European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes sunday March 11, 1990windstorms blamed on greenhouse effect by Sieve Taylor Munich Bureau Munich West Germany a the violent windstorms in Europe this Winter Are an indication of the greenhouse effect an expert says. The havoc will continue As the Earth s atmosphere continues to warm said Maynard Miller Dean or the University of Idaho s College of mines and Earth resources. A a it a like a Teakettle. The More you heat it the More violent it becomes a he said thursday. Scientists say worldwide industrialization and the destruction of the rain forests arc causing the temperature changes. Miller presented his grim message . Temperatures March 9  n v 1 Alt Iii cur it it in c  i am la Ingr c Wii Vair c atl.iul.1 c  if cil v r Aimle 1  c Llo Liiri c Linw iniello i Dull lilt r.  i i  Charleston Sci Charleston w Vij c Charlotte no t Cheyenne i Chicago r Cizik  c Cleveland r in us Itilia so t Columbus Oishi t cum Mil my i Dallas h Wollt c  c Bellvi of c on monies i Deli my i Duluth i i paso r Ivi Intille c i ,r f juju c  ill s grand rapid1, i  iii1. %  no c Hartford i Helena b hoi Menlo 1 Mizii i Iii i Indianapolis i  c Jacksonville f.  is City r Las vegas i l ill Iii Itou c 81 57 b j 64 51 51 r.9 if 47 00 to Hilo 33 los  63 52 45 Louis Grilec 69 53 51 Lub Hockl 81 56 08 Memphis c 74 62 49 Miami Ecith c 74 71 51 Midland Odessa c 01 58 37 Milwaukee t 44 36 67 mails is Paul r 37 30 43  62 59 31 new Orleans c 77 62 71 new York City c 48 42 35  1 69 44 North  54 29 36 56 Oklahoma City c 79 64 Omaha c 69 44 5? 48 it Orlando c 79 57 Philadelphia r 51 38 Phon a e 77 54 Ujj 39 5? 41 51 35 70 i i Pittsburgh c 53 37  i 50 22 poi11.hhi.0ic i 48 43  c 52 25 Raleigh c 62 44 rapid City c 44 27 Reno 1 64 35 it it 41 Richmond 1 71 38 Sacramento i 65 46 32 St Louis c 79 63 45 sail Lake City s 57 38 38 san Antonio 1 78 67 79  Dit i c go 55 58 san 1 r annul r 61 50 57 sail Jonari p r c 80 69 11 Sant a 1 e c 67 m 33 St sle mane r 34 33 20 Seal Lac r 47 42 32  c 62 63 31 sinus 1 alls r 50 27 46 , 47 38 2r Syracuse f 46 32 33 77 Tampa is pm Sliu c 61 57 Topeka r 77 59 69  c 78 54 50  is 65 66 53 Washington c c 66 47 Wichita t 78 62 3 1 Wilkes Bane r 41 36 63 Wilmington Del c 54 41 48 a a tar a Cloudy. A rain 63 a Snow a met Tang m Monlie at i 48 Moscow i i Oslo c 4.1 join flu c 50 Vancouver t Mili Low 41 39 37 45 a supplied try it associated press the 6lh annual Junior science and humanities symposium at the International Patent office in Munich. About 150 High school students and teachers from department of defense dependents schools were there for the presentation of student research projects. Miller said the average temperature has risen nearly 1 degree celsius in the last 100 years a significant jump that should not be happening. The heating of the Earth s atmosphere has caused climatic changes and shifted storm patterns which will continue to create unusual weather he said. To support his theory Miller said the Content of Carbon dioxide a major contributor to the greenhouse effect has increased 12 percent since 1958. A i Don t like to advocate anything that smacks of panic Quot he said Quot but we have to do something  some experts Don t share Miller s View saying it is too Early to Tell whether the greenhouse effect is affecting the weather. Millers vision of the future includes a higher sea Levels. In some areas sea Levels have already risen 2 feet compared to a Century ago causing problems in coastal areas. A the transformation of the . And Canadian Corn Bell into desert. A an increase in the frequency and intensity of  weather Foro Insl Lor sunday purity hourly in to North Cloudy and Windy in control mid soul Hurn nouns will Wido Prond rain and mount d Ramsli Wooi o. Becoming partly Cloudy m control Iuozas t y midday Multi Tempo Faturos 52 5 Mortti and control. 45 50 South Low. 38-43 Norm and control. 31 -35 South Sunset sunday at 6 24. Aunno monday at 8 46 Outlook Lor monday Cloudy m Northern Aryl Contr no areas with film and raw showers and Gusty winds. Partly Cloudy in the South. Highs 48-53 North and Central. 50-55 South. Tows 42 47 Norm and control. 40-45 South  recorded saturday 4am 4prn 4am 4pm ail , 1 51 to Copenhagen p 36 41 Amsterdam p 43 54 Hank Turt p 41 55 riot tvs p 48 61 London p 40 55  in i 48 59 Madrid p 44 63 Anim t 39 43 my Ioctl r 45 50 Iii  i 38 48 pans p 50 63 , i 45 54 Rome p 50 64 a priv had try Del 13 2nd Btij Lucr win Trabel Taibach Oiler build wide  hide to Cami 1 68 dul  i 61 it Imi Iki l 30 Jerusalem r 55 its Hui c 66 Usa eur storm damage amounts to $22.8 million Heidelberg West Germany a amps a army officials in Europe Are looking to Washington to help pay for about �22.8 million in damage caused by a string of february windstorms. However until the department of army gives the word on funding local communities and units must pay for repairs Usa eur spokeswoman Elizabeth Edgren said Friday. . Air Force bases in England the Netherlands and West Germany rep tied about $4 million in damage from windstorms on feb. 26 and March 1. Most damage w As to roofs and structures hit by falling Trees said Safe spokeswoman capt. Paula Kougeas. The latest estimates show that Usa eur sustained $3.9 million in damage to family housing $16.8 million to Mission related buildings and grounds and $2.1 million to aircraft. Edgren said Usa eur major commands still Are assessing damage and revising estimates. No specific exam Ples of storm damage were provided. Air bases in West Germany reporting storm damage Are Pitburg $1.16 million Hahn $951,000 Ramstein $655,000 Sembach $61,000 Spang Dahlem $607,000 and we Brucken $234,000. Oesterberg a in the Netherlands reported $32,000 damage. In England bases damaged were Raf Alconbury $20,000 Raf Bent Waters $10,000 Raf High Wycombe $8,000 Raf Lakenheath $111,000 Raf Mildenhall $6,000 and Raf upper Heyford $16,000. Storms in january and