European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a a a the stars and stripes 4 tuesday january 22, 1991 5 die As soviet commandos attack Latvia police Center Riga . Apr soviet a Black Beret commandos attacked Latvia a police Headquarters sunday night and occupied it temporarily killing five and wounding nine latvian government officials said. Latvian police were ordered to take up arms and defend other government buildings. The commandos left police Headquarters six hours after the assault began. The  of the soviet Interior ministry began the attack at about 9 00 . Tracer bullets lit up downtown Riga and an automobile burst into flames next to the latvian Interior ministry which controls police in the Republic and is Loyal to the separatist government. The raid came a week after soviet tanks attacked the main broadcast Center in the lithuanian capital of Vil Washington apr the hispanic population in the United states is burgeoning but the proportion of hispanic youths finishing High school is not keeping Pace with gains by Blacks and other minority groups according to an analysis released sunday. A the Long term costs of a failure to adequately educate Large numbers of hispanics in this country is enormous a the american Council in education said in its ninth annual report on the status of minorities. Only 24.5 percent of hispanics Ages 3 and 4 Are enrolled in preschool programs. Cold grips Plains a by United press International Arctic air brought heavy Snow and frigid cold to the Northern Plains and great lakes sunday while thunderstorms drenched Florida one Day after triggering a swarm of damaging tornadoes. Cold air pouring Down from the Arctic pushed temperatures below Zero in North Dakota and Northern Minnesota and whipped up intense Snow squalls Over parts of Wisconsin and Michigan the National weather service said. More than a foot of Snow covered Douglas county in Northern Wisconsin by midday. Snow also was piling up on Michigan a Western Shore where 8 to 16 inches was Papillion neb. A a world War u Pilot whose actions on a 1943 bombing Mission Over Germany won him a medal of Honor and helped inspire a twelve of clock High has died his son said. John c. Morgan 76, who moved to Bellevue in september died thursday of an apparent heart attack at midlands Hospital said his son air Force master sgt. Sam Morgan also of Bellevue. Morgans actions in the raid that resulted in the medal of Honor and the actions of others in the raid were the inspiration behind by Bartlett so twelve of clock High a the younger Morgan said sunday. The novel was made into a successful motion picture and later was the basis of a television series. Morgan and Bartlett were Good friends the son said. A passage in the Book and a scene in the movie depict his fathers actions in the raid Morgan said. The senior Morgan an army air corps second lieu worker Hopes feds Helena Mont. Apr if it were a joke the set up would be a How Many Federal workers does it take to screw in a Lingl bulb a the punchline would be a none. You can to have any Light bulbs a but it Isnit a joke a at least not to Bob Lousin. A personnel manager at the . Forest service office in Helena a Federal building Lousin wears Contact lenses and says he needs More ight for Reading. His office has sockets for More bulbs but the general service administration checked with a Light meter and found the room already meets its standards for lighting. The 46-year-old Lousin was told that if he wanted More bulbs he would have to bring a note from his doctor. The Gas removed Many Light bulbs from the building several years ago to sae Energy said Gordon Pribyl the Nius killing 14 people and wounding More than 200. The Central government in Moscow has been pressuring the Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia to nullify the Independence declarations passed last year by their democratically elected parliaments. In Washington the White House called the Riga developments a a deeply  spokesman Bill Harlow reiterated the Bush administrations Call for a peaceful Resolution to the Baltic problem. Parliamentary spokeswoman Alda Spruce and Marika Berzina said tie Black berets had initially occupied the first and fifth floors of the latvian Interior ministry. By 3 . Monday the troops had departed. Just 78.7 percent of 16-and 17-year-Olds Are in school compared with 91.6 percent of the population the report stated. In 1989, there were More than 20 million hispanics in the United states 8.2 percent of the total population. Between 1980 and 1989, the hispanic population grew by 39 percent compared to 9.4 by the total population. High school completion rates for hispanics Ages 18 to 24 dropped from its High of 62.9 percent in 1985 to 55.9 percent in 1989, the report  hits Florida expected by monday morning. The Snow was spreading into Northwestern Indiana and Ohio. Thundershowers were reported in Florida from a storm system that spawned at least 14 tornadoes on saturday the weather service said. One of the tornadoes damaged a race track and injured a worker in Tampa and others injured three people in port Richey and one person in Hillsborough county. Three horses at the Tampa Bay Downs thoroughbred race track had