European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january3, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Miami news publishes final edition Miami a staff members of the Miami news bid Farewell Miami with their final Banner head line and a newsroom Champagne Toast saturday morn ing As Miami s oldest daily older than the City itself shut Down. It s Over said Howard Kleinberg the news Edi Tor and an employee for 38 years. I think we gave it a Good  this in t just another newspaper dying. It has Arich and proud history publisher David Kraslow said. Our influence far exceeded our  along with sadness there was Relief from the uncertainty of last minute efforts to sell the newspaper or get a court injunction to Block its closing. It s been real stressful said Bonnie Anderson news columnist. This is a very dignified 92-year-old woman and she deserves to die with some Honor not to keep her on life support  the circulation of the crusading newspaper Winner of five pulitzer prizes had declined 57 percent in Little More than two decades to about 48,000. The owner Cox enterprises inc. Of Atlanta said it was unable to sell the news and was losing $28,500 a Day. The Justice department has said its antitrust Divi Sion will look at the closing and whether Cox made a serious Effort to sell the newspaper. But a Federal judge Friday denied a private coalition s Effort to get an injunction against the closing. The Only apparent Way to give the news a reprieve would be a Justice department injunction. The depart ment had t sought such an injunction but the news paper in a Story on its own situation quoted Justice spokesman Mark Sheehan As saying anything we can do today we can do  Cox announced in october the newspaper would be closed dec. 31 if it was not sold. Under a recent amendment to a 1966 joint operating agreement wit the Miami Herald Cox would have become responsible in 1990 for the news operating losses. But Cox will continue to share in profits of the her Ald a Knight Ridder newspaper with a circulation of More than 400,000, through 2021, even with the new closed. Cox will earn an estimated $300 million through the agreement the news reported saturday. The news staff which numbered about 105 in recent weeks is the main staff affected by the shutdown since the business operation is shared with the her Ald s under the joint agreement. More than half of those people already have other jobs officials said. A Cox official Friday defended its efforts to sell the paper. We sent out Prospect to 50 people said David Easterly who Heads Cox s newspaper division. We made presentations to 34." thirteen year old Alexander Smith Sells one of the final copies of the Miami news saturday morning. But Chicago newspaper consultant John r. Malone representing a group of potential buyers and an earlier would be buyer Michigan attorney Gary Frink both criticized Cox for not trying harder. Cox has made sure there s no Way anybody can save that paper Frink said calling its efforts to sell the publication a  a Federal lawsuit to keep the paper open failed Fri Day when . District judge Stanley Marcus rejected arguments from Community newspapers who claim closing the news would give the Herald a monopoly. The plaintiffs included readers and distributors of the news. Since the 1966 joint operating agreement the news circulation dropped from 112,000 to 48,000. Under the agreement the Herald provided printing circulation advertising and promotion services for the Money losing news which gave up its sunday edition. The Herald s circulation has grown from about250,000 to More than 400,000 since then. Kleinberg said while Many news veterans blame the operating agreement for strangling us for 22 years it kept us alive for 22  news was born May 15, 1896, two months be fore the City was incorporated As the Miami Metropolis. It lost s9me readers in the 1960s with its Early vigorous criticism of the Vietnam  with its employees Job Hunting the news broke several stories in its final Days and was in the Lead in reporting the Justice department investigation and criticism of its own Parent  was a Damn Good newspaper said columnist Mort Lucoff cleaning out his desk at age 59 after 25years. He was hospitalized twice for Chest pains blamed on the stress of the last two months. It s pretty wrenching. I put a Quarter Century of life into this  Surprise snowstorm hits Maryland Delaware by the associated press new year s Day brought an unexpected snowstorm to Maryland and Delaware surprising even the National weather serv ice which had anticipated just a Combina Tion of sleet and freezing rain. Dense fog overnight in portions of Cali fornia and the Central United states Lin gered sunday afternoon in parts of Kansas Missouri Iowa Illinois and Indiana. Rain and Snow fell across the Middle Atlantic coast Region sunday with heavy Snow in some of the higher elevations. And Light Snow extended from upper Michigan to Nebraska and the Dakotas. Dry weather prevailed across most of the rest of the nation with Strong and gust winds Over parts of Southern California. Temperatures were still below freezing Early sunday afternoon in an area including the Northern High Plains through the upper Mississippi Valley to upper Michi Gan and Northern lower Michigan. Temperatures hovered around the freezing Mark through the Day in much of Maryland wit the new Snow turning to slush in Many areas. Readings were in the single digits or below Zero sunday afternoon from East Ern Montana through the Dakotas into Minnesota and across much of the North Ern Atlantic coast Region. Temperatures were in the teens or single digits in North Ern new England. Readings were generally above 60 de Grees from South Central Texas to the Southern Atlantic coast with tempera Tures in the 70s across Florida Southern Georgia South Carolina and into the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Temperatures around the nation at 2p.m. Est ranged from 8 degrees below Zero at thief River Falls minn., to 83 degrees at Cocoa Beach Fla. The nation s Low sunday morning was22 degrees below Zero at Gunnison Colo. Temperatures were expected to Sta below freezing during the Early part of the week from the Northern and Central Rockies to Northern new England and in the Central plateau. Highs were expected to be in the teens or single digits from Eastern North and South Dakota to upper Michigan and in Northern Maine. However it was expected to be mild or warm in California and the South with temperatures in the 50s and 60s from the Southern and Central coast of California through much of Texas to the Southern and Middle Atlantic coast. 153 police killed on duty in 88 Washington a one Hun dred and fifty three police officers eight of them women lost their lives in the line of duty in 1988, the National association of chiefs of police said sunday. California led the nation with a loss of 23 officers followed by 21 in Texas where five died in Dallas alone and 13 in Florida. The National total was Down slightly from 1987, when 155 officers three of them female lost their lives. Robert Ferguson president of the association said Many police killers were on alcohol or drugs. Of the officers killed 75 died of gunshot wounds 58 in traffic chases and accidents and the rest in plan crashes stabbings drownings and other causes in the line of duty. Their average age was 27. The association has maintained a american police Hall of Fame listing All officers killed since 1960 when 55  1988, one officer died every 57 hours. On the average 157 Are wounded or injured every Day. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 3, 1949 austrian intelligence officials reported that the soviet Union was using some 1,600 austrian nationals for special intelligence work in Vienna and the three Western zones of occupation. 30 years ago foday. Jan. 3, 1959 rebel Leader Fidel Castro proclaimed Manuel Urrutia provisional president of Cuba to succeed ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista who fled into exile in the dominican Republic. 20 years ago foday. Jan. 3, 1969 rep. John w. Mccormack 77, of Massachusetts easily won renomination Over 46-year-old Morris k. Udall of Arizona from the democratic caucus to retain his Post As speaker of the House. 10 years ago foday Jan. 3, 1979 the new zealand air Force put warplanes on standby Alert after television Crew said it filmed unidentified flying objects and air controllers tracked strange blips on radar