European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 n is briefs the stars and stripes Friday september 16,1983 Patrick Kennedy 21, wins seat in . Legislature Providence . Apr Patrick Kennedy on wednesday became the latest member of his famous family to win Public office soundly defeating the incumbent in a democratic Pri Mary for state representative. Kennedy a 21-year-old Junior at Providence College and son of Massachusetts sen. Edward m. Kennedy beat five term incumbent John Skeffington in a Wisl Providence District. With All seven polling places reporting Ken Nedy had 1,324 Voles or $7 percent while Skeffington had 1.009 Voles or 43 percent. Kenn Dyis inc apparent office Winner because there is no Republican opposition in november. In inc 1st congressional District rep. Fer nand St Germain held off a Strong Challe Gefrom political consultant Scott Wolf. With 234 of 215 precincts or 99 percent re porting. Is Germain had 26,132 Voles or 55percent, to wolfs 21.414, or 45 percent. In a democratic primary for governor communications executive Bruce g. Sundlun Over whelmed Home education activist Peter Vandaam to oppose Republican gov. Edward d. Diprete who seeks a third two year term i november. Soldier Hurt in Accident reported doing Well Darmstadt. West Germany is a 440lh signal in Soldier was in Rood condition thursday Afler being injured wednesday in Athree vehicle Accident that also claimed me life of a German Man a v corps spokeswoman said. Sgt. Gilbert Torres 30, was treated at a Darmstadt Hospital for fractured ribs and later transported to the Frankfurt army regional medical Center Torres was driving alone toward Darmstadt on autobahn 672 when a tractor trailer travel ing in the opposite direction skidded out of control and jumped the autobahn divider Inlo on coming traffic. The truck struck Torres car and a second car driven by a German Man. The Ger Man was killed and the Driver of the truck was seriously injured. The Accident is being investigated by German authorities. Memorial service set for month old Side baby Frankfurt West Germany a memorial service will be held sunday for the 2-Mon in old daughter of a private first class. Mary Abigail Breniser died at Home wednes Day of sudden infant death syndrome an army spokeswoman said. She is survived by her parents Richard a. And pfc. Debbie Breniser a17th signal in multichannel radio operator. The service will be at 9 30 . Sunday at Mcnair Cavern Chapel in inc Franku suburb of Hochst. Thousands flee Hurricane from Pago 1 canned Luna and bread As residents Taid in supplies. Home owners covered windows and doors with ply Wood and shakier proofing Hurricane tape. Offshore Oil workers headed Inland. The military began flying aircraft Inland from coast Al bases in Mississippi and Texas to wait out the storm at Midland International Airport. The giant Hurricane considered one or the strongest Ever was blamed for dozens of deaths in the Caribbean and left 500,000 jamaicans homeless before it struck Mexico s Yucatan Peninsula on wednesday forcing thousands to evacuate. Ii weakened somewhat As it passed Over the Penin Sula falling from a category 5 the strongest rank to a category 3 As top sustained winds eased to 120 Mph Down from 175 Mph. But forecasters said the expected it to go Back up to & category 4, with winds of at least 130 Mph now that ii Wes Back Over the Gulf. The 1,600 students and about 200 patients Al the University of Texas medical Branch on Galveston Island were being evacuated said spokeswoman lean Teymour. In Louisiana 10,000 people had order thursday to leave Homes atone the bayous on the stale s flood prone coastline. Grand Isle a Barrier Island resort where 2,100 people live was evacuated wednesday As were Many Parish s 15,000 residents. I m scared to death said Pam Quigney who re called the devastation by Hurricane Celia in 1970. If you could have seen Corpus Christi after Cclia. You would t have believed it. It was just Nasa delayed announcement of a launch Dale for space shuttle discovery because the Hurricane could disrupt operations at the control Center in Houston. Texas gov Bill Clements issued an emergency proclamation allowing local authorities to suspend Laws to preserve the health safely and welfare of the pub Lic including such things As the direction of highways. On the Bolivar Peninsula outside Galveston Bay most Beach goers and about 3,000 residents left by Sun Down wednesday packing inc Bolivar ferry to Gal Veston All Day Long said police chief Farris Collier of Crystal Beach. Some of them Are being stubborn and arc saying they re staying no matter what he said. But if it hits Here they won t be Here any if t was t the City manager i d evacuate myself but i m required to slay Gaff torts Doug Matthew said thursday on Abc s Good morning we be never seen anything like this Type of Hurricane in the Gulf. It s going to Galveston mayor Jan Coggeshall said on lbs that her greatest fear was that people would decide to slay and wait out inc storm. Two Galveston residents were arrested for trying to sell plywood for windows and doorways Ai an inflated Price just hours alter the City Council passed an emergency Ordi Nance designed moslem Price gouging by merchants. Hurricane frenzy also was apparent in Cameron Parish,la., a thin layer of Lush Marsh just above sea level that has been a frequent front door for hurricanes Over the Parish of 10,000 residents boasts about 5,000 head of cattle. Well be working All night to gel them nut Francis Bode a Lake Charles physician said As he helped shove the Rumps of Balky steers into a packed trailer the Impact of the 4sq.mile.wide storm was fell Evenin areas not expected to be hit try Gilbert. State emergency officials in Montgomery. Ala.,began making preparations to receive thousands of people who could take Refuge there from the storm. We did a Survey of hotels from Montgomery to Mobile and found that people from Mississippi and Louisiana were making Hole reservations in Large Large numbers said 1, Danny Cooper