february caused $2.9 million damage to Safe bases in England and West German. Damage to Usa eur posts in january was not substantial enough to be included in the command s damage total Edgren said. The Winter storms some packing winds of Over 100 Muti claimed More than 100 lives in Central Europe. Criticism prompts Ramstein officials to modify after school program c Quimty i  l Unity i Tail i Mil elections �?T90 Washington a voting assistance officials have announced primary election dates for North Carolina Idaho and Kentucky state primaries will be held in North Carolina on May 8, Idaho on May 22 and Kentucky on May 29. The winners in these primary elections will compete in the nov. 6 general election service members government employees and their family members who arc residents of these states should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. By Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a base officials have withdrawn the controversial portions of a plan for structured after school care at Ramstein a american youth association Center. But the bases vice commander warned that budget cutbacks and changing air Force assignment policies threaten to create More space and child care problems throughout the Kaiserslautern military Community. Quot nothing is free Quot col. Cassius Harris said. A we need your help because we need your ideas. It would be foolish to say we re out of the  Harris and Gerald Cardinal acting chief of morale welfare and recreation met for 2 a a hours Friday night with parents at the Aya to discuss child care and space issues. It was a less heated gathering than the meeting two weeks ago when inc a pop surplus sales Wiesbaden West Germany a defense re utilization and marketing office officials have announced several property sates. The Augsburg demo will Host a retail Sale on thursday from 9 . To noon in building 121 on Sheridan Cavern. Merchandise includes rugs books typewriters ski boots sleeping bags videocassette recorders wooden furniture and Beds. The Sale is open Only to . Identification card holders. All transactions will be made in dollars and no checks will be accepted. All sales Are final. Customers must remove purchases the Day of the Sale. The Public is invited to the March 23 Sale in building 42 at the Mainz Kastl storage station. The Sale will run from 9 . To 11 . Merchandise includes bicycles clothing household goods televisions furniture and sleeping bags both dollars and Marks will be accepted with ular plan for structured before and after school care at the Aya was debated. The initial plan was to shuffle space at three facilities to create 105 new slots at the base s child develop mint Center for children Ages 6 weeks to 5 years. The most controversial aspect of the plan was to move an informal drop in Center for youngsters roughly Ages 8 to 12 from the Aya to another facility the Midnight Star so that the structured program for children the same age could be held at the Aya. The program would have restricted use of the m id night Star As a teen Center. The scaled Down plan moves the afterschool portion of the structured activity program to the Midnight Star. The before school session will be held at the Aya. The full program with the changes starts monday. Thirty children Are involved. But there is room for up to 90. Quot perhaps we were inconsiderate Quot Harris said of How the earlier plan was All sales final. Items must be removed by 2 . The Day of the Sale. An auction will be held on March 29 at 8 30 . In the Friedrich old quartermaster Center building 1040, in Secic Nchim. Bidder registration begins at 7 30 . Household furniture electronic equipment and general merchandise will be available. Customers May inspect the property starting monday from 8 . To noon and 1 . To 3 . The event is open to the general Public and transactions May be in dollars or Marks. No checks will be accepted. Items will be sold a was is Quot with All sales final. Purchases must be removed within eight working Days. Further information is available from the demo at the various locations. European Region demo employees and their family members arc not permitted to make purchases at these events officials said. Handled. �?o1 u Lake the heat for  Harris emphasized that the structured program was intended to provide a Safe productive environment for youngsters. He noted that a decision to hold school despite a recent Power out age that lasted most of the Day was an Effort to keep children off the streets. He urged the audience to help develop solutions to the child care facility and budget crunches. More than 400 children Are on waiting lists for child care in the Kaiserslautern military Community. A a there is More illegal baby sitting going on in government housing than i care to think about Quot Harris said. Shoplifting is one of the problems at Ramstein caused by unsupervised children he said. Quot in be had parents come to my office and say a you have a responsibility to take care of my children i think we have lost our minds concerning our families a hams said. A i do not want a welfare  news update computer spy Case Ottawa apr the supreme court has agreed to hear the United states Appeal for the extradition of Charles Mcvey. Who is accused of Selling computer secrets to the soviet Union. The United states has been trying to extradite Mcvey. 65, since August 1987 when he was arrested while on a fishing trip in Teslin a Canadian Yukon Community. At that time no had been a fugitive for four years. Mcvey once ran a computer Export business m Orange county. Calif. . Indictments in 1983 and 198/ accuse him of smuggling computer technology to the soviets. If convicted sentences could total 125 years. In november the anti in Columbia court of Appeal ruled that Mcvey could not be extradited because the charges against him in Sui Fomia do not constitute an of lense Underthecanada-. Treaty