European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 20, 1989 Jurj so a St a j Vij i -Ahks,1 jul ,. Fes in i or heavy Waves driven by a powerful Atlantic storm Batter be hard Joof Porthleven England. 34 dead or Raiss pig As storm continues to Pound Europe Paris a the number of dead and missing in a Savage Atlantic storm Rose to 34 on monday after two fishing boats Sank High winds blew two cars into a head on collision and a wave swept a teen age Angler out to sea. Fourteen people were known dead and 20 we missing and feared dead in France Britain portus and at sea in the storm that broke saturday with he. Rains lightning and winds of up to 90 Mph Blooah from the Southwest Atlantic. Widespread damage was reported in  where Gale Force winds Tore roofs from a fms toppled Trees and Telephone lines and Knock Over structures. Rescue teams searched for 11 sailors missi6� in Stor my seas off the mid Atlantic azores Island of after the fishing boat Velasco ii went Down abou�180 Miles Northeast of Sao Miguel Island sunday sight. Portu Guese Navy officials said. Waves were mid Etnan 25 feet nigh at the time of the sinking. On Mainland Portugal two pc ply died in storm related incidents Road and rail transport were disrupted by storms and fire services it Nowns along the Tagus River were overwhelmed Wiff emergency Calls about flooding. The French death toll Rose to if with the discover of a drowned Fisherman near the Brittany Island of Prichat. Two people died sunday night on the superhighway a Lille France when a gust of wind pushed a card Van by Laurent Dufour 28, into the path of a Chi Clear trying a family of five. Dufour and Dilc Den Neu flip. Is died instantly and the four others were injun. Toulon. France a teen Ager drowned Sunda when aug ugh wave swept him out to sea As he fished from the Horn. In a freon France. 230 Miles Southwest of Paris Raymon Etcheberry 43, died saturday when a gust knocked Anvi off the roof of a shed he was repairing. Two mad cd when Waves swept ashore and then carried inc mkt to sea saturday. Three come near Paris died sunday afternoon when the storm pushed briefly into the capital. The capita into an Irish coastal Steamer was washed Day in the Day of Biscay of overboard Eai France. All six fish fishing boat Sank Waves swept separate incidents in Greece fog of Airport in Athens to spokesman for the no no ships were entering aboard were believed lost when a urday in Scotland s Firth of Clyden age British boys out to sea in a. Pled air and sea traffic. The Jurcek capital was closed. A port of Piraeus Greece Sai diving the Harbor. The stars and stripes Page 3 South she fees freeze with most of . By he associated press sleet put the deep South on the skids and ice clogged the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers As much of the nation tuesday remained in the grip of a cold wave that has contributed to 38 deaths and shown no sign of casing. Another onslaught of cold air from Canada advanced through the High Plains and was expected to spread across the Northeast and Midwest by wednes Day. A wintry storm bedevilled the deep South on  Day with sleet and freezing rain icing roads from Mississippi to the Carolinas. There were scores of minor accidents and traffic came to a standstill in Many areas. The cold wave was linked to at least one murder Case too. In appalachian n.y., a woman accused of pouring water on her 7-Ycar-old Foster daughter and leaving her outside As the temperature dipped to 5 degrees was charged monday with murder. Police said Lisa Bra Den 36, put the girl outside As punishment. Icky icky icky was How Duplin county n.c., sheriffs dispatcher Jennie Myrick described the weather tuesday morning. We have Slect Lovely sleet. We have accumulations of about an Inch on most of  at least two people were killed monday in traffic accidents blamed on the weather one of them atlant Falcons tight end Brad Beckman who was in a crash on icy interstate 85 outside Atlanta. The cold has been blamed for seven traffic deaths and 31 other fatalities since Friday. Among them was a homeless Man who set himself on fire in a new York City subway station while using a hot plate to keep warm and an 86-year-old found dead apparently of exposure in the driveway of her Birmingham mich., Home. In Chicago a Man got stuck in the ventilator Shaft at a restaurant apparently during a burglary attempt and died of exposure police said. Dickinson n.d., reported a record 23-below Zero tuesday morning. Bismarck reached minus 34, iwo degrees above the record. Record breaking cold gripped at least 12 cities  Day including Youngstown Ohio 12 degrees below Zero Pittsburgh minus 7, and Lexington ky., i below. The Outlook for most of the country is for below average temperatures for the next month or so. According to the National weather service. With even the desert Southwest expecting relatively Chilly 60-Degrce temperatures South Florida is the Only hot spot. Miami s forecast called for highs in the 80s tuesday. Though Winter does t officially begin until thurs Day ice forced the closure of a 200-mile stretch of the Mississippi River to Barge traffic from Cairo iii., to St. Louis. The ice compounded navigation problems posed by Low water that has plagued Barge operator because of the summer s drought the coast guard said in announcing the closure monday night. The Missouri River turned to ice for the 75 Miles Between Blair neb., just North of Omaha and Sioux City Iowa the weather service reported. The ice Jam began late Friday and has continued to grow. Officials feared that the freeze could cause prob lems for communities that pump their water from the River and weather service hydrologist Roy Osugi did t hold out Hope for an Early thaw. Nothing is going to bust it up except warmer weather Osugi said. Ford layoffs to affect 25,430 workers at 11 plants Detroit up1 for announced monday Layoff motor  25,430 hourly workers at ii . Assembly plants for one or two woks in january because of slow sales. / . Car and truck ales during Earl december fell 24 Percal from 1988 lev Els with the Industry posing the lowest annual Selling rate Jyh More than two years. On Friday Industry Leader general motors corp. Confirmed plans to Idle More than 93,000 hourly workers at about two dozen of its North american vehicle Assembly plants by Jan. 22 to trim bloated inventories. Ford s Michigan Assembly facilities to be affected include its Mustang Plant in Dearborn to be closed the weeks of Jan.8 and 16, idling 2,100 workers and a truck Plant in Wayne which builds of scrips pickups and Broncos. The Wayne Plant will be closed the week of Jan. 2, idling 1,600 workers. Other Ford plants to be affected in clude Atlanta and Chicago plants that build the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable about 2,150 workers at the Atlanta Plant will be idled the week of Jan. 2, and 2,500 workers at the Chicago Plant will be off the week of Jan. 8. Ford s thunderbird Cougar Plant in Grain Ohio will be closed the first two Wicks of january idling 2,900 workers. Is Lorain Van Plant will be Down the week of Jan. 8, idling 2,700 employees Foro said. Font also will close its compact Tempo Topaz car Plant in Kansas City,mo., Ink first two weeks in january affecting \280 workers and its Aerostat Van Plant in is. Louis will be closed the week of Jan. 8, affecting 2,500 workers. Ford s furies pickup truck Plant in Norfolk va.7,will be closed the week of Jan. 8, idling. 1.600 workers and its twin cities Plant in St. Paul minn., which builds of Senes and Ranger trucks will be closed the first two seeks of Jan uary affecting 2,000 workers. Ford s Louisville ky., Plant which builds Ranger and Bronco ii trucks will be idled the week of Jan. 2, affecting1,600 workers. Third ranked Chrysler corp. Also plans to Idle four of its five . Car As Sembly plants in Early january to trim stocks cutting production by about 32,000 units said Ward s automotive reports a weekly newsletter. Chrysler also plans to Idle its Light pickup truck Plant in Warren mich., and its jeep Plant in Toledo Ohio during january to trim stocks