European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Q Rhein main cleanup could Cost $8-8 million Page 2 d 11 die As blast rips British marines school Page 3 d Europe leading in Ryder cup Page 26 d Bush says democrats drawn to new taxes Page 28 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the us kid forces vol. 48. No. 159 saturday. September 23, 1989 cd i � Good Momma d 8693 a Hugo ravages Charleston leaves 10 dead in Carolinas Charleston. . A Hurricane Hugo punched this City of antebellum mansions with full fury and killed at least 10 people in the Carolinas before weakening Friday and trailing off Inland to the North. It s going to be miraculous if we Don t have a heavy loss of  South t Arolina nov. Carroll Campbell said. It is the worst storm the worst disaster i be Ever seen  president hush declared seven counties in the state a Federal disaster area making Federal Aid available for such things As temporary housing Low Cost Loans for rebuilding and Grants for repairing roads Bridges and other Public structures. Hugo was downgraded into a tropical storm at 6 . And weakened further As it went Inland but areas in its path could expect 4 to h inches of rain and winds of 50 Mph. At 3 . Llic storm was near Parkersburg  a., Al latitude 39 degrees North and Longitude x2 degrees West. Nine of the . Deaths were in South Carolina. Seven died in counties surrounding Charleston and one in the Columbia area said Warren Hardy of the state s office of emergency preparedness. An elderly Man was found in the rubble of a House in Charleston cily officials said. In North Carolina a 6-month-old baby was killed in Union county when a tree fell on a House. The Center of the storm advanced farther Westward than expected targeting Eastern Ohio Western Penn Sylvania and Western new York before it was expected to Wear itself out in Canada. It was moving to the North at 30 Mph. A Hurricane is a heal engine fuelled by warm moist air Over open oceans. When these giant storms hit land they lose their Wallop although they can still  Hugo on Back Page an Aerial Lew if Hugo s destruction slums buildings and Homes in a shambles Friday in Charleston . Low level flying cutbacks expected by Dkeidek arring ton Doke staff writer West German defense minister Gerhard Stolten Berg is poised to announce cutbacks in military Low level flying Over his country after months of negotiations with West Germany s allies military and govern ment officials say. Stoltenberg is expected to reveal the plan next Fri Day when he addresses the West German parliament in Bonn. Officials in the West German capital have declined to comment on specifics of  s report. But the Bonn based newspaper die Well reported Friday that among other things the plan would reduce the Speed of Low-lew1 missions and Cut the length of cer Tain other missions in a bid to reduce Jet generated noise. A spokesman for the . European come said Fri Day. We have nothing on an  an aide to Stoltenberg said the defense minister is oing to address the subject on sept. 29. But there May be a press release a Day or two before Vii the High lights on the important sections of the Low flying  g in a recent interview with the stars and stripes a Wesl German politician said Stoltenberg told him that agreements were pending on reducing Low level flying and noise pollution caused by military aircraft."1 think that. In the very very near future we will have agreements on this matter said minister president Carl Ludwig Wagner of the Wesl German stale of Rheinland Pfalz where a number of air bases arc  military1 source told the stars and stripes that the matter has been ongoing for almost a year almost since the time of the Ramstein  referring to the see flying on Back Page Powell confirmed As pcs Cha Man Washington a Gen Colin l. Powell was confirmed by the Senate Early Friday to be come chairman of the joint chiefs of staff the youngest person and first Black to hold the nation s highest military Post. Powell. 52, was approved on a voice vote without debate or dissent. He will replace . William Crowe jr., who is scheduled to retire oct. I after 43 years in the service. Powell served As National Security adviser in the final years of president Reagan s administration. At his confirmation hearing on wednesday be fore the Senate armed services committee i of cell said cuts in the Bush administration s budget request for various weapons programs could in dorm inc the .-soviet Pace on reducing strategic arms. Powell also said political changes in the soviet Union should not Lead to cuts in the Star wars program land based nuclear missiles or the 11-2 stealth bomber. 1 a said he supported using the armed forces in the War on drugs and in response to terrorist at tacks. And. He said he was very hesitant to Cut . Troops in South Korea Europe and other overseas posts to satisfy current budget de mands. Most recently Powell was commander of the army forces come in fort Macl Herson ga., see Powell on Back Page pullout option Story disputed by Dugan Ramstein a West Ger Many the commander of the . Air forces in  on Fri Day took Issue with a stars and stripes Story on the possible withdrawal of . Scricc members from four bases in Britain. We have no plans to pull our forces out of England Gen. Michael 1. Dugan said in a statement