European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes saturday december 22,1990 with blast of cold by the associated press freezing cold iced the West on Friday bringing Snow to the Seaside City of Monterey Calif., while rain pelted the Midwest and Northeast As harsh weather ushered in the first official Day of Winter. The Arctic storm that chilled Western states most of the week butted against warm humid air Over the South to create a band of freezing rain from Central Texas to the great lakes. Rain was forecast from Louisiana to Southern Maine and the entire state of Ohio was under a flood watch Friday. A Snow fell from the Midwest to the California coast overnight and temperatures dipped As Low As wind chilled 80 below in a Mountain pass near the Idaho Montana Border. Thousands remained without Power in the Seattle area for the fourth Day and some who resorted to burning Barbecue briquettes suffered Carbon monoxide poisoning and were hospitalized. All of Montana had subzero temperatures Friday with lows Down to 45 below. A we still have cold air coming Down from the North a said Randy Calaway of the National weather service in great Falls. Helena merchants reported a run this past week on cold weather items. A tire chains ice scrapers a you name it a said Bob Forgy of k marts automotive department. A if it related to cold weather people Are buying it. As fast As you can get it on the counter it s gone. In Nevada temperatures fell below Zero As far South As a town called cation to the Spanish word for hot fountains on the glittery Las vegas strip beat Back fingers of ice in 20-Dcgrce temperature. San Francisco had a record dec. 20 Low at 34 degrees falling one degree below the. 1908 Mark. In Monterey to the South the Snow was a rare occurrence. A i think it was really great. I really like Snow a said Althea heard Thompson a restaurant manager who described the 15-minute snowfall As a really Light Large flakes that melted quickly. The storm system was blamed for. At least 13 deaths since tuesday in Washington Iowa Oregon California and Oklahoma. Snow fell heavily in the Sierra nevadas with up to a i feet at Mammoth Mountain ski area where less than a week ago the resort opened a soup Kitchen for seasonal workers left jobless by a Lack of Snow. Washington state first hit by the Arctic storm got no Relief Friday. A a we re packed Wall to Wall a said Calvin Mcvey director of the 206-bed gospel Mission homeless shelter in Seattle. Another 145 people had to sleep on the floor. About 18,000 Homes and businesses remained in the dark overnight and Utility spokeswoman Teri Van Duine said some could be without Power for the  people came to Virginia Mason medical Center in Seattle with Carbon monoxide poisoning after using charcoal briquettes indoors or improperly ventilated portable Heaters and generators spokeswoman Rena Shawver said. Four traffic deaths in Northern California five in Oregon and one in Oklahoma were blamed on Slippery roads. In Washington a falling tree killed a Bainbridge Island Man in his Back Yard and a Man apparently froze to death at a transient Encampment underneath a Highway along Seattle a waterfront. An 11-year-old girl in Iowa was killed when the Driver of the truck she was Riding in lost control on an ice covered Highway. New York a Cash strapped pan am corp. Said Friday it has tentatively agreed to a $375 million acquisition by rival trans world airlines but needs an interim loan before the Deal could be completed. A under the circumstances it would be futile to enter into a transaction without any provision for Bridge financing especially if Twa were not to commit to close the transaction regardless of our financial situation a pan am chairman Thomas g. Plaskett wrote in a letter to Twa chairman Carl . A. The acquisition would Combine two of the . Airline Industry a weakest carriers and would Mark the end of inde Pem Dence by pan am which pioneered overseas air travel but has lost staggering amounts of Money Over the past decade unable to Cope with the intense Competition of deregulation. Icahn had written to Plaskett in a letter dated sunday offering to buy Pun am a 150 million outstanding shares for $1.50 a share in Cash and $ 1 a share in either pre pc Rcd Stock or notes for a Deal valued at $375 million. A in these extremely complicated and troubled times for the airline Industry a combination of Twa and pan am might offer both of us the Opportunity to compete with the three major . Airlines a Icahn wrote. A Friday had been the