European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. September 28, 1989 the stars and stripes Charleston finds Hugo Tough to shake Charleston. . A tap water became Safe some stores reopened tuesday and a ton of cat fish was in route to ease the plight of this City s Hurri Cane survivors but 80 percent remained without Power and stricken outlying areas grew desperate. Generators and other necessities poured in to this historic port from around the nation. The Mississippi agriculture department arranged to Send a ton of donated Catfish along with Cooks to Fry it and serve it with hush puppies the Region s beloved Cornmeal Side dish. While Charleston regained some services the Pic Ture was bleaker in isolated areas. We have no ice no lights and we re Low on Batter  St. Stephen mayor Bobby Hoffman said. Every thing is tunnelled to Charleston but we had a Hurri Cane too. People arc desperate. They re going to  St. Stephen is a town of about 2,000 bordering the Francis Marion National Forest North of Charleston. Hugo and its remnants killed at least 33 people in the Caribbean and 28 on the . Mainland including ,17 in South Carolina. Charleston schools will remain closed for at least another week. Some colleges in the area plan to open monday.  reopened to limited ship traffic tuesday. The Charleston Airport is scheduled to open thursday to comic rival airline flights. Residents climbed onto roofs to repair shingles under a sunny sky while others shopped in grocery stores opened for the first time. Power was restored to More than 100.000 people in the Carolinas but nearly 300,000 remained without service. In Charlotte n.c., Duke Power co. Said it had re stored Power to about 75,000 customers out of 230,000 who lost it. Disaster assistance centers should be operating by saturday in four counties around Charlotte said Joe Dean. North Carolina s Public safety Secretary. In Charleston where an estimated 50,000 people were still out of their Homes lines for water and ice were Shorter As More stores opened and the City s water Supply became potable. One arrest was reported for Price gouging after a tree Clearing company told a Homeowner it would cost$22,000 to Clear a Yard of some Trees mayor Joseph p. Rileyjr. Said. About 650 department of defense personnel were being sent to assist in the Relief Effort while the mor Mon Church shipped water food cooking stoves Power generators propane fuel and tools. The Fulton county schools in Atlanta offered to open a warehouse stacked with $4 million in supplies to schools damaged in the storm. South Carolina gov. Carroll Campbell announced the state would hire some of the estimated 224,000workers displaced by the storm to help with cleanup efforts. President hush on tuesday expanded his earlier disaster declaration to include five More South Carolina counties bringing to 12 the number eligible for Federal Money in the state. Banks began offering Low interest Loans to those ineligible for Federal Aid including $1.35 billion in below Market rate Loans. The estimate of crop losses increased to $80 Millionth $90 million and was expected to climb As More of the stale s 5.3 million acres of cropland is surveyed agricultural officials said. Damage to the state s forests was placed at $ i billion state forestry officials said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1949 the Senate voted a $302 million pay boost for the armed forces and received a new request from president Truman to raise the pay of civilian employees of the government. 30 years ago today. Sept 28, 1959 typhoon Vera one of the most destructive storms to strike Japan moved across Central and Northern Japan leaving an estimated 2,500 dead and 4,000 injured. 20 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1969 South vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu indicated that he would agree to any major . Troop withdrawal for the following year but said that the pullout of All . Troops from South Vietnam was not yet viable. To years ago today sept. 28, 1979 the Dollar declined to its lowest level since late 1978 on european Money exchanges 1.74 do to the Dollar $2.20 for one Pound and the Price of Gold went Over $395 an ounce to record highs on the Zurich and Lon Donbullion markets. I disaster Relief Charleston residents lire served bananas by a Volunteer. Mure fund Catfish and hush puppies Are in route. Hurricane losses listed in 4 states by the associated press Here is a slate by state look at the damage and deaths caused by Hurricane Hugo and its remnants As of tuesday South Carolina at least 17 deaths reported Svith damage in Charleston estimated at $ i billion or More. About 75.000 people in the area were still out of their Homes. A dusk to Dawn curfew remained in effect. Charleston Harbor reopened to limited ship traffic Tucar Day. Power was restored to about 20 percent of customers. Columbia Trees and Power lines Down. 25,000 people remained without electricity tuesday. Isle of Palms and Sullivan s Island residents continued to return Home tuesday by boat but under police escort and Only to look at their Homes and collect a few belongings before returning to the Mainland. Garden City among the hardest hit areas. Water surged As much As three blocks Inland. Electricity was restored to most of the City by tuesday. Hilton head less damage than expected mostly roof and water damage some broken windows downed Trees and Power lines. Murrills Inlet a Marina and Dock destroyed As Well As several Homes. Most of the town had electricity restored tuesday. Myrtle Beach damage estimated at More than $600 million in i lorry county. High Rise motels remain stand ing but swimming pools first floor lobbies restaurant Sand parking lots Are damaged. Some hotels and motels reopened monday but a curfew remained in effect. Hawleys Island entire Island without electricity utmost of Mainland had Power restored tuesday. Ai least 14 Homes destroyed. Rock Hill damage estimated at $11 million in York county. Electricity still out in several areas. Sumlor damage estimated at More than $100 million in Sunner county. Sixteen houses and 160 trailers destroyed about 900 suffer major damage. Seventy five per cent of residents remain without Power or water North Carolina at least four deaths reported with damage estimated at More than $500 million. Nearly 300,000 electric customers still without Power. Charlotte damage estimated at $336 million and $75 million in Brunswick county the stale s Only coastal area affected by Hugo. Over the weekend 33 people arrested for looting in Charlotte where 200 National guard troops have been sent to help police. Virginia at least six deaths reported. The storm blew roofs off houses and toppled Trees and Utility poles throughout much of Western and southwestern Vir Ginia but no major damage was reported. New York one death reported a tree limb fell on a car killing a passenger. 4 guilty pleas entered in Dod contract probe Alexandria a. A a de sense company two former executives and a defense consultant pleaded guilty tuesday to bribing a Marine corps official in a scheme to get electronic contracts Worth $7.7 million. Whittaker command and control systems a Whittaker corp. Subsidiary agreed to pay $3.5 million in fines and penalties for its part in the scheme to bribe Marine corps contracting official Jack Sherman. Guilty pleas also were entered by Scott m. Lamburth former president of the Whittaker subsidiary. John f. Van Tassel the operations director of its  ark., facility and san Diego defense consultant Donald Hie Man. All three agreed to cooperate with the Fri s continuing probe dubbed operation Iii wind a Federal grand jury investigating the Case meanwhile indicted defense consultant Thomas e. Muldoon and another former Whittaker command executive Leonard l. Ingram on charges of participating in the same bribery scheme. Muldoon targeted by investigators As an important figure in the Case and Ingram were charged in the 16 count indictment with conspiracy bribery and interstate travel in Aid of racketeering