Ally in the islamic world. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci told mourners at the air base outside Washington that Wassom paid the ultimate Price for the defense of his country and helped make the world a Secretary of state George p. Shultz right stands with Nancy Ely 2nd from right widow of . Ambassador to Pakistan Arnoldl. Raphel and other Raphel family members As his body and that of Brig. Gen Herbert m. Wassom arrive at Andrews fab my. Safer place for All of  Raphel was one of the most experienced . Diplomats on Southwest asian affairs. Wassom was the senior . Defense official in Pakistan. State department spokesman Charles Redman refused to speculate on the cause of the crash because investigators including . Experts flown to Pakistan Are just beginning their work. The Airport ceremony took place in the Shadow of the air Force Jet that re turned the remains of Wassom and Raphel both of whom had served in Paki Stan for a Little More than a year. Dozens of government officials and family members were on hand for the solemn Homecoming the first of its kind involving a . Ambassador since the february 1979 death of ambassador Adolph dubs who died in Afghanistan. Shultz said Raphel and Wassom were in the front line of the struggle for values that americans hold dear. Arnie and Herb went Halfway around the world to join the fight for these great causes not just for others but for America he said. If we do not work to shape a world in Freedom peace Prosperity and Justice then Here at Home those principles will be endangered and could be  Raphel s widow Nancy Ely a former state department official walked hand in hand with Shultz As they left the plane. In addition to his parents and a brother Raphel 45, also is survived by Stephanie a 19 year old daughter by a previous marriage. Wassom 49, is survived by his wife Judy and two children tar and Doug. A funeral service was to held monday at fort Meyer a nearby army Post with burial in Arlington National cemetery. Copter Selling rides at fest crashes in Field killing 3 Hampton 111. A a helicopter Selling rides at a Mississippi River festival crashed onto a Grassy Field killing the Pilot and two passengers police said sunday. According to witnesses the engine failed quit running and it dropped 200 feet to the ground and was completely destroyed on Impact Hamp ton police chief Stephen Danay said. The three seat helicopter owned by Midwest aviation of Davenport Iowa had offered rides throughout the Day to people at the second an Nual Hampton Beach party before it crashed about 7 30 . Saturday Danay said. The helicopter had taken off from the festival which Drew about 5,000 people and had flown two Miles North when it slammed onto the Field in Illi Siwek Park Danay said. It appeared the Pilot realized he had problems and tried to put it Down in a Grassy Field when this happened he said. Danay said the crash killed Pilot Gary Wesolowski 27, of nearby Sil vis and passengers John Cross 41, of Davenport Iowa and Marjone sch Roeder 28, of Moline. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 23,1948 russian officials arrested an american military government official on the Boundary of the soviet and Western sectors of Berlin. The official had stepped a few paces across the Border while taking pictures a practice the russians do not allow. 30 years ago today. Aug. 23, 1958 the danish government cancelled a visit to Copenhagen by the . Nuclear powered submarine skate due to Public opposition. 20 years ago today. Aug. 23, 1968 the United states used its heaviest bombers eight b-52s, in strikes against suspected Viet Cong positions around Saigon in the aftermath of renewed rocket attacks on the capital. 10 years ago today. Aug. 23, 1978 about 20 gunmen shot their Way into Nicaragua s National Palace and took hostage the majority of the country s 67 senators. The gunmen were believed to be members of the sandinista liberation front