deadline for pan am to accept the Deal. Plaskette a letter said Icahn s proposal a could form the basis of a combination that would be advantageous to our shareholders employees and  pan am said however it needed Cash to a cover its financial needs during the several month period a coinciding with our Low traffic season a that we expect it will take to obtain necessary regulatory and shareholder  Icahn a offer for pan am came at the same time he announced plans to sell All of twas London routes and other assets to a healthier rival american airlines. Some analysts had viewed a Twa pan am merger As a Good move for each of the struggling airlines although others doubted it would Ever come off officials of the pilots Union at Twa had taken a More sceptical View saying on monday they believed Icahn a main interest in pan am was its valuable routes that he could sell off to the healthy airlines. Safe and thankful a Mike Graves Center talks with Castle thin ice while walking to school with his Wood colo., firefighter Mike clutter Friend Milton Chisum right. Milton Field who rescued the 10-year-old from tried to Rescue Mike before Butterfield an icy Lake thursday. Mike fell through arrived at the South Denver  save its a-12 stealth Washington a the Navy stepped up a Public Campaign to save its cherished a-12 stealth attack plane just two weeks before defense Secretary Dick Cheney a target Date for deciding whether to cancel the $50 billion project. A a we be got a salesmanship Job to do in Congress a not a con Job a salesmanship Job a capt. Mike Currie on Friday told the association of naval aviation an advocacy group composed of military and defense Industry officials Currie who is responsible for ensuring that the a-12 now on the drawing boards is produced according to the Navy a specifications said the aircraft is vital to the a Lions National Security interests Well into the 21st Century. A we did not invent a new Mission to suit a new toy a he  epidemic officially Over by Cox news service West Palm Beach Fla. The St. Louis encephalitis epidemic of 1990 a the second worst in Florida a history a is officially Over. State health officials said residents and visitors can return to their Normal activities without the fear of contracting the Mosquito transmitted disease. At least nine people died from the disease which causes inflammation of the brain. Pat Meehan a . Centers for Dis ease control epidemiologist said there was nothing health officials could have done differently. A we were fairly aggressive Early on a he said. A we set up an intensive surveillance system. We did no to miss Many cases. As a result we were Able to quickly make decisions regarding warnings to the Public and  the biggest problem with the epidemic was that a people get exposed to the virus two weeks before they get sick. If we had a Crystal Ball we could warn people two weeks  a a. He said officials knew Early that there would be an outbreak in Indian River county and he said they began meeting last May to plan the response however he said that scientists still were unable to predict How extensive the epidemic would be and How far out of Indian River county it would spread. Burbank Calif. A Clarence l. A a Kelly Johnson creator of Lockheed corp s secret Skunk works aircraft factory and a leading designer of the u-2 and sr-71 Blackbird spy planes died Friday at age 80. A Lockheed statement said Johnson died at St. Joseph medical Center after an illness of Many years. It did not disclose the illness. A a Johnson organized the Skunk works in 1943 to build the xp-80 shooting Star the United states first production Jet fighter Many aircraft and spacecraft bore his Mark the p-38 lightning of world War ii the Constellation transports the Hercules cargo planes the p-2v anti submarine patrol aircraft and the Agena spacecraft among others. A \ designs on which he played a major role included the f-104 Star fighter the first production aircraft to Fly at twice the Speed of sound the u-2, the first plane Able to make a sustained flight above 60,000 feet and the yf-12 and sr-71 a Blackbird the worlds fastest and highest flying planes. V the blackbirds recently retired by the air Force could Fly More than 2,000 nip and for Long durations above 85,000 feet. Johnson born in Ishpeming Michon feb. 27, 1910, went to work for Lockheed As a tool designer in 1933. He went on t head the Skunk works for 30 years. He retired As a corporate senior vice president in 1975 arid retired from Loc heeds Board of directors in 1980