European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 15,1988 the stars and stripes Hurricane upgraded to deadliest level by ilii1 associated i pm Hurricane to Illert. One of the strongest storm sin history roared toward Mexico s Yucatan pen insula tuesday with 175-Mph winds after Batter ing the dominican Republic Jamaica and tin tiny Cayman islands unconfirmed reports said at least 35 people have been killed by Gilbert in the dominican Republic and Jamaica and the toll was expected to Rise when new reports come in. The Hurricane travelling Westward across the Caribbean sea was upgraded tuesday to a category 5, the strongest and deadliest Type of Hurri Cane with sustained maximum winds greater than is Mph Only two hurricanes have Ever hit the United slam a 1935 storm that killed 408 people in Florida and Hurricane Camilla which killed 256 people on the Mississippi coast in1969. Mexico s news Media reported beachfront hotels were evacuated in the Yucatan resorts of Cancun and Cozumel Island. Mexican officials said they expected the storm to hit Early wednesday. The . National weather service said Gil Bert was the most intense storm on record in terms of barometric pressure with a Reading of26.13 inches exceeding the 26.35 inches recorded for the iu35 Hurricane that devastated the Florida keys. Thai s the lowest pressure Ever measured inthe Western hemisphere one forecaster said. There is very serious flooding in the islands Erina Nichols a tourism official in Miami said after speaking with residents of the islands the storm later knocked out All Telephone service to the Cayman islands a British dependency of 2,1,000 people that was expecting 12 foot tides. Page 9 Epa chief urges All Homes be tested for radon Gas Washington a1 contamination by residential radon appears to t Sonoro widespread than previously believed and serious enough to warrant test ing in every Home nationwide of the environmental Protection Agency Laid Usaj new surveys show particularly High if is of the deadly odourless Gas in Minnesota North data and Pennsylvania the average Home in Thow radon above the Eha s guidelines according tvs figures released monday by the Epa and the pm Mic health service. Of on Abc tvs Good morning America Epa administrator acc a Thomas said the age Jefty had believed radon was a major problem Fob evral years but what this information shows of is that it ii a problem in Many states More Stales than we had thought. In addition the a Stimatz of concentrations arc a Little higher than we had the Epa has estimated radon caused lung cancers could be killing 20,000 people out of the nation s an Nual loll of 130,000 lung cancer deaths. 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The plane crashed about 3 50 p.m., about one Jait South of the military facility after taking off on train ing Mission. The explosion Felt like my House a breaking into said Marilyn Holly who ran Odds id her trailer Home when she heard the crash about 7s Yards away twas a fireball and the House behind it was on fire and people were Yelling and screaming and it was the names of the injured pm Apple Werc not being released but one Man and third de Gree Burns Over 50 be i of his body said tuome Hospital pm Hioye Fisan Worley it was known whether those injured wcrc4rfvidc the House the plane struck. In a Jih Pilot capt. Hal k. Bird 28, of Dallas Ltd safely when the Jet went Down 25 Miles West fill fab near the great Salt Lake said spokeswoman i Sylvia Lemons Liddic the Fig River was resuming to the base from a . Both accidents were being investigated. The crash was the third involving Anair Force Jet error Rilje base in the past several weeks. Slimmer is 40 Miles Casto Columbia and in Utah 27 f-16 crashes with seven Faalili shave occurred at the base since the aircraft began to be flown there in january 1979, officials said 3,000 firefighters Battle Blaze in California Lake Wildwood Calif. A nearly top firefighters battled a third Day tucs Dov a control a raging Timber tire that ring d"3-Liigh-Lech Industrial Complex after destroying.00 Homes an forcing thousands to Eva Cirinc at least 97 Homes and 60 other build Ings were Deil Royce. And to 5,000 Otner structures were threatened by the fast moving wind fanned Blaze North East of Sacramento in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada in less than 72 hours it blackened More than 46 Square Miles of Brush and Timber North and West of grass Valley and Nevada City in a half Moon Are 12 Miles Long and two to five Miles wide. Fire officials said firefighting Condi Lions were improved tuesday with an casing of the 20-30 Mph wind that blew sunday and monday and slightly higher estimated 9,000 people were evacuated from their Homes in several communities. Fire officials dressed Ihal Man Homes were still in danger especially in rough and ready a Community in in heavily wooded Bottom of a Steep Canyon on the Edge of the fir about seven Miles West of grass Valley. Firefighters had been hoping to us Highway 49 Northwest of Nevada City As a firebreak but a five mile stretch Orth Highway was closed tuesday. It appeared the fire could jump to the other Side an spread toward hundreds of Homes. Fire planning chief Steve Iverson said saying rough and ready was a top prior Ity but he cautioned that ii was a particularly dangerous area for firefighters be cause of limited were report people were Al Lowed to Clurn to to Clown but we i a Forest service employee walks past buried Oul Hull of a m near a Levuli a in i joke wild hid Calif., monday. Had a flare up and they re Stilt evacuated Here said Carolyn Phillips spokeswoman for the stale department of forestry. She said the fire had grown to 29,700 acres tuesday afternoon. Federal fire officials have called this the worst Forest fire season in the West in to years especially considering the fires Inland around Yellowstone National Park. The fires have charred 939,270 acres of the 2.2 million acre Park since june. Firefighters there on tuesday took advantage of a cold snap to make some headway against the blazes before potentially menacing Wanner weather sets i n. In California a Wall of flames up to 50feet High surrounded three sides of the forested crass Valley croup Industrial Complex where sophisticated television graphics arc produced for networks and major stations worldwide. Although flames were still within a few Hundred Yards of the Complex tuesday officials said the danger there had lessened substantially. That Complex which employs 1,000people, has been cited As one of the Lead ing examples of communications and Oiler High technology industries which have located in Rural areas
