European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 23, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 storms tornadoes smash South More rain deluge Kentucky Tennessee by the associated press storms and tornadoes besieged the South on tuesday napping a roof off an elementary school in North Carolina causing sewers to Back up in Alabama and dumping Stillmore rain on flood weary Kentucky and Tennessee. A mass of warm and humid air spawned the severe storms and twisters in a wide band from the Gulf coast states to new England with Georgia Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana and the Carolinas the hardest hit. Tornado like winds Tore off the roof of a one Story elementary school in Morven n.c., while classes were in session said a sheriffs dispatcher in  one was injured and pupils were sent Home. Also in South Central North Carolina the win flipped Over several Small planes at Anson county Airport. Four people received minor injuries when the wind tossed around trailer Homes near Eagle Springs and Zion s Grove said a dispatcher. Up to 3,500 customers were without electricity inthe Rockingham and Wadesboro areas a Carolina Power and Light spokesman said. Kentucky and Tennessee which logged up to 11inches of rain last week received More rain monday and tuesday sending Rivers rising again. The storm system dumped More than 3 additional inches of water on parts of Southern Kentucky before Rains began to subside tuesday afternoon. South of Louisville Crews planned to lower a second pump by helicopter to the Lebanon Junction levee after the rolling Fork of the Salt River overflowed its Banks. Officials said the pump being used to remove John Miller braves floodwaters near Florence ala., while attaching a Tow rope to a truck swept from the Road. Flood water from inside the levee could t keep up with the latest rainfall. Police said the rain has contributed to the death Ofat least two people a 19-year-old woman killed when her car hit a truck on a rain Slick Highway and Aman whose Van was swept away by floodwaters last week. Officials were still searching tuesday for a Sec Ond Man who had been in the Van. In Western Kentucky the Green River Crest is being delayed by flooding on the Ohio River which was expected to Crest at Owensboro at 44.5 feet around  Ohio s High level has backed up operations at the Owensboro River port authority. Grain can t reloaded onto barges again until water Levels fall so bar Ges can move under a fixed loading spout said port director Janet Douglas. She did t expect Normal operations to resume until later in the week. The nearby Owensboro Grain co. Can Load Barge because its  is on higher ground said traffic Man Ager Ron Edge but the High water Levels have prevented unloading incoming soybean shipments. Heavy Rains blocked sections of at least 170 roads in56 of Kentucky s 120 counties on tuesday said Don Armstrong a spokesman for the state division of disaster and emergency services. He said As Many As 2,000 kentuckians have evacuated their Homes since last week. Storms brought 2 More inches of rain to parts of Tennessee flooding a few roads but no evacuations were ordered authorities said. In Southeastern Alabama a Tornado Cut a path about mile Long near Vicksburg Early tuesday damaging several roofs and bringing Down Trees and Power lines said Bobby Clemmons director of emergency manage ment services in Houston county. School in the mostly Rural county was called off. The heavy rain flooded streets and Homes in Florence,ala., in the Northwest Corner causing the sewer system to overflow but Only one family was evacuated said Georg Mangum director of Lauderdale county emergency management. In South Carolina High wind swept through Lexing ton and Chesterfield counties overturning Mobile Homes and uprooting Trees authorities said. About 500 Utility customers in Southwest Georgia were without Power tuesday morning but service was restored except to a few isolated areas by midday said Teresa Callaway of Cataula electric membership corp. Competition opened for peace Garden design Washington a organizers million for the project of a proposed Public Garden in the a applicants must Register with the peace ten c to in to o "i.,.T Garden Competition by May 26 and submit designs by the end of August. The National endowment of the arts has Given the peace Garden project a $75,000 Grant to help finance the Competition and the California based Colum Bia foundation and Lef foundation lion s capital to provide a living Monu ment to peace opened a National com petition tuesday for its design. Congress approved the idea the inspiration of Elizabeth Ratcliff a for Mer teacher from Berkeley Calif. And president Reagan signed the proposal into Law in june 1987, giving organizers five years to raise the $4 million to $6 also have donated Money. Organizers estimate it will Cost $250,000 to conduct the design contest including awarding prizes of $20,000 for the Winner $10,000 for second place $5,000 for third place and $500 prize for honorable mention. The project will be constructed wit the help of private funds. The Federal government will own and maintain the Garden located on six acres at Hain Point near the Jefferson memorial. Ratcliff said the inspiration for a Nam to add workers at 1 Plant Lay off thousands at another tonal peace Garden came to her when she was visiting Washington in 1985. I just looked around and saw All the great monuments to the past and All the wars we be been involved in she  just suddenly came into my mind that what we needed in our capital is living Monument to  applicants for the Competition should Register with peace Garden Competition . Box 27558, Washington d.c., 20038. Detroit up general motors corp. Said it will add a second shift of 2,000 workers to its Buick City Plant in Flint mich., next month because of increased demand for its full sized Buick Lesa re car. Pm spokeswoman Julie Hamp said the shift will begin work March 6. We Haven t formally announced it although work ers at Buick City have already been notified she said. Hamp also confirmed plans by pm to Idle about 5,000 workers at its Willow run Plant in Ypsilanti mich., for nearly six months to retool for its All new rear drive Chevrolet Caprice to debut in april 1990 As a 1991-Model. Pm s Willow run Plant now assembles the full sized front drive Pontiac Bonneville which will be switched to pm s Wentzville mo., Plant this summer Hamp said. The exact closing time at Willow run depends on what the Market is doing and How Well the Pontiac Bonneville is Selling Hamp said adding that she could not confirm a report by Ward s automotive re ports that said workers would be idled from May 23 to nov. 13. Wards which publishes a weekly statistical report said the nation s automakers May add about 5,000 workers to their payrolls in coming months including the new hiring by pm. This comes despite growing inventories of unsold cars which could Lead to temporary shutdowns at some plants to adjust for slow sales. Toyota motor manufacturing Usa announce plans about two months ago to add a second shift of 1,300 workers at its new Georgetown ky., Plant by the end of 1989. A first shift of 1,700 workers at the Plant assembles Toyota s midsize camry cars. Diamond Star motors corp., the joint venture plan Between Chrysler corp and japanese automaker Mitsubishi in Normal 111., will hire a second shift of about 1,200 workers this fall. That Plant now employs about1,300 workers on its first shift. Ford motor co. Announced plans late last year Todd about 300 workers to its Edison n.j., Plant this april. That Plant builds the escort subcompact car. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 23, 1949 col. Frank l. Howley american commander in Berlin said the soviet backed easter Mark should be outlawed in Western Berlin and the Western Allied Mark made the sole Legal tender. 30 years ago today. Feb. 23, 1959 soviet ambassador to Iran Niko Lai Pengov warned that Iran would become an enemy of the soviet Union if it signed a military agreement wit the United states. 20 years ago today. Feb. 23, 1969 British officials pledged their Loy Alty to the Atlantic Alliance after French president Charles de Gaulle s proposal to scrap nato and the common Market. 10 years ago today. Feb. 23, 1979 intelligence sources in Bangkok Thailand reported that soviet reconnaissance aircraft continued to keep the chinese vietnamese bord Runder surveillance As three divisions of chinese infantry and tanks pushed deep into Vietnam