European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday Quot january 9 j1991 the stars and stripes Page freezing rain floods hit areas of . But Anita Snow associated press freezing rain iced roadways and closed schools in at least seven states on monday. A where there want ice there was flood go Asmann As 200 families were left homeless in Quot Mississippi and High Waters threatened communities in Kentucky and Indiana. A flooding from the Wabash River in new Harmony ind., closed two Parks threatened a hotel and Cut Oil several Homes. A a an estimated 2,300 people were evacuated throughout Indiana since heavy rain and melting Snow prompted flooding on dec 29. About 1,000 people remained out of their Homes monday. Snow ice and tog shut roadways and delayed transportation at airports and Tram stations nationwide. A Slick Road was blamed for an Auto crash that killed a 91-year-old woman near Portland Ore. Treacherous travel conditions caused fender benders and closed schools in some parts of Washington state Illinois Missouri Mississippi Maryland Delaware and new Jersey. A. A a a a a. A a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a a we be got. So Many accidents we literally can to keep track of them a Portland police dispatcher Jan Strickland  treated scores of people for injuries suffered in Falls while trying to walk on icy pavement. Walking became so tree hocus in parts of St. Louis that postal service to Homes and businesses was delayed several Days. A yes we say neither rain nor Snow nor gloom of night will Stop us but no one Ever said anything about ice a Aid postal service spokesman Richard Watkins. A when you can to deliver the mail without the Aid of Golf shoes then you know its  in Spokane. Wash., Parks and recreation officials closed and Gravelled a popular sledding Hill after paramedics were called three times to treat injured children. A there were some spots where it was just a Sheet of ice a said Tom Higgins a department maintenance Foreman. A they could t control their  by mid afternoon monday the storm that began sunday night had produced up to 10 inches of Snow Over parts of Maryland and 6 inches Over areas of West Virginia and Virginia. Freezing Snow and rain was scattered Over much of the rest of . Morning temperatures dipped to 36 below Zero Crane Lake Ely and International Falls  Philadelphia commuter trains and some flights to and from the International Airport were delayed. Antic the and William Walker of Vincennes ind., stand on a levee along the Wabash River overlooking a flooded City Park. Illinois Wabash cd River j Indiana knew Harmony Posey county Chicago Indiana Wabash River 7 Ohio Evarts Ville Ohio River Indianapolis Biterro Auto Levans Villo of y of Louis a a Cincinnati area of detail Louisville l Vul Ohio River Kentucky. A amps Wes Boohoo the Baltimore Washington International Airport was dosed briefly while workers cleared runways and taxi ways of Snow. In Arizona rare morning ground tog forced two Tucson bound airliners to divert to Phoenix. Dangerous Road conditions stranded 230 bus passengers in Tulsa okla., overnight sunday. In missonis soldiers from fort Leonard Wood were stranded in Springfield when their bus trip Back to the base was cancelled. The ice was blamed on the sunday night death of Alida a Fustin of Colorado Springs Colo. The car she was Riding in outside Portland Ore., was rear ended and shoved under a Dairy tank truck. The cards Dii Vei and another passenger were injured. As Many As 200 Homes were flooded in Gulfport. Miss where up to 10 inches of rain fell during a few hours. In Kentucky  worked round the clock to help reinforce a levee that has  rain swollen Ohio River front spilling Over into the town of Smith land. A a a a a a a a a. A. A a. A. A aide s plea could lie Noriega to drug Cartel considered him the cartels top operative in the United states. Striedinger indicted under the name Roberto Steiner initially denied being the Man named along with Noriega in the february 1988 drug indictment calling himself a legitimate businessman who owned a cattle ranch and shrimp farm in. Colombia. /. But under a sealed agreement reached recently and approved by a Federal judge within the last few weeks in a closed hearing Striedinger pleaded guilty to a drug count and a sentencing Date has been set Miami apr another of Manuel Noriega a co defendants has pleaded guilty and could tie the deposed panamanian Leader directly to colombians Medellin drug Cartel Federal sources said monday. Roberto Striedinger 43, reputed per Sonal Pilot for Cartel chief Pablo Escobar Gaviria was arrested last year in his Home on the key Biscayne compound once used by Richard Nixon. I investigators found copies of Cartel ledgers in striding Era a Home according to Law enforcement sources. The government has said in court that informants a. Lyof .arattrvvy�?T?-1 j 1 ih.4 t1 of out t Quot , in the stars and stripes a. A. I. I. A 40 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1951 a president Truman said in his state of the Union address that a the defense of Europe is the basis for the defense of the whole free world a ourselves included.�?�. 30 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1961 a vice president Richard m. Nixon renounced any intention of running in 1962 for the Senate seat in California held by sen. Thomas h. Kuchel. A 20 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1971 a British ambassador Geoffrey Jackson was kidnapped and was in the hands of the Tup Amaro guerrillas police in Montevideo Uruguay announced. For mid March. It is not known if he will testify against Noriega said a Federal Law enforcement source. It also Hasni to been determined whether the sentencing like the plea hearing will be closed to the Public sources said. A a striding Era a lawyer Neil Taylor refused to comment As did Federal prosecutors in Miami. A there is a hearing Friday and All co defendants will be discussed at the hearing a said Diane Cossin spokesman for the . Attorneys office. Noriega attorney Jon May said the Deal illustrated How desperate the government is to convict Noriega. A people like Striedinger a have a a com melted far worse crimes than general Noriega is accused of a May said. A a they Are going to give the farm away just to get him to testify a it illustrates this is a political  Sii red incr  accused in the indictment of flying Kyu pounds of cocaine from an Escobar ranch in Colombia to an Airstrip in Panama and faces up to 15 years in prison. 10 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1981 a the first Slot machines in 10 years to be installed at european test Sites were scheduled for installation in May at Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern West Germany and at Ramstein  and Sembach fab the joint army air Force test w As to last for six months after w hich the program would be evaluated y brain damaged patient mount Vernon to. A a judge on monday dismissed a court order that temporarily prevented the father of a brain damaged patient from moving her to a state where her feeding tube could be removed with less Legal strife. Pete Busalacchi says his 20 year old daughter Christine who has spent 3vi years in a vegetative state at the Hospital where Nancy Cruzan was allowed to die after a court fight should be allowed to die. But Hospital officials contend that she has mental functions and responds to commands. Lawrence county associate circuit judge Scott Sifferman ruled that a probate court in St. Louis county had jurisdiction in the Case. State health department spokesman Mark Roebuck said the court was expected to hold a hearing this week to determine if she May be transferred to Minnesota. The Missouri department of i health had obtained a 10-Day temporary restraining order on dec. 29 preventing Busalacchi from moving his daughter from Missouri rehabilitation Center to a Hospital in Minneapolis