to be destroyed because of injuries inflicted by the Tornado. Tenant was a co Pilot on a b-17 when the plane was hit by fire from enemy fighters in route to a bombing raid on Germany on july 28,1943. The Pilot and top Turret gunner were wounded and the Waist Tail and radio gunners lost consciousness when their oxygen supplies were Cut off according to a history of medal of Honor winners. For two hours Morgan had to fight off the Pilot who continued to try to Fly the air plane despite being crazed by a Bullet that had split his Skull open. The planets communication system was knocked out and it was two hours before the navigator entered the cockpit to help Morgan. Morgan completed the raid and returned to base saving both the Crew and air plane. After leaving the service Morgan worked 45 years for Texaco in California Selling aviation  see the Light building manager the requirement of a docor7s note is meant to safeguard the a say a Energy saving program he said. The Gas has granted exceptions to a few people in the building who have demonstrated they need More Light to work he added. Lousin brought a lamp from Home. He concedes it s big and ugly. A a it a outrageous a Lousin said. A i made it out of an ancient hair  i be Hopes the Gas will realize his need for More Light when it sees his alternative. V Pribyl who has yet to see it said a if he does have a Light of his own construction up there Well have to inspect it.�?�. If it does no to meet safety standards it should be removed Pribyl added. -. News briefs Pilot 3 passengers die in Ala. Plane crash from wire reports Bessemer Ala. A a single engine plane crashed in a Woods while trying to land at an Airport in dense fog killing three men and a boy officials said sunday. The Only other passenger an unidentified teen age boy was found alive in the  Rockwell acro commander Craft travelling from Starkville miss., crashed saturday night about a mile Short of Bessemer Airport. The survivor aged 14 or 15 years was conscious and still inside the plane said it col. Dennis Flowers of the civil air patrol. He was reported in stable condition sunday at a Birmingham Hospital. The dead were identified As Francis a. Cox jr., 33 Randall Frank 35 Scott Frank 11 and Don Roberts 28. All Lour lived in the Birmingham area. A a a ,. A a a a a a. A raiders fan charge Sacramento Calif t an avid fan of the los Angeles raiders was arrested on charges of holding up 24 Banks to finance trips to games of his favorite football team authorities said. Claude Dawson Jones 32, was arrested Friday in a Motel room where Federal agents found a ticket to sundays american football conference championship Between the raiders and the Buffalo Bills. The agents also found an air plane ticket to Buffalo . Where the game was played. A total of $20,000 was taken in 24 Bank robberies in the Sacramento area since nov. 7, Fri spokesman Tom Griffin  kills 1, hurts 6 Ferndale Wash. A a fire and explosion at an Oil refinery rattled windows five Miles away shot a Cloud of smoke 1,000 feet into the sky and. Killed a worker. Six other workers were injured in the Accident saturday at the British Petroleum Plant Here. A processor unit exploded while being put Back into operation following repairs company spokesman Jerry Eklund  announces layoffs Kansas City to. A blaming tension in the Middle East trans world airlines has announced plans to Lay off about 1,500 flight attendants beginning monday the flight attendants Union said sunday. A recorded Telephone message to members of the Independent federation of flight attendants says the airline informed the Union saturday of the plans. The last Day on the payroll for those affected was monday. Union official Mary Ellen Miller said the Union is a vehemently protesting and was exploring its Legal options on grounds the airline is stopping pay without proper notice. Governor s son in coma Hanover . A the 20-year-old son of Maine a governor who suffered cardiac arrest after a two mile jog and lapsed into a coma has Only a Remote Chance of recovery a doctor said sunday. Peter Mckernan a Sophomore at Dartmouth College and son of gov John r. Mckernan collapsed a week ago after jogging during an informal baseball practice. His condition was downgraded saturday from serious to critical. Mckernan was getting breathing assistance from a ventilator and receiving medication for blood pressure control doctors at Dartmouth Hitchcock medical Center said in a statement.2 Calif condors Lay eggs los Angeles a two California condors have Laid eggs in Captivity raising Hopes that the rare Birds and their mates might be freed later this year wildlife officials said. Keepers discovered the two eggs while monitoring the condors in the los Angeles zoo and the san Diego wild animal Park via closed circuit cameras. The eggs Laid hours apart saturday were quickly removed from the nests. There Are just 40 California condors known to exist and All Are in Captivity a 21 at the san Diego Park and 19 at the los Angeles zoo. The eggs Are the first clutch of 1991. A a it a significant for us because its really Early in the season a said Mike w Allace the zoos Bird curator. Hispanics lag in graduation rates Pilot who inspired War novel Dies