European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 g the stars and stripes tuesday february 6,1990 storm caused 29 deaths heavy damage from a lilting wire reports a Bright Sun smiled on most of France and West Germany on sunday the Day after a violent wind storm caused widespread damage and killed at least 29 people. The winds which gusted up to 104 Mph in some pans of Western France caused 23 deaths in that coun try and was the worst storm in 20 years according to the National civil defense office. Officials said it was too Carh to assess material damage. West German police said six people died when they were crushed by falling Trees. An 87-year-old West German died of a heart attack after a tree fell in front of him the storm came just nine Days after a similar tem pest raged across France leaving 11 dead. That storm killed eight people in West Germany on Jan. 25. The French group sos environment led by Jean Claude Del arc. Issued a statement accusing Public officials of being responsible for part of the death la said it was scandalous that no safety warnings had been Given. The mate run electric it do France said that at mid a sunday Only 160.000 people remained without electricity of the 2 million or More whose Homes were without Power at the height of the storm. Rail and air services which had been severely disrupted h inc High winds fallen Trees and downed electric Icv were Back to Normal sunday in France. Several main highways which had been blocked temporarily also were Clear. The 104 Mph winds were recorded at the Pointe Dura. The extreme Western Point of France. The Cha Mucsi Casi Ilis loll however was in the Paris Region where the storm was blamed for 14 deaths. In West Germany winds of up to 93 Mph were measured in Trier on saturday. High winds ripped off the roof of a sports Hall near the Frankfurt suburb of Offenbach and blew Down one Wall injuring four spectators at a handball game being played at the time. The winds uprooted thousands of Trees and Tore off hundreds of roofs police said sunday. Downed Trees blocked major highways for hours saturday night and for ass maj Bruce Len. Members of the 377th civil engineering so the Aero club at Ramstein a West Germany and safety officials right a Small plane sunday that As blown Over by High winds on saturday night. Delayed a number of trains. In East Germany the storm caused Power failures and interruptions of rail services in several areas where Trees crashed on the lines. At Ramstein a West Germany the fierce wind peeled off part of the roofs of the base s South gym and the old consolidated base personnel office building. Which was vacant because of scheduled renovation work. Base spokesman maj. Bruce Lewis said damage was estimated at $400.000, but he expected the figure to climb once inspectors got inside buildings. Contributing to this report Ihrl associated press in France United press inner National in West Germany and stall writer Peggy Davidson at ram Stem Abi Israel from Page i the West Bank and the Gaza strip. The bus was carrying the israelis to c Airo from ranch. On inc Egypt Israel Border in the Sinai Peninsula when it was attacked near inc Suez canal town of Ismailiyan. 40 Miles from the capital the egyptian government said. It said two men in a station Wagon stopped the bus. Got out of the car and opened fire with machine guns then hurled four hand grenades before fleeing. Two of the grenades exploded. A survivor of the attack Miriam Kad Mon said the Driver of the car signalled the bus to Slop and opened fire when it did. An egyptian on the bus jumped out of the vehicle and was shot dead she said. Soviet from Page 1 monopoly on political Power and the acceptance of a multiparty system As a fur ther Extension of his concept of Power sharing according to radio Moscow s inter fax news service. Sunday s rally which began with a March through the Center of Moscow had much of the atmosphere of the ral lies last autumn in Czechoslovakia and East Germany before their communist governments fell. Police blocked streets to allow the March which had the permission of City authorities and thousands of policemen and Young soldiers from the internal Security forces linked arms to funnel the demonstrators into the huge Square. Its from Page 1 so we could reduce"1.? residual Force of perhaps 75.000 or 100.000." Coli lid at the conference that ended sunday. R. James woolly the . Ambassador to the conventional talks said the 195.000-troop proposal was a Pom Iive step and would help the negotiations in Vienna Aust that s where we believe we need to be and no one s doing any planning or looking further beyond he said. We re proposing that 195,000 As a ceiling both for us and for the soviets and if the soviets want to go below that ceiling i think most people in the West would be delighted Woolsey said. A deeper soviet reduction would allow further cuts of . Troops in Central Europe. But where the cuts will be made is still up Inu sir the . European come s top officer Saidi Sawday. We just got that message about maw log Force cuts about three Days ago so we re at a lot of different things Galvin a or Wem make those Deci Sions Over the next Eways and i la be passing that Back to Wash Nuan from my Neucom Headquarters in Stuttgart of when get the Force recommendations then deciding what installations would general said. There s a lot of work to be done before we come to an Galvin said the work would be done As fast As possible and added but i Don t make the final decision and As to How the whole thing turns out who knows officer from Page 1 Bury. 2nd in. 41 is Field arty. After finding out it had issued the same social Security number to two. Millers the administration re Issue number to the army officer. We this new old number. Miller so Kopies of both cards his Illinois Jeff Var s License and military id car Lumen irs and told it to Contact inc serial Security administration if it Haft problems. The my Wop seemed to be Over after Miller tiled his 1987 return jointly with his wife. We thought it was taken care of because we received a return the bad kissing in based officer said. But inc names and numbers of Miller Tho critics said and his myst been scrambled c the other Miller can t locate has Jiw Only the officers returns but Stafrin credit Katimas Well. In april 1989, my. a letter from a collection Ujj ency that demanded overdue pay a cols for a Hospital stay and an electric Bill in Georgia. Richard Allen Miller s overdue debts in Georgia also caused the officer to be denied a car loan. His bad debts Are haunting me Miller said. But that was t All. In december 1989, he received another letter from the irs. This one said he owed about $2.000 in taxes for 1987 and interest due and All of that he said. The letter claimed the officer received unemployment benefits and worker s compensation from a company in Georgia. I be never lived in Georgia Miller id. I be driven through it just to go to Disney world when i was a kid but that s about besides. Miller said he was stationed a sort Sill okla., during the time in quest Wii for All he knows the other Miller cow Tajc in the magic kingdom. They have Bacn Able to Contact him for the last Zehv Miller said. He said it would new Apo bad if he shared the same name Anat up bar with an established person. But one with no Job " the fact that his wife s first name Middle initial of Julie l. Come close to the other Miller s Jennie l. Probably has t helped much he said. Miller said he s written letter after let Ter and made phone Calls to get things straight with the collection Agency irs and social Security administration. He said he thinks the irs is on track. But Well Sec when we file this year s and although the social Security administration has assured him his prob lems arc Over he said he won t be con Vinced until he can sit Down with them face to face. He plans to do that when he is reassigned to the states this summer. My biggest concern is what will Hap pen to the social Security that i be earned and my credit rating Miller said. I m just glad this person s not in the military. If he was. He would Proba Bly be drawing my the military Miller lives with the it Eblem but he thinks he has a Way of spa Flag future generations. I m seriously considering if i Ever have any Chil Dren Nam Jike Ziggy and
