European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday january 26,1990 at least 44 die As windstorm rips 3 countries London a a fierce storm with Torren tial Rains driven by winds of up to 1 Lornah Cut a Trail of destruction across Southern England and into Europe on thursday killing at least 44 peo ple in three countries. A reactor Chimney was blown Down at the Paluel nuclear Power Plant in France. State owned Eccl Ricile do France said the Plant was shut Down immediately and any possible hazards would be monitored. Police said at least 32 people were killed in England and winds of up to 90 Mph snarled rail subway and Road traffic. Lashing rain smashed windows in Central London Tore off roofs and knocked Down scaffolding and billboards. Pedestrians Clung to one another to stay on their feet. Electricity went off for 250.000 people in Western England. Only one British rail station in London was open thursday afternoon and subway service was disrupted by fallen tree limbs on surface sections. Several highways including the six Lane m25 freeway circling the capital were blocked by overturned trucks. Ferry service across the English Channel was suspended and disrupted Between Scotland and Northern Ireland the coast guard said. These Are the worst weather conditions i have Ever seen in Well Over 20 years of service said capt. James Martin skipper of the Channel ferry Pride of Kent. The conditions out Here arc the Royal botanic gardens at Kew which lost thousands of Fine old Trees to the Hurricane Force winds of october 1987, lost 100 on thurs Day including 200-year-old Cedars. Six people were reported killed in France and dozens were reported injured along France Northern coast. Hundreds of thousands were left without Power. Police said winds that reached 110 Mph blew roofs away Tore Down Power lines chimneys and silos and blocked roads with the rubble. All air traffic was halted at Amsterdam s Sci Phol Airport and dozens of flights were can celeb the report said. It added All rail traffic also was halted in Central Netherlands severing rail links Between the nation s Northern and South Ern halves because dozens of lines were blocked by snapped overhead electric wires or fallen major highways throughout the Netherlands were also reported closed. Earlier thursday. Amsterdam police spokes Man Klaas wilting described the situation in and around the dutch capital As a Klaas willing spokesman for the Amsterdam police described the City As a he said dozens of cars were crushed by falling Trees and one of two tunnels connecting the dutch capital to its Northern suburbs was closed when pieces of Concrete blew onto feeder roads. The wind blew a dozen trucks onto their sides causing major traffic jams. Willing said. Army from Page 1 West Germany rumoured to be among inc air Force installations. The last round of base closings which requires inc shutdown of 86 Domestic bases Over the next few years was one of the most controversial defense issues to nil Capitol Hill in years. Lawmakers representing districts Wilh targeted bases howled in protest. I think you can expect much inc same thing this Lime around said a congressional Slaffer. Anytime you talk about something that could affect thousands of jobs and votes in somebody s Home District you re i in a Touchy officials say Cheney wants to provoke Strong reactions on Capitol Hill. You have the folks up there on the Hill talking about How we can slash the defense budget now thai inc soviet threat is diminished said one official. Bui if they really want to Cut inc size of inc Mili tary they re going to have to realize that in in t just a matter of dollars it s also about unpleasant Deci Sions like base closings and Force str Cluro changes u 3600 s4s Jim Derhan Black bands around the License plates will make them appear narrower and thus similar to West German plates. Usa eur License a German look by Rosemary Sawyer stall writer License plates for americans stationed in West Ger Many will sport new stripes starting next month. The new plates arc the same size As the current ones but will Bear Black bands across the top and Bottom making them appear narrower and More like German change also allows for the replacement of the aging collection of tags now in use. Said it. Col. Joseph so Lutsky the Usa eur vehicle registrar. Many of the aluminium plates which have been in use since 1983, arc damaged or peeling. The gradual switch to the new plates will begin feb. 12. New car registrants will receive them and people whose current plates begin with letters a through do will receive the new plates when renewing their registrations. The new plates will continue to carry two letters and four numbers and the registration fee remains $10, Selitsky said. Car owners whose plates begin with letters other plates to acquire starting feb. 12 than a through do can receive inc new plates upon request Selitsky said. They can Wail until i hair regular registration renewal or pay $10 to Here Gisler i hair car for a year Al an earlier Date. Regis Lvalion officials expect there will be a mix of the old and new plates in Europe for several years As the new plates Are introduced by attrition. About 8,000 vehicles should carry the plates by the end of this year. So Lutsky said. Cost prohibited an immediate switch of All plates on the More than 200.000 vehicles registered by usar eur. The new plates Cost about $2.25 a set. Or 25 cents More than the current plates. So Lutsky said. The change will shorten the Lisl of stolen lost or defaced plates As the a through do series plates Are eliminated so Lutsky said. This will allow military police authorities to readily spot bad plates. Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint made the changeover decision in conjunction with Safe officials. Senate from Page 1 Bush and other top administration officials to wavering senators and personal visits from vice presi Dent Dan House voted 390-25 on wednesday to crush Bush s veto of the legislation designed to shield chinese students in the uni cd Stales from Deporta Tion and political harassment. Democrats complained Bush s policies Are Loo warm toward inc regime that killed pro democracy protesters in Beijing last june 4.the legislation applied to As Many As 32,000 chinese students now in the United states on Exchange visitor visas. The Bill would waive a Legal requirement that those students go Home for two years after their visas expire before returning to the uni cd slates. In addition. The Bill would permit any chinese Stu dents whose visas expire As Many As 8.000 others 10 remain in the United Stales As Long As danger exist Sal Home and would allow chinese students to work while in this Bush vetoed the Bill on nov. 30. He ordered govern Mcnol agencies to adopt whal he contends arc essentially the same on thursday Bush proposed a $1.1 billion in crease in Federal spending for inc War on drugs and said he was committed to marshalling everything that works to combat what he called the nation s no. I s $10.6 billion plan designates five regions new York. Los Angeles Miami Houston and inc South Wisl Border of California Arizona. New Mexico and Texas As High intensity drug trafficking areas eligible for millions of dollars in additional Federal help this year and next. From Page 1 said the organization needs to plan for lower defense outlays. One of his aides said Belgium May make a partial troop reduction but left open inc possibility of a full withdrawal. Belgian foreign minister Mark Eyskens said in Amman Jordan that such withdrawals must be agreed on by our allies. We arc members of an Alli Ance and you have to Lake into consideration the Posi Tion of your colleagues in the nato sources said it is Alliance policy that nato troop cuts occur Only in the con Cal of Easl Wesl talks to reduce conventional forces now under Way in Vienna. Austria. One source who asked not to be named also termed co Csc s remarks not helpful and politically inspired a reference to come s five Day visit to the soviet Union starting on saturday. Coema s aide said Belgium did nol seek to pro Voke ils allies. In addition to seeking inc withdrawal of belgian troops from West Germany come said he has written nato Secretary general Manfred Wirner asking that Belgium no longer be required to increase its annual defense outlays by 5 percent. The nato Alliance had no in Mcdial reaction to the co Csc s or tar Beck s comments