director of the Alabama emergency management Agency. Florida1 gov Bob Martinez cancelled fusion to France because of the storm. In Texas Clements late wednesday suspended elections planned for Harris and Brazoria counties. In Corpus Christi where Hurricane Allen killed two people in 1980, All five school districts called Offida Vifor thursday and Friday. I a Trade mis plans from Page 1 Cost per household of contract cleaning. The defense department should also enforce 3 policy that require families who Are moving out of government quarters to clean them to standards common in the private rental Market the report said. Major construction projects in the United stale include s65 million for the final stage of construction of a National lest facility in Colorado for the strategic defense initiative. The measure provides $173 million for constructions part of the Navy s new Hom cloning program which involves building new bases Al various locations around the nation s coasts. The Navy requested si91 million for the program. Congress avoided a decision on one of he most controversial construction projects the rail based ver Sion of inc my missile by not addressing president Reagan s $31 million funding request leaving thai Issue for the next administration. Following is a list of some of the overseas Quality of life projects that were funded in the final version of the Bill. Some May be new projects while others May be additions or upgrades to existing facilities. Child development centers Fried Bare Hohen Fels Karlsruhe Stuttgart two and Worms West Ger Many Caserma Edc Rte Italy and Taegu Korea. Barracks and dormitories Hohenfels and Vilseck West Germany Aviano a Italy kit san a and Camps Gary own Hovey scars and Humphreys Korea Soester Berg a Netherlands Clark a Philippines. Dining facilities hot nods West Germany physical fitness centers Sheinberg West Germany. Posl offices Spang Ablam a West Germany. Schools a Schallenburg. Bar Kissinger Baum hold or or Langon Gic Ssan a Olnhausen and West Germany ked Avik naval air station Iceland Aviano a Italy Pusan Korea accent International school Netherlands. Medical and denial facilities Fulda. Hahn a Stuttgart Rhein main and Wil Flecken and Baum older West Germany Taegu Korea and naval station Guam. Man Euver from Page 1 possible East bloc offensive is one of the principal missions of our forces it s not unreasonable to train for while some critics of Reagan Era de sense spending believe exercises such As certain Challenge and a forger could be staged More cheaply in the United slates Pentagon officials argue that the defense of Europe is Busl practice on the territory where such a War would be fought. The whole Point of reformer is to exercise the system that would reinforce Western Europe against a ground As Sault a Pentagon budget analyst said. How can you exercise All the unique aspects of that system without actually running through it retired . Eugene Carroll Deputy director of the Center for defense infer Malion in Washington is another advocate of the . Role in nato s series of autumn forge exercises of which cer Tain Challenge and a forger arc a part. There is a great Deal involved in a Coorg or that is unique 10 that exercise said car Roll who once served As the a forger Guy for the . European come in Stuttgart West Germany. It gives us a Chance to Iron out the glitches and polish off the nut that might accumulate Carroll also noted that an exercise such As certain Challenge definitely has some degree of practical military we re telling Europe and the soviets not Only do we Promise 10 do this but look we re practising for in How can you put a Dollar value on a geopolitical policy still Carroll acknowledged re forger has acquired a stereotypical Quality Over the years. It s become sort of a tradition he said. We be held it every year for so Long that it would be hard to justify not holding it every year at this Pouilh. 1 think we could do reformer once every two years rather than annually at Little Cost Lour readiness several . Budget officers in Europe told the stars and stripes that funding for this year s Field Man Euver flowed freely although they expressed concern about the future of exercise Money As the Reagan defense buildup comes to a close. We had some fears because of All the budget cuts Vii corps exercise planner . Steve Dewey said of Bis unit s $30 Mil lion share of certain Challenge Money but we got everything we wanted. A planning officer Al v corps which was allocated 531.5 million for flip exercise said the command got everything we officials at the 21st support come in Kaiserslautern West Germany however said they faced Comer cutting to stay within their Flo million budget for mov ing . Reformer troops from Belgium Luxembourg and Germany to the a nerve area in Bavaria and Back. To make ends meet command officials said they contracted for fewer telephones and rental cars and curtailed the use of Ger Man Beer tents at $37,000 each to House redeploying soldiers after the exercise is Complete. Instead the troops will sleep i military gyms and Oiler facilities. The command also is supporting the troops with two contract laundry services this year instead Oft be five used in 1987, that Means 26 pieces of clothing a week per Soldier a planning office said. And socks he added count As two ultimately no final accounting of cer Tain Challenge will be possible until the hundreds of Man Euver damage claims have been paid a process that Likely will drag on for More than a year officials said. In fact final damage payments for last year s exercise in Northern Germany which Are expected to exceed $17 Mil lion have not yet been made. Beyond that according to a just released general accounting office report on a Cuver damage lies the High toll such exer Cise destruction lakes on pro nato senti ment. Resulting German opposition to Maneu vers like certain Challenge the Gao noted leads to exercise constraints and ultimately a Losso realism